The Golem Mage

In another region, Arthur and the ten mages he chose for his team could be seen dressed in shining accessories as they travelled on a carriage.

They made sure to show off their attire, that even the mage who posed as the rider of the carriage had a lot of shining accessories on him, as they continued on their journey, they felt the carriage come to a sudden stop.

The mages inside the carriage all smiled when they saw the determined look on Arthur’s face.

”Get ready, our bounties are here,” Arthur said, his face taking on a fierce expression.

”Halt, get down from the carriage and surrender all you have with you, and we might just decide whether to let you die painlessly,”

One of the men blocking the road said, they were all wearing dirty clothes and brandishing weapons, with sinister looks on their faces.

And in just a matter of seconds, the entire carriage was surrounded by their crew.

The bandits eyed Arthur as he emerged from the carriage first, his shining gold accessories making them believe he was worth capturing.

However, Arthur paid them no mind as he brought out the wanted poster and mission details with him.

When he finished checking the details there and confirming some face among the bandits on his wanted posters, Arthur threw the wanted poster and mission details behind him, where a team member caught them and took a look.

”Don’t tell me, are they the bandit group we have been searching for all this time?” one of the members asked.

”In the flesh and bones, and here I was worried we might not achieve a hundred percent success rate on our mission, but lo and behold, our final objective for this region,” Arthur said, spreading his hands wide.

The bandits, who were feeling ignored and growing impatient as they saw Arthur’s indifference , received their leader’s command to attack, and with eagerness, they began charging towards Arthur and his group, ready to engage in battle.

BAM!!!

About five different bandits, who were the closest, landed punches on various parts of Arthur’s body. However, he remained standing, looking at them from the corner of his eyes.

”Ha ha ha, pests,” Arthur said, his muscles appearing to enlarge a little as he effortlessly sent the five bandits flying with casual punches.

The sight shocked the bandits behind, but the next bandit who confronted Arthur swung a flaming sword, only to have it stopped by Arthur’s hand, which had golden tattoos manifesting on them as it later transformed into a golden gauntlet.

Arthur wore a wild smile as he glanced back and saw the rest of his squad beating the bandits senseless.

Turning his attention back to the bandit in front of him, he head butted him, causing the bandit to stagger before pulling him in closer.

With ease, Arthur lifted the bandit over his shoulders and hurled him towards another group of approaching bandits, making them fall.

Laughing loudly, Arthur charged towards the Tier 1 bandits and few Tier 2 bandits , who were clearly inexperienced in spellcasting, as he was smashing his fists into their faces and breaking their bones without mercy.

His fighting style had become more wild and aggressive since his experience with Kelvin.

While Alec had been tasked with clearing out an Evil Sect presence in a city under them, Arthur had received a mission to handle bandits causing trouble in a specific region.

The academy only assigned missions they believed the students could handle, and that’s why Arthur had carefully selected each member of his team.

He had invited mages from mid or low-tier clans, believing they would be more eager to prove their worth instead.

Additionally, he ensured they either practiced bodybuilding techniques or were skilled in the earth element department, and making them all fight like brawlers before they headed out.

Ever since he received his mission, Arthur’s plan was for him and his team to disguise himself as a wealthy young master in order to attract the bandits terrorizing the region.

And his strategy had worked perfectly, as this was their third bandit team hunt, and they had become quite proficient at dealing with the bandits, as they were well-versed in casting spells and were physically strong.

But one thing the academy had not considered when assigning these missions, was that the bandits they were hunting had bounties on their heads in those regions.

And for every group they captured, Arthur, who always sort seizing every opportunity presented to him, made sure to collect on their bounties, after capturing the bandits.

He distributed the rewards among his team members, allowing them to loot the bandits’ hideouts and acquire the necessities they needed.

That the mages who followed Arthur now respected him greatly, as they had never before received such allowances from even their clans.

Just when they thought they had taken care of all the bandits, they noticed one of the lesser bandits they had overlooked making a dash towards Arthur.

Who was still holding the collar of the bandit said to be the leader of the mission due to the information on the mission details, as Arthur unleashed a flurry of punches at his face.

Bang!

The sound of breaking bones echoed as the bandit got close to Arthur and cast a stone fist on himself before launching a series of strikes at Arthur’s ribs, before finishing with an uppercut.

He then gripped Arthur around the waist and hurled him straight into the carriage, causing the mages on his team to quickly rush to check on him.

The bandit who left Arthur in that state removed his helmet, while the one identified as the leader in the reports bowed to him and muttered an apology.

However, Bandit paid no attention to their words as he unleashed his Tier 3 Mage aura, fully for all to feel

”Now that you have ruined my plans and discovered the secret of the Flying Bird Bandits, rest assured you will not leave here alive, as I will have to eliminate all of you to safeguard my secret,” the Tier 3 bandit declared with an evil chuckle.