"But that's the problem. Who would do such a thing and leave their valuables behind?" I answered, and told my friend to follow . "It feels like we stumbled upon a trap...But Lara sent us here? Those villagers could also be the ones who trapped her. I don't know"
Before I could even process my thoughts, a shout echoed from a distance. That voice ca from a girl around our age, but not in our group. It didn't co from Lara or soone we knew. That sound ca from soone else, since my eardrums didn't recognize that tone.
And we assud the voice ca from the villagers outside, where my comrades searched the vicinity.
The two of us retreated outside and went to the sound's origin. But upon arriving at the set, my comrades were already kissing the ground. Luckily, my system notified that none of them died from the sudden attack. But my system never gave any descriptions about my friend's status. Even my friend beside couldn't deduce what had happened to our comrades lying on the ground.
The two of us hunched that soone cast a spell or put them in a trance. But even after guessing, we still had more problems on our plate. The two of us still needed to deal with these guests, staring at our figures.
As my comrade and I lifted our faces, three girls and one male greeted our eyes. Those four people wore the sa clothing, just like a villager would inside a town. None of these people ard themselves with a weapon or a wand. These villagers also didn't have any magic inside of them, which made my friend and I widened our eyes.
Our systems just detected four people gawking at us like statues found on shrines. But none of them had mana or any status that could make them a threat to our well-being.
Albeit that's what we saw, we didn't let our eyes deceive us. My comrade and I still raised our guard and perford our protective stance.
My comrade beside also used a blade, but a shorter one. He used two daggers that the bloke playfully twirled around his hands like toys for children's use. I also let out my sword, which would aid anywhere I go.
I took the first step and communicated with the villagers before us. "What happened here? These are my friends. Can you explain to us what happened? We are ard, and you are not. We do not want any trouble."
Although these villagers showed up in front of us, it didn't an they were the culprit. My rcenary and I didn't want to cause so trouble and fight anyone that looked suspicious. If there was one thing that Arthur taught , it was valuing other people's lives. And saving those people as long as our powers permitted to.
I applied that thought as soon as I said what I wanted to say.
The four villagers exchanged looks and nodded to themselves. One villager also walked forward and lowered his head.
"Are you Green?" the villager spoke, whilst still looking at the ground.
My friend made a jerk after hearing my na from this villager. But I kept the situation civil and maintained our posture.
With a perplexed look, I nodded and gave the man my answer, "Yes. My na is Green Knight, a rcenary and the King of Caerleon. If you know , you must have known what happened here? And while we're at it, you should probably also know about Lara.She's also a rcenary. Our friend."
Despite my lengthy explanation, these villagers stared at like fish out of water. They refused to give us their reply and continued gawking at our figures, with the exception of this man.
But little did I know sothing terrible would happen.
The man who lowered his head prepared a sll below our feet. Fortunately, my comrade noticed so runes appeared in the soil and warned about the magic. But my comrade didn't make it on ti as the enchanted circles activated themselves and discharged a beam.
The radiance travelled at our figures, targeting the two of us. As luck would have it, my cormade had already shoved to the other side, which made evade the beam. That light zood across the land from where I stood and continued piercing through the land. It continued for a few monts and never gave any signs of coming back in our direction.
When the light hit my comrade, my friend fell on the ground. He joined the rest of my teammates and slept on the ground without a care for this world. My friend sacrificed himself and took the damage to save from the radiation. And since I was the only one left, I needed to battle these villagers without any help.
I couldn't get close to my rcenary friend, since there could be so side effects from the ability. I maintained my distance and inspected those villagers for their next move.
The villager that struck my comrade leapt from the ground and returned with the three girls. Those won still didn't do anything for this battle, which made showered with beads of sweat. I couldn't contain my nervousness as it made my legs wobble like a sli.
Despite my cowardly thoughts, I needed to save my comrades and dispel the magic cast upon them.
"What did you do to them!?" I asked, while pointing my sword. "I could undo this spell as soon as I appraise it! I have so cards in my sleeve. And you guys won't like it!"
After hearing my words, those villagers remained silent throughout my warnings. It was as if the four of them welcod to attack their figures with my sword.
A hint of doubt stretched across my mind, unsure if I should strike these people. But before displaying anything rash, I waited for my appraisal to happen.
Within a few seconds, my system finally appeared before . It described these four villagers and revealed the concealed status beside their nas.
"Just like what I've expected.These people have systems.And they have the ability to conceal their systems? Arthur didn't notify about this?....Did Arthur know about this or." I mumbled to myself.
Sothing was definitely not right about this situation. Arthur claid that he was the only one who had the system. He was also the only person to share that power with us, since it ca directly to him. The people who had this power were Arthur's friends and my comrades. It only included the people we trusted, since it was a powerful tool we could use to save people's lives.
However, that thought had a different story. Suddenly, these four villagers had systems. And these four could also conceal their powers without applying anything at all!
"Did you know anything about Arthur?" I asked.
But I wasted my saliva, which bought enough ti for the villagers to control my movents. These four people conjured another set of magic circles below my feet without my knowledge. Despite standing before , these villagers already activated their trap. They forced inside an invisible do that caged inside. And upon attempting to blast it with my spells, my system alerted .
[Caution! If the barrier breaks, anything inside will explode into bits!]
It was a trap that I had never seen or heard before throughout my rcenary years! This forcefield would be enough to cage the strongest criminals that my organizations throughout my years. And even with our systems, we couldn't escape from this jail made by those villagers.
"Release at once! You are dealing with the King of Caerleon! If you can't release , free my friends! They did nothing wrong to you! Take instead!" I yelled, while banging my hands at the barrier.
The four villagers bowed in front of ..No. Those villagers lowered their heads at the figure behind .
Upon sensing soone's presence, I turned around and greeted that shape. Much to my surprise, a familiar face addressed my eyes. It was the girl my team had tried finding throughout this journey. But instead of a helpless woman my team and I had envisioned, Lara proudly stood behind .
Lara wore the sa clothing she had when she left the kingdom. She clipped her stave in her hands while returning my gaze. My body froze as I gawked at her blanked expression outside of my barrier. As soon as I regained my focus, I shook my head and asked Lara so questions.
"Why are you here? What's the aning of this, Lara? I thought you needed our help!? After reading your note, we rushed to this place! We hope we could help you, Lara! What's the aning of this?!"
Lara's face softed upon hearing my voice. When she tried to open her mouth, a dark figure erged beside her.
"Another king.." I mumbled, while lowering my arms. "All of you have systems?!"
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