Reincarnated as a Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage
Chapter 62 - 62: Bandit Attack

Michael and the company walked their feet on the earth of the Vagoth Forest. They tracked the trail towards the nearest road, guided by the image pictured by a Clairvoyance above the sky.

They decided to walk the path with their feet, although they could easily teleport directly inside the city walls. They would get interrogated if they didn't pass one of the city gates.

Since they are inside the continent's third largest forest, monsters pop up frequently as they walk further. Although not as dangerous as the Great Forest of Darkness, Vagoth Forest is still considered a danger zone by normal means.

The area where they arrived was where B-ranked monsters were lurking. Certainly hazardous to explore and not suitable for everyone who's not the combat type.

But the group casually waltzed through the forest and effortlessly slew any hostile sentients along the way. Not only did they gain a grain amount of EXP, but monster parts also filled their subspace, which they could exchange for a hefty sum.

They proceeded further from the heart and walked towards the shallow parts of the forest. In a matter of around three hours, the tetrad finally saw the unpaved highway after the sea of trees.

"We'll be following this road by foot from now on." Said Michael. "We will reach the capital after a few hours of walking. Let's set our restrictions and wear our disguise from here."

After the girls nodded at Michael's statement, the four marched their way to the capital.

Since this road leads to the continent's capital, the road is quite wide, around four lanes by Earth's standards. The part of the highway where the four trailed off wasn't paved yet since the distance was way too far from the city. Muddy paths surely occur after the rain.

"…Stop. I heard clanks of metal." Marching for a few minutes, Lucy, who walked in front, raised a fist. "I detected multiple people clustered in an area. Seems like a group of bandits is currently ambushing a carriage a kilometer ahead."

Being the rogue of their party, Lucy has the highest sensing capabilities. She used Omnidirectional Perception to perceive what was happening. The egos can still use their cheat skills as long as no one notices them casting them.

"Oh! An isekai cliché! It a good opportunity, isn't it?"

"Indeed. We can use this chance to gain connections." Gabrielle nodded in agreement with Uriel.

Helping people makes them owe one a favor. Which might lead to a good relationship between the two parties. If they're lucky, they might hook up a big fish.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go."

After Michael's command, the group then cast Warp to teleport themselves fifty meters away from the scene.

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Around twenty ruffian-looking men besiege a pair of splendid carriages flanked by four panicking horses. Six escorts were desperately trying to defend the rear carriage, which was occupied by an important person.

"We have to protect the Young Lady no matter what!" A middle-aged man in armor shouted his lungs out to his subordinates.

"Yes, Sir Van!" Yelled the five of the remaining knights as they were clashing swords with the bandits.

Their number of escorts was originally nine, but the three magic casters have already fulfilled their duties. In battles, balancing the number of roles is crucial.

Sometimes, mages take on the most important roles, like attacking from a distance or healing and supporting the team. That's why the bandits prioritized the mages first upon ambush.

Individually, the escorts are around Level 200, while their leader, Van, stepped into the Level 300 realm. Only two of the bandits reached Level 200 and they got the upper hand due to their overwhelming numbers. The bandits only have five deaths out of twenty-six, with three of them losing their lives to Van's mithrill longsword.

"Your struggling is futile. Surrender now while you're still alive." said the bald, bulky bandit leader.

"Hmph! Even if we surrender now, you will still kill us as soon as you get what you want. I'd rather die fighting than betraying my Liege!" Steeled Van.

(Whatever they wanted from us, I won't let them do as they please.)

"Then I will grant your wish. Kill them."

"Okay, bos—" the grunt suddenly stopped his mouth and turned his head around. "Hey, boss! Something's coming!" He warned.

"I thought there was no one around?!"

"They're just four! And looks young!"

"Whoever they are. Stop them!"

Some of the bandits noticed the sudden approach of the new opponents. The leader changed the previous order and made his cronies attack the intruders instead.

(Reinforcements?)

As Van thought that to himself, two of the intruders, both women, stayed twenty meters from the scene. The woman in the crimson hood raised her ebony staff, and a large ball of fire flew out of it, engulfing two of the charging bandits in a blaze.

"Aahhhh!!! I'm burning!!!"

"H-help me!!! Put it out!!!"

The two shouted in agony as they felt the flames burning their skin. It was only a matter of seconds before the two collapsed like coal. Seeing the ball of flames, a bandit immediately recognized the situation.

"A magic user! Step ba—"

But before he finished talking, one of the two rushing intruders raised a finger, and the bandit's head went flying in the air. Not only him, but the two boys behind him have already lost their heads.

"A-ahh. W-what just happened? What did you did?!" The bandit leader blurted.

The bandits feel dumbfounded, thinking about what caused the decapitation. But Van caught a little glimpse of what really happened.

(Thread?)

According to his vision, thin lines flew fast towards the bandits' necks and cleanly beheaded them. But that kind of feature requires an indefinite amount of practice to master. Judging how young the woman is, Van couldn't fathom how she's able to do it.

Another Fireball flew along the road again and swallowed two more bandits. Seeing that discord among the bandits, he swung his sword at one of the bandits and managed to kill it quickly.

"Attack them while they are still distracted!"

As he raised his blood-drenched sword, the other knights slashed their own blades and fought back against the dazed bandits.

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