' Hmm, how should i kill them? Make them fight each other? Nah, even though they are tired and angry, they will not get into a fight, they will just curse each other. Do it like the good ol'days? Nah, i am still too weak, charge at 13 bandits, and who knows if they are the only ones. Very well, i am going to use that method.'
After Arc decided his plan, he went back to the entrance of the cave and positioned the guards to look like they were standing. After that, he took a deep breath and yelled.
" HELP"
The bandits that were resting and bickering with each other, stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.
" Am i the only one who heard that childish voice yelling
" No, William follow me, let's see what is going on." Said one the healthy Bandits."
" Okay"
After the two bandits arrived at the entrance, they noticed that the guards were acting weird.
" John what is going on what was that scream." The leading bandit said while he approached the dead guard.
" John...?" After saying that the bandit touched John on the shoulder only to see the blood on his neck.
" SHI-" before he was able to speak a sword pierced his back. Slowly the bandit turned around, only to see his ally William dead on the ground with blood on his neck and a child with a bloody sword in his hand.
" What...?" After saying that, he slowly fell to the ground.
Arc then picked up the bodies of the two bandits and threw them outside in the forest. After that, he returned to the entrance in the cave. And he yelled once again.
" HELP"
After saying that, Arc got inside in one of the crates that were in the entrance and waited for more bandits to come.
Around twenty minutes later 5 wounded bandits arrived with swords in their hands.
" What is going on? John is that you." Said one of the bandits with a trembling voice at the dead guard that was still standing.
" Calm down, James ghost doesn't exist, right?" Another bandit tried to calm down the bandits that just talked, even though his voice also trembled.
" W-What else can it be other than a ghost?!" Said James with fear in his voice.
"Frank... F-Frank?" Said James after not hearing a response. Slowly he turned around only to discover that all four of his companions were on the ground with blood coming out of them.
Just as he was about to scream, he discovered that he was falling on the ground, or more correctly his head was falling on the ground.
' A child? No a Demon.' Was the last thought of the bandit as he died watching a child walking over him with a calm expression.
" That was much easier than i thought, due to their fear they didn't even notice me when i got out of the crate and started killing them one-by-one." Muttered Arc while slowly going deeper in the cave.
' The same trick will not work again, who knows they might even think that i am from the royal family, sent to rescue the princess and try to book it from some secret exit, this happened in my last life.' Thought Arc. ' Now only 6 remain since all of them are wounded i should be able to take them out without much trouble.'
After a couple of minutes, Arc arrived at the opening in the cave and found 8 bandits instead of 6.
' Hmm, one of them has cultivation while the other one looks very strong, the leader and vice-leader of these idiots.' Thought Arc.' Well, it doesn't matter, i will just use more than one martial art.'
" So, let me get this straight, you heard a child yelling help, correct?" Said the strong-looking bandit.
" Yes, vice-leader." Answered one of the bandits.
" After that Zack and William went to check what is going on, but they haven't returned for more than twenty minutes, so Frank along with 4 others went to check, but still haven't returned?"
" That is correct, sir"
" Boss i feel like we are under attack." Said the vice-leader.
" Me too, all of you get your weapons and prepare, i will go along with Trevor to check on the princess." Said the Boss.
" Yes sir."
' As i thought, the boss is trying to escape along with the vice leader.' Though Arc. ' Time to attack i guess.' He took a small breath and charge at the enemy with the lost arm.
" Enemy Attack!" One of the bandits yelled when he saw him. But it was too late.
Arc pierced his sword right in the heart of the one-armed bandits and then left. He used his movement skill to instantly arrive at another bandit but the bandit was able to block the strike from his sword. Arc smirked and cut the bandit's neck with his left hand, which had a white membrane around it.
Arc knew a lot of martial arts, but few of them were Purple rank, the white membrane around Arc's hand is exactly that, a martial art at the Purple rank, called the transparent sword. Of course, Arc hadn't yet mastered the skill, since if he mastered it, there wouldn't have been a white membrane around his hand. The skill allows the user to cut anything the user wants, without letting his/her opponent know.
Now back to the fight.
After Arc cut the neck of the bandit, he felt his instinct screaming that someone was attacking him in the back, he used all of his strength to jump high in the air and was able to dodge the attack that was aiming for him. Arc then landed right behind the bandit that tried to attack him and thrust his sword in his back.
*Swoosh*
" AHH, FUCK, HELP!" Said the bandit just before having his neck cut off from Arc.
Arc then looked at the three remaining bandits while taking deep breaths.
" Surround him and attack together, don't try to attack him by yourselves, he is too strong." Said on the last remaining bandits with fear in his voice, but also anger.
" We will kill you kid, i don't care who you are but today you die." Said another Bandit with hatred in his voice.
" Who is going to kill me, you?" Said Arc while looking at the bandit with disdain in his eyes. " Or you two?" Then looking at the other two bandits.
" Y-You little shit." Just as one of the bandits was about to attack him, he was slapped in the head by the bandit that ordered them to surround Arc.
" Don't do something stupid, he is provoking you, on three we attack together. One tw-" Just before the Bandit was able to finish the countdown, he noticed that the boy disappeared from his view. ' Impossible where is he??' Thought the bandit a little too late.
Arc appeared behind the silent Bandit and struck him in the back of his heart, killing him instantly.
" Attackkk!!" Yelled the stupid Bandit.
" Noo! IDIOT" But once again he was too late.
*SLASH*
*Thud*
There goes his head.
" Any last words?" Asked Arc while looking at the last bandit who had a pale face.
" You only won because we were wounded." The bandit said with hate in his voice.
" So you are a sore loser eh?" After saying that Arc used his movement art to arrive in front of the last remaining bandit and stabbed him in the heart.
After that Arc didn't pay any more attention to the bandits and continued to go deeper into the cave. ' Now where is that princess?'
*BAMM*
"AAAAHHH YOU BITCH *SLAP*"
Arc immediately runs toward the noise while thinking. ' What a horribly trap, seems like the leaders of the bandits were also stupid. I mean come on you act like you hit the child yet there is no scream? Fucking amateurs.'
Arc was wrong though, the vice-leader did actually hit the princess, it's just that the princess didn't scream.
Arriving at the source of the noise, Arc noticed a man who was carrying a child that had a red palm on her right cheek while on the front was the leader of the bandits, a cultivator at the middle of the body transformation realm.
' Seems like i was wrong, this isn't a trap, it's just that these two cant control a four years old child. Better for me' Thought Arc.
Arc used his movement skill to cut off the head of the vice-leader of the bandits, but he managed to dodge the attack, so Arc cut his arm that was holding the princess since he failed to cut off his head and picked up the princess. After that backed away and the princess at the corner of the room.
" Stay here princess" Said Arc and patted her head.
" Yes." Replied the princess in a soft voice.
After he looked at the two leaders who were still shocked and said.
" Basta-* Cough* I mean Gentleman how do you want to die?" Asked Arc while making a cute face with a smile. Of course, to the two leaders that smile wasn't cute, it was horrifying.
" Who are you boy?" Asked the leader of the bandits in a heavy voice.
'Your daddy' Arc wanted to say but refrained.
" My name or origins are not important, what is important is how you wish to die, so tell me please, i am all ears."
" L-Listen here you little shit, do... do you have any idea whom you are messing wit-" Just before the vice-leader was able to finish his sentence, Arc appeared in front of him and cut off his head.
*Thud*
Silence, the Leader was stunned, even he someone in the middle body transformation realm wasn't able to see Arc moving. A moment later the leader understood that he stood no chance against Arc and used all of his strength to get to the princess but alas he was too late.
Arc appeared before him and said " Good choice, unfortunately, you were too late" After saying that he used his sword to strike at the leader, but he was able to block it.
" Nice but can you block this?" After saying that Arc's left arm was once again coated with a white membrane and he attacked the Leader in the chest. The leader wasn't able to block the attack since he used both of his arms to block the sword strike from Arc.
So Arc's left arm passed right through the leader's chest and Arc retracted his hand back, which didn't even have a drop of blood on it.
" Who are you?" Said the Leader of the bandits with difficulty once again.
" For you? Noone." Replied Arc with a cold voice while watching the body slowly falling on the ground.
After that Arc looked at the princess who had tears in her eyes. He immediately went to her and checked her to see if she was okay.
" Seems like you are okay princess, umm why are you looking me like that." Arc asked the princess who was watching him with a frown on her face.
The princess had a cute face with grey eyes and blond hair, typical princess.
' Wait, what is she doing? I-is she suffering from some mental trauma?' Thought Arc while looking at her, the princess was behaving weirdly, first, she looked at Arc with fear in her eyes, afterwards, she looked at him with curiosity and now she looks at him with a gentle gaze.
" *Cough* Are you okay?" Said Arc with concern in his voice.
" Yes" answered the princess.
' Don't tell she is an idiot. *Facepalm*'
"*Sigh* follow me let's get out of here"
"Yes"
"What is your name princess?"
"Yes"
"Wha?"
Arc was truly confused now.