Bandit Camp 3

[ Lucas Basin Class: Warden Lv 8

Hp: 300

Mana: 550

Experience: 200/2,000

Skills: [Magnus Eye] [Multi-Spell Lv 1] [Quick Learner] [Natural Resistance] [Magic Resistance] [Cognitive Perception] [Bursting Mana Lv1]

Class Skills: [Novice Arrays] [Novice Barrier]

[Total Skill points: 280,000]

"Holy shit I'm doing so well! If this is how everyone in the universe levels you and gets stronger I need to focus"

That is not how fast people level up. The [Quick Learner] skill is what is helping him. When people learn of his skill they will say he is blessed by the gods. To get the [Quick Learner] skill is based off of luck and only at birth. Or if someone has a skill to copy or steal other skills.

That single skill allows him to earn double the amount of experience and skill points.

"Oh f*ck" while Lucas was distracted by this new stats the smell of blood, gore, fire and smoke sent a burning sensation down his throat. He quickly ran back into the woods puking.

"I thought I had nerves of steel, but god is that disgusting."

He tried to clean himself up as much as possible. He pulled his water skin out and rinsed his mouth out with water.

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Inside the bandit camp the Bandit Leader and the last two other bandits waited. Less then a minute passed since they heard the explosions and fighting.

"Tyler? Alex? Dillion? Hank? Are you lads still alive" the Bandit Leader

Silence

The bandit leader knew his men were dead. They were friends he made in this life, and now their dead. He was filled with rage and hate. He quickly went back to his room, shoved his treasures aside and pulled out an ornate arming sword.

When he got back to the main room of the camp the other two bandits knew the boss was serious.

"Here's the plan. Jimmy, you'll have that butler as a prisoner and will yell out that you have a captive. If they want him alive they must come in unarmed. Dan and I will be hiding on opposite sides in the passages ways. When he's close to you, we'll jump out and kill the f*cker that killed our friends."

The group all smiled at the idea. It was cool proof.

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"I don't think who ever is left will leave the base so I'll need something to give me an edge. So while I have a second I'll grab that skill I saw earlier."

Flicking through his list of skills he found the one he was looking for and spent 100k of his 280k skill points.

[Inquisitive Eye: able to scan a creature and see stats and class level. Able to see all stats of lower level creatures, but higher the level compared to user less stats they will see]

"Now I'll be able to see the bandits stats. Wonder if I was able to see that Wolf's stats because it was a monster not a person?"

Making his way back to the entrance of the bandit camp he collected all the loot he could. He placed both daggers on the back of his hip and took a short sword with him.

"Hey you B*stard! I have hostages in here! If you want them alive you bests get your sorry *ss inside! Unarmed that is!"

'F*ck. I didn't think they had any hostages. I was planning on setting more traps and just waiting the *ss holes out, but I can't take any chances.'

"Fine!" Lucas called out while throwing his short sword to the ground. He made sure to hide his daggers and placed two more in his boots.

"I'm coming in with my hands up."

Lucas slowly made his way into the bandit camp. He had to push a dead body out the way with his foot. It felt like a pile of meat as it barely moved.

Opening the door slowly he saw the kitchen area of their camp. Campfires, seats for them all and keys of alcohol. There was a chest that looked futuristic compared to everyone that had two girls in dresses and a young man in a tattered suit all tied up in it. The bandit had a dagger pressed against the neck of an older gentleman who looked like a butler.

[Jimmy Bandit Lv 5

Hp: 150

Mana: 0]

[Butler Giives

Hp: 50

Mana: 0]

'Well thanks to my new skill it doesn't say he is the Bandit Leader. I assume they are laying an ambush.'

"Where's your friends?!" The bandits words were like venom looking for someone to kill.

"I'm alone. I laid some traps and you idiots fell for them."

"What?! You killed them all alone?"

"Well, yeah. You are all idiots. Even this little ruse won't help. You're not the leader are you. Jimmy"

When the intruder said his name. Jimmy felt a shiver of fear run down his spine. He felt like a lamb staring into the eyes of a wolf, ready for the kill.

"Bo-boss! He knows!" Fear already gripped Jimmy. His voice was shaky and he was starting to panic.

[Cognitive Perception: 30 seconds]

Lucas's perception speed increased tremendously. That single second from Jimmy calling out for help slowed down to feel like 30 seconds.

He quickly took the two daggers on the back of his hip and threw them at Jimmy. Only one hit him while the other landed by the chest with hostages.

The dagger that did hit pierced his left shoulder knocking him away. His dagger barely cut the neck of the butler. Not enough to kill, but just enough to draw blood.

Turning to his left he saw another bandit.

[Dan Bandit Lv 5

Hp: 150

Mana: 0]

'These must be his right hand men'

Quickly casting two spells on succession. Two black runes appeared in the air and shot a beam of energy at Dan.

Both beams went straight through his knee caps. Dan instantly crumbled to the ground and started to scream in pain.

Turning to his right he finally saw the bandit leader.

A muscular tan man with an arming sword in one hand and a short sword in the other.

[Bandit Leader Keith Rogue Lv 10

Hp: 300

Mana: 30

Skills: [????] [????] [????] [Dual Wielding Lv 1]

Class skills: [????] [????] [????]

'Ah f*ck me sideways!'

He casted a barrier and used it to block Bandit Leader Kieth to give himself more space. He knew the fight would be difficult. Even more so if he doesn't deal with the regular bandits before fighting the big boss.

Just as the barrier was about to slam into Bandit Leader Keith he used one of his skills. [Cat Like Reflex], was one of the hidden skills Lucas didn't know about. His body moved like a puppet on strings easily dodging the 1x1 ft barrier.

Just as he ducted bellow it and used another skill. [Quick Step].

It was as though Bandit Leader Keith was on ice. A single step he would double his natural stride. He quickly closed the distance between the two even with Lucas's [Cognitive Perception] skill active. Thankfully his actions were still slowed down enough for Lucas to react.

As Bandit Leader Keith held his weapons around him to preform and X slash, Lucas was ready. He recast his barrier spell between the two blocking the attack from hitting, but not the force behind it.

Lucas was sent flying into the wall.

[40 bludgeoning damage]

He spit up some blood and wiped it off his mouth.

"Looks like I'll finally have some fun!"