Kaede Sato knew very well that he was being followed. However, this was someone else's territory, so he could only endure it and wait for the right time to strike.
Killing people for treasures was a very common thing for people who lived in the gray area.
Kaede Sato thought that perhaps it was because he had shown too much weakness in the black market just now that the people with bad intentions had become emboldened.
Rocket's reputation was indeed well-known in the Guandong underworld. However, this place was located in a remote area, and the local gray forces were extremely strong and uniformly xenophobic. Moreover, they had the support of a Heavenly King-tier powerhouse, so Rocket's influence in this area was very weak.
Most importantly, this place was a smuggling transit station where crooks mixed in with honest folk. People from all kinds of forces could appear here.
Therefore, even if a few Rocket members went missing here, there was nothing Rocket could do to the local forces. At most, he could only ask for some compensation.
However, Kaede Sato was more grateful that the people who followed him this time did not seem to have been instructed by the higher-ups of the Sea Serpent Gang and the Black Fish Gang who were entrenched in this black market. It was just a private action of some people.
Why would they say that? The reason was very simple. If it was instructed by the higher-ups of the Sea Serpent Gang and the Black Fish Gang, Kaede Sato would not be able to leave this mountain black market alive.
Kaede Sato's current strength was very strong, but he was not strong enough to take on a gray force with a Heavenly King-tier trainer. Therefore, he was now certain that the higher-ups of the Sea Serpent Gang and the Black Fish Gang did not want to offend Rocket.
At the very least, Kaede Sato could not die in their territory (the mountain black market) and give Rocket an excuse to attack them.
Obviously, the higher-ups of these two gray forces were also very clear about the consequences of offending Rocket. Now that Rocket had taken over Jinhuang City, his influence in the Guandong region could be said to have grown rapidly. He deserved the title of the number one underworld force in Guandong.
Although the Rocket Squad didn't have the time to clean up such a remote area for the time being, if they were really targeted by the Rocket Squad, it would be a huge nightmare for any of the Guandong gray forces.
On the way out, Kaede Sato did not receive any trouble from the members of the Sea Serpent Gang and the Black Fish Gang. He successfully left the black market in the mountains by relying on the Giant Swamp Monster.
However, the Swamp Monsters with radar fins told Kaede Sato that there were people following them from behind, and there were quite a few of them.
Soon, Kaede Sato came out of the black market in the mountains. But to his surprise, these people seemed to be confident that they could defeat him. They did not choose to attack him immediately.
Kaede Sato was happy to see these people's arrogance. Perhaps these people didn't want others to know that a Rocket member was killed at their doorstep.
(Note: When the Giant Swamp Monster was still a Water Leaping Fish, it could rely on its fins to sense the moisture in the air to investigate the surrounding environment. Now that it has evolved into a Giant Swamp Monster, this ability has become even stronger. In the water, this ability will be further enhanced.)
"Come out, there's no need to hide. Let's settle our grudges here. There are mountains and rivers here, it's not bad to be your burial ground."
After Kaede Sato returned to the beach seven to eight li east of Really New Village's harbor, he said with a cold face towards the sea in front of him that was suddenly filled with thick fog. (White Fog Technique used)
In the next second, an angry roar of "Arrogant!" came from the sea in front of Kaede Sato that was covered by the fog.
Then, "Bang!" Dozens of blue tentacles shot out from the sea, and then they bared their fangs and brandished their claws, trying to grab Kaede Sato on the beach.
But before these tentacles could even get close to Kaede Sato, they were intercepted by the Giant Swamp Monster. However, these blue tentacles went with the flow and wrapped around the Giant Swamp Monster.
In an instant, the Giant Swamp Monster was wrapped around like a dumpling by the blue tentacles.
However, as soon as the swamp monster exerted a little force, those blue tentacles on his body were quickly broken. Then, he grabbed a few tentacles with both hands and pulled, and a Stinger Jellyfish that was as big as the swamp monster was pulled out from the sea and onto the shore.
Kaede Sato used the system's detection function to check. After discovering that it was only a level 37 Stinger Jellyfish, he didn't pay any attention to it and let the Giant Swamp Monster do whatever it wanted. He continued to stare at every movement on the sea.
However, the two pokeballs in his hands behind his back had already quietly opened.
"Kill him now. Steel Shell, use the Ice Needle."
When the Giant Swamp Monster pulled the Stinger Jellyfish onto the shore and couldn't attack Kaede Sato for the time being, a voice came from the sea in front of Kaede Sato. The mysterious seller with the fox mask suddenly appeared in front of Kaede Sato on another Stinger Jellyfish.
Along with the mysterious seller were three other mysterious people wearing the same mask. These people walked out from the fog that had already seeped into the beach with the fairies. They then formed a triangle around Kaede Sato.
As soon as the mysterious seller's voice fell, an Steel Shell that had been lurking less than ten meters away from Kaede Sato's left side immediately drilled out from under the beach. Then, he quickly released five sharp Ice Thorns from his body.
These five Ice Thorns were aimed at Kaede Sato's vital points. They also faintly sealed off Kaede Sato's space to dodge, leaving no way for Kaede Sato to survive.
But the moment the Steel Shell came out and launched its attack, a giant purple snake emerged from the ground on Kaede Sato's left side. It was the Abbo-monster. At this time, the snake tattoo on its chest had been switched to a defensive one.
In the next second, a series of clanging sounds were heard. The sharp Ice Thorns of the Level 38 Steel Shell could not pierce through the Abbo-monster's steel-like snake scales. They were all shattered.
When the Abbo-monster successfully blocked the Steel Shell's sneak attack for Kaede Sato, the Giant Swamp Monster had already torn the Stinger Jellyfish in half with brute force. The beautiful flower behind Kaede Sato had also successfully condensed into an energy ball that emitted a terrifying energy wave.
Whoosh! The sound of something breaking through the air could be heard.
The energy ball was released from the beautiful flower's hand, and it accurately hit the Steel Shell. A violent energy explosion suddenly occurred from the Steel Shell.
Then, the Steel Shell was blasted away for a long distance with a shrill cry. When it fell, it had already lost its ability to fight.
In the blink of an eye, the mysterious seller's Stinger Jellyfish and Steel Shell were defeated one after another. At this time, the mysterious seller and the other three Unknowns' faces suddenly changed.
"What are you waiting for? Let's kill him together."
The mysterious seller was the first to react. He shouted angrily at the others. Then, he released a Level 40 Fast-Swimming Frog and commanded it to contain the Giant Swamp Monster.
The other three Unknowns also released three Water-type Fairies to attack Kaede Sato. However, the beautiful flower and the Abbo-monster were not idle either. One of them was explosively attacking from a distance, while the other switched to the Serpentine Speed-Strike Strategy.
In the face of Meihua's continuous bombardment of energy balls, the water elves of the three Unknowns were almost unable to raise their heads. Two of the water elves were instantly killed by her energy balls due to a moment of carelessness.
Faced with the Abbo-monster's lightning-fast close-range attacks, the three Unknowns felt the horror of death that Kaede Sato once faced. They were all frightened and had no choice but to command the Fairies to return to defend.
Unfortunately, the three Unknowns had been focused on fighting head-on and ignored the threat above their heads. A black shadow flew down from the sky shrouded in fog. His wings, which were emitting a metallic luster, accurately slashed at the neck of one of the Unknowns.
In the next second, the Unknowns' head was separated from his body.
Seeing that their companion was suddenly killed, the other two Unknowns immediately panicked. They quickly diverted part of their attention to the sky and found that a Big-Mouth Bat with bloodstained wings was eyeing them covetously in the air.
On the other hand, the mysterious seller's Fast-Swimming Frog did not last more than two minutes against the Giant Swamp Monster. The Giant Swamp Monster seized the opportunity and killed him with a swing of its arm.
In an instant, a large crater appeared on the battlefield. The Fast-Swimming Frog fell into the crater with bruises all over his body.
The mysterious seller and the other three Unknowns were obviously members of the Sea Serpent Gang or the Blackfish Gang. The highest level of their Fairies was only Level 41, and most of them were Water-type Fairies that were over Level 30.
In this battle, Kaede Sato's main attacker was the beautiful flower. The Giant Swamp Monster was Kaede Sato's bodyguard. The Abbo-monster and the Big-Mouth Bat, on the other hand, were using the Kill Strategy to contain a portion of the enemy's Fairies.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour before it ended. In this battle, Kaede Sato had obtained the final victory.
Now, the beach was a mess. The three Unknowns had been killed by Kaede Sato's Big-Mouth Bat. Most of their Fairies had chosen to escape after seeing their master's death. Only a small portion of them had chosen to fight to the death.
Now, only the mysterious seller was still alive. However, the only reason he was still alive was because Kaede Sato had not chosen to kill him for the time being.
On Kaede Sato's side, the Abbo-monster had lost its ability to fight. The beautiful flower, the Big-Mouth Bat, and the Giant Swamp Monster had suffered light injuries. Kaede Sato himself was also injured in many places.
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