The Land Of Thorns
Night length part 4

Phuiwt!

Suddenly they heard the whistling sound of a mouth so long, the sound they heard felt like a signal but they felt that it was not a sign from the south side group because their group that was supposed to give the sign at the same time heard it Edgar knew that they were in a state of emergency.

“We have to move fast!”

Edgar cried while with the others, they immediately ran faster and faster towards the warehouse where the bandits hid before they came out and fought in the open which would benefit the bandits to attack.

“We're attacked! Get the others to stand guard at the entrance!

The bandit who stood guard over the wooden wall when he saw his partner running in pain with an arrow stuck in his arm.

Ludi and the other hunters released arrows targeting the bandits who were on top of the wall but it was so difficult because they immediately hid when they saw the arrows darting rapidly towards them.

At the same time the bandit shouted Edgar saw Ludi with his group running closer and closer towards the wooden wall. From a distance Edgar saw that the wooden wall that protected the headquarters did not have a gate or the like, until it looked like a crack that seemed deliberately made like that, Edgar felt the unpleasant feeling of seeing it.

“Ludi! Stay there and guard that gap!”

Shouted Edgar warning Ludi who seemed to consciously look towards him immediately gave a sign of stopping those near him who were about to enter.

“Listen it's uncle, he asked us to keep this gap!”

Ludi shouted to Uncle, the owner of the store who was at the front was already at the crack of the road to the entrance of the headquarters. Ludi's cry made him stop and pay attention to the area around the entrance looking like no one.

‘Where was the bandit previously injured?’

In his mind Uncle the tavern owner because he felt there was no sign that the previously injured bandits were in this place.

He felt suspicious because the only bandits on guard were the wooden walls and this empty area looked like a deliberate trap to lure them in and at the same time the mercenaries looked can't wait to pass it.

A pointed wood arrived - arriving out from the ground piercing the mercenaries who were running towards the entrance. The pointy wood comes from bandits hiding in a small trench that is not visible to the eye if you see it from the crack of the road because it is covered in wood debris.

“It's a trap! Create a defensive line!”

The shouts of the shop owner's uncle were immediately responded by the mercenaries behind him, they swiftly prepared as they saw the bandit troops coming out of the ditch running towards them.

“Cih, that little bandit seems to be lying again, the amount does not match what he said!”

“Hey! Looks like I won the bet!”

The two mercenaries were seen venting out their frustration while subverting the bandits who ran towards them.

“Hoi, Focus! If not for this gap we would have been outnumbered!”

Ludi and the other hunters were in a further position to release the arrows trying to silence the bandits - the bandits who were still on the wooden wall, and who were still on the wooden wall, while others keep the gap of the road between the wooden walls.

The bandit troops who were in the warehouse simultaneously came out together because of the commotion, Edgar and his group were late to attack the bandit troops hiding in the warehouse.

Some bandits ran so fast. Ludi and the other hunters who had previously seen Edgar's group made their blind spots feel safe protected and took up a position further archery from the mercenaries who blocked the road to focus the bandit archery that was on top wall. Because of that he did not realize that there was currently a bandit running towards them

“Hoi Ludi! Look here!”

Shouting Edgar so loudly warned, making him swiftly change the direction of his shot targeting the bandits who were running towards him, Ludi released arrows quickly repeatedly to make the bandit fall.

Edgar's group faced bandits who simultaneously came out of the warehouse, not the amount that kept them stuck, instead, their numbers are not much different but the bandits that hold them look superior because using a full armor with head protection looks so fierce with their large bodies despite using rusty iron.

Seen Silvi just swinging her hand creating a strong gust of wind that followed the swing of her hand, the wind was enough to give a shock effusion when it hit the face of the bandits.

“What kind of wind is that?”

“Simply he doesn't carry a gun!”

“What that girl did?”

The words of the mercenaries after seeing the magic that Silvi cast made the eyes of those nearby pay attention looking surprised as they had only first seen a witch.

But even more surprised were the mercenaries who were with them because they looked astonished at Silvi who did not bring any weapons with him in this attack.

“Silvi use that magic on me!”

Edgar has an idea when he sees the magic Silvi is using, he gives a gesture to Silvi to encourage her to use magic, he planned to use it in order to pierce the bandits holding them to arrive at Ludi's position who looked hesitant aiming at the bandits holding them back.

Silvi understood what Edgar meant even though his lips were moving so fast but the gesture Edgar made made her understand, but Silvi looks not so sure and wants to say that he refused because he was not sure his magic will be able to throw Edgar, but he still tried there is no choice because Edgar had run first.

Wuuzz!

Emerging wind that blows so fast, giving a jolt to make Edgar bounce, Edgar did not see it but the wind emerged from the magic Silvi who was behind him with a hand-like position pushing while closing his eyes.

Silvi did not expect that he could let out a wind that could make Edgar bounce at this moment even though he felt his legs tremble a little weakly after casting his magic, what he did made his natural magic energy drain faster.

He realized that when he was about to release the magic he felt that the gusts being released were not so strong just made the bandits he was attacking seem like they felt a cool breeze, Silvi could only stay away from the current battle to re-stabilize her natural magic energy.

The blow was not as strong as Edgar thought it would land right near Ludi, but it had broken through it made him quite satisfied especially with the right direction chasing the bandits who ran. Edgar unsheathed his sword utilizing the momentum giving a stab at the bandits back.