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    This wasn''t a minor matter anymore and Alaric had a feeling that there was more to this than just a business dispute.

    There was something fishy about it since the act was done so deliberately as if their goal wasn''t the soap business but something else.

    Alaric pondered deeply, but he failed to understand the reasoning behind their actions.

    "Inform Sir William about this. I will go back to the estate and send more people here." Alaric muttered in a serious voice.

    "I understand, my lord." Vince nodded.

    "For now, just continue the production as usual, but you must be careful about strange individuals. If you discover something unusual, inform the warriors immediately." Alaric reminded him.

    "Yes, my lord!" Vince revealed an uncharacteristic display of seriousness.

    Alaric left the production room with a grave look, while Hershey followed him in silence.

    "My lord, are you going back to the estate?" Josephus approached him upon seeing them coming out of the production room.

    Alaric nodded. "Yes. I need to make some preparations in case those people will come back to cause trouble here."

    He tapped Josephus''s shoulder and took the wolf cub from him as he added. "Report to me immediately if there''s something you guys can''t handle."

    "Yes, my lord!" Josephus saluted.

    After bidding everyone farewell, Alaric and Hershey left the store and entered their carriage.

    Looking at Alaric''s expression, Hershey spoke with a concerned tone. "I think this is just a ruse."

    Hearing this, Alaric stared at her in surprise. "You think so too?"

    Hershey nodded. "If they are truly interested in your business, they would have approached you instead of thoughtlessly provoking the store''s personnel."

    With a hesitant look, she asked.

    "Have you offended someone lately?"

    Alaric took a deep breath. He already had an answer in his mind, but he didn''t want to scare her.

    "Now!" He shouted, his face contorting with pain.

    Upon hearing his command, his teammates immediately stabbed the warthog''s body, but most of them failed to even penetrate its tough skin. Only a few managed to wound the creature. However, it wasn''t enough to take it down.

    The beast was furious after having been attacked.

    It snorted and wildly lunged at the warriors who surrounded it, sending them crashing into the ground.

    Just as it was about to escape, Aliya suddenly threw a rope which caught its legs, making it fall awkwardly.

    Aliya couldn''t hold on to the rope and was pulled by its immense force and weight.

    Seeing that the creature had fallen, Rasmus took the opportunity and thrust his sword into its underbelly.

    Puchi!

    His sword cleanly penetrated the thick skin of the warthog before cutting through its internal organs.

    Squeal!

    The beast squealed in pain and tried to run away, but Rasmus wrestled with it and repeatedly stabbed his sword into its body.

    His teammates also jumped in to help him hold the creature.

    Soon, the Iron-headed Warthog finally stopped moving.

    Rasmus pulled out his sword from its body while breathing heavily.

    His left shoulder was still feeling numb from that collision with the warthog, but he had to maintain his prestige as the leader of the team so he acted like it was nothing.

    "Good job, everyone." He said to the group. He was happy with his teammates'' performance. Although they weren''t able to bring out their best, he was satisfied nonetheless.

    "Are you alright, Sir? Why don''t we get some rest before we continue heading deeper?" Someone suggested.

    Rasmus shook his head. "We can''t. If we stay here, the other groups will be ahead of us."

    Everyone became silent at his words.

    Seeing them in low spirits, he immediately said. "I understand that you are nervous, but we have to persist. How can we fight alongside Lord Alaric if we can''t even handle some wild beasts?"

    His words ignited everyone''s morale.@@@@