For the first time Wim felt the blood vessels pulsing at the tip of his finger, it looked like slaughtering something
He didn't look at the eyes of the Bandit he had stabbed because he still had to make sure that the bandit was dead
The body splashed a rain of blood towards Wim right after he pulled his knife
The bandit began to lose consciousness then fell and died slowly without any resistance at all
Although it looked unpleasant, but Wim had to do it if he wanted to survive
Bandit: "Hey! What happened there?"
The bandit leader tried to call the bandit who had been stabbed to make sure if there was a problem in his place. But it was in vain because the bandit was already dying
Bandit Leader:" Hey you guys follow me, he's not answering"
And because there was no answer, the bandits inevitably came to the bandit's place
they thought that their partner was resting or doing something, so they went to check on him and unexpectedly
Bandit:" N-No way "
Bandit:" How could it be, the sniper died by the hands of a child? "
The bandits' emotions were shocked because they couldn't believe that their sniper had become a corpse and was lying in the middle of a snowstorm
Bandit:" We shouldn't waste time. Hurry up and find him and bun-"
Gunshot
Just before the other bandit finished his sentence to look for Wim. A strange line appeared on his head
The strange line was a bullet that shot towards his head. The possibility that it was none other than Wim
Just before the other bandits came to him, Wim hurriedly took the equipment held by the sniper. The contents were a bolt-action rifle containing 5 bullets, 2 grenades, and several bolt-action bullets
For the first time Wim also used a firearm because in his place firearms were strictly prohibited so that only security forces and soldiers were allowed to carry them
Therefore he tried to demonstrate what he had seen in world war action films where he did a prone position then aimed it at the bandit's head, locked it with his shoulder, released the safety, put his index finger on the trigger, took a breath to focus
and finally pulled the trigger
Shot
For the first time Wim fired the first shot and finally hit the bandit's head. But this is not the end because there are still more bandits that he has to kill
Bandit: "What should we do! Should we split up?!" The bandit was scared because his leader had been killed by a small child with a gun whose location was unknown
Because Wim's unknown location made him feel scared that he would be attacked from every direction
Bandit: "Stupid! Do you want to be the next target, make a cover position" but the other bandit reminded his partner not to split up because it would make it easier for Wim to shoot them
He told his other partner to make cover where he guarded the front while his partner guarded the back
They also coated their shields with magic spells to expand their defenses
At that time the snowstorm had stopped so that their view could see more clearly
Wim who was hiding behind the bushes on the high rocks watched the two bandits, besides their shields they also had crossbows and a revolver
He thought of a way so that he could finish off the two people quickly before their Mage came
Wim: * Wait, don't I have the grenade that was taken earlier *
He remembered that he not only took the rifle and ammunition but also grenades
The grenade here has a shape almost like a throwing ball made of glass
Wim has two types of grenades, one has the Lightning attribute, and the other has the Fire attribute
Wim:" Art, I need a boost "
Art:" Okay"
To help him throw it properly, Art will be the bait for them
Art started flying to the other side hidden behind the bushes, when he reached the location he started moving the bushes to trick the bandits
Bandit:" That's it, shoot "
They pulled the trigger
The bullets and arrows hit an empty bush
Bandit:" Finally "
They smiled because they thought they had destroyed a boy who had killed their friend
But they were wrong
That was a good opportunity for Wim
It was also the first time for Wim to throw a grenade, to the point that he was a little afraid that the grenade he threw would fall towards him. Then Wim showed himself swinging his hands from behind to the front, throwing the two grenades
The two grenades that were thrown, were seen emitting a light inside them. Indicating something
The bandits didn't realize something was coming towards them, death
Until when one of the bandits turned to the side, it was too late
Bandit: "Eh..."
Explosion
***
(On the other side, on the mountain path)
A cart pulled by a horse carrying several passengers was seen
The horse pulling the cart was not a real horse, but an automaton driven by a magic engine
The cart had been covered with cloth to protect its passengers during rain or storms
They were seen traveling across a mountain path that looked steep and dangerous
Inside the cart, the passengers looked relaxed. they did nothing but just stare at each other, and sometimes they also shared their stories
Most of their stories were about migrating to another kingdom to get a better life from their hometown
While they were talking, there was only one person who seemed to have no intention of talking, she was just a girl in a gray robe who was reading an old magic book
Passenger:" Excuse me, sorry but what are you reading?"
??? :" nothing, just an old alchemy magic book"
One of the passengers looked at the girl and asked her. The girl answered him while continuing to look at the contents of her book, not wanting to make direct eye contact
Passenger:" It looks like you are heading towards Wissen Island to enter the academy, is that right?"
??? :" yes " nodded his head
The passenger knew that the girl's destination was the academy on Wissen Island, because this horse-drawn carriage was also on its way to the airport to enter Wissen Island
Wissen Island is famous as a gathering place for Arcane geniuses from all over the world, so it was no surprise for him to know the girl's destination. many of the Arcane geniuses came from the nobility and even commoners so it was not surprising that the name of the island was called the island of wisdom
Seeing the girl carrying her short magic wand and focusing on her book indicated that she was studying hard to become one of them
There were no more questions he wanted to ask the girl so he tried to let her be
However
Explosion
Passenger:" hey what's that ?! "
A sound of an explosion came from nowhere causing panic among the other passengers
They flocked to scream for no apparent reason because they only heard the sound of an explosion. Thinking that they were being attacked
Rider: "Please everyone calm down"
The rider was calming down the tension that was happening to the passengers so that there would be no fatal accident in the mountains
While other passengers were asking about the origin of the sound, the girl who had been quiet while reading a book started to get off her cart while carrying her magic wand and looking down the mountain slope, she saw smoke coming from the forest at the bottom of the mountains
Rider: "Madam, please don't get out of the cart, we will continue our journey soon"
Rider: "Madam?"
Girl: "Please wait here a moment I will be back soon"
Suddenly the girl took out her magic wand, playing it like she was casting her magic spell
A large magic circle appeared under her feet, lifting her to float until the girl also floated
Rider: "Isn't that a type of floating magic ?! "
The rider was shocked not to play because he saw floating magic being cast by the girl
Floating magic is a magic that is very difficult to control because it has to balance itself with its magic to be able to give a good performance when flying floating
Swuush
Suddenly the girl flew towards a strange smoke that most likely came from the origin of the explosion
***
Wim:" huh, finally the problem has been solved "
Wim managed to kill the two bandits with his two grenades, the bandits' bodies were torn apart because they were hit by the explosion in their stomachs so Wim could see the burning smell on their bodies
This traumatized Wim, and began to think that if he became a soldier, he would definitely experience this terrible sight
[Quest Prologue, Escape from the pursuers has been completed
You get Exp Points and one special item]
A floating message appeared, and this time Wim didn't pay attention to it, he was busy looking for something in the pockets of the bandits he defeated
There he tried to take the bandits' pockets which contained a lot of money
Because he didn't have a single penny, he had to think realistically by taking their pocket money. there were more than 120 gold coins
Not only that, he took the bandits' weapons
The weapons they used were spears, crossbows, and revolvers. In the game, Wim used a special long-barreled weapon that was given additional magic techniques as an additional weapon, but because the weapon was not yet available, he had to use another weapon that was less advantageous
Although it would not affect the mid-level Arcane who had higher magic abilities
Because of that, Wim had no choice but to immediately increase his level to be able to reduce his Mana disability. right after that Art spoke to Wim
Art: "Ehmm, Wim you should see this"
Wim: "what's wrong?"
Right after that Wim and Art saw someone floating above the sky with his floating magic. When he was descending he showed himself as a girl in a gray robe
The girl looked at them both while asking in her soft voice
???: "Who are you?"