He's level capped right now, so he won't level up, which is why he is training his skills to become stronger. We don't know what condition he needs to fulfill to break the cap and start leveling up again but I doubt these guys are it.
I guess he revealed himself because he wanted to actually confirm their intentions before hunting them down. Their behaviour was very suspicious but if you're going to kill someone, it might be best to clear any doubts about their nefarious intentions. I'm not sure he had any spare time to make a trap but getting a surprise kill definitely seemed in the books here. With that said, he's already shown that he can traverse forests very efficiently, when he was leading wolves on, and he's familiar with this particular forest. He's likely capable of running, hiding, and ambushing them one by one.
I wonder if it'd be weird of him to loot their bodies; they do have armor. I also wonder if this is something he'll report to the guards at the gates.
I'm looking forward to the next chapters as this is a really fun read.
Nice. I gotta say, the armor and clothing design is on point with historical accuracy. I like it. Like, the city guard had a pole arm, a steel helm, a mail coif and a gambeson. that is a pretty basic load out, historically.
@Snickrot Right? It's like if all the isekais you've been reading were like any modern adaptations of Robin Hood. And then you come across a few episodes of Robin of Sherwood(1984)...
@Kireato Perhaps the requirement is he needs to kill humans? Makes sense if he himself is not wholly one(as hinted previously)...