LORD WORLD: START

CHAPTER 18: ATTACK IN THE MIDST OF FIRE

Hearing Myro's words, Anrateon who stood beside him smiled no matter "What do we need to fear? Wasn't the master's goal from the very beginning to destroy all the bandits present in this mountain range? After all as long as the lord managed to destroy all the bandits that even the royal army failed to destroy, it would definitely be a great achievement for the master. There was even a chance that the lord would accept the ascension of power as well as be more trusted by the king, therefore why hesitate to start a feud against all the bandits in this mountain range?".

"In addition, after we destroy this bandit group, I will absorb the power of their collapsed group and turn it into the strength of my group. That way, my group will also become a high-level bandit group that is not inferior to all the other bandit groups, they will think many times before daring to attack me".

Myro looked at Anrateon a little in awe "It seems that you have prepared everything, you are really great".

"My plan is not something great" Anrateon said shaking his head "Compared to the intelligent people standing around master, I am their little piece".

Charles at the side suddenly asked "Then, why are you using the plan to burn down the enemy headquarters? This plan is too risky and can burn the entire forest, there are many people who will be harmed if the whole forest is burned".

"Don't worry, even though it's summer now that the forest is dry, which makes it flammable, but I and my group have arranged for the fire not to spread too much" Anrateon said confidently "While why I chose this plan over other plans because the forest burning plan is the most effective plan and has the least number of casualties than other plans. The burning base keeps the enemy bandit groups apart, as long as they are split apart, we can kill them more easily".

"Although they had once been defeated at the fight against the overlord and suffered heavy losses, in the end their bandit group still remained strong with over 500 members as well as a rank 7 leader. The losses faced head-on are too great, there is even a chance that we will be the losing side. For that reason, we need to break up the enemy forces and kill them one by one, especially their leader. Of all the plans in place, burning down their headquarters was the best plan with the greatest possible success. But as you said earlier, the risk is also great because there is a possibility of fire burning the entire forest. I keep burning the enemy headquarters for 1 reason, to get a big profit, there is often a big risk behind it. If you don't dare to take risks, it's hard to achieve victory on the battlefield".

Charles listened carefully to what Anrateon said. Although he was a Knight while Anrateon was a bandit, Charles did not at all underestimate what Anrateon said, as people say that is not to see who is talking but to listen to what the person is saying.

Without waiting for Charles to say anything, Lokof who was standing at the side while continuing to stare around the enemy headquarters, more precisely he experienced all the bandits fleeing in all directions before he suddenly shouted "Sir, our target is visible! He did run away with some of his followers, but their number is less than 10 which means now is the best time for us to kill him!".

Everyone stared in the direction where Lokof was pointing, they found the leader of the 7th rank bandits who had fled from the headquarters with his subordinates in a panic.

"There are 1 person rank 5, 2 people rank 4 and the others are just small fish, it seems quite troublesome because almost all the best fighters from the group are there" Anrateon murmured judging the situation "Although not the most favorable circumstances we planned, but at least this is still a golden opportunity! Sir, your decision!".

Everyone stared at Myro, waiting for his decision. Although Myro is not the strongest among them, but everyone will not move without a decision from him.

Myro made sure that this was indeed the best chance of killing the enemy leader. If they missed the opportunity this time, then there might not be a second chance.

Therefore, Myro drew his sword and pointed towards the enemy "All the attacking forces! Kill these bandits and demonstrate the power of the Golden Guardian Kingdom Knights and the Anrateon warriors! ".

"Strike!", shouted the Knights and bandits simultaneously.

Although they were much different, it could be said to be hostile since Knights and bandits always fought each other. But this time the bandits of Anrateon and the Golden Guardian Kingdom Knights worked together, not because they trusted each other, but rather they were loyal to the same master that allowed them to cooperate with each other.

The bandit leader who was busy thinking about who dared to burn his headquarters was shocked to hear the many sounds of approaching footsteps, he raised his head and stared towards the origin of the sound.

After seeing the origin of the footsteps, the bandit leader's face became as white as paper as he found hundreds of people surrounding them. Although he did not feel the strength of rank 7 among the enemy forces, but under the siege of hundreds of people like this, he would most likely be heavily injured or die.

Not to mention among the enemy forces he felt a quite frightening aura as well as giving him the threat that is aura rank 6.

Pulling out his sword, the leader of a rank 7 bandit planned to slash at a rank 2 enemy.

But before he moved, an arrow flew rapidly towards him.

"But!".

Under the collision of arrows, the bandit leader who was busy escaping at a 2-step retreat.

He stared at the person who shot the arrow before shouting out angrily "Anrateon, you are the one who was behind this attack? Who gave you the order? What is the Blood Sword bandit? Or is there some power behind you?".

The figure of Anrateon leaping from a tree that was burning by fire, he landed on the ground and said with a cold smile "I am attacking you not because of the Blood Sword Bandits, after all I am not their subordinate! This is all my master's decision! Ever since you dared to go against my master, you must be prepared to die".

"Master?" said the leader of the enemy bandits full of confusion.

Even if he and Anrateon were not friends, as the leading figure of one of the largest bandit groups in Atrof Province, he would have been watching Anrateon and all the forces behind him.

After all Anrateon was one of the strongest bandit leaders among the other middle-tier bandit groups, for that reason he had always been watching over him in order to successfully recruit Anrateon or just to be careful of his development.

So during the surveillance he did, he learned Anrateon was making his own bandit group without any other force helping, but he was not, he was just like the leader of the Blood Sword Bandits who built their own strength without anyone's support.

Therefore, he was shocked to learn Anrateon had a hidden master all along, even he now felt a little unconvinced.