Chapter 521

Chapter 521

[Alert: The skill Share Senses has been created!]

[Alert: You may now share your senses with the Night Stalker with Share Senses!]

[Alert: Would you like to share senses with the Night Stalkers?]

The Summon Darkness skill synergized extremely well with Share Senses, which was a skill that allowed him to share the senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste.

“Oh?” Siegfried raised a brow and clicked yes.

[Alert: Share Senses has been activated!]

Then, the twenty square screens appeared, and these were the point of view of each Night Stalker. Funnily, it felt as if he was looking at the CCTV screens in a security room.

The screens showing the visions of the Night Stalkers were green and black, just like the night vision mode in most video games, and the screen would grow bigger whenever he clicked on them.

“Oh? This is just like watching CCTV footage.”

“Kyu! What are you looking at, owner punk?!”

“Ah, their visions are being shared with me right now, and I think I can feel their other senses, too, if I focus hard enough,” Siegfried replied.

“Kyuuu! That’s amazing! Really amazing!”

“I think this will be very useful.”

Useful was actually an understatement. Being able to share senses with another entity was something that could be used in numerous ways, but sharing the senses of twenty entities basically turned him into a walking watchtower.

Of course, there was the limitation that Summon Darkness could only be used at night or in darkness, but that was not that big of a trade-off when compared to the skill's potential.

There was a saying that information was power, and it could dominate the battlefield when used correctly.

Siegfried could use this new skill to dominate any battlefield as long as it was night. In other words, he could rule the night from now on.

Perhaps that was the reason, but...

Ding!

A new title was created.

[Alert: You have obtained a new title!]

[Alert: A new title has been created – Night King!]

The title was simple and straightforward.

[Night King]

[A title given to those who rule the night.]

[One must display overwhelming martial and sexual prowess at night to obtain this title.]

[Type: Title]

[Effect: N/A]

The title did not provide any benefits and seemed to be just for aesthetic purposes.

“Tsk...” Siegfried licked his tongue in disappointment.

“Kyu? What’s wrong, owner punk?”

“Nothing.”

“Kyu?”

”Anyway, I should send these guys out and start scouting.”

Siegfried proceeded to send the Night Stalkers around the perimeter where the Portrait of Evil Ghost was being safeguarded. Thanks to them, he could now obtain information from twenty different locations while sitting atop the roof of the Palace of Beauty.

The rooftop of the Palace of Beauty instantly became a security room, as Siegfried observed the numerous CCTV live footage provided by the Night Stalkers.

One of the first things he saw through the CCTV was a couple professing their love for each other.

– Jane!

– Michael!

– Good evening!

– Are you on patrol?

– Yes.

– Are you alright? You have it rough.

– I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. But what about you, Jane? What brings you here?

– I am on my way to deliver snacks to the knights.

– I’m sorry. We were supposed to go see the lake today, but because of the Phantom Thief...

– Don’t worry about it. It’s not like we can do anything about this. Don’t be sorry!

– Jane...

– Yes...?

The couple stared at each other for a moment before kissing passionately.

“Owner punk! You’re so smart! Kyuuuu!”

“But why cause an explosion? There’s no reason to do that... It’s just going to make everyone more alert...” Siegfried muttered under his breath. He could not understand the thief’s motive behind the explosion.

It was then...

Kaboom!

Another explosion occurred, but this time, it came from the west of the Palace of Beauty.

“Oh? So this is that pervert’s trade secret?” Siegfried smirked while looking at the explosion.

“Kyu? Did you find something out, owner punk?”

“Yeah.”

“What is it? Kyuuu!”

“You will find out once we get there,” Siegfried replied confidently.

Then, he came down from the roof and went to where the Portrait of Evil Ghost was kept.

***

The Portrait of Evil Ghost was safely secured in the deepest room within the Palace of Beauty called the Hall of Immortality. The one in charge of guarding this hall was none other than one of the Five Star Heaves of the continent, the man known as the Emperor’s Sword, Duke Randoll.

“What brings Your Majesty here? I thought Your Majesty preferred to stay on the rooftop to keep an eye out for the Phantom Thief?” Duke Randoll asked after Siegfried entered the hall.

Siegfried smirked and replied, “I did, and I am still keeping an eye out for that pervert.”

“Pardon me?”

“Look up,” Siegfried said while pointing at the ceiling.

“...!” Duke Randoll’s eyes shot wide open.

A black shadow was hanging upside down and looking at Duke Randoll and the knights. It was the captain of the Night Stalkers, the Night Stalker Number 1. The ability of the Night Stalkers to hide their presence was so good that even Duke Randoll, who was a Master, had failed to notice it.

“I am keeping an eye on this place as well as nineteen other places.”

“Wow...”

“I have twenty pairs of eyes, you see.”

“Your Majesty could summon that shadow, too?”

“Well, I somehow ended up taking them in. But they have proved to be quite useful so far.”

“Your Majesty’s abilities never cease to amaze me.”

“Come on, you are praising me too much. These are just petty tricks,” Siegfried replied humbly. He did not let the duke’s praises get to his head, as he considered this to be nothing but petty tricks no matter how useful it was.

Why?

It was all because what mattered to him the most was his own martial prowess...

Duke Randoll had heaped praises at Siegfried in awe of his new skill, but those praises meant nothing to Siegfried. Could he beat the duke if they fought one-on-one? Without a shred of doubt, Siegfried was going to lose even before they actually dueled.

He had a Hidden Class, but that was not enough for him to win against an NPC who had transcended the invisible wall that had stopped many others from stepping into the realm of a Master.

The difference between Level 299 and Level 300 was just a single level, but the difference in their power was like the difference between heaven and the earth. A Master was rumored to be capable of emerging victorious against thirty Level 299 people.

“Anyway, that is not the important thing right now,” Siegfried said while looking at the Hall of Immortality.

Siegfried's words had yet to finish echoing in the air when another explosion occurred. This time, the explosion came from the north and south sides of the Palace of Beauty at the same time.

Kaboom! Kaboom!

East, West, South, North.

Surprisingly, nobody died from the series of explosions, and this was most likely due to the Phantom Thief being against killing.

“Oh? There goes another explosion,” Siegfried said.

“Hmm... I have no idea what the Phantom Thief is thinking... That thief could trigger as many explosions as they want, but the knights here in the Hall of Immortality will not budge an inch,” Duke Randoll grumbled with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

“You are disappointed in the thief, right?”

“Yes, I am.”

“But you do not have to be...”

“Pardon me?”

“The Phantom Thief is extremely smart. If you are thinking that pervert is shallow, then forget about it. We are dealing with an extremely cunning fellow right now.”

“What does Your Majesty mean by that...?” Duke Randoll asked while looking very confused.

His reaction was understandable, as he had no idea what was happening right now, unlike Siegfried, who had made deductions based on the information he had gathered so far.

“Your Majesty, may I ask how you came to that conclusion?” Duke Randoll asked.

“Sure,” Siegfried replied with a nod. Then, he suddenly raised a finger and said, “But wouldn't asking them directly the better option? You'd have a clearer answer, no?”

Duke Randoll looked dumbfounded and lost.

“Y-Your Majesty...?” he muttered, sounding absolutely bewildered.

However, Siegfried paid him no heed and swung his raised finger. Pointing a finger directly at Duke Randoll, he peered over the latter's shoulder and asked, “What do you think, Mr. Perverted Thief?”