As the guards watched in amazement, a tall figure emerged from the crude summoning circle.
"Wow! It's actually been summoned!"
"As expected of you, lord! You cast the summoning magic so effortlessly!"
"Now, it's the turn of those despicable thieves!"
The guards chattered excitedly.
"Huh..."
Alan slowly raised his head, gazing at the handsome knight seated on horseback.
"Young man, are you my master?"
"Yes!"
Kelly ordered her brother about without hesitation.
"Alan! I command you to enter the dense forest and capture the bandit leader!"
"Remember, I want him alive!"
This murder was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment act by the thieves.
There must be someone behind this, a more complex conspiracy! Kelly thought about having her brother capture the bandit leader and torture him, perhaps uncovering the mastermind.
"Hehe..."
Alan sneered, crossing his arms.
"Young man, becoming my master isn't so easy."
"It's a little premature to think you're giving me orders now."
"Hmm?"
Kelly frowned, realizing the situation wasn't simple.
"What do you mean by that?"
"You must prove your courage before I acknowledge you as my master," Alan replied calmly.
"We, the time travelers, fight only for true warriors."
"Coward, you're unworthy of telling me what to do!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding guards erupted in an uproar.
Well said, unruly time traveler!
Many guards praised him mentally.
Even a noble lord must prove his courage to be worthy of our unwavering support!
Some wondered what kind of demonic deity this "traveler" was.
"It's a giant! It has to be a giant! Also known as a lamp spirit!"
The knowledgeable captain of the guards confirmed Allen's identity.
"He's quite tall, but he's hardly a giant, is he?"
The young guard murmured in disbelief.
"You know shit!" the captain glared at him. "Giants are all magical. They can grow as big as they want!"
Kelly raised her hand, and the guards immediately fell silent.
"Haha! Mr. Time Traveler, I love your rebellious expression!"
Kelly dismounted and publicly removed her cumbersome armor.
He even took off his sword and casually handed it to the captain of the guard.
"Knight Gael, keep my armor and sword for me."
Kelly said calmly.
"I will accompany Mr. Time Traveler into the dense forest unarmed to capture the bandit leader."
"This will prove my courage and worthy of his loyalty!"
"Absolutely not, sir!"
The captain of the guard nearly had a heart attack.
Even if it was to prove courage, there was no need to resort to such extreme measures, right?
The surrounding guards were also stunned.
They almost wondered if their ears were wrong.
They all knew that Master Arthur was brave.
But to be so brave... wasn't it too much?!
What's more, Master Arthur had just been shot by an arrow! Seriously wounded yet still, he stripped off his armor and entered the forest unarmed to search for the enemy...
This behavior was beyond bravery.
My Lord, you are courting death!
"I've made up my mind, so stop nagging!"
Kelly said impatiently.
Guard Captain Gale nodded helplessly.
He stripped off his armor, dressed in plain clothes, and approached Kelly.
His intention was self-evident.
The guards, seeing this, were deeply moved.
They each stripped off their armor, dressed only in civilian clothes, and followed the Lord into the forest!
Kelly smiled with emotion and left most of the guards to look after the convoy and the wounded.
He selected thirty agile veterans to follow him into the forest in search of the enemy.
Allen, watching this scene, was deeply moved.
He hadn't been deliberately trying to make things difficult for his sister; he simply wanted an excuse to take her into the dense forest, practice with the thieves, and use the opportunity to teach her practical skills.
Unexpectedly, his sister's acting skills were so strong, she put on a show, acting like a "strong man descending from the sky."
The guards were so moved that their blood boiled, and they pledged to follow him to the death!
This was an unexpected bonus.
Alan led the way, with Kelly and the guards following closely behind.
As the group approached the edge of the woods, a sharp whistle rang out from the opposite side.
The thieves hiding in the forest, hearing the signal, collectively unleashed their bows and arrows!
Swish, swish, swish—
Countless arrows rained down!
Alan activated his "Steel Bones" and, with his "Giant Transformation Technique," initiated his second stage of transformation.
His height, from two meters, suddenly exploded to eight meters! His massive body completely shielded his sister and her group from view.
Arrows pierced him, clanging and deflecting.
"What did I say?" Captain Gale said proudly to his men. "This is the true form of the Giant, you know?"
The young guards were all convinced.
From the forest floor, suppressed cries of surprise rang out.
The thieves had never seen such a majestic giant before.
Furthermore, he was invulnerable to swords and spears, and arrows could hardly harm him!
For a moment, they panicked, their movements becoming unsettling.
With a sneer, Alan extended his giant palm, casually uprooting a tree.
Aiming at the source of the whistle, he hurled it forward!
Second-Stage Atavism + Giant Transformation
In his second-stage transformation, Alan's physical attributes reached a whopping 30!
The tree in his hand became a javelin.
It roared into the forest, slamming down a row of trees.
It finally crashed into the bushes, sending a shower of blood.
The two bandit leaders hiding there were killed, one wounded!
The forest thieves were instantly terrified.
They couldn't even think of ambushing; they all fled in a hurry.
Alan stopped his attack and glanced down at his sister.
Kelly understood and raised her arms, shouting:
"Great ancestor of the Magnolia family, please grant me strength!"
Before she finished her words, she had transformed into a human with the head of a leopard.
Swinging a nimble leopard tail, she dove into the forest with swiftness.
Swoosh!
In the dense forest, the thieves, desperate to escape, saw a black shadow flash by.
Before they could fully grasp the situation, they felt a sharp pain in their necks. Clutching their bleeding throats, they collapsed.
Before they could even scream, Kelly, transformed into a panther, tore their throats with her sharp claws!
Under her brother's meticulous guidance, Kelly had already mastered the "Hound Walk."
The naturally swift black panther, combined with the "Hound Walk," moved them to lightning speed!
Most of the panicked thieves in the forest didn't even catch a glimpse of her afterimage before their throats were ripped open by her claws.
The Gaelic Knight followed behind with his guards, occasionally finishing off struggling thieves.
Seeing the young master's swift and heroic performance on the battlefield, the Gaelic Knight was deeply moved and murmured to himself.
"The ancestral spirits have truly appeared!"
"Sir, at such a young age, has already mastered the family's unique skills, transforming into a beast. He's unstoppable and will surely become a great man in the future!"
"It's a pity the old lord didn't live to see this day..."
As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but moisten slightly.
The thieves had been terrified by the giants and the leopard men, their morale shattered, and they were vulnerable.
Kelly captured the underboss who had been injured by Allen with a tree, and before he could be tortured, he confessed everything.
As expected, someone was behind this assassination!