Night-less City (8)
After a few moments of comforting the younger ones, I mobilized my strength to store all of the bodies of the unfortunate victims. I was quite glad I picked up several space rings prior, since the number of corpses was anything but small. It felt as if the members of the Evil Shadow Sect were competing with each other on how many of the sex slaves they could victimize to death. It was quite a sickening sight indeed.
"Alright! Now it is time to move on. Personally I'd like to take you all out of here before we go further. You have all seen enough distressing things from living here." I said, putting the filled rings away in a hidden pocket.
"If it is alright with you Young Master, we would like to stay with you. Seeing our rapists lying in pools of their own blood will be quite therapeutic." The most outspoken one among them said.
"I swear you're just like the monster race women I saved last time. They said the same thing. Very well, you can follow me while I collect their corpses." I said after a short thought.
We all walked throughout the Underground to each of the places where dead Evil Shadow Sect members and patrons laid in pools of their own blood. I would collect the corpses and store them in a different space ring. I made sure to separate the items from the corpses first.
While we walked through looting the place we raided anything and everything of value or importance. This included their storerooms, in short I was now far richer than before. Combined with that cultivation environment and these resources I would most definitely become much stronger. We managed to reach the first place I killed Evil Shadow Sect disciples.
"Young Master, why do you collect their corpses? Aren't they the bad guys?" The little girl standing next to me asked, confused as she saw me collecting the little chunks of people that used to be Saint Realms.
"I have my reasons, these corpses hold a certain amount of power. And while It may not be much for me. It is enough to help everyone else grow considerably. Aside from that I like the idea of their souls screaming in agony while I refine their remains back into pure energy." I said, with a fury smirk on my face.
"Young Master is fierce! To even harm their souls after death, that is purely ruthless. I love it. They deserve nothing less than this. If Young Master acts like this then our safety is assured. Please take care of us in the future." A woman said, blushing.
"You won't have to worry about any of that in the future. One day I will take everyone I have saved far away from this world. You just need to cultivate to live long enough to see the day." I said, doing my best to hide my own worries about taking in so many women.
I'll need to find men for all of them. It only gets harder to find a suitable person when they all seem to have fantasies about me. I'll likely have to stamp out any ideas they have of getting with me. Anyways, that would be a problem for another time. It was time for us to head back to the City Lords Palace. I had gathered absolutely everything here and even did an additional scan just to be extra certain before leaving.
~~City Lord's Mansion~~
I appeared from a bolt of lighting with a truly staggering number of women appearing behind me as well. It was easy to pull them along with me since none of them had really much anything that could be considered cultivation. I didn't feel any resistance from them at all and thus made it a really smooth trip even for them.
"Ah, if it isn't the Young master. I trust you were able to complete your task?" The City Lord chuckled, seeing the large number of women who seemed incredibly beaten up and dirty. He could naturally see these things with his eyes empowered with his Emperor Qi.
"Indeed, I will be bringing them back with me to rest and recuperate. Though I'd like it if the City Lord can make arrangements for them to all get some new clothes and a bath." I said, cupping my hands, respectfully.
"Of course! I owe you a savior's debt. So we will start by preparing baths for them. You and everyone you have with you can use the now open Vice-City Lord's Mansion. Ist should be more than enough to accommodate everyone. And there is a large bath built in. I'll send some of my servants over to help them with whatever they need." The City Lord said, basically granting me free reign over the mansion whilst I stay here.
"Sir City Lord is quite thoughtful." I said, pleased with the result but also not at the same time.
He just subliminally hinted at receiving services from the women I just saved. These women were already looking for chances to pounce. It was one of those survivors' instinct to cling to their savior. Even being willing to do whatever was needed to 'earn' protection.
"Great! Also you wouldn't mind having a talk with this king and Junior Brother?" The City Lord said, smirking knowing full well what he just said prior.
"Very well. I happen to have things I must speak with you about as well." I said, then turned around to address the survivors. "Ladies. Make use of this time well. Relax and unwind to your heart's content. Enjoy your bath and warm beds." I said, before turning around and following the City Lord inside for a conversation.
I had enough experience to tell the character of the City Lord. So I felt it was alright to leave the survivors to the servants. It would be less of a hassle and take their issue off my plate for the time being. The forces they had in the underground were worrying. However, after some thought it made sense. Since the bad Vice City Lord was supposed to be their muscle.