Chapter 475 - A Bit of Trouble (2/2)

“Big Brother, what do you mean…?”

“Wait and see. This is just the beginning. The elimination of the Syer Bandits is just a welcome gift President Felic intends to give to all the forces in the Breezy Plains… Believe me, Gromm, the Tower of Dusk with only a dozen men is fated to become one of the strongest powers in the Breezy Plains. They would not give any importance to forces like us and the Dark Blade… Why don’t you predict who will be their next target after Doland City? It is obviously Roland City that is in close proximity to Doland. And, after that, it will be Aminya. If we were to decline their request for a.s.sistance, we would never have the chance to form an alliance with them anymore. They might be in cahoots with the Dark Blade and turn against us, or even engulf both Dark Blade and the whole of Aminya…

“The motive of this letter is not to request a.s.sistance, but an instruction for the Malfa Family to choose our side now!”

Cheyenne finally concluded his speech in a self-derogatory note.

…

At this time, Lin Li had reached the Dragon Mountains. He found the camp set up by the mages from the Tower of Dusk very quickly with the help of his ma.s.sive mental strength.

Lin Li who had descended from the sky attracted the attention of the mages standing on guard. Gerian and the other mages came out of their tents, and were all looking into the sky vigilantly.

“That’s… Felic? Haha! Why are you so late?” Gerian recognized Lin Li very quickly.

Lin Li greeted Gerian before entering the campsite with other mages.

“Tell me quickly, what is happening?” Lin Li asked eagerly the moment he entered the tent.

“Those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds, the Syer Bandits, attacked Black Clouds Town while we were away from the Tower of Dusk. I heard that they dug something out from the church, and had harmed many villagers. Even Old Salatt…” Gerian scoffed with anger. Even the flesh on his plump face trembled with rage. Gerian looked as though he had a strong urge to burn the bandits into cinders.

In fact, Gerian did not know much about the situation. He only heard it from Beckley. After giving Gerian some time to cool down, Lin Li again asked, “Wasn’t Syer left with a few fishes? I’ve gotten rid of Vanskore and his 300 men in the Blackstone Mountains. What took you so long?”

“What could we do about it? We have beaten that group of scoundrels up the moment we entered Dragon Mountains. The weird thing is, when we were about to burn their nest down, it was as though these fellas had consumed something indigestible. They became more aggressive than usual. Our 100 mages battled them over the span of a few consecutive days, but failed to make any progress. The most absurd thing was, their team suddenly had 10 level-18 Archmages. G.o.ddammit, if I had not reacted fast enough, we would have lost,” Gerian complained with a sense of injustice.

“What, 10 level-18 Archmages?” Lin Li jumped. He felt bad for letting Gerian and the team suffer such a long deadlock with the bandits. The powers of 10 level-18 Archmages would not be weaker than any common guild of magic’s.

“Yeah, and they are all unfamiliar faces. I presume there are other forces in it as well,” said Gerian angrily.

“Other forces…” Lin Li could not understand the link within. The leader of the Syer Bandits, Vanskore, as well as the 300 elites had died long ago. Although the Tower of Dusk had just been established, anyone could see the potential it had. It was like a rising star in the Breezy Plains. Lin Li could not think of any force that had their head slammed on by the door hard enough to a.s.sist a organization that had bad reputation and risk enmity with the Tower of Dusk.

“I suspect there to be a cave.” Gerian shared his guess.

“Cave?” Lin Li asked doubtfully.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about that first…” Gerian said as he took a seat. “Things were still going quite smooth at the beginning. Thanks to you, we located the darn nest of this bunch of rascals easily. It is no wonder that the troops of the castellan of Roland City always fail to eliminate them. Look at this unlucky place that they chose.”

Lin Li looked where Gerian was pointing his finger. There was a newly drawn map on the table that was placed in the middle of the tent. The map was rough, and only had a few territories drawn on it. It was mainly the region where the nest of the Syer Bandits was located, as well as the surrounding areas.

“Look at this part…” Gerian stood up and gestured Lin Li over. He pointed on the map with his short and stubby finger. “There is a canyon here, and we predict it is where their kennel is located. They have three lines of defense outside the canyon, which acts as a fortress for the organization. They actually have six ballistae and two catapults on the first line of defense here.”