Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

"Why at this time? We were already in the mood. This piece of shit..."

Lyra had already awakened her half-succubus bloodline, and on top of that, due to the Soul Seal bond, she was easily influenced by emotions when it came to Ian.

So, when she was disturbed twice in a row, her anger flared up as she cursed the bandits who had clearly ruined her good deed.

"Gulp..."

Ian gulped hard after looking at Lyra in surprise due to her mumblings. This was because, just like when Lyra had awakened her bloodline for the first time and was influenced by it, she was now in the same state.

Her blue eyes now had a crimson tint, and her whole aura was turning fiery. Ian even felt bloodlust from her, as if she would kill everyone in her vision.

The only difference this time was that Lyra was conscious and in control.

Just as Ian saw the bandits getting near and the soldiers readying their weapons, he noticed Lyra looking at him tenderly.

"Ian, wait for me. I will finish them in a second."

After saying such murderous words like it was a normal thing, Lyra left the carriage without waiting for Ian's response. This time, she was really angry about being disturbed during her happy time.

Lyra knew her behavior might contradict her previous one since she wasn't typically such an active person, let alone murderous. However, after awakening her bloodline and learning those spells, she had been itching to try them on someone for a long time.

So, this was the perfect time to use them while quickly getting rid of obstacles on their path—hitting two targets with one stone.

"Hey, be careful..."

Seeing that she was leaving in such a hurry, Ian warned her but didn't stop. Instead, he also left the carriage to see how Lyra would fight. In fact, he also wanted to try bombarding some spells, but unlike Lyra, he needed mana, leaving him slumped at the first step.

"Don't worry, I won't use a charm spell, hehe."

Seeing that Ian followed and didn't try to stop her as she had thought, Lyra joked while heading to the front.

"Take your positions. Be ready for a fight. Although they are bandits, don't let your guard down."

While they were making their way to the front, Lancer was already directing the fight and locking onto the leader's position. Now that the fight had started, he already knew the head of this bandit team was at the peak of the Tertiary Knight Realm.

No wonder they stopped them, since from the outside, only Lancer seemed to be a match for him.

"No need to waste your time. I will kill them myself."

Just as Lancer was readying his weapon to fight, he heard a sweet but murderous voice next to him, startling him. He didn't even know when someone had come up beside him.

After seeing that it was Lyra, who had been with Ian, he immediately composed himself, bowed, and tried to persuade her.

"Madam, no. There is no need to dirty your hands. We are enough."

He thought maybe Lyra saw they were outnumbered and offered help.

"Okay, don't worry. I don't have so much time for your childish fight. Let's get this over with."

Lyra didn't show any warmth to Lancer as she replied coldly. She was just eager to get it over with so she could spend her time with Ian.

"Haha, Lancer, okay, stop. She can handle it."

Seeing Lancer getting anxious and trying to dissuade Lyra again, Ian waved his hand to stop him.

Lyra was already annoyed enough, and if he added fuel to the fire, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

"Yes, young master."

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Lancer bowed and stepped aside but still readied his weapon to defend if anything untoward happened.

By the time they finished talking, the bandits were already near their formation, while the bald leader looked at them with fiery eyes.

"Tch, I thought there was something good inside that carriage. But it's just a little girl?"

The bandit leader also saw both Ian and Lyra coming out of the carriage, where he had thought some precious goods must be. He was mistaken because Ian didn't want to appear too ostentatious when traveling outside.

Actually, the area they were in right now was an unowned, barren place that no empire controlled. This was also the place where the trade routes of all the Empires and Westshore converged. It could have been considered a hub if not for the extreme barrenness.

These so-called bandits were actually the fugitive knights who had committed various crimes and were wanted everywhere.

Since he was at the highest realm in this group of bandits, he subdued them with power and money and directed them to block the only large trade route outside the empire.

Although this was a risky move, the benefit was proportional. Moreover, due to the continent-wide news of the Ignisia Trial beginning, there were frequent travelers on this path, making them happy.

"Sigh... still, if I capture her, this trip won't be in vain," he said, totally ignoring Ian's existence.

"Okay, don't waste time. This distance is enough. Throw the darts."

Unlike some villains, who would leer and provoke, the bald bandit leader didn't waste time and directly ordered his comrades to start their next plan.

"Fire the darts."

With the leader's order, multiple people from various positions shouted at the same time, directing their comrades to take action.

"Defend!"

Lancer was also no rookie and directly ordered his troops to take a defensive formation.

"Swisshh..."

With the order to fire, multiple swishing sounds echoed on the battlefield as a large rain of darts tried to pierce through the formation of soldiers.

However, unlike a rain of arrows, which was clearly visible, the darts were concealed and much faster, aiming to exploit any gaps in the formation ahead.

If Lancer hadn't responded in time, there might have been casualties, even though they were wearing heavy armor. Moreover, the bandits weren't engaging in close combat but were instead continuously firing darts, keeping everyone on the defensive.

"Interesting!"