As the three figures proceeded into the bandit lair, Daru took the lead which was obvious. He was the most experience and strongest amongst the three of them, so it only made sense that he would be in front.
Following Daru was Kazi, and then Linx was at the rear.. They moved in this fashion, keeping to the shadows and dark area as much as possible and also avoiding the bandits that were either sitting around or on patrol. Kazi felt like he was on a mission in assassin's creed moving around like this. Surely, those little days he spent playing some games didn't go to waste after all.
As they kept walking, they got to a place where they needed to cross, but Daru quickly spotted some bandits and raised his hand to signal the others to stop.
-"There are two people upfront at about 20 metres." He said, moving to the side and pointing towards that direction.-
'Wow, so this is the whisper technique?' Kazi thought to himself. He had heard of it before of course, but for some reason they weren't taught such rudimentary technique back at the academy. Well, not everyone was fit to be a ninja character.
After making sure that the two behind him got a good look, Daru turned back and continued talking. –"Kazi and I will sneak attack them. Remember, no sound, don't cause a ruckus."- Daru reinstated. 'Even though I say this, I guess I still have to help'em out, it's their first time after all.' Daru thought to himself.
Linx waited at a distance, keeping a look out while also monitoring Daru and Kazi. This was simple and Daru alone could take the both out, but he just wanted to give the kids some field experience.
As Kazi got close, he could hear the bandits discussing and drinking some alcohol probably, that they held in little metal bottles.
"Hey, when'd you think we'll get to have our turn, huh? That batch they brought in had some good ones, HMM, I'll call that an aesthetic myself!" One said. He had some beard all over his face and was heavily dressed.
"Hehe, can't refuse. I just joined not long ago, but damn, the benefits are much! Like really!" The other that was more skinny said.
"Yeah, we just do the easy job and let the rogues do the rest, it's really convenient."
"Hahahaha"
As the skinny one laughed and raised his head up while closing his eyes, a dark figure emerged from the darkness behind him.
*slit
Daru did the same to the other before he knew what had happened.
Kazi placed his left palm on the man's mouth to block any sound, but cut his throat even quicker that it didn't require him to cover his prey's mouth. He didn't hold back on it and cut pretty deep and almost through the bone. Kazi made sure to use a towel over the cut so that blood wouldn't spill everywhere, it didn't even touch the bandit's clothes.
He immediately dragged the body back into the shadow before shoving his dagger into the man's throat one more time to make sure that he was dead. Then after about thirty seconds, he took out his own storage seal from the chest side of his shirt and put the man's body inside before placing the storage seal back inside his chest.
Daru came up to him and Linx did the same. -Well done. Proceed.-
Daru was a bit surprised that the kid could pull off a kill so cleanly. Well, these were normal people after all, so it made sense.
'He's good, but that's nothing special.' Linx thought to himself as he followed from behind.
After killing the two men, the fire was put out and sand poured on any exposed blood so that the scent wouldn't fill the place.
'The reason we had to kill these guys was because the entrance we are hoping to go through is right in front of us.' Kazi thought to himself.
Once they got to the entrance at a bit secluded place, Daru and Kazi each took out their storage seals and brought out the bodies. The plans was to disguise themselves as these two. But from the conversation, these guys didn't seem to be high ranking and seemed to have only joined recently. Well, this was also good news.
This meant that the bandits accepted new members regularly since they were trying to increase their numbers, and that meant that the bandits didn't know each other fully, so blending in wouldn't be too difficult as no one would know deeply how a new comer's character is supposed to be.
"Kazi, you stay outside while Linx and I head in." Daru said, to which Kazi nodded to show that he agreed, that was the plan anyway.
The reason he was outside while Linx went in with Daru was simple. Linx was from the Rakasa clan, a clan of killers who were famed for their versatile shadow techniques. He also demonstrated this when he moved behind Sau in the camp. Even the second class sutori couldn't detect him approaching. This was also the reason why he could grasp the shadow cloak technique quicker than Kazi, it was almost as if him being Rakasa was enough to be compatible with shadows.
'Maybe it's a bloodline thing... Damn, I can't believe I really came to a world where bloodline powers are a thing.' Kazi said in his mind after the other two entered the opening that resembled a vent. It wasn't like he didn't already know of the existence of bloodline powers, in fact, he had a few incorporated into his master plan.
Inside the bandit lair proper, Daru and Linx walked around relaxed in false identities like they were actual bandits. Both Daru and Linx had on them a necklace made of a green rock that was the size of a finger nail. This would help conceal their ora so they appear as normal bandits.
-"Two patrol guards coming. Leave the talking to me as much as possible."-