In the forest

Link waited patiently . He wasn't disappointed . After three minutes, there came the patter of footsteps .

From the time they concealed themselves to now, it had only been three minutes and thirty-five seconds . Link's Dragon Power recovery rate was 27 points per second . In this time, he had already recovered over 5800 Dragon Power points, fully recovering the amount he consumed earlier on .

This was the benefit of pure dragon power .

As their opponents got closer, Link gestured towards Nana . It was to say, I'll take the lead, you take the chance to sneak in an attack .

Nana's strength had increased, but even still, she was still only at Level-8 . It would be foolish to let her initiate the attack on a Level-10 expert, tantamount to suicide .

In fact, Nana was only a backup plan . If things went smoothly, she would not even have to reveal herself .

Nana nodded . She could feel her opponent's strength . She gripped her Breakpoint dagger tightly .

Tap . Tap . The footsteps slowed down . It seemed that the opponent detected something .

Link crouched low under the huge gra.s.s, squinting his eyes to look at the opponent . He saw that the bandit was only 90 feet away . The bandit gripped his axe tightly and poised his body in a defensive posture .

The bandit was wearing simple leather armor with little defense . Whether it was Link's Dragon King's Wrath sword or Nana's Breakpoint dagger, either one would easily pierce their defenses .

The axe he was holding also seemed to be made of simple steel . This would be a great weapon for a normal Warrior, but for a Legendary Warrior, it was far too inferior .

Although the Warriors in this world are strong, their equipment is pathetic . This fellow doesn't even have any magic equipment; he's just a sitting duck . Link sighed . In terms of equipment, Link had an extreme advantage .

At this point, the bandit came within 30 feet . His movements became even more cautious and alert . When he walked into the foliage, he alarmed a dog-sized rat . As it jumped and escaped, the bandit was in turn alarmed and turned to face the rat .

Whoosh . Link naturally would not waste this chance . His body immediately disappeared from his original position, instantly appearing to the bandit's seven o'clock, behind the bandit's left shoulder .

This was an ideal position for sneak attacking, as it was a dead angle for the opponent . Link could focus on attacking while the bandit could only dodge and not counter .

Swoosh . Link's sword stabbed at the bandit's back . At the same time, he pointed his Burning Wrath of Heaven's wand to the s.p.a.ce in front of the bandit . He released a dimensional ball that stopped in front of the bandit, cutting off his escape path .

The bandit Oyes detected the killing intent from behind him and immediately reacted, lunging forward as Link had predicted .

As he was in mid-air, he forcefully spun his body around, raising his axe to strike back at Link .

Wham . The dimensional ball exploded, trapping the bandit within .

Revolve!

This time, Link didn't use Spatial Shackles or Spatial Rend . Instead, he simply used the distortional force produced by the spatial energy to create a rotating force . The huge force acted on Oyes's body, causing him to spin around mid-air .

Oyes was shocked . He immediately re-adjusted his body and forcefully activated his skill . Swoosh . A blood-red light appeared and headed straight for Link .

This skill was extremely forced . After releasing it, he found himself in an awkward position, and he couldn't maintain his balance .

Link had long since expected this development and had activated Instant Flash before this happened . When the blood-red light reached, all it hit was Link's after-image . The real Link had already reappeared behind Oyes's body and once again stabbed towards his back .

This stab was in a perfect position and had perfect timing . It was immediately after the opponent had used his skill and was in a refractory period . The bandit simply did not have time to make any follow-up moves .

The sword stabbed into the opponent's back, sliding smoothly into his body . Just as the sword tip entered, Link noticed a few scars on the bandit's neck . Link felt a sudden impulse and twisted his blade, avoiding the bandit's heart .

Nonetheless, the blade still pierced right through the bandit's lungs . The pain was incredible, and the bandit involuntarily released a cry of pain . Still suspended in the air, his body lost all its strength and went limp .

Link pulled back his sword and slashed once more, cutting off the bandit's arm that held the axe .

Crash . The bandit's body crumpled to the ground . He no longer had any strength left to resist .

After creating the spell Instant Flash, it was a simple matter for Link to deal with regular Level-10 experts .

Link walked forward and stepped down hard onto the bandit's body, which was still jerking about in pain .

Link pressed his sword tip against the opponent's throat and asked, "What happened in Spring Leaf Village?"

"I dare you to kill me!" The bandit shouted . He wanted to spit his blood covered spit at Link . However, the moment he exerted his strength, he started coughing in pain . The wound in his lung caused him to cough up huge amounts of blood and nearly stop breathing .

Link moved his sword to poke into the bandit's finger on his left hand, like a sharp nail .

"Arghhh!" The bandit screamed in pain . He could see that Link was going to slowly and repeatedly pierce his finger with his sword . Panicking, he explained . "We poisoned Balha's wife . He's gone mad!"

"No wonder," Link said in realization . In Spring Leaf Village, everyone knew that Balha's soft spot was his beloved wife . Even though Link had only stayed in the village for a short time, he had also known about it .

There was little that strong people like Balha would fear . That was with the exception of the people that he cared about . Watching as the bandits kill his beloved, it was no surprise that Balha would go insane .

Link couldn't understand it . He asked, "But you guys are just a bandit gang…"

"Mercenary troop!"

"Fine, mercenary troop . For a mercenary troop to go up against the lord of Spring Leaf Village, aren't you afraid of retaliation? I'm sure you know that Balha's father is Great Lord Bal . That's a Level-17 expert . "

"Heh," the bandit laughed . His smirking mouth was covered in blood . "We are just slaves, trash with nothing to our names . All we have are our lives . What wouldn't we be afraid of doing? Anyway, Bal is busy with his own troubles . Where would he find time to bother us? Hahahaha . "

Important figures had their own work to do; this was something Link understood very well . Back when he was cleaning up Ferde's bandit problem, he had let the mercenary troops manage the problem . He had not gone out to clean them up himself, as he was far too busy with other things .

Link asked another question . "How do you remove the slave collar?"

This question caused the bandit to pause . "Remove the slave collar? What are you planning…? Oh, I get it . You Araguans are up to something . I'm never telling you!"

Although the bandit refused to answer, it gave Link a clue, letting him know that there was a way to remove the slave collar . Furthermore, it wouldn't be too difficult . Otherwise, a simple bandit troop would never be able to release it on their own .

This made Link happy .

Link sized up the bandit again . The bandit was tough and unmoving, stubborn to his bones . It would probably be difficult to make him open his mouth .

Link had no time to waste with him . Raising his sword, he ended the bandit's life .

There were three bandits from just now . Now that two were dead, there was one more Level-9 bandit . Link thought for a moment and said to Nana, "Go, protect Milda and Riel . I'm going to kill the pursuers . "

"Understood," Nana said . She turned and left .

Link, on the other hand, turned back towards the tree hole they were hiding in before . He was going to deal with a Level-9 bandit . This would be a piece of cake for him, and he hurried onwards .

Half a minute later, he exited the dense foliage and found himself back where the tree hole was .

The surroundings were covered in flesh and blood, the remains of the first Blood-eye bandit he killed .

Link carefully studied the tracks on the floor and quickly determined the direction the last bandit had left in .

His speed isn't fast; the footsteps are much deeper than before . There is also a lot of blood trailing along . The bandit probably brought his comrade's corpse along, Link deduced .

Link followed the trail . After about three minutes, he noticed something new .

His speed suddenly increased . Based on the speed and the distance, this must have been when I killed the third guy . He must have realized that the situation was bad and decided to speed up . Unfortunately, he's still not fast enough .

Link increased his speed, determined to chase the bandit down .

After another five minutes, Link stopped . At the side of the road, he saw a corpse . This belonged to the first bandit he killed . At the same time, the footsteps on the trail disappeared . At least, with the naked eye, there were no obvious tracks on the ground .

Link thought for a moment . He must have decided that he couldn't escape fast enough, so he threw aside the body and hid his own tracks, choosing to hide instead .

If Link was a Warrior in this world, he might not be able to continue tracking down the bandit . Fortunately, he was a Magician .

Link pointed the magic sword in his hand forward and said softly, "Clear Sign!"

Clear Sign

Level-3 Hidden Spell

Effect: Greatly increase the user's senses and filter out irrelevant information .

(Note: Use it to uncover the truth . )

After using the spell, Link felt like he woke up . The world in front of him changed, and all the unhelpful phenomena in front of him, like the wind and the sound of bugs and bird calls, disappeared .

Link's mental realm became silent . The surrounding imagery became somewhat vague . Meanwhile, Link sniffed hard, picking up the scent of blood . There were two different scents: One came from the corpse in front of him and was very dense . The other scent was a lot fainter and pointed towards a particular direction .

The other bandit has got this guy's blood on him . I can use it to find him too .

Link maintained the state of Clear Sign, tracing the scent of blood and chasing it .

After walking for about 300 feet, Link stopped . He pointed the sword in his hand towards a patch of green nine feet away .

"Come out!"

The foliage was quiet at first . Then, three seconds later, a figure lunged out towards Link . It was the bandit!

Whoosh . Spatial Shackles!

The bandit was Level-9, and Link used 2000 Dragon Power points in this spell . The bandit immediately slowed down, moving as slow as one centimeter every second . It was like he was in a thick, viscous paste .

Link waved his magic sword, negating a portion of the Spatial Shackles . In the end, the bandit's body was still trapped within the Spatial Shackles s.p.a.ce, while his head existed in normal s.p.a.ce .

On this bandit's neck were also some scars . These scars were probably left by a slave collar .

Pointing the Dragon King's Wrath at the bandit's forehead, Link began to speak .

"I've got no patience . I just want to know one thing . If you answer me, I'll spare you, otherwise, …"

"Just kill me!" The bandit stared hatefully at Link .

Link laughed . If the bandit had stayed calm, Link wouldn't have any confidence in prying the information out of him . However, it was obvious that this was just a brave front in the face of death .

People in this state seemed fearless, but it was only temporary . After a while, their survival instinct would naturally kick in .

Link paused, dragging out the time . After a while, he continued, "I will count down from ten . You can make your decision by then…ten… nine… eight… three . . . "

Link took his time counting down . Finally, when he had reached three, the bandit spoke up . "Will you really let me go?"

Chapter 388 The Possibility of Removing the Slave CollarTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioIn the forestLink waited patiently . He wasn t disappointed . After three minutes, there came the patter of footsteps . From the time they concealed themselves to now, it had only been three minutes and thirty five seconds . Link s Dragon Power recovery rate was 27 points per second . In this time, he had already recovered over 5800 Dragon Power points, fully recovering the amount he consumed earlier on . This was the benefit of pure dragon power . As their opponents got closer, Link gestured towards Nana . It was to say, I ll take the lead, you take the chance to sneak in an attack . Nana s strength had increased, but even still, she was still only at Level 8 . It would be foolish to let her initiate the attack on a Level 10 expert, tantamount to suicide . In fact, Nana was only a backup plan . If things went smoothly, she would not even have to reveal herself . Nana nodded . She could feel her opponent s strength . She gripped her Breakpoint dagger tightly . Tap . Tap . The footsteps slowed down . It seemed that the opponent detected something . Link crouched low under the huge gra.s.s, squinting his eyes to look at the opponent . He saw that the bandit was only 90 feet away . The bandit gripped his axe tightly and poised his body in a defensive posture . The bandit was wearing simple leather armor with little defense . Whether it was Link s Dragon King s Wrath sword or Nana s Breakpoint dagger, either one would easily pierce their defenses . The axe he was holding also seemed to be made of simple steel . This would be a great weapon for a normal Warrior, but for a Legendary Warrior, it was far too inferior . Although the Warriors in this world are strong, their equipment is pathetic . This fellow doesn t even have any magic equipment he s just a sitting duck . Link sighed . In terms of equipment, Link had an extreme advantage . At this point, the bandit came within 30 feet . His movements became even more cautious and alert . When he walked into the foliage, he alarmed a dog sized rat . As it jumped and escaped, the bandit was in turn alarmed and turned to face the rat . Whoosh . Link naturally would not waste this chance . His body immediately disappeared from his original position, instantly appearing to the bandit s seven o clock, behind the bandit s left shoulder . This was an ideal position for sneak attacking, as it was a dead angle for the opponent . Link could focus on attacking while the bandit could only dodge and not counter . Swoosh . Link s sword stabbed at the bandit s back . At the same time, he pointed his Burning Wrath of Heaven s wand to the s.p.a.ce in front of the bandit . He released a dimensional ball that stopped in front of the bandit, cutting off his escape path . The bandit Oyes detected the killing intent from behind him and immediately reacted, lunging forward as Link had predicted . As he was in mid air, he forcefully spun his body around, raising his axe to strike back at Link . Wham . The dimensional ball exploded, trapping the bandit within . Revolve This time, Link didn t use Spatial Shackles or Spatial Rend . Instead, he simply used the distortional force produced by the spatial energy to create a rotating force . The huge force acted on Oyes s body, causing him to spin around mid air . Oyes was shocked . He immediately re adjusted his body and forcefully activated his skill . Swoosh . A blood red light appeared and headed straight for Link . This skill was extremely forced . After releasing it, he found himself in an awkward position, and he couldn t maintain his balance . Link had long since expected this development and had activated Instant Flash before this happened . When the blood red light reached, all it hit was Link s after image . The real Link had already reappeared behind Oyes s body and once again stabbed towards his back . This stab was in a perfect position and had perfect timing . It was immediately after the opponent had used his skill and was in a refractory period . The bandit simply did not have time to make any follow up moves . The sword stabbed into the opponent s back, sliding smoothly into his body . Just as the sword tip entered, Link noticed a few scars on the bandit s neck . Link felt a sudden impulse and twisted his blade, avoiding the bandit s heart . Nonetheless, the blade still pierced right through the bandit s lungs . The pain was incredible, and the bandit involuntarily released a cry of pain . Still suspended in the air, his body lost all its strength and went limp . Link pulled back his sword and slashed once more, cutting off the bandit s arm that held the axe . Crash . The bandit s body crumpled to the ground . He no longer had any strength left to resist . After creating the spell Instant Flash, it was a simple matter for Link to deal with regular Level 10 experts . Link walked forward and stepped down hard onto the bandit s body, which was still jerking about in pain . Link pressed his sword tip against the opponent s throat and asked, What happened in Spring Leaf Village I dare you to kill me The bandit shouted . He wanted to spit his blood covered spit at Link . However, the moment he exerted his strength, he started coughing in pain . The wound in his lung caused him to cough up huge amounts of blood and nearly stop breathing . Link moved his sword to poke into the bandit s finger on his left hand, like a sharp nail . Arghhh The bandit screamed in pain . He could see that Link was going to slowly and repeatedly pierce his finger with his sword . Panicking, he explained . We poisoned Balha s wife . He s gone mad No wonder, Link said in realization . In Spring Leaf Village, everyone knew that Balha s soft spot was his beloved wife . Even though Link had only stayed in the village for a short time, he had also known about it . There was little that strong people like Balha would fear . That was with the exception of the people that he cared about . Watching as the bandits kill his beloved, it was no surprise that Balha would go insane . Link couldn t understand it . He asked, But you guys are just a bandit gang Mercenary troop Fine, mercenary troop . For a mercenary troop to go up against the lord of Spring Leaf Village, aren t you afraid of retaliation I m sure you know that Balha s father is Great Lord Bal . That s a Level 17 expert . Heh, the bandit laughed . His smirking mouth was covered in blood . We are just slaves, trash with nothing to our names . All we have are our lives . What wouldn t we be afraid of doing Anyway, Bal is busy with his own troubles . Where would he find time to bother us Hahahaha . Important figures had their own work to do this was something Link understood very well . Back when he was cleaning up Ferde s bandit problem, he had let the mercenary troops manage the problem . He had not gone out to clean them up himself, as he was far too busy with other things . Link asked another question . How do you remove the slave collar This question caused the bandit to pause . Remove the slave collar What are you planning Oh, I get it . You Araguans are up to something . I m never telling you Although the bandit refused to answer, it gave Link a clue, letting him know that there was a way to remove the slave collar . Furthermore, it wouldn t be too difficult . Otherwise, a simple bandit troop would never be able to release it on their own . This made Link happy . Link sized up the bandit again . The bandit was tough and unmoving, stubborn to his bones . It would probably be difficult to make him open his mouth . Link had no time to waste with him . Raising his sword, he ended the bandit s life . There were three bandits from just now . Now that two were dead, there was one more Level 9 bandit . Link thought for a moment and said to Nana, Go, protect Milda and Riel . I m going to kill the pursuers . Understood, Nana said . She turned and left . Link, on the other hand, turned back towards the tree hole they were hiding in before . He was going to deal with a Level 9 bandit . This would be a piece of cake for him, and he hurried onwards . Half a minute later, he exited the dense foliage and found himself back where the tree hole was . The surroundings were covered in flesh and blood, the remains of the first Blood eye bandit he killed . Link carefully studied the tracks on the floor and quickly determined the direction the last bandit had left in . His speed isn t fast the footsteps are much deeper than before . There is also a lot of blood trailing along . The bandit probably brought his comrade s corpse along, Link deduced . Link followed the trail . After about three minutes, he noticed something new . His speed suddenly increased . Based on the speed and the distance, this must have been when I killed the third guy . He must have realized that the situation was bad and decided to speed up . Unfortunately, he s still not fast enough . Link increased his speed, determined to chase the bandit down . After another five minutes, Link stopped . At the side of the road, he saw a corpse . This belonged to the first bandit he killed . At the same time, the footsteps on the trail disappeared . At least, with the naked eye, there were no obvious tracks on the ground . Link thought for a moment . He must have decided that he couldn t escape fast enough, so he threw aside the body and hid his own tracks, choosing to hide instead . If Link was a Warrior in this world, he might not be able to continue tracking down the bandit . Fortunately, he was a Magician . Link pointed the magic sword in his hand forward and said softly, Clear Sign Clear SignLevel 3 Hidden SpellEffect Greatly increase the user s senses and filter out irrelevant information . Note Use it to uncover the truth . After using the spell, Link felt like he woke up . The world in front of him changed, and all the unhelpful phenomena in front of him, like the wind and the sound of bugs and bird calls, disappeared . Link s mental realm became silent . The surrounding imagery became somewhat vague . Meanwhile, Link sniffed hard, picking up the scent of blood . There were two different scents One came from the corpse in front of him and was very dense . The other scent was a lot fainter and pointed towards a particular direction . The other bandit has got this guy s blood on him . I can use it to find him too . Link maintained the state of Clear Sign, tracing the scent of blood and chasing it . After walking for about 300 feet, Link stopped . He pointed the sword in his hand towards a patch of green nine feet away . Come out The foliage was quiet at first . Then, three seconds later, a figure lunged out towards Link . It was the bandit Whoosh . Spatial Shackles The bandit was Level 9, and Link used 2000 Dragon Power points in this spell . The bandit immediately slowed down, moving as slow as one centimeter every second . It was like he was in a thick, viscous paste . Link waved his magic sword, negating a portion of the Spatial Shackles . In the end, the bandit s body was still trapped within the Spatial Shackles s.p.a.ce, while his head existed in normal s.p.a.ce . On this bandit s neck were also some scars . These scars were probably left by a slave collar . Pointing the Dragon King s Wrath at the bandit s forehead, Link began to speak . I ve got no patience . I just want to know one thing . If you answer me, I ll spare you, otherwise, Just kill me The bandit stared hatefully at Link . Link laughed . If the bandit had stayed calm, Link wouldn t have any confidence in prying the information out of him . However, it was obvious that this was just a brave front in the face of death . People in this state seemed fearless, but it was only temporary . After a while, their survival instinct would naturally kick in . Link paused, dragging out the time . After a while, he continued, I will count down from ten . You can make your decision by then ten nine eight three . . . Link took his time counting down . Finally, when he had reached three, the bandit spoke up . Will you really let me go