Chapter 216: So desperate that they ended up becoming thieves

In other words, in the case of intermediate or higher adventurers, no need to become bandits. Of course exceptions existed, but bandits appearing in labyrinth cities and nearby mostly junior adventurers.

Then, in Reverse Festa period, labyrinth cities prices soared. Junior adventurers living on the edge ordinarily driven by price soaring and starved and ending up becoming bandits cases existed.

Underworld organizations that stained hands with criminal acts often gathered such starved junior adventurers and organized instant bandit groups. In this world, such underworld organizations were called syndicates.

While roaring sounds similar to gunfire, from Guadalbaroja’s observation deck fireballs were released successively. The three magicians on the observation deck began magic attacks toward the approaching bandits.

Fireballs landed around where the bandits were, caused explosions, and blew away the bandits. Though junior, since martial artist adventurers, the bandits were performing defense with aura.

That was why with one hit of long-range attack released by same junior magicians, the bandits did not die. Blown away or fallen, and aura’s defense ability also shaved.

About one third of the bandits ate the fireballs released from Guadalbaroja on their bodies. Many of the bandits who ate attacks had aura defense shaved, and though not dying driven to a situation of having no choice but to stop feet.

Even so most of the bandits continued charging toward Guadalbaroja.

"Can’t stop with long-range! Deck personnel prepare for close combat!"

Uraka’s voice resounded through the voice tube.

"Me too going out! Before being clung, open exit!"

Then, as Uraka’s instructions, near the deck personnel’s defensive barrier a hole usable as exit opened. The magicians in charge of defense such as Liz opened the hole.

"Going!"

Marisa raised voice and took the lead jumping out from the hole. Following Clio and he also followed Marisa.

Not only several deck personnel monitoring at other places, but Uraka who jumped out from the bridge already out of the defensive barrier field. Guadalbaroja side’s adventurers totaling eleven adding him.

The eleven adventurers so as not to be caught in the jet flower’s smoke jumped off the deck and landed on the wilderness. He and them met the more than fifty charging bandits.

From his front direction too, eight bandits charged.

(Number many, the one learned from Monica... try.)

When dealing with multiple enemies or fighting fast-moving opponents, effective techniques he had been taught by Monica. In melee state where enemies and allies mixed hard to use, but still not melee state, and in his front only enemy bandits.

In the current situation, the technique that came to mind seemed effective to him. He released light from the entire body and generated large amount of aura.

After activating Aura Shot, facing the direction the bandits were and pointing both palms, the light of the entire body gathered on both palms. Then, he began releasing the aura gathered on both palms toward the bandits at once.

A intense aura torrent releasing dazzling white light was released with jet sound. The two aura torrents that spread in his front direction directly hit the charging bandits.

At about thirty meters distance, the four bandits who ate Aura Shot were blown away while raising screams. He used double Aura Shot that released two Aura Shots simultaneously.

Ordinarily junior adventurers could not use, Aura Shot technique... double Aura Shot, he had mastered. By Monica’s thorough guidance, usable degree, and compared to Monica power several stages inferior though.

Just, on the way to arriving here, the bandits ate long-range attack magic and had aura defense shaved. In such state eating the double Aura Shot he released, the four bandits completely had aura defense shaved.

Moreover, the bandits who lost aura defense could not completely erase Aura Shot’s power. The bandits not dying but in a state same as receiving intense strike, remained fallen and became unable to move.

(Double Aura Shot, went well! With this remaining three!)

While being happy, he followed the movements of the enemies failed to finish with eyes. From his view, the three who largely went around to the left side failed to defeat with double Aura Shot.

(Speed not fast, and movements bad.)

He activated Stun Effect and released lightning-like sparks from both hands. Then, toward the three bandits failed to finish, he dashed the wilderness.

The three bandits two swordsmen, and another one spearman using spear. In a feel of barely avoiding Aura Shot, posture collapsed.

The bandits’ clothing all same. Combat clothes ordinary khaki color, hiding eye area with goggles, mouth area with mask.

Bounty heads and full-time bandits and such also committed bandit acts with bare face, but ones temporarily committing bandits ordinarily hid faces. If bandit acts exposed, proper adventurer work became difficult.

First toward the male spearman, he charged like a gale. Using footwork, calmly dodged the spearman’s attack thrusting with spear desperately restoring posture and entered the bosom.

Then, he pounded rush attack with punches on the spearman. If entered the bosom, martial artist’s distance, so he safely beat the spearman to a pulp.

While scattering white aura light like sparks, he shaved the spearman’s defense by aura. Moreover, his punches clad aura with Stun Effect granted, so was able to drive the spearman to stun state.

"W-why? Body... can’t move!"

The spearman raised a surprised and confused voice. Already the spearman’s body as if stuck in deep swamp became unable to move properly.

(Being able to drive to stun state this easily, indeed junior even lower side.)

From being able to drive to stun state with only about ten strikes, he speculated.

(With this, Burst Strike not needed maybe.)

Taking freedom of body with Stun Effect and finishing with Burst Strike was recent his decisive pattern. But even with only strike strengthening by Aura Mail, seemed easily able to finish to him.

(No, since number many, better prioritize quickly finishing and use Burst Strike.)

While considering, he released Stun Blow and instead activated Burst Strike. The strike parts both hands and both feet began releasing white light.

On the stopped moving spearman’s abdomen, he pounded an intense body blow. Then, white aura spray like sparks scattered, raising a suffering moan, the spearman fell on his back.

In addition to strikes by Stun Blow, eating an intense one by Burst Strike, the spearman’s defense ability by aura disappeared. Moreover, not completely suppressing the strike’s power, received powerful damage, and the spearman became unable to move.

(Ah, already end.)

Whether defeated the opponent with own attack, he understood sensorily. Shaving aura defense, since aura spray no longer scattered, could distinguish with eyes.

Just, on that whether finished the opponent also became able to understand sensorily. As a result of going through a fair amount of actual combat, a sense that stuck.

(Probably not dead, but already fighting impossible.)

At being able to defeat with only one strike of Burst Strike, he was let down, and faced the direction the next prey was. While fighting the spearman, he had eyes on the two nearby swordsmen and grasped positions.

(Not taking coordination and not coming simultaneously, not only level low but gathered.)

The ones he failed to finish with double Aura Shot three. But against him fighting the spearman, the remaining two... male and female swordsmen took about ten meters distance and only watched, did not come.

If ordinarily partying, those three should take coordination and launch attacks. If high level adventurers, even instant companions launched attacks with some coordination.

Clearly no coordination, so judged not only level low but gathered.

(As Uraka and Liz said, Virgo’s junior adventurers starved and ended up doing bandits probably.)

In him, the persuasiveness of the talk heard from Uraka and Liz strengthened.

"Don’t sympathize with guys who fell to bandits and go easy. If overlook, possibility weak someone elsewhere suffers damage."

Such talk he had also heard from Uraka. That was why about to sympathize with ones who fell to bandits, but decided to suppress that emotion. He released Burst Strike, glowed body, and generated aura.

He who activated Aura Shot gathered aura on both palms. He pointed both palms gathered glowing aura toward the two swordsmen.

From both his palms, glowing aura torrents were released. He released double Aura Shot again and aimed at the two swordsmen.

While raising dust, like a glowing blast, his aura torrents attacked the two swordsmen. While raising screams, the two swordsmen were swallowed by aura and blown away.

After the aura light disappeared, the forms of the two swordsmen who only twisted bodies suffering and could not even stand remained.