245 Finding the Bandits (1/2)
The grassland was flat as far as the eyes could see. Xue Wei understood that encountering the bandits under these conditions would be very difficult.
If the bandits, who would have no place to hide in such an environment, found pleasure in hunting the students of the academy, then finding them would not take much effort.
Fortunately, the only one in their group who had a high rank of spiritual energy was Bai Tianyi, and even he was not an Earth Knight when it came to that, so there was a big chance that the four of them would be seen as easy targets.
Xue Wei was counting on this part to be their way of luring in targets. Unfortunately, after walking for a full day, the results of his plan were rather bad.
They had encountered three groups during this day, but they were all bearers of the black wristbands.
They had charged at the four of them at first sight, but upon seeing the black wristbands on their arms, they had stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with disappointment.
They had never seen Xue Wei and his comrades before, so some of them suspected that they were bandits that had found a way to wear a wristband. But after closer inspection, they realized it was unlikely. A heavenly oath was not something that they could go against.
Xue Wei was also slightly disappointed. He wanted to get his hands on some bandits for merit points, but it seemed that they were hiding deeper into the grasslands.
”You are new? Okay, let me give you some information about the grasslands.” The fourth group that they encountered had a more friendly leader, who quickly saw that these four had no clue about the current state of affairs in the grasslands.
”The further into the grassland you travel, the more bandit groups you will meet, and logically the stronger they will become. The strongest of the bandits have gathered in a group at the mountain walls you can see far out in the distance.
”The bandits mainly consist of two and three-eyed experts, but there are also seven four-eyed nobles in their group.” The leader of the other group frowned when he mentioned the latter part. He himself was merely a three-eyed cultivator, and he could not imagine the fame and status they could have had if they had just stayed on the righteous path.
Unfortunately, they had picked a criminal lifestyle, so they would be killed without a doubt. The question was then just how many they would manage to kill before that time.
”Well, in this region of the grasslands, there aren't really any bandits left. You'll find more if you head further in, but their strength approaches the end of the Ordinary Knight rank, so not many dare venture too far ahead.”
”Also, the bandits are always moving around in groups. Their groups are a minimum of three, and some of us have encountered even up to ten bandits together!” the man continued to explain with a friendly voice.
”I would suggest that you do not try to take on too much,” the man continued as he looked at them with friendly eyes.
”I can sense that two of you must be Primordial Beasts,” he looked at Hei Gou and Lin Xiao, ”as your spiritual energy is simply so low, but even so, with only the support of a ninth layered Ordinary Knight and a seventh layered Ordinary Knight, it is truly too dangerous.”
Xue Wei smiled when he saw his concern. From his point of view, they were indeed weak. Xue Wei was only at the seventh layer of the Ordinary Knight rank if one looked at his spiritual energy, but his strength in combat could not be easily determined. Especially not since he specialized in Qi attacks.
”Thank you,” he said with a smile on his face. No matter whether or not they were strong, this group leader had been kind enough to explain the situation to them, and had not been hostile even though they each only had two eyes.
In fact, his entire group looked at them with malice and disdain. It was clear that they felt that they were wasting their time, but none of them wished to say anything to their leader because they genuinely respected him.
”Well, in that case, good luck!” The leader saw that the group of two-eyed people in front of him seemed as if they had been enlightened by his words. It was clear they were heading deeper into the grassy fields, but it was not his place to tell them what to do, so instead, he wished them good luck. He hoped that at least one or two of them would be able to survive this, in his opinion, foolish decision.
Nodding his head, Xue Wei bid his farewell before he and his companions started moving further into the grassy plains as the other group continued their path. The further in they went, the more silent the area became.
There were no Fierce Beasts here, no humans; nothing moving in the grass. Not even the chirps of insects could be heard in the vast ocean of grass, and like this, a couple of hours ebbed by before they finally caught sight of a group of people who were sitting rather far away from them.
This group of people consisted of seven experts. They had ragged clothes on their bodies and three of them were injured, however, their injuries were not so severe that they could not move or fight.
The moment Xue Wei noticed them, they also noticed him, and the two groups stopped in their tracks, observing one another.
”They don't seem to be wearing the black bracelets?” Xue Wei questioned when he looked at them, straining his eyes to their limits, but no matter what arm he looked at, there was nothing.
”It seems as if we are fairly lucky this time,” Lin Xiao grinned. ”Look, there are five people with three eyes, and twolike us! Do you think they will feel gratitude knowing that their downfall was to someone with two eyes or do you think they will feel resentment?”
”Who cares?” Hei Gou also grinned widely. He had already extracted his claws from his storage ring and had placed them on his hands, ready to begin the fight at any moment.