Volume 9 Chapter 26 The Simultaneous Multi-Location Robbery Incident
At the entrance of Yor's large store, which had been locked up, there was a closed gate and a single Demon King army soldier standing guard.
"What's going on? What's all the commotion about?! What's happening?!"
The soldier was frantically looking around, seemingly more worried than us about the big ruckus happening around them.
As we approached, the soldier asked in a flustered tone, "Hey! You guys! Do you know what's going on here?!"
"What's all the fuss about Why is everything...?"
At that moment, the soldier noticed that we were wearing masks.
In an instant, the soldier readied their spear, trying to use sorcery, but it was too slow. I swiftly closed in and thrust my hand into their torso.
"Gah... Ha..."
"I don't intend to make you suffer, but if you die, you'll just revive and cause more trouble. So, just rest for a bit."
I pulled out my hand, quickly shook off the blood, and stepped over the fallen soldier to reach the gate.
Then, using the 'Rule of All Creation' from the Sahasrara Chakra, I softened the gate and slowly opened it with my bare hands.
"Wo... Wade-kun, that's incredible power...!"
Ice was also having a cute misunderstanding.
"Alright, let's infiltrate. We'll target something small but valuable."
"Hehe, what should we take~? Jewels~? Artifacts? If we exchange them, we can live in luxury~!"
Rollo was in high spirits, rushing ahead of us. The moment I said, "Don't get too ahead of yourself," Rollo's head flew off.
Pang! Rollo's brain was scattered all over the ground. The small body of Rollo, now headless, fell to the ground powerlessly.
"What...?"
"Intruder detected! Eliminate them immediately! Eliminate them immediately!"
The alarm sounded, and the words "Eliminate them immediately!" echoed from all directions in a high-pitched voice.
From the shadows emerged small, goblin-like creatures holding spears. I've seen those monsters before――they're called Imps.
Devil Imps. Small devils with spears. They can have simple conversations, but they love to deceive and kill humans. And they're wearing the Demon King's army helmets.
It seems like Yor's shop is mainly guarded by these Imps. Aren't they part of the Demon King's army? Or are we being underestimated? I wonder.
"Eliminate them!" "Eliminate them!" "Eliminate them!" "Eliminate them!""Eliminate them!"
The Imps surround us. I hold Ice close and whisper, "I'll do it."
"Eh... yeah... ."
"Eliminate them!"
One of the Imps throws its spear with incredible force. And with its glowing hand, it seems to be using explosive sorcery too.
What's this? This is a pretty strong defense. If we get hit just once, our heads will explode and we'll die. Yor must be well-protected by the Demon King's army.
Thinking that, I muttered.
"Repulsion. Object Weight Reduce."
The spear stops right in front of us. The Imp that threw the spear looks surprised, saying "Gi!?"
"E-eliminate them!" "Eliminate them!" "Eliminate them!"
The surrounding Imps then throw their spears at us. But they're all blocked by Repulsion and stop in mid-air.
So, we're surrounded by stopped spears from all directions. I can see the Imps looking at us with shaken eyes.
I laugh fearlessly and start eliminating them.
"Object Point Shift. Object Weight Increase."
All the spears change direction, pointing at the Imps, and are released, piercing them.
An explosion engulfs us, but the blast is deflected by Repulsion, and we're not affected.
As a result, everything except the ground beneath our feet is destroyed, creating a crater, and the Imps are all wiped out. I confirm that and release my hand holding Ice.
"Alright, let's go in."
"Eh... yeah... ."
"Revive! Ah, wait for me, you 2~."
"Rollo, you're pretty strong, huh?"
Suddenly, Rollo revived from who-knows-where and came running towards us. She didn't even glance at her own dead body, which had lost its head, so it was terrifying.
I took a step forward, muttered "Weight Increase," and kicked down the door. The shop inside was, of course, dark and empty.
"Ice Create..."
Ice released several ice birds as scouts. The ice birds swiftly flew around in the air.
"―――I found the exhibit and sales floor for jewels and artifacts, yeah..."
"Alright, let's head in."
"Small fry security~♡ is so weak, haha~♡ We're rich now~♡!"
Following Ice's guidance, we advanced. If a door got in the way, we kicked it down, and if the security Imps got in the way, we crushed them.
We climbed the stairs to the second floor. Just as Ice said, there were rows of jewels and expensive artifacts on display.
"Don't worry... they're properly secured."
Although they couldn't prepare glass cases at their civilization level, there were locks and chains for theft prevention.
"Still, there are a lot of them."
"My ice soldiers will cut the chains and put them in bags, yeah...!"
"Got it, leave the collection to you, Ice."
"Eh~ Rollo's going to steal too! I'll make it my allowance~!"
"You have to earn your own spoils, Rollo."
"! Got it~! Hehehehe."
Rollo seemed to have found a suitable jewel and was using her sorcery and weak physical strength to struggle with the fixed chains. She might even steal one or 2 on her own.
On the other hand, Ice was releasing multiple ice soldiers, who were efficiently putting the items in bags. The fixed chains were also being cut with the ice soldiers' spearheads. Their efficiency was impressive.
As for me, I was keeping watch without touching the goods. I'd heard that the security here was strong, but I wondered just how strong it was.
While I was thinking that, I suddenly felt a strong presence.
"Ice."
"Yeah... We've gathered most of them, so let's retreat with Rollo-chan, okay...?"
"Eh!? Ah!? I haven't taken even one yet~!"
Rollo was carried away by the ice soldiers, and Ice retreated with her. A large shadow appeared a little late, slipping out.
"When I thought the Imps were noisy... you really went all out, didn't you?"
That was a giant deer-like humanoid.
It had a massive body that looked down on me, with magnificent antlers growing out of its head. The branching antlers had countless runes carved into them, and they scraped against the ceiling as it approached me.
This guy... could it be, I thought. The Domain Control user, the legendary bodyguard I heard about from Clay.
I chuckled and asked,
"Are you the bodyguard of this shop?"
"...I'm surprised. I thought anyone who saw my true form would run away.."
Oh well. The deer-like humanoid said, stroking his antlers and illuminating the runes.
"My name is Eik. Great Deer Eik. I am the one who will crush all of you, drive you out to the Demon King's army, and instill fear so great that you'll never dare to attack this shop again."
Thud, Eik stomped the ground strongly. I readied myself, muttering only "Brahma=Atman" under my breath.
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