After slaying those people, the azure dragon dissipated. The mercenaries on the other side had already been utterly terrified by the dragon just now.
After all, it was an unknown creature, and with that colossal body and overwhelming pressure—even for people who had crawled out of piles of corpses—it was impressive they hadn't wet themselves in fear.
"Roxy, finish them off." Dan Feng spoke decisively, his tone carrying an unmistakable edge.
Roxy nodded expressionlessly. She felt no pity whatsoever for these mercenaries whose souls had fled in terror.
Without hesitation, she cast Ice Lance Blizzard once more. Ice spears materialized around Roxy again, shooting toward the mercenaries sprawled on the ground.
With such a massive commotion outside, there was no way the people inside the house hadn't noticed.
Sure enough, Dan Feng slammed his hand hard against the door. With a resounding "bang," the door shattered, wood splinters flying everywhere.
Dan Feng strode into the room without pause, Roxy followed closely behind.
Once inside, their gazes immediately fell on the room directly opposite the entrance.
As expected, a man was tied to a chair, covered in wounds and looking utterly miserable.
Beside the man stood several mercenaries, their eyes vacant—they clearly hadn't recovered from the shock and could only stare blankly at Dan Feng and Roxy.
These mercenaries had originally thought their comrades outside had successfully dealt with Dan Feng and Roxy. They never imagined that it was their own side that had been wiped out.
"What a bunch of useless trash! Can't even handle two magicians!" Suddenly, a rough voice boomed, filled with obvious anger and contempt.
The speaker was a burly man with a face full of Hengrou, glaring viciously at Dan Feng and Roxy like a ferocious demon.
"I can give you a chance..." The big man hadn't finished speaking when Dan Feng immediately cut him off.
He had no interest in listening to their nonsense. He directly activated Cloud Chant Technique, and a clear stream gushed from his hand.
"Cloud Chant Water Control!" With Dan Feng's soft shout, that clear stream surged toward the group of mercenaries at astonishing speed.
In the blink of an eye, under the impact of the Cloud Chant Technique's water flow, these mercenaries vanished without even leaving corpses—they were reduced straight to dust.
Dan Feng and Roxy immediately went to the man tied to the chair. Roxy used healing magic on him while Dan Feng untied his bonds.
"Thank you for saving me, but who are you two? I don't think I've seen you before." The man looked at Dan Feng and the person beside him with suspicion, secretly wondering what their origins were—he was certain he had never dealt with them.
Dan Feng calmly explained: "We were sent by the principal of Ranoa Magic University to meet you and retrieve the magic tools."
Upon hearing this, realization dawned on the man's face, but his brows quickly furrowed again. Anxiously, he said: "That batch of magic tools has already been found by them. We need to hurry and take them back!" Without waiting for a response, he stood up abruptly, ready to rush out the door.
Dan Feng quickly reached out to stop him and asked in confusion: "Hold on—what exactly is going on here? Why are there so many people in heavy armor?"
The man stopped, took a deep breath, and quickly answered: "They're mercenaries. I don't know who hired them, but from what they said, it seems Rosenberg has already been occupied."
Dan Feng's frown deepened. He pressed further: "What about the soldiers stationed in Rosenberg by Basheran Duchy?"
The man shook his head helplessly: "Basheran Duchy has very few soldiers stationed in Rosenberg. They're probably already killed by these mercenaries. But the situation in Rosenberg will definitely be discovered by Basheran Duchy soon."
"Then why do you still want to go personally? Do you know magic?" Roxy stared at the man in front of her with full confusion, clearly puzzled by his decision.
The man's expression grew grave. He explained anxiously: "Those magic tools absolutely cannot be lost. They're all extremely valuable—each one has extraordinary worth and belongs to various important figures."
Dan Feng interjected thoughtfully: "So in other words, Rosenberg has now been occupied by the enemy. Their target is very likely that batch of magic tools—and the principal's batch is among them, right?"
The man nodded hurriedly, confirming Dan Feng's guess was correct.
Dan Feng continued analyzing: "In that case, we must take back that batch of magic tools. At the same time, we should wipe out the other mercenaries along the way—we absolutely cannot let them succeed."
However, Roxy's face showed worry after hearing this. Hesitantly, she said: "Dan Feng, wouldn't this be too risky? After all, there are a lot of them, and we don't really know their strength."
Dan Feng looked at Roxy, his gaze firm as he replied: "Don't worry. With our strength, we can handle it completely."
Seeing Dan Feng so confident, Roxy still felt uneasy inside but could only nod in agreement.
Finally, Dan Feng turned to the man and asked politely: "May I ask your name?"
The man answered: "I'm called Steven."
"Could you trouble yourself to lead the way? We'll retrieve the magic tools." Dan Feng's azure-green eyes fixed intently on Steven—the look seemed to convey that this was beyond question.
"This is my duty. I'll have to trouble the two of you from Ranoa Magic University." Steven said with a reverent expression. He knew full well that, at this point, reclaiming the magic tools depended entirely on these two people before him.
Afterward, the three began discussing the specific action plan.
Based on the intelligence they currently had, they deduced that the mercenaries numbered far more than just these dozens—perhaps they were scattered all over right now.
Their goal was to reach the southern area, as that was precisely where the magic tools were stored.
However, charging in blindly without first gauging the enemy's strength was clearly unwise.
After careful consideration, Dan Feng volunteered to go ahead first and scout the path.
After all, as a warrior, he was the most suitable to take the lead.
He then explained the next steps.
Hearing Dan Feng's plan, Roxy couldn't help but look puzzled: "Eh? Why use Thundercloud Accumulation?" She blinked her large sky-blue eyes, staring at Dan Feng in complete bewilderment.
Dan Feng explained: "This way, I can save some effort."
Though Roxy still didn't fully grasp the deeper meaning, seeing how serious Dan Feng was, she nodded half-understandingly to indicate she got it.
With the plan finalized like this, the three decided to act immediately.