Chapter 141 To kill an emperor 3 (2/2)
Mars almost fell over but quickly answered
”yeah I really am disfigured”
”hmm...”
”what?”
”I don't think you are”
Mars stopped walking and gripped his staff a little tighter before he said in a cold tone
”sometimes it's best not to ask too much”
Mary became flustered and waved her hands in front of her face
”it's not that I don't trust you mister Shady, after all you healed me”
”...then what is it?”
”it's just you don't feel... disfigured?”
Mars shook his head, the bloodthirsty half elf was oddly sharp on some strange points, thankfully something happened that rescued him from the current situation, Mars gave a wide smile under the bandages before he spoke
”we have guests”
”eh..?”
”500 meters west of the convoy, a group of 30 some bandits are sneaking up on us”
”g-got it, I'll alert the others! Hehe finally some action!”
seeing Mary's eyes light up with the thirst for blood once more Mars grabbed her collar and stopped her from running off
”ugh, what is it mister Shady?”
”don's chase to far, if you do I won't heal you”
”tch... fine I get it”
”good”
Mars left go of the bloodthirsty half elf and watched her run around and inform the others before he tapped his staff against the ground and a dozen shadow soldiers appeared around him, then Mars pointed to the nearby forest where the bandits were coming from
”set up a ambush”
the shadow soldiers were silent but still moved and blended in with the shadows of the trees, Mars gave a nod before he tapped his staff against the ground again and another dozen shadow soldiers appeared and formed a protective formation around him
”here they come!”
the bandits came running out of the treeline, most of the 30 some bandits were injured as a result of Mars' shadow soldiers ambush but it didn't look like anyone was killed, as soon as the bandits got out of the treeline they scanned the mercenaries and when they noticed Mars their eyes suddenly became bloodshot and changed at him with various war cry's
”shit---”
”they are going after mister Shady!”
”cover Shady!”
Mars looked at the incoming bandits with a smile covered by the bandages and suddenly began tapping his staff like crazy, with ever tap a dozen shadow soldiers appeared and charged at the bandits, soon the bandits stopped charging at Mars, as for why it was simple they were people too and didn't want to die
”come, come, COME!”
at this point Mars' eyes were bloodshot as he yelled at the bandits while he summoned shadow soldiers like crazy but soon he reached his limit and was forced to stop as his mana very nearly ran out, being hit by a headache Mars' body swayed as he nearly collapsed but he managed to remain standing as he leaned on his staff. Meanwhile the shadow soldiers massacred the bandits perhaps they were influenced by Mars' craze because they showed no mercy and was even more brutal than usual, even tearing dead bandits apart like wild hounds spreading the smell of iron all over the battlefield and all too soon the bandits ran away in fear, alas they fate was sealed as the shadow soldiers (and Mary) persured and wiped them out completely
”here mister Shady drink this, it will help with your mana”
old Tom handed a small glass flask with a clear liquid inside to Mars, Mars gave a nod and quickly down the flask, it was tasteless and soon a warm feeling spread across his body as his mana slowly recovered
”thanks”
”don't mention it... take it as a gift for seeing the rumored shadow army once again”
Mars tilted his head to the side and asked
”shadow army?”
old Tom stroked his beard and gave a nod
”it's the name of the spell you used just now, it's legendary from the empires defeat in the southern wasteland were we were fighting against demon folk. I remember it clearly, a young demon used that very spell and summoned a thousand shadow soldiers in exchange for his own life... The shadow soldiers fought like real soldiers and eventually forced us to retreat”
Mars gave a nod as he rubbed his aching head before he spoke
”to tell the truth I learned this spell from a demon in that very wasteland”
”I see... well anyway it an awesome spell to watch, I'll leave you to care for your headache”
”thanks”
old Tom walked away and left Mars that sat down on the ground to rest