92 Leaving Hillbridge (2/2)

[Sh*t! Don't tell me!] Trevon knew what this was. He didn't see their family banners on any wagons. Instead, several different strange banners were used. This made their caravan looked like several caravans merged together.

Trevon was seventeen this year and would be considered a young adult. In the past, he didn't need to participate in this preliminary test. This time he had to join.

He took his Dark Demon Slayer sword and prepared. His wagons were in the middle of the road. They were in a valley between two hills. The place was a stone road with a forest on one hill and a grassfield on the other hill.

”For our Merchants Customer, you could sit back at your wagon. McArthur family guarantees you and your merchandises safety.” Another spiritual energy fueled shout was heard.

Trevon knew the shout was controlled. Only people in the caravan could hear that.

He looked behind him. Aya, Jonathan, Marcus, Noah, Omar, Piero, and Qadr were gearing themselves. Each brought their Dark Demon Slayer swords.

Trevon's private squad was very elite in the equipment department. Their armors were all the best Trevon could purchase.

The only problems for Trevon, Master Rabbink didn't give a size customization option in Universe Store. It was the same size as when the blacksmith made them. They used unmatched armors based on their body sizes.

Other than the sword and armors, the rich young master also had given them enough talismans and pills for fighting.

”Who will we fight, Young Master?” Jonathan asked while putting her armguard. He had never followed a competition travel before.

”Bandit group.” Trevon said. He knew some elders had made their preparations. They would only help in the danger but only for the important members and the merchants. People who needed help would be eliminated from the competition.

The family intentionally replaced their banners from the wagon to make the bandits interested in attacking them. Trevon saw their group had a bit distant from the front groups.

Their caravan looked like six different caravans walked together, a big target for big bandit groups. Smaller bandit groups wouldn't dare to attack. Perhaps several bandit groups had seen them from a distance.

This test also would give the chance for the family to temper their young generations in a real fight.

[[Sh*t! I must remember this when the family forced us to remove our family insignia before.] He tried to look around.

Trevon had found their formation was strange since the last major checkpoint. The kid wagons were located near the powerful elders while the young master and merchants' wagons were located next to each other. Each young master was told to protect a merchant's wagons.

”We should be careful, they might attack from the forest.” Trevon said. He had seen the attack from the forest in the past.

This time he couldn't become a viewer. He needed to fight. Luckily, a bandit group rarely had a cultivator, while he had a full team of cultivators.

”Nope. You are wrong.” Master Rabbink said. ”Look into the grassland!” Trevon looked into the grassland. The Rabbink pointed into several strange mounds of grass.

[They are there?] Trevon felt surprised. He looked into the other side.

”Not only there, they were also in the forest.” Master Rabbink said.

[This is a pincer attack.] Trevon cursed those bandits' ancestors. They were too cheap by attacking from two sides.

”Prepare to get attacked from both sides!” Trevon told his guards.

”Yes, Young Master.” Piero said with a calm expression.

Trevon could see that Piero was not that nervous. He was a former hunter. Other than him, Jonathan, Marcus, Noah, and Omar were also former hunters. Jonathan and Piero even used to be full-time hunters, while the rest were farmers who often hunted for extra foods in the forest. A hunter already accustomed to danger, their potential was a testament of that.

On the other hand, Qadr was nervous. The lady was a lucky one with her talent. She came closer to Noah. While Aya was a bit calmer than Qadr. Aya had lived in the gang, which gave a life full of danger, but she wasn't as calm as she used to be. Trevon could see that she wiped her hand with her battle robe several times.

”You guys protect the attack from the grassland. I will protect from the forest side. Protect our wagon and the merchant!” Trevon ordered.

”Young Master, that is dangerous! We should protect you!” Marcus said. He was the good guy in the squad and always cared for the safety of Trevon and other members.

”Do not worry! Who am I? The number one young master in Bluestar and Redwood. This is only a simple bandit.” Trevon bragged. No matter what he was a Peak Rank 1 warrior. He was stronger than all his bodyguards combined.

”Hey! You are cheating. Nana is next to you.” Master Rabbink said.

[Hahaha.] Trevon laughed. That was his cheat. Nana, the big white mouse was very powerful. She had sharp teeth and very fast movement speed. Added to her small size, it was very hard to attack her. Even Trevon always lost when he played tagging with Nana.

The mouse had been bribed with a promise of some expensive spirit foods to fight with the bandits. Trevon offered her a big portion of Middle Rank 1 demon beast steak for each bandit defeated. Nana was in a full spirit to fight.

”Incoming!!!” Trevon heard another shout. It was one of the elders reminded the group.

[The negotiation failed. This is intentional.] Trevon knew the family used the negotiation to prepare their wagon.

Most bandits would try to negotiate a certain money before a fight. A big bandit group wasn't crude enough to just attack a large caravan. They would intimidate and settle for smaller safety tax as long as they didn't have to fight.

Trevon stood next to the wagons while facing the forest. Meanwhile, his bodyguards were protecting the other side.

The first wave of attacks was an archer. It came from the forest direction.

”Hahahaha. Taste this! 'Barrier Talisman'!” Trevon threw some talismans. [Sigh! This cost six spirit stones each.]

A light blue barrier appeared from the talisman that Trevon activated, those arrows couldn't pass through the barrier. Each fall outside the barrier. Trevon kept using the talisman to protect himself.

Other groups used their sword movements to parry the attack. Some weak guards were injured by the attack. They retreated inside the wagon. The bandit attack was also the test for those guards. McArthur family wouldn't raise weak people.

”ATTACK!!!” A hoarse voice was heard from the forest.

”Oh! Sh*t!” Trevon couldn't believe his luck.

The voice directly came from the part of the forest before him.

[This must be because of you, Rabbink!] Trevon still used his talisman toward the next volley of arrows.

”What? This is because you have too many good things by getting the destiny artifact. You will have some bad coincidence to balance.”

[Oh! God!] Trevon shouted in his heart. From the forest, a group of a hundred people appeared. This was a huge bandit group. He believed he needed to fight ten bandits.

What was worse was those bandits had several different gang marks. Some wore a certain bandana. Others had a certain hairstyle. [Sh*t! They are a combination of several big bandit groups.] He thought. This would increase the chance to meet powerful cultivator from the bandits.

He scouted a person randomly.

[Name: Sinpho]

[Potential: 1/2]

[Talent: Fighting - Sword]

[Ability: Mountain Sword Stance 1st Level (Man)]

[Affiliation: Wild Tiger Forest Group]

[Hahaha. Lucky.] Trevon couldn't believe what he saw, those people were very weak. Nana would defeat them in no time.

Trevon wanted to see to the other side, but he couldn't. Those bandits were already close to his position.

[Rabbink, protect my guards.] Trevon said. They were his investment and close followers these past two years.

”I can't help you.” Master Rabbink said. ”Beat your opponent fast and you could check their conditions.”

”Hmph…” Trevon knew the Rabbink was useless.

He dodged a bandit slash that was too slow for a Peak Rank 1 warrior like him.

Meanwhile, Nana jumped from his shoulder toward the attacking bandit. The mouse bit the bandit's hand. She continued to run around the body of the bandits. As a demon beast, the mouse had a battle instinct. Nana easily defeated her first bandits.

The fat white mouse continued to jump into another bandit. She was even stronger than Jack from two years ago. Perhaps she was even stronger than the current Jack. His teeth disable the attacking capability of the bandits.

Trevon meanwhile dodged another bandit and returned an easy slash. He controlled his ability around Middle Rank 1 warrior. That was the public knowledge of his combat ability.

He sent a slash to the bandit's arm.

”AAAAaaa!” The bandit screamed. He was easily injured by Trevon.

[This is a joke.] Trevon thought. He could easily disable the bandits by slashing their arms and legs.

The battle wasn't a fight. A Peak Rank 1 warrior against common bandits. Their most powerful bandits were only a Primary Rank 1 warrior. Trevon's main goal was to disable more bandits than Nana.

The mouse was far crueler than Trevon. She bit the bandits to disable where Trevon only slashes. The bites would give a long-lasting mark to those bandits.

”Hey! Help Aya and the others, Nana!” Trevon commanded Nana. It was safe at his side.

”Squeak…” Nana ran under the wagon into another side. From ten bandits that come in his direction, Trevon had disabled two while Nana had disabled five. Only three more bandits attacked from his direction.

Trevon hadn't seen the bandit leaders, but he believed it would be the responsibility of the elder. The bandit leaders were often strong cultivators.

The lazy young master pretended that he needed to fight. Trevon jumped around the bandits. While the truth was those bandits were already afraid, they were trying to run. However, Trevon jumped and blocked their escape routes. He slashed their hands and pretended to fight.

”Clank…” One of the bandits threw his sword. The bandit knew he couldn't defeat this wagon's guard. [Why is he that powerful? F*ck me! This is not a common caravan!] He cursed.

His friends also followed to surrender. Meanwhile, the seven disabled bandits were rolling on the grass. Especially those who were bitten by Nana were screaming in pain. While her bite was small, her teeth were sharp, powerful, and long. She could even break bones of cultivator with those teeth.

[Please pretend to fight a bit longer! I need to show more performance first.] Trevon kicked the swords back to those three bandits.

The bandits were afraid. One fainted. Another fell and peed in his pants while crying. While the last pretended to hold his sword, but Trevon couldn't use him as a performer. If an elder saw him, they would question him because the last bandit used a very poor stance.

”Ah!!! You all bad and useless!” Trevon kicked those bandits out of frustration. He continued with his trademark Disguise skill. Those bandits quickly turned into uglier-than-a-pig people.

Trevon loved this skill since it would make the fight look harder since he needed some punches to change the bandits' faces.

”Main group! Attack!” Another shout was heard from the forest in front of him.

[Main group?] Trevon felt a bit stressful. He looked into the forest again. Another group of bandits appeared.

[GAH!! F*CK!!!] Trevon cursed. He couldn't believe bandit leaders really appeared in his area. [Can't you see I have defeated your subordinates? There are many people still fighting. Fight them! They are less dangerous than me!]

In front of him, three bandits appeared. Some bandits also appeared in other parts of the caravan. Unlike Trevon's side. They were still fighting with the first wave of bandits. This second wave was a good surprise tactic while those bandits could train their new recruits.

The second wave was the bandits' real power. They were all experienced and powerful bandits. Nevertheless, the three before him weren't common bandits. All were cultivators. One of them even still shouted commands for other bandits.

[That is because the leader knows you are strong. Gwahahaha.] Master Rabbink laughed in its heart.