After several hours, they suddenly came to a stop.
There were 20 people blocking the path, all of them are exuding Spirit Energy.
"Stop!" one of them shouted.
"Did you see a man running? He was severely wounded. If you don't tell us the truth, we will kill you both!"
Xenon's face remained calm, showing no signs of panic. He glanced at Gustav and asked,
"How strong are they?"
"There are thirteen Martial Apprentice Stage 3, six at Stage 4, and one in the front at Stage 5. Don't worry, young master—they're all just ants before me. I can kill them all in 10 seconds."
Xenon had anticipated this because, before everything, the 'Arrogant Incarnation System' had already provided him with details about this world's maps, realm levels, and much more.
He knew that he was in the backwater area of the Bluewater Empire, of the Low Peak Mountain, so someone like Gustav, a Martial Apprentice Stage 9, should already be considered extremely strong.
Xenon dismounted his horse and arrogantly stared at the bandits.
"Hahahaha! All of you, kneel before me and slap each other if you don't want to die!" Xenon shouted.
The 20 men stared at him as though he were an idiot or had completely lost his mind.
"Brat, don't you know who we are? We are the Red Axe Gang!"
Xenon simply laughed at their words and replied,
"And what is that? A group of farmers?"
His words further enraged them.
[+10 hate points, +15 hate points, +50 hate points]
Xenon smiled upon hearing the system prompt.
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On the enemies' side:
A man approached the leader of the Red Axe Gang, who was radiating a powerful aura.
"Boss, look at the side of that brat—that's our spatial pouch!"
The boss squinted his eyes and confirmed it—it was indeed their spatial pouch, the one they used to store all their treasures!
"Kill that brat immediately and retrieve the spatial pouch!" the boss shouted, though he had no idea how it ended up in Xenon's possession.
Perhaps this brat killed valt?
It was evident from Xenon's energy that he was only at Martial Apprentice Stage 1, but it was still possible that Xenon had killed Valt because, despite Valt being at Stage 3, he was seriously wounded.
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The Red Axe Gang members all charged at Xenon simultaneously, with axes in hand.
But they suddenly froze, and before they realized it, they felt their bodies splitting apart.
"How dare you make a move against my young master?" Gustav roared angrily.
He withdrew his massive sword, and with a single slash through the air, he killed 10 members of the Red Axe Gang who were at Martial Apprentice Stage 3!
The boss and the remaining members were left in utter shock, their faces pale with disbelief.
"Y-you're a Martial Apprentice Stage 9!" the boss stammered in horror.
At first, he hadn't paid any attention to the middle-aged man, assuming he was just an ordinary person since he couldn't sense his realm. But he had been terribly wrong!
Now, terror filled his heart.