Chapter 106

A normal morning, the usual schedule and everything seemed to be as peaceful as usual. There is no strange case or story about the appearance of the people from the black robe group again lately. Only the dream that Ludger saw last night made him remember about something important that would happen soon.

If the game plots will continue to happen like how his mother almost lost her life before, then the possibility of an accident that will happen in the Labyrinth is the same. According to the game plots, in that accident the second prince, Prince Edmund will lose his best friends and closes his heart until he meets the Heroine. That's also the reason for the Heroine to have a hard time capturing him and raising his favouritism if compared to other Capture Targets.

'It's almost time for that accident to happen. I remember that the Labyrinth City plunged into chaos as most people in this city lost their jobs. Because most of them are able to get their earning from hunting monsters in the labyrinth. Should I tell the Duke about it? And what will happen to Prince Edmund's best friend who will die from that accident? I want to help them if possible because I feel emphatic as someone who have a similar fate with them.' Ludger thoughts as he walk to the adventurer guild direction.

"Kyaaaa!!!" The sound of a woman screaming could be heard from the alley nearby. 

"Stop it! Release her! She had nothing to do with this! If you hurt her, you will pay for it." Someone angrily shouted, it was the voice of a young man.

"No! Don't kill me!" The sound of woman begging for her life could be heard.

"Opps, don't move or I might accidentally stab her and I might be slit her delicate neck and kill her. Now, throw your weapon and precious belongings toward my subordinates if you want to save her." A vulgar voice could be heard as he threatened the other group.

Ludger uses camouflage magic to hide himself and call the Duke to tell him about what happened. Then he goes to the alleyway while hiding his appearance. Ludger is able to see the two groups clearly when he gets closer. The first group was like a thug with a rough appearance and one of them were holding a normal woman and putting a sword near her neck. The other group looks young and they seem to be children from noble from their appearance. 

Although they were wearing a similar outfit to what the adventurers often wore. But they seemed to forget about the material of their outfits which were made from the highest quality. No normal adventurer apprentices will be able to afford such outfits. And that must be the reason for them to get involved with those thugs.

Ludger calmly analysed what happened as he didn't want to hit the wrong person. He also carefully looks at the woman who seems not part of the thug's group. Ludger moves closer in their direction while preparing a plan to safely help the hostage and capture the thugs. When he gets closer, the young lady with a mage outfit turns her head as if she detects his presence. 

"What are you doing, young lady? Do you think someone will come and help you? I change my mind. How about you strip yourself and come here, young lady? I might release her if you do it." The thug said with a perverted look as he drew the sword closer to the woman's neck until blood dripped.

The woman was frozen as she tried to prevent herself from recklessly moving and causing the sword to dig deeper into her neck but her body was unable to stop from trembling. The two young men who were with the young lady clenched their hands as they seemed to be unable to find a way to save the woman. The young lady looks in Ludger's direction and smiles as she loosens her robe.

The thug's attention are quickly went to the young lady who seemed to be undressing with lust in their gazes as if they were ogling her. The two young men also turned pale but the young man with the priest outfit seemed to realize something when he turned his head to Ludger's direction. 

'He seems to realize my existence too. Then let's do this.' Ludger moves closer to the thug's direction and uses his magic.

An 'Earth's Blade' raise and cut the thug's hands and release the woman. The woman was protected by the 'Stone Wall' that surrounded her to prevent the thugs from capturing her again. Ludger also releases the camouflage magic and shows himself to them.

"Gasp! That appearance!" For some reason, the young lady seems to be surprised by Ludger's appearance and her face turns red.

"Eh?! Why did he appear out of nowhere?!" The young man with knight outfit was surprised by Ludger who suddenly appeared. 

"Hiii! That person is that rumour dangerous young boy! Run!!!" One of the thugs scream and run to the opposite direction from Ludger.

"Don't even try to run after doing something wrong! 'Fire Wall'!" Ludger said as he used his magic and a wall made from fire blocked the thugs one and only escape route, except if they could jump to the top of the building or fly.

"I'm not scared from your cheap tricks!" One of the thugs tries to run through the firewall and some other thugs follow his example.

Bang!

They hit something and fall back. Ludger then dismiss the firewall and they are able to see the 'Earth Wall' behind it. Actually, Ludger cast two magic before but he acted as if he only cast one magic to trick them. 

"Then, will you fight me or peacefully surrender and let the city guards capture you?" Ludger said while showing a proud smile.

"Don't underestimate us just because you are someone who gets the Guild master of the five great guild invite you to the guild! You are alone and we have more than ten people. Do you think that we will surrender without any fight? Attack him!" The person who seems to be the thug's leader run to his direction. 

"Umm, the three of you, it was dangerous for you to stay here. I don't know if I will be able to fight them while protecting you or not. So you better to run to the main road." Ludger warns the three people who seem to be dumbfounded by what he just did.

"We will help you to capture them. It was reckless to fight all of them alone." The young man with the knight outfit said with serious expression.

"Shut up you muscle brain! You don't understand what he just does with that magic. We might hinder him from using it if we try to help him. Besides to be able to protect by someone who is similar to Lord Louheithi in that story, how lucky!" The young lady in a mage outfit said with a dazed expression as she looked at Ludger's appearance. 

"I think we still need to help him. We are the ones who caused this trouble. It was not good to let him clean up our mess without helping him with it." The young man in a priest outfit said with a worried expression as he looked at Ludger.

The thugs run to Ludger's direction and try to attack him. But some of them are making a feint and running toward the direction of the three people behind him. Two of the thugs run to the direction of the young lady with a mage outfit who seems to be in a daze while the other two went to the direction of the two young men.

Looking at the thugs who went pass from him, at first Ludger feels worried. But when he saw what the three of them trying to do, he felt a bit of relief and focused on the thugs that attacking him from almost all directions. Sword, knife, gauntlets and other different types of weapons try to leave marks or hurt him. 

Ludger took out a sword from his spatial ring. It was a durable blunt sword that he often used when he trained himself. The sword that seemed to appear from thin air surprised the thugs and some of them moved more slowly because of it. Ludger uses that short time of hesitation from the thugs to parry or hit them. He moves swiftly and seems to be flowing elegantly as if he were dancing in the middle of that chaotic attack from the thugs.

"Haah!" The young man with a knight outfit swiftly defeat the thug that run to his direction with a strong attack that makes the thug pass out.

The other young man seems to defeat the other thug and knock him. It seems like he didn't do anything to the fainted thug that lying with a scared expression. He didn't care about the thug as he look at his companions and stop his gaze at Ludger's direction. 

"How dare you to disturb me from admiring the incarnation of Lord Louheithi and blocked my view! Water that destroys everything with the pressure, 'Water Press'. Stop blocking my view!" The young lady with a mage angrily said as she use the water magic and press the two thug's body to the floor.

"How dare you looking down on us!" The thugs leader lunge to Ludger's direction. 

Ludger calmly catch his big muscular hand and use his momentum to throw his body to the other thugs's direction that trying to attack him. At that time the city guards come and help Ludger to capture the thugs. After the city guards come, they quickly capture the thugs an arrest them. But Ludger couldn't relax as the three young men and lady keep staring at him.