22 Episode 21 Rescue and Mediation (1/2)

I've found a response that looks like a bandit.

At first, you have to decide if it is really a bandit. It's no laughing matter if you attack the bandit and find that he is innocent and you have become a bandit.

On the other hand, if you try to get close to the bandit but he is really a bandit, you will only be giving up the lead.

While I was thinking about this, I noticed that the group was about to leave the area of the tentacles. I hurriedly chase after them.

As I chase after them, I prepare a set of six pressure spells. Pressure magic is useful in that you can put magic power into it beforehand, so that you can strike directly at the enemy's position immediately when you want to surprise them, even if they are far away. It consumes more magic power, though.

I don't have any special training, and I don't know how to get close enough to appraise them secretly.

What you should do is to jump on the spot and appraise it when you see it. That's what I used against the Metal Lizard.

When I jumped, I saw a group of men. Sure enough, one of the younger ones seemed to be being carried in a carrier. Probably a girl.

I appraised one of them and found out that he was a bandit. Her status is that of an ordinary adventurer.

The image of ”bandit” came to mind, and when I jumped again, I saw that all the men had ▼s on their heads. It's like an FPS.

Once you know they're bandits, there's no need to be shy. You decide to kill them quickly.

If you try to kill them, the hesitation may slow down your release. And since it's just pressure, I can't think of any part of the body that can be killed with certainty. So the strategy is this.

Approach it at once and fire the spell at the part of the body that is less likely to be killed, but still has high suppression power if pressure is applied. That's it.

So, which part of the body is the least likely to be killed, and yet the most likely to be suppressed if pressure is applied?

--The vitals, of course.

From what I saw earlier, all the bandit-like people are men. There is no way to counterattack if you hit them with this first.

Now that I've saved some magic power, I'll move on to the attack.

Dashing up to a distance of three meters, I launched my spell at the six men's vital points.

That's it!

At that moment, a symbolic part of the men's bodies caved in. Physically.

It couldn't have been painful. The force of the blow was so strong that the part seemed to be digging into his belly rather than writhing around between his legs.

A groaning man hurriedly catches a girl who was about to drop to the ground.

She looks to be about 17 years old, with reddish brown hair and short stature.

She holds the girl and moves away from the men. Even if they pretend to be attacked, she can handle them with distance.

I thought so, and when I got away from them, I examined each of them, but they were all dead. Something must have happened to their internal organs.

I didn't feel too guilty, even though I had killed people. Maybe it's because I'm used to killing each other in FPS, or maybe it's because I've already killed other animals.

Anyway, what to do with this girl. As for the reward for defeating the bandits, if you get one, just bring your guild card with you. I don't want to carry her neck, and I don't think those bandits are equipped with much.

I'm going to appraise the girl for now.

Name: Smitha

Age / Race / s*x : 18 / Dwarf / Female

Level: 7

HP:36/36

MP:9/9

STR:16

INT:12

AGI:8

DEX:63

Skill: Life Magic

Status Abnormality: Forced Hypnosis

High DEX!!!　He's a dexterous type!

Is it because he's a dwarf?

No, that's not important right now. Is he being put to sleep by this hypnosis? I wonder if healing magic can help.

...... No, it's not the same as healing your own body, even the ends, or healing your whole body in a situation where you'll die if you don't heal. It would be a disaster if I messed with it too much and got into a situation I couldn't recover from.

Fortunately, you don't seem to have lost any HP, so perhaps the forced hypnosis won't affect your health immediately.

She seems to be a Dwarf, and it's likely that she was kidnapped from Ellera. Let's just carry her back to Herrera on a princess's back.

I slow down a little, get back on the road, and start to climb the hill. I'm still faster than a horse, though.

Shortly before I left the forest, I saw what looked like a man on a horse on the road, but he had passed by the time I left the forest.

About an hour into the run, the scenery changes. It's all bald mountains.