tI checked my item storage, there was a blue potion which I don't even know when it appeared and where it came from. I remember when I was playing some RPG games back in the real world, experience boosters are given to low level characters and some players even buy them with real money. This is something I can't easily give specially that I learned that it is an exp potion. I counted all of them and there were eight of them. There were four guys with swords with them and I can tell they are swordsmen, at the back there are two guys who seemed to be healers by the looks of their outfits, at the center is a guy with full armor, a short sword on his right hand and a shield on his left and the last member, their leader in front with an axe. Escaping was only my option considering I don't want to give what they wanted. While the others were busy talking with each other, I grab the chance for a run however the armoured man activated a skill and shouted "Anchor howl". I unconsciously looked back and stopped from running and it is probably the effect of the guy's skill. This time I run out of choice. It is either be harassed or get killed so I chose to face them head on. With my ice staff on my right hand, I made an attacking position but seemingly, they all laugh at my gesture about fighting all of them. No second spared, I dashed on the guy who look strongest and gave a good smash but before I was able to give a hit, he activated his skill "castle of stone". He was just on the same position taking my beating and he won't even move an inch. All the members were laughing at the scene but I didn't stop my attack. As the guy's skill is fading of, I continued my attack until the second I was able to give him a good critical damage when his skill wore off. That attack took half of the guy's hit points and that gave them a good scare. It was probably a wrong idea scaring them because they just turned serious. The leader ordered his men to attack mercilessly all at once but thanks to my high AGI stats I was able to dodge most of their attacks. My hit points dropped half of my HP gauge so I casted my healing buff. My hit points went back to full however the fact that I am still outnumbered puts me into the worst position. I noticed the two spell casters at the back preparing for a spell so I dashed quickly behind them and struck one of the two. Losing his balance, the spell was cancelled out and without time to think about the others, I delivered 3 consecutive hits. Suddenly the guy was screaming like he was in agony and disappeared like how monsters disappear but with different effects. I tried to run away from the group but I was too late. The other spell caster activated "bind" on me and I tripped instead. The other members started running towards me to attack and they were getting close. Three meters...two meters... one meter and I closed my eyes so I won't see my horrible state being beaten by these thugs but suddenly I heard an explosion. When I opened my eyes I saw a giant bird-like creature descending from above with a lady on glasses on its back. The assailants were knocked back and the bind spell casted on me was gone. As the bird-like creature landed, the group were horrified and ran on their own. I don't know if this is another trouble but after the place cleared out the woman gave me a smile and asked if I was alright. I felt relieved I thought I would be dealing with something even more dangerous but then the woman even introduced herself.
