THE STORY OF HEROES AND DEMONS
hidden territory

Zen and Eri walk through the forest of Roris with the help of a map provided by Hamza.

The location of the Olopus bandits is indeed very secret, they hide in the forest but no one knows for sure the place.

This is indeed strange, about a Hunter who has connections to a bandit group. But explained by Hamza if he had been one of the leaders of the bandits Olopus, so he could smooth Zen affairs by giving him help.

The badge itself is a sign of how Zen should show them and meet one of Hamza's friends there.

"Zen is this the way." Eri asked with hands that took off her arrows.

Zen's hand swung the sword as he answered Eri...."That's what Map says, so don't say much, we have to get there before the starlight dims."

"But look, all that's here are trees, rocks and red centipedes, I didn't find the way Hamza said it was." Eri jumped back quite a distance.

It was easy for Zen to cut off Centipede's head for a single swing of the sword...."You know, if the bandits' place is easy to find, then they don't have to bother hiding in the woods."

"Yes I know, but still, we've been out of town since morning, but until now haven't found a place." Eri answered while jumping and removing the arrow that pierced the head of the red Centipede.

Until all the red centipedes have been killed by the two of them who can still talk casually.

Sitting for a moment on a red centipede, Zen continued to speak by answering Eri's words... "So what do you want?, go back to the city and ask Hamza to show himself the way to the place of the Olopus bandits ?."

"It's actually a good idea." Eri agreed on Zen's opinion.

"But unfortunately, I don't know where to go either." That's one of the reasons.

Along the way to the place they were looking for, there were already many demonic beasts coming, but it was not an important thing, it was like just delivering lives and becoming easy prey to be made into foodstuffs.

In the end, Zen finds a clue as told by Hamza.

Where the location of the Olopus bandit's existence was under the abyss and was shrouded by a thick fog, but it was only a hiding trick from the illusion magic array.

"It's not wrong, we have to go down the cliff." Zen.

"But what if Hamza was lying, he was deliberately directing us to a strange place that might be very dangerous." Eri refused with reason.

"Why are you so bad to think of others."

"For someone who once had our killing intent, shouldn't be a little suspicious." Reply Eri.

Zen could not refute that statement...."Ok, ok, if you think this is dangerous and scared, let me go down first and you stay on top until I get back."

"I'm not afraid." Eri strongly denied.

"All right." Without having to wait for Eri to talk any more excuses, Zen embraced Eri's waist and just jumped straight into the abyss.

So tightly Eri hugged Zen's body, she kept her eyes closed even though at this moment, they had already reached the bottom of the abyss.

"Hey Eri, if you're not afraid, but why are you holding me so tightly." Zen and eri immediately took off his hand.

When she opened her eyes, Eri realized that they had stepped on the ground, while staring at the fog that covered the abyss as if it had never existed.

The illusion magic array was indeed true, the hiding abyss was not steep, it was not even more than ten meters tall and presented a stone gate with several people sitting at the front.

"Who are you ?. A criminal ?." Shouted them as they drew the sword giving a warning.

They are conscious ... "Ah you're right, sorry I'm wrong, so who are you?, Defender of the truth ?."

"That's not true either, whatever... Gentlemen, I'm sorry I came to this place on business." Answer Zen.

"What kind of business do you mean ?."

Zen immediately issued a badge giving Hamza to the two stone gatekeeper bandits. Their eyes were wide open, occasionally rubbing their eyes and looking back at the badge to be sure that there was no mistake.

"Where did you get the badge of the high-ranking bandit Olopus ?."

Zen thought confused considering the condition of the relationship he and Hamza are nobody...."A friend?, Hmmm not really. An enemy?, That's not wrong but not right, an acquaintance. Yeah more or less, he's my acquaintance."

"What do you want ?."

"I want to meet Hanna." Zen mentioned the name that Hamza's friend said.

"Chairman?, why do you want to meet our chairman ?."

Zen was a little annoyed for a question that felt intimidating...."You guys have a lot of questions, just tell Hanna that, I want to do business."

"Alright, let me go and tell the chairman."

The one man opened the stone gate and walked in, he carried the badge given by Hamza as proof that Zen wanted to meet with business intentions.

It didn't take long, one bandit came out to give Zen and Eri permission to go in to meet the head of the bandit Olopus.

But Zen and Eri did not expect, behind the stone gate was a vast hidden place, almost as vast as a kingdom. There are also stone houses, shops, traders and various creatures passing through the streets of this hidden city.

Here they are now....

Dark world, hidden territory.

Two Olopus bandits brought Zen to a large house, where there were many people dressed in shabby, dirty and dull clothes. They were all Olopus bandits living in a hidden region.

"Rujat, why did you bring these two strangers in." Said the man with a red face from drunkenness.

"The chief has given orders that they be allowed to enter and meet with him."

"Currently, what do they want ?.

"Of course, as long as it benefits us, it's not a problem."

Finished chatting with his groupmates, the bandit named Rujat escorted Zen and Eri into a room.

Until the sound of footsteps approached, the light stone flame showed the face of the woman who was now standing before Zen's eyes.

"Oh yeah.... I thought I'd meet who you were Eri." Hanna smiled to herself.

Zen was surprised, because the name Eri was spoken by a figure known as the head of the bandit Olopus.

"Mother ?." Saut Eri's.

And he was even more surprised after Eri replied with a confused expression.