Zane suddenly woke up as he felt his head slamming against something. The carriage had hit a bump and Zane's head had hit the roof of the carriage.
'I really miss my Chevrolet Camaro' he thought 'I wonder how Linda took the news' his thoughts started to drift off but he quickly snapped himself out of it.
'This is my life now' he reminded himself as he stretched his arms and neck. They where sore from sleeping while sited upright.
"Zane !. Are you awake yet ?" Wyatt shouted.
"Yes I am. good morning" He replied.
"I hope your sleep wasn't too uncomfortable, this road is quite bumpy!" Wyatt said.
"No worries Wyatt, I actually slept well" Zane smiled.
"I am glad. Anyway if you look outside the window you should be able to see the town's protective wall." Wyatt announced and Zane just smiled bitterly.
"I'm sorry, i forgot...." Wyatt said after a few seconds of silence.
"It's okay Wyatt." Zane said.
"Do you mind if we stop here for a little bit i need to take a leak" Wyatt said as he turned from the road and drove a few meters into the forest.
"I'll be right back!" he announced and Zane heard him walk away.
'Huh ? that's weird' Zane thought. The reason was that he also heard other footsteps which didn't belong to Wyatt, and these ones where getting louder, meaning they where getting closer to him.
Zane guessed that about 10 people where approaching the carriage from different directions. 'Maybe they know Wyatt, or they are hunters that where patrolling the area' Zane thought.
Zane suddenly heard the door being forcefully opened and he looked in it's direction. Zane could clearly see everything inside the carriage as it's length was only two meters, he only had to blow.
However Zane was knocked out before he could even see what was going on.
There was a problem with Zane's sight method which he has been trying to find a solution for. Zane had noticed that even though he could see anything in a meter radius around him. If something came at him fast enough he would not see it.
That was because even if the carriage was filled with mana dust. The fist which knocked him out wasn't, it would have had to stop inside the carriage for one second for new mana dust particles to cover it only then would Zane see it.
Zane groaned as he regained consciousness. He realized this was the very first time he had been unconscious in this world, not counting when he slept.
"What the fuck happened ?" he said as he started to see where he was. He was tied to a large tree in the forest. He then recalled the events leading up to his situation and immediately blew mana dust to see his surroundings more clearly.
He noticed that he was alone, well that's what he could see from his 3 meters of view. 'We were robbed. Poor Wyatt, he must have lost a lot. I just lost some gold but he most likely lost all his wares' Zane really felt sorry for Wyatt.
Zane retrieved his sword from his inventory and easily cut the rope binding him.
"I knew it! he has a storage ring!"
"Wyatt ?" Zane was very good with voices and that was without a doubt Wyatt's.
BANG!
However before he could do anything, a ball of earth smashed against his stomach. Zane had clearly seen the attack coming.
'Magic spell' he thought. The fact that he could see it before it could get in his range meant that it had concentrated mana inside it, or was made of concentrated mana.
Because Zane was still shocked that someone was attacking him with a spell, he hesitated and was hit. Two of his ribs broke as he fell to the ground, clutching his chest in pain.
"Huh ?, that was the slowest spell i have ever cast, why didn't he dodge" Someone said. Zane guessed that this person was the one who attacked him.
"Maybe because he's blind ?"Another one sarcastically said.
"Even so, he has a sword, meaning that he hunts so he has to have some way of perception" the first man said.
Zane heard footsteps coming closer to him until he could see a pair of shoes, since he was crouched over clutching his broken bones. Suddenly a hand reached for Zane's sword, which was just by his side.
"No ! that's mine!." He said as he quickly held on to the sword tightly.
BANG! CRACK!
Zane felt a surreal amount of pain on his arm which forced him to let go of the sword. The man who was standing close to Zane had kicked his arm and took the sword. Zane could see that his elbow had bent 90 degrees in the opposite direction.
"Put him up" one man said and two men came to Zane and picked him up by his arms. Causing him further pain on his broken elbow. They then tied him to the same tree again.
At this point Zane couldn't even think properly, he has never felt this much pain in his life. He was even wondering why he was still conscious.
"Where is your ring" A voice said. Zane didn't know they where talking to him so he didn't answer.
BANG!
Zane almost puked out all the bread he had eaten when he left home. His ripped body was not enough to protect him from the pain.
"I will ask again, where is your ring ?"
"I don't know what you are talking about." Zane spoke.
"You think i'm stupid kid ?"
BANG!
The hunters didn't notice it but Zane's injuries where all already fully healed. His arm and ribs where back to perfect condition. How ?. Healing mana ! .Zane didn't have an element so he couldn't use elemental mana. He was not a Supreme mage so he couldn't use manipulation mana, however he could use healing mana.
Zane had just moved a lot of mana from his body to the injured bones and they immediately healed. A lot of his mana had been used up but it was worth it.
When Zane's bones where healed, the only pain he could feel now was from the thunderous punches connecting to his abdomen. It was still very painful but at least he could now think properly.
"Wait !, stop I will give you the ring. But first you have to promise to let me and Wyatt go!" Zane proposed.
"Seriously Zane, how stupidly retarded are you?, you still haven't connected the dots?. Let me explain it to you then. WE where not robbed YOU are getting robbed by ME !"
"Why !?" Zane was confused.
"What the fuck you mean why ?. You are weak and i am strong, so my crew and i can do whatever we fucken damn well please. You may have resources that can raise my power so i will take them, even if it means killing you. It's a dog eat dog world Zane, you should have stayed at your safe little farm. Now where is the ring !?" Wyatt shouted.
Zane was devastated, he thought he had found a companion in Wyatt but it turned out he was not who he seemed to be. Zane even wondered if his name was Wyatt.
BANG!
"Arrrrh , Okay untie me and I will give you the ring alright !?." Zane shouted, as he spat out a glob of blood.
He didn't even know what this ring they where talking about was but he had to find a way to escape otherwise he might die.
"Why should we untie you ?"
"I can't reach it from my position" Zane said as his mind worked in overdrive to think of a way out of his predicament.
"If you run i will kill you" The man who had been punching Zane threatened.
"I am blind I'm not going to run anywhere" Zane said 'That might work' he thought as a possible solution came to mind