Chapter 158: Sword Slave Marker II

The group of guards and merchants heard a gentle voice giving them instructions. 

They quickly looked around but did not see anyone…

"Boss, what should we do?"

The leader of the hired guard was asked by one of his subordinates… They noticed that the bandits were unable to move but they didn't dare to act rashly…

As the voice had said, they have to leave the place instead of finishing them off. It means that they only have enough time to escape…

He quickly looked at the merchants. 

"Move!"

They did not hesitate to order them to leave the place. They left together with the people injured from the first carriage. 

Although it is a shame to leave the materials from the flipped carriage, their lives were more important than these materials.

The carriages didn't turn around as they just steer clear of the obstruction in front.

"I'm Rahman from Silver Leaf Trading Consortium… Find me if you need help in the future!"

The young leader of the merchant's group shouted in hopes that he could meet his invisible savior someday. Of course, not only was he interested in repaying them but he also wanted to befriend a strong individual… or perhaps a group.

Exactly 60 seconds had passed before the bandits managed to regain control to their bodies

"W-what happened?"

The previously menacing leader of the bandit group nervously assessed that situation. 

He has been doing this kind of work for three decades already but this is the first time that this has happened! They were completely helpless during the minute that they were unable to move!

"Boss? Are we now being targeted by an Arcanist?"

"Shut up! Find the one who did this!"

The leader has a large frame and has a huge axe on his back as his main weapon. He didn't draw it yet as he let his subordinates surround him.

They looked at the first bandit who died nearby and saw that he was pierced by something on his stomach. 

However, they didn't see what pierced his body… It was perhaps dissolved already or it passed through the ground making it unnoticeable at this point.

Whoosh~

The bandit leader seems to have sensitive ears as he suddenly glanced in the direction where the invisible and flying wooden sword was before it pierced through another bandit…

"Aahhh! Help!" The bandit was mercilessly killed by an unknown arrow or perhaps a bullet. 

However, this was enough to give a clue about their invisible opponent. 

"An Arcanist? Hey! Whoever you are, I'm Ruthren the Pillager! I know a lot of people in the Arcanist Association… If you stop now and reveal yourself, I won't ask Sir Renzo and Lady Karen to hunt you…"

He threw out some names that Reiji didn't recognize. Nevertheless, they might be strong Arcanists but he didn't care about any of that…

"Reiji… Those two names… I remember them, they're both Third-Class Arcanists. I've heard about the two as they have been hunting for troll's blood for about two decades already…"

Surprisingly, Felix the Kris Sword was aware of the two Arcanists that have a connection with these bandits…

"Don't believe them… Those two wouldn't team up with these people… Even if they are, they wouldn't be able to quickly come here…" Felix added as he seemed to be worried that Reiji would hesitate by mentioning those names.

However, their worry was for naught… Reiji didn't stop his assault as he moved swiftly and became even more deadly in his every move…

Screams and cries were heard as the bandits died one by one… 

Yerin and Jaymie were astounded by the sight of a single Arcana killing several humans equipped with Enhanced Weapons and some Magic Items…

Although they have the advantage of being sentient Arcana and possess three or more skills than the others, it doesn't mean that they can already fight and dominate humans on their own!

"Amazing… Is he one of those Mythical Rank Arcana?"

"Perhaps… You should ask him later." Yerin urged her friend. Although their rank must be kept as a secret, the strong didn't have to hide this at all...

Whom~ 

Finally, after three minutes of confrontation between the twenty bandits and a single Arcana, a wooden sword steadily floated above them as if he was observing the marvelous feat that he just did.

"So strong…" 

They just witnessed a single Arcana using five or more combat skills… Aside from that, this is also the first time that they've seen a stealth ability that wouldn't be canceled even if they started hitting objects…

Normal stealth ability would be canceled once they bumped into something or they got too close with intelligent beings.

However, Reiji's ability was obviously in the top tier!

On the other hand, he also felt refreshed after fighting against this group… For most of the time, he was only able to practice against the jungle's beast and not to humans.

Thanks to this, he realized that one of his abilities that were not too effective against the beasts was actually very useful against humans…

As he was about to confront the last three bandits that have given up, he heard a voice in his mind. 

'Reiji… May I ask you one thing about your ability?' Felix used a skill similar to Sense Link in order to speak with him.

Since the battle is already over and the last three bandits no longer have a will to continue their fight, Reiji didn't mind answering his question.

'Go ahead and ask…'

'Did you just used a Sword Intent?' Felix seriously asked. Since they were fellow swords, he was sensitive to these kinds of abilities.

Unlike the Sword's Will that can only boost the wielder's power, the Sword Intent was something that would boost the sword's power and emit something similar to Spiritual Pressure.

This is what he used to stop the movements of the bandits for a short while… In truth, if he used this against the Evil Beasts that he knows, it would only last for 5 or 10 seconds… However, Reiji realized now that when he used it to humans, it could last to a full minute.

It may perhaps due to their weak mentality, physique, and lack of defensive Magic Items, but it was still a good reference for the future.

The price of 570 Skill Points was worthy enough. Although it may take quite a long time before he can upgrade it again, it was still sufficient with his current status… 

'Well… I didn't know that you'll recognize the skill… Do you also have a Sword Intent?' Reiji asked in return.

'No… I don't have Sword Intent but I have something similar is called Sword Territory… It is a low-tier ability but that's the closest I have… Anyway, I asked this because Sword Intent is something that only powerful Arcana would have… I guess you're truly a Blessed Arcana as they said. That's why you were able to meet the leaders alone…'

Felix said as he seemed to be quite observant… 

Reiji only smiled, or perhaps nodded, as he turned his attention to the three weakened bandits…

"Just kill me… But I assure you… My friend would take revenge once they learned about this."

"Boss is right! We're not afraid of death!"

"Hmph… You're still hiding and controlling this sword from afar… Come out if you dare!"

The three bandits said and instead of looking at the floating sword, they were actually looking around to find the Arcanist that was controlling this flying wooden sword…

Reiji found it quite funny that they've never realized that he's a sentient Arcana and not just a weapon being controlled.

Instead of answering, Reiji decided to just do what he needs to do…

Suddenly, the three Sentient Arcana and the three Bandits saw the wooden sword glow with deep green light…

Then, the tip of the sword lit up even more brightly before it headed to pierce their heads…

Pah! Pah! Pah!

Their skulls were hit by the tip of the sword before a mark or tattoo appeared on their forehead…

Felix and the two other Arcana were confused as they saw that even though Reiji had burst with power just now, he didn't manage to pierce the bandit's head.

'What's going on?' 

They wanted to ask Reiji about the problem but they suddenly noticed that the three bandits kneeled in front of the floating sword. 

"Master… Please give us your orders…"

Yerin and Jaymie were shocked by their words. On the other hand, Felix trembled a bit as he looked at the scene in front of him…

"He—He just made a Sword Slave! I knew it… He's a Legendary or perhaps Mythical Arcana!"

Felix exclaimed as he felt happy that he gets to know a powerful Arcana…

Reiji smiled at the successful slave marking as he gave his first orders to the bandits…

"Do you guys have any means of transportation? I want to go north…" Reiji inquired. Although he wanted to claim the bandit's hidden treasures or perhaps loot the carriage that was left behind, free transportation is his current priority.