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The bandits, numbering several dozen, were mostly unarmored thugs whose weapons included short spears, long spears, spiked clubs, knives, wooden shields, short bows, and slingshots.

The adventurers and guards, on the other hand, were mostly covered in leather and cotton armor, and their weapons and equipment, including swords, spears, shields, short bows, and long bows, were much better than those of their opponents.

Not to mention that there was a Silver-level squad in the convoy; I really don't know what gave these bandits the courage to block the road.

"Why are you dragging your feet? Why not just kill a few of them?"

The female knight-errant struck first; unwittingly, an arrow flew from the short bow under her arm, heading straight for the bandit leader who was negotiating a few meters away.

The opponent reacted quickly and dodged hastily, but the female ranger's arrow still struck his left shoulder socket.

Seeing this, the drunken bandit reacted quickly, pulling out a throwing knife from his person and immediately hurling it at the female knight-errant.

Faced with this situation, the silver-ranked archer did not dodge, but instead prepared to continue shooting with her short bow. At the same time, the dwarf Ink, along with his massive iron shield that was a head taller than him, was already blocking her way.

The throwing knife struck the giant shield and bounced off with a thud, and the female ranger's sudden attack immediately ignited the tense atmosphere in the room.

The shouts from both sides were deafening. The bandits in the rear began to throw stones and fire arrows at the other side, while the adventurers and guards retaliated with their bows and arrows.

Those at the front were the first to be hit. Among them, the experienced veterans spontaneously raised their shields and formed a shield wall with their companions to defend against the arrows, while the inexperienced ones followed suit after a moment of reaction.

Of the twenty adventurers in the expeditionary force, more than ten were of the Iron rank. Most of these adventurers were armed with melee weapons, and they, along with the nearby Split Guards, engaged the bandits and thugs in battle.

The scene became chaotic, with adventurers, guards, and bandits instantly clashing.

Blood was flowing from the bandit leader's left shoulder. The tavern bandit pulled out the arrow and quickly bandaged it.

The leader, clutching his wound, retreated with his drunken companion, while his two trusted bandits, clad in leather armor, immediately rushed in front of him, shielding him.

"Kill their leader first!"

Sheriff Will raised his longsword and pointed it in the direction the other man was retreating. The archers behind him immediately turned around, and more than a dozen arrows flew towards the bandit leader.

Two trusted men held up shields to cover the retreat of their leader and the drunkard, while arrows rained down on the wooden shields.

Linsel was also being hit by arrows and stones. He held his shield and slowly retreated with his three teammates.

Fighting these bandits and thugs wouldn't do me any good. The situation isn't clear yet, so it's better to retreat than to go in and fight to the death.

At this time, several adventurers who shared the same idea as Lindsay were also retreating.

Sheriff Will noticed this and shouted, "No retreat! Hold on! Fight to the last man!"

"Whatever," Wood, the captain of the Iron Fangs standing next to Will, said dismissively.

The bandits' arrows and flying stones came toward him, but suddenly, the dwarf and his giant shield appeared right in front of Wood, accurately blocking these long-range flying objects.

Wood stretched his shoulders and elbows, and upon seeing this, the mage at the rear of the battlefield instinctively raised his staff towards his captain and muttered a few words.

Just then, Linsel retreated to this vicinity, and he heard the robed mage say:

"[Blade Protection]! [Foot Acceleration]!"

Linsel saw two faint flashes on the burly man with the two-handed sword, then he raised his sword and fearlessly charged towards the bandit leader!

After being buffed by a spell, Captain Iron Fang's speed increased significantly, and he caught up with the two shield-bearing bandits who were covering the bandit leader in just a few seconds.

The burly man flashed his two swords and brought them down directly on the head.

The shields of the two men were shattered instantly, and the two-handed sword, carrying a powerful force, cleaved down, severing one man's shoulder and cutting into his flesh!

Wood then swung his hands around, shouted, and swept them to the left. His two-handed sword sliced ​​a large chunk of flesh from the first enemy, then pierced through the leather armor of the second man on the left, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The two trusted bandits screamed and collapsed.

This was the first time Linssey had seen anyone else use a two-handed sword. The Iron Fang captain's use of the two-handed sword resembled a combat technique called [Heavy Strike], but it looked quite powerful.

As the burly man wielding the two-handed sword hacked at his two trusted guards, the drunken bandit nearby continuously threw throwing knives, which struck Wood's breastplate.

The throwing knife bounced off, and only one of it struck the chainmail, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect on Wood, the Silver-ranked warrior.

The female ranger was charging up her arrows from the rear, her aim so precise it was like a roll call, and she had already taken down three bandits.

The bandit leader recoiled in fright, clutching the wound on his left shoulder and yelling in pain, "Help me! Quick, unleash the dogs!"

Dog? Lindsay keenly caught that word.

I had heard before that the bandits of the Vulture Gang kept some demonized wild dogs. If they are wild dogs, then they are new monsters!

Just as Linssey had expected, at the same time the bandit leader shouted, more than twenty dogs rushed up from the low-lying area on the bandits' side. They were very fast and aggressive as they headed towards the battlefield.

The arrival of these monster wild dogs seemed to reverse the tide of the battle. The bandits, who were initially at a disadvantage due to their inferior equipment, instantly regained their morale, while the adventurers and guards began to retreat.

Lindsay opened the panel.

[Demonic Wild Dog, Demonic Animal, Health: 50/50, Armor: 0]

It really is a new monster!

"Captain, should we go in?" "Broken Arrow" on the right had just fired an arrow when he saw the bandits release their demonized wild dogs and was worried that the battle was going to turn against them.

"You guys provide remote support from behind, I'll go help them!"

Linsset, shield in hand, charged toward the enemy on the battlefield.

The outstanding performance of the [Iron Fang] team put my mind at ease. All I need to do is kill one demonized wild dog and gain monster abilities!

The bandit leader scrambled to his feet and hastily drew his sword. The iron blade flashed slightly, managing to deflect another fierce slash from Wood's two-handed sword.

"[Parry] combat technique, huh? Interesting."

The burly man slammed into the bandit leader, who barely managed to catch him. The former had already exhausted all his strength when facing Wood's attack earlier, and this blow knocked the bandit leader to the ground, where he couldn't get up.

"Die."

Just as Wood was about to raise his sword and slash down, he suddenly stopped.

He saw three demonized wild dogs rush towards him!

These mutated animals ran and barked wildly, lunging forward to bite.

The burly man swung his two swords forward, instantly cleaving two wild dogs that were attacking him head-on in two. However, a third dog jumped up from the other side.