Chapter 56 Explore Straton

'Time to find out if this works!' Hisha snickered and pretended he had been caught in the trap.

Making a slash at the bush, it was thrown out of the way and revealed a disguised Hisha behind.

"Gad?!" The guards questioned in unison, concerned about his sudden behavior and appearance.

'Gad? That's who they're familiar with?' Hisha tilted his head as he got to his feet, a little confused but happy that the mask did work.

[A success as expected]

HTC took pride in its ability.

Hisha blinked several times, exhaling as he noticed he lost a huge amount of his Sux while the guards watched him.

[Your Sux has been suppressed to fit the current disguise and that would also apply to your abilities being stripped while you're being watched]

'So I'm pretty weak now?' Hisha questioned how far the disguise was programmed to go on.

[05:40:34]

[As long as you are still in their presence]

'Makes sense.' Hisha internally facepalmed at how he had not thought in that obvious line.

Looking to the guard on the right, he had his black hair styled short and messy. Braiding a bit on his right side, his pink eyes contrasted with his dark skin which was complemented by the white jacket outline, gold tips, and a black round neck shirt with mesh armor underneath.

'Why is he wearing a garb different from Loid, Gad, and the one to my left?' Hisha questioned, dusting his body so he could maintain his cover.

[Ferad is the chief guard and is specially placed to guard your window–the one you so happened to jump out of and currently look like an intruder!]

"What are you doing here, Gad?" The guard to the left narrowed his eyes at a disguised Hisha.

"I had thought I could get away from Loid, for just a minute," Hisha responded, using his knowledge about the two's discussion to base his excuse.

Ferad smiled and pulled on his partner's neck, "there is no reason to be so harsh on him, Ran!"

'Ron, Ferad; Noted." Hisha made a mental note as they had made it easier for him to cover his tracks more effectively.

"But..."

Ferad shook his head, and cast a look at a disguised Hisha. "We all know that Loid could be a pain in the ass."

Ron stifled a laugh and nodded in agreement.

Giving a light bow and putting up his act, he appealed to be let go and not mention their interaction with anyone due to the embarrassment that might result if got out.

[Aren't you pushing it, just a little more than necessary?!]

Hisha rolled his eyes in hopes of getting out merely by tricking them.

Glad they had fallen for it, Feran stepped aside. "It's best if you stay at your post and not snoop around."

Thanking them, he awkwardly walked by his side, not until he was patted on the back by Feran as soon as he passed.

Walking at a quick pace and rather stiffly, he was glad to see a sharp turn on his left and took the cue to hide at the other side.

His heart pounded at almost being caught and his plans going up in ashes.

[That was a close one]

Hisha nodded his head as he tried to calm his racing heart. 'It's best if I'm much more careful.'

[When have you ever failed in that criteria?]

HTC's sarcastic comment couldn't go unnoticed by Hisha.

'Mock me all you want, right now I need a faster method of escaping the citadel.'

Mapping out his surroundings, he had locked eyes on the wall with the drawbridge holstered on. 'Bingo!'

Sprinting towards the wall, he skipped several stones that had laid and sprouted from the floor.

Using the last stone to propel himself onto one of the rocks to grab a hold on, he caught sight of some of the guards patrolling and climbed upwards and far into their blind spot.

Thinking they would never envisage anyone escaping in such a fashion, they wouldn't be suspicious of his presence a few meters above them.

He carefully pulled himself and grabbed onto another with his legs pushing him upwards to make a better grab on the little and huge rocks used to form the walls.

Cl-Clak!

Hisha hissed at the slip that had been made, he couldn't understand why he had been making so many slips while wearing the mask.

For a while, he had considered it a personal attack by his system for changing into a different face while still in use.

Clak!

Clak!

Rrr!

The rubble rolled and stopped in front of the guard below him.

'Disguise or not, there is no explaining what I'm doing at such a height and location!' He had his brows furrowed in self-denial.

This was a worse time than he had planned on escaping over the walls. Caught in mid-exit, he froze for a while, dreading losing his current strength and form if he locked eyes with the guards.

"An intruder!" The loud alert from the guard rang out for the others to get word of Hisha's escape.

Using what little strength he had, Hisha quickly pulled through and over the wall.

Landing on his feet, he looked ahead and could see the forest path that he had used the previous day with the rest.

It finally occurred to him that he had paid no heed to the thriving land of Straton several miles ahead.

'It's about time I mingled with others outside rather than being cooked up in a fancy cage going by my citadel and interacting with a few of my harem.'

[Warning» Kritz approaching!]

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Hisha did a double take on the message, feeling as though his day just continued going for the worst.

If Kritz could catch up to him, his cover could be blown.

'Why is he on my tail?' Hisha internally facepalmed and pulled on his hair in frustration.

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