The sound of screams and metal clashing against each other spread in the forest as a group of bandits attacked a merchant group.
The merchants and their escorts were completely outnumbered due to the number of bandits that had set an ambush for them.
However, just when the merchants had almost lost all hope, two baby slimes stumbled upon the scene.
"Trouble?" Eiko blinked as she looked at the battle that was happening in front of her.
"Wei~" Fei Fei nodded.
"Help them?"
"Wei~"
"Un!"
Eiko, who never shied away from battle, summoned her Terrorist Squad, as well as her Slime Brigade.
A moment later, loud explosions reverberated in the surroundings as the two Baby Slimes threw one Blast Bomb after another while riding on Eiko's subordinate, Bomber.
(A/N: Bomber is Eiko's floating Blast bomb.)
Immediately, the Bandits found themselves being pushed back and dying one by one. In the end, they decided to retreat but not without looking at the two Baby Slimes with bloodshot eyes.
Eiko and Fei Fei didn't remain at the scene of battle and didn't even bother to wait for the rewards that the Merchants might give them.
They helped the Merchants because they felt like it, so they didn't think that accepting any rewards was necessary.
The two rode on Bomber's head, which was hovering a few meters above the ground.
Although they seemed to be traveling randomly, this was actually not true. Eiko had a destination in mind, and it was the Port City of Watford, which was located in the Earldom of Draycott.
This was the same Port City where they had met Captain Jack Spawow back when they had hired him to help them rescue Princess Anastasia, who had been kidnapped by the Rankers of Twilight Rain.
Eiko was fond of traveling on the sea. She found the act to be liberating and enjoyable at the same time.
Of course, she hoped that when she got there, she would find Captain Jack Spawow and board his ship, and sail the Seven Seas with him for a period of time.
What the two Baby Slimes didn't know was that the Bandit Group was tracking them down.
Although it might seem like a petty move to get revenge on the two Slimes, they still felt like they needed to do it in order to recover their pride and dignity.
The Bandits had already called for reinforcements and even asked their leader to personally lead the operation.
The Leader of the Bandit Group was a Ranker. When he heard that the raid against the merchants was thwarted by two Baby Slimes, he felt as if his subordinates were playing a joke on him.
However, after asking a few more questions, he confirmed that this was indeed the case. He felt as if he was surrounded by incompetent people. How could two Baby Slimes possibly defeat them when nearly all of them were Initiates?
The weakest members of the Bandit Group were Grade-A Apostles, who should've been able to kill Slimes without too much effort.
But since he felt that his men wouldn't be able to live with the humiliation, he decided to take matters into his own hands and end the farce.
Taking all the Bandits, numbering nearly two hundred strong, who belonged to the Bandit Group known as the Black Wolves, they moved to intercept the two Baby Slimes, who were currently eating some cookies on top of Bomber.
When King Leoric sensed the Bandit Group heading towards Eiko and Fei Fei, the Wraith King simply shook his head.
Two hundred Bandits versus two Baby Slimes?
The Bandits were simply courting death.
Since that was the case, he decided to not do anything and watch as Eiko and Fei Fei handled everything. Since the two of them were traveling to gain some experience in the world, he would allow them to do as they pleased.
"Leader, that's them!" one of the Bandits pointed at the floating Blast Bomb in the distance that was carrying the two Baby Slimes, who were still eating cookies on top of it.
"Fine, let's get this over with." the Bandit Leader scoffed. "Charge!"
Immediately, the entire Bandit Group ran toward Eiko and Fei Fei with their weapons drawn.
"Bandits?" Eiko tilted her head as she looked at the Bandits that were rapidly closing the distance.
Fei Fei, who was about to bite a cookie, glared in the direction of the Bandits and opened her adorable mouth.
"F*ckers."
This was the first time that Fei Fei had said any other word aside from Wei~ since the start of their trip.
Clearly, she was very annoyed right now because some people were getting in the way of their lunch.
Eiko, who was also quite annoyed right now, decided to end the battle as fast as possible.
She summoned her five clones and gave an order.
"Rise!"
Immediately, six Argonaut-Ranked Lightning Slime World Bosses appeared in front of the Bandits.
The Lightning Slimes didn't waste any time and immediately unleashed countless lightning bolts that turned any Bandit they hit into charcoal.
The Leader of the Bandits screamed in fright before trying to flee. However, before he could even run away, Eiko's Skeleton Monk, Bam, appeared behind him and gave the Bandit Leader an explosive punch that sent him flying.
The battle lasted only two minutes, but the entirety of the Black Wolf Bandit Group was already eliminated.
King Leoric, who was high in the sky and currently invisible, only sighed.
'Anyone who judges Eiko by her appearance will definitely be in a world of pain,' King Leoric thought. 'I just hope she doesn't start a genocide after leaving Lux's side.'
The Wraith King knew that Eiko was a battle maniac. Despite her cuteness, the Baby Slime was more ruthless than Lux when it came to killing people, especially bad people like the Bandits.
A day later, when the sun was just about to set on the horizon, Eiko and Fei Fei finally arrived at their destination.
The two were currently perched on a robed man's shoulders as he walked towards the Port City of Watford.
This robed person was none other than the Skeleton Monk, Bam.
Eiko knew that this would allow them to enter the city without too much fuss, and it worked like a charm.
When they arrived at the port, they saw the familiar ship floating on the water.
It was none other than the Black Pearl, and Eiko's eyes sparkled with delight as she, and Fei Fei, climbed aboard the ship, which would take them to the Pirate King's Island.
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