The pair of us continued our trek, following the direction the bandits had gone. I was no tracker, but I thankfully didnt have to be one to be able to follow them. They were subtle about their movements. Perhaps, given the progression of the war, they were bolder about their movements. Ultimately, we ended up at a cave entrance. Using my sense life, I could detect a few bandits who were still high enough in the cave system I could detect them, but ultimately, it didnt do too well underground, just as I found out in the keep.

So, the Silvthril is in there? Garnet asked, her eyes bright with excitement.

I nodded. It seems like that is where they are hiding.

Then lets go! She took a step forward, and I just managed to catch her arm before she walked right in on the group of bandits.

They were enough to knock out that entire shipment which probably included armed guards. There are only two of us! I growled at her.

Huh? Arent you like a really strong hero though?

While she looked at me with a cute expression and seemed serious when she said that, I wouldnt let it make me happy and forget the risk. I shook my head and didnt let her attitude affect me.

I may have grown lately, but we dont know how large or how powerful this bandit group is. If we just attack without a plan, then it wont matter how strong I am.

Fine She sighed. Then, what is the plan?

Hmm if theyre living in a cave, it probably means that they have lots of lights in there. The area is closed off, so its too bad we cant just fill it with some kind of poisonous gas.

Gas thats not very adventurous at all!

Arent I the adventurer in the group. Im rank C, Ill have you know.

Is that high?

Um sure.

If she didnt know that C was barely acceptable as an adventurer, then I wasnt going to tell her. Had we not left to deal with Lord Reign and try to infiltrate the bandits, then I might have been rank A by now.

What about miasma?

While miasma here is very thin on the surface, I think I recall you mentioned that it doesnt affect you much?

The dungeon wasnt devoid of miasma, but it tended to linger in patches. In the villages, there wasnt that much, but in castles and underground areas, it could build up. During certain days, you could see tendrils of it in the forest, sort of like fog except black. The people in the dungeon seemed to be used to it and immune to it. As for Garnet, I was curious if she was willfully ignoring it or if she had a general reason.

Im um immune to miasma. She explained tightly.

A species trait?

Something like that. She responded, but she seemed like she didnt want to talk about it. I mean, the miasma should affect them, can you put miasma into the cave.

Miasma?

It wasnt like I couldnt. I was a dark priest and demonic knight. Either one could manipulate miasma. I could make miasma with one of my dark priest abilities as freely as Shao could. I could convert mana into miasma and vice versa now. It was then that I started to realize the possibility. If I filled the cave with miasma, itd become difficult for them to see. It never got thick enough in the dungeons I had been in, but supposedly, it could get thick enough you couldnt see more than a few feet in front of you. There was a way we could blind the bandits!

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