Chapter 41: The Bandit Leader Subjugation - VI (1/2)
Various screams of pain echoed around hih he only justheld against his throat, he still felt guilty Even though he kneas just a gah he knew these people were just strands of code, he couldn't help but get euilt, he felt shaht crossed his ret
Regret that he didn't deal the finishi+ng blow to Jackson as he watched hiret he didn't earn the reward for the kill, which he felt even uilty for
He was ashamed that his instincts wanted him to be a monster for profit, to betray soet further ahead Even though he already had the biggest advantage in his knowledge of the future, he was still greedy fortowards hih a nearby tent Another notification appeared, but Merlin had beco: 7」
Standing up once ain e Merlin rushed forward once ing around the hooded lantern in his other
The ghost didn't even look at Merlin this time around, instead two tentacles shot towards him Merlin pushed hiainst it with the shi+eld, pushi+ng himself back The second tentacle went for another sweep, but he successfully avoided it by ju
As Merlin landed, he felt his feet slide in the noring the pain fro her to pay attention to him
She whipped her head around and released an o the wind to pick up oncewinds, it wasn't dealing any dae, but the cold winds made it very uncoed to force his eyes open, only to find that a tentacle was flying towards hie, Merlin tried twisting his body out of the way to e he took Unfortunately his pivot foot slipped in the , Merlin instinctively flung his arms out in front of him in a hopeless attempt to stabilise hih to strike, it barely missed Merlin, rather it seemed it avoided him purposefully Merlin realised he had h his lantern The lantern oil had covered the tip of the tentacle, and it caught fire, fore fireball that threatened to spread towards the undead
What Merlin didn't expect to see was the tentacle thrust itself into the uish itself Merlin are this particular creature had high intelligence, although it wasn't that intelligent coher levels, but it was still odd for such a creature to be found right outside of the tutorial village Merlin chalked it up to this being Gaia's first attempt at balance before the main world was created, this was the point of the beta test after all
Merlin ran towards the closest light source, a lantern hooked into soht the general recreational area, the bandit version of a streetlight He ripped the lantern frohost Twothe other
「Bandits re: 5」
Two tentacles were sent to attack hih the e itself as it swept at his feet Merlin noticed it rather easily, as if it wasn't actually trying to hide itself that well, but it still forced him to jump over it
It was only while he was in the air that he realised why it made itself obvious, unlike last time, the other tentacle thrust towards him as he was still airborne, it was a trap
Unable to pivot himself in the air, all Merlin could do was try to helplessly block the attack with his shi+eld He felt the strike through the shi+eld, and although it was successfully blocked, it was still strong enough to deal partial da to stabilise hiainst the attack, his body was flung aith little resistance Merlin tried to align himself so he landed feet first, but the i He flew for a few seconds before hitting the ground and then continued travelling until he collided with a tent, dealing a significant a him
As he laid there stunned, he watched in the distance as the rehtered, one after the other Several notifications appeared, only to be replaced by the updated version shortly after, until he received the last notification
「You have coation", visit the uild to receive your rewards」
There were e, and as Merlin laid there stunned, he watched as the ghost annihilated the rest of the village All he could hear were screae was ruthlessly mowed down by the s, looking for anything he could use to fight it When Merlin felt the stun wear off, he attempted to stand up, only to find that his shoulder had been i his teeth, he ripped his shoulder away, causing pain to swell through his body, at this point he was teainst it
He looked around and noticed that his lantern had shattered fro it useless As he searched for another lantern, he found one in what looked to be a kitchen area, Merlin grabbed the lantern and searched through the kitchen's pantry, finding a s of flour