Vince, Eric and Cross marched slowly in no rush to get to Candor City. They kept on going till night fell, it was then that Eric asked :

" Hey what did Father give you?"

" oh yeah! let me see" Cross said

" well i'll be damned! hahaha! If mother knew, he would definitely befriend the sofa for a couple of years!" laughed Cross

" what is it ?" asked Vince

" here see for yourself!" Cross passed the paper to Vince

Vince saw what was inside and shook his head and passed it to Eric.

" hahaha! well this is a new one alright! a Father passing a brothel's adress for his sons " laughed Eric as well. then he suddenly saw something and said in a low voice.

" shush! i see humans approching us! the heat they give off is a little bit wierd!"

" how many?!"

" about a dozen , they are still 4 kms away"

"it seems the fire we started caused them to target us "

" yeah! let's get ready! Cross stay here, i doubt they could do much to you anyway but be careful and don't underestimate anyone!"

" we'll merge with the night! approach them and find out what they're planing!"

Vince had "Hyper-Focus" which aided him to avoid grabbing any attention to himself while had already developped enough skill in stealth and was confident they would not notice him.

They went in their direction, got closer and started hearing them talk normally not loud nor low:

" Hey! do we really have to rob them?" asked a short man , he had a scar on his cheek and was quite thin.

"shut up Ronnie! we got kicked out! how can we survive now if we don't rob?! huh?! I too don't wanna do this but we have to! we'll see first if they are normal civilians if so we'll just take what we need and leave, no need to kill! but if they are mercenaries or city guards! a fight is unavoidable " Said the man leading the group. He was tall , buff not like Cross but still seemed strong. He had a headband on his head and was bald! his eyebrows were furrowed and one can see from his stance that he is a veteran soldier of some kind! he had definitely gone through a battlefield! his aura had some blood on it! That's why the temperature seemed off for Eric! Blood affects one's aura, he was used to only seeing humans who only killed chickens before not another human being!

The others lowered their heads , gripped their fists and marched forwards!

Vince and Eric communicated telepathically and said:

" it seems they are not bandits! their armor seems like they are from some kind of army! what do you think we should do? They said they did not want to kill but robbing is still a crime" Eric asked

"My hyper-focus helps me gauge the strength of others in a certain rage of our own abilities , warn them and if they do not heed it! kill! I'll head back I'll leave them to you! all the others are small fries, the short one called ronnie is a lot more agile yet lacks strength! Their leader is strong but i believe you got this!" Vince said as he disappeared

" so I do all the work then huh!" Eric grumbled , what he did not know was that Vince was still nearby ready to move at any moment! his "soul immunity" has a camouflage effect and the reason he did this was because out of the three brothers! He was not afraid to kill! Cross was straightforward! if someone wanted to kill him he would not hesitate to kill him back. But Eric was never much intrested in fights so Vince was afraid that this might somehow effect his brother and either cause him heavy losses if not his life! he needed him to be determined to kill!

Killing here was not illegal! survival of the strongest is the absolute non changing rule!

" Go back from where you came from! otherwise no one shall survive!" Said Eric while hiding. An archer never gives up his position but he had to warn them and was not afraid they'll catch up to him! he was confident in retreating! and still had some aces up his sleeves!

" WHO?!" shouted Aaron , the captain of the dozen people, He had sweat down his forhead now in the blink of an eye. He had actually failed to notice that someone was nearby. If that person wanted to kill, a couple of his brothers would ve been gone to the afterlife! He unconsciously released some killing intent.

Eric Sensed the killing intent and finally understood why Vince left him here to handle them, and indeed it was not easy for him to kill! he was from earth! Killing was a crime! and here he stayed at a peaceful village so no bloodshed was seen! But this world was different! in some situations if you hesitate to kill it will cost you your life! He remembered his Brothers and he would in no way let them down! he steeled him self and said :

"I shall not Repeat another time! LEAVE OR DIE!" As he said so, he moved while launching a hail of arrows containing metal element . each arrow passed by the cheeks of the dozen men , only Ronnie dodged slightly while Aaron blocked it with his sword and his hands trembled from impact!

"Elemental Inner force! a sentient archer!" as soon as he said this, all the killing intent disappeared. the other trembled at the word " sentient".

" esteemed expert! Thank you for your mercy! we are sorry to disturb you, we shall take our leave!" Aaron bowed towards the direction the arrows came from, and turned around to leave.

Eric was happy at the word esteemed expert but his Ego did not get the best of him. He tried to get information now? why are they wearing guards's armors and robbing!

"wait!" he called out!

" yes esteemed expert! what do you need from me? i shall do my best to fulfill" Aaron turned around and asked politely.

"I am not from this kingdom. I heard the nearest city is Candor city! Tell me what you know ? and you can leave ! don't you dare try to lie to or keep something! then you can leave!?" asked Eric

and just as he asked he got a message telepathically saying " Good choice!" , it was abviously Vince.

"Oh since Sir expert is here , you must be from the forgotten islands!" he shuddered thinking about this possibility, he then continued explaining.

They were originally guards of Candor city, sent on a scouting mission to some land north of the city. The City Lord's son went with them and unfortunately lost his life and they didn't dare get back! all that awaits is death!

Candor City had 3 noble families along with The city lord holding the governing position. The City Lord influence ranks first while the other 3 barons have equal influence. The three noble Families were The Teimar family, The Barzotti family and the Velasi family. If gathered together they still fall a bit short of the governement in Candor city! He then proceeded to explain what each family has as territory and source of income! Rules of the city , Underworld influences such as gangs and other small influences as much as he can.

It is known that in this world, Only nobles get a family name while all others get only first name.

" You may leave!" Said Eric

" Thank you esteemed expert! may you have a safe journey!" Aaron bowed and turned around walking away as fast as he could muster.

" so Vince what do you think?"

Before Vince could speak , an interrupting voice came:

" Esteemed expert my ass! you're just a cry-baby" Cross harrumphed, obviously disgruntled at what took them this long.

"come! we need to figure out what goals we need to achieve in this city and what means to use to reach it!" Vince turned around and went back to the fire place while the two followed as well.