21 Entering the bandit camp. (2/2)
Li Yang fell down to his knees upon seeing these men, tears streaming down from his face as he crawled forward, begging them on his knees. This was the plan Jinwu had come up with, taking advantage of Li Yang's small body to get into the camp and have them pity him.
This was the first time Li Yang had ever begged anyone, even when he included his past life, he had never begged anyone. This was just a play, a fake begging, but it was still begging.
The Thunder Monarch kneeled and begged someone who was only at the early stage of the Mortal Rune realm if the people who knew him in his past life ever got to hear this, he did not know how much they would start laughing.
”Calm down, little child. No beast will invade here and attack you, so just calm down. Bring him to a house and give him some food to let him calm down.”
One of the bandits walked forward and picked up Li Yang, handing him over to another one of the bandits as he talked. Li Yang was currently just twelve years old, and his body was small and thin, so when he roughed himself up a bit, he easily attracted sympathy from others.
”Its gonna be okay kiddo, people die all the time, you need to learn to overcome it and become stronger. Everything will be fine eventually.”
The bandit took Li Yang and started leading him towards a building, all the while trying to comfort him. With them comforting him like this, Li Yang felt slightly bad about what he was going to do next. But he also knew that they were bandits, they had kidnapped several women and killed several travelers.
They were not good people, so he would not spare them if it came to battle. Had it not been for the fact that he was a child, they would probably have chosen to kill and rob him once he entered their camp.
Li Yang placed his hand on the leg of the bandit who was holding him, activating the power of his runes as he did so. Azure lightning shot out from Li Yang's hand, shooting directly into and through the leg of the bandit. The moment the lightning entered his leg, it spread throughout the rest of his body, frying all of his internal organs.
”What?! Who are you?!”
The moment Li Yang activated the power of his runes, the skill he used to hide his cultivation stopped working, allowing the bandit leader to sense the energy lurking within Li Yang's body. His expression quickly turned grim as he turned to look at Li Yang.
”I need the head of those two, if you choose to attack me, I will not mind killing all of you.”
Li Yang did not respond to the bandit leader, looking at the remaining bandits as he spoke. They were bad people, they did not deserve his mercy. But that did not mean that he would simply engage in a slaughter. If they chose to leave now, he would not pursue them. But he needed the head of the bandit leader and his beast companion, so they could not leave.
”Step back men. Leave this place and don't look back.”
The bandit leader's expression was solemn and grim as he stepped forward, standing between Li Yang and the other bandits. The Metal Eater also walked forward alongside him. Since he had started the attack, Jinwu flew down from the air and landed on Li Yang's shoulder, preparing to join in at any time.
The bandit leader could tell that Li Yang was powerful, probably terrifyingly so. If any of his men stayed back, they would just die a pointless death. The fact that Li Yang was willing to let them leave was already something he was thankful for.
”No! We will stand with you, boss, no matter what.”
Despite the words of the bandit leader, the other bandits pulled out their weapons and stepped forwards. Their legs and arms were shaking in fear, but they refused to abandon him.
”Admirable. While you are bad people, it seems like there are some honorable parts to you. I will make sure to spread your ashes with the wind.”
Li Yang couldn't help but exclaim slightly. Despite knowing that they would die if they stayed here, they still chose to stay behind. Only extremely loyal or extremely foolish people would do that.
”Me and Little Steel will take the front, everyone else just focus on supporting us.”
The bandit leader was both gratified and saddened when he saw how his men had chosen to step forward. He took a step forward, the Metal Eater following right next to him. All he could do now was stand at the front of the battle, doing his best to slay the enemy ahead of him.
”Really, I have no idea how a monster like you can exist.”
The bandit leader looked at Li Yang as he spoke, his voice dark. Li Yang was clearly just a child, but he had already managed to engrave a rune, reaching the same level as him. He had spent over thirty years just to carve that single rune he had, yet he was now faced with a child who had reached at least the same level as him. If such a person could not be called a monster, no one could.
”Thank you for the compliment.”
In response to the bandit leader's words, Li Yang's face lit up with a smile as he unsheathed his weapon. He and Fang Ying would probably have to face the entire world in this life, just as they had in their last life. Only a monster would be able to face the entire world and manage to survive. A monster was exactly what Li Yang needed to become to protect that which he held dear.