nyslfriends Chapter 17 Adventurers Can Also Be Bandits
Chapter 17 Adventurers Can Also Be Bandits
Anvil, the leader of the "Anvil Four Beasts" squad, is currently very angry. He and his accomplices have set up a bounty for the destruction of a goblin nest.
Iron Anvil bought information that there were probably several Tier 1 goblins in this nest, and there was a high chance that it contained an earth elemental magic stone that could help him break through to Tier 2.
If he had connections, he would have liked to buy magic stones, but those nobles were cunning and would use their power to buy them up first, even if magic stones appeared on the market.
Iron Anvil was originally a bandit, and because he didn't have any magic stones, he had been stuck at this rank for several years. He reformed and became an adventurer, but only in order to obtain magic stones.
Therefore, he was determined to win this bounty and had inquired about the opposing team beforehand. The opposing team only had one peak first-tier player, while the other three were relatively weak.
His "Four Beasts of the Anvil" team consisted of four members all at the peak of Tier 1, so the guild should rightfully award the bounty to his more powerful team.
Iron Anvil was full of confidence, but a small team suddenly appeared out of nowhere and used their Silver Badge powers to steal the bounty.
He was so angry he felt like vomiting blood. People with silver badges should at least be at the second tier, yet they were fighting over such a low-level bounty.
Iron Anvil arrived at the guild early in the morning, eager to see which expert it was, so he could thoroughly humiliate the other party.
When the anvil saw the target, he froze.
It turned out to be Flora, the new elven ranger. Although she had obtained the Silver Badge, her strength was only at the peak of the first tier.
Anvil continued to observe Flora and discovered that her teammates were Luna and Gareth from the Silver Shield family, as well as an unknown black-haired boy.
From Iron Anvil's perspective, only Luna was worthy of serious consideration; Gareth was not worth mentioning.
At this moment, a greedy idea suddenly occurred to him. His team had four peak-level Tier 1 members. If he could also call up his four old buddies, the Silver Shield family team would be no match for them.
Moreover, he knew the approximate destination of the bounty, so he only needed to ambush them on the inevitable route.
You should know that the armor of the young masters and ladies of the Silver Shield family is very valuable. That elven ranger is beautiful, so her value will only be higher. Selling her to slave traders would definitely make a fortune. The profits are astonishing.
After he finishes this job, he can simply change his identity and move to a new city; he's done this many times before.
The only risk was that he didn't know anything about the black-haired boy's background; he had almost been discovered just because he had only glanced at him.
This black-haired boy is probably a master, at least his perception is very strong.
Just to be on the safe side, Tiezhen decided to spend money to buy information about the black-haired boy from an information broker before making any further plans.
His name was Lin Er, a wanderer who had registered with the guild a few days ago with the Elf Ranger. He had no special talents or class, and had been doing errands for the past few days. He was currently staying at the Shattered Sword Tavern.
This is absolutely wonderful.
The god of robbers must be blessing his anvil with all the good fortune it has always brought.
Iron Anvil was overjoyed and quickly gathered his men, especially his core members, Bonebreaker, Skinner, and Soul Eater.
The Anvil uses a warhammer, the Bonebreaker uses a chain hammer, the Skinner uses dual swords, and the Soul Eater is a skilled archer.
As for the other four old buddies, they use swords and shields, and their style is more conservative.
After the eight of them prepared their gear, they immediately set off for the Misty Forest.
Iron Anvil led the team to the only way through the Misty Forest, where Soul Eater set up traps while they lay in ambush on both sides of the road, concealing their presence.
After waiting for several hours.
A gleaming silver figure appeared in the anvil's field of vision. The person was walking at the front, completely unaware of the impending danger.
The prey has finally arrived.
……
Lin Er and Flora walked at the back of the group, and after leaving the misty area, they finally left the dangerous forest.
It was really eerie here, and I didn't know what kind of danger it was. Fortunately, the road that Flora opened up was very safe, and we didn't encounter any wild beasts or monsters along the way.
Because of what happened that morning, he hadn't let his guard down and was worried about encountering something unexpected in the Misty Forest.
The environment here is too complicated; it's not a good location.
Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Lin Er turned to look at Flora. He sensed that Flora wanted to say something to him all the way, but hesitated to speak.
He was just about to ask Flora.
Suddenly, a scream came from ahead, echoing through the woods, startling many birds into scattering in all directions.
Lin Er immediately drew his bamboo sword, and Flora followed suit by grabbing her bow and arrows.
He looked up and saw that Gareth had stepped on a trap and was in great pain.
At the same time, eight masked men jumped out from the side of the road, four in front and four in back.
Without a word, the four men in front swung their warhammers and chain hammers at Gareth, immediately unleashing their signature moves to kill him.
Gareth turned pale and raised his shield to block.
With a loud bang, the shield in his hand shattered into pieces, and he was sent flying.
Gareth coughed up blood, struggled to cast a healing spell on himself, and after catching his breath, he used all his strength to flee backward.
The anvil cursed loudly, "Bad luck!"
Why did you have to ambush this guy? His equipment is just too good. Anyone else would have been smashed into mincemeat long ago.
Iron Anvil said in a deep voice, "Kill this man directly, and take the other three as prisoners if possible."
The sound of the anvil wasn't loud, but Lin Er and the others could just hear it, and all three of them frowned in unison.
Gareth's eyes widened, and he roared, "Do you know who I am? How dare you kill me!"
"Fools." Anvil sneered, offering no reply, as their accomplices had already spread out and surrounded them.
[Side Quest: You have been ambushed by your fellow disciples. Please survive this attack. Each surviving companion will grant you an additional reward. Reward: 1 Low-grade Spirit Stone]
A fellow disciple ambushed and killed him?
Could these bandits be adventurers too?
Lin Er did not make any rash moves, but stood guard beside Flora with his sword, the two of them covering each other.
To save Gareth, Luna covered his retreat towards this side.
Iron Anvil, of course, wouldn't let her have her way. He led three people to approach, and since the main combat forces of both sides were roughly equal, a chaotic battle quickly broke out.
Lin Er glanced over and saw that Gareth had lost most of his fighting ability. Although Luna was better equipped, she was at a disadvantage because she was outnumbered.
One of the bandits wielded a chain mace exceptionally well, completely countering the shield. If they hadn't been aiming to capture her alive, Luna would have been defeated much sooner than expected.
Iron Anvil naturally knew this as well, and continued, "You two in the back, if you know what's good for you, surrender now. We only kidnap people, we don't kill them, and of course we won't assault you."
Lin Er didn't believe the bandit leader's words. His eyes were fixed on the Skinner and the other two bandits who were surrounding them from behind. Not far away, an archer was aiming, seemingly to prevent them from escaping.
Soul Eater chimed in, "Our boss keeps his word. You two, a pretty boy and an elf, can fetch some money with slave traders. Clean hostages are worth even more."
Lin Er was stunned. He never thought that he would be sold as a gigolo. No wonder the bandit leader specifically asked to capture him.
Just then, Flora launched a surprise attack, aiming an arrow straight at Soul Eater's vital point.
He was startled and quickly dodged, but he still inevitably took an arrow to the shoulder.
Soul Eater cursed loudly, saying, "That bitch, teach her a lesson, just don't scratch her face!"
Without needing to say more, Skinner, wielding twin blades, led his team up to kill them.