Level Up: Voidwalker

Chapter 146: No One Will Find Me Here

Atlas burned through the last of his mana to summon Theo. The creature swooped through the portal with a rush of air, its talons closing around his shoulder. With a yank, it lifted him high into the sky just as the colossal sea monster lunged out of the water.

As they got away from the thing, he dismissed the Death Serpent, leaving the enraged creature to thrash uselessly below. Atlas watched as the Mireclaw Crocodile lunged out of the water, but Theo sped up and shot into the sky.

'I'm so lucky I have a flying monster to escape,' he thought.

Following that, he ordered the monster to fly toward a few miles away land. Atlas then sat down, holding on to Theo and soaring above the rough ocean. He turned around and spotted the ship he was on heading toward land but further north.

The Blood Bat King had no problem flying quickly, and Atlas soon found himself not far from a coastal city, but he quickly noticed it was heavily guarded, and large warships patrolled the coast looking for something.

'Are they at war? It seems so.'

Atlas surveyed the approaching forest as Theo guided them toward a secluded clearing, away from the patrols. With a gentle thud, the bat landed and emitted a reassuring chirp, signaling that it was safe.

He jumped off Theo's back before stroking the creatures, saying, ''Thank you for saving me, boy.''

The Blood Bat King chirped happily as Atlas sent him back to the Dungeon Realm. He glanced up and noticed the afternoon sun was setting, causing him to think, 'I need to find a room and bank to withdraw the five hundred gold before moving on.'

Atlas made his way to the nearby road, carefully removing his helmet to avoid arousing suspicion from the guards. As he walked, he passed by various traders plying their wares. Noticing a couple strolling by, he flashed them a friendly smile before asking, ''Is that Meqshah Port City?''

When they heard his question, the man smiled at him as he replied, ''Yes, young man, but I must warn you, don't be on the road at night due to the bandits roaming outside the city walls.''

The woman nodded with a friendly expression, ''Yes darling, is right. The city guard has been having trouble locating them,'' she informed.

Atlas thanked the two before changing the plan and decided to complete his bandit quest, leaving two quests remaining. Afterward, he would a tree to climb into and wait for sunset so he could go hunting.

'This should be a good place to rest,' he mused. 'No one will find me up here.'

Once dark, he summoned the Voidstalkers and ordered the hyperactive dinosaurs to locate the bandits. They agreed to this with a chirp before vanishing into the darkness. As the monsters left, he relaxed and started eating chocolate while waiting.

'I never liked chocolate much on Earth, but here I love it,' Atlas mused with a smile.

It took ten minutes for the first monster to return and inform him that five men were approaching the road, making Atlas grin while equipping his helmet and jumping off the branch. Find more chapters on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net

When Atlas hit the ground, he vanished as he started following the Voidstalker, who led him to a group of heavily armored bandits talking about raiding an incoming caravan traveling to Meqshah City.

'I'll follow them and let them relax before ambushing them,' he thought as his excitement grew.

Atlas followed the five through the forest until they hid in the treeline. He watched the leader turn to one of the others and spoke gruffly, ''Troy! Is the caravan coming down this road?''

''Yes, boss. Marvin said they were traveling south,'' another man answered quietly.

When Atlas heard this, he readied his blades but stopped when he heard the boss speak again, ''Are the others in position?''

''Not yet, but Smith should send the signal when they are,'' another bandit spoke up from behind.

Atlas grinned before using Void Step to appear behind the man who just spoke and thrust his blade through the bandit's heart while covering his mouth as his victim reacted, 'One down, four to go,' he thought with an excited smile.

Following that, he snuck up behind another before jamming his blade into the man's skull causing him to go limp. Atlas continued doing this until the leader was alone and unaware that all four of his men were dead.

'Idiot doesn't even know,' he thought with a chuckle.

When Atlas realized this, he decided to troll the man and summoned some Weaver Spiders surrounding him before lunging at the leader. The bandit let out a girly scream as the monster sunk its fangs into his body.

The three spiders were killed and turned to Atlas, who quickly gathered the five Adventurers Cards and smiled as he said, ''Eat the bodies.''

Following that, the Voidstalkers returned while chirping and informed him of two other groups that were close by. Atlas smiled as he ordered the Trodon-like monsters to attack them, and the Weavers hit them from the side.

'This will surprise them and give us the upper hand.'

The monsters agreed with his plans before scuttling into the underbrush as Atlas went for the second group. He rushed through the trees and quickly crossed the road, only to run right into the bandits.

Atlas struck first, hitting them with several Void Bullets and Arrows that exploded on contact, causing chaos. The leader of this group went to attack him, but he raised Deepforge to deflect the strike before countering with a stab to the heart.

He watched the man cough up blood before collapsing to the forest ground with a thud, causing all hell to break loose. Atlas instantly went to work and finished off the panicking bandits who were lower level than him, which made it easier.

It took Atlas and his monsters nearly twenty minutes to finish off their foes. Once they regrouped, the Voidstalker leader informed him of a nearby large camp teeming with even more men and women.

Atlas nodded, collecting the fifteen guild cards from the fallen enemies before pressing on. He followed the Voidstalker through the forest, with the Cave Weavers skittering closely behind, their presence giving him an unsettling chill.

'Even though they are my monster the things give me the creeps,' he thought.

Following that, Atlas was led to a cliff that overlooked a large bandit camp with over a hundred scum roaming around inside. When he saw this, a plan formed in his mind; he turned around and summoned as many Death Gorillas as possible along with Kara, who looked bigger than her kin.

He told them to attack the people below once he jumped down there. The monsters all agreed just as Atlas downed a few mana potions and cast two Void Bombs into the center of the camp.

The azure projectile flew through the air like orbs of death before hitting the ground and erupting in two massive explosions. These explosions wiped out many bandits, allowing Atlas to leap from the cliff.

While falling toward the camp, they started casting Void Arrows that slammed into several men, causing them to drop dead with holes through their torsos. Atlas landed using Void Step and started slaughtering the surviving bandits.

Atlas darted around the chaotic camp as flames and monsters ran wild. Death Gorillas, Cave Weavers, and Voidstalkers scared the enemies as they dealt with the surviving outlaws and allowed all the experience to flow into his body.

Afterward, Atlas began looting the camp, returning with a substantial haul that pleased him. He found a hundred gold coins, a chest filled with silver and copper coins, and a crate of Royal Dye, likely acquired from a passing trader.

He meticulously gathered all the valuable items from the camp before locating a sturdy tree to rest for the night. Exhausted, Atlas settled in, keeping the remaining Death Gorillas—Kara and two other monsters—nearby for protection.

Atlas found a tree that hid the branches with leaves, allowing him to be hidden during the night. He put the Dark One Runes on the tree so they couldn't get to him, 'I hate doing this, but it's necessary,' he thought.

Following that, he pulled out a Griffin Meat Box and started eating while admiring the two moons that lit up the world. Atlas loved everything about Eldoria and its wild beauty and was thankful he had ended up here.

Ten minutes later, Atlas finished eating before pulling out a blanket and wrapping it around himself as he started hearing the Dark Ones creeping around in the dark, causing the Death Gorillas to climb into his tree.

Atlas and the Dungeon Monsters stayed out of the creepy humanoids' way, and thanks to the Runes, they remained hidden. The next morning, he woke up with a yawn as the smell of blood hit his nose.

This caused Atlas to look over the branch's edge only to see trails of blood leading deeper into the forest, causing him to think, 'Did the Dark Ones take the bandit corpses? Lucky I took their cards.'

Afterward, Atlas jumped from the branch and went north to complete the last two quests before heading to the Greenskin Confederation.

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