Scarlet Guards

The **Scarlet Guards** (血色护卫团) or Red Devil Bandits (红魔盗贼团) are a group of armed thugs based in the Xilang Mountain mines and Leia Town.

They were hired by Red Spirit State to disrupt the Dark Moon City miners in Xilang and cut off Dark Moon's gateway to the west under the order of the Regent Obsidian of the Fallen Angel Empire.

After Chen is appointed mining officer by Shea, he travels west to Xilang to deal with the bandits (and absorb aura from waste ore).

## Name

They are called Scarlet Guards at their base in Leia Town but Red Devil Bandits in Xilang Mountain.

## Members

There are **8** characters that fit the category selection.

## Factions

Some members support Kanita whereas others support Joseph

* Snowden: captain, Kanita faction
* Barnacle: vice captain, Joseph faction
* Culia: Kanita faction
* Sully (dead)
* Yagus (dead)
* other subordinate bandits, dark elves, centaurs, etc.

Gade says there are more than 200 bandits in Mount Xilang, led by a Great Demon called Barnacle. He is one of the two deputies of the Red Devil Gang, and he's at the peak of Higher Demon. He still has three strong Higher Demons under him too. We can't fight them. Besides, that's just a small part of the Red Devil. Rumors say that the strength of the leader is unfathomable, and he is likely to surpass Higher Demon level. Miss, listen to me, hurry back to the Dark Moon City. They made Mount Xilang dangerous.

## Strength

Chen Rui had learned a little from the bandits about the relationship between Yagus and Sully. Also, they were actually really well-coordinated in battle. Sully's strength was similar to Chen Rui whereas Yagus strength was slightly inferior. Under their coordination, although Chen Rui had a certain advantage in terms of speed, he was still in an absolute disadvantage. <Aura Blade> had already ended. He needed to wait for an hour before he could use it again.

Athena said angrily, "Gade, we must find a way to eliminate those bandits!"

Gade says there are 200 bandits led by a man named Barnacle and says not to be too impulsive.

"No, I have to complete the task given by the Princess Royal, otherwise, I'll never go back!" Athena's attitude was very determined. In fact, she requested to be on this trip from Shea.

After listening to the strength of the Red Devil Bandits, Chen Rui was immersed in his thoughts: The strength of this bandit group is quite horrifying. Now, there are 4 Higher Demons occupying Xilang Mountain. Even if Alan's two previous elimination attempts weren't "fake", he couldn't win against that.

Athena was currently middle-stage Higher Demon; Chen Rui was probably equivalent to early High Demon; Dodo's strength was D-level, a Higher Demon, but his specific level was unknown. Besides, he had no attacking means. He could only tank with its immortality.

3 Higher Demons versus 4 Higher Demons might look like a slight disadvantage, but it couldn't be calculated in such a way. Barnacle was already at the peak of High Demon. Thus, him alone could defeat all of Chen Rui's party, so Chen Rui's party really could fight blindly.

However, the main purpose of this trip for Chen Rui wasn't to deal with the bandits, but the waste ores that had accumulated for hundreds of years, which was massive aura. In any case, he should explore the situation first.

## Eavesdropping

He eavesdrops on the guards.

Firstly, Leia Town at the border with the Shadow Empire had a stronghold of the Red Devil Bandits, and their leader and main forces were there.

Secondly, the 4 Higher Demons of the bandits at the mine were Barnacle, Culia, Sully and Yagus. Barnacle had already gone to the Leia Town, and Culia went even earlier, but he should return soon. Both Sully and Yagus were early Higher Demon; they were having an extraordinary relationship. Both of them were guarding currently.

Thirdly, as expected, the bandits wanted to kill him, the new mining officer.

Fourthly, leaving the miners alive until the right time was indeed a scheme of the Red Devil--to wreak as much havoc on Dark Moon when the time was right.

"It's not the time yet. We have to maintain the current situation and not to attract more attention from the Dark Moon City. When the timing has mature, you can kill however you like!"

Sir Yagus has Ms. Sully's company. Ms. Sully's strength is greater than Sir Yagus, although they are both early Higher Demons.

This was just superficial information, but Chen Rui heard more things. Athena and he arrived at the mine for less than half a day, but the bandits already knew it. Obviously, there were spies among the miners; Athena advanced to Higher Demon not long ago and following him to Mount Xilang was a temporary decision, but the bandits immediately knew her strength. It was obvious that the Dark Moon and the bandits must have an additional magic communication tower to contact. Combined with some information from Shea and Royce, it was almost certain that Red Spirit Estate was secretly manipulating these bandits. They were most probably the military power of the Red Spirit.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 117
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 88 (Steambun)
3. ↑ Chapter 90 (Steambun)
4. ↑ Chapter 89 (Steambun)