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At that moment, a crossbow bolt flew out from behind him and struck the back of the demonized wild dog.

The dog's body went limp, and it missed its target when it lunged to the left. Wood seized the opportunity to thrust his swords down with both hands, finishing off the demonized wild dog.

He turned his head and saw it was Lindsay's arrow. He exclaimed, "Well done, [Wolf Slayer]!"

Lindsay's expression at this moment did not seem particularly natural.

The dog's head was stolen! Do I have to use a Flame Arrow to get it back?

"These beasts!!"

"Ugh..."

Curses and screams echoed around them, caused by the demonized wild dogs that had joined the battle. They were helping the bandits and thugs attack the adventurers and guards, and many of them had their legs and bodies torn and bleeding.

"I'm going to help the others," Linsel said before heading off to find the other demonized wild dogs in the vicinity.

He scanned his surroundings and saw a wild dog a few meters away fighting a red-haired adventurer of the Black Iron rank, clearly gaining the upper hand.

Lindsay recognized the boy; it was actually Lyon.

"Leon, I'm here!"

The other person turned around and saw it was Lindsay, his eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and delight: "Kill this beast!"

When the wild dog saw someone approaching, it took a few steps back, turned around and faced Lin Sai, staring intently at him.

"Leon, I'll handle it alone!"

Linsset didn't have time to change weapons, so he used a sword and shield to fight back.

A hasty attack is likely to leave the opponent vulnerable to exploit. The best approach is to close in with your shield up and kill them, while using your shield to protect yourself.

However, his left hand was also ready to drop the log shield and fire a flaming arrow at any moment.

"Linse, watch out behind you!"

Lyon exclaimed in surprise, and Linsset suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him.

[Danger Perception]!

He turned his body and tilted his head to the side, easily dodging the blow from behind.

The enemy is very close behind, ambushing you, right?

Linsel continued to stare at the demonized wild dog, while his right hand, relying on the muscle memory of his practiced movements, thrust the iron sword backward with a backhand thrust.

The hilt of the sword in his hand felt like it was piercing flesh. The thug who had launched the sneak attack fell down. At the same time, the demonized wild dog seized the opportunity and pounced.

Linsset thrust his shield forward with his left hand, and the wild dog pounced on the log shield. He then threw the shield forward, knocking the dog back, and thrust his left hand forward.

Flame Arrow!

A burst of flame suddenly appeared in his palm and enveloped the demonized wild dog. Then, the dog let out a few mournful whimpers, curled up into a ball, and burned motionless.

[Monster Encyclopedia Activated: You have defeated the Demonized Wild Dog. Choose one ability to gain.]

I finally obtained the fifteenth monster ability.

"Where do you think you're going to run off to?"

On the other side, the captain of the Iron Fangs shouted at the bandit leader who had just stood up and was about to escape, and chased after him with his two-handed sword.

"Help me!"

The drunken bandit, wielding an iron sword, stood behind his leader, shouting, "Boss, you run! I'll hold them off!"

However, at that moment, a sharp arrow flew from a distance behind him, piercing his throat.

"..."

The drunken bandit, clutching the arrow to his neck with one hand, seemed to have a look of resentment in his eyes as he went to join his brother.

"Damn, I didn't expect Silver-level people to be this difficult to deal with!"

The bandit leader stopped in his tracks and roared, "I'll fight you to the death!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wood's two-handed sword had already pierced his abdomen.

The bandit leader spat out a mouthful of blood, and the burly man drew his sword with both hands, finishing him off.

"The boss is dead! Run!"

"Run! Run!"

The remaining dozen or so bandits and thugs who were still putting up a fight saw their leader killed, and their morale collapsed rapidly. They immediately fled towards the edge of the battlefield without any regard for their safety.

The surviving demonized wild dogs seemed to have received some kind of command, and all of them turned tail and fled the battle.

From the start of the battle to the bandits' collapse, the entire process took less than ten minutes.

"We won!!"

The adventurers and guards raised their weapons and shouted, just as the victorious melody of the lute drifted from the carriage.

"Amidst the clash of battlefields, victory is in our grasp!"

"Poet, what brings you here?" Linsel was surprised to find that the bard from the tavern was also in the caravan.

"You're heading to Forest Creek Village, preparing for a spectacular battle. How could you possibly leave out the bard's records?"

Lyon advised from the side, "The battlefield is too dangerous, Mr. Poet, you'd better not come."

"It's alright, I can fight too."

Bards can fight?

Lindsay opened the panel.

[xxx, Level 4 Bard, Health: 60/60, Armor: 20/20 (Music Robe)]

It's actually displayed on the panel, and it's level 4. I didn't expect that bards could be considered combat professions.

Lindsay tentatively asked the other person, "Are you a level 4 bard?"

"Level 4? What Level 4..." The other person plucked the strings a couple of times, seemingly not understanding Lindsay's question.

He turned around and asked the nearby captain of the Iron Fang, "Captain Wood, do you know about adventurer ranks? Level 1, Level 2, Level 3..."

"What is that? Adventurer ranks are just Porcelain Rank, Iron Rank... Ha, what a stupid question."

It seems they don't understand, so only they know the job level number on this panel.

Lindsay realized that he hadn't checked his panel properties for a while.

Upon opening it, he saw that his profession had changed from level 0 civilian to level 1 warrior.

It seems that I became a professional from the moment I learned combat skills. As for why I am a warrior, it must be due to the influence of the combat skills I learned.

"Goat" and "Broken Arrow" also arrived at Linse's side at this time.

"Captain, you're playing so well, I'm itching to join in."

The middle-aged adventurer chuckled, "Didn't you just shoot down a bandit too, 'Broken Arrow'?"

"Don't even mention it. I didn't even use any combat skills. [Iron Fang] is just too powerful. It doesn't need our full support at all."

"Exactly, I just watched the whole bandit raid from the sidelines, I didn't even have to lift a finger." Claire fiddled with her dagger, looking completely uninterested.

"[Wolf Slayer], thank you for your help earlier." Wood extended his hand, and Lindsay shook the hand of the man wearing chainmail gloves.

"You're too kind. It was mainly thanks to you that we were able to kill these bandits and robbers."

Sheriff Will, who was standing nearby, grabbed a half-dead bandit and asked, "Tell me, which Vulture Group camp did you guys come from?"

"I'd rather die than tell..."

"Speak!" he shook the bandit's body. "Tell me and you'll live."

The other person tilted their head and refused to speak.

Will handed the man over to the two guards who approached: "You two take him to the carriage. I'm going to interrogate him properly when we get to Linxi Village."

He then called out loudly, gathering everyone together to begin taking inventory.

"Yes, four were injured and two died. It's a pity there were still casualties."

The two who died were Iron-level adventurers. They were far from the rest of the caravan and were alone. They were attacked and killed by the demonized wild dogs and bandits.

Will gestured to the others, "Let's quickly clean up the battlefield, bury the dead, then get into the carriages and continue on our way!"