chapter 15, bandit hide out

I only had four bandits left and need to save at least one to get information. After killing the early stage bandit I frantically attacked the desperate leader. The rest came in to assist when they where close enough, I kicked the leader and used him to do a backflip.

Catching them by surprise i clawed a deep gash of the early stage bandits back incapacitating him. I ran back condensing two lightning balls in my hands. The leader saw that and attacked me not letting me finish. I ran to meet him attacking with lightnings covered kicks which he blocked .

Finished condensing I hit his sword with one of the balls with it exploding Infront of us. He took the brunt of it and the explosion sent us flying away. The last two bandits tried to attack me in that moment but the explosion saved me somehow.

Getting up from the ground, I ran back to finish of the leader. The two tried to stop me but a lightning ball killed the first off and claw dealing with the other. When I reached him the leader was up to fight with burnt and bruised arms . Exchanging blows again he fell into disadvantages fast with injured arms and all.

5 moves later he was defeated lying on the ground. I dragged him over by the leg walking to the other living guy. Putting them together I took off my gauntlets and pointed a sword at them. So which one of you would be kind enough to lead me to your base.

We aren't saying anything to you man ,go ahead and kill us ,spoke the leader. I looked at him for a short while and pulled back the sword.

You do know there are many things that are worse than death ,so are you sure about your stand. I cut off a finger from both of them after saying that .

They screamed looking at their hands them me. Don't make so much noise ok we're just getting started. So you're still not going to lead me to your base. When I saw them shaking their heads I stabbed the leaders thigh and sent lightning Qi through the sword to him, and he started convulsions n twitching.

Drawing back the sword ,I looked at them and said. You know what i give up I'll cut cut off your limbs and leave you for dead here. Pretty sure the beasts would love a free meal. When I was about to chop a leg they both spoke up ,I'll take you ,I'll take you.

Good now If you tell me valuable information, I'll let you live . They spilled the beans telling everything from their numbers to Iron hides favourite clothing. Getting better information from the leader I killed the other guy. He wouldn't walk efficiently with his injuries anyway, no way I'm healing the enemy.

The bandits structure is ,the high stage leader, 2 more mid stage sub leaders and 13early stage ,with 21 initial stage. The leader uses an axe ,with the subs with one being assassin and the other a sword user. Then I was lead to the bandit hide out ,the moment we got close to the hide out .

I told the bandit to leave ,just a few steps of meters of running away I threw a lightning ball at him killing the injured bandit.

After killing him I rested and recovered my Qi and healed my injuries with a mid grade pill. Night arrived and I went into action wearing a black cloak to blend with the darkness .

Moving in I equipped myself with a daggers and moved into action. Started out at the lookout post they are said to be watched by the initial stage bandits. I moved by the trees to the first one the two were sitting by a fire, I threw my covered my dagger in Qi and threw it at the first one nailing his throat.

Before the second could react i closed his mouth and slit his throat .

I took their rings and my dagger moving in to another outpost. With quick assassinations I dispatched the Watchmen. My luck ran out on the 7nth and last outpost i had taken out 12 of them. This time when I threw my dagger it got dodged there was a early stage watching here

I moved to killed the initial stage bandit with dagger to the heart by using lightning dance to catch him. But the other fired the signal warning the rest of the hide out. I attacked him again not holding back ,I slashed with my first dagger he blocked it then dodged the second.

He attacked me with his shortsword ,I ducked the the blow last moment and stuck the dagger in his heart. Then I ran away before they could group up around me . Moving back to the forests cover ran to the camps center while condensing two lightning balls.

Filling them with gray lightning I moved opposite to them. Moving fast I saw two bandits running to wards the watch out. I threw the two balls at them before they could react the balls already hit and exploded. They probably good as dead so changed direction.

Running in the woods I crossed paths with a group of 4 bandits 2 early stage and 2 initial stage. Condensed two lightning balls and and threw them one hit the ground and feet of the initial rank the second hit the stomach of an early stage. Dust and blood exploded out .

Holding two daggers I jumped into the dust cloud. I and attacked the early stage bandit I threw my left dagger at him the blocked it with his sword. Opening a chance for me to stab into his skull from behind.

Took back the dagger and threw it at the last guy who was trying to escape the dagger hit his back and I finished with a throat crush.

But the commotion and noise of the explosions attracted the bandits when the dust was fully down I was surrounded by 6 initial and 5 early stage. Only the leaders were missing from the party. Dam it ,I complained. I wore my gauntlets and got ready for action.

They delivered, the bandits come running at me will force ,used white lightning claws and jumped into the fray. I was exerting electric dance to its maximum dancing around the bandit mob. My claws slitting throats every once in a while and throwing lightning balls as distractions and sometimes killing.

The eleven bandits soon turn to 5 in a few minutes. I had run through 28% of my Qi at this point .Just as I was fighting the remaining 3 early stage n 2 initial stage bandits Iron hide and the sword welding sub leader showed up with one more guy .