3rd Person
In the forest in the darkness of the night, two people were sitting on a tree looking at a place where it was light it seemed to be a group of carriages with many people around it some looked normal while some wore full body armour.
"How many days is it going to take for them to reach their destination at this pace?" Octavian askes
"2 more days they do not seem to be in a rush or maybe they just want to give them some experience?" Linden speculates
"It's a waste of time we could have made some money if we were not following them" Octavian complains
"We have to do it now then it's my turn to look out today so you can sleep" Linden replies as Octavian without saying a word disappears.
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1st POV
We have been travelling for the past 3 days.
We travelled through cities, towns, villages, riversides and even forests it was a whole different experience for the first time I got to see nature so closely unlike back on Earth.
Though it was uncomfortable travelling in a carriage with 2 other people and sleeping inside the carriage due to the 'safety' reason.
'How can these guys even sleep there is not even enough space.' I mentally complained but kept a polite smile on the outside.
I was in a carriage with Hudson and Luke while Jake was in a carriage with Lance and Angela.
We would stop some night before sunset and eat and some of the people who I think were officials or servants would drink like they were friends and sleep late at night so we would depart late in the morning.
It did not seem to me that it was urgent even though it was an invasion.
'They seem to be hiding something about these demons' I thought in our journey as I noted that there were no books about these demons or their history in the library nor would anyone talk about them.'
'At least I can experience something new and also be free of Velarius's comments in this journey' I thought.
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In the Afternoon.
As we were travelling through a forest, suddenly the carriage shook and then stopped.
"BANDITS! BANDITS!" We heard a scream.
And soon I heard sounds of running and metal clashing all around us from outside.
Everyone was too shocked to even move.
To get a look outside at what was going on I tried to move the curtains and just at that time the carriage shook once again and the carriages rushed outside the forest towards the plains.
"That was some quick decision-making," Valerius said to me.
'Wait when you wake up? no what about the bandits?' I asked frantically.
"You guys were at a disadvantage before but in the plains, you guys will be at an advantage though your chances will be slim if you encounter them further," Valerius said.
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'Alright, so we are damned, right? Should we try to fight to increase our chances??' I asked but he did not even reply and soon I started to panic.
"Alright you guys are safe completely safe the knights have retreated on their mounts and the carriages are away from the range of the archers and the mages" Velarius replies.
'Alright that's good' I think.
"Be careful though they can regroup and attack in the future?" Velarisus says
'But I don't think they can catch up with our current speed' I reply.
As I notice that the others that were before in panic were now becoming normal again.
"Don't worry we are safe I can sense that we are far away with my skill" I say to them with the hope of making them comfortable and at least leasing a few of their worries.
'What was happening in the other carriages and what was happening to Jake?' I thought
"Don't worry about others my friend also did you forget the magic exists they can teleport or have magical mounts and your party is 50 in number while the bandits are 500 in number the quantity can outrun the quality."
'Oh shit'
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"Wake up you Idiot!" Linden tried to wake up Octavian who was sleeping in a cave on a mat.
"What happened Lin?" Octavian asks in a sleepy.
"Bandits around 500 quick I looked up about them they have a bounty of 5000 gold coins also it's part of our mission," Linden says
At an unnatural pace, Octavian gets up and runs outside the cave.
"What are you waiting for? Get up your lazy ass and let's farm some experience and some gold" Octavian says jumping from tree to tree towards the location of the nearest bandits and Linden follow him.
Soon they make their way to the bandits.
(Note- system skills will be written like this [Skill Name] and the magic will be like this {Magic name} more details will be in the future at least 2-3 chapters ahead)
Octavian Landed on the tree near the bandits they were 20 in number.
Some of them were partially wearing metal armour most were wearing leather armour, they were no mages only archers and swordsmen.
20 small black spheres appeared behind Octavian's back and they moved at a fast pace towards the bandits and hitted them without any noise or sound in an instant the whole party of 20 disappeared without a trace.
"Yumm each one was around level 40," Octavian says.
"Just leave the leader's corpse as proof to get the bounty," Linden says as he disappears from the branch.
"Now then time to get some fun" Octavians smirks.
A sword made of black metal came out of nowhere in his hands.
Octavian ran threw the forest killing the bandits one after another with only a single strike of his sword.
Anyone who fell in battle against him disappeared in a single without a trace.
Seeing his rampage a bandit screamed to alert the surroundings and call for support.
"SOMEONE IS KILLING US I NEED SUP-"
Octavian sliced the head of the map off midway as he spoke and the body of the man disappeared in an instant.
"Anyways no one can hear you, you are under a barrier," Octavian says to the dead body.
On the outer side of the forest one after another bandit party was getting killed by someone they could not even see.
"Can we even kill them before we have to depart?" Linden asks Octavian mentally using their mental link.
"Come towards these coordinates let's kill the commander quickly and burn the forest, anyways I have killed 118- wait 120 completed" Ocavian says mentally.
"I also have created around a 100 let's go and kill the leader and this union will automatically disband we only have to kill most of them" Linden replies and they change their path and run towards the centre at a fast pace.
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Bandit Leader POV
"WHAT'S HAPPENING?? HOW ARE OUR NUMBERS DWINDLING SO FAST?" A large man made of mostly muscle roared with anger as he killed the man kneeling before him by crushing his head as blood splashed everywhere in the cave.
"Sir we have intruders t-" As another man came he vanished leaving no trace behind which shocked the bandit leader who was alone.
"For being listed as a major threat you are pretty weak and your defence and formation were disorganised," Octavian said as he entered with Linden behind him.
"What are you?" Bandit leader exclaimed as he knew he was completely outclassed.
"Lin take care of him I am gonna sense their location," Octavian said as he vanished once again.
"Let's begin," Linden says as he takes the position the bandit leader does the same.
[Body Enhancement has been activated]
[Mana Manipulation has been activated]
[Regenaration has been activated]
[Sword Aura has been activated]
[Bandit Lord has been activated]
The man's sword started radiating a bright light as he became tall, his blood vessels began to show themselves and his eyes became blood red.
"DIE" he screamed as he lunged towards Linden.
{1-Petal Strike}
Linden without using any magic used his sword like a rapier and disappears and reappeared behind the man.
"How?-" With these last words he dropped without a single drop of blood.
Linden then picked up the bandit leader's sword and it disappeared.
"Seems my work is done now time to find him," He says as he vanished from his place like an octavian.
To be continued...