Chapter 618

Chapter 618: The Bandits Don’t Know What to Do

There’s a large group of people inside the forest. It’s not a village and it’s more of a camp. Most likely, it’s a bandit group nesting in this place.

All of them are preparing to move. The direction they are going? My camp. Where the circus troupe are camping for the night.

“Are they bandits?” Victoria asked.

“Most likely. I doubt they want to come and ask for peace. What to do now?”

I can easily defeat all of them. There are only about fifty of them. and I don’t think any of them are expert level mage. They didn’t even notice me when I’m this close. Any average expert level mage should be able to detect my presence when I’m this close. Especially since I am not using Aura to hide my presence.

“Well, if there are no expert level mages, just the people in the circus are enough to defeat them all. Well, except for Thomas and few agents who have low level. Even if you leave them be, none of them are strong enough to defeat us,” Victoria said.

“Yeah. But I’m worried about those three people who were running before. If they are part of these bandit group, then it’s fine to kill them. But if they are actually escaping hostages, that means they are just victims. Hmm... I don’t think there are other hostages here. Everyone is going to our camp,” I said after checking the bandit’s camp.

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“Do you think it’s time for the living armor to make an appearance? Thomas and the others can also help spread the rumors that the living armors are helping travelers from bandit,” Victoria suggested.

“That might be a good plan. Let’s discuss it with the others first. They are all agents except for Thomas, so they should know what to do. Though we can just leave them be as well,” I said.

And so, we returned to the camp. When we arrive, the small man and his friends were not here yet. And while the barrier is separating us, I talked to one of the circus performers there. Another clown who is quite good but not as good as I am. He’s also an amazing agent from Varadis who have medical license like me. He’s a doctor.

“A group of bandits are coming here? And three people will arrive first?” the clown asked. His name is Burnes.

“Yes. And among those three, if you look at them, you will think that they are a normal family of three. A mother, a father, and a son. But the smallest one might actually be the oldest. He has the lung of a heavy smoker,” I said.

“Well, how long will the barrier last?” Burnes asked.

“Around thirty minutes. And those three will arrive in around ten minutes while the rest of the bandits will arrive in twenty,” I said.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do but wait. When the bandits arrive, we will wait and see what they do for the next five minutes. If you don’t want to do anything, that’s fine. But if you decided to fight those bandits, do it in the last five minutes. That’s more than enough for you, right?” Burnes asked.

“One minute is more than enough actually. I can just spread sleeping gas and all of them would fall asleep in no time. Though since they are bandits, I’ll kill them all. I’m just asking for your suggestion because I don’t know if those three are hostages or actually part of the bandits,” I said.

“Yeah. It will be fun to see how those three will act when the barrier is not opened. Though if they are truly hostages, or they are pretty good actors, then you can just defeat the bandits in an instant. You can be the living armor. And When we arrive in Mellian, we will spread the news that there’s a traveling living armor who saves people. Alright, I will tell the others about this. This is also some sort of entertainment since we know that we will be fine with you around,” Burnes said before he enters a tent and tell the others about it.

He actually suggested the same plan as I was thinking. Well, since two people have thought of that plan, there’s nothing wrong in doing it.

If those three are truly hostages, they will be scared of the bandits. And I will kill those bandits easily.

But if those three are part of them, and they act so well that we can’t tell if they are also bandits or not, then I will still kill the bandits. Those three will have no choice but to continue acting while we pretend to protect them all the way to the next city when we actually just watching their movement. That should be good enough to stop them from doing anything.

In any case, there’s nothing they can do except for acting. Though if they are really hostages, then they are safe. That’s all there is to it.

“For the moment, I’ll go check the wanted posters in Melk and Mellian. I’ll see if there’s a wanted poster of someone from those three first. Victoria and Ray can stay here and protect the others. I’ll go alone,” I said before I undo my armor and returns it back into its bracelet form.

I opened a portal to Melk and check the guild right away. Checking all the wanted posters there without entering the guild since I can use Divine Vision to do it.

After that, I move to Mellian and do the same before returning back to the camp.

“How was it, Roy?” Victoria asked.

“There’s a wanted poster of the small man in Melk but no wanted poster of him in Mellian. At least we know that he’s a criminal,” I said.

We still have some more time before those three arrive, so I informed Burnes and the other as well about what I find.

“We’ll at least take him with us to Mellian. As for the others, you can decide whether to kill him or not,” Burnes said.

And finally, after waiting for a while, those three arrives. Victoria and I went into hiding while those three approached the camp. Not knowing that there’s a barrier protecting the camp. As for Ray, I will be the one riding him.

Victoria is pretending to be a pebble on the road. She is right below the three so she can hear what they say. As for me, with my enhanced hearing, I can hear them from where I’m hiding.

Those three noticed the camp and started acting like they are being chased. And they didn’t notice that they are running straight into the barrier and hit it with their face. That’s hilarious.

“Oh, what the hell!? There’s a barrier here!” the man said.

“Don’t be so loud! We’ll continue our act and pretend that we are asking them for help. With so many people in the camp, they should have a lot to steal,” the woman said.

“Be calm and continue your act. Knock on the barrier and ask for their help before the others arrive,” the small man is still calm even though his nose is bleeding from crashing at the barrier.

Soon after, Thomas, Burnes, and the others arrive. Burnes become the representative since Thomas is not that good in acting. He’s a good clown. But because of the limit in his physical ability, he’s not as good as me. But he’s still being loved by the fans even though we share the same stage.

The three pretends that they are being chased and asked for help. To open the barrier and let them in.

“Sorry, but that’s impossible. The barrier will only open when the time is up or it receive enough damage to destroy it. We have tried it before that even if all of us attacked the barrier, it won’t get destroyed. I think we will be safe from the bandits. But for you guys, it’s best to keep running. Those bandits won’t be able to destroy the barrier anyway. Good luck!” Burnes said to the three.

The reaction that those three showed is funny. They are pretending to be a family, but the parents actually looking at their son asking for their next action. But the son can’t do anything because he has to pretend to act like a child.

And they just started arguing to let them in. But the circus troupe continue saying that the barrier won’t be broken no matter how much they tried.

Finally, the bandit group chasing after the three arrives.

“Find those three! Take them as hostages so... what happened here?”

The one who acted as the bandit leader was shocked when he sees that the three were still in front of the camp and everyone there still hasn’t prepared to leave or do anything.

“Go! Run! While the barrier is still intact, we can delay them!” Burnes said to the three. But those three just stood there paralyzed. They don’t know what to do.

This is funny. The bandits also confused looking at the situation. But I guess it’s time for me to appear soon. Let’s see what will happen next before I make my move.