I Can Read People's Comments

Chapter 100 Raid

[Chapter 99 Comments]

[Aryan_Srivastav_3324: Question where is Loki? I highly doubt he will stay in your original world while you are here.]

[Xinhuan: The 10 weapons are not preselected by the spirit?]

[Kamala_Nadhia: So what will be the 10 forms of your weapon spirit, Theo-sama?]

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"Loki is simply trying to prove the existence of the so-called author in his own way in the original world."

"As for the ten weapons, it's kind of preselected, considering the spirits form the ten forms according to my mastery, affection, and affinity. So, I kind of selected them as well since I put more time into the weapon I like."

"Unfortunately, I can't reveal all the ten weapons. You just have to wait and see. All I can say is that it will be interesting."

After replying to the comments, Theo walked out and found the four students, along with Christina.

Upon knowing that the enemies were elites, Christina was eager to join the subjugation this time.

"I will be joining this subjugation. Since this is for the kids, I will only target these elites that come out of nowhere." Christina politely explained her intention to Theo. It seemed that she hadn't gotten over his identity.

"No need. As you said, this mission is for the kids; that's why I'll allow them to take the enemies down personally." Theo shook his head, rejecting the idea.

"But they are elites. Even if the students are special, I'm afraid that they will run into trouble." Christina showed her concern, remembering that last time Theo didn't kill the enemies. However, she didn't know whether he let them go for the sake of his students' improvement or something else.

"I'm just saying that you are not allowed to handle the enemies." Theo shook his head helplessly. "The enemies are for the kids."

"!!!" Something seemed to click in Christina's mind. Theo was indeed prompting something.

If she couldn't do anything against the opponents, she could just strike anything else. Theo wouldn't say anything if she destroyed the bombardment devices, right? And there was nothing Theo could do if the enemies that operated the devices died upon the explosions of those devices.

In other words, Theo was actually sending her to the bombardment devices while the kids took care of the enemies as well as the bandits.

Now that Theo also had a spirit, he should be even stronger. Hence, the enemies shouldn't be able to do anything against them.

Christina politely nodded, accepting the arrangement. "I understand. May you… ahem, may the fortune be with you."

Christina corrected herself quickly. Since Theo was a kind of God, she would have been the one extending his blessing, not asking someone else to bless him.

Theo shrugged while waving his hand. "Alright. Let's go."

"Yes, Sir. The trip will take approximately four hours. According to the information, the bandit stronghold has used natural terrain, so I'll use my arrows to wreak havoc. Jayden will take care of the incoming enemies, while the twins will watch out for any kind of attack." Aurora briefed them about the mission.

"Those people will definitely come. What will we do?" Jayden asked.

"If they appear on the way, we will eliminate them first. If they are hiding among the bandits, we will create chaos in the bandit stronghold and lure them out. We'll retreat and eliminate them first."

"Got it. What if the enemies are much stronger than we expect? Like more elite enemies." Lucas raised his hand while glancing at Luca, who agreed with the questions.

"In that case, full retreat. We'll study our enemies and change our plans. If we take advantage of the terrain, we should be able to escape from their chase, leaving only the elites behind us. And we'll simply return to the first plan."

"We have no objection." The twins agreed at the same time.

"One last thing, the message to your father hasn't been sent yet, considering we have to consider the possibility of them being watched by the mastermind. So, it's better if you just finish the mission, get confirmation of completion from me, and return to the other world." Christina explained one last thing before their departure.

"Although I wish I could see my parents, I think it's better to follow this arrangement. Unlike humans, it's not like a few years are that long for us anyway." Aurora nodded in approval.

Now that they had finished their discussion, the group moved toward the bandit stronghold while Christina moved separately, handling her own matter.

The journey this time was very peaceful. There was no ambush whatsoever. Even Theo didn't feel anything from the surroundings, making him think that the enemies either planned to ambush him with the bandits or just leave after the failed attempts.

"Is that the hill?" The twins asked while pointing forward. They were flying, so they had an easier time finding the hill.

"Yes. It's said that the bandits are using the hill as their fortress. They have been digging tunnels." Aurora confirmed.

"So, what about the hostages?" Theo finally asked a big question after being silent for a while.

"Hostages?" Aurora looked down for a moment. She had prepared the answer prior, but Theo was the one who asked that question, so she had to think twice before presenting the answer.

According to the information, the bandits had pillaged villages and even kidnapped a lot of people. So there should be some hostages alive.

"Should I sneak inside by myself?" Jayden asked, thinking he would be the perfect person since he was a close combat fighter.

"No. There is a high possibility that the enemy has thought about it. If there was no ambush previously, I would have agreed to it. But they might lure us into that trap, so it's better to ignore the hostages." Aurora shook her head helplessly.

"So, you're going to let those hostages die?" Theo asked while furrowing his eyebrows.

Aurora's heart skipped a beat. She panicked when Theo's tone became a bit cold. However, she had to confront Theo as this decision would be the deciding factor.

"Yes, Teacher. I believe that it's better to ignore them even if they die in front of us."

"There should be a lot of people with a stronghold that big. And are you going to let those innocent people die?" Theo narrowed his eyes.

"Yes and no. Yes, I will abandon them and focus on my targets. And no... I'm doing this not to let those innocent people die but to prevent any more innocent people from getting killed or kidnapped by the bandits."

Theo and Aurora were staring into each other's eyes for a minute before Theo said, "Alright. You can ignore those people. If anyone is going to hate you for it, just direct that hatred to me. It's my responsibility as a teacher to shoulder the students' burden."

Those words were not for the sake of assuring Aurora. Instead, it would make her decision heavier, considering Theo would be the one to blame for her mistake.

Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do. They simply didn't have enough people to make it possible.

When they became closer, they started noticing some bandits patrolling the area. Since they had to study the fortress, they didn't eliminate those guards first.

Instead, they sneaked around until they got a clear view of the hill. Like the information, the hill had several holes leading to it.

They wouldn't know where the hostages, the bandit leader, or the elite enemies were.

In addition, the area had been protected by wooden walls, along with a few sentry posts watching the area. Instead of a bandit, it felt more like a soldier base.

"Do any of you have an idea after seeing that fortress?" Aurora asked.

Luca and Lucas looked at each other before shaking their heads.

"I'm not sure either because we have mafias in our world instead of bandits." Jayden pointed at the stronghold. "But I'm pretty sure that we should take out their eyes first. The area is closed, so we don't know how many of them are inside. I think it's better to stay in our location and kill them one by one until they notice."

"After that, we will check the progress and make our decision based on that." Aurora contemplated. "I think we should go around to find the enemy's bombardment devices first. Since they haven't attacked us or alarmed the bandits, we can assume that they are waiting for us to attack us. So, it's better to locate them and find them first."

"That's a good idea, but I have taken care of it. Your aunt will be the one taking care of the bombardment, so you don't have to worry about that." Theo explained.

"Is that so?" Aurora retracted her decision right away. "Then, should we eliminate all the people around us along with the ones on those posts? After that, make a frontal attack and lure them out or something?"

"That works fine. Might as well create some traps to reduce their numbers." Jayden glanced at the twins.

"Don't worry. We'll be working on it." The twins nodded.

"In that case, let's split up. But don't move too far from each other to avoid getting ambushed one by one." Aurora agreed with them.

Theo remained silent this whole time, but with his strong perception, he could roughly sense several strong presences inside the stronghold. It seemed that they had indeed prepared an ambush, but were waiting to be attacked first.

Just like them, Christina had also made preparations. To avoid being seen, Christina only brought a few elite knights with her.

They had been standing in the woods, waiting for her order.

One of his assistants reported, "We have confirmed that there are four bombardment devices. The knights have scattered themselves, but no one finds another bombardment device. What should we do?"

"Let the kids open the battle. Have the knights continue searching and report to me if they find anything else. I am a bit curious how they are going to fight these many bandits with only five people, especially since there are a lot of elite assassins in the mix. Make sure the knights are ready to intercept if the situation has gone from bad to worse. We'll be rescuing her highness the second princess first."

"Understood." The assistant nodded his head and immediately followed the order.

Christina leaped into the tree and covered her right eye with her hand. Like seeing the whole world from a third's perspective, Christina could see the number of devices and people operating them.

Fifteen minutes after the final discussion, Theo's group was ready to launch their siege.

Aurora was waiting for the right timing when the patrols were aligned and could be taken in a single instance.

As soon as she saw that opportunity, she raised her hand, signaling the start of their battle.

While they were too focused on their enemies, Theo sneakily channeled his Spiritual Energy into the spirit. The crest on his chest began to glow and form his weapon.

And the one that got chosen was a scythe. There was a '9' written on the scythe's eye. This was the ninth form of Arkhasians.

In that instant, Theo couldn't help but smile before muttering, 'Oh no, the author must be manipulating my bad luck. To think that he would give me the weapon to overpower my enemies in this situation.'