Lann did not act rashly; he waited until the rangers behind him had gathered before speaking.
"The bandits charging out of the forest towards the Longquan Riverbank is abnormal."
Kotaro and the others were still catching their breath; the forest was difficult to navigate, especially in the exaggeratedly hilly terrain of Iwami Country.
The rangers crouched low, following Lann's words to observe the bandits twenty meters away.
Their number was around forty. They looked almost like farming peasants, bare-chested and bare-legged.
Only their upper bodies were covered by large chest plates picked up from who knows which battlefield, with dirty loincloths hanging out.
The weapons were a mixed lot: samurai swords, spears, two-handed axes, longbows...
Originally, Lann was confident he could take them all down alone, but the subsequent discovery was why he needed the Ranger Group to catch up.
"Boats?!"
Kotaro tried to keep his voice down, exclaiming.
