33 Chapter 33: No Choice

Gael and Fortis are now standing face to face with Hannibal, the fat bandit leader was trembling in anger while Gael and Fortis are looking at him with a casual gaze.

" so you're a Tamer huh? " Hannibal asked.

" yeah, what about it? " Gael asked but Hannibal does not seem to pay attention to him and the fat bandit leader's eyes are glued on Fortis.

" I the Mad Hammer Hannibal was wounded by a measly Goblin? " Hannibal said to himself gripping the handle of his war hammer tightly.

" hehehehe what's wrong mister Mad Hammer? " Gael asked in a mocking tone as if he was talking to a child.

" yo-yo-you! I will kill you! " Hannibal said as he dash towards Gael and Fortis, his feet left a mark where he was standing because of the force he put on his legs to propel him forwards and increase his speed also increasing the might of his attack.

Seeing that Hannibal is rushing towards them at full speed Gael just grinned.

" huh? " Hannibal was confused because his body automatically stopped, no the correct word to explain what he feels is that he can't, he cannot move his body that is why his full power attack stopped midway.

Hannibal looked up and saw the grinning Gael.

" What did you do to me? " Hannibal asked.

" don't ask me, ask this little guy right here" Gael answered as he put his hand on Fortis' head.

Hannibal turned his head to look at Fortis, and he saw Fortis licking the sword in its hand, Hannibal's eyes widened when he realized something.

' Goblin saliva!, it has the property to paralyze an opponent, the length of the effect varies and depends on the strength of the affected person or creature ' Hannibal remembered the Goblin's information.

" hahahahaha not so tough now are we? " Gael said in a mocking tone, as he walk closer to Hannibal who is now kneeling on one knee.

" hmph! Do you think that you can keep me like this forever!? Based on the level of strength of your Goblin his saliva can only keep me paralysed for a few more seconds "

" hehe a few more seconds is enough for me to kill you, you pig! " Gael said as he raise his sword ready to cut Hannibal's head off.

" any last words," Gael asked.

Hannibal looked up and smiled, Gael furrowed his eyebrows, confused.

" What are you smiling about!? " Gael said then he swung his sword down to kill Hannibal when he heard loud roar.

He looked up and saw a tall and furry creature with red eyes and long sharp claws dripping with blood.

*rooooooooooaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!

The bug furry creature roared loudly at Gael and the wind and sound caused by the loud roar blew Gael away but he managed to gain his footing and he used his sword to keep himself on the ground by stabbing it at the ground.

" What is that thing!? " Gael asked with his eyes wide open.

" hahahahahahahaha! Now you will definitely die " Hannibal laughed hard as he slowly stand up.

The roar slowly stops and Gael is now standing straight looking directly at the furry monster and he now has a clear view of the big furry monster.

' a Brutal Bear, C rank monster with strong attack and defense and a decent speed at that, now wonder if fucking pig is so strong, he is a Tamer with this kind of monster. It seems like he really is being backed by the nobles and they spent quite a huge sum of money as well to be able to procure a strong C rank monster '

" such a strong familiar you got right there," Gael said towards Hannibal.

Hannibal smiled proudly as he look at his familiar.

" I shall commend you for making my Brutal Bear take action, this is the third time that my Brutal Bear fought alongside me, most of my opponents before do not survive my hammer, you should be proud of yourself, " Hannibal said.

"I am proud of myself " Gael quickly answered.

" is that so? Then you can die now! " Hannibal dashed towards Gael and Fortis alongside his Brutal Bear.

Gael and Fortis didn't cower in fear, they also dashed towards the pair of Hannibal and his Brutal Bear.

Fortis leapt to attack from above while Gael put his sword back in its sheath while still holding the hilt.

" graaaaaaaaaaaaa! "

" roooooooaaaarrr! "

Hannibal and his familiar are now a few feet away from Gael and Fortis.

" kiiiiiiik! " Fortis is the first to attack, he slashed his sword toward the Brutal Bear and the Brutal Bear blocked it with its sharp long claws producing a sound of two metals clashing, while Gael and Hannibal also engaged in battle.

Gael swiftly attacked using his sword draw technique, the speed of his attack shocked Hannibal that he almost failed to block with his hammer, if he was a send late his head would fly off.

" tsk! " Gael was slightly disappointed that he failed to kill Hannibal, though he want to kill Hannibal quickly, Hannibal is still an Adept Tamer and his Brutal bear is at its first evolved form.

Fortis who is fighting against the Brutal Bear is at the disadvantage and is staying on the defensive since he cannot find a chance to counterattack.

Gael looked over at Fortis.

' shit we will lose at this rate ' Gael thought to himself, he thought that he will be able to deal with Hannibal because Fortis is now here but because of Hannibal's evolved Brutal Bear he and Fortis are back to zero.

Gael is now thinking of ways to deal with Hannibal and his Brutal Bear while exchanging moves against Hannibal, as time goes by he is getting hit by the hammer more and more and his hands are getting numb from blocking the heavy hammer strikes of Hannibal.

' are all Adept Tamers this strong? Then that means that Amon, Lily and Vice General Balmor are as strong as this guy? ' Gael started to compare the strength of his fellow Golden Dagger member.

While he is still fighting with Hannibal the three hunters and their team have led the rescued villagers down from the mountain, and they are now at the foot of the mountains just a few hundred meters away from the village.

The bearded man and the other two leaders of the makeshift rescue team meet along with their members and the villagers they rescued.

" Did we all rescue everyone? " the bearded hunter asked the other two.

" yes, we check before we left the bandit camp " both of them answered.

" that's good " the bearded man answered while nodding.

" we will now head back to the village " the bearded man shouted and it made the rescued villagers so happy that some of them started hugging and crying.

The group of people swiftly moved out towards the village.

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On the bandit camp, Gael and Fortis are still struggling, they are continuously being pushed back by their opponents.

' shit! Do I have to go into that state again? ' Gael started wondering, and the state he was talking about was earlier when he started a massacre because he lost all his cool when he saw so many bandits.

' well I have no choice, even though I hate doing it ' he thought to himself, he retreated quickly to make the distance between him and Hannibal.

Gael holding his sword closed his eyes and puts all his focus on his killing intent and bloodlust, then suddenly it started to appear outside his body.

Hannibal felt Gael's bloodlust and killing intent, his brows furrowed.

' such killing intent and bloodlust is coming from a young man, though I already felt it earlier it is still this shocking ' Hannibal thought as he felt Gael's killing intent.

" so you're not just some random Tamer, are you? " Hannibal asked.

" See for yourself fatty! " Gael said with a wicked smile on his face, then he dashed towards Hannibal at his full speed, then he slashed his sword with all his strength.

*clang!

The slim one-handed sword clashed against the handle of the war hammer.

' such a heavy strike! Did he get stronger in a short amount of time? ' Hannibal asked himself.

Hannibal then took a closer look at Gael and he noticed something.

" I see, so that's how it is, " Hannibal said with a smile on his face.

" What are you talking about fatty!? "Gael asked as he continue to attack with full power while Hannibal blocks all of them.

" you release your killing intent and bloodlust to remove the limits on your body that is imposed by your mind, though your attacks get stronger so is the damage it causes to your own body, " Hannibal said with a smile, as he figured out how Gael managed to kill his men in a short amount of time.

" so what if you find out how I increase my strength, you will still die by my sword," Gael said as he retreated with his hand on the hilt of his sword that is now back inside its scabbard.