The carriage is being surrounded by bandits that outnumber the guards protecting it. Some of the guards have already fallen. Adrian immediately commanded the three soulbounds that he summoned to take care of the bandits.
The bandits are not that much different from Adrian's level which meant that he could deal with two at a time. Adrian decided to sit this fight since he wanted to test just how well does the buffs hold for the soulbounds.
The bandits did not expect attacks from monsters while they were attacking the carriage. They have yet to do what they came here for and that is to kill the noble inside the carriage. It seems that the noble is an important person that will be wed to a lord in an area.
The marriage of the two will forge an alliance that some of the other ruling class in the eastern continent do not like. The holy beasts might prevent people from attempting doing something bad in the open but that did not mean that they cannot use sneaky means.
The bandits are actual bandits that were hired by a certain noble to make it look like the attack on the bride is a bandit attack. They planned this meticulously so that they will not get caught in the tail even though they are the masterminds.
The bandits might be strong but that only applied to human opponents. The three soulbounds easily killed off the bandits that were near the carriage. They were most afraid of Kanlaon as they did not expect such a revered dragon to appear in their midst.
Some of them even attempted to flee but Adrian pulled them back to the area using his Quantum Cascade. The bandits that tried escaping could only lament their bad luck. They might have become too greedy to accept this job that paid a lot. If something is too good to be true, then it probably is.
The bandits that came are not the full force of their whole group. One of the bandits managed to send a signal before dying in the hands of Sirius. Adrian noticed that numerous individuals are starting to gather towards the area of the smoke that is released by the dead bandit.
"This will not do. There are still a lot of enemies left." Adrian stated as he started casting Quantum Dispersion in a large area. The spell might have cost about three times more, but the area has been widened by about three times as well.
The bandits that suddenly cam rushing forward that entered the area of the Quantum Dispersion got blown away with Adrian's snap of a finger. Numerous rushing bandits got blown towards trees or mountain walls. The lucky ones just got flung to an open area but that did not mean they did not receive damage.
The damage of the Quantum Dispersion might be minimal but all he needed was to but time. Adrian's soulbounds finished off the last bandit by attacking the poor guy simultaneously. The next wave of bandits that came could only see their comrades dying which made them go berserk.
The guards protecting the carriage are also wary of Adrian's soulbounds since they do not know if they are just wild monsters or if someone is controlling them. The guards are wary but they still looked fierce as they saw another wave of bandits arrive.
Adrian, who is just watching what was happening from afar felt an oppressive power that can only come from boss type monster. He has felt this sensation with a field boss since dungeon bosses have a different suppressive power coming from them.
He noticed that one of the bandits looked bulkier and emitted an aura that could be said to be fierce. Adrian could clearly see that the unusual bandit should be the leader of the bandits attacking the carriage. Adrian immediately checked the information about the bandit and surprised that it is actually a named boss.
Name: Zhang Zimo (NPC) (Unique Field Boss)
Status: Intoxicated, Annoyed
Job Class: Bandit (Martial Artist)
Description: A retired high-ranking soldier that has resorted to becoming a bandit as he was discharged for his unscrupulous behavior towards others. He might have become a bandit, but he could still use martial arts that is taught by the eastern continent army.
"So, he is not a simple bandit but a bandit that can do martial arts. I could already guess from the spear that he is holding but he is holding booze even at a battlefield. I could already guess what kind of behavior he had for the army to throw him away." Adrian muttered but he could see that being Intoxicated does not entirely stop the might of a martial artist.
Zhang Zimo wielded his spear like a master that ended the life of the already small number of guards that carriage had. Adrian was about to command Sirius to protect the carriage but the girl from the Heihudie clan walked out of the carriage.
"Stop this behavior at once and we will spare you other subordinates." The girl from the Heihudie clan commanded but there was a hint of doubt in her voice.
"You think that we will stop? We will only stop when both of you are in their graves but that does not mean that I will not have my fun with you. Maybe even my boys will have their fun after I am done with you. Those weak ones that you killed are not worthy of my bandit group anyways." Zhang Zimo announced which made the other bandits laugh maniacally.
"Dirty bastard." The girl from the Heihudie clan stated as she brought out two bells that jingled.
The next thing that happened even surprised Adrian as numerous strings came out of the bells and entangled all the bandits that were coming close to their carriage. The guards that surrounded the carriage killed off the bandits that got caught.
Zhang Zimo got enraged even further but Kanlaon immediately spewed his breath at the Bandit Lord to stop his advance.