Chapter 16

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When the bandits dissipated, the ground was empty.

After the soldiers dissipated, a crystal flickered slightly.

Here it comes, thank the Mist.

Carefully, he scooped it up.

[Golden Desire]

[Magic Materials]

[Color: Copper]

[Attribute: Minor increase in magic stone energy]

[Description: Even death cannot obliterate the desire for wealth.]

To provide a battery for the Magic Stones, there was a material in the bag that could charge silver magic power.

These more expensive items could only be carried with him. Kane wanted the necessary spatial equipment for the protagonist.

Kane had found out that the cheapest spatial equipment cost a thousand gold pieces. Just bear with it a little longer and let the money bag bulge.

When he was done, he went to the ambush spot in the forest. However, there was nothing there.

With a little disappointment, he composed himself and continued walking to the final site.

He hadn’t been on the road long but he knew he was almost there.

Looking at the bandit camp right at the border of the map, the back of the camp was a white wall of mist reaching into the clouds.

It was the equivalent of Kane walking straight through the dungeon, which in turn showed how cramped it was.

But Kane had also seen a map of this dungeon in the files. It was just an irregular strip.

A skeleton hung from a wooden pole at the entrance to the camp, indicating that the people of this place were not to be trifled with. It was a warning to anyone who wanted trouble: See what happened to this skeleton first.

Kane found a large tree with a good view and swung up with spider silk to squat.

With Eagle Eye Vision, the entire bandit camp was in plain view.

In the tent in the middle of the camp, there was a human-shaped magical reaction. It was the only person in the camp who had a magical reaction.

This must be the boss at the end of the pass.

Four archers patrolled the camp’s wooden walls, and two squads of men patrolled the lower one, ten bandits in all.

There was no magical response from the other tents in the camp. He wondered if anyone was inside, but he would have to be careful when the time came.

He squatted on the tree top and observed the camp carefully.

Not long after, Kane sneaked to the rear of the camp in the night.

The area here wasn’t in the line of sight of the archers. Only the patrols would come here to patrol. Kane was prepared to wait.

Hanging upside down from a tree at the side, he saw a group of bandits walking over slowly.

When they were just beside Kane, he sprang up and launched himself through the air toward the Bandits’ Patrol.

[Building completed, Silent Cage]

The bandits were suddenly trapped in an invisible cage. The five of them huddled together but their cries could not travel.

And with that, it was as if they had been seized by invisible hands and dragged along, floating into the woods.

Shadows flickered in the trees.

Kane reappeared where he had been and continued his ambush. Only a few drops of blood on his cheek recounted what had just happened.

Another team of bandits came into view, Kane lying in wait quietly, the hunter already fixing his eyes on his prey.

The bandits reappeared in the same spot as before.

The same trick was repeated.

Kane reappeared at the top of a large tree beside the camp. He assumed a bow-wielding stance.

On the wooden wall by the bandits’ camp, the four archers fell in sequence, the faint movement muffled by the night breeze.

Kane swung stealthily up the wooden wall and fired a three-round burst at the Boss at the base of the pass. He turned and ran without waiting for the result.

There were too many tents in the camp. Eagle Eye’s X-ray vision could only be used on magical objects. Who knew if there were people hidden in the tents?

Or the clearing at the doorway.

A roar erupted from the camp. It seemed that he had hit the target.

Kane stood at the entrance to the camp, gun at the ready, and decided to take the boss head-on.

A tiny figure rushed out of the camp. He had an ordinary appearance and was dressed in ordinary clothes. If he wasn’t holding two daggers, he would look like an ordinary passerby.

He stopped five meters across from Kane, hunched over, holding one dagger upright and one upside down.

Time passed slowly as he confronted Kane. The leader, who didn’t have much of a mind, attacked first.

He charged directly at Kane, who jabbed at him with his gun.

However, he dodged the shot just as it was about to hit. He suddenly dodged to Kane’s left as he was about to close the distance. As he dodged, he threw a handful of purple powder at Kane.

The powder stuck to the air.

Dumb*ss.

Kane snickered inwardly and taunted him.

For some reason, a spider thread suddenly appeared at the feet of the bandit leader. The sudden appearance of the spider thread unbalanced his body.

However, he was quite skilled in martial arts. With a one-handed flip, he tried to adjust his body.

Kane couldn’t stop smiling at the sight of him cartwheeling.

The bandit leader was halfway through his cartwheel when there was a crash against the wall.

Just like that, his cartwheel suddenly flipped halfway over. He hit the air wall and collapsed.

Kane took the opportunity to jab his gun at the bandit leader on the ground. He tried to dodge, but it was too late.

He had no choice but to dodge his vital part. His head jerked to the side, and a spear pierced one of his arms, pinning him to the ground.

The leader of the bandits swung his dagger in his left hand to cut off his right arm. Then he rolled a few times and stood up.

Then he grabbed his right arm and jumped backwards, out of Kane’s range of attack.

Kane watched the bandit leader operate, and was puzzled. Surely he isn’t trying to run. He can’t.

Then the sky darkened and the leader of the bandits raised his head to the sky. Kane couldn’t help but look at the sky.

A huge hole suddenly appeared in the sky. Behind the hole was a thick white mist, and the shattered fragments turned into a few red streamers.

The streamers drifted toward the leader of the bandits below and poured into his body.

At this moment, the bandit leader had grown to about two meters. His eyes flickered with red light and shadows. His severed right arm had also regrown and he was roaring at the night sky.

[You can’t afford to play, huh? You’re still going back on your word. Start Phase Two.]

This scenario was extremely similar to the special circumstances Kane knew about in the Explorer’s career guide.

There were two kinds of people who were called lucky by the explorers. One of them were the first explorers who were lured. From this, it could be seen that there were two sides to being lucky.

The other was that when a dungeon was about to be completely digested, the dungeon would instinctively risk everything. At this time, whoever happened to be exploring the dungeon would have to be careful because the monsters in the dungeon would be buffed.

The specific manifestation was that the sky, earth, and sea of the dungeon began to shatter.

Since you’re cheating, don’t blame me for going all out.

After the initial shock, Kane calmed down. If he had to ask why, it was because even in the second stage, the leader of the bandits had a much weaker magical response than the vine-twining monster.

The advantage lies with me.

After the bandit leader roared, he reached out with the double daggers that were magnified by the magic he released.

He turned into a dark shadow and charged at Kane. His tall figure seemed so graceful.

Unfortunately, Kane was now at full power. The Shrouding Sky in his hand was using its skill, ‘Rebel’. The spear in his hand could penetrate the bandit leader at an advanced level.

Charging at the bandit leader, Kane aimed the tip of his spear at the man’s heart as he swung his twin daggers at Kane’s head.

There was no resistance as the spear blotted out the sky. It was unstoppable all the way. It pierced the bandit’s heart like a hot knife through butter.

And the bandit leader’s twin daggers were blocked by the air on either side of Kane’s head, as if they had struck an iron wall.

I’m heavily armored now.

The bandit leader’s body lost its strength. He put his hands on the spear stuck in his chest and knelt down.

He looked up at the sky, the red glow long gone from his eyes.

Some semblance of sanity seemed to return. He murmured to the sky.

Kane watched him finish whispering, his hands sliding down as his body began to dissipate and the world began to shatter.

Surging white mist swept through the opening. Instead of fleeing, Kane waited.

White mist swept past, and Kane disappeared with the world.