Chapter 319 - Dark Ancient Plant (3) (2/2)

Then, Trito went back inside the room while biting his fingernails. Five minutes later, he went outside once more and asked the same question to the same maid. He also got the same reply from the maid.

As Trito was anxious for the news, at the bandit's hideout, the old man's trusted guard commanded the hired troops to sweep the bandits. However, it was not easy.

Although they were called bandits, but in reality, they were a trained troop by Trito. Just as what the information had said, Trito had prepared a bunch of soldiers for his own use. He wanted to rebel.

However, to make his action hidden, he told the soldiers that he trained to become bandits. This way, he could also collect funds from raiding the merchant.

Unfortunately, everything could not go as he wished. The kingdom started to feel suspicious about the anomaly that happened in the area. At first, he could still escape by hiring real bandits from somewhere and sacrifice them. However, it was not for too long until the kingdom sent Auron here.

Since the bandits were actually trained soldiers, it was not easy for the old man's hired mercenaries and guards to defeat them. However, it was not impossible.

As the old man's guards and hired mercenaries launched a surprise attack, the bandits were not prepared by the attack. Some of them even didn't hold their weapon when the enemy attacked. After half an hour fighting, the bandits started to lose their position.

Some of them escaped saving their life while the other still tried their best to fend off the enemies. In the end, the bandits had to taste the bitter feel of defeated. The guards sent a messenger to the old man while the others were securing the bandit's hideout.

Inside the hideout, there was a massive amount of treasures. The hired mercenaries' eyes were bright because of the wealth. However, they didn't dare to take it. As mercenaries, they had their own code of conduct and waited until the old man came.

The old man was happy when he came here and looked at the treasures. However, he didn't stop there, he had to know who was the one that sent them. So, he interrogated one of the bandits.

When he knew that Trito was the one behind the bandits, he was so furious. He went on a rage for several minutes until he calmed down.

Suddenly, the old man laughed excitedly. He knew this was a chance for him to blackmail Trito. It had already been for long that he hate Trito. Now, he got the opportunity to pay him back.

The old man only took his goods that were stolen. Then, he distributed the other treasures to the hired mercenaries and his guards equally. He came back to the town with an evil grin.