The boy couldn't believe his eyes-
A luxurious gilded carriage made with unknown material, seemed to be wood. Gold trimmed, high roofed, creasted wheels, velvet-draped within, drawn by some unknown creature, looked like a mix between horse and ox. Carrying high flags with detailed emblem of two swords with some decoration.
What made the boy's jaw drop wasn't the carriage but the unknown species, a mix between a horse and ox which looked nothing like anything he even saw, something completely out of an imagination. Two big bison like horns protruded form it's head, much larger body structure than a normal horse, filled with muscles like high on steroids, but somehow it still resembled a horse.
The area looked like a rural road passing through the forest which gave the boy some assurance of getting out.
Looking across the carriage one could see a group people. More precisely people decided in two groups, tension rising on each side.
The wonded man clutching his belly stood on guard in front of the carriage still trying to defend it with his very life. He wore a typical full body plate-armor, twin sword crest proudly visible on his left shoulder guard. More than a dozen knights standing behind him in a arrow head like formation on guard.
Standing across them were another group of knights wearing the same type of creast printed armour but somehow something felt odd about them accept the man who looked like the leader.
The man clearly in his middle age had a long scar vertically place on the left side of his face covering the eye, which enhanced his battle hardened look, like a trophy of countless battle he survived and thrived in.
Meanwhile in the bush,
(I think I've got the gist of it...)
(The scar-face betrayed them and is planing to kill them for some reason) though the boy quietly.
(Well.. what should I do? Should I call the police? Not like I can help them or anything. Wait a minute- )
Thinking about his next course of action, something clicked in his mind-
( Isn't this lika an Isekai ?)
(Did I really transmigrate??)
Another sudden idea popped into his mind
(If this is an Isekai, I should have that right? I mean everyone seems to have one of those as soon as they get isekaied)
With huge hope and anticipation he called out in his mind-
(Hey~ My dear System~ ? System?system?? Activate system? Maybe, Attribute-pannel ? Status-window ? Newbie package? Golden finger? daddy~??? Someone? Something?? Anything????)
(Is there anything that can help me?)
He cried out in his heart almost begging.
(Tch nothing... should have known from the fact they just left me the middle of this god-forsaken place)
(This Isekai is trash I give it 1 star, absolute trash! Who ever made me do this, count your days! I'll make you pay someday!) He thought almost in tears.
While the boy was busy cursing the unknown culprit with a very specific finger and every 'yo mama' insults available in his dictionary,
The sacr-faced mans subordinates bagan to show some movement. More precisely their appearance began to change their faces melting and reshaping to form a common face for everyone which then looked like a mask, their armour getting replaced by a black cloak with a hood covering their faces entirely in darkness, giving the vibe of a grim reaper.
"I'm warning you, don't even think about it!
The lord's not gonna go easy if you even touch her hair" warned the wonded knight trying to appear calm.
"Oh? who needs his permission~? It'll all be over even before he knows about it. Why don't you just do yourselves a favour and-"
"Enough!" A came clear fiery voice with a hint of authority from inside the carriage.
The door opened and a figure in her teens came out. From behind, she stood in fitted leather armor, blue hair cascading down her waist like midnight waves, a slick sword strapped to her waist, posture poised with quiet restlessness of unspent resolve.
"Look who finally showed up instead of hiding like coward." A clear sarcasm rang in his voice.
The girl, who looked no more than 16 had a smirk on her face as if mocking the sacr-faced man "Oh? It's you who hides like a coward and beggs for forgiveness if things don't go your way! We are Shabers! We don't hide, we hunt."
The girl had a dangerous glint in her eyes as if she would pounce on them at any moment, yet her posture seemingly relaxed.
"Well I did think you would be tough nut to crack but unfortunately your luck has run out."
As soon as the scarred man finished speaking black miasma fog started spreading and surrounded the other knights who were guarding the carriage.
"Dark arts? Really? Have you fallen so low to join hands which those rascals?!" Shouted the girl having not anticipate this outcome.
"How about you two just come with me? I might even spare those unfortunate knights~?" Chuckled the scar-face.
Facing this dilemma the girl went quite for a second,
"Okey I'll go just spare them and Richard too!" She said quietly looking at the wonded knight through the corner of her eye.
(If those bastards are with him then there is no way I can get out of here, might as well follow his demands for now) the girl though quietly.
"Hahaha... You really are naive and ignorant" then he looked at a certain bush with amusement in his eyes
"By the way who's that hiding in the bush your secret bodyguard or something?"
"Hey come out now! Whatever you are planning is not going to work,I know you are there!"
The boy still distracted in the middle of his relentless insults towards someone who might not even exist, didn't notice the man looking at his direction. Suddenly -
Swoosh-
Something passed by the boys cheek into the tree next to him. He couldn't even react for a few moments then a sudden stinging pain burned on his cheek bringing him back from his daze.
Cold sweat ran down his spine, hairs stood on their very edge, when his brain comprehended what just occurred. Someone threw a dagger precisely at his location.
(S*it! He knows I'm here)
"Why don't you just quietly come out?" The scared man gestured still cautious.
The boy's first instinct was to turn and run away, but what just happened made him rethink his decision. Then slowly he came out hand upwards revealing himself.
Seeing him even the wonded knight and girl were confused as to why there was someone here, in the middle of this place.
"...You don't look like you are with them. A local perhaps? No, this is the Night-Spectrum Forest that's impossible."
"Tell me why you were here, depending on your answer I'll decide your fate." Still not convinced the man asked curiously.
(Oh great, just my sh*tty luck. Like hell I know why I'm here) The boy though grumbling.
While the boy was turning his brain's hamster wheel as fast as possible to come up with something, the scared man looked unfocused for a moment and then back to normal.
His ever trusty gut told the boy that's not a good sign. He was about to say something when-
"Hey you go fetch him here, while I deal with these two." The scared man ordered one of the hooded people.
"Well play time is over you two. I've already wasted enough of my precious time" He said as he was waiting for something then suddenly another wave of black mist engulfed the knights and the girl altogether leaving the place dead silent.
On the other end the boy was absolutely terrified. He wanted to lift his feet and run as fast as he can but his legs didn't move, no it couldn't move, he looked at his leg only to find black tentacle like roots and vines tightly wrapping around his leg keeping him in place.
Instinctively he tried to free himself but soon realised he was now in mercy of the lackey who somehow appeared in front of him without him noticing.
"Now now, don't move much or I can't guarantee keeping everything intact, hehehe~" slowly laughed the lackey like a third-rate perverted villain.
The roots and vines which tied his legs slowly started making their way upwards binding the boy completely. He was utterly immobile. He was brought tied up without any resistance to scared man hanging from a black vibe.
"Hey Richard just hand her over I might even let you get away safely." Chuckled the scared man.
"Over my dead body!" The wonded man seemingly named Richard shouted.
"You are like this till the very end huh? This is why I don't like you, that behaviour of yours is what get on my nerves. Well don't worry I'm not done with you yet, now just sleep peacefully. And to my other dear friends Rest in peace."
As soon as the man finished his words screams drowned the seemingly silent forest.
As the miasma cleared up, the boy watched in horror as the ground littered with body parts and decapitated head of the other knights, horror and pain etched in their faces, only Richard and the girl left untouched seemingly unconscious.
This once again reminded the boy it wasn't a dream but reality, his current reality.
As someone from a normal background and not in contact with dark sketchy parts of the internet the boy couldn't hold his churning stomach and ended up emptying every content.
Blech*
"Gross!" Said the man clearly disgusted
"Put him to sleep as well. And you prepare the teleportation formation quickly." He ordered.
The boy suddenly feeling light as a feather slowly started loosing consciousness as that's the last thing he heard.