## Chapter 352 – Kim Kat and the Forty Bandits
“You denied knowing anything, so why the sudden change of heart, you son of a bitch!!!!!!!!”
Seeing him change his tune after lying and getting punched lit a fire in my belly. I unleashed a barrage of Asura Piercing Blood Fist strikes to punish him.
—Thwack!
—Pow!
—Smack!
“Kaaaaaaah!!!”
Blood erupted like a fountain along with his shattered teeth.
If you’re going to lie, you should stick to it until the end. Trying to deceive someone halfway and then revealing the truth later leads to this.
Why can’t these bastards just tell the truth from the start?
It’s because they’re fundamentally twisted and rotten. That’s why they become bandits, living only to brutally massacre people and steal their money.
They’re like tumors on humanity.
Come to think of it, there’s no way a lying bandit like him could be human. He’s a fiend. A human fallen to the demonic path. A heretic and imperialist, a believer in racial supremacy, reaching the pinnacle of the unorthodox path.
The Great Fiend Kim Kat never shows mercy to such fiends.
One Hitler and Tojo Hideki are enough for this Earth. To prevent the exploitation of colonies and the tragedy of world wars, I will gladly use violence.
“Die! Die, you bandit bastard!! The world would be better off if you died!!”
“Screeeech!!! Screeeeeeeech!!!”
“Your mom probably cherished and raised even a piece of shit like you!! This is you smearing dirt on your mom’s face!! You know that?!”
The feeling of hitting him with the gauntlet is something special.
“Die thinking about your mom’s face!! That’s the punishment I’m giving you!!”
I continuously pummeled him with the Steel Asura Piercing Blood Fist using a gauntlet with four thick spikes on the fist, and the bandit instantly became a complete mess, foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes back.
Is divine possession a passive skill these days?
“Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Anyway, I impulsively beat him until he regressed to the level of a duck. I let out a sigh of relief as the screaming stopped, and the bandit died.
He had become lower than a duck, unable to maintain his own ego, which led to his death. It was unfortunate, but I had no regrets.
He was a bandit, after all.
As expected, problems can’t be solved with words. I only tried to talk in the first place to be considerate of Elise, but now that everything’s been revealed, there’s no need to take a peaceful approach.
After all, if you beat one bastard to death, the guy next to him will naturally tell the truth.
“Uwaaaah! Stop! I’ll tell you everything!”
Just like now.
The bandit, seeing his comrade die, screamed in terror. How much better would it have been if he had cooperated from the start? If he had, the bandit who just got beaten to death would have at least ended his life as a human, not a duck.
He’s a bandit, so he has no mercy for his comrades.
“From now on, call me Kim Kat, the Fist of More Truth.”
In the end, the chapter of truth was opened by using my savage punch. As expected, if you have a fist, there’s no need to bother with troublesome things.
“As expected of Saint-nim. I feel a sense of relief, as if a long-standing indigestion has been resolved. You were a skilled judge.”
“Hey, your fist skills are amazing.”
“I almost pissed myself. I didn’t know you could be so fierce.”
“It’s not every day you see someone beat a person to death with their fists.”
Elise and the other adventurers who were watching me clapped in admiration. Being praised like this makes me feel a little shy.
“You did a great job. Since he’s the guy you caught in the first place, and you executed him yourself, I’ll add 70 coppers to your account.”
The merchant also took out his ledger with a happy face.
“Hehehe, thanks. Well, it’s only natural. Even if it weren’t for the money, executing bandits is a basic duty as a human.”
“That’s right. Warrior of Mirkesha, I’m really glad I hired you.”
To already earn 70 coppers, there’s nothing more profitable than doing righteous deeds. That’s why people are so obsessed with becoming champions of justice.
Because justice pays.
But, without power, you can’t carry out justice in this world. That’s why. That’s why evil is still rampant in the world.
To redeem such a world.
“You fucking bandit bastard. Are you ready to tell the truth now? If you don’t cooperate, I’ll rip your limbs off with my bare hands right here.”
—This Heavenly Demon has descended upon this other world.
“O, of course! I’ll tell you everything I know!”
“Then lead the way, you bastard. Ah. By the way, how many of you are there in total?”
It would be more useful to have him guide me directly than to hear it from him. He stood up abruptly and said.
“T, there are about thirty of us. Some run away, some die… the number is a bit fluid, so it’s not accurate, but it generally stays around that number.”
Thirty?
There were ten more than I expected.
“Thirty, you say?”
“Kahaha! Our share will increase!”
The adventurers who heard that murmured, but soon became even more motivated, saying it was an opportunity to earn more money. As expected, there’s no such thing as defeat in these guys’ minds.
Adventurers will do anything for money.
“What’s the scale of the loot you’ve accumulated? You must have extorted a lot so far.”
I asked again.
“It’s not that much… but it should be enough to satisfy you.”
“Good. Seeing how cooperative you are, I might spare your life. Merchant! It would be good to follow this guy since he says he’ll guide us!”
“That would be good. If you don’t want to die, guide us accurately, bandit.”
And so, we started moving, guided by the terrified bandit.
Of course, his arms were tightly bound, and a female adventurer with a sharp dagger stood behind him, pointing the knife at his back.
“Hehehe, bandit ahjussi. Does it hurt?”
Surprisingly, she was a pervert who enjoyed poking the bandit’s back. She launched unannounced attacks like a mosquito at dawn throughout the walk.
“Kuh…! It’s really painful! P, please forgive me!”
But even with such pleas, the female adventurer’s abuse didn’t stop.
Even the other adventurers, who were bored, saw that an opponent who could be tormented without guilt had appeared, so one or two of them stuck to the bandit and conducted a cruel background check accompanied by violence.
“Hey, do you have a younger sister?”
“N, no.”
“An older sister?”
“Y, yes.”
“Where is she?”
“At home…”
“So where is your home, you fucking bastard!!!!!”
They shared meaningless stories just to torment him in this way, and mercilessly inflicted violence. They kicked him and punched him, making a complete mess.
“Kuhack!”
In the middle of it, a middle-aged adventurer tripped him, and the bandit immediately fell forward. He burst into tears with a bloody nose and pleaded.
“Huuuk…! Please don’t do this. I joined the bandits because I had no other way to make a living…! Please show me mercy! I have a family back home too!”
“What? Did you just say mercy? After you wrecked my carriage and killed my companions, you’re talking about mercy?”
The merchant, enraged by those words, grabbed a wooden club he found nearby and inflicted retaliatory lynching on the bandit. —Thwack! —Thwack! The sound of pounding pork cutlets echoed along with screams.
“That’s funny. You say you had no way to make a living, so you killed people so mercilessly. Mercy, huh? Mercy is a good word.”
“Khak! Keueok! I was wrong, I was really wrong!”
Seeing him spout nonsense about having no way to make a living and asking for mercy in front of the victims he had robbed, this bandit was also an amazing piece of shit.
He deserved to be beaten.
I was going to let him go without pain as compensation for guiding us, but looking at the atmosphere, even that felt like a luxury.
Not many people living in this other world have lived without suffering damage from bandits.
Maybe the adventurers here have also lost family members to thieves, robbers, and bandits.
Because it’s a very common occurrence.
That’s why they’re committing violence like this.
It doesn’t matter at all that this bandit is not related to the criminals who harmed their families in the past.
The only important thing is the absolute fact that he is a captured bandit who is easy to torment.
“Keuheuk…!”
After the lynching continued for a long time, the bandit, who had lost all will to live, swallowed his tears with a bloodied face and silently moved forward. It was truly the execution of a just punishment.
Elise, seeing that scene, clasped her hands together in an emotional tone and said.
“It’s truly a righteous sight…! Seeing the merchants and adventurers showing no mercy to evil, I feel that paradise is getting closer! Surely the God of Order will be pleased to see this as well. Isn’t that right, Saint-nim!”
Ijehmart-nim is really scary.
“That’s right, Elise! If we kill off all the evil people in this way, paradise will soon descend! The world of good people is about to begin!”
“That’s exactly it!”
Anyway, the atmosphere of the group was very good. We had captured the target bandit, and he was guiding us to their base, so we were also saving time.
It was a very smooth situation.
“Kkyaaaaaaak!!!”
And thanks to the bandit, who had transformed into an object like a screaming toy, laughter bloomed among the adventurers, creating a friendly atmosphere.
Some adventurers even laughed heartily and suggested having a drink after work.
Everyone except the bandit seemed to be in a good mood.
“Blackie, is your hand okay?”
“My hand?”
“I’m asking if you’re okay after hitting him so much.”
Wienia, who was walking, said as she grabbed my hand.
No way, I’m being worried about.
“Hehehe, I’m fine. It’s not like I’m hitting someone for the first time. And I’m protected by the gauntlet. Are you worried about me?”
“Yeah. Blackie, just use a sword. You’ll hurt your hand if you keep doing that. It’s only a loss for Blackie if you get hurt hitting someone like that.”
“Okay. I will.”
We followed the bandit for a long time. Had it been an hour or two? A martial artist whose patience was running out grabbed the bandit’s ear and shouted teasingly into his ear.
“Hey! You’re not leading us to some strange place, are you!”
“Ack, aack! I’m going the right way! We’ll be there soon!”
“Really? Everyone! We’re finally arriving!”
“Ooh!”
“Waaah!”
The morale of the group had already soared to a murderous level.
Everyone seemed very excited ahead of the battle.
Now, having taken out their respective weapons, they suppressed their breathing and emitted killing intent, their eyes shining like demons, as if the friendly atmosphere from just now had been a lie.
“T, that way. That cave… We live there. It was originally a cave where goblins lived, but we took it. P, please spare me. I told you everything I know.”
As the bandit said, there were several makeshift tents and huts in front of the cave. And three bandits wearing chainmail, probably guarding the area, were looking around with weapons in hand.
We hadn’t been spotted yet.
“Good. Now, as the employer, I’ll say this. Kill all the bandits. I have enough money, so don’t worry and kill them all.”
The merchant, who had drawn his sword, suddenly grabbed the bandit’s mouth and stabbed the knife into his neck. —Glug?! The bandit’s body, foaming blood, collapsed.
If they’re no longer useful, discard them.
As expected, a great merchant’s mindset.
Well, even if he wanted to carry out a cruel execution, he couldn’t waste his energy on such things before a battle.
“And as per the original contract, I will only claim ownership of the items with my seal on them. And… what are you all doing? Do I really need to give you instructions?”
—Swish, swish, swish!
—Whoosh!
No sooner had the merchant finished speaking than the adventurers, silencing their footsteps, began to rush towards the guards. Shit, did they think I’d let them take it all?
“Wienia.”
“Yeah.”
—Fwoosh!
Wienia, chanting a spell at high speed, instantly summoned three fireballs. It was already too late when the guards noticed the change and screamed.
“Fire Bolt.”
The fire bolts, fired faster than the sprinting adventurers, struck two of the guys in the head. The two bandits, their faces burning and turning into literal Ghost Riders, screamed and went crazy.
“Kkeuhehrerehrek!!”
“Kkurehrerehrek!!”
“A, an attack! It’s an attack!”
The battle had begun.
Elise, raising her flail, called my name with an unwavering expression.
“Saint-nim!”
“Yeah!”
