46 Strange events. (1/2)

The trio was walking towards a specified location inside the forest. They had accepted a mission to exterminate some bandits that had made an appearance recently.

The mission was posted by some noble around that area. The bandits had already killed an entire village and kidnapped their woman.

According to the intel, the bandits had made their hideout in a cave around that village.

Ozul was bored out of his mind during the entire journey. He could not even focus on training his Ball of Purity because they had to keep walking.

If they had stopped to rest, the mission would only waste their time. Fortunately, Ozul did not have to wait any longer than two hours.

They arrived to see the scene of a destroyed village. Only the flapping of birds' wings could be heard on the streets.

The scene in front of them confirmed that they were in the correct location. Now Ozul just had to find the hideout of the bandits.

All three of them were powerful enough to massacre all the bandits alone. Hence, Blaze and Raven split up to locate the cave.

Meanwhile, Ozul did not want to search anymore. So, he decided to stay in the village and just instructed them to complete the task.

However, Ozul had also ordered Blaze not to use any Rank-5 Spells. He had to learn how to control his power. Every time Blaze fights, he goes all out and ends up exhausted! It was a fatal mistake to let your guard down just after the battle.

Furthermore, Blaze also needed to learn to conceal his Mana. Borin had quickly figured out his power level because he couldn't even control his own Mana!

Ozul closed his eyes as he sat under an apple tree far from the smell of blood that covered the entire village.

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Raven ran for half an hour searching for the cave when she stumbled upon a drunk man behind a tree.

She was on top that exact tree, looking down at the filthy appearance of the man. She did not need to contemplate before realizing that the guy looked just like a bandit.

Since this guy was here, the bandit's cave must be close as well.

She got jumped down the tree and appeared behind the drunk man. With the dagger placed on the guy's neck, she spoke;

”Take me to the hideout or die.”-

Raven had practiced the Spell to such an extent that she never had to chant to create the daggers. And since the guy was drunk, he didn't notice it until he had no other choice but to comply.

”*Eekk!* P-please d-don't kill me! I...will t-take you there!”- The drunk bandit was scared shitless when he felt the ominous feeling from the sharp dagger on the back of his neck.

In this world, just like Spatial Rings, there were other Magical items such as communication devices.

The distance for the communication depended on the quality of these items. Raven and others had also bought such Rings. She just had to send a wisp of Mana in the Ring to activate it.

Although Ozul could not use the item to 'call' someone else as he had no Mana, receiving the call wasn't a problem.

Raven informed Ozul about the hideout. Much to her displeasure, Ozul instructed her not to kill them herself. He told her to inform Blaze and let him do all the work. Blaze needed every bit of experience he could get.

Ozul also instructed Raven not to let Blaze use any Spell higher than Rank-4. He wouldn't improve if he kept fighting life and death battles with opponents only weaker than him.

Raven grudgingly contacted Blaze and told him the location. She didn't ever want to anger Ozul again!

When Blaze arrived, Raven had already located the cave. She had killed the drunk bandit right after finding their location.

Both of them stood on the tree as they heard the maniacal laughter behind those tall bushes. Their faces turned cold when they saw the scene behind those tall trees.

They saw the naked corpses of women scattered on the ground. The blank look on their faces showed their misery before death knocked on their door.