35 The Midnight Investigation- V

Well, I had expected that the bandit would be armed with enchanted equipment but I didn't expect Thalia and William would be taken down so easily.

The most problematic was the weapon itself. The whip's attribute to keep the enemy especially close combatant like Thalia and Bruno. Hence they were taken down pretty easily.

Soldier 2 died right in front of my eyes and I was helpless. Although if he weren't such a scaredy cat, he would still be alive.

I gave my last respects to soldier 2 where his body lied under the rubble. The rubble impact was so strong that the blood was splattered all around the walls of the alleyway. So this was just a mere glimpse of a battle.

I should be terrified and scared in this situation instead I was much calm than I was ever before.

This also happened when I had the squabble with the elites. My limbs and ribs were crushed but for some reasons, I didn't feel the pain to that extent. Instead of fear, my body becomes more excited and this thrill of close death battle was pretty addictive. I know I almost sound like a mad man.

Well, we don't have much time to waste. Right now even the three of us won't be able to capture that bandit. He was too powerful.

The bandit killed started laughing after he killed soldier 2. He also raised his arm in the air for some reason, was that suppose to be a victory pose? He seemed to be mumbling something but I probably couldn't hear it. I guess he lost his marbles.

"Hey, short stack! We should get moving.", I called out to the shorty.

But he looked very angry,

"That bastard is laughing! He laughing at their deaths! I am gonna make him pay!", he replied as he glared angrily with a teary eye. He clutched his fist tightly and gritted his teeth in anger.

This should have been a fierce and manly scene like in the dramas that if he wasn't so tiny.

"You should think carefully. We can't take that bandit down head-on as it is. If you charge blindly, you'll end up like a pile of mush like your friend there.", I said.

"You bastard! How dare you insult Ronny!", the midget grabbed me by my collar, "Take that back or else I will cut you down, right where you stand! You hear me!"

For a tiny guy, he was able to grab my collar while he stood on his tiptoes. But I could assume with the grip on my collar how pissed he was.

But this was no time for friendship drama.

I grabbed his collar in return,

"Now you listen to me! You arrogant twerp! You should have thought about the consequences before allying yourself with those thieves. It's your fault that we are in this mess in the first place. If you really want to avenge your comrades than try to co-operate with us and we shall take down that bandit down, once and for all!"

To my suggestion, the midget thought for some seconds and then nodded in the end.

Phew, at least he agreed to co-operate.

"You're not going anywhere but to the afterlife.", shrieked out the bandit.

To our surprise, the bandit had closed in when I was trying to persuade shorty. This wasn't good!

If I felt my life was in danger I wouldn't hesitate to abandon this midget. I did ask him to co-operate that doesn't mean I have to look out for his puny butt. If he dies that's his problem.

The bandit marched at our direction. I couldn't see the face but his creepy grin was visible thanks to the moonlight.

I am sure he had screw loose or two.

The midget who was talking high and mighty had unsheathed his short sword which he had pointed at the bandit. He was ready to fight the bandit but I could see his legs were trembling.

"Oi midget! Be ready to run.", I said.

"But what about him?", he asked.

To his question, I remained silent. I don't have a clue myself. I was just putting a poker face just to throw off the enemy. The bandit had closed near us that we were almost in his whip's strike range.

"I would slice you both in half.", howled the bandit.

Just when he was about to attack, I noticed Thalia on the balcony on top of him. She cut the balcony flooring and separated it from the building that the balcony came crashing down on the bandit. The balcony was almost half the size of our apartment room. The solid balcony was made of stones and bricks started to fall on top of the bandit.

But before it could come in impact with the bandit, the balcony suddenly was blasted in mid-air. The bandit used his whip to destroy the balcony in the air.

Being destroyed in the mid-air, the rubbles created loads of dust and rubbles. At that moment Thalia leaped on the bandit with her short sword as she used the dust and rubble as a smokescreen to attack him. She jumped from the first-floor building behind the bandit's blind side. She rotated twice or thrice in mid-air so she could put all her weight in that one swing. I noticed other than her voluptuous body, she also had toned muscles. With that muscles and power, that strike could easily slice a human head like a butter.

"Nice try!", said the bandit and he suddenly turned around and blocked Thalia's attack.

He used the whip's handle to block Thalia's sword and somehow saw through Thalia's attack.

What a keen battle sense, he had.

He wasn't any ordinary bandit off the street.

Thalia than started to throw kicks but the bandit easily dodged them.

Just when all this battle was going on, I saw a figure that appeared behind the bandit.

"Try stopping this!", he screamed and pounced at the bandit.

It was none other than William. When the bandit was distracted by Thalia, William used his full strength and threw an overhead punch.

The punch placed perfectly right on the bandits head. William forced his punch with all his might towards the ground. The punch was powerful that his head went under the ground.

"How do you like that! You filthy crook.", exclaimed William.

His shirt was torn from the front. I guess it tore off when the bandit hit him with the whip. But he was wearing armor under the shirt, hence he didn't sustain major injuries.

"Oi! Did you killed him?", I asked, "You know our main objective was his intel. He was no good, dead to us."

"Shut up! You should have taken down yourself if you have a problem with my method.", William replied.

You guys were the one armed with enchanted gears. How do you expect a man armed with a kitchen knife to take him down?

Also, our main objective was to find out if they had any ties with the cult and if they had any intel on them. If he were to die now, all this thing would be pointless.

"Who are you, people?", asked the midget who seemed so amazed by our power. Although, I didn't get to do anything this time.

"That's none of your business.", answered William as he fixed his glasses. He kept one of his feet on the tushie of that bandit. The bandit's head was completely submerged in the ground.

William used all his strength of the gauntlet to hit him on the head. I am 90% sure he was dead as his body seemed to be not responding.

"Good work!", said Thalia.

"Hey stop praising him! Wasn't our plan to capture this bandit ALIVE? That was the whole point!", I said out loud as my brain nerves throbbing.

Had they lost their mind?

"Now don't sweat on the small stuff.", replied Thalia as she patted my head for some reason.

What the heck was the matter with these people?

Don't tell me all this work was just a waste of my time!

"Have no fear, Bruno is here.", said out loud in a goofy voice.

Just when my blood was boiling, Bruno had just arrived.

"Glad you came so early. You should have just come in the morning after having breakfast.", I said to Bruno sarcastically.

What the fuck was he doing all this time?

What was the point of coming after all the battle was over?

"But if I did that then the bandit would have long gone.", he replied back.

He didn't pick on my sarcasm. It would lot better to bash my head on a wall instead. Nevermind him!

"We should get moving. The army guards would be coming here anytime soon." I warned them.

"You shorty! You're coming with us.", commanded Bruno to the midget soldier.

Bruno who was short himself but the midget soldier was even tinier than he was.

When they were all gossiping around I went near the dead bandit.

I slowly headed towards the dead bandit. Now I could take that enchanted whip for myself. This would also help me rise in ranks. This was not stealing! Stealing from thieves is not stealing. It's like taking the spoils of war.

I tried to take the whip but the bandit had a firm grip on that whip. Even after death, he didn't leave that alone. When I was in the midst of free that whip from his hands, suddenly the spikes on the whip started to rotate in a crazy speed.

The bandit started to ooze out strong bloodlust.