Escort to HELL!! Back up & running

I dropped the $5, got the manual & here we are again. There were two votes to follow the slaves, so follow them we shall. Also, things are going to be getting a little tougher since I now know how to RUN this stupid RPG (hopefully I won't have to go back & buy MORE manuals. So, here we go:

They lead the slaves into a clearing. A beefy character pounds some stakes into the ground and fastens the chains to them. The other guards sit around, eating & drinking, while it turns dark.

Do you:
Move on from here?
Try to free them by taking the guards out one by one?
Try to free them by walking in & starting shooting?

Voting will end on 12/26. Results posted on 12/27!!