Chapter 162 – Western City Morphea (2)
We breathed our way out of the forest near Aldoran Kingdom, located in the west of this continent.
To make sure that no one else would notice our movements, we waited in the forest until dark.
As expected, when it comes to infiltration, the national rule is to go in in the middle of the night.
Across the dark night we moved stealthily so that the guards guarding the walls of the great city could not see us.
At first, there was an opinion that we should confidently enter the city during the day because there was no way the guards would recognize us.
But isn’t there such a thing?
If by chance there is someone related to Void who is hiding among the guards and our information gets leaked, there is nothing good for us.
It would be better to sneak in without anyone noticing, like now.
This line came from one of my favorite movies ever shown in the world I lived in.
If you’re not sure, don’t bet.
I also thought it was better to follow a clear path without creating other variables as much as possible.
I feel like my heart is pounding louder than usual because I’m so nervous that I have to take each step carefully so as not to even make the sound of stepping on the grass.
For no reason, my heart starts to tighten as I wonder if we might be caught by the guards who are on guard at the sound of our heartbeat.
“Don’t worry, master. Even if something goes wrong, we will protect you.”
Was the worry clearly visible on my face?
While moving, Lien quietly approached me and whispered so softly that only I, who was right next to me, could hear.
At Lien’s words, I felt the fear in my heart subside slightly.
“Thank you, Lien. It puts my mind at ease a little.”
We kept the guards from noticing our presence at all by moving quietly through the surrounding grass or lying down.
In any case, the sounds made while moving were buried as the sound of the wind through Rhenia’s wind spirit.
Then, inevitably, there was a guard coming towards us.
In this case, I thought about subduing it for a while and knocking it out without making a single sound, but considering this too just in case, I moved toward not subduing it as much as possible.
If the guard you overpowered and knocked out is discovered by another fellow guard, it will be known that someone has maliciously invaded this city.
If so, eventually the alert level within the city will rise and we may only be able to make limited movements around the city.
It would be best to avoid such annoying things as much as possible.
I played a variety of games other than Elion.
Among them, there was a game where you became an assassin in the Middle Ages and infiltrated the city to kill the target, and it felt like we were like that now.
Moving carefully without making a sound, we eventually arrived near the castle wall.
Now the problem is getting past this point.
“Then, I will look up and come back. Jinu and everyone, please wait here for a moment.”
Among us, only Renia is currently able to move through the air, so it was an obvious choice.
It was possible for Rien or Yuria to climb over the castle wall, but once they climb up, they cannot go back if there is someone there.
“Be as careful as possible. If someone is caught in the air right now, it’s the same as failing to infiltrate.”
If one of the guards spots Renia floating in the air and climbing over the castle wall, anyone will see that an intruder has climbed over the castle wall.
If that happens, the city here may increase the number of people on guard to prepare for intruders, and may even question people they see for the first time.
We didn’t want our actions to be greatly restricted, so we watched Renia go up in the air, hoping she wouldn’t be caught.
Renia was careful but quickly climbed up the castle wall.
I guess it’s because I can’t show anyone else how I’m slowly going up.
Renia, who climbed up the castle wall, carefully looked around and held out her hand to give us a sign.
It was a sign she was supposed to send if no one was there when she got up there.
“Okay, looks like no one is here.”
“Sir, I will help you.”
The moment we realized that Renia was not on the castle wall, we decided to climb up the castle wall after confirming that there was no one around.
It was difficult for me to quickly cross this huge wall on my own, so I was slightly embarrassed, but I was held in Lien’s arms.
Freya went with me to Yuria next to me.
Although Freya gives powerful buffs, her actual combat power is not high.
As you say, my physical ability is not that great.
So, I was hugged by Rien, and Freya was hugged by Yuria.
Lien and Yuria quickly climbed up the castle wall, stepping through the gaps between the stones that made up the castle wall, without making even the slightest sound.
For them, the walls do not even serve as a screen.
If I hadn’t actually planned to infiltrate, I would have smashed it right away with my fist.
As soon as we saw Renia’s signal, we climbed up the castle wall and saw the city inside with our own eyes.
Contrary to the cities I had seen so far, this place was filled with an unknown darkness.
It is night time now.
So it is natural that the surroundings are dark.
It was thanks to this darkness that we were able to cross the walls and infiltrate this city.
But still, the city is a place where people live.
Even in the dark of night, people who work at night also exist in this world.
There are prostitutes who only work after dark, or bars that operate until dark.
However, there is not a single proper light visible inside this city.
Are you saying everyone is asleep at this hour?
“Surprisingly, I can’t see a single ray of light.”
“Something’s strange. Even though it’s night, it’s so quiet that you can’t hear anyone.”
Everyone seems to be thinking the same thing as me.
What I think is strange is that before we infiltrated, we definitely saw people going into this city during the day.
Moreover, not just a few people, but quite a lot of people entered this city.
But now this city is very quiet.
Are you saying that by some miracle everyone is sleeping at this hour?
Is that really possible?
“Shall we go down first? Let’s make sure no one gets caught.”
Everyone who heard me nodded and went down the castle wall.
I discovered something interesting here too.
There were obviously quite a few guards outside, searching the area.
But now there are no guards within these walls.
It’s not a small number, it’s really not a single person.
It is impossible for there to be no guards roaming around the walls of this great city.
“I’m not sure yet, but maybe I’m in the right place.”
“Jinu, you’re right. It’s impossible for a city this big to be this quiet.”
Renia quietly agreed with what I said.
“Sniff… It definitely feels weird. It doesn’t smell like anything.”
“It doesn’t smell anything? What do you mean, Yuria?”
We came down from the castle walls and were talking while hiding behind a nearby building.
Then Yuria smells the surroundings and she says she doesn’t smell anything.
Among us, Yuria is a dragon, so maybe she can smell subtle smells that we can’t smell.
But there is no smell at this time?
This is truly impossible.
This is stranger than not making any sound.
The lack of sound can be explained by the fact that everyone is miraculously sleeping at this time.
But there is no such thing as not even smelling.
It’s late at night now.
But it didn’t go until dawn.
So where did the smell of food that people in this world ate for dinner go?
This world does not have a good storage device called a refrigerator.
Even if there were, people would have made food for dinner and the smell would definitely remain.
But she says Yuria doesn’t even smell anything.
“That’s ridiculous. You mean there’s not a single smell of food in a city this big? Is that true, Yuria?”
“Yes! Right now, there is no smell whatsoever, not only in this building but also in all the buildings that were briefly moved after coming down from the castle wall.”
Finding something this strange must mean that there is something in this city.
“It looks like you came to the right place, Jinu.”
“In that case, I will move while being even more cautious around the surroundings. The lord will move between us.”
I nodded to Lien’s words.
“Let’s move in that order: Lien goes first, Yuria goes next, me goes after that, Freya goes behind me, and Rhenia goes last.”
At first, we decided to split into two teams to search for information in this large city, but we thought it was more of a handshake to split up in a place where we saw something so strange.
Of course, if several people move, the chance of being caught by others may increase, but we have the 〈 Return 〉 skill that allows us to retreat immediately even if we are caught.
Our goal now is to confirm the existence of voids here.
And the moment it is confirmed, the next step is to bring the girls from the Brittinya Kingdom here.
So I thought it would be a good idea to move safely together for now.
We entered the city, looking around carefully.
