The Indomitable Martial King Chapter 45

‘Well, since time is running out, everyone must have gone to bed.’

Anyway, I had to hurry. No matter how well the guards pretend to be fine, it’s only a temporary measure, and if you look closely, it’ll look awkward, so there’s no way this trick will last long. Catching his breath, he recalled his plan once again.

Although he has the body of a superhuman with awakened auras, Leffenhardt does not expect that he will be able to do the same thing as the legendary thief who sneaks into a noble’s castle without anyone knowing, steals things, and escapes without any rat or bird noticing. Didn’t do it at all.

Honestly, I have no idea how they do it. Well, if I had regained the magic of my previous life, I would have been able to do such a shameless thing as put all the people in the castle to sleep using wide-range sleep magic and leisurely go in and take things out.

‘But it’s more like a robbery than a theft.’

So, there was only one way for me to choose now. There’s no way to avoid getting caught anyway, so the only thing you can do is resolve the matter before you get caught!

‘Quick resolution. ‘You shake it off quickly and jump out.’

Whirling!

The hem of his clothes fluttered, and Reppenhardt flew down the castle wall.

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In the hallway of the old castle, in the darkness with only the moonlight shining through the window, two soldiers carrying lanterns were patrolling. They were both from this place, the Viscounty of Kelbern, and their usual occupation was hunting and blacksmithing.

A middle-aged soldier with a former hunter background clicked his tongue and spoke as he walked down the hallway.

“But my lord, you’re really worried too. “There’s the Golden Knight of Grime, so who dares call us for trespassing here?”

Viscount Kelbern, who was in a position to protect an expensive relic, had people from within the territory who were said to use their strength to guard the castle. Of course, the Knights of Tenness were under strict guard over the relics, but as the owner, they could not help but show sincerity. Of course, since commoners do not know such circumstances, it may seem like a useless worry.

Another soldier shrugged.

“Well, what do you think? “It’s nice that we can pay for our drinks.”

Although they were drafted, neither soldier had any complaints. Viscount Kelvern was a generous lord. He had no reason to rebel since he could earn a nice extra income by staying up all night.

Moreover, there was no territory war going on, nor was there any information that someone was going to invade. In their view, this alert posture was nothing more than Viscount Kevlin’s unreasonable intention. Since I didn’t have to risk my life, I wasn’t nervous.

So both soldiers were patrolling with only the excitement of seeing the lord’s castle. To be honest, what they were doing now wasn’t patrolling, it was just loitering around, nothing more or less.

“As expected, the royal knights are different no matter what.”

“yes? “The armor seemed to sparkle brightly.”

“Our Viscount is also a knight, but his color is different, hmm.”

“Hey, this guy. “What kind of nonsense?”

They were walking down the hallway chatting leisurely. One of the soldiers suddenly tilted his head and looked back.

“hmm?”

“Why but?”

“Oh, no. “Is it because of my mood?”

Scratching his head, the soldier walked forward again. I thought there was someone behind me for a moment, but when I turned around, there was no one there.

‘Well, I’m not some kind of legendary warrior, so there’s no way I can feel like I’m being popular.’

After paying attention, the two soldiers talked again and walked to the other side of the hallway. And as the two disappeared around the corner, someone silently jumped from the dark ceiling. It was Leffenhardt wearing a mask.

‘Hey, this is a lot more worth doing than I thought, right?’

Reppenhardt stuck out his tongue as he felt the people moving away. He sneaked into his castle and walked through his hallway when he sensed his presence and immediately threw himself away and stuck to the ceiling. It would be completely foolish to do this in broad daylight, but it’s a different story if it’s dark at night. People walking with lanterns unconsciously turn their gaze to the floor. Usually, no one bothers to shine a light on the ceiling.

‘It’s not for nothing that the thieves in the story cling to the ceiling like lizards when they get tired.’

There is a basis for everything, so we live like that. Of course, it is not usually possible for a person to stick to the ceiling with athletic ability, so it would only be possible for a fairly skilled thief… … .

‘This ignorant body could hang around all day, why?’

After all, people with Auror abilities were not called superhumans for nothing. With his motor skills exceeding human common sense and his incredible senses, it wasn’t that difficult for even Reppenhardt, who was a novice at thieving, to infiltrate this place. Since you can determine the opponent’s location, the biggest problem with infiltration has been solved.

‘Stealing is no big deal.’

Of course, Leppenhardt’s biggest enemy now is not those disorganized patrols, but time. He hurried his steps.

The destination was the tower south of the old castle. Due to the nature of the place where relics are gathered, magic energy inevitably leaks out. If you are a magician who has reached a certain level, it is not that difficult to determine the location. Although his magic power and computational ability are lower, his understanding, awareness, and detection ability of magic are still at the level of an archmage. As soon as he sneaked into the castle, he was able to immediately find out where the relics were stored.

Crossing the corridors, occasionally going out the window, and climbing the outer wall like a lizard, Reppenhardt quickly reached the base of the tower. It took him less than ten minutes to get here. In fact, this is an impossible feat even for fairly skilled thieves.

‘Actually, I might have an aptitude for being a phantom thief as well.’

In reality, it’s just that Auror users have fraudulent abilities.

Anyway, Reppenhardt looked at the tower carefully. There was no sign of anyone inside the tower, but two knights were standing guard at the entrance. They were knights equipped with chain armor, swords, and shields. Their strength seemed so strong that it was difficult to compare them to the soldiers before.

‘That’s the Knights of Tenness.’

Taking advantage of the darkness, Reppenhardt launched himself. The knights were frightened and shouted as a huge black shadow suddenly flew in front of them.

“Ugh!”

“What!”

As expected from trained knights, their reactions are different from before. Compared to the outer castle guards who were dazed, they immediately raised their alertness and entered a defensive posture.

Well, the results weren’t much different. Reppenhardt immediately got between them and flicked his finger on the neck of the knight on his left. This was to prevent screaming. He was afraid that he might cut off his head by hitting it with the capital, so he snapped it with his finger, which seemed to be the right decision. As if that alone was enough destructive power, the opponent grabbed his neck and screamed as he was dying.

“Garg, gag!”

In the meantime, Reppenhardt turned around and strangled the knight on the other side. Because it happened almost simultaneously, there was no time for those on the receiving end to scream. He lightly pressed his carotid artery with his thick forearm for about 10 seconds, and soon the knight’s body went limp. Next, the other knight, who had barely regained his breathing, was also choked and knocked unconscious. They were both knights who trained as they should, but since they are humans, they have no choice but to faint if blood does not flow to their brains.

After defeating the two knights in one go, Repenhardt laughed.

‘As expected, the submission series is the best for silently subduing someone.’

Moreover, there is nothing better than joints to clearly subdue an opponent without harming him. No matter how good you are at controlling your strength, each person’s tenacity is different, so striking techniques inevitably carry the risk of death. However, joints definitely have less of that burden.

Carefully seating the knights nearby, Reppenhardt tied their arms and gagged them just in case. Unlike soldiers, these people were trained, so there was a possibility that they would wake up in a short period of time, so this level of insurance was necessary.

And I looked at the tower. A faint magical power was detected from the door.

‘Are they motion detection barriers and heat detection magic?’

All magic has its own unique techniques and magic patterns. Of course, you would still need to use search magic to figure it out accurately, but at Repenhardt’s level, you could get a rough idea of ​​a low-level barrier with just the faint sense of magical power.

‘I understand what it is, but it’s really annoying that I can’t unlock it.’

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a way. Reppenhardt looked closely around the door.

‘If it is a magic barrier, given its nature, its core must be somewhere here.’

Unless the wizard who placed the barrier lives within the tower, there is no way there is a core inside the door. You have to set up a barrier outside so you can go to your own bed and sleep comfortably. Reppenhardt focused his mind, closely sensing the flow of his magic power.

After a while, he smiled in remorse.

‘found.’

The core of the barrier was a seemingly ordinary stone placed near the door. But there must be runes engraved on the invisible inside. Reppenhardt concentrated his strength for a moment and hit the rock. If you simply move the core, the barrier will be deformed and the alarm magic will be activated, but if you destroy the core at once, it will simply be canceled.

puck!

With a small noise, the stone broke and the barrier on the door disappeared. Leffenhardt went inside cautiously.

As if the barrier on the door was thought to be sufficient, the magic of the barrier pattern could no longer be felt inside. All that exists are relics. Inside the large tower, numerous Silver Age relics were neatly organized and categorized by ship.

Reppenhardt looked impressed for a moment.

‘A jar of sealing in the secret treasure of Anti-Demon. There is also Changcheon’s Harp in the Infinite Bag. I miss you.’

These were all relics that he personally excavated in his past life. Looking at the labels of wizards attached to each relic brings back memories of the past even more. Moreover, as I looked at it, I saw that things were often classified incorrectly.

‘Who figured this out? This is not a Heltion Blade, but a Tallard Sword. It looks similar, but the techniques are completely different, so you can’t believe they’re classifying it like that.’

For a moment I thought about fixing it, but I decided against it. There is no time for that now. He quickly moved between the shelves, examining the artifacts. Suddenly, Reppenhardt’s eyes lit up. His gaze was directed to the shelf where unclassified artifacts were gathered, and to the square black box placed at the bottom.

‘there is! The voice of Eleusion!’

Filled with joy, Reppenhardt picked up the box. To be honest, he was worried a lot, but he succeeded more easily than he thought. I couldn’t help but laugh.

If you think about it, even though he is a novice thief, he has the physical abilities of an Auror user and the knowledge of an archmage. It goes without saying that no matter how stringent the defense system is, it cannot stop him!

Leppenhardt triumphantly put the box in his pocket. And I was just about to come back.

Suddenly a loud bell rang!

Jingling jingling jingling!

“Eh?”

Reppenhardt looked around in confusion.

‘what? There was definitely no sign of popularity and the magic barrier was definitely avoided?’

His bewildered eyes inadvertently caught the sight of a tooth extraction. The deerskin boots I bought at a high price were also seen stepping on threads so thin that they were barely visible.

Move your gaze sideways along the thread. How are you? At the other end of the thread, a rough brass bell hangs as if it were visible.

At that moment, Reppenhardt let out a groan.

“Gagging? Just a simple yarn trap?”

4

Second floor of Kelbern Castle, lord’s bedroom.

Viscount Kelbern was sleeping comfortably for a while. Although there was a brief unpleasant incident at dinner, Sir Eusus was, after all, a knight among knights. He covered up his rudeness and showed courtesy to his daughters.

Moreover, the fight against the devil was amazing. As a knight, I got to see such an incredible battle, so it wasn’t a waste that the garden burned down. No, I was intentionally leaving those ruins behind. These are the traces left by the hero’s battles, so they are not lacking as traces of a knight that should be imitated and shown to his descendants.

For that reason, Viscount Kelbern and his wife fell into a deep sleep for the first time in a long time. What broke his little happiness was a sudden commotion outside the window.

Snap clap clap clap!

He was sleeping well when suddenly a loud metallic sound woke him up. It was a familiar sound. This is the sound of the alarm magic being activated. And currently, the alarm magic was installed in only one place. When I realized that fact, even though I was old, I immediately woke up.

I quickly got up from the bed and looked out the window. However, his room has a window facing the forest, so he cannot see the situation.

The old woman sleeping next to me asked with a puzzled look on her face.

“Honey, what’s going on?”

“We’ll find out soon!”

Viscount Kelbern shouted outside while reassuring his wife.

“Hey! “What the hell is going on?”

I heard loud footsteps and then an answer. His faithful butler was shouting outside the door.

“There is an intruder in the South Tower!”

The old man’s wrinkled face became distorted.

“What a shame!”

he lamented. This was his castle. And Sir Eusus believed in himself and was dwelling in this castle. But they allow an intruder to exist here! It was an indelible shame as a knight and as the lord of a castle.

Viscount Kelbern shouted.

“Bring my sword!”

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A middle-aged man with a rugged look comes at me holding a halberd.

“Aaaah!”

The blade of the spear fluttered through the air with a loud roar that would be embarrassing to even call it a spirit. Tilting his head to dodge, Reppenhardt simply grabbed his halberd. The middle-aged man strained both his hands to keep the spear from being taken away, but he simply lifted the spear and the man with one hand.

“Ugegegeung!”

The middle-aged man let out a bizarre scream as his entire body was pulled into the air. Among the herbs used by wizards, there is a mandragora that screams when pulled, and for some reason, I felt like I was seeing just that. Repenhardt sighed as he threw the middle-aged man away.

“Oh my gosh, I’m going crazy.”

When the thread trap was activated and the bell rang, the alarm magic connected to the bell also rang, and the sound of the alarm vibrated the castle, waking everyone who was sleeping. And then everyone started flocking towards Reppenhardt.

Once the other person is alert, there is no way they can avoid eye contact by sticking to the ceiling. In the end, the only way left was to beat down those who were getting in the way.

‘Ah, I passed all the difficult things easily, but why did I get caught in such a ridiculous trap… … .’

Leffenhardt bitterly regretted his pride. If I had any experience with theft, I would have avoided such a simple trap. Even if you are an Auror user or an archmage, you are not a professional thief. Even if you have ability, you lack knowledge, so this is rather a natural result.

‘After all, stealing is something a thief should do.’

Repenhardt crossed the yard toward the castle while dealing with the soldiers who kept coming. Most of the soldiers coming now were ordinary people who had been recruited from the territory of Viscount Kelbern, who was on guard. Although they were quite strong, they were not properly trained in martial arts, so there was no way they could be Repenhardt’s opponents.

But from his perspective, this was more difficult.