Chapter 449 - 399 : Killing Machines (1/2)
The battle didn't last long, merely three minutes and in that short amount of time, the Joker humiliated the mage in every sense of the word. He didn't directly hit her but he made her feel totally powerless and helpless. She willingly gave up but refused to apologize, instead, cursing him and calling him a 'prick'.
Since no missions mentioned a church, the trio had to go around and ask the townspeople about any suspicious place. Upon further inquiry, they came to know why there wasn't a mention of a church.
Apparently, there's a low-ranked mission about a bandit camp a few kilometers South of White Raven. They built a base around an abandoned church and have been living there for months.
Many low-ranked adventures tried clearing that place but none of them returned. The mission was raised from C to B and apparently, there's a group of adventurers that are going to raid that place two days from now on.
Unfortunately, time was pressing and Arthur wanted to go back as soon as possible so he isn't going to wait for two whole days just to join another group.
The receptionist lady suggested that they go with a group for safety purposes but neither of the three wanted to go with weak strangers. Although they're SS-ranked adventurers, she warned them not to be full of themselves lest they get killed. After all, it's a bandit camp and there must be hundreds of them, excluding their leader, who's apparently an ex (A+)-ranked adventurer.
Still, it's not like any of the three cared, the Joker just defeat an S-ranked mage so easily so a measly bandit group shouldn't cause a problem. What's more dangerous, probably, is what's hiding in that church.
The card clearly showed an ancient church and it's their clue in this unfamiliar world. Individually, they were all strong, so for something or someone to summon them here, it must be to accomplish something absurdly difficult if not impossible.
”This better be worthwhile.”-Arthur
”Hahaha don't worry, my cards are never wrong.”
”Let's go to the weapon shop, I need a sword.”-Leiu
”Come to think of it, I'm in need of a weapon too.”
The Joker cheekily grinned at them while boasting:
”Unlike you two, my cards are all I need~~~”
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Arthur bought a katana-like blade and Leiu bought a huge greatsword and casually put it on his back. As for paying, the Joker tricked the poor cashier yet again.
The trio didn't remain there for too long, they bought some rations to last them a few days and started heading South. The Joker some of his weird magic to store all the food and water in his cards.
With his hands behind his head and leisurely walking next to the other two, the Magician glanced at their two blades and asked
”So both of you are sword users? Interesting. Wanna fight?”
”It's not the time or place for that.”
Arthur tacitly refused but Leiu kept staring at the Joker, clearly wanting to battle. Stuck between these two battle-hungry lunatics, Arthur sighed and explained:
”Look, where's here to investigate the church. You two can fight when we figure out what's going on.”
They continued heading South and were met with no danger. There were some dangerous beasts such as bears or tigers but they avoided them to not waste any energy.
Unlike outside, their bodies are of mortals which means they feel hunger and fatigue so there's no need for pointless battles. After a few hours, the trio arrived near the bandit's base.
They started seeing some dirty-looking man with shabby armor patrolling the area. It's inconvenient to sneak like this, with the absence of his skills and or racial abilities, which allowed him to possess other bodies but Arthur had to make do what he had now.
Fortunately, the three were experts and moved with soundless steps, totally used to sneaking around. This made things easier as no one had to lecture the other or complain.
All the patrols they met were disposed of by the Joker, who threw his card and hit their forehead. The card easily slashed their skin and penetrated their skull, killing them on the spot.
It was an efficient and silent method which attract no attention whatsoever.
Very soon, they appeared in front of a 2-meter tall wooden wall which is neither sturdy nor thick. The Joker cut a hole through the wood using his card and entered the base along with the two.
They could see a big and dusty church that was half-destroyed, just like yesterday's picture depicted. The Joker killed 9 bandits but the place was still full of those mean-looking bastards.
As they hid behind a big boulder, the three discussed their plans.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
”So… quiet or loud?”-Joker