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Clang! Clang!
In a forest, an 18-year-old man could be seen fighting against 3 bandits, the man was fairly skilled with the sword, but not nearly as skilled as his father was, yet his physical strength made up for his lack of skill.
Whistle!
The sound of an arrow filled Michael's ears and without hesitation, he spartan kicked the bandit in front of him a little bit to the left while deflecting the second bandit's sword.
Pierce!
The bandit who was kicked was pierced by an arrow from behind, yet he was still alive but Michael did not care; he took the short opportunity to throw a straight punch at the second bandit's face after deflecting his sword.
Crack!
Thud!
The second bandit's nose was broken and he fell to the ground in a daze.
Slash!
Thud!
Michael had already decapitated the bandit wounded by the arrow,he then grabbed the headless body with one hand and used it as a meat shield against the archer.
Whistle!
Pierce!
Another arrow pierced the corpse,Michael was rushing towards the second bandit with a broken nose, raised his sword and slashed downwards slashing the bandit's throat and sealing his fate.
Michael then looked in the direction that the arrows came from picked up a dagger from his belt and waited while holding the headless body in front of him with one hand.
Silence~
Michael was a bit annoyed he couldn't lie; the bandit was probably gone after the second arrow,he or she saw that he/she couldn't kill him and left.
"Quite smart, I'll give you that." muttered Michael yet he did not let his guard down, even after he moved out 2 years ago, bandits were still common, too common.
Michael then looted both bodies and then sheathed his sword,right after he grabbed both bodies with one hand each holding one on his left side and the other on his right and then started walking towards his cave.
After 10 minutes of walking Michael heard a woman's scream,he turned towards the direction, threw the bodies to the ground and ran until he reached an opening.
Clang! Clang!
2 bandits were fighting against one lone man and behind that lone man was a woman holding her daughter in her embrace shaking,the lone man who was fighting the two bandits seemed to be quite old around 40 years old.
Michael picked up a dagger and threw it towards one of the bandits who was about to stab the old man in the abdomen and sprinted towards the other bandit,Michael was fast too fast, running at 40 kph, allowing him to close the distance in just a second,he used his momentum to slam into the bandit sending the bandit flying for 3 meters before falling down.
Thud!
Michael walked up to the collapsed and unmoving bandit and muttered.
"A broken neck, a shattered shoulder, and also internal bleeding."
The bandit's neck broke upon impact due to getting slammed by Michael at 40 kph, not only that but Michael had quite the unusually tough body, also weighing around 80 kg with a height of 1.88 meters,For the bandit it was the equivalent of getting slammed by an 80 kg barbell going at 40 kph; it was deadly, even fatal.
Michael turned to look at the Vigilant old man and said.
"No need for vigilance, i am no bandit." Michael then continued.
"I don't know what you're doing here, but you should leave,Now, this place is full of bandits."
The old man looked at his wife and daughter with a tired sigh and said to The tall strong man.
"We had no other choice, our village was invaded a few days ago by invaders,we had to escape somewhere."
Michael looked sympathetically towards the family of three and said.
"There's a village northeast, I can escort you there if you'd like."
The old man tiredly answered with a smile.
"Thank you young man, we will remember your kindness."
After 3 hours of walking, the four figures reached a village. Michael turned towards the family of three and said with a smile.
"I shall take my leave, try not to wander in a bandit-flooded forest next time."
The old man chuckled and answered.
"We will try, that I can promise."
After 3 more hours, Michael reached his cave,it was nothing fancy, couldn't be, it was just a slightly decorated cave that looked more like a sorcerer's laboratory, but it was more than enough; it was well hidden too.
But just as Michael was about to walk inside, he for some reason rolled to the left.
Whistle!
In the place that Michael previously stood, an arrow plunged to the ground.
Michael couldn't help but swear.
"Fucking bandits!"
Immediately, he grabbed his dagger and threw it in the direction from which the arrow came from.
Pierce!
Thud!
A body fell from the tree, it was a woman now screaming in pain due to a dagger that was plunged in her thigh.
Michael calmly walked inside his cave, grabbed a bow and arrow and aimed towards the fallen woman,who was now begging for mercy.
"WAIT NO, PLEASE!"
Michael for some reason felt disgust, as if he could feel the corruption and evil of that woman's heart just like the other bandits he killed.
He could.
And with no hesitation, he released the arrow.
Whistle!
Pierce!
And just like that, an arrow was plunged into that woman's skull ending her on the spot.
"Hold on, you're not the same Archer from previously, are you?" muttered Michael but then thought.
"No, couldn't be, probably just some lone bandit trying her luck."
He walked up to her body, grabbed it and lifted it with one arm walked towards a cliff that was conveniently near his cave and threw the body.
After 4 seconds, a rather unpleasant sound was heard.
SPLASH!
"Apologies for that,your body is probably mice meat by now, thought not to worry, you won't need it where you are going."