Chapter 322
Please visit frđđwn.đžođȘ website to read fastest update
Zich stuck close to the closest bandit beside him. The bandit looked terrified and swung his knife but Windur had already dug into his neck.
Slice!
A head floated in the sky and blood shot up like a fountain. The body continued to swing its arms without realizing its head was gone but Zich had already lost his attention towards it. He easily evaded the knife and moved towards his next target. Perhaps because he had seen his colleague getting killed his next opponent was better at respondingâbut that was all.
With a sharp sound the sword that the bandit was holding crushed into pieces. Windur pierced through the scattered sword pieces and sliced the banditâs body into two.
âNext.â
Zichâs eyes coldly searched for his next target. He saw the next bandit standing closest to him. The bandit appeared terrified and his pupils shook but Zich showed no mercy. Zichâs Windur shot out like a flash of light.
Crash!
There was a big commotion. Rather than feeling the sensation of cutting flesh Zich felt resistance. Unlike the time it sliced through bandits’ bodies smoothly Windur was blocked by a large sword.
âWho are you!â a man with an angular face barked after blocking Zichâs attack.
âHe is quite good.â
The manâs sword was filled with strong mana. He wasnât an easy opponent like the guys Zich had just killed. Zich felt bloodthirst behind himâtwo bandits were aiming at his back. Zich placed more strength into his arms and pushed his opponentâs sword back. He saw the angular-faced manâs expression filled with surprise.
âThis bastard! How could he be so strongâŠ!â the angular-faced man thought. He was pushed a couple of steps back by Zichâs strength.
After freeing Windur Zich swung his sword fiercely. The two swords coming from behind him bounced off and exposed the chests of the swordsâ wielders wide in the open. Windur dug into these openings.
âAhh!â
âUrgggh!â
The slash ripped two chests ripped apart and revealed white bones and a beating heart. The two bandits screamed and pressed the wounds on their chests but it wasnât an injury they could block with such a simple method. They both toppled down to the ground.
âYou bastard!â Outraged the angular-faced man rushed in. He let out a vicious aura that seemed formidable.
âHe clearly is far stronger than the others.â Zich thought the man was the leader of the bandits hiding inside this firm. âBut nothing more than that.â This man was stronger than the other guys but it didnât change the fact that he was just the leader of a group of wandering bandits.
Thud!
Zich firmly planted his feet onto the ground and gripped his sword guard tightly with both hands. Then he swung it towards the angular-faced man hard.
Craaash!
The angular-faced manâs body bounced off. Blood shot out from his hands that gripped his sword. The impact that Zichâs attack made onto his sword caused his palms to tear.
Bam!
The angular-faced man broke through the wall of the storage room flew and fell to the floor.
âBoss!â
âWhat happened!â
There was shouting from the outside. It seemed like the bandits raiding other storages gathered after hearing the commotion. Although the number of his opponents had increased now Zich remained unconcerned. Instead he was happy.
âItâs more annoying if these pests run away.â Zich sliced the rest of the bandits left in the storage room. Then he went outside. The angular-faced man got up with the support of his subordinates.
âHm thereâs about 60 of them.â It was a considerable number. Additionally a couple of them looked quite strong; they were probably leaders of the gang. Yet Zich still didnât feel any sense of danger.
âKill that guy!â the angular-faced man shouted. The bandits rushed forwards and surrounded Zich.
âThe one who manages to kill that guy will get all the items in one of the storages!â
âWaaaaaah!â The bandits let out cheers at the declaration the angular-faced man made. The worth of âall the items in a storageââ especially one that belonged to a firm that supplied precious metal was enormous. Passion flared up in an instant. Fear or nervousness flew away from the banditsâ eyes and was replaced by bubbling greed.
âAs expected of bandits.â Zich understood their change of heart but laughed at their stupidity. âThey donât seem to think about why their boss declared such a great reward for defeating me.â
The reason why the angular-faced man declared such a great reward for Zichâs head was because he knew how much of a danger Zich posed. Yet the bandits didnât seem to consider this in their fixation of the reward; considering their past idiotic actions there was also a high possibility that they were simply too dumb to realize it.
The bandits rushed towards Zich at once. In fear that their target would be taken by their colleagues they competed against each other. Yet the skilled fighters among them didnât join in including the angular-faced man.
âThey are planning to wait until I get worn out.â
That was clumsy thinking. Their difference in strength compared to Zich wasnât something that could be overcome by such a simple tactic. Zich lifted Windur.
Crash!
He blocked the knife aimed at him and sliced around him.
Slice!
He cut off the head of a bandit with a greedy face. That was how the battle officially began.
* * *
There were corpses all over the floor drenched with blood and the weapons that belonged to the corpses obstructed people from moving freely.
âHuff huff!â Zichâs breathing was rough. Although he was bleeding in some places it seemed like his injuries werenât restricting his movements. He had made most of the bandits into corpses but there were still some left.
âYou bastard!â The angular-faced man gritted his teeth. He glared like he wanted to kill but didnât approach Zich rashly; too many of his subordinates had turned into corpses under Zichâs sword for him to act without thinking.
âWhere did a monster like that suddenly pop out from!â Thankfully this monster looked tired now and the only ones left among the bandits were the most skilled fighters.
âWe can win!â The angular-faced man made eye contact with the rest of his remaining subordinates and approached Zich cautiously.
âDieeeeeee!â The angular-faced man ran to Zich first. Two subordinates supported him from both sides and rushed to Zich. The three of them were the strongest members with mana. Yet they werenât strong enough to reach Zich.
Whoosh!
Zich barely escaped the sword the angular-faced man thrust and flicked away the sword coming from the right side with one of Windurâs blades and pierced his sword in.
âKuh!â
Windur penetrated the opponentâs chest and shredded it mercilessly. Blood spilled out from the wound. However Zich didnât even have the time to celebrate killing one of his opponents and jumped immediately. A sword swished past the place Zich was standing. It was an attack from an opponent to his left. Zich fused a lot of mana into Windur which was covered in blood and swung it.
Whoosh!
A mana-filled swing headed towards the bandit to his left. The bandit wasnât able to retrieve his sword from the recent attack and received the full brunt of Zichâs attack to his shoulder.
âAckkk!â His whole arm fell off. A tremendous amount of blood flew out from his injury. If left untreated heâd probably die from blood loss.
âLow-level bandits wonât have precious items like potions either.â And if they did have potions only the boss probably had it.
âY-you bastardâŠ!â The angular-faced man trembled in anger as Zich landed lightly on the ground. Only he and Zich were left now.
Tap!
Zich took one step towards his last remaining enemy. The angular-faced man took a step back. When Zich took another step forward the man also took another step back.
âD-donât come closer!â Even though the angular-faced man pointed his sword towards Zich the tip of his sword trembled. So he didnât look scared at all.
Without changing his expression Zich coldly decreased his distance from his enemy.
âAh ahhhhhh!â Did fear paralyze his senses? The angular-faced man raised his sword up high and rushed towards Zich. It was an attack with no skill or technique; just literally a stupid charge in fear.
Zich swung Windur.
Slice!
The sound of flesh being cut apart rang in the room and blood spurted out again.
âAgh!â A short scream rang in the air. The angular-faced manâs legs slowly began to lose strength.
Thud!
He collapsed to the ground; blood began to spread and wet the ground. His mouth that used to order around his underlings no longer moved.
âAck!â This was the last sound the angular faced man made in this world.
âHuff! Huff!â Zich calmed his breathing. He seemed to have strained himself as his legs were slightly loose. He looked exhausted from his recent battle. But the battle was over. As if to clean up the mess Zich was about to begin moving but thenâ
Zich quickly raised Windur.
Crasssssh! A loud explosion erupted. Zichâs body floated up and crashed through a wall next to the warehouse and fell down. Boxes broke and all kinds of precious items fell on top of Zichâs body.
âOh? You were able to block that?â An easygoing voice came from nearby.
Zich stared at the owner of the voice while he was buried under pieces of wooden boxes and precious accessories. From the hole on the warehouseâs wall the ambusherâs appearance came into full view.
ââŠTim.â
âYep itâs your friend Tim Platt. We see each other after only one day Zich.â Tim smiled brightly and waved his hand. His behavior was unimaginably friendly for someone who ambushed Zich.
âWere you surprised? I hope you are. This is my surprise present for you.â
Zich did not reply. He cleaned up the pieces of wood around him and stood up.
Tim clicked his tongue and said âI wanted to start our fight by hurting you badly but as expected youâre not an easy opponent.â
ââŠIâm just making sure but since you attacked me I can label you as my enemy right?â
âHeâs not surprised?â Tim was slightly puzzled as to why Zichâs face was so calm. Didnât he just get attacked by someone he collaborated with and became his friend in a short amount of time?
However Tim suppressed this question and said âOf course. Itâs not a misunderstanding and I donât have a secret backstory. I attacked you with my own will.â
âIs that so?â Zich pointed Windur at Tim.
âIâm giving you a warning as a friend but you shouldnât think about fighting me when youâre out of breath after just beating those fucking losers. For me those guys are nothing more than a warm-upâŠâ Tim shut his mouth and quickly swung his arms. Before he knew it Windurâs blade was right in front of him.
âHeâs way faster than befâŠ!â Before he could even complete his thought Windur made contact with his arms.
Crash!
An unbelievable sound from a collision between an arm and a sword rang out in the air. Contrary to before Tim was the one to fly away this time. His body collided against the warehouse next to them and a huge hole appeared. He became buried under wooden boxes and precious items. It was the exact same treatment Zich just received.
Step. Step. Zich walked towards the hole. Tim was throwing the wooden pieces and precious goods in frustration.
âIâm giving you a warning as a friend.â With a sly voice Zich copied what Tim said earlier and continued âYou shouldnât look down on me. I was just pretending to be tired before.â
ââŠPretending to be tired?â
âYep. If I showed you all my strength you might get scared and run away.â
âGet scared?â
Zich seemed to have scratched Timâs ego as Tim showed his teeth and started growling.
However Zich was calm. âYep scared. I already expected you to stay hidden and watch me fight.â Zich playfully kicked a wooden piece on his side towards Tim. He crushed the wooden piece in anger.
Zich shouted âI already knew a long time ago that you were going to target my money and ambush me you bandit thug-pup son of a bitch!â