Chapter 101: Is it funny that he was done after taking just one elbow strike?

Noticing that the machete in his hand had been cut in half at some point, the bandit leader looked completely disbelieving.

His pupils trembled as he stared at the broken blade on the ground.

“My precious blade, how could it…”

This scene shocked all the surrounding bandits. They couldn’t believe their leader’s prized weapon had been so easily snapped in half.

Even the observing Charlotte was utterly astonished.

“Was that Dad Roland’s doing?”

Undoubtedly, it was. No one else present could have done it.

It was truly stunning.

Charlotte had to admit that Dad Roland’s speed was incredibly fast. Even she hadn’t noticed the exact moment the machete was cut.

‘By the way, where is Mom Rhynes right now? Is she still on her way on the broomstick?’

‘Hurry, Mom, hurry! If you’re late, Dad Roland will have taken out all the small fries!’

“You should understand now. You can’t defeat me. So, according to our agreement, you and your men should quickly leave this place!”

Roland spoke calmly to the bandit leader. He didn’t seem smug about having easily defeated the bandit leader’s morale with that strike.

Hearing Roland’s advice to surrender, the bandit leader’s face twisted with rage.

“Are you kidding me?” He glared angrily at Roland.

“The fight isn’t over yet! Don’t think I’ll back down just because you cut my precious blade! Even with just a broken blade, I can still fight my way out!”

Saying this, the enraged bandit leader tightly gripped the broken blade and charged at Roland again.

His body froze on the spot.

The cause of this was Roland.

Seeing the bandit leader still unwilling to give up, Roland suddenly flashed in front of the bandit leader and delivered an elbow strike directly to his stomach, making him spit up stomach acid.

The intense pain from his gut was unbearable. The bandit leader collapsed onto the ground, clutching his stomach and curling up.

“You should understand now. You absolutely cannot defeat me.”

Roland looked coldly at the bandit leader kneeling at his feet, then looked around and shouted loudly at the surrounding bandits holding machetes.

“Your leader is completely incapacitated. If you don’t want to end up like him, leave this place now! Otherwise, I won’t hold back!”

Hearing Roland’s shout, the bandits seemed stunned into silence. A few occasionally exchanged glances, as if discussing what to do next.

Roland had no intention of dealing with them anymore and turned to walk toward the merchants huddled together and trembling in fear.

“Are you alright? Are you hurt? Can you stand up?”

Roland patiently asked about the merchants’ condition.

Since this caravan had kindly offered him a ride, Roland was particularly concerned for them.

But their peace was short-lived. Roland suddenly sensed something was wrong around him and quickly swung his sword in a wide arc behind him.

Instantly, several broken blades dropped to the ground.

It was then that Roland realized that the bandits, who had been standing still, had suddenly attacked them again.

“Hey! Stop it! Your leader lost to me! He promised not to attack us anymore!”

Roland tried to stop the bandits’ violence with words. After all, the bandit leader he had just fought was strong, and now he couldn’t fight so many bandits simultaneously.

However, the bandits showed no remorse. It was as if breaking their word was a common occurrence for them.

“Heh heh heh…” They smiled sinisterly.

And behind them, the bandit leader who had been lying on the ground slowly climbed up.

Roland expected the bandit leader to stop his subordinates’ rampage, but instead, a look of “the plan succeeded” appeared on the bandit leader’s face.

“Sorry, I said I wouldn’t attack you if I lost, but I never said they wouldn’t attack you!”

“What?!” Roland’s face showed complete disbelief.

Even the observing Charlotte couldn’t help but strongly condemn the bandit leader.

“Holy shit! That bandit leader is too evil! Dad Roland, beat him up severely for me!”

However, Charlotte’s threat was useless to Roland.

“Did you think I would willingly give up the fat meat in front of me? Stop dreaming! Since you like playing the hero so much, I’ll indulge you! Brothers, chop them down! Don’t let a single one of them escape!”

At the bandit leader’s shout, the bandits became excitedly frenzied and charged toward Roland again.

“Go now!” Roland, who was covering their retreat alone, immediately blocked the bandits. But no matter how hard he fought, one man couldn’t defeat twenty-plus hands.

Soon, long, narrow wounds were sliced into his body. His strength began to fail, and his consciousness slowly blurred.

“Your head is mine now!” One of the bandits seized the moment Roland was too weak to defend and brought his machete down toward Roland’s head in a powerful downward chop.

‘Crap! I can’t dodge it now!’

“Dad Roland!” Seeing this, the emotional Charlotte shrieked in panic.

However, Mom Rhynes, who already knew the outcome of the plot, smiled triumphantly.

The moment the blade was about to hit Roland’s head, an inexplicable force suddenly erupted from above Roland, forming an impenetrable, transparent barrier.

The bandit who was trying to take Roland’s head was astonished to find that no matter how much force he used, his machete couldn’t move forward.

Not only that, he also felt like Roland was moving further away from him.

No, he was flying!

The bandit quickly looked down and saw that his feet were indeed off the ground.

And all his companions around him were also floating in mid-air like puppets, panicking and flailing their arms.

“What is going on?”

The numerous floating bandits couldn’t control their own movements and could only flail and scream in terror.

Just then, they suddenly noticed a girl with bright blonde hair, wearing a black robe and a pointed hat that obscured her face, appear in front of Roland.

With the girl’s appearance, the situation immediately underwent a dramatic reversal, as if the tide of the battle had completely switched.

Seeing the girl appear, the observing Charlotte was overjoyed.

Without a doubt, the girl was her mother, Rhynes.

“Did that thing do this?” The bandits were surprised to see another strange enemy.

However, even with their superior numbers, they were nothing more than small, weak creatures before a witch who knew countless spells.