13 Defeating the Red Bandits (1/2)
Li Wei was calmly analyzing the fight between the 2 level 10 warriors, more specifically, he was watching the Red Bandit Leader, the wild dual sword style inspired him. The 2 warriors were in a deadlock, but that balance was suddenly broken when the Red Bandit Rogue jumped behind the Commander.
Li Wei actually noticed that man moving, but he was just too far from their location, there were at least 15 meters between them. He instinctively tried to grab a needle but he had already used all of them. When Li Wei saw the Commander being stabbed from behind, he knew that if nothing happened, that man would definitely die.
Li Wei thought for a second, he then grabbed his sword and dashed out of the corner. But instead of charging towards the Commander, he stayed a fair distance away and used his sword to cut the straps holding his shield. Li Wei then grabbed the shield, made a quick spin and threw it like a disc towards the Red Bandit Leader.
However, the Red Bandit Rogue was very alert and immediately noticed Li Wei. He stepped forward and put himself between Li Wei and the Red Bandit Leader. The rogue then leisurely raised one hand and with a mocking smile, grabbed the flying shield with just that one hand. The difference in strength of a level 7 and a level 10 was clearly displayed.
Many militias present had actually noticed Li Wei's actions and hoped for him to succeed, but the rogue's action shattered that glimmer of hope they had. Even Li Wei felt a bit dejected, he thought that his actions would be enough to buy time for the commander, but he failed.
The Red Bandit Leader's sword then became the center of attention. It was like the light in the darkness, everyone present was watching him as he was striking his sword down. The Commander himself could only watch as this sword was slowly falling down towards his chest.
However, just before the sword hit the commander;
”[Power Shot]”
”Woosh”, an arrow flew from a dark corner of the room. Everyone was so focused on the sword that they did not notice it until the very last moment, even the Red Bandit Leader could do nothing but watch the bright arrow hit his chest and push him back. A normal arrow would not have such power behind it, it was the level 10 skill of rangers, [Power Shot]
[Power Shot]
Charges for 1 seconds, then releases and empowered arrow that knocks back the target, Damage +10
The arrow interrupted the Red Bandit Leader's strike and pushed him back a few steps, a massive red ”-34” appeared on his chest.
Out of the dark corner, a slim hooded man was slowly walking out of the shadows, holding a long metallic bow. It was another level 10 militia and this one was a ranger. He was wearing a messy militia's uniform but on it was a badge, representing his rank of vice-commander. Despite being carefree and undisciplined, this man was able to slowly climb the ranks and become the vice-commander as he displayed his skills in fights.
”Sorry am late, the date took longer than expected...” said the hooded man while showing an embarrassed expression.
”Oh, by the way, thanks for throwing your shield kid! It bought just enough time for me to charge my [Power Shot]”
Seeing this scene, all the militia and the Red Bandits were dazed, they did not know whether to laugh or cry, but the appearance of this man definitely turned the tides of the battle. However, ht vice-commander took advantage that everyone was dazed and before anyone could react, he drew his bow once again and took, not one but 3 arrows from his quiver.
[Scatter Shot]
The 3 arrows flew into 3 different directions and stroke the Red Bandits. This action quickly jolted everyone awake. The fights resumed while both the Commander and the Red Bandit Leader were being evacuated by their respective captains as they were severely injured.
The vice-commander remained in the corner and shot arrows after arrows towards the Red Bandits. It had a strong oppressive effect, forcing the paladins and warriors to lift their shields to block the falling arrows.
As for Li Wei, as soon as he saw the Scatter Shot, he dashed and pounced on the nearest enemy. He then lifted his sword and stabbed it into the neck of the Red Bandit before the latter could even react. He knew that the conclusion of the fight was already settled, now, he needed to gain as much as possible from this operation.
Red Bandits were falling one by one, they were quickly cornered and were retreating into a corner of the hall.
Since the Red Bandit Leader was injured, the Rogue directly gained command and directed his troops to form a defensive circle around the Red Bandit Leader. ”F*** that, captains use 'that', it's our only chance to escape”
As soon as they heard the command of their temporary leader, the remaining Red Bandits Captains quickly drew something from their pockets. It looked strangely similar to Health Potions, except that these bottles were green.
And instead of drinking them, they directly threw the bottles as far as possible from them. The militia had no idea what that was, the bottles looked like shiny objects. But, as soon as the bottles hit the militia, they exploded dealing a large amount of damage to the surroundings. The bottles were mini-grenades made by alchemy, they exploded as soon as the liquid inside was exposed to air.
Li Wei was very lucky this time, he was standing behind a militia paladin, and the latter happened to take the full blow of the explosion, leaving Li Wei unharmed. Li Wei frowned, the Red Bandits were actually using such cruel methods, even though a huge amount of damage could be dealt, they could not distinguish between friends and enemy and so, many Red Bandits were actually killed in friendly fire.
With only 20 Red Bandits remaining, it was their last desperate struggle. The floor of the hall was quickly filled with corpses but the militia continued charging forward.
Li Wei dashed forward, he crouched next to a Red Bandit Warrior's corpse and picked up the sword there. He now only had 2 swords and some daggers, he wanted to try the dual sword style that the Red Bandit Leader was using.
And so, when all the mini-grenades of the Red Bandits were exhausted, Li Wei charged in once more with a group of militia. But only the strongest of the Red Bandits were remaining.
Upon noticing an isolated Red Bandit, Li Wei pounced towards him, he lifted the 2 swords in a cross shape and slashed them down. The Red Bandit was actually a mage, he immediately activated his [Mana Shield] but it was immediately destroyed by the 2 strikes.
Li Wei then followed up with a [Cleave], taking out half the HP bar of the mage, and tried to do a spin and stab with the second sword. Even though his attack landed, he felt his movements were awkward and that was reflected in the damage he dealt, compared to the normal strike, when he used his left hand, the damage was halved.