In the dark of night, Kingsmere's residents bustled non-stop as lights lit up the streets and prostitutes got to work.
Simultaneously, multiple entities were moving to put an end to what they deemed a growing threat.
After scouting the area, the operation to get rid of Dark Tooth commenced.
Stealthily, they replaced those moving around with their own men and monitored their movements.
Those approaching sensed the danger and moved afar.
Two hours after midnight, the building had switched off its lights for three hours now.
Heiner couldn't help his grin.
'Luck is on our side'
Slowly, all those involved gathered, surrounding the building from all sides, but maintaining sufficient distance.
Rays of light from afar made it possible to discern tens of people standing in silence.
At the forefront was Heiner, a man whose belly protruded and whose innocent face had led many to their deaths.
This was the guild master of Gold Moles.
The third was a man with broad shoulders, a bald head, and ripping biceps, but short. He had a great saber hung at his back.
He was a member of Fire Scar.
Pervading the figures behind him, Heiner's confidence grew.
Given that Dark Tooth was able to lose them at the start of their expedition, he was a bit skeptical.
Unable to get Ivory Knives to join them, they found Fire Scar willing. Also, Green snake came forward by itself, already bearing a grudge against Dark Tooth.
Every member wore armor.
'Mad Fist, your time is up'
With a smile, he gave the signal.
With quick steps, those of Intermediate-rank and below ran towards the building, their footsteps loud and clear.
As they reached within five steps of the building, a ferocious aura erupted, forcing them to stagger.
Instantly, the building broke on all sides as the boys flew out with shouting war cries and swords in hand while garbed in armor.
They came out to give their visitors a hearty greeting.
Their landing was spectacular, but they didn't dwell on it.
The moment their feet touched the ground, their swords were already cutting down the enemy before they could react.
These happened in quick succession as the boys went on a rampage, slaughtering everyone in their way.
In minutes, confusion spread through the ranks as echoing screams had the rest stepping back in haste.
"What are you doing? Attack!"
Heiner's voice brought them to their senses.
But the boys were keen on pressing their momentum.
In pairs of two and three's, their attacks got wider as they attacked and defended at the same time.
This was no battle, it was a slaughter.
The alliance of gangs had served itself to a meat slicer.
With head flying, bones breaking, and blood spraying, those weak hearted began hasty escapes. They were not willing to die tonight.
Those strong willed found themselves astounded as they were cut down, the boys showcasing the effect of their training and beast hunting expedition.
Having practiced with high quality combat manuals, others couldn't hope to match them.
Seeing his men cut down, the leader of Fire Scar moved to eliminate them.
Before he could reach them, a wooden spear shot out of the building and landed in front of him.
"Face me instead"
Cabrera promptly joined the battle.
"Gladly" the invader replied.
With that, both men clashed.
'Killing this guy will be-'
He didn't get to finish the sentence before Cabrera reached him.
'Fast!' was all he could think before a kick in the gut sent him flying.
Simultaneously, Cabrera added a punch to his face. His gauntlet left an imprint on his face.
He crashed into concrete, but Cabrera wasn't looking as he reached Hiener seconds later with an outstretched fist.
Hiener put up his guard, but an arm appeared in Cabrera's view.
The Gold Mole guild master was throwing a punch of his own.
Cabrera watched the punch near before landing a kick to the attacker's elbow.
The electrifying shock disoriented his movements and fractured his arm, allowing Cabrera's punch to strike unobstructed.
*Chuk!*
His ribs were smashed as Cabrera's arm punctured his stomach, killing him on the spot.
Upon doing that, Cabrera put up a guard as Heiner landed a kick of his own, pushing Cabrera a dozen meters back.
The body of the Gold Mole guild master slumped to the ground and Heiner was disgusted.
'After all that talk of taking treasures, he died like this'
He didn't ignore the fact that Cabrera was dangerous. It was baffling.
'Isn't he supposed to be an Intermediate-rank?'
Yet, he even surpassed regular Advanced-ranks.
All that mattered not as, with one dead and the other…he didn't even know, his odds of survival were bleak.
'Let's stall for time'
"When did you become so powerful?"
Cabrera blinked in response, they weren't here to give hearty talks.
With that, he attacked.
Upon reaching Heiner, he gave out three punches while Heiner counter attacked with his sword.
Within ten exchanges, Heiner was sent flying.
The Fire Scar leader got back up and attacked Cabrera with his blade unsheathed.
While those two battle it out, Heiner awoke with a grunt and rejoined the battle.
Cabrera's strength exceeded his imagination.
'But even you can't take both of us at once'
With that, they pressured Cabrera with an onslaught of attacks
"Ugh!"
As both men used swords, they had a longer attack range.
As the battle approached a stalemate, Cabrera burst forth with a flurry of punches amplified with mana.
Their bodies quivered as the punches unsettled their movements.
Heiner was able to back away, but the Fire Scar leader was not.
With precision, Cabrera followed up with a punch to the left to the neck while his right guarded against the man's saber.
*Snap!*
His opponents died without any suspense, and Hiener took to his feet.
'Damn! Damn! Damn! This is so wrong!'
He felt like balling his eyes out. How in the world did Cabrera grow so powerful?!
Regardless, surviving took priority.
After running for a few minutes, he looked back to see…no one.
'Yeah, he must've gotten tired' Heiner nodded to himself.
Getting to his base, he picked out his essentials with fast hands.
The goal was to flee Kingsmere.
The door creaked and he froze when footsteps were heard.
"Nice place"
He took a fighting stance.
"I'll be taking it"
With that, Cabrera attacked.
Within ten minutes, Heiner was beaten to a pulp with his bones broken and blood all over his face.
"Why are you going this far?! This is too much!"
Cabrera stared and snorted.
Without a word, he put his leg on Hiener's head and-
"No wait! Please!-"
*Splat!*
-stomped it to mush.
Pieces of brain splattered about.
Cabrera stared at the corpse.
After gathering to kill him, he's asking why he was killed in response? What a joke.
'I'll have someone clean this place up'
A few members were left to guard the base.
Seeing as their boss was killed, they bowed when Cabrera came to them.
"Clean up this place and dispose of the body"
With heavy nods, they moved into action.
Their boss was dead, and they didn't want to follow him to heaven.
By the time Cabrera returned to his base, the battle was over.
Most were killed, some had fled, and the rest surrendered.
The boys had cuts all over and were covered in blood - that of the enemy - but none lost a limb.
"Good work boys"
They smiled in return.
At this moment, multiple footsteps approached and the boys ready themselves. But then, the approaching party stepped into the light with loud shouts.
"Mad Fist, we are here to-"
The man stopped and blinked multiple times.
"The heck?!"
