Dan was very furious. His daughter was the same age as the child. All the guards were furious. They were thirsty for the blood of the bandits. They did not shoot arrows. They don't want a clean death for the beasts.They wanted to tear their bodies apart to calm their anger.
"Don't let any bandits live! Kill!"
"Kill!" Dan and the guards furiously charged inside the stockade. Their killing intent was huge, causing fear among the bandits.
"Hahaha! Idiotic soldiers! We are the Fierce Axe Bandit with 1000 forces! You have mere 45 soldiers! I will feed your bodies to the beast and turn your heads into wine cups! Kill them!" Brandon rallied the bandits who seemed afraid of the charging guards. His cousin was the bandit who dragged the child. He wanted to shred Dan into pieces.
"Hahaha! We have much more numbers than them! Kill these flashy soldiers!"
"I want one piece of flashy armor. Don't grab it from me!"
The bandits recovered their morale and underestimated the guards.
The guards suddenly clad their bodies in aura. Some guards who were capable of magic cast their skills.
WIND BLADE
FIREBALL
LIGHTNING BALL
Fireballs burned bandits and give them a painful, slow death. Wind blades cut their legs, and lightning balls electrocuted them.
"Ahhhh! Help! Water! Pour me water!"
"Ahh, ahh, my leeeg!"
Miserable cries of bandits rang in the air. Burning bandits were pleading for help. Bandits with missing legs were painfully clutching their wounded limbs. Electrocuted bandits were crawling, trying to escape.
"RUUUN!" The bandits shouted. They thought that they had an advantage in numbers, but that was meaningless in front of the royal guards. Only a few of them had an aura. Most of them were just a little more powerful than ordinary people.
"Shit! Shit! Shit! All of them are aura masters! Where the hell did they come from?!!" Brandon was in panic. He was the first one to escape when all the guards released their aura. He ordered his subordinate to wake Rufus, a 3rd-level aura master. He was not the true leader of the den. He was just acting on behalf of Rufus, and all the vice leaders of the den knew it.
TIGER CLAW
A big red slash of claw flew toward the back of the bandit leader Brandon. He turned around in panic and faced the tiger claw. He did not have time to dodge, so he quickly stretched his hand and cast magic.
WATER SHIELD
BANG! The claw crushed the water shield and hit the body of Brandon. He crashed to the ground. Huge wounds appeared all over his body. His body would have been torn to pieces if he was not protected by a water shield. He crawled and left trails of blood.
Dan was clad in a red aura and was wearing metal gloves with sharp fingernails. He approached the crawling Brandon. He felt no mercy toward the animal. According to intelligence, Brandon committed many heinous crimes. Dan added more aura to his right arm. The aura turned into a tiger's arm. He wanted to vent for the victims of the bandit.
BEAST ARM
"H-ha-ve mer-"
SMASH!
BOOM! Dan did not wait to finish the sentence of Brandon and smashed his head. The head of the bandit was crushed and buried in the ground.
Dan could still hear the screams of bandits. There were only a few of them that showed decent resistance against the guards but were still quickly killed. Bandits were experiencing the pain that they inflicted on their victims. Those who could not endure the pain cursed the guards and ended their own lives. Many guards chose to use their fists clad in aura to vent their anger and for victims of the vicious bandits. The Fierce Axe Bandits ravaged many villages, destroyed families, and turned many helpless women into their playthings.
A panic bandit rushed inside the biggest house in the stockade. Rufus was still sleeping. His head was bald, he had a scar on his chin and body. He was drunk. He drank so much alcohol last night because he was too happy. Yesterday, someone informed him that the king was dying and he had a chance to join a noble household again once the incompetent prince became king. At that time, he no longer needed to hide. He will let his subordinate replace him as the den leader and continue the plan made by the remaining forces of Duke George.
Rufus was the respected personal guard of the dead Duke. He was addicted to the awe and respect of people wherever he went, but everything changed when the king destroyed George and his cronies. He had to hide like a rat and endure living in the dirty stockade with smelly bandits. He was longing for his former comfortable life.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The door was being knocked loudly.
"Boss! Boss! Wake up! We are being attacked!" the bandit shouted from the outside of the room.
Rufus had just woken up and did not hear clearly what the bandit said. His head still felt dizzy. He walked to the door and opened it. He saw the flustered face of the bandit."Did something happen?"
"Boss! We are being attacked by many aura masters!"
"What?!!" Rufus felt shocked. He released his aura and removed the alcohol from his system. Proficient aura masters could use their aura to remove unwanted substances from their bodies. They wanted to enjoy the pleasure of alcohol, so they let themselves get drunk.
EARTH SLAM
BOOM! A big hand made of earth smashed the house where Rufus was staying. Dust covered the house that crashed.
Rufus dodged the attack. He was kneeling on the ground while holding an axe and with a look of anger. His body was covered in aura. His upper body was naked and he did not have enough time to wear his shoes. He wanted to slash whoever attacked him, but he was aware that he must escape first. He ran, but he was blocked by three earth golems.
BOOM! BOOM! The golems were trying to hit Rufus, but he easily dodged them. He jumped away from a punch, but Dan suddenly attacked.
TIGER CLAW
Rufus added more aura to his axe, then swung it.
AXE SLASH