Chapter 22: Bandit Leader's Wishes

Dungeon, 1st Floor, Atlantis City.

"Big Sister" Sadersonia suddenly spoke directly after chasing Hancock back, "Please pay attention to the attitude you have. Although you hate a man. Still, just for here. Please be able to restrain your attitude"

"That's right, Big Sister" Marigold added and continued, "Just now, before we came out of the room. We had some advice from Commander Suzaku. He told us to be able to maintain the attitude we had especially to the Battalion Commanders who we might just meet with them."

Hancock frowned seriously listening to these words from Sandersonia and Marigold.

"Commander Suzaku told us that the other Battalion Commanders have different attitudes toward him and are easily provoked by emotions. They also have high self-esteem. If we show a bad attitude in front of them, there is a possibility that we will be killed directly by them or we will get a denial of the mission."

Hancock's steps instantly stopped hearing the last sentence delivered by Sandersonia, "What is true that you said that last, Sonia?"

"That's right, Big Sister" Marigold immediately replied to her, "Of course, in this dungeon, we don't have to worry about our safety. Even if we are killed by those Commanders, we will not die but will be resurrected again. However, the worst thing is that we can't carry out the mission given by them. Commander Suzaku also added to us that the missions that have high rewards are usually missions issued by this royal party as well as their side. As long as we have a bad impression with one of the Battalion Commanders, the worst possibility is that we will not be able to carry out the mission given."

"Hmph! Sure enough, men are extremely disgusting creatures" Hancock said with a look of disgust and coldness.

"Big Sister" Sandersonia called back, "Please pay attention back. We're going to have bad consequences as long as that happens. Especially in the next few days, this place will be known by many parties. The advantage we have will be ruined if it gets to happen."

Hancock instantly fell silent at this then sighed, "Well. I understand"

Sandersonia and Marigold were very happy to listen to the words from Hancock.

"In the future, I won't come to do the confirmation of the mission if it is the man who published it. You two should do it" Hancock said calmly, "Doesn't it matter?"

Marigold and Sandersonia stared at each other and then nodded. Both of them have no problem with this. After all, currently, they have formed a party where only one person needs to confirm related to the mission to be carried out.

"Let's go ahead and complete this task" Hancock immediately continued on her way.

The three of them quickly arrived at the south gate of Atlantis City. When they got there, they were asked to confirm the identity they had by the officer who was there, namely the knight. After the identity confirmation was completed, the three of them directly stepped out from inside Atlantis City and entered the territory of the monsters.

Instantly one foot of theirs touched the monster's territory. The three of them instantly felt an extremely deadly sense of threat. Without waiting for a long time, the three of them immediately activated their Observation Haki and felt the area around them to see who was monitoring them or other things.

"Big Sister... Mari... What... Do you guys feel that?" Sandersonia asked nervously.

"Sonia... Do you feel it too?... That feeling... Like the feeling of where we are in the terrifying territory..." Marigold immediately said with her body already in a cold sweat.

"This feeling..." Hancock's eyes were full of anticipation, "The feeling that poses a very dangerous threat... Sonia! Mari! Never once do you turn off the Observation Haki of the two of you while in the territory of this monster!"

Sandersonia and Marigold nodded seriously.

"What... Is this probably what Ars said about that instability factor?" Sandersonia asked quietly, "This feeling... I don't like it"

"Me too..." Marigold murmured, "This feeling makes me... It's almost as if it's getting terror from all sides"

"Don't complain!" Hancock immediately said sternly: "What you guys feel right now is just a feeling! Throw away the fear you guys have! If you two are afraid just because of the threat of this feeling! How could it be possible that you two would avenge such a disgusting creature? Throw away the fear! Recognize fear! We have to move forward. Whatever threat will come before us later, never be afraid! Remember! As long as we are in the dungeon, we will never die!"

The voice issued by Hancock was firm and also full of charisma and was not the voice often issued by him cold and full of the arrogance of an Empress. Hancock is the owner of the Conqueror's Haki where which makes Hancock has a unique charisma as a leader. The words issued by Hancock instantly made the fear that arose in Sandersonia and Marigold instantly disappear.

Sandersonia and Marigold nodded. Their previous eyes showed a trace of fear instantly turning into a look full of firmness to step forward.

"Let's go!" Hancock said and immediately took the lead towards the direction of the bandit camp that was about to be destroyed by them today.

Unlike the mission owned by Rayleigh where he did not get the direction of the directional sign because the mission was general. The missions performed by Hancock are special and this is what causes them to get the instructions that an adventurer usually gets when they want to confirm the mission for the first time.

The three of them immediately moved directly towards the direction of the campsite while also starting to adapt to the strength they currently had.

Dungeon, 1st Floor, Southern Territory.

"Finally found it too," Rayleigh said with a smile eagerly looking at the portal that was in front of him at this time.

Rayleigh's journey to this portal is quite easy. Because during the journey, Rayleigh never encountered a monster. This happened because during the trip Rayleigh activated his Haki Observation. Because the amount of Exp obtained through monsters is very small compared to the Exp obtained through mission rewards. Rayleigh's plan to improve his strength through direct hunting is lost and currently, his focus is on finding missions with high rewards.

Rayleigh immediately walked into the portal and then went straight out on the other side of the portal.

"Hmm"

When Rayleigh arrived on the other side of the portal, he was immediately greeted by a green meadow with a variety of Grisal plants growing there. The Grisal plants that grow there are very many and in every corner of the place, there are Grisal plants there.

Rayleigh did not immediately perform the mission carried out by him at this time and immediately walked towards the direction of the edge of the island that was only a few hundred them away from his current position.

It didn't take long for him to arrive at the edge of the island and instantly the view of the dungeon from above the sky immediately greeted him.

"I feel nostalgic" Rayleigh muttered quietly as he immediately sat quietly there, "I wonder, how long will it take for me to be able to get an item that can resurrect Roger? 1 month? 3 months? 6 months? 1 year? I hope before my time comes. I can go on an adventure together with him again"

"By the way, I want to know. Is there an item in this dungeon that can help to prosper appearance?" Rayleigh muttered calmly, "I don't want to meet that idiot at this time of my age. Maybe, I can ask Ars. Hopefully, that item is in this dungeon. Hmmm?"

Suddenly Rayleigh saw a few people familiar to him.

"Hancock?" Rayleigh exclaimed, "What mission do they have to be in the same territory as me? This is interesting. I want to know what mission was taken them. Oh, yes. Is it possible that the charm possessed by Hancock still prevails in this place? If this is the case, Hancock has a lot of advantages without even thinking about the comparison between the level and also the status of strength. As long as the enemy possessed by him is exposed to his charm, he can turn it into a stone and it is easy to be killed. The ability of Mero-Mero no Mi is indeed very terrifying, especially under the hands of Hancock who has an enchantment that is difficult for humans to handle."

Rayleigh paused and continued his thinking, "But, wait a minute. It is natural for humans to be exposed to the charm possessed by Hancock. What about monsters? Is it possible that they can be exposed to her charm? I'm quite interested in this."

Rayleigh immediately got up from his seat and then walked back to the place where a lot of Grisal plants were growing and then began to pick them up and store them in the storage room of his system panel.

Dungeon, 1st floor, 3 kilometers of southern territory.

3 kilometers south of Atlantis City there is a location where there is a place for bandits to build a camp that belongs to them. The camp has 6 tents of which one tent is a special tent for the leader, 4 tents are used by his subordinates, and 1 tent is used specifically for warehouses. In the bandit camp in this area, there are only 10 bandits headed by a leader who often disturbs the citizens by committing acts of theft and others.

This caused the knights from Atlantis City to issue a task to carry out extermination on them.

In the bandit camp, there is also a fence that surrounds it along with a control tower at the entrance to the camp. The control tower is functioning to monitor anyone who comes to them. There are usually two people on duty there to do the monitoring. As long as there is a caravan passing through the territory, those monitors will directly provide this information to all members.

"Hmmm,"

At this time a bandit in charge of monitoring the surrounding area was monitoring using his binoculars while his other friend was sitting leisurely while reading an adult book they had just gotten from the caravan they had just stolen.

"How is it possible?!" Exclaimed the bandit who was currently in charge of monitoring.

"What's the matter? Is there a caravan or something currently passing by in our area?" Asked his friend, who is currently still focused on reading his adult books.

"No! That's not it" The bandit exclaimed back and continued, "Let you see this"

"Ha?" His friend who read the adult book felt strange and stared at his friend, "What's the matter? If there is anything, you can directly notify the boss related to the matter."

"Let you see first!" Tungkasnya emphatically

His friend instantly fell silent and immediately picked up the binoculars given to him and immediately used the binoculars to look towards the territory they were in control, "What's the matter? I didn't see— What?..." Instantly the person fell silent at the moment of seeing the appearance possessed by Hancock, "How could there be such a beautiful woman?!"

At this time, his friend had fallen into the feeling of emotional liking for Hancock and also fell into the charm possessed by Hancock.

"You saw it too, didn't you?" Asked his friend and instantly his face showed a wicked grin, "Hey, you think. How about we ask the boss to kidnap them and then make them our harvest material in this place? Rarely do we find any woman who dares to walk through this territory. It's also been a long time since we tried to taste a woman, especially one who has such a very beautiful appearance"

"Hahaha, it's a very good idea" His friend immediately laughed excitedly, "Let's tell this to the Boss immediately"

The two bandits immediately came down and reported the matter they had just discovered to the boss who was currently eating. At the time of listening to the whole story. The face of the leader of the bandit instantly became extremely refreshed and also excited.

"Hahaha, good job you two!" The bandit leader shouted excitedly, "We finally found a woman who can be used as a slave to our sex" The bandit leader's gaze instantly became very serious, "We will catch them then for the most beautiful will be for me while the remaining two, you guys are free to do anything to them"

"That's not the fair boss" Exclaimed the reporting bandit, "At least let it—Ah! It hurts!"

"Krack!*

Before the person finished his words, the bandit leader immediately stood up and then used one of his hands to grip the head of the person so firmly that the person screamed in pain. His other friend was immediately frightened to see this incident and his desire to rebel was instantly gone.

"Again. Let's say? What do you want?" The bandit leader asked coldly and was also full of killing intent.

"B-boss... S-I'm-ask m-sorry... W-woman i-that, k-you can have it" The bandit said in a stammering tone because he had to endure the feeling of fear and also pain from the clutches of the very strong bandit leader.

"How about you?" The bandit leader asked, staring at the other bandits, "Are you not satisfied with my decision?"

"T-no, B-boss. K-you can have it" The bandit immediately answered him for fear that he would be the target of the bandit leader.

"Good" The bandit leader then directly threw the subordinate who was grabbed by him forward and then said, "You guys should know yourself! I am the leader in this place. Whatever the best you get! It should be mine! No one should protest against it! Otherwise... I will not give mercy to anyone who takes the thing desired by me" The last sentence contains a very deep killing intent that makes the two bandits frightened and sweat coldly.

"Put it all together! We will directly intercept the three women and then catch them!" Tonight, we had to party with the three women being our reapers! Lest the three women escape from our hands"

"B-okay, Boss"

The two bandits swiftly exited the leader's tent and then immediately went to execute the order.

"Hehehe, I haven't tasted women for a long time, especially very beautiful women" The bandit leader muttered excitedly, "If indeed what the two fools said just now is true, I must hold back the most beautiful woman and then be made my wife! I will never let this opportunity go so easily!"