The Wizard World (Part 1) Completed

Chapter 27: Coincidence (2)

Angele had difficulty in ascertaining the current situation, so he checked the other leaders’ statuses. The weakest of the five bandit leaders was a mid-level knight while the rest were all top-level knights. There were also another ten knight level bandits who fought with the caravan guards. Meanwhile, the caravan only had two top-level knights and a single normal knight, which undoubtedly showed the dire straits they were in.

Angele had also noticed that those bandits didn’t seem like the typical bandits he knew of. They carried out orders in a precise manner and fought differently compared to typical bandits — much like how armies fought in skirmishes. It seemed as though they were authentic soldiers who were disguised as bandits. Thus, Angele was able to deduce their identities as well as their motives for doing so. It might be that they lacked supplies, which was why they were raiding supplies from travelers and caravans. With that, Angele gained a highly probable idea of the situation from his deductions. He then withdrew and returned back to their caravan. It didn’t take him a long time to inform the baron of the situation. The baron became surprised after hearing the current situation. Subsequently, he made a decision to change routes again so as to avoid getting in conflict with those “bandits”.

“It must be the Ukusas Empire Border Army!” the baron said.

“They must’ve heard of the invasion plans of Saladin Empire, thus they decided to raid several fleeing Rudin nobles. That caravan must’ve originally been from a major city since they even have three top-level knights. Yet, they are still having trouble escaping.” he continued. Angele was concurrently feeling nervous, even having his senses keener as he tried to catch every sound he could hear. He wanted to guarantee that those bandits did not notice their existence.

Angele also did not forget to get intel on some of the weaker bandits while he was scouting from within the bush. It seemed as though that not only were they raiding, but they were also training at the same time. An average knight could handle around five post knights. If those bandits found out the location of Angele’s caravan, they could easily wipe the caravan with the bandit leaders’ assistance.

Angele finally realized that in a countryside territory like Rio Territory, knight-level warriors could already be considered rare. However, larger families in major cities could easily train hundreds of post knights and half of them could even become real knights. This showed the stark contrast between them.

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The bandit leaders were overseeing the fight while conversing with one another.

“Master Ceylon, a young guy in the bush observed us for a while. He could be a scout of the enemy!” One of the bandits with a grey scarf on their heads came in and reported.

“A young guy? Those Rudin bastards really don’t learn. Ha, Caster, you want to take a look? Otherwise, I am going.” The man named Ceylon turned to another man and said.

“You go. Just make it quick since we don’t have much time left. We still need to meet up with the leader, and we definitely can’t those royal members from Rudin escape. We’re going to be in deep trouble if we fail our actual mission,” the man called Caster, who had a gentle disposition, calmly said.

“Sure! I will finish him in 20 minutes. It’s just the countryside, so how strong can a young man from the countryside be? Hahaha.” Ceylon wiped his bald head with a piece of blanket and grabbed his greatsword.

“I need five men. Anker, Hasis, come with me!” he yelled.

“Affirmative! Master Ceylon!” Two knights wearing black-greenish leather suit stepped out. Both of them held a broadsword in their hands.