The first ones to react were Sirius' subordinates. After witnessing his' macabre death, they lost all their gusto to continue fighting. They turned around and were about to escape through the forest.
If only Fade would let them run away this easily. He moved like lightning and morphed into a shadow, shuttling back and forth in the forest, and with a few swishes, he wiped them off the face of the earth.
After that, he returned and helped Clara up, who was still astounded by the scene. He then handed her over to Taufeeq and said, "Your daughter is fine now."
Taufeeq was finally dragged back to his senses after hearing what he had said. He quickly hugged Clara and comforted her.
Then, he expressed his gratitude to Fade. "Thank you, thank you so much. I really don't know what else to say."
He was guilty for misunderstanding Fade's identity. He apologized to him, "I'm truly sorry for what happened earlier, pal. I've misunderstood you and taken you for a member of the robber gang. I deserve to die ten thousand times over for this. I'm willing to receive any punishment you wish for."
Fade waved his hand, indicating that he didn't take it to heart. He said faintly, "Nah, it's no big deal. I'm just passing by. In the future, you guys should be more cautious when you're on your own."
He turned and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Taufeeq hurriedly called out, "Hey, you must be heading to the Dragon Mausoleum too. Why don't you move along with us? It's not safe to be alone in the dense forest this late at night."
Fade turned his head around and said, "Do you think it will be safer for me to be with you?"
Taufeeq then realized that Fade was much stronger than himself. It wouldn't be a problem for him to wander around alone.
Therefore, he hastily waved his hand and explained, "I didn't mean it that way. I just want to say that the Moo family hasn't thanked you properly, so I was thinking you could join us and allow me to repay you."
Clara stood up and looked at him as she said, "Sir, you just saved my life, I have to thank you properly. Just come with us. Don't worry, we won't hold you back."
Looking at Clara's lovely pleading, Fade hesitated for a while. He turned back and nodded, "Well, if that's the case, then I will join you..."
However, before he could finish his words, a noisy voice came from behind, "Mr. Moo, I'm here. I'm here with my men. Are you alright? Is Clara okay?"
At the sound, everyone trained their gaze on what was coming. Horgan was rushing over with six or seven people.
Delighted to see that Taufeeq and Clara were safe and sound, he quickened his steps. However, when he saw Fade standing there too, his face fell in an instant. He pointed at Fade and gasped, "Why are you here, Mr. Moo? Why is this robber here?"
Without waiting for Taufeeq to explain, he shouted to the men behind him, "Dad, this guy is a robber. Arrest him quickly."
In an instant, a middle- aged man behind him charged towards Fade with several men and was about to attack him.
Fade's eyes darkened, and a trace of anger flashed in them.
Taufeeq startled before immediately yelling, "Stop, stop right now. Zelson, don't do anything. This is a misunderstanding."
Horgan and the others walked over. After checking the corpse with their flashlights, they confirmed Sirius' identity. They couldn't help but become serious, and they kept glancing at Fade with doubt.
However, the truth was lying right in front of them. They didn't have appropriate reason to doubt him.
Taufeeq and the others began treating the injured. They also took this opportunity to rest and recover from the earlier attack.
Horgan sidled up to Clara and attempted to comfort her, but she ignored him and headed over to Fade instead. She grabbed his arm excitedly and began making small talk.
Fade roughly figured out the group's relation to one another from her sharing.
She and Taufeeq were from the Moo family, which was an aristocratic martial arts family in Zobery District. By chance, the Moo family obtained access to the Dragon Mausoleum, so they led their men here to explore.
As for Horgan and the group of people following him, they were from the Chai family in the Zobery District. The Chai family was also a family of martial arts. Although they were worse off than the Moo family in terms of their martial arts strength, over the years, they had fared well in the business and officialdom world. Their influence expanded and they were branded one of the most powerful families in the Zobery District. Similarly, they also procured access to the Dragon Mausoleum.
As the young master of the Chai family, Horgan was enamored with Clara. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity of exploring the Dragon Mausoleum to be closer with her, which was why he did not follow his own team but joined the Moo family instead, in the hope to win over Clara's heart.
However, when they had been attacked by robbers just now, Horgan couldn't keep his wits about him that he quickly sent out a special signal to call his father, Zelson, and their team over.
Then, they had appeared at the scene.
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