5 Chapter 5

We slowly crept up to the village to launch a surprise attack. When we reached the entrance I instructed both of them to stop their advance on the village. I whispered to them "Leave the bandit leader alive, no civilian casualties and make sure no one escapes, Me and Kir will try to take out as many as possible while they are not aware of us when they become aware of our presence you are free to charge in Rancor." They nod and get ready for the fight ahead of them.

Kir and I sneak into the compound and split up. I take the left and he takes the right. The village is surrounded by a thick wooden wall that is taller than the rancor, which is why I think they haven't become alerted to our presence as of yet, but that was immediately disrupted do to someone yelling out "Enemies! Enemies!" and with that our cover was blown. I rushed towards the yelling and heard a loud BAM! sound erupt through one of the walls, when I looked over I saw the Shadow Rancor bursting through the wood walls surrounding the village. The rancor was slicing and eating its way through its enemies like it was on a rampage. When I found Kir he was completely surrounded by burly men wielding swords, maces, and many other types of weapons. He was unfazed as he stabbed and slashed his way through all of the men. While I was focusing on them I forgot about my surroundings and when I heard a loud yell I turned around to see what I think to be the boss of the bandits slash at me with a sword.

My vision turned black and in my finale moments before blacking out I saw both Kir and the Rancor finish off the last of the bandits and rush to me with worried expressions.

.......

Days pass and I wake up in a weird wooden bed while covered in bandages. The room I was in looked old and like it was going to break by just a little wind. When I got up I realized that I was completely naked and before I could look for any clothes the door creaked open...

Before my eyes, a woman was staring at me with wide eyes. Before I could say anything she let out an ear-piercing scream and ran out of the room.

Kir rushed into the room while armed with his weapon and said "My lord, are you alright?! What happened!" Upon seeing my body he gained an understanding of what happened. He pointed towards clothes in the corner and walked out of the room shutting the door behind him.

I placed on my cloak and noticed that the back it does not even have a scratch from the blade of that bandit boss.

"What is the meaning of this?"

'Answering host, The Starter Cloak has a self-repair function.'

"Will all of the clothing I received from the system have a self-repair function as well?"

'Of course, but keep in mind your clothing will not repair itself when in battle.'

Good to know I guess, I then open the door and walk out of the room.

Standing in front of me is the rancor, Kir, and the girl that I saved, her face is in a deep shade of red and she is looking away from me. I realize she was the one to barge in on me naked so my face also gained a deep shade of red.

Upon noticing this Kir spoke to ease our embarrassment "My lord, we arrived at the village too late, the only survivor of this village is this young lady here."

When I heard that she was the only survivor I asked her "What do you plan on doing now?"

She sat there and said nothing.

I then offered "You could come with us?"

She brightened up and her eyes became much more energetic.

She yelled loudly with an excited voice "Can I!? Can I really?!"

I smiled and said, "Sure, as long as you can contribute to the team."

She hurriedly said, "Of course, I will try my hardest to contribute!"

"Okay, let's go find another town or village," I said.