Davis descended before Zanqua and her Cleaving Wolf Gang, stepping on the rocky platform with a single foot while the other still hovered.
Zanqua's hand instantly went to the broadsword on her back. She had just realized who he was and shouted, but by the time her hand reached the broadsword, it was actually no longer there.
She ended up grasping empty air before she turned around to look, appearing shocked at the purple-robed man who held her broadsword while appearing to appraise it.
Paleen and the other bandits had just been swooning over a handsome man visiting their humble bandit abode, but hearing their boss's yell, their hearts leaped, and they froze over, not daring to turn or move.
The infamy of the Emperor of Death was well known. Even if people didn't recognize his face, his deeds were spread far and wide.