Chapter 45: Road to Macedonia - I (2/2)

"I'll deal with these guys, you two et hurt" Merlin yelled out as he reloaded his sling oncein closer to the wagon with their blades drawn Merlin knocked another horse to the ground with his sling, leaving four more bandits to deal with immediately while the other two recover

Merlin threw his sling and a ahead of the cart in an atte off the road While the other two began closing the distance to the sides of the wagon He pulled his beginner rags out of his inventory and began balling thenite⟫ Activated」

Suddenly the ball of rags caught alight, the fla to lick at Merlin's hands He threw the ball of fire at one of the bandits, causing the horse to freak out and run off the road, leaving three bandits to deal with

He stood up in the wagon, causing his body to wobble, it took hi on a ladius and prepared hion underneath hi hian tu the pain froon stopped as the horses had wrapped themselves around a tree

It see their own, but weren't round, so it'd be up to him to finish the bandits off Merlin stuladius, he opened his inventory and pulled out his cleaver, the Bovine Butcher

The bandit Merlin was about to attack had turned to face him, but it seee rusty cleaver-looking blade Merlin began chanting as he ran towards the bandit, who began charging at him in return

「Skill ⟪Heavy Strike⟫ Activated, your next attack will do an extra 30 daer effect」

A successful jingle appeared as he perfors on contact The horse collapsed, sending its rider face first like hway bandit could stand, Merlin was already standing above hi a doard strike on the bandit's skull before a finishi+ng blow by plunging the blade into his heart

「Highway Bandits re: 5」

It didn't look like any loot had dropped froon He began running up fro one of his iven a faint notification telling him that the 20 second cooldown on ⟪Heavy Strike⟫ had ended

Merlin began chanting as he ju on the bandit

「Skill ⟪Heavy Strike⟫ Activated, your next attack will do an extra 30 daer effect」

The blade sliced through the bandit's shoulder like it wason the opposite side to Merlin had been covered in the blood splatter, but he didn't seem to be bothered by it Rather he see else to notice, narin currently plastered on Merlin's face that sent shi+vers down his spine

Merlin perfor thehim off of the horse, where he was prohway Bandits re: 4」

Merlin turned to face the last of the bandits, the rest hadn't recovered orthe one bandit alone The re that his tea towards the bandit, stepping over the now stationary cart to do so