"I am heading for Stormwind, Captain Genset."

"Where is your next destination? Is the road safe?"

After a brief greeting, Wayne told them his destination.

He saw that this team of guards seemed to be escorting a batch of supplies, including a lot of armor, weapons and some medical supplies, and they should not be sent to Stormwind City.

Since the destinations of both parties are most likely different, it is better to explain them in advance to avoid misunderstandings.

Upon hearing this, Captain Gengset said with regret:

"What a shame, Mr. Wayne."

"We are escorting a batch of military supplies to Sentinel Territory to support the guards there."

"It would definitely be much safer if we could invite a powerful adventurer like you to travel with us."

"Currently, the guards of Westfall are in a fierce battle with the Defias bandits. However, because the Defias bandits are numerous, the guards are far from enough in number. They can only retreat to the Sentinel Territory to protect the people there."

"The worst thing is that the supplies from the Council of Nobles have been delayed in delivery, and the guards who lack equipment find it difficult to resist the attacks of the Defias bandits."

"The batch of military supplies we are escorting now was urgently transferred from other troops by Marshal Reginald Windsor. It must be delivered to the hands of those guards."

At this point, a gloomy look flashed across Captain Genset's face.

Few people should know that they were escorting this batch of supplies, and they did not choose a commonly used trade route. Now, they had just entered the Western Wilderness not long ago and were ambushed by bandits from the Defias Brotherhood. This was obviously not a coincidence and it was hard not to be suspicious.

If they hadn't met a master like Wayne to help them this time, even if these soldiers could win, they would probably suffer heavy losses.

"It's getting late, Mr. Wayne. It's hard to travel at night. Why don't we wait until we have cleaned up the battlefield and camp nearby tonight?"

"I brought some red wine that I made myself, and I'd like to invite you to taste it."

Wayne was about to refuse when he heard this. With his strength, traveling at night was no big deal. Even if there were monsters along the way, he could just kill his way through and reach where he wanted to go. Why waste time here?

However, just as he was about to speak, a cold wind suddenly blew from behind him, and he felt a chill on his neck. A sharp dagger silently approached him less than a meter away from his back and launched a sneak attack on him.

Wayne was shocked by this situation, and for the sake of caution, he immediately activated his ability to flash and avoided the attack. His body appeared in the air seven or eight meters behind him, and the figure that attacked him was also reflected in his eyes.

This is a burly middle-aged man wearing a black mask and a close-fitting leather jacket.

He held a sharp dagger in each hand and moved with his body slightly bent. His dark leather armor almost blended into the environment. He had clearly come near the crowd, but the guards around Wayne did not notice any trace of this man.

This is a powerful assassin who can also use the ability to hide his body.

After making this judgment in his mind, Wayne immediately reached out and took out the Sword of Promised Victory from the ring. At the same time, he used the crossbow in his left hand to shoot an arrow at the man's back.

The power of the refined gold crossbow is quite amazing, and it can reach a distance of seven or eight meters in an instant.

However, the middle-aged man who assassinated Wayne was also quite powerful. After discovering that his sneak attack failed and the target disappeared in an instant, he seemed to have no thought at all. His body immediately turned into an afterimage and left his original position at an extremely fast speed, directly avoiding the crossbow arrow shot by Wayne.

But now that he had already been found, how could Wayne let him escape?

After landing, he immediately took out a North Wind bomb and threw it in the direction the assassin left, blocking his escape route. Then he exerted force with his feet and rushed forward.

With a bang, the North Wind Bomb instantly froze an area, but the middle-aged assassin was quite cautious and escaped before the freezing air got close to him.

Although the assassin was quite skilled and good at dodging and counterattacking, he soon fell into a disadvantage when faced with Wayne's powerful strength.

However, even though he was at a disadvantage, the assassin did not show any signs of defeat. He seemed to be very afraid of Wayne's strength. The dagger in his hand did not collide with Wayne's two-handed sword at all. His burly body was like a juggler, twisting and moving, always avoiding Wayne's attacks just right. His fighting ability should not be underestimated.

While the two of them were fighting, the soldiers including Genset also reacted and quickly surrounded the space where the two were fighting, blocking the assassin's escape route.

After seeing the assassin's attire, the captain of the guard, Genset, shouted in surprise: "Edwin VanCleef, it's him?"

"Mr. Wayne, he is the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and is currently a wanted bandit by Storm."

Wayne, who was fighting with an assassin, was slightly surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would meet a famous figure in World of Warcraft so soon.

Edwin VanCleef is the leader of the Defias Brotherhood and the final boss of the Deadmines dungeon. He is also well-known among gamers.

According to the story in the game, this bandit leader is not actually a bad guy. He was originally the president of the Stormwind Stonemasons Guild. During the reconstruction of Stormwind, he brought the craftsmen of the Deathly Brotherhood to help the nobles build the magnificent Stormwind.

However, under the planning of the Countess disguised as the Black Dragon Princess, the Stonemason Brotherhood became the one that was owed wages. They worked for several years in vain but were unable to get the wages they deserved from the nobles, and all of them became poor households.

Worse still, the Black Dragon Countess continued to fan the flames within both camps, which soon attracted the response of the workers of the Stonemason Brotherhood, clashed with the official guards, triggered a civil uprising, and killed King Varian's Queen Tiffin in the conflict.

As a result, all members of the Stonemasons Brotherhood became wanted criminals and had to flee to the West Wilderness, becoming the current Defias Brotherhood.

The former president of the Stonemasons Brotherhood has become the current bandit leader, Edwin VanCleef.

However, such stories were nothing but commonplace to Wayne. There were many more tragic things happening in the wizarding world, and they did not arouse any sympathy in his heart.

Moreover, over the years, the Defias Brotherhood has changed from simple craftsmen to real bandits. They have taken in a lot of ruffians and done all kinds of bad things in the Western Wilderness. They deserve the punishment for their crimes.

It just so happens that this guy is now a well-known wanted criminal in Stormwind City, and what Wayne lacks now is a stepping stone.

If he catches this big bandit, he will soon be able to transform from an unknown adventurer into a well-known figure in Stormwind City, and perhaps it will also make some of his subsequent actions much easier.

Thinking of this, Wayne stopped holding back and took out a test tube of the North Wind Bomb and crushed it while Van Cleef was dodging his attack.

White frost instantly enveloped the witcher, wrapping up Wayne and Van Cleef, and forming a thin layer of ice on the surface of their bodies.

Then, almost at the same time, the ice on Wayne's body shattered. His strong body was basically immune to this degree of frostbite. Although it was still quite uncomfortable, it did not affect his agility at all.

The huge fist swung out quickly and hit Van Cleef's chest hard, freezing his body. Then he fell to the ground with a bang and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Unlike Wayne, a warrior whose physical strength is considered superhuman, Van Cleef, although physically strong, focuses more on agility and explosiveness than defense.

The frostbite from the North Wind bomb and Wayne's fierce punch had made the man lose his fighting ability.

If the witcher had not attacked with full force, the punch to the chest might have directly pierced the already frozen Van Cleef's chest and killed him.

But even so, the damage was already quite serious. The leader of the Defias Brotherhood, the famous master assassin, was knocked to the ground, his eyes wide open, staring at Wayne.

His lips moved a few times, but no words came out. Instead, he spat out a mouthful of cold blood and fainted.

(End of this chapter)