"What are you talking about?" someone from the group asked, as it seemed they hadn't caught up to what was happening.
"You know damn well who I am talking about," the man shouted. "Where is your boss?"
The leader of the bandit didn't hide behind a facade of looting anymore and started outright asking where the boss was.
Ning also realized that the leader was getting increasingly aggressive. If it went on like this, he was going to attack anytime now.
He frowned a bit. He looked at everyone in the area, all of whom were tense as well. 'Essence Manifestation realm,' he thought. Could he beat someone like that?
Maybe he had a chance in a one-on-one fight if he could catch the leader off guard, but with so many people at the mercy of the bandit, Ning didn't believe he could beat them.
'I need to protect those people first,' he thought. His hands gripped the hilt of his sword tightly as he formulated a new plan.