Capítulo 35: 35 Relief Posture Sculpture 1
"Lucy detach your radar from my Mind Power and scan for the archer." Ben commanded in his mind. When the radar was detached it felt like a huge mountain has been lifted off his shoulder. It felt like it was some kind of leach that kept sucking on his Mind Power was removed. "Is this simply a super computer?" Ben asked himself.
"Archer located; Gender: female. Structure and Heartbeat are 99% similar to that of the previous archer who attacked the other day." Lucy's voice sounded in Ben's ear. What really astonished Ben was that he didn't hear any Off Notes from that direction.
'Does that mean...? No, I highly doubt the possibilities.' He had serious doubts about this thought.
"Mia, spread you domain." Ben whispered.
Mia shot him a deadly glare. Ben chuckled scratching the back of his head in defeat. He remembered that using this ability drains a lot of energy, making it impossible to be used again in a short period of time.
"What do we do know?" Vanessa who stood behind Ben asked. Fear was seen in their eyes. Facing demon creatures weren't the same as facing humans. There's one simple logic; Humans are worst than any demon creature in the world.
"Since they are looking for me let's give them what they want then. I'll distract them while you guys run as fast as possible to inform my father." Ben told only his team members.
Swoosh
As though the archer had heard him an arrow was shot at Ben's lap. He wasn't going to fall for the same trick twice, since this little time Ben was already rested with little strength regained. He made a quick step backward. The arrow landed right at front of his big toe. He looked up and met a covered face but astonished blue eyes that looked at him.
"Take 'em down boys!" the black clothes leader said.
"Wait!" Ben from inside the encirclement said aloud. "It is I you are looking for isn't it? Well here I am." Ben broke out from within.
"Ben, what are you doing?" Head Training Instructor Han shouted out loud because of Ben's actions.
"I'm the one they want, there's no need to put everyone else in danger." Ben stated. Ben didn't want anyone to get hurt because of him so he step forward.
"Sir, we have to trust Ben, he knows what he's doing. We have to return to tell his father about this. Let's hope he'll make it on time." Kate told the worried instructor. Glad with this development the black clothes leader had an eerily grin even though his face was covered due to his scarf.
"I am Benjamin Williams, son of Lord Williams and I have decided to follow you..."
"Good! you see that wasn't so... "
"Under one strick condition," Ben interrupted the man and quickly added "that you let everyone here to go away freely." Ben said, his voice didn't demand any bargaining.
The leader frowned but after some thoughts he agreed. He thought, even though they escaped they won't be able to meet them in the same place if they should bring help, they might not even ever find them.
"Alright, they can go, even though I had wanted the silver and red haired girls to stay behind we can do that some other day."
Mr Han, Ben, Vanessa and Mia nearly vomited blood. How can someone be so shameless? This man before them made them understand that shamelessness knew no bounds. The rest wanted to shout when they heard the man's words but they held back.
Slowly the group consisting of both Hunters and noble students went out in a single file as they headed back to the city. They all had gloomy faces though, the journey from their current position to the city was still very far, about two more miles. They can send a Runner which can take less than 45 minutes to arrive at the city and even inform the Lord, the problem was that by then those bandits must have done whatever they wanted to Ben before they'll be able to arrive on time to save him. Nevertheless, they shouldn't waste precious time. Captain Marko immediately sent two Runners and two elemental swordsmen to convey the news.
At Ben's side, Ben stood observing the men in black all around him. It was funny that just after coming into this world he would be attacked for no reason with the intention to kill him.
"You must be a really smart boy, kid. Why don't you get on your knees while you're at it." the black clothed leader said as he step closer, he was overly arrogant. Ben was unfazed as he stepped closer but he instead looked up at where the archer had been but found out that she was gone. What he did next shocked all of them. He too stepped forward and raised his hand in the air. "You've chosen well boy." the leader smiled.
"Who said I'm surrendering?" Ben stumped the ground, suddenly the ground five metres around him for frozen. With that four ice chains rose from the frozen ground, wriggling in the air like serpents, this was followed by short sharp spike that formed behind his back facing the black clothed leader from all directions.
Immediately all the colour that once made the man look like a living being was all drained. He was now completely overwhelmed with fear as who he was facing was not who he was sent to fetch. 'a good for nothing kid can never have such power of a... No, it's not possible' great fear completely blanketed his mind.
"I'll ask you one question..." Ben looked at the man who was presently barely standing on his shaky legs, then continued. "...Who sent you to get me?" as he asked two ice chains started sliddering round the black clothed man's body.
"I... I swear... I don't know, it... it was the archer... she hired us to do it. Please Mighty sir... we were told to do it. We didn't know... we didn't know you were a Mighty sir. Please spare our lives, spare my life!" the bandit leader feel on his knees as he turned from an arrogant bandit to a noisy crying baby.
"All of you, drop your weapons." been coldly said. Just after the last letters left his words, clanking sounds can be heard all around.
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"Argh...!"
"Argh...!"
"Argh...!"
Seeing that they have become defenseless he shot those ice spikes at everyone, quickly forming more he fired them. He impelled their shoulders and legs, he deliberately missed any vital parts or organs. He made sure they were all immobilized.
Walking towards the leader who surprisingly didn't let out a wail. Ben searched round his body and found some throwing knives, a pouch with a few hundred silver coins, he even saw some unfinished snacks. Ben looked up to the man and see the embarrassment on his face.
"Mighty sir, I was hungry before we came to... before we bumped into you Sir." the man said with shaky voice.
"Despicable." Ben retorted leaving the man in silence.
There were things like notes and other things Ben didn't take a second glance at. He was about to let the man go when he saw a bronze humanoid sculpture the size of a palm. The sculpture was in a very weird and awkward position for a human, awkward but not impossible, however, it drew Ben's attention because it gave the feeling that it was alive but in a weird kind of way.
"What is this?" he asked the leader.
"It's called the Relief Posture Sculpture. It is meant to improve the body physically to a certain extent, but I don't know how it works." the leader answered gritting his teeth in pain due to the chill from the ice chains penetrating his flesh.
As he listened to what the man was saying he heard another Off Note in the forest as an arrow pierced through the air towards him from behind. Luckily he was able to dodge it as he sidestepped just in time, however the black clothed man wasn't as lucky as he was. The arrow got stuck in his chest, piercing his heart and draining the life force quickly as he slumped and feel.
Ben looked at the fallen man in confusion then turned to face the direction the archer was at. "Was that for me or for him?" Ben mumbled questioningly to himself.
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