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    "Prison Star Calendar"


    "May 6th, 187"


    "2:21 AM"


    "Confession Death Countdown: 28 days remaining"


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    The information Tyler saw made him break out in a cold sweat.


    The Crimson Cloud Bandits were the very group that had piged Luca Vige.


    When Tyler had been saved by the vigers of Ira Vige, he had seen the news of "Luca Vige being piged by the Crimson Cloud Bandits" in the thoughts of one of the vigers. He had used the name of Luca Vige as his background identity, but he hadn''t expected the Crimson Cloud Bandits to head toward Ira Vige.


    (Being a scout and moving stealthily at night, there''s a high probability that he''s scouting Ira Vige.)


    (Damn, this situation could be quite tricky...)


    Tyler had three main concerns:


    First, this was the first time he had encountered someone with a "Combat upation" since arriving in this world. The other party''s level was as high as 6 and was only a deputy leader. In contrast, Vige Chief Woodall had been a hunter for over twenty years and only had "Hunter - Lv2," which indicated the strength of the Crimson Cloud Bandits.


    Second, the Crimson Cloud Bandits had recently sessfully piged a vige, and Ira Vige, being simr in scale to Luca Vige, might face the same fate.


    Third, since the deputy leader had personallye to scout, there might not be much time left before the Crimson Cloud Banditsunched their attack... In the worst-case scenario, they might act today.


    Even without monsters falling from the sky, "man-made disasters" could stille knocking. In this "Difficulty: Impossible" parallel world, every second was ufortable for Tyler. He had been in the Prison Star world for less than 24 hours and was already facing a life-threatening crisis for the second time, and it was an imminent one.


    Silly Nissen: "Isn''t it just-o a bandit-o group? You seem so scaredpared-o to the monster that came after you yesterday; isn''t it just-o a bunch of small fry?"


    The foolish loli was right, but she had overlooked two things: First, Tyler was currently nothing more than seaweed that couldn''t even defeat small fry, and second, Tyler now had something "behind him."


    When he had faced the unknown monster before, Tyler could have chosen to find an hical passerby to take his ce as a scapegoat. However, now, Tyler...


    Tyler: "You''re right; all I need to do is leave. Their target is Ira Vige, not me."


    Unexpectedly, Tyler agreed with the foolish loli''s statement. After listening to what he said, Silly Nissen realized how inconsiderate her previous words had been.


    Silly Nissen: "Hey! Wait-o, wait-o! What about Ira Vige if you leave? What about Avril?"


    Tyler: "What does it have to do with me?"


    Silly Nissen: "You...!!!"


    The foolish loli thought Tyler was just teasing her and deliberately making provocative statements, but she didn''t expect Tyler to follow through with what he said.


    No matter what the foolish loli said after that, Tyler ignored her. He focused on continuing to track Fuchs'' footprints and followed from a distance.


    Within these brief moments, Tyler''s n underwent a transformation; he abandoned his original intentions in Ira Vige and shifted his goal towards joining the Crimson Cloud Bandits. Tyler believed that after joining the bandits, there was a high probability of obtaining information onbat upations. If he could master abat upation, production and manufacturing upations would be insignificant.


    ·


    Having tracked Fuchs for half a day, Tyler finally saw his figure disappear at the entrance of a cave. Four bandit-like men, wieldingrge machetes, guarded the entrance. Tyler assessed their basic information: only two possessedbat upations, both as "Bandits" at Level 1. The other two were farmers with production upations, both over the age of 45.


    (Such abination... senior bandits mentoring neers... The neers were likely recruited from the raided viges.)


    Observing this, Tyler felt more confident in his uing n. He steadied his breathing, concealed his kitchen knife, rope, and fire starter in the bushes, and nced at the character "T" engraved on his palm to boost his courage. Finally, with a stiff resolve, he raised his hands and approached the bandits, eximing that he wished to surrender and join them.


    "Brothers! I... I want to join you and be a bandit!"


    Although Tyler appeared to be surrendering, his sudden emergence still put the bandits on high alert.


    "Who goes there?!"


    "Stay still!"


    "Get down!"


    Tyler had seen people forced to crouch with their hands over their heads, but being ordered to lie down t was somewhat excessive.


    Without resistance, Tyler obedientlyy down on the ground. After being searched by two bandits, he was escorted into the cave by one on each side.


    The cave''s interior was more expansive than Tyler had anticipated, but the number of bandits was fewer than he had imagined. In total, there were only around ten individuals. It seemed that the forces here did not represent the entire group.


    "Kneel!"


    One of the bandits holding Tyler suddenly kicked the back of his knee, causing him to fall to his knees without resistance. Seated before him were a bearded middle-aged man and the previous vice leader, Fuchs.


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    Wolf, male, 39 years old, leader of the Crimson Cloud Bandits


    Production upation: None


    Manufacturing upation: cksmith - Lv1


    Combat upation: Bandit - Lv9


    =====


    Tyler quickly nced at the middle-aged man''s information and immediately confirmed that his decision was correct. The Crimson Cloud Bandits'' strength was overwhelmingpared to Ira Vige.


    "Mercy, Your Majesty! I... I... I came to submit to you! Please give me a chance to serve you!"


    Without hesitation, Tyler bowed his head to Wolf, his body trembling as if he was about to copse.


    "Heh~ You''ve got a keen eye, kid, recognizing me as the leader! Hahaha!!"


    Wolfughed heartily, patting Fuchs'' shoulder as he did. Fuchs'' face turned from green to white, and he whispered to Wolf that it was inappropriate for himself to sit side by side with the leader, but Wolf ignored him.


    "Young man, state your name."


    "M-my name is Banning!"


    "Which vige are you from, and why do you want to be a bandit?"


    "I-I''m from Ira Vige! I want to be a bandit because it''s prestigious!"


    "Heh~ Ira Vige, huh..."


    The smile on Wolf''s face suddenly disappeared. He gave Tyler a meaningful look, and after a moment, continued questioning him.


    "How did you, a person from Ira Vige, know about our bandit group stationed in this cave more than twenty kilometers away?"


    Wolf''s question was undoubtedly a test, and if the young man who came to "submit" answered even the slightest bit suspiciously, Wolf would not hesitate to take his life!


    However, what Wolf didn''t know was that his thoughts and intentions were crystal clear to the young man.


    "In response to Your Majesty''s question, I''ve long heard of the prestige of the Crimson Cloud Bandits, and the great name of Vice Leader Fuchs is even more well-known. Last night, while hunting in the Ira Forest, I had the good fortune to see Mr. Fuchs. I was afraid that Mr. Fuchs would not be willing to take me in, so I gathered the courage to follow him, thinking that if I could bow to Your Majesty, perhaps I''d have a chance..."


    By the time Tyler finished speaking, Fuchs'' face had turned green.


    "Ah, it seems our ''scout master'' has be careless in his old age. How could a renowned scout like him be followed by a young boy for more than twenty kilometers without noticing?" Wolf said mockingly, putting his arm around Fuchs'' trembling shoulder.