Quest of Automata King

Muggery

“Come out here rats of Magusica! Or this Beastmen will also have to pay the price!” said that voice again, outside of the tavern. Mui glaring at the door that has been broken, and then back to his friend that is still breathing fast on his arm.

Raul tries to explain Mui what has happened when he and Karas was gone, realize that he is struggling, Mui getting him up, and sitted him to one of the chair with backrest.

“We’re being attacked... by robbers,” told Raul. Emmellia beside him still showing her palm toward Raul, and flow the healing magic to the Elves. His wounds are not fatal, but for people with barely any physical training, these might affecting his performance for at least a week.

“We have been tied up, and our money been stolen,” told Raul again. Finally Mui tried to reassure him, said that he will take this matter and let Raul to rest.

The same voice keep challenging the Magusica student inside the tavern. Whoever the owner of that voice is, he started to get impatient and doing one thing to rule Mui and his friends.

Outside of the tavern, where the road started to empty because nighttime has arrived. A man with his body covered in leather clothes and his face hidden behind mask with google stepped closer to the light from the tavern.

Beside him is two man, with the same attire, grabbing a Beastmen that has been tiew with rope. He is grunting try to let go of his binding. But the next thing that he was not expected is a fist flying toward his abdoment.

“Oargh!” Karas squeal. Another one hit the same spot, and he yell everytime it happened.

“Damn you, rich people!” shout him, for now, Karas is not only a hostage, but also a punching bag where he is able to pour all of his frustations.

“Parasites! Leechers! Scumbags!” shout him again, each insults are followed by one punch toward Karas.

“Hey! Stop it! Leave him go!” said a voice coming from the direction of the tavern. The robber finally turn his head, and seeing a man figure walking closer to him.

“Goettia... Isn’t he the guy that previously stalking us?” asked Mui telephatically.

“Yea, some of them aren’t but the leader is absolutely the same with whom I detected earlier,” told Goettia.

Mui starring at those thieves. The similiar outfir that they wear signalling that they are not random thugs. Who knows? Maybe there are dozens more hiding behind darkness.

“I don’t know which Magusica student you called to, but I’am here on behalf of my friend!” shout Mui. “Let him go!” demand him again.

“I’am the one in charge here! Listen to what i said!” the leader get away from panting Karas and stepped closer to Mui.

“A robber have better target outside of the city instead of stealing some pocket money from a student!” mock Mui, “Whoever you are, I suggest you people are going to let my friend go, or we will have to do it the hard way.”

“Ooooh...” yell Goettie inside his mind, “That is a good one Mui! I know that your physical change will benefit you in any way!”

Meanwhile, the robber leader starring at Mui through his google. Mui can’t judge what expression he is making now, and can only stand on his ground. His fist is bulging, prepare for any surprise attack the the robber might doing.

“...Traitor,” said the robber. “You damn traitor!”this time, he screams as his hand is unsheathing the blade from his hip.

“Watch out!” shout Goettia, and Mui jumped backward right before a short sword able to slice his chest.

The already tense situation turn for the worse, but Mui have his priority at hand. He glanced to the direction of Karas, and his guess is right, he is going to be taken away.

“Damn it! Let go of me! Didn’t you know who I’am!? I’ll report this right away to my homeland!” panicked, he started to shout, making Mui point all of his attention for the two thugs who are going to take him away.

“Faster movement, create bigger impact!” shout Goettia. At a milisecond, the dialogue box on Mui’s vision scroll to certain spell and select it. Mui didn’t have much time to ask as the magic pattern appear in front of him.

“Fight now, ask later. I’ll try to give you the direction, just do what i say!” said Goettia.

Mui moving his body again, at the same time dodging another s***h coming from their leader. He quickly use this time to draw the magic pattern with finger-imbues mana.

Suddenly, Mui feels that his body is much lighter than before. All of his senses are enhanced, and he could feel the wind current running beside his cheek. Everyone else, either the group of thugs, or Karas are walking in slow motion, making Mui could see the chance to slip through his attacker.

After Mui decide his path, he stepped off the ground. Mui dodging under the leader’s sword quickly leaving his presence. He is right on the straight track toward the thugs that taking Karas away.

He can feel it throughout his entire body, that Mui finally gain momentum needed to strike. When Mui is five feet away from the thug, he jumped with the sole of his shoe facing forward, right to the face of the thug.

In the normal speed, what Mui’s doing are almost impossile to do. One of the thugs can’t even react in split second, his eyes just catching blurry image of moving object, and suddenly his face already meet with Mui’s shoes.

Just like what Goettia said, the impact coming from increased speed is several time stronger than in normal speed. The thug that Mui kicked flying backwards before he fell to the ground, and his body is sliding backward.

Another thug is not even care with Karas anymore, seeing the monstrosity of Mui just did, he quickly flee to the darkness. But Goettia have another plan for him.

“Bind him with thorny whip, they are not fatal, but hurt enough to teach them a lesson,” again, the dialogue box filled with spell names suddenly running through Mui. It automatically selecting Leash of Thorn, and pattern appear in front of Mui.

After Mui draws on that pattern, he can feel mana surging on the palm of his hand. Instinctively, Mui swing his hand toward the direction of the thug, just like in motion of swinging a whip.

From there, a thorny vine appear and quickly swirl itself into the thugs body. He did not notice that a plant already grabbing his feet, and falling face first into the ground. Judging from the weight of his body and position where he fall, that man is probaly passed out.

“Well, if he died so be it,” comment Goettia. After done dealing with the thugs, Mui quickly get to Karas, which his hand and chest are still tied with the rope. He look at Mui with terrified look and shorts of breath.

“Mui...” said Karas, out of words to speak.

“Calm down, Raul is safe, Emmellia and the other is still tending on him,” said Mui. He tried to undo the rope that binding Karas, but without proper knowledge of rope lace, Mui did not have much choice but to force Karas hand to get off the rope.

Right in the middle of Mui’s attempt to release Karas, suddenly he was surprised by the warning told by his friend.

Mui realize that the thug’s leader sword is right upon them. He swings the blade with full force, with only one purpose: to kill Mui and probably his friend too.

Luckily, fortune haven’t leave him just yet. There is a little bit of power left from the spell that he casted to himself. After Karas warn him, Mui looked at the thug, and feel that once again, they are inside slow moving showdown. The blade is slowly slashing in vertical shape, toward Mui, but he lifted both of his hand, and move his palm into shape of how people pray.

At the same time the blade almost touching his face, both of Mui’s palm close tightly right at both surface of the blade. It’s sharp edges may have wound a little bit of his hand, but since he have stopped it’s movement, Mui and Karas survive from the deathly attack that he gives.

Mui could hear grunting from the leader thug. Once again, since he wear full-face mask and google, Mui could not determine expression that he is making. However judging from his attitude that don’t want to retreat while his subordinates are already down, Mui think that he might have another ace on his sleeve.

“Karas, go away! Quickly!” said Mui. Karas did not need second command, although he is still binded by the rope, he quickly get up, and run toward the direction of the tavern.

Meanwhile, Mui and the thug leader, are still facing each other. Either one did not want to get their sight off, because they knew that their opponents are not hesitate to kill each other.

“You... Traitor!” said the thug. He lifted his sword, which giving Mui chance, either to retaliate or dodge. He choose to dodge to the side, and second later the thug is slamming his sword to the ground.

“Beat it!” said Goettia suddenly.

“Huh?”

“Why did you think I give you your ‘growth spur’ you dumb!? If you’re not going to use your fist, I better make you stay as a toothpick!” replied Goettia angrily.

“Jeez, chill will you?”

Mui swing his fist forward. Judging from the armor that he is wearing, his punch would not give much effect if he is aiming for the man’s body. Therefore, head is the way to go.

His enemy did not expect that Mui duck down right after he swing his sword, and counter-attacking using his fist. Furthermore, this punch is far too effective, even toward him which his face is covered with mask.

Mui adding salt to the wound with strong left hook, that swing his opponent body to the side. After three second exchanging punch and sword swing, the thug finally give up, and fell to the floor.