Uncle Hunter’s Login Life 485

Chapter 485 – Stealth

After walking among the tall, long trees with Dagri as our guide, we discovered a village surrounded by a fence.

The height of the wooden fence is probably about 5 meters.

At first glance, it looks like a slash-and-burn village.

“It’s numb.”

Dagri pointed to that place with his hand and confirmed that the village in the forest was a den of thieves.

The size of the hideout was significant.

It was a hideout that likely took a lot of time and manpower to create.

I thought I could understand why the bandits showed regret by sending archers to keep a meaningless check.

On top of the wooden fence, a considerable number of thieves were lined up, looking lifelike and clutching all kinds of weapons.

The number seemed to be well over 100.

Not to mention the troop vehicle, and perhaps because it was surrounded by a wooden fence, it looked majestic.

“These guys are crazy. They built a fortress like that in their territory. It’s so big, it looks like they’ve absorbed all the bandits in the area.”

Said Karia, clicking her tongue.

“What were the thieves doing while they got so big?”

“That’s… We’re busy assisting Master Saren… This is what the Black Bear Knights had to do.”

It was Caria who passed responsibility to the Black Bear Knights.

“Leave us alone! This is where we used to live quietly!”

A large, hairy man shouts at us from atop a wooden fence.

That guy looked like the boss.

“Did you commit theft while living a quiet life?”

“It is the lord who drove us out like this! The lord Cyrus is doing all kinds of evil things, so what has the lord done for us!”

The name Cyrus suddenly appeared.

“Cyrus, that crazy bastard beat up a child like a dog for bumping into him, and raped the child’s mother. Do you think that’s it? He exercised his absolute power to make the bride commit suicide, and then held the groom responsible for it! The lord neglected his son. We just escaped that crazy guy Cyrus and found our own way!”

Cyrus, what on earth are you doing? .

Well… It may be true that Cyrus harassed them. But their complaints did not move my heart.

This is because the thieves left alone Cyrus, who had harassed them, and only harassed the weak, such as small merchants and commoners.

“… You only get one invitation. Surrender.”

“You can’t do that! We will resist to the end for our survival!”

“…”

I didn’t intend to bother convincing them.

“Soldiers are kept on standby here.”

“Huh? Are you saying you’re going to attack them with just the knights?”

Anton asks a question.

Does this guy have an idea?

The difference in troop numbers is that this side is overwhelmingly inferior.

And even though it was a small scale, this was a siege.

What if you charge into a place like that with soldiers?

A soldier is not a superman like a knight.

Even if they are a little stronger than those thieves, the soldiers have no way to avoid the spears and knives coming at them from all directions.

The reality is that even 2:1 is difficult for ordinary people.

It’s not like the knights are going to protect the soldiers one by one.

Of course, it was obvious that many of the soldiers would die.

“… Do we really need to force the soldiers to sacrifice when the knights alone are sufficient?”

“Well, that is…”

“Anton! What the commander said is right! Cherishing the lives of soldiers is also a virtue of a commander. As expected, Lord Bark is the knight commander I have my eye on!”

A light of respect for me appears in the eyes of the soldiers who heard Karia’s words.

“…”

I think I’m misunderstanding something…

I am not worried about the safety of the soldiers.

Needless to say, it would be inconvenient if the soldiers who would do the chores below disappeared.

However, there was no need to lower the morale of the soldiers by talking about their true feelings.

“Prepare to charge.”

I lowered the visor of my helmet and gave an order to the Mongoose Knights.

The Mongoose Knights followed me, lowered their helmet visors, and drew their weapons.

And with me at the head, the Mongoose Knights began charging toward the fence.

Seeing us like that, the bandits shot arrows at us. The arrow bounced off the armor in vain and did not cause any damage.

There was no need to block arrows that did not contain any special power.

The Mongoose Knights quickly approached them and stepped on the wall of the fence. And I lightly stood on top of their small castle wall.

When the thieves saw the Mongoose Knights, they made an angry expression.

It seems like they foolishly believed in this small barrier.

A fence only about 5 meters high does not pose much of an obstacle to the knights.

Destroying the wooden fence is one method.

If only these thieves disappeared, this place would have been a well-made, decent base.

There was no need to destroy that place.

The next thing the Mongoose Knights stood on top of the fence was the scene of human slaughter.

Their swords do not get stuck, and the swords and spears of the knights ruthlessly cut and pierce their skin.

Hilda wanted to do that, but Karen was stabbing the thieves to death with her spear without hesitation.
Karen may not be used to killing people, but she had no hesitation.
Should this also be considered a talent?

It’s better than stupid, but it’s a complicated feeling whether I should like it or not.

It may be because the stereotype of the Earth is still ingrained in one side of my head.

〔Level has increased.〕

The life force of dead thieves is sucked in and becomes my experience points, raising my level.

The demon’s avatar absorbs the life force of surrounding creatures and turns them into experience points even when they die.

Like the main unit, you can’t form a raid group and do automatic hunting, but it’s a bit more convenient in this respect.

I haven’t thought about it deeply, but it seems that killing humans gives more experience than killing monsters.

That may be why the demons take the warlocks and kill humans out of excitement.

The faces of the thieves are becoming more and more terrified by the knights’ power, which they cannot control.

The bandits, who have finally realized that their numbers are meaningless, jump off the fence and start running away in all directions.

The suppression of the bandits was completed without difficulty.

And the leader… Did not die in battle, and it was not clear where he had gone.
It seems like he threw himself away the moment we charged.

He might have known.

That thieves are no match for knights.

He was like a bully.

However, I had no intention of chasing after the bandits who had run away.

Finding a runaway human in the forest is not easy. It was a waste to invest time in such useless things.

As soon as the bandits took over the fortress, it gradually became dark.

“Commander, what will you do with the bandits who surrendered?”

Patra asked.

While some ran away, there were also those who fell flat and begged for their lives.

I wanted to kill all the prisoners for experience points… But in order to live with people, it was better to refrain from doing that.

“… Send the soldiers to clean up.”

It’s corpse cleaning.

A significant number of thieves were dead, and their bodies were piled up.

It would be a bit difficult to clean it all up with just soldiers.

There were also a significant number of women in the hideout.

Even if you don’t watch the video, you can see what happened to him when he was caught by the thieves. Still, there was nothing I could do for them right now.

It was just something that allowed my body to rest comfortably.

As the thieves’ hideout was roughly cleared out, the day became dark.

“It’s a good base. We will use this place as the center to subdue the surrounding monsters for a few days.”

Since advance notice was given before going on the field, the members nodded without saying anything.

The thieves decorated their hideout better than expected, so it seemed like they would have a comfortable stay.

The next day.

Have the soldiers guard the base.

I raised the level by leading the Mongoose Knights and clearing out the surrounding monsters.

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“I will take a break for 3 days starting today.”

I decided to take a rest in the name of relieving the fatigue of the continuous battle yesterday and today.

“I’m going to do some meditation for training. Don’t let anyone come near my room.”

I sat cross-legged and said to Karen and Hilda.

Hilda nodded her head without any doubts, as she had often shown this before.

And the dark night.

I dressed in black and secretly left the fortress.

I was planning to chase Hestia, who was escorting Cyrus.

For this, I went to the temple and stamped Hestia’s eyes to create a solid alibi.

I headed towards the northeast and ran quickly.

A time difference of about a day.

The convoy itself cannot move that fast. And the convoy does not move 24 hours a day.

I thought I could catch up with Hestia without difficulty.

It might be easier to catch up if the seal on the magic power is released, but the magic power of the demons leaves traces, so it was moved only by the power of the body.

Without turning back, I ignorantly crossed the mountain, crossed the water, and ran through the forest in a straight line for a long time.

And when the day dawned, I could see the wide road.

Since I headed northeast, this would be Ramona’s eastern road.

I ran east again along the road.

And when the sun rose in the sky, the Cyrus convoy led by Hestia was discovered.