My Level Zero System

Chapter 48 The real plan

So, Kain judged that the width of the path through the swamp was not much larger than the size of a horse-drawn carriage.

With that size, a one-way attack was impossible, since there were no obstacles to cover and hide behind. And so, a one-way attack was also an extremely foolish choice.

The assassins had an overwhelming number of nearly fifty people, that was true.

But in that situation, numbers were not an advantage.

Going back to the previous example of a bandit and three farmers, the three farmers defeated the bandit, but if the three farmers lined up to attack the bandit one by one, it would not be called three against one, but just three rounds of one against one.

This was not an advantage in numbers at all. So if the assassins really intended to do so, Mera with [Earth Magic],

Myra with [Fire Magic] could completely burn them all to pieces.

So, if Kain was that mysterious Magus, what would he do?

Kain's answer was... to split the party into several parts.

The answer seemed confusing, but there was a reason.

Because the swamp area did not have just one path, but many different paths that crossed the vast swamp area.

And these paths would sometimes intersect at some point, and that was when two or three paths connected.

If Magus was like Kain, knowing this, the best method that could be proposed was to split the party into small groups and quickly block both ends of Myra and Mera's path.

Although it was not optimal, it could at least take advantage of the overwhelming advantage in numbers.

It could be said that if Kain really died, it would be difficult for Myra and Mera to survive.

And this was the final part of the plan, assessing how the assassins would form and the routes they would take. It would be difficult to guess the complex road system in the swamp, but Kain had already mapped out an escape route for Myra and Mera.

So all that was needed was to look around the route he had taken with his two companions.

Very quickly, Kain had sealed off another path, which was also the most feasible place for the assassins to carry out their plan of blocking both ends of the road.

But it was all part of Kain's plan, in an elusive and almost imperceptible way. …

Myra and Mera turned to look, both of them with extremely serious expressions.

Because behind them, at a certain distance, there was a group of assassins slowly walking.

Both of them thought that they would attack immediately, but no, just kept their distance and... stared at them.

The two of them were not stupid, they clearly realized that something was strange here.

The two of them would rather let the assassins rush in and attack, they could completely take advantage of the terrain to deal with them all.

"Myra, what should we do now?"

Mera asked uncertainty, her sweat had gradually appeared since she entered this area, this place was too humid.

This made Mera quite uncomfortable, not only physically but also mentally.

"Don't worry, just move forward."

Myra replied calmly, but whether she was really calm or not was hard to say.

At that moment, a somewhat strange scene took place, a group of people dressed in black like tails, dragging their feet behind the two young girls. …

[Level]: 0

[Ability]:

-[Thunder Magic ? ] 0/1000:

+[Thunder Bullet level Max]

+[Thunder Summon level Max]

+[Thunder Navigation level Max]

-[Enhanced Magic ? ]:

+[Enhanced Body Level 6] 0/15 (+4)

+[Enhanced Tool Level 1] 0/12

After recovering some of his strength, Kain went hunting a bit and successfully upgraded [Enhanced Body] to level 6.

With this, Kain felt more confident in the plan he had drawn up. After doing this, Kain quickly chased them to the swamp area.

He could choose to follow the path that Myra and Mera had taken, from there Kain's team would be the ones blocking the two ends of the assassins.

However, the remaining assassins on another path would also know this, they would no longer follow the original plan and might change, becoming a variable that Kain did not want to see.

Therefore, from the moment he outlined the plan, Kain decided to pursue the assassins on this other path.

As for the assassins on the path that Myra and Mera were taking, they would be controlled by the two girls. Kain could predict this because the most reasonable tactic the assassins could do before blocking both ends of the path was to not attack, keep their distance and force the two girls to continue moving.

And if they did not do as Kain predicted, then it did not matter which path he took.

Kain entered the swamp area, just as he imagined, this place was extremely bad. In such a dire situation, the possibility of encountering problems was very high, Kain could only pray that his two comrades could hold on a little longer.

Walking on the narrow path, Kain quickly identified his target. His eyes narrowed slightly, like a hunter staring at his prey.

No, actually, this was how a hunter stared at his prey. [Summon Lightning].

A flash of light appeared, causing the gloomy swamp area to be enveloped in an eerie atmosphere.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, instantly throwing the entire group of assassins into chaos.

Someone was even pushed into the swamp next to him, and immediately, a group of Zombies who had been submerged in the swamp for who knows how long suddenly rose up, their rotten skinny arms reaching out to grab the assassin's body.

Because of the Slime, the stagnant water in the swamp acted as glue to hold the prey of the predatory plant, so falling into it would most likely result in certain death.

Add in the Zombies, and the survival rate of the assassins who fell into it was zero.

But that wasn't enough, the assassins who were still standing on flat ground were still quite prosperous, so Kain drew his bow.