Chapter 219: Chapter 219
Upon seeing the numerous reports being delivered, everyone looked at each other, some even appeared to be at a loss.
"It looks like we underestimated this mage. He’s more powerful than we thought," a city official said. The other officials nodded in agreement.
"If I’m not mistaken, this mage seems to specialize in fire elements and the use of extreme poison. Fire magic is known to be aggressive, while poison is particularly feared for its ability to annihilate, making it suitable for mass killing. If this mage goes to White Stone City, he could greatly contribute to the kingdom."
The city lord nodded, "These bandits are no match for this mage. If he wanted to, he could overrun Qingji City. You all understand what we need to do, right?"
Upon hearing this from the city lord, everyone was taken aback. Yes, their city couldn’t stand against wide-range blaze nor withstand the extensive release of poison.
Qingji City had walls that could only deter the average individual. The mage also rode a flying mount, they had no way of preventing such a power.
They couldn’t afford to offend such a person. How could a place attract such a powerful figure?
For their sake, they decided to offer up the place to the mage. This landed well to everyone involved. Some who were initially discontented, began to change their stance.
In any place, power is the most important factor influencing attitudes.
After annihilating the second stronghold, Du You completed his main quest which led to it being ready for submission.
As expected, main quests are fairly easy for an individual to complete. Not just him but any level 7 professional could finish this task as long as their skills were not useless.
Just like his teacher said, main quests are easily accomplished unless one is taken aback by a string of bad luck. The difficulty of the main quest is solely related to levels, nothing else. For him, finding mountain bandits was the only difficult part.
On the way, Du You saw more bandits. Well, they weren’t horse thieves because they didn’t have horses, they were just running on foot.
After Du You determined their identities, he didn’t hesitate to cover them in Mucus Swamp and set it on fire.
A single move was all he needed. Du You believed that only a few people at his level could compare to his killing speed. His magic, Mucus Swamp combined with fire, was designed to eliminate mobs of enemies.
Unfortunately with the level progression, this strategy became less effective against stronger enemies. He wondered if this strategy might become outdated after reaching tier two.
Never mind, let’s continue hunting monsters.
When the sun set, Du You planned on heading back. However, while flying in the air, he noticed a large gathering of people with a fire on a nearby hill. "Let’s check that out, those seem to be local bandits."
They had exposed their location by the fire. Of course, how could human beings not use fire? Especially at night, fire could provide light, cook food and drive away mosquitoes and wild animals in the mountains. It turned out that night time was the best opportunity for action.
Most importantly, at night all bandits would return to their stronghold. They operated outside the law and did not maintain regular patrols and watchmen at night. Most bandits rested at night, leaving only one or two to keep watch, and they were usually close to the stronghold. Googlᴇ search 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
Under these circumstances, spreading poison could cleanly wipe them out. There was no need to worry about anyone escaping. Du You really was a natural tactician.
Confirming that the fire was from a hidden stronghold, Du You didn’t hesitate. He cast Mucus Curse before setting the descending mucus on fire.
What followed was a magnificent sight as flames spread and the vicinity was brightly lit, like a miniature sun appearing at night. The flames gradually subsided after a few seconds.
This world’s forests are unique because forest fires are virtually impossible here. So, Du You didn’t need to waste time extinguishing fire, he just set it and moved on.
Night time was indeed the best time for action. It was easier than during the day. Du You just had to fly over the hill and the firelight left behind by others was easy to spot, no careful investigation was required.
Soon, one by one, the bandits’ strongholds were razed. Over time, Du You found no progress in the task even after torching numerous camps. This puzzled him at first, but he later figured out why when he spotted torches in the forests.
"So, they have discovered my tactics and are planning a mass evacuation? Too bad I noticed it."
Du You was not sure how he was discovered; it could’ve been the survivors from the day or the night fires which were more eye-catching.
When facing perceived threats, they chose to evacuate overnight. But Du You was on their tails, throwing Mucus Swamp onto them.
This move was like a deadly plague to the bandits. As expected, after annihilating them, the task progress improved.
"From what I remember, the largest group of mountain bandits is right over that hill. They have more than a thousand people. It’s truly a magnificent sight from this distance. I can see their camp."
This large camp couldn’t be covered with a single Mucus Swamp. According to Du You’s calculations, it would take approximately three rounds to cover all areas with poison fog.
While the bandits didn’t have time to relocate, possibly due to large numbers, Du You decided to act. He mounted Xiaozi and flew towards the camp below which was far from being silent.