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nLiam shook his head helplessly as he watched the poor damage numbers float up the rock giants.

nHis only consolation was that he wasn't planning on actually dealing with these sturdy figures. He didn't have to kill them. He was only running out the clock until the portal closed.

nThen they would naturally be pulled out of this insane place as well, returning back to the city.

nIt was indeed a pity to miss out on so many elite bosses. But at their current level, this was all that they could do.

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"Look over here! Is your head filled with sand? I am your enemy, you mud brain fat ass!

" Liam shouted, casting another fireball.

nThe rock giant grumbled something in return but he was not paying attention to it.

nHe watched his attack keenly as it smashed against the rock giant's sturdy body and disappeared into nothingness.

nPerhaps if he could increase the intensity more…

nTime ticked by and once again the situation became a training ground for Liam as he casually started evading the giants while focusing on his own attacks.

nThe demons anxiously stood on the side and they watched Liam with awe. They had a newfound respect for their leader.

nThey thought that they had been scammed for 15 silvers and that they were going to die, but now they could see their leader's prowess. Liam's every move was simply too perfect.

nHe had taken all the risk onto himself protecting everyone else. The demons had only heard about leaders using their soldiers as meat shields.

nThis was the first time they saw one risking his life for mere soldiers.

nThis chivalrous action of Liam had touched them greatly. One demon even had tears running down his face. They all watched him, forgetting to even blink.

nThis continued on for a while and before long, the portal shook and once again activated, pulling Liam and the rest of his squad into it.

nEveryone promptly returned back to the central square in the city.

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"Huzzzah! We are alive!

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"Leader, you are amazing!

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nAll the demons had wide happy faces as they sang praises of their fearless leader.

nThey didn't do anything during the mission and the team leader even took it upon himself to protect all of them and prevent their imminent death.

nThey had come out completely unscathed from an impossible situation!

nIt took them a couple of seconds to even remember the compensation Liam had promised them. And as they did, their faces slightly changed.

nIt was a big loss, but they didn't expect Liam to pay them. They didn't contribute anything and they also hadn't managed to gather any resources.

nFor every invasion mission undertaken, some amount of resources needed to be handed over to the Garrison's head.

nSince they hadn't obtained anything this time, the next time whichever squad the leader commanded, they would need to work extra hard.

nSo would they still be offered compensation? Impossible!

nAll the demons looked at Liam anxiously with similar thoughts running in their heads when 15 silvers magically appeared on each of their hands.

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"Good job.

" Liam calmly muttered, even wearing a smile on his face.

nAh… The demons were once again speechless.

nThis leader was just too good! He was completely different from all the horror stories they had heard about slave driving leaders!

nEveryone opened and closed their mouths speechless. Before they could take in what just happened, Liam once again spoke.

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"Ready? You guys are not tired, right? Same deal 15 silvers for the run. Hmmm. How about it?

" He smiled warmly.

nOf course, he was nice to them as he had a lot of plans for them…

nAll the five demon soldiers readily agreed and nodded their heads, as if they were worried that Liam would change his mind.

nThe five demons were simply minded commoners so now that Liam had given them a second chance, they wanted to fight hard and prove their worth.

nLiam as well was pleased with their behavior and quickly activated the second portal.

nIn reality, he would have been more upset about losing the dozen elite bosses, not being able to reap even a single award from such a good opportunity.

nBut just as they were being kicked out of the invasion mission and pulled back into the portal, he had received the notifications that he had been anticipating for a while.

nDing. You have learned Basic Fire Manipulation Skill

nDing. Your Fire Manipulation Skill is upgraded to intermediate

nDing. Your fire element attacks are boosted by 5%

nDing. You have learned Provoke Skill

nIn front of these notifications, not being able to get the drops from a few elites was not a big loss to Liam.

nHe had been training this skill for a while now, day and night in the game, and finally, he managed to achieve it!

nCombined with the previous boost that came from absorbing some fire elemental essence, Liam now had a 10% magic attack boost which was a lot of fire power.

nIn fact, when they were just getting kicked out, his last attack had managed to get a -30 damage, which was more than simply a 10% added boost.

nHis attack power on the whole had increased.

nLiam had a feeling that if he had just a few more minutes, he could have done considerably more damage, perhaps even taking down one of the elite rock giants.

nSo he was itching to start another invasion mission and solidify the feeling he had and the concept he had managed to grasp.

nLiam used another scroll and the blood circle immediately activated again, getting the attention of a few demons standing nearby.

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"That squad is doing back to back missions?

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"Hmm? Newbies these days are very courageous!

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nA few surprised looks came their way but everyone quickly went back to their own affair as other squads also moved out, all the demons working hard to curry favor with their leaders.

nMeanwhile, Liam and his group once again landed on a vast open grassland.

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