The adventurers stepped back and the mercenaries stepped forward to protect the cargo.
"Hehe! Hand over your shit if you don't wanna die!" The guy who seemed to lead the band of bandits spoke up.
None of us responded to his demands except the acting leader of our group, "If you think we'll do that, then you're wrong. We're being paid to protect, so we shall protect!"
"Hah! An upright merc like you ain't gonna last long in this line of business."
"I beg to differ!" The acting leader's body started to leak a green Aura. He was a Chromatic stage Aura user. The green Aura reminded me of my captor, Cole. If I ever see him again, I'll thank him for capturing me and giving me the chance to meet Weiss and grow stronger, and then kill him because fuck him.