"Captain, save me! This kid jumped over!"
Asta's charge was like a tiger leaping into a flock of sheep; the members of the Diamond Kingdom bandit group immediately fell into a panic.
"Scatter, quickly!"
The bandit captain with the green bandana practically roared the command. Through a simple analysis, he had discovered a fatal weakness of Asta's: he couldn't fly! If that was the case, everyone should be safe as long as they scattered, right?
"Right! As long as we scatter, we'll be fine."
"Haha, how truly wise and divine!"
The group of bandits happily dispersed, their formation shifting from dense to scattered. However, of the once-mighty bandit group, fewer than fifty survivors remained!
"You only think of scattering now? Too late!"
Asta leaped into the air without a hint of fear. At this moment, the closest bandit was thirty meters away, but Finral, with exquisite precision, constructed a spatial tunnel right before Asta's eyes. Although this type of spatial transport magic was very taxing on mana, there were fewer than fifty people left; Finral could fully withstand this level of consumption!
"Now is the time to surpass my limits! 007!"
Finral's nerves were taut. Every time Asta jumped, he would immediately calculate the nearest landing point, while also being distracted by controlling the magic broom. Before long, he was drenched in sweat!
"Captain! That kid can teleport!"
A bandit shouted in terror.
"What?"
The bandit captain turned his head and almost burst into tears. Was this even human?! One moment he was thirty meters away, and the next he was right in front of them. This had to be a cheat! Most crucially, anyone he got close to didn't even have a chance to struggle; they were sent flying like smashed clay dolls. He was a complete demon!
"Which grandson said the people from Clover were fat sheep? I really want to chop him up! Can someone explain what the hell this lunatic is! I want to go home!"
The bandit with the red bandana was on the verge of tears. Originally, he could have found a moment to turn back and throw a spell or two, but now he was too scared to even turn his head as he fled. This was a complete massacre! A group of clearly powerful Mages was being routed by a youth carrying a sword—who would believe this if it were told?
"This is the consequence of neglecting Taijutsu!"
With Finral's coordination, Asta had completely taken control of the battlefield. Furthermore, this group of people was now scared out of their wits, so they were no different from free kills!
"Earth Creation Magic: Tenfold Defense!"
Seeing no comrades left behind him, a bandit cast this defensive spell as a last resort. Instantly, his body was covered in layers of thick earth. At the same time, his magic broom fell, unable to bear the weight. He was essentially gambling with his life!
Even if he defended against Asta's slash, falling from such a height meant his chances of survival were slim.
"It's useless."
Asta's demon-slayer sword swung down without resistance, and the bandit was immediately sent flying out of the earth layer!
"Brothers, don't run! Fight him!"
The bandit captain's fear turned to rage. He knew that if they continued to flee in such a panic, total annihilation was only a matter of time. From the moment they started running until now, less than ten minutes had passed, yet Asta had already killed over four hundred people. At this rate, they would all be finished in less than a minute!
"That's right! Fight him!"
The bandit with the red bandana was the vice-captain, and his words carried weight. Seeing both leaders speak up, the remaining bandits stopped, intending to make a desperate stand. However, at that moment, as if they had pre-arranged it, the bandit captain and vice-captain fled without looking back after tricking everyone else into stopping.
"Brothers, the captain ran away!"
A sharp-eyed bandit spotted this and screamed at the top of his lungs. This was a total betrayal! What happened to fighting the enemy together!
"I'll screw both their mothers!"
A bandit watching Asta charge toward him roared in despair. If he could do it all over again, he would definitely choose to slit those two's throats while they slept!
"Finral, teleport me directly in front of those two captains."
Asta looked at the fleeing red-bandana and green-bandana bandits. He had to admit these two were quite clever, fleeing in opposite directions while leaving subordinates to stall. If Asta only chased one, the other would surely escape.
But it shouldn't be forgotten—Asta was a Ninja!
"Kunai!"
Asta held ten Kunai in each hand and threw them at the remaining members.
"Ah!"
The remaining members were instantly killed.
"Is he a devil?"
The vice-captain turned his head at the sound of screams, only to see that he and the captain were the only ones left in the sky!
"Repent in hell!"
Asta passed through the spatial tunnel and appeared directly in front of the vice-captain, raising his massive demon-slayer sword high.
"Come to the grave with me! Fire Creation Magic: Cremation!"
The vice-captain growled fiercely as massive mana gathered beneath his feet. This was a suicidal creation magic; when cast, a five-meter radius around him would be engulfed in raging flames!
"Are you still dreaming?"
Asta stomped heavily on the vice-captain's head, causing it to retract into his body like a turtle's. Simultaneously, a massive pillar of fire erupted from beneath the vice-captain, but Asta had already used the force of the stomp to leap away.
"The last one!"
Finral was now covered in cold sweat, which stung his eyes so much he could barely keep them open, but he persisted in opening one last spatial tunnel.
"Don't kill me!"
The green-bandana bandit captain's face was distorted with terror, but Asta's pre-charged demon-slayer sword swung down without mercy!
*Boom!*
The massive impact from the demon-slayer sword reduced the bandit captain directly into a mist of blood. With that, the entire bandit group that had invaded Longxi Village was annihilated!
"Ding! You have killed 50 second-class lower-tier Mages, earning 10,000 points. You have killed 300 first-class lower-tier Mages, earning 90,000 points. You have killed 20 fifth-class mid-tier Mages, earning 12,000 points. You have killed 10 fourth-class mid-tier Mages, earning 7,000 points. Total reward: 119,000 points!"
"Sweet!"
Asta retracted the demon-slayer sword and let his body free-fall. Finral used his remaining mana to create a magic tunnel beneath Asta, teleporting him back onto the magic broom.
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