I Shall Survive Using Potions!

It came like a bolt of lightning out of the blue, an earth-shattering report. For a second everyone was dumbfounded, after that it became rage-like cheers. Nevertheless, we still have some preparations to do, like removing the corpses, etc.

Its nearly sunset anyways, so they might come here in the early morning.

[Theyre probably coming tomorrow morning]Kaoru

Well, there are people who were hiding and watching the situation from a distance, so the reports might come sooner than expected. But perhaps the situation was already acknowledged by the bandits who wondered why the sub-leaders did not return after such a long time.

Anyway, lets get a good sleep tonight.

Of course, the bandits may secretly come in at night and try to sneak up on the girls and children and take them as hostages, so the villagers took turns doing the night watch.

But of course, were not part of that rotation.

So, lets take a rest in preparation for tomorrow.

And the next morning.

Of course, I get up early to prepare for the bandits to come, so Im done with washing and eating breakfast. I also instruct the villagers to eat lightly, which is contrary to their usual customs.

It would be dangerous if you were stabbed after eating such a big meal. On the contrary, if the started when you hadnt eaten anything since yesterdays dinner, you might run out of gas midway because you didnt have enough energy for it.

So its deemed to be more dangerous.

Well, even if you got stabbed in the belly, theres a potion prepared in the unlikely event that it ever happened.

And now, the group.

There were about 20 shooters, against the rest of the bandits which was

29 people 3 people 4 people = 22 people.

Yeah, thats about it.

The bandits stopped at a very remote place A place where they could not be reached even by shooting with a bow Then 1 came out of nowhere and approached the closed gate. And when he stopped before the gate.

[Call the village chief. Its your fi ]Bandit

Do su~tsu!

[Eh?]Bandit

For a moment, he didnt realize what had happened, hes simply looking at the growing from his chest with a dull face And after falling down, he never moved again.

These guys are always shooting agile rabbits and birds. If the distance was this close, no hunter would miss a standing-still prey.

With this, 21 people remain.

[Temeraaaaaa !! (YOU BASTARDS !!)]Bandits

It is the first thing that the bandits would commonly shout.

One-sided killing without listening to the messenger means a complete refusal or a declaration of hostility.

That means they dont even need dialogues.

Well, that should have been understood in the previous , but I thought that it was already acknowledged. Also, they wasted another companion in vain.

Namu-namu(Praying.)

Oh right, we didnt kill the first three. We only tied them up and gave them a potion to weaken them just in case, so even if theyre taken back by the thieves, theyre useless to add in their force, so Im somewhat relieved.

Unlike the muscle relaxants, weakening potions are safe because they are not dangerous.(TC: Press X to doubt.)

It was safely designed so that it does not hinder the breathing, heartbeat, internal organs, etc It only blocks the strength entering the limbs for a few days while the potion is in effect.

Besides, even if they escaped, theyre just ordinary bandits, so it wont have a big impact on us

But thats not the case with the sub-leaders.

Should they escape, the damage will quickly spread. A smart villain is a bad one.

Besides, before the big event, it was necessary to make the villagers more confident. I proved to them that .

Yes, the bandits are weak.

Ive never seen or heard of a bandit who practices martial arts every day.

No, well, some of those people may have been doing it before turning into bandits, but

Anyway, most of the bandits were just ordinary people who had neither formal training nor day-to-day training.

They simply brandished their blades to those who do not possess weapons, or to those who were afraid of violence, even though ordinary people do not intend to harm others.

Farmers, miners, hunters, and woodcutters were much better when it comes to skills.

In the first place, if youre really strong, youll be able to get a decent job, such as hunters, soldiers, mercenaries, dedicated escorts, hired guards, and so on. You dont have to do banditry in a place like this.(TC: Unless youre a criminal on the run.)

Then, what if the villagers did not spare their lives, did not hold back, and just seriously killed them with all their might?

Yes, we set this up to show it to the bandits.

[You bastards, give everything you got!]Bandit

Do su~tsu!

The arrow that was fired hit one of the thieves, but unfortunately, it hit the toughest part of the armor, so it didnt seem to have any effect. And when the bandits who reached the gate before the next arrow was released, tried to open the gate.

Zun!

[Gy ~!]Bandit

Doshu!

Zudo!

Bashou!

The gate was not just a simple single large wooden door, but an obstacle, filled with gaps just like the rest of the fence. It can only be opened sideways much like Japanese doors and a part of the gate was blocked.

It was modified so that the bamboo spears will be able to freely pass through from the gaps of the gate.

The bamboo spears pierced 2 bandits who carelessly approached and tried to forcefully open the gate. Of course, the villagers with bamboo spears were lurking behind the shadows ahead of time. As expected, no one can carelessly approach the villagers with bamboo spears.

Thats 19 more. Already, 1/3 of the bandits had been taken out.

[S-Shit. Dont stick to the gate, charge from all directions! !]Bandit

Most of the bandits were equipped with swords. I dont know if the sword was cooler than a spear, or whether the sword was more convenient for the bandits, or the length of the spear interfered with their mobility when moving through the forest.

Either way, for some reason, no one was equipped with a spear.

Also, none of them was equipped with a bow, was it because the bandits cannot replenish their arrows? Was it more effective to threaten the villagers by using a blade? Or maybe because it wont be intimidating when licking a bow instead of a knife?

Anyway, the fact that they have neither spears nor bows, means that it was disadvantageous for the bandits to charge at the gate. So it seems that their number one objective was to break through the fences that looks unable to prevent humans from entering through the gaps.

If only theyve been carefully observing it when they arrive here earlier.

Since they lost their strategist, the [Brain] of the bandits. The orders that were given by their leader without any hesitations were, as expected, very confusing.

Finally, the battle really began

The villagers were tensed, but as expected, no one was afraid or anxious. They all stood firm, squeezing the bamboo spears and the farming tools that they were very familiar with.

The villagers who were hiding came out from the shadows, I also stepped out from the shadows and revealed myself.

Yes, the bandits wouldnt care about one unarmed little girl.

Unless you want to take her as a hostage.

And I dont think they will to take any hostages in this situation.

If such a rumor spreads, itll be all over for them. No one would be intimidated by such a bandit group.