Thief, just like their name implies, at the moment they are stealing unlike the true meaning of their profession. These squad was sent to take 8/10 of all the students foods leaving only 2/10 of it. It may sound cruel or inhumane, that however, is the main concept of this world. If you can't survive the wild without your homemade bread and meat jerky then you shouldn't have been a warrior, fighter or even a swordsman not to talk more of being an elemental swordsman or woman.
At Ben's camp site, Ben had been circling around the area. The moonlight was brightly showing its magic splendor on the world. Ben felt tired, although not out of exhaustion he was tired because of not having anything to do. Ben can't get tired ever since he had the help of the ice and flame energy coursing through his veins he would not be tired. Well unless they were depleted but Ben doesn't know that.
Circling the place for the third time he found a relatively nice branch to sit on, it wasn't low and wasn't too high either. Inches away from the tree he suddenly froze on the spot. He had a feeling of nostalgia. It was a tree just like this one that made him get transferred to this backward world. Finding the thoughts disturbing he threw them at the back of his mind.
"Whatever, there's nothing I can do about it anymore, there's probably no return anymore. If I fall off another tree this time, I am definitely going to die." Thinking too himself for a while he jumped more than 5 metres and sat on the lowest branch, because for the one hundredth time guys, his body has been enhanced after getting his Universal plane.
"Wow what a nice stream, it's so cool. Thank god we managed to camp near a stream to take a bath, I don't know how I'll be able to sleep is I was too sleep with such smelly a body." Vanessa said with a satisfied smile.
"You think? I would have died from the smell being emitted from my body." Late replied.
"Nah, I'm just glad to have a good night shower not because of my body like you two, I would die if I stayed in the tent with both your smelly bodies is you didn't take a bath." Mia said having a rare smile on her face.
These were naturally the three girls from Ben's group. They snuck out when they felt all the guys must have fallen asleep and even their lookout, Jeremy. Mostly because he was sleeping on duty right at the beginning.
"Come on girls, we need to get going." Mia said preparing to leave the stream.
"Mia? What do you think about Ben?" suddenly Vanessa asked causing Mia to pause her steps.
"Why are you asking such questions?" confusingly Mia asked.
"I don't know, he seems like a changed person, don't you think so too?" Vanessa asked slightly blushing.
"Don't tell me you've begone to fall for him? uhh, are you crushing on him Nessa?" Kate says wise eyed in shock.
"Who said so? geez, can't a girl talk about any guy anymore?" she retorted angrily.
"Well I don't know, but what I do know is we have to get going." said Mia after putting on her inner wears and clothing.
The girls no longer spoke about Ben and left the stream heading back to the camp.
"I think he's cute." Kate finally said after a long pause on their way back, this cause Mia and Vanessa to feel weird and shocked.
Walking as quietly as they could they were able to reach the camp without alerting anyone. They entered their tent. Ben on the tree top saw when they came in from the direction of the stream. Figuring they must have gone for a bathe. His watch-time was up and he was ready to go call the next person to stand guard.
"Took you girls long enough." Ben mumbled then realized from afar the atmosphere around the girls wasn't that good. So he decided to wait for another twenty minutes hoping the awkward seeing will clear up. Asides that wouldn't it be incredibly weird if Ben was to appear right after they just had a bathe. Awkward.
Soundlessly walking round the camp for fifteen minutes Ben heard rustling sounds that didn't match with the wind of the woods, he called them off notes, a style that comes with the 'Forest Parade' technique. This is a special skill he learnt as a boys scout and in hiking in his previous life. This technique is one of Ben's favorite, but since he came into this world all that the techniques he studied to perfection must be started from scratch before he can reach his previous status.
"Lucy can you identify the creatures that are approaching in the woods?" Ben spoke to Lucy in his head.
"No Ben, those are one of my functions that have been damaged. it might take a long time to be repaired." replied Lucy.
Ben was mentally prepared to get an answer like this. "Scan the place." Ben commanded.
"Beep... there are eight targets but they have a kind of ability to move fast, almost flickering in and out of my radar, now that I've changed to my heat sensor it shows..."
He didn't mind it at all spreading out his concentration to see his surroundings clearer, unknown to Ben what he spread wasn't his concentration, it was mind power. He discovered this ability to see clear even in a room with no lights. Ben's coverage at present with his mind power isn't much, at most it can reach 10metres. That way he could see the whole place 10 metres away from him clearly.
Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh
In less than three breath time five to six figures came into the camp from the forest behind them. Not stopping once, one dashed into Flash's tent.
Ahh!
Ben gave a low shout and drew out his sword, running out of his hiding spot and attacked the closest to him. The tall figure closest to Ben was surprised to not have noticed someone outside, he reacted fast by pulling out his own sword to defend himself. If it wasn't for the lack of seeing any cloak or dark energy he could swear Ben was also a Thief. A talented one too.
Sparks flew everywhere at the collision. Swoosh. Another figure dashed into the girls tent. With his high concentration (mind power), the technique to hear off notes, and Lucy's reminder, he knew. This further enraged him. Buzzing sounds could be heard from Ben's sword as blue frost began spreading all over his sword. Ben gathered the ice element from his ice Halo, channeling it towards his sword so the magic power doesn't spread.
"What's going on?" The sounds of swords clashing into each other woke someone from the girls tentage. When she came out to understand what the racket was for, she immediately joined the fight after seeing Ben fighting with another cloaked figure. Even an idiot would know who the bad guy is at this moment. Giving out a low cry herself she dashed forward.
Ben was currently fighting three of them, he himself wasn't in a good situation at all. Cuts all over his body were all dripping with blood. A chaotic breath came out of his mouth when he realized help have come. He smartly retracted the frost after seeing an opening, dealing his own damage to the enemy at the last moment. "Ben, who are these people?" Mia finally came close to Ben.
Just as the she came closer to Ben a sharp whistle resounded, what happened next shocked both Ben and Mia. The three dark figure stopped their struggle with the duo and 'disappeared' into a puff of shadows. Even Ben's mind power couldn't tell if they were fast or simply disappeared.
"What a hell Ben!? If you can't have your beauty sleep doesn't mean you have to wake the rest of us, fuck!" Flash heard the sharp whistle and thought it must be Ben. He was totally clueless something has happened during his 'handsome sleep'.
"Someone get Kate, Ben's hurt!" Mia was about to retort Flash but stopped seeing blood dripping from Ben's body.
"Geez, guys we're trying to have some sleep here!" Parker's voice came next.
"What the hell? Can't this wait till the morning?" Jeremy said poking his head out to see that it was still dark outside.
"Guys! GET OUT HERE!" Mia shouted.
Angered by this Flash left the tent to confront Mia for disturbing their sleep. He stumbled on his feet when he saw Ben's condition. "Kate! where the hell are you?"
Hearing Flash's voice the rest couldn't help but reluctantly come out of their tents with half closed eyes. Their eyes almost bulged out of their head when they saw the shouldered Ben. His clothes was shredded and soaked with blood and gaping slice cuts from the knives could be seen. Thankfully his Universal plane didn't just give him enhanced strength it also allows him the heal a bit faster than normies.
Upon seeing Ben, Kate rushed into her bag to bring some herbs to treat the wounds. Jeremy brought a bed mat to lay Ben down. Kate carefully removed his clothes to see how bad the cuts were. Everyone had gathered round Ben to see what happened. When Parker saw his upper part he ran out to puke what little food he ate last night. As for the girls, seeing his upper body they gasp, not because of his multiple wounds but his young masculine body making all three of them blush especially Kate who was going to touch this body.
"If you're done staring, can you please apply the herbs." Ben saw their stare and the three girls blush which made him feel awkward, so he had to speak to bring them down to earth.
"Mia, what the fuck happened?!?" Jeremy was the first to speak but not in a friendly way towards Mia.
Mia became angry as she heard the accusing tone coming from Jeremy, 'I was trying to help you scumbag' she thought. "I was trying to help you stupid scumbag! Where were you when all this was happening?" That felt better.
Seeing as things were about to get out of hand Flash stepped forward and asked Ben for what had happened. They all heard his question and waited for Ben's answer.
"If it wasn't for Mia I not sure I'd still be here, those guys were good. We were attacked fifteen minutes right after the girls returned from their bathe... Hiss" Ben got interrupted because of the pain felt on the wound Kate was treating. They all glared at her which made her bend her head apologetically.
"Attacked!!" They all shouted spontaneously after the words sank in.
"I need to go and get some rest and also let these herbs sink in." Ben got up heading for his tent, he abruptly came to a stop and asked everyone. "Didn't you guys hear all the fight that was going on?"
"No, I was really tired when I slept." Jeremy answered.
"I'm a deep sleeper." Kate muttered embarrassed.
"I'm not a deep sleeper but come to think of it, I couldn't even lift a finger until the sharp whistle." Vanessa replied thinking.
"Hmm, Mia, how then we're you able to wake up if everyone was deep asleep?" Ben frowned his brows asking.
"For one I wasn't sleeping but meditating with half my consciousness, until I felt the other half of my consciousness becoming increasingly heavy I didn't like the feeling so I woke up with much difficulty, only to see a bigger fight outside with Ben alone so I gave help." Mia explained.
Flash was having a very unpleasant face right now. They still had a hard time comprehending what was heard.
Fact 3: Only two people in history were able to have five elements with no more than that. However, this led to countless numbers of death.