yasinovel Chapter 1064: Harder than usual mission (2)
Chapter 1064: Harder than usual mission (2)
Chapter 1064: Harder than usual mission (2)
With a sweep of his gaze across the deserted tunnel, the guard suppressed a yawn. The echoing silence of the passageway amplified his growing restlessness.
Despite his training, boredom crept in, causing his mind to wander. Of course, it was all Erik's doing, but he didn't know that.
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other, his boots scraping against the rough stone floor while his eyes darted to the bend in the tunnel, longing for some sign of activity to break the monotony.
As the minutes ticked by, he found himself fighting the urge to pace. He started some time
ago already, and he paced so much that he was starting to feel tired.
"Fuck, I'm outta here!"
It was at that point that the guard turned on his heels and strode out.
Erik observed the scene with an amused smile, trying his best not to laugh out loud.
His plan had worked perfectly, and he couldn't help but feel a bit smug about it.
Erik waited until he couldn't see the guard anymore. Soon after, he felt the guards he was affecting were unable to take the wait anymore and most likely leaving their post.
Erik's influence extended beyond just one guard. He affected most guards in the second half of the tunnel, making sure no one would be close enough to hear any noise when he opened the door to the armory, the same one they were tasked to protect.
When he was certain the coast was clear, he turned his attention back to the stone wall.
Using his connection to the roots that had penetrated the walls, Erik searched for the mechanism to open the secret door.
He guided the tendrils along the room on the other side and probed around. The roots, like ghostly fingers, traced the contours of the chamber on the other side of the wall.
In truth, as Erik's roots explored further, he discovered a short tunnel between the hidden door and the armory. This passage was most likely an extra security measure, thought to make it harder for intruders to get in quickly into the armory if they found the secret entrance.
The roots moved through this connecting tunnel, feeling its smooth walls. When they reached the end, Erik could tell they were close to the actual armory. Then they rushed in. Erik found out because he felt rectangular and squared shapes, most likely belonging to crates of various sizes.
Erik knew he had to search for a secret level within the room. It was a classic setup, but he wouldn't judge their lack of creativity.
Erik carefully searched the room using the roots which moved across the floor and walls, feeling for anything unusual.
He made them check every small space and crack, looking for hidden switches or levers. The roots could sense tiny changes in how things felt or how warm they were.
This let Erik 'feel' the room in a way normal people couldn't.
After minutes of exploration, the young man felt one of the roots brush against something that didn't belong to the rough stone walls-a smooth metallic protrusion. Its texture stood out amidst the coarse surface belonging to the wall.
Erik used the root to push the switch, and then the tunnel filled with a deep rumbling sound as -old gears turned.
However, despite Erik's worries, it looked like no one heard the door opening. For once, Erik got lucky.
The crowd led Erik to a big, open area.
Many hallways met here, and there was a huge holographic image in the middle. Lots of
people were busy working on different screens and controls, but most of the people were
looking at the images projected in the air.
There was the image of his ship on it.
"A ship had been found not that far from our shores. After an inspection, we found out it was
the ship that got stolen in Frant. Those who did it are in our lands..."
Erik's heart started beating faster.
The young man had no doubt Hin would find the ship sooner or later, but not so fast. As he
thought this, murmurs and indignant voices surged.
"Mother fuckers!" said someone.
"We will make them pay for having dared to come on our shores again!"
Erik sneaked his way closer to a group of officers talking near one of the screens, but as he did,
a man walked in from a side entrance on the other side of the room.
He was right. It took Erik a glance to see that, and he based this on the way the man carried
himself, but that everyone treated him with respect, confirmed to the young man this guy
must have been a high-ranking officer.
The officer walked under the holographic depiction of the ship Erik stole and stood in silence
in the middle of the room, at least for a handful of seconds.
"Put everyone on alert," he suddenly said.
"Send twice as many patrols out and check the tunnel. If someone has arrived on our shores, it will not take much before they find this place. I want to know where these fuckers are right
away."
know.> Of course, Erik still wasn't ruling out the chance that they kept talking through secure online methods. There was electricity here. After all, the barrier would not sustain itself without it and people replenishing it with mana and brain crystals. But if that wasn't true, he really had to find a way to extract information from this guy. The man kept talking about Erik's ship for a while and then about plans and contingency in case there was a small team in the area. The man giving orders not only started preparing in case someone was inside the base, but he also prepared teams to go check outside the base.