"It seems like the Lava team is very vigilant. They must've realized that the six captured members might expose their intentions, so they must've brought forward their plan and retreated last night."
Seeing that there was not a single person at the pier and the broken ships in front of him, Sato Kaede's face couldn't help but become gloomy as he thought uneasily.
Judging from the wrecked ships, the Lava team had left for some time. However, they left in a hurry as most of the ships only had their bottom and engines destroyed and didn't blow up the ships crazily.
However, Sato Kaede's heart didn't sink because the entire dock was in dead silence. He couldn't help but worry about the safety of the people here. The Lava Squad was a criminal organization, and there was no guarantee that some of them were evil and ruthless enough to kill everyone here.
"Come out, Big-mouthed Bat, Big-mouthed Bat, Big-mouthed Bat, use your ability to see if there's anyone else nearby. Aardhound, Kati, both of you help look for survivors. Bark immediately if you find anything."
Kaede Sato thought for a moment and immediately released Big-mouthed Bat, Kati, and the Aardhound.
After receiving Kaede Sato's order, the three Little Fairies immediately began to act. The Big-Mouthed Bat flew high into the sky and released waves of ring-shaped sound waves that were visible to the naked eye. The Cati and Aardwolf looked at each other, and each chose a direction to search the dock.
As for Kaede Sato, he once again released the Giant Swamp Monster and the Shining Big-Mouthed Gull. Then, he let the two little elves search the wrecked ships in front of him to see if they could find a ship that was barely usable.
About five to six minutes later, Big-mouthed Bat searched the entire dock with his ultrasonic waves and seemed to have found something. He immediately found Kaede Sato and brought him to an empty house.
When Kaede Sato arrived at the house, the Aardhound and Kati were already there. They broke the door and lowered their heads to sniff the floor of the house.
In the end, with the help of the three Lesser Elves, Kaede Sato found a door disguised as a floor under the bed in the master bedroom. The door was tightly shut and made of special alloy. The Swamp Monster's punch didn't damage it at all. Instead, the house shook.
Seeing that the secret door was so sturdy, Kaede Sato got the Kati to melt it with flames. However, the door didn't show any signs of melting even after being burned by the Kati's high-temperature flames. Apparently, its melting point was very high.
Seeing that, Kaede Sato had no choice but to get the Kati and Swamp Monster to stop. Then, he began to search the room for a way to open the secret door. Unfortunately, he didn't find any traps or doors after searching the entire bedroom.
Then, Kaede Sato tried to get the Swamp Monster to dig a hole to bypass the secret door and enter the space below. However, he found that the floor was full of the same alloy metal. Obviously, there was a secret base under the house that the Lava team had meticulously built.
However, since Kaede Sato entered the house and no one came out to find trouble with him after such a long time, the members of the Lava team stationed in the base had probably all evacuated with the main force.
"Hmph, trying to stop me with just a door? Kati, heat it red again. Big Mouth Seagull, when the door is red, use the Freeze Ray on it."
Just as Kaede Sato was at his wits' end, an idea flashed in his mind. He remembered that metals would become extremely fragile and even explode after being heated up and cooled rapidly. He immediately got the Kati and Big Mouth Seagull to take command.
Soon, under the Kati's high-temperature flames, the secret door was quickly burned red again. Then, Kaede Sato instructed the Wisps to leave the room and got the Big Mouth Seagull to use the Freeze Ray on the red-hot metal from afar.
The moment the ice-blue beam of light released by the Big Mouth Seagull hit the secret door on the ground, a large amount of white gas appeared in an instant. Then, a huge explosion occurred.
Fortunately, Kaede Sato was well prepared. He got the Swamp Monster to use its defensive skill right after the Big Mouth Seagull attacked. That was why they weren't in any danger from the sudden explosion.
Soon, the smoke from the explosion disappeared. The entire bedroom was now riddled with holes. There was a big hole in the ground, and in the big hole, an underground staircase that could accommodate two people appeared in front of Sato Kaede.
"Damn it, I'm going all out. This should be the secret base that the Lava team built here. I hope the main force of the Lava team has left. Otherwise, I'll be a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth." Kaede Sato stood in front of the pit for a long time and thought to himself after he didn't see anyone coming out from below.
Kaede Sato put on the Shapeshifting Human Skin Mask and recalled the other Wisps except for the Big Mouth Seagull. Then, he carefully walked down the stairs into the underground space.
The underground staircase wasn't long and was about 10 meters deep. When Kaede Sato reached the bottom, an underground passage that could accommodate five to six people appeared in front of him.
Just as Kaede Sato had guessed, this was indeed the secret base that the Lava team built at the ferry port on Waterway 122. The emblems on the surrounding walls were proof of that.
The area of this secret base shouldn't be large and seemed to be built temporarily. Apart from the tall entrance, the interior looked like a shoddy construction.
Apart from the layer of metal plates on the walls, the ceiling and the ground were still exposed rocks. Kaede Sato felt as though he had entered a more advanced mine.
The secret base of the Lava team should have been abandoned. Kaede Sato hadn't seen a single member of the Lava team since he entered this place. However, even though the Lava team had left, there were still quite a number of guards left behind.
Every time Kaede Sato took a few steps on the path, some Small Fist Rocks disguised as rocks would take the opportunity to attack him. They seemed to have received a death order from the Lava team before they left. They didn't hesitate to self-destruct to stop Kaede Sato from advancing.
In the beginning, Sato Kaede almost suffered a small loss. Fortunately, the Big-mouth Bat reacted in time and used Defense, so he didn't suffer any injuries. After that, Sato Kaede released the Giant Swamp Monster and the Earth Wolfhound.
The Swamp Monster with its moisture attribute was the natural nemesis of the Lesser Elves who liked to commit suicide. Due to the moisture attribute of the Swamp Monster, the Small Fist Rocks and Rumble Rocks that were disguised as rocks couldn't self-destruct. After being exposed, the Lesser Elves of the Lava team fell to the Coyote Hound's Ice Fangs.
Along the way, Kaede Sato specially let the Coyote Hound be the main attacker. The Coyote Hound relied on defeating the Small Fist Rocks and Rumble Rocks alone to gain combat experience.
When Kaede Sato walked out of the underground passage and entered a relatively large underground space, her body began to glow with the beautiful Light of Evolution. Without the restraint of the Invariant Stone, she was finally going to evolve.
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