The other rcenaries wore a rather somber expression as they stared at the last three bandits.
"What do we do with them, chief?"
"The baron is now our enemy. Logic would dictate that the less information he has about us, the more advantageous it will be for us."
Seeing the others listening intently, Maxi continued:
"However, we're rcenaries. What we want is to make money. Do you see what I'm getting at?
"Of course," Ernest replied calmly with a smile.
Others such as Tena, Terry, Romuald and a few smart or experienced rcenaries also nodded.
Most, however, remained confused, but Maxi didn't explain any further.
He simply ordered the 3 elite bandits and a few ordinary bandits to be captured and brought back to town.
Before they could turn back, however, the sound of approaching cavalry was heard.
Monts later, they ca into view. They gradually slowed down until they reached the group of saber-toothed tigers.
There were about fifty of them.
Although their equipnt was inadequate and looked worn, Maxi knew by his own senses that in front of him was elite cavalry!
All the riders must have had at least 1.3 points of physique!
Undoubtedly, if they ca with the wrong intention, then the saber-toothed tiger group could disappear!
However, that didn't seem to be the case.
At their head was a middle-aged man. His long brown hair, a few scars and piercing eyes showed that he was not soone to be underestimated.
"Hello, young saber-toothed tigers," he declared bleakly.
However, there was no reply other than a heavy silence.
"I don't like being looked down upon", Maxima finally replied in a cold tone, looking up at the middle-aged man.
The latter looked around.
It didn't take long to count the many corpses.
"At least fifty dead, all bandits by the look of them. So they didn't suffer any casualties from being ambushed by experienced bandits, and especially that corpse is..." the middle-aged man analyzed carefully, looking in Jorgi's direction.
"You're pretty good saber-toothed tigers," he said, dismounting his horse.
"And you are?" replied Maxi after seeing the change in attitude of the individual in front of him.
"Chevalier Ron, affiliated with Baron Irut."
"Oh, and to what do we owe the visit of a knight? And more importantly, how do you know us?" replied Maxi in a calm tone, but behind his thoughts were chaotic.
"A fucking knight? Is my luck really that bad?" he thought with annoyance.
Maxi rembered the scene of his teacher explaining so important details about the world of Eternity.
"In your opinion Jas, how do the nobles manage to keep control over their territory?" asked a professor in the middle of his lecture.
"Via their wealth and their army?" replied a young man in the classroom without confidence.
"Haha you're partly right, but you're missing an important elent: the knights!" announced the teacher with a mischievous grin.
Seeing his pupils' doubt, he continued:
"In the world of Eternity, there is a rcenary potential as you know."
"So individuals are endowed with monstrous potential that can even allow them to easily kill over 100 elite soldiers and easily walk away. So even consider them demigods."
"So to contain these individuals, we need people of similar power!"
"Based on this idea, the nobles in Eternity's antiquity called on countless pharmacists of the ti to create potions that could exceed the limits of the human body!"
"But they didn't just do that, they explored the limits of the body countless tis! Through their research, they discovered that a mysterious energy was present in the air!"
"This is what allows the appearance of plants with miraculous effects but also to monsters that are only legends in our world!"
"They discovered that by using various breathing thods, this energy could be absorbed by the body and strengthened!"
"They even discovered that this energy could be used as a kind of magical power to perform area attacks and ranged attacks!"
"And practitioners of these breathing thods were knighted by the nobles!"
Seeing the students extrely excited, the teacher threw them a cold shower all the sa.
"Don't delude yourself. The number of knights is extrely rare, especially among the lesser nobles. So barons don't even have a breathing thod. And even if they do, they'll only share it with their child or their most loyal soldier," announced the professor, shaking his head.
Back at Maxi, he broke out into a cold sweat as he t one of these famous knights.
"We've been looking for this band of bandits for so ti, since they wiped out one of our villages not long ago," declared the middle-aged knight in a dull tone.
This aroused the interest not only of Maxi, but also of Andrew, Terry, Jas, Piedro, Izo and Peter.
"And I know you because I always make sure I know my potential enemies," he continued with a nacing smile.
Instantly, all the saber-toothed tiger rcenaries touched their swords, ready to draw and re-imrse themselves in battle.
"Calm down, guys," said Maxi, reassuring his comrades.
"aning potential enemy?" questioned Maxi.
"You're currently staying with Baron Barthon, the sa baron who likes to rob villages in territories adjacent to his own and who destroyed one of our villages not long ago." replied Chevalier Ron.
This made Andrew and the initial mbers of the group widen their eyes, while Maxi frowned.
"What was the na of this village?" asked Maxi.
"Quessoi."
"What the hell." thought Maxi, recalling so discussion.
He turned around and could see the fury in the eyes of so of his comrades.
Sighing slightly, he turned around, then with a firm tone he declared:
"Let my comrades bring back their leader's head and also interrogate the few bandits we've captured."
"If all this proves true, we'll think about joining your cause."
Knight Ron frowned.
"Of course it's true, we've known for a long ti that Baron Berthon does this sort of thing, passing off his soldiers as bandits."
"Since your appearance is a threat to his power, he will do his best to make you disappear from this world."
"If we weren't busy before with a conflict with another baron we'd have taken care of him long ago."
Then Knight Ron looked at Jorgi's body and said in an authoritative tone:
"Besides, you're pretty good at killing Jorgi, an apprentice knight, however those bandits still alive will be left to us."
Maxi frowned, thinking quickly about the consequences of his answers, as the saber-toothed tigers prepared to fight, showing their intent.
Monts later Maxi replied curtly:
"No."
He hadn't co to this world to dean himself in front of the world's strong. With a talent like Nox Limit, he'll stand at the top one day, so stooping before a force similar to theirs is out of the question.
In the worst-case scenario, he'll simply start the adventure all over again and lose 3 years of his life.
For although Eternity was a world where it was possible to extend one's life, it was also possible to shorten it.
At the sa ti as he answered, the mbers of his rcenary group looked at Maxi with a certain horror at his audacity, but also admiration in their hearts.
For them, the word "chevalier" was synonymous with superman, a killing machine, but also with authority and status far beyond them.
To say no to this kind of man when they had been conditioned all their lives by the legends of knights showed Maxi's monstrous courage.
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