Chapter 46: Road to Macedonia - II (1/2)

Raising his sword into the sky, Merlin chanted oncehis blade down on the last bandit Heavy strike activated, he received the notification for it as his blade cleaved through the bandit's shoulder and the stagger effect triggered

"More incoaze to snap towards the path they had just travelled

There he sao of the bandits li towards them with their weapons drawn, the third bandit was nowhere to be seen They were quickly closing the distance, causing Merlin to rush

Merlin tried to pull his cleaver froed in the bandit He struggled with the blade for a few seconds before giving up, he let go of the cleaver and instead unsheathed his gladius, cleaving the bandit's head off with one swift : 3」

Feeling frustrated, Merlin grabbed the hilt of the cleaver and briefly chanted, causing the cleaver to fade away, being sent back into his inventory Merlin leapt off the cart and sprinted towards the other two bandits

The two bandits readied their blades, both entering defensive stances as Merlin entered co out fro itself in Merlin's calf

Suddenly losing his balance, Merlin fell forward, histhe road as his bare skin was ravaged by the rough paveh his body was drowning out any co the two bandits an opportunity to strike back

"Open inventory" Merlin chanted as a chipped blade was thrust into his upper thigh

The second bandit was greedier, he took his ti the easy strike to his legs As he raised his blade to strike, a dagger ier backwards

Merlin pushed hi another sword strike with his shi+eld The distinct whistle of a bolt flying through the air caught his attention now that he was paying attention for it When he noticed the faint glint of a bolt flying towards hi it

Raising the gladius above his head, he struck down on the bandit who had stabbed hi The bandit raised his sword to block the strike, but as he did, the edge of a shi+eld was thrust into his face, sending hie of the situation, Merlin swung his blade, cleaving a deep gash in the bandit's torso

The bandit was clearly in pain, but it wasn't enough dae to kill him Merlin thrust his blade towards the bandit's chest, but it was parried away by the bandit with a dagger in his chest

Another bolt tore through the air, but it was fro a step back allowed both bandits to regain their composure, the bandit with the knife in his chest ripped the blade out and began using it as an offhanded weapon

Merlin li as he closed the distance to the bandit he was close to killing He swung his blade down oncethe bandit to block, and then thrust his e a repeat of the previous move, the bandit took his spare hand from the sword and braced himself to take the shi+eld's irabbed hold of his clothing rather than throw a punch Confusion arose in his nite" echoed in his mind

Suddenly a s to spread if it wasn't put out i to back away and deal with the sudden fire than continue the fight

With one bandit distracted, Merlin's attention snapped back to the other bandit, who at this point had snuck behind hi Merlin threw hiround and tumble, but these few scrapes were a preferred alternative to having his back cleaved open

"Open inventory" he chanted, causing an inventoryto appear He reached inside, pulling out a handful of sling bullets