Lying at Ning Fan's feet, Apollo glared unwillingly, his eyes bulging. Once Ning Fan had regained his strength, he became unstoppable. With the effects of the Genetic Potion fully dissipated, Ning Fan seemed to be rejuvenated.
In his ears still echoed Ning Fan's icy oath. Apollo's eyes narrowed and his face hardened as he threw a punch at Ning Fan's ankle.
Ning Fan had long sensed Apollo's slight movement and his gaze grew even colder and more merciless. He lifted his leg and gave Apollo's face a kick.
With a 'bang,' Apollo was kicked away like a soccer ball by Ning Fan.
Apollo groaned, and cheers erupted from the brothers of the Phantom Guild on the battlefield, while the members of the Fang Guild were the complete opposite, all of them now pale-faced, looking at Ning Fan and his comrades.
"Apollo, go die together with your Fang Guild!"
Ning Fan roared ferociously, a surge of crimson light bursting from his eyes. The taste of watching his own brothers die in front of him for his sake was unbearable.
Struggling to rise, Apollo cracked a smile and then burst out laughing. He clutched his stomach and laughed loudly: "You want me dead... Hahaha, impossible!"
In his eyes was a wild resolve as he turned around and ran toward the bar, now in ruins, seemingly intending to retreat into the underground base.
Under Ning Fan's leadership, the Phantom Guild's members pursued the retreating Apollo.
The members of the Fang Guild were stunned to see their leader flee without fighting. They were unable to react for a moment, and by the time they tried to follow Apollo's retreat, it was already too late.
As the one-sided slaughter continued, Apollo had already lifted the stone slab and jumped into the tunnel.
After killing all the enemies above ground, Ning Fan took the lead, followed by countless silhouettes, heading for the Fang Guild's underground base.
"Kill them, leave no one alive!"
Alarms were echoing throughout the underground base, the remaining manpower of the Fang Guild all deployed, rushing from all directions.
Battle was imminent, but faced with the highly spirited Phantom Guild, boosted by Apollo's defeat, the Fang Guild's morale was completely deflated. Facing the Phantom Guild led by Ning Fan, they had no power to resist, only managing to delay them with their numbers for a while.
Since Apollo couldn't be found for the time being, Ning Fan grabbed someone who seemed to be a leader and asked coldly, "Where are the other four who were captured?!"
Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning were held in a different place from Ning Fan, so although Ning Fan knew the location of the cell where he was previously held, he did not know where the other four were.
Now that they had infiltrated the Fang Guild's stronghold, conquering it was just a matter of time.
The captured leader pointed in one direction, sweating profusely and shivering.
He dared not resist and obediently led the way for Ning Fan and his comrades.
Meanwhile, in the cell, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning had already sensed the commotion outside.
"There's noise outside!" Ah Feng leapt up from the bed with a carp's flip. His ears were extremely sharp; even though the cell was very soundproof, he could still hear the fighting outside.
The news put everyone on high alert unconsciously. A Yu, who still bore injuries, walked to the edge of the prison door, leaned on it and looked at A Feng, asking, "Can you make out what's happening?"
The other two were also curious and looked at him. A Feng slowly squatted down, closed his eyes, and pressed his ear against the ground to listen carefully.
It wasn't long before he opened his eyes, which shone with a burst of sharp light.
"A fight has broken out outside!"
It was the sound of battle, A Feng was certain, something significant was definitely unfolding outside.
This was the Fang Guild's old lair, a fight at this time was good news for them because it highly likely meant someone was coming to rescue them.
"It seems like it should be good news..." A Yu pondered for a moment before drawing that conclusion.
However, A Lei was unexpectedly carefree. Whether it was out of sheer boredom, he actually started to disagree with A Yu at this moment, saying, "What if it's not backup? We might have to move house soon!"
The other three couldn't help but chuckle, amused by A Lei's comment.
About two or three minutes later, the prison door was broken open and Ning Fan's figure appeared at the doorway.
The four of them exclaimed in unison, their eyes filled with surprise and joy.
Since it was now confirmed that Ning Fan was the cause of the noise outside, it proved that he had thrown the Fang Guild's base into chaos.
"Quick, come out, it's all clear now." Ning Fan hurriedly opened up the prison door.
Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning stepped out, wanting to ask about the situation, but noticing Ning Fan's expression wasn't good, they suddenly didn't know how to approach the subject.
They had been in the cells the whole time, and besides the time they went out for the Coliseum, they had no idea what was happening outside.
Just a short while ago, Ning Fan had witnessed one brother after another die before his eyes to protect him, an experience that was terribly distressing for him.
The reason Ning Fan's face looked so bad wasn't just that; another reason was that Apollo and his group still hadn't been found.
"It should be about over outside, let's hurry too..." Ning Fan said simply, then turned and left the cell.
The quartet of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning looked at each other, realizing that something must have happened before Ning Fan came to rescue them.
After leaving with him, they saw the Phantom Guild's people slowly taking over the underground base, and the power of the Fang Guild being gradually eroded away.
A Lei couldn't stand being idle; although going now would only allow them to pick up scraps, he still couldn't resist the itch to join the fight as soon as possible.
With the addition of the four powerhouses of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning — even though A Yu was still injured and not as powerful as before — the whole underground base was no longer a threat, so it didn't take long for the Phantom Guild to take over the Fang Guild's base.
"Asura, we still haven't found that bastard!"
A brother from the Phantom Guild came over, looking somewhat ashamed as he spoke to Ning Fan.
After Apollo retreated to the underground base, he disappeared without a trace. The Phantom Guild had to occupy the place and searched cautiously for a long time but still failed to find Apollo.
"Damn it, is this guy a rat or what? He's so good at hiding!"