BANG! A person kicked the tavern’s door open, falling on his face, crying like a child. “Run! The bandits are raiding the farms!” He crawled inside.

Alcott stood, “Bandits in the midst of the day?” grabbing his sword.

Aella froze in place, “Is that this my fault?” She mumbled.

Arad and Alcott stared at her concurrently, “What?”

“I might need eradicated just a few camps as I looked for you yesterday,” She stared at Arad with a pained smile.

“Will take care of them instantly. Comply with me.” Alcott rushed ahead, and Arad adopted him with out hesitation. “I hope they had been doing an excellent job.” Jack sighed, “It could be a bummer in the event that they did not have any gold.” He chased after them with Lydia at his aspect.

“You solely consider cash?” Lydia glared at him, “You realize gold is not every part.”

Jack checked out her, “However it’s most issues.”

Everybody rushed exterior towards the fields. The bandits have banded there, plundering each home on their approach.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Alcott charged ahead like a raging horse, leaping over fences along with his hand on the hilt of his blade. Arad chased straight after him, adopted by Aella and Merida. “I perceive Alcott being quick, however what about Arad?” Merida growled, unable to succeed in their velocity.

Aella checked out her, “He has 14 strengths.”

“What? How might a sorcerer common like that?” Merida gasped, “That explains how laborious his pores and skin is,” She stared ahead.

“I can see them. Prepare!” Aella shouted, leaping above some barrels and climbing into the roof of a barn. CREEE! She pulled her bowstring, aiming on the bandits within the distance whereas holding her breath. BAM! BAM! BAM!

“Is {that a} metal bow?” Merida stopped, obvious at her with a puzzled face. Thud! Thud! Jack and Lydia, who had been the slower, handed her. “Hurry, what are you taking a look at?” Jack smacked her again with a smile, “It’s worthwhile to take the frontlines, proper?”

SWOSH! Arad and Alcott noticed the arrows move them and kill three bandits who exited a home. “Watch out of the bandits carrying hostages. We do not need any useless civilians if potential.”

“Understood,”

“You are surprisingly cooperative now,” Alcott smiled.

“I am not going to inform an skilled adventurer what to do. It is your lead,” Arad replied, KA-DON!

“HE?” The bandits gasped, seeing their pals fall useless to arrows. One in all them glared into the gap and noticed Aella, “It is her! The long-ear bitch who killed Jamon, Merlin, and Gadra’s squads!” He shouted, pointing towards her. THUD! An arrow caught between his eyes.

“Shut up,” Aella mumbled.

All of the bandits raged over the homicide of the comrades, charging ahead with their swords drawn.

Alcott pulled his blade and swung ahead. CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! 4 slashes within the blink of a watch, tearing by way of their weapons and shields like paper. “You kill and plunder everybody and get indignant when somebody does the identical to you? Cease joking. Except you give up, your rights are forfeit by the dominion.” Alcott shout. “Those that need to dwell, drop your weapons and stroll to the again together with your palms up the place I can see them,”

“Shut the fuck up!” One of many bandits rushed ahead, swinging his half-rusted blade at Alcott. CLACK! Alcott caught his sword barehanded, “I do not need to consider what number of harmless individuals you killed,” He glared on the bandit within the face. THWACK! He kicked him within the guts along with his metal boot, sending his puking blood to the opposite aspect of the sector.

Arad rushed at a bunch of bandits. “That fool, is he loopy?” Merida growled, operating quicker and quicker, “Does he need to die?”

KA-DON! Arad punched one of many bandits within the face inflicting an explosion. The flames burned the bandit’s face and blinded his eyes, “My eyes!”

The opposite bandits surrounded Arad, swinging their axes and swords.

Arad pulled his palms collectively, [Flame cloak]. His physique immediately combusted, burning every part that obtained near him.

The bandits cried, turning to run away from the searing head. THUD! Arad grabbed two of them by the neck, his palms grilling their neck like scorching iron.

“Why are you operating?” Arad smiled, throwing them away after igniting their fabric. He turned to have a look at the opposite bandits, smiling. With the flame gentle, his face appeared black apart from his crimson eyes and evil grin. “Anybody needs a hug?”

The bandits checked out one another. A fast loss of life by Alcott’s blade appeared much better than getting roasted alive by that demon. “On him!” A bandit shouted, dashing at Alcott.

CLING! Merida rushed into, swinging her lengthy blade like a whirlwind. Cling! The bandit’s our bodies obtained severed in half, “Quit.” She mentioned, watching them.

“RUN!” One in all them screamed, turning again to run away. CLANG! Lydia stood, obvious at them with golden eyes, “Give up, and god would possibly forgive you.”

The bandits turned their heels and rushed in one other route, only for them to journey on an extended skinny wire. “What is that this?” One cried after which noticed Jack taking a look at them from behind the bushes with a smile.

“You do not stand an opportunity. Surrendering is your solely method to dwell!” Alcott shouted. “You possibly can run if you need, however we will simply hunt you down.” Lydia glared at them, shaking her head, and an arrow hit one of many bandits within the knee.

***

After the battle ended, fifty-six bandits died, and twenty surrendered. “Good job. This could make the forest a bit safer.” Alcott mentioned with a smile. However all of the sudden, his expression modified. “We have been performed!” He rushed again to town as quick as he might.

When Alcott and the remainder reached town, they discovered individuals gathering in entrance of the church, “Transfer apart. What occurred?” He glared inside. The pinnacle priest obtained mauled to loss of life alongside a person and a lady. The sisters standing round cried and introduced blankets to cowl the corpses.

“The beast attacked simply moments in the past,” One of many sisters approached Alcott, sobbing, “It took two sisters and town’s blacksmith who was praying right here.”

“The bandit assault as a distraction?” Arad growled, obvious round.

“Somebody might need tricked the bandits into attacking town. Revenge wasn’t their solely motive.” Alcott growled.

The get together spent the night looking out the rubble and located nothing. It was just like the beast appeared out of nowhere and disappeared into nothingness. “I want we had a ranger,” Alcott sighed, sitting on one of many church’s benches.

Arad sat beside him, “Even Jack could not discover any monitor. I anticipated this to be straightforward with all of the blood.” He sighed, “That factor is making enjoyable of us,”

“Do not say that. We have solely been right here for a day.” Alcott scratched his head, “I ought to have introduced Ginger, however somebody wants to remain in Alina.” He regarded on the church’s ceiling.

Lydia approached them, “We obtained some witness saying the beast got here from contained in the church, however we will not inform from the place.”

“Is there a chance of the church having a secret entrance?” Alcott stared at her.

“The one one that would possibly know is now useless,” Lydia stared on the room the place the pinnacle priest’s corpse was resting until the burial.

“Get everybody out of this place. And line them on the door for me,” Alcott checked out her, “I’ll take some excessive measures. I hope you may be understanding,”

“What do you propose to do?” Arad checked out him.

“Monitor the beast myself,” Alcott sighed, “Sniff the bastard out,” He stood.

Lydia went to the again and known as everybody from nuns to employees. “Lie up within the church’s corridor. We have to do some investigation.”

When everybody lined up. Alcott approached one of many sisters, obvious at her. She took a step again. His eyes appeared to succeed in deep into her soul.

Alcott bent barely, sniffing her chest and neck, “KYA!” The sister tried to push him, however she was the one to fall, “What are you doing!” She cried.

Alcott stood, “I must know the scent of everybody who lives right here within the church so I can monitor the beast,” He mentioned, wanting on the subsequent sister.

“Maintain a second,” Lydia grabbed his hand, “How are you going to do this?”

“I’ve a powerful sense of scent,” Alcott replied, “Educated it like rangers do,” He lied. His lycanthropic blood enchanted his senses. It was a wolf monitoring one other.

Lydia could not reply, he was an S-rank, and so they had been famend to be monsters with inhuman expertise. Having Alcott do this appeared anticipated. “Arad, come sniff them as effectively,” Alcott known as him.

“Why me?” Arad took a step again.

“You will have a powerful nostril. However it’s essential practice it.” Alcott replied. “Determine the scent of everybody within the church after which monitor any international scent you discover.”

Arad sighed. ^I am a dragon, and it is pathetic that I can not use my sense of scent effectively. I’m wondering what Mother would have mentioned,^ He approached one of many sisters. “You two?” she glared at him, disgusted. Arad picked up on that, so he smiled.

“I am the one disgusted right here, smelling your sweat.” Arad scratched his head, “We’re doing this to avoid wasting your life, so no less than faux you do not thoughts,”

“Ought to I assist?” Merida approached them, dragging Aella along with her, “The nuns would discover it extra comfy with us,”

Alcott stared again at her, “No, you two do not have what it take,” He replied with a passive face.