In the border between the Royal Academy and the Bandit Mountains, bandits blocked the road both above and below and everyone was blocked. Even's carriage also came to a stop in the sky and a few dozen more arrived after his.
[Flying is no longer allowed until we let you go! Go down and stand in the cue and wait for your turn!] sounded a powerful voice that scared everyone including the Centaur leader. This voice belonged to a Rank 6 being and no one here was his match. What's worse was that there was more than one Rank 6 among these bandits.
There were many queues on the ground and the weaker bandits were collecting toll fees from everyone. The Escorts Agencies had to pay the toll fee and the people they were escorting also had to pay a toll fee. Going back now wasn't an option because the mountain bandits wouldn't allow them to simply leave and those who tried to do so were likely killed without mercy.
