Chapter 26: Bandit Coalition (END)

"Hold!"

I bark an order as the shielder holds their line against the incoming enemies.

"Thrust!"

The spearmen thrust their weapons and see blood coming out of our enemies. After I feel my mana recover, I take a deep breath and say.

"Circle of gods, heal us! [Mass Heal]!"

Massive circles appear underneath us and heal all the people in the circle. I look up and see [Wall of Jericho] about to disappear. I use a longer chant and bigger mana to cast this spell, resulting in a longer spell duration and stronger effect.

Sadly, even with more mana and a longer chant, it will not last until the battle is over.

I take a deep breath and start to chant. We need new buffing spells to win this battle.

"O Light! Your son asks for your aid!"

"Attack man! Don't let him finish his chant!"

"Protect the lord! Protect the lord with your life!"

I can hear someone shouting to attack me and my people getting closer to me to protect me but I ignore them all and focus on my chant. I will trust my people to protect me.

"Send your angels to protect us! Give us your heavenly armor! O Light! Protect us from the darkness with your heavenly aura! Come! [Heavenly Armor]!"

A quite amount of mana leaves my body and creates golden armor around all my people in a hundred-meter radius around me. When I open my eyes, I can see one of the bandits swinging his weapon at the shielder, but his weapon hits the golden aura and destroys his sickle weapon.

"Push!"

I shout and soldiers obey my word. They push their shields forward and thrust their sword at the enemies in front of them. After doing that, the shielder moved back and let the spearmen charge forward at the enemies not too far away from us.

*BOOM*

I look at the sound of the explosion and see the golems start to move. Ah, it looks like the battle on the side is getting intense. We need to take care of the one on the wall and then help Captain Jargu.

"Attack!"

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|3rd POV|

Red Horn Party is fighting the incoming bandits with all they have alongside the seven golems.

"... Burn my enemies, Fireball!"

Rhia shouts and throws a fireball at bandits that are busy fighting for their life against the golem and when her fireball hits the target, it explodes. Bora, the archer of the group, is the one leading the group of archers standing on the roof of the house. They shoot all the bandits that try to run away and the one that manages to sneak past the golems and the people fighting the bandits head-on.

Jarthal, Naz, and Bara fight their way through the bandits who look at them in shock before they lose their lives. Naz uses his claw gloves and stabs the bandits using the claw on his gloves. Bara uses his two long swords to dance around the battlefield before retreating when the bandits try to surround him. Jarthal is the one that breaks through enemy formation after Naz and Bara get surrounded by the enemy. He uses his tower shield to crush bandits' heads that come in his way and block any attack coming at him.

The seven golems are the MVP in this fight. Hela set their main mission to defend against the people she considered enemies; at the moment, all the bandits are her enemies. They might not move very fast but with how little the area where they fight, they can do devastating damage from each swing of their arms.

As for Carim, the leader of the Golden Camel bandit clan, he fights for his life with anger and madness in his eyes. His anger is toward Arma and his people but mostly toward the person who gave them the idea of attacking this place.

'It was supposed to be an easy job!'

Carim screams in his head as he grunts a little after blocking another arrow coming at him. His body might be strong and very durable but after fighting for his life for fifteen minutes wear him out.

He takes out the arrow from his shoulder and jumps away from an attack from the golem. As he lands, he can see his men are mostly dead and only less than a dozen men left. He knows what he needs to do.

Without telling the others, Carim turns around and starts running. He ignores the shout of his men as he slowly gets out of the village by sacrificing his men to the wolves. However, before he can get out of the wall of Sol Leon Village, Bora shoots an arrow at his leg, which makes him lose his balance.

Carim glares at Bora, who shoots another arrow at him. He dodges it by rolling on the ground. However, as his face looks at the sky, he can see Bara appear above him with his swords. Bara releases a roar, swings his sword, and cuts off Carim's head, killing the Bandit Clan Leader.

Bara raises the head to the sky to show it to the others while releasing a victory roar, increasing the morale even more. With a new wave of inspiration, they start to butcher all the remaining bandits and kill anyone they can who tries to run away.

Torik, who watches from the side, decides it is time for him to retreat and take the remnant of his men. He knows that he cannot beat the people of Sol Leon and decides to build back his clan and make sure the one telling him to attack this place pays the price.

Torik is not the only one who watches from the side. Sebastian and an old woman also watch from the roof of Arma's mansion.

"What do you think? Can you take this news to the king?"

The older woman nods her head and says.

"Yes. I shall inform the king about this achievement. However, I need to ask you something, Sebastian."

"What is it?"

"Why? Why are you using the favor I owe you for this? I thought you wanted to use this favor for me to gather as much gold for you so you can live in another kingdom and retire."

Sebastian smiles a little and says.

"That is because I found someone who deserves my service, my friend. I found a lord that I can give my life to."

"Hah! It must be freezing in hell for the Rebellious Butler to serve someone faithfully. If the nobles from the east know about this, they will call me delusional."

The woman shakes her head and continues.

"However, I am still confused as to why you have not told his father about his achievement. Maybe he will give him the title of a Heir to the Tilpun Family."

Sebastian's smile turns into a frown when she says those words.

"No. Lord Arma already sacrificed enough for us. If his father knew about his ability, he would be used as nothing but a puppet. That man already lost his chance when he exiled his own child to this place."

The woman nods her head and says.

"So you want him to receive a noble title for killing two most infamous bandit leaders in the western side of the kingdom."

"That's right. I want Lord Arma to be released from the burden of the Tilpun Family. I don't want them to take what Lord Arma works so hard just because they are his so-called family."

The woman nods her head and says.

"Very well. I shall call many of my favors to ensure your lord gets the title he deserves for this achievement."

Sebastian smiles at her and says.

"Thank you, my friend."