Slayers 2: How to Defeat Bandits and Finish Krue’s First Quest

The first real objective in Slayers 2 is a short one. An NPC named Krue stands by the red gate at the edge of Windy Peak, and he wants bandits dealt with. It costs nothing, it works with bare fists, and it is the fastest way to move a brand-new character off Level 1.

Quick answer: Talk to Krue at the red gate in Windy Peak, choose the “I’ll take 3 bandits” dialogue option, defeat three bandits in the open field outside, then walk back to Krue to turn the quest in.

What you need before accepting the bandit quest

Nothing here is gated behind gear or a clan roll. You can finish the whole loop in your starting outfit.

A character that has cleared the customization and clan screen
Krue, standing beside the red gate on the edge of Windy Peak
Fist attacks — a katana is optional at this stage
The dash bound to Q for closing distance and backing out

If you are unsure where you are standing, open the map. Windy Peak is the starting region, and the nearby markers for Rao’s Sword Shop and the Shrine give you a quick sense of which direction leads out of the village and into open ground.

Viewing Map — The map screen showing Windy Peak and the surrounding markers, including Rao's Sword Shop and the Shrine. Shown at 00:20 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

How to accept and complete “Defeat 3 bandits”

Walk up to Krue at the red gate and interact with him. In the dialogue list, pick the option that reads “I’ll take 3 bandits”. The quest is now attached to your character and its objective appears in the on-screen tracker.

Head past the gate into the open field. Bandits patrol the grass outside the village rather than inside it, so keep moving until a hostile name plate appears instead of hunting through the houses.

Engage with basic fist attacks and use Q to dash in and out. Land a short string, then reposition. Trying to stand still and trade hits with two bandits at once is how new characters get knocked out at Level 1.

Fighting Bandits — Fighting bandits in the field beyond the gate, dashing with Q between fist combos. Shown at 00:35 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

Keep clearing bandits until the objective counter is full. Experience comes fast at this stage — a fresh character can reach Level 3 before the third bandit goes down.

Leveling Up — The level-up notification firing at Level 3 partway through the bandit objective. Shown at 00:58 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

Return to Krue at the red gate and speak to him again to hand the quest in and collect the reward. While you are there, open the menu and check Settings, then the Controls list, so you know which keys your skills are bound to before the fights get harder.

Returning to Quest Giver — Back at Krue to turn the quest in, with the Settings controls list open to check skill keybinds. Shown at 01:26 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

Spend your skill points as you go. Every level grants three points, and the movement nodes — wall climbing and double jump — are the ones that unlock routes to later trainers.

How to confirm the quest completed

Three things confirm it. The objective counter fills and the tracker clears from your screen, Krue’s dialogue changes to a turn-in and reward prompt, and he offers the bandit job again afterwards. If the tracker still shows an unfinished count, you have killed fewer bandits than you think — some fights get interrupted when a second bandit pulls you away.

Repeat the bandit quest until Level 7

Krue’s bandit contract is repeatable, and it is the intended grind for the opening stretch. Run it on a loop from Level 1 through roughly Level 6, then take his mini boss quest for Zuko once you hit Level 7. Zuko spawns on a timer that counts down at the top of the screen, so you can keep clearing bandits between attempts instead of standing around waiting.

Exploring Windy Peak — Moving through Windy Peak while the Zuko mini-boss spawn timer counts down at the top of the screen. Shown at 01:47 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

Zuko is worth farming beyond the quest itself. He has a 20% chance to drop Zuko’s Cutlass, a starter weapon that comes with the Quick Draw move — one of the few early blades that carries its own skill rather than just stats.

Starting village quests to finish before you leave

The bandit loop is not the only thing in Windy Peak, and skipping the rest causes problems later. Several of these early tasks are tied to progression checks further along, around the Level 35 and 45 marks, so clear them while the enemies are still trivial.

Recover the Lost Pages (Kona)

Behind one of the village buildings, Kona offers Recover the Lost Pages, sending you to gather scattered papers throughout the area. Complete it instead of abandoning the quest when prompted. Its reward, the Book of Guidance, directs you to the next quest required for progression—particularly helpful in such a vast world.

Interacting with Kona — Kona, tucked behind a building in the village, offering the Recover the Lost Pages quest. Shown at 02:10 in VendoPlus’s video. Image: Ouw Productions

Disguised civilian spies

One village quest asks you to kill civilians who are secretly working with the bandits outside. The targets are marked in their name plates by a dash or star-like indicator. Ordinary civilians without that symbol are not part of the quest.

Check the name plate before you swing. Attacking unmarked civilians does nothing for the objective. Once the marked spies are down, return to the quest giver to close it out.

The shipment to Ora

Another starting-area task has you deliver a shipment to Ora. Take it, because the destination becomes the place you come back to when you need Beast Cores — a material later trainer questlines ask for.

Quest order after the bandits

Level	Objective	Quest giver
1–6	Repeat the three-bandit quest	Krue, red gate
7	Mini boss Zuko quest	Krue
Any	Regular Katana (500 Wen) or Fancy Katana (1,500 Wen)	Raze
13	Bear hunting quest	Tom, below the village
18	Mother Bear quest	Tom
25	Breathing style trainer questline	Chosen trainer

Tom sits down the path from the starting area and runs the bear quests. Mother Bear drops a chest with a mix of items, and the black market merchant Kuro appears near the bear area at night, disappearing again in the morning.

Once the village quests are cleared and the Book of Guidance is in your inventory, navigation gets much simpler. The red marker over your player icon on the map always points at the objective matching your current level, so when you are not sure where to go next, open the map before you start running.