After sharing soup and bread, they snuffed out the campfire and began preparing their tents for the night.
Michael was about to return and rest in Neo Orcus when he suddenly picked up faint whispers from the forest.
"…jackpot… they don't have any guards with them…"
"…they look like merchants, too. Their carriage looks stuffed with money, ready to take…"
"…listen, guys. Let's make this quick. Grab the loot and get out. No need to make this messy…"
Thanks to his enhanced hearing, Michael caught wind of an impending robbery.
He quietly peeked out of his tent and used his Supreme Skill: Unity Gathering to search the area for Life Mana. And sure enough, he noticed five people crouched in the bushes, watching the camp with greedy eyes.
The chocolate merchants, blissfully unaware, were already asleep in their tents, completely vulnerable to the danger lurking in the shadows.
Hmm… these thieves are quite weak, Michael assessed. All of them are only in the 2-star realm.
