You can clear the game with just one life by relying on a useless person!

Chapter 32 Bandit's Den

You Che led the boy through a valley with a slightly rugged road.

The boy watched as You Che walked ahead with ease, while he himself stumbled and nearly fell several times, inevitably feeling frustrated.

That person is right; it's really wishful thinking for the three of them to come and hunt down bandits.

"name."

The boy was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Should I ask you your name, or should I just call you 'the sorcerer'?" Yu Che didn't even turn his head.

"I...I am Leonard Young."

Yu Che paused, then turned to look at him: "Eastern countryman? Mixed race?"

Leonard nodded: "Mixed race, my father is from the East."

"I see." You Che turned his head. "Then I'll call you Xiao Yang."

Leonard: "..."

Can I refuse?

"So, Xiao Yang, what exactly are you doing here looking for those bandits?" You Che asked. "You said before that it concerned the lives of your friends and family?"

Xiao Yang gritted his teeth: "It's because of those damned bandits! They attacked the town not long ago and stole the latest batch of medicine that was delivered to the town. My friend's father needs that medicine to save his life!"

"So we specifically found a bandit to lead us to the stronghold... but it turned out like this."

He was clearly disappointed, but You Che said, "It's not entirely your fault. Normally, a group of ordinary bandits wouldn't be able to get their hands on those enslaved giant birds. Those things are usually stronger than the bandit leader himself."

"If it's just a bandit leader with a bunch of henchmen, then if the three of you are lucky, it's not impossible for you to win."

Xiao Yang was stunned for a moment: "But if that's the case, how did they...?"

You Che smiled and said, "Yes, how did you manage that? You'll have to use your brain for that. Think about the whole thing together."

Xiao Yang fell into deep thought.

"If you can't figure it out, wait a bit," You Che suddenly said. "We've found the base."

Xiao Yang was taken aback. Following the direction You Che pointed out, he discovered an inconspicuous cave entrance hidden among the bushes ahead.

From their vantage point, they could also see a bandit hiding behind the bushes near the cave entrance, keeping watch.

"It really is!" Xiao Yang exclaimed in a low voice, "Should we make our move?"

You Che glanced at him: "We don't even have a single warrior. Are we going to go head-to-head with a bunch of bandits? If you want to go, then go ahead. I won't stop you."

"This..." Xiao Yang scratched his head, "I thought you could easily handle them all by yourself..."

You Che just smiled, which wasn't surprising.

For Xiao Yang and his two companions, who were novices in combat, his previous feat of attacking the monster bird without taking any damage was somewhat impressive—although in reality, a simple calculation of the abnormal damage would reveal that his level was not high.

In addition, his Demon-Suppressing Cloak allowed him to "turn off the level display," so in the eyes of Xiao Yang and the other two, You Che was probably a veteran adventurer. Who would have thought that even after defeating the giant monster bird, he had only just reached LV6? In fact, his level was not even as high as the three of them.

You Che naturally wouldn't expose him, but instead said, "Let's wait here. It'll be dark soon, then we'll make our move."

"Keep an eye on this side, I'll be back for a bit."

"Eh? Sir..."

Xiao Yang was clearly taken aback, but You Che had already turned and disappeared into the bushes.

Of course, there was nothing really important for Youche, except that the next wave of Hedonia races was about to spawn.

This time, nearly ten skeletal corpses appeared. Judging from the remaining clothing on their bodies, they were probably travelers, civilians, and adventurers who were killed by bandits and simply abandoned in the vicinity.

"……snort."

You Che quickly dealt with them without gaining any experience points.

The newly born rotten corpse is only around LV3, and cannot give him any experience at present.

When he turned back to Xiao Yang's side, Xiao Yang was still diligently monitoring the bandit's hideout.

You Che made some noises beforehand to let him know that he was back, so as not to scare him and expose him.

Upon seeing You Che return, Xiao Yang's eyes lit up: "Sir! I saw several bandits carrying large and small bags going in earlier!"

"Oh?" You Che raised an eyebrow. "How many groups of people did you see here?"

"There were at least two groups, and they came back intermittently," Xiao Yang said. "Each of them carried quite a lot of things."

"Is that so?"

You Che sniffed the faint fragrance in the air, then smiled. "It's late, and time's about right. I'm about to make my move. You..."

"I know the magic to 'cancele noise'!" Xiao Yang said immediately.

Clearly, he had figured out what to do: avoid a direct confrontation and instead use infiltration to eliminate the enemy.

You Che smiled and said, "You're quite clever, but you missed a few details. Let's go then."

Xiao Yang nodded, raised his staff to cast a sound-eliminating spell on the two of them, and then followed You Che toward the bandit stronghold.

"Keep your distance from me, be careful not to be discovered, and don't worry about anything else."

You Che gave these instructions, and without waiting for Xiao Yang's response, he had already crept towards the sentry post at the door.

Xiao Yang only saw him press himself against the bandit on guard's back, and the bandit froze completely before collapsing limply to the ground.

Xiao Yang: "!?"

You Che waved to him from afar.

These bandits are not only bad at fighting, but also stupid; they don't even know they should have at least two sentries.

However, this also made You Che's operation easier. He sneaked into the bandit's den, only killing another distracted sentry along the way, before entering the middle of the cave.

Then, unsurprisingly, they found a group of completely drunkards.

Clearly, these bandits had just held a banquet today, and at this point, most of them were already drunk and unconscious, completely incapable of resisting an invasion.

Xiao Yang, who was following You Che, came in and saw this scene. He then realized what was going on: "I see... But we clearly killed several of their companions over in the valley, so why are these people not making any move and are still holding a banquet?"

You Che replied, "Don't think of mountain bandits as a group that is too disciplined and predictable, otherwise they wouldn't have become mountain bandits in the first place."

"Also, the person who lured you into the trap was actually a minor manager. He and his team worked semi-independently, so it's normal not to hear from them for a day or two."

Xiao Yang still wouldn't answer: "How did you know?"

Because there are random events in the game, even the bandit NPC looks pretty much the same.

You Che smiled: "Experience."

Xiao Yang was filled with awe.

"So what do we do with these guys? Tie them up and send them to a nearby town?" he asked again.

"Pfft."

No sooner had he finished speaking than You Che had already swiftly brought down his knife, killing a drunken bandit who had collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Yang: "..."

You Che glanced at him: "You're so naive I don't even know where to begin. You can stand over there and wait."

Watching You Che effortlessly deal with the drunken bandits one by one, Xiao Yang gripped his staff, feeling restless.

He knew these were all evil people, and he would have been willing to throw fireballs in a fight, but in the current situation, it was too difficult for the boy to kill other humans one by one at point-blank range with a knife.

While he hesitated, You Che had already dealt with all the bandits in the hall.

He flicked the blood off his rusty green dagger and calmly walked deeper into the cave.

Before today, You Che had never killed anyone, but since the town fell, he had made a certain decision.

Moreover, he has a clever way of doing things: he can have flexible standards of judgment.

When facing the apprentice mage, Lia, Roland, and the others, he naturally saw living, breathing people. But when killing these bandits, all he saw were a group of hostile NPCs from the evil faction.

This may be self-deception, but as long as it helps relieve mental stress, it is a viable method.

When they reached the entrance leading to the deepest part, You Che suddenly stopped, his expression turning somewhat strange.

Xiao Yang came to his senses and cautiously approached, then heard faint pattering and moaning sounds coming from the inner room.

"Someone's still awake? But what's that sound...? That's strange."

You Che: "..."

This commotion... it seems a bit familiar?

It seems that before he transmigrated, he often heard this kind of sound in some FBI-related movies and TV shows stored on his computer hard drive, and that's how all the teachers in those movies and TV shows called him.

and many more!

Yu Che suddenly realized something:

My computer! It wasn't formatted!

Blanch!