"So no room for negotiation huh'?- The bandit boss whispered something to his men using voice transmission, but his skill was subpar, so Sara was able to listen into their communication.
"(Rush at the girl on the back, she won't be able to protect her from all six of us, if she tries I will take her out.)"
"Well blondie, I guess we will have to go with option number 4."- The Boss gave the signal, the group of bandits dashed towards Rosalind.
"Little doe, no matter what happens, do not move from where you are, trust me."
The bandits expected Sara to use herself as a shield to protect Rosalind, but Sara defied their expectations; she dashed in a straight line towards the Boss, the Boss swung his axe downward to strike at Sara, but she went even lower, sliding on the ground and slicing at his legs with her daggers, but the cuts were still slightly shallow. The bandit boss fell to his knees.
"Argh, do it quickly, take the girl hostage"- The Boss yelled at his henchmen, the five of them were about to reach Rosalind.
"Don't be scared little girl, if you are under my wing no one can touch you, just don't move."
Just as the bandits shortened the distance, a large silhoutte got between Rosalind and the bandits, and then it revealed itself.
"Kyaaaaaaaarrrgghhh"-The creature dropped from above; crushing the bandit at the front into the ground and leaving a pool of flesh and blood, the creature let out a loud shriek.
"Aaaahhh, it's that thing again!"- Carl, the only survivor, started trembling uncontrollably, soon his legs gave out and fell to the ground.
The creature released it's camouflage ability and allowed itself to be seen, with the shape of a large lizard; lustrous blue scales covering it's body shimmering with the moonlight. The creature had 4 legs, the front legs larger than the hind legs, and it's most noticeable characteristic; an incredibly long tail, the tail was almost half the entire length of the beast, it was split into two at the base; and constantly intertwining similar to a braid or a chain, making it look as if it had two tails.
"What the hell is that monster?"- The bandits could not make sense of what was happening, the situation was already bad as it was, and now this beast appearing in front of them sunk them into deep despair, only one thing left to do.
"Run away, just run away."- The bandits scattered in all directions, fueled by emotion and fear, but alas, It was futile.
"Splyce! Don't let a single one escape."-Sara ordered her beast to finish the hunt.
The beast pursued the escaping prey, pouncing on them from behind one after another; a couple of the bandits that ran in the opposite direction were getting further away, but Sara quickly noticed, and throwing her spare hidden daggers finished them off from a distance.
"Waaahhhh, ahhh Booosss Help me! Urkk"
It didn't take long, their deaths were not prolonged, and theirs screams were quickly snuffed out, now the only one left was the Boss, still on his knees after receiving Sara's sneak attack.
"It is over, hope you had fun while it lasted, being a big fish in a small pond."
The Boss slowly took something from behind his back, and presented it to Sara while postrating on his knees, it was Sara's wand.
"Please, spare me, I will tell you everyting you want to know, I have information about the Baron, we have been doing his dirty work for some time."
Sara looked at the Boss with a cold stare that quickly turned into disgust, Sara took the wand from his hand and..
"Magic bullet" - Bang!, the wand shot out a mass of compressed mana that hit the Boss on one of his knees.
"Ahhh, what are you doing?"- The bandit rolled on the ground holding his knee, writhing in pain.
"It is in times like these that I wish I had the fire atribute, being burned alive is a more fitting death for someone like you."
Sara continued to shoot magic bullets at the bandit while making sure to avoid vital spots, ensuring the suffering would last longer.
"I don't want to hear what kind of attrocities you comitted working from him, I already know what I need to know, that bastard will die too, eventually."
"Argghh, stop, please stop!"- The agonizing man was covered with bruises all over his body.
"Fine, it's time to go, those hounds are probably already on their way, I would prefer for them to have their fun with you, but I don't want to risk you leaking any unnecessary information."- Sara swiftly pulled out a hidden dagger and threw it at his skull, the bandit died before he could realize it.
Sara turned back towards Rosalind, her face no longer cold and menacing, but showing a gentle and warm smile.
"Good job little doe, you were very brave tonight, you are safe now."
Rosalind looked down for a moment, letting out a few tears of joy and relief.
"Yes, thank you, for saving me."- Rosalind looked at Sara with a face filled with gratitude.