Chapter 323 Space Thief

Bzzz!

A pair of eyes blinked open as he acclimatized to his new surroundings.

"Ahh…!" John jumped in shock.

Jumping was not enough, this spooked superhuman was so shocked by his new surroundings that he instinctively went on the run!

Without even looking back, John's long and skinny legs enabled him to eat yards of space in this large and encompassing space of the gray world.

As he ran in a panic, Legolas observed him carefully from his throne.

He was part of the reason that caused John to panic. Despite voluntarily accepting, John did not expect to be pulled to a grey and gloomy world like this with an existence like a god sitting on top of a throne.

Legolas' nonchalant posture on top his throne spooked the living hell out of this hacker, what the hell was this supposed to mean?!

He didn't sign up for this!

"Ahhh…!"

"Let me out!"

"Let me out now!"

Legolas calmly observed him.

'A Virtual Mechanic…'

'Dark and sleepy eyeballs…'

'A skinny frame…'

His eyes twinkled. 'This guy definitely hacks and sabotage ships for a living!'

He was exasperated. In his previous life, there were no lack of players who took the mechanic class only to put their full focus on the pirate life where they could hack and sabotage ships as virtual mechanics.

They were not always successful but the thrill was real nonetheless.

"Ahh…, Daddy…!"

"Let me out…!"

'…'

Legolas' eyes twitched. 'This guy…'

'Did I beat off more than I can chew?'

'A cheap pirate like him, damn, it's all because of that damn interface mission!'

Despite blaming his interface, Legolas no longer hesitated. Afterall, despite this fellow's embarrassing reaction, he was still a bonafide Grade D super.

With his much greater authority over the gray world, Legolas simply needed to mobilize his power and dilute it into the surroundings to take full control over the gray world. He could freely manipulate reality in the gray world.

As John sprinted away, all of a sudden, to the shock of this pirate, despite flailing his long skinny legs as much as possible, he was no longer going forward.

His eyes widened. "I-I'm being pulled back?!"

"Ahhh…, no…!!!"

"SILENCE!"

Having amplified it deliberately, in the gray world, Legolas' voice as the Hermit reverberated like thunder as instantly John stopped on his steps.

Sweat rapidly flowed down this pirate's face.

He didn't dare to look at this entity in the face, he clasped his hands together while rubbing them furiously as he went on his knees and bent his head. "Oh Almighty Entity, my unworthy self has trespassed thy sanctuary".

"Do not taint thy hands with the filthy blood of a pig like me".

"Let my presence not taint thy holy sanctuary".

"I implore you to send me back to the unholy place where I came from".

He hit his head against the gray floor 3 times before keeping his head bowed.

"…"

"…"

"….."

The sudden improvisation left Legolas gobsmacked. 'The f*ck!'

He didn't keep his silence for long though, no matter what happened, he had to keep his sacred identity as the Almighty Hermit.

"What is your name?" His voice was gentler now but still filled with power.

"John". He answered immediately and gulped. "John Gates".

"You have caught my attention".

"After feeling your fervent desire to live, and your talents as a Virtual Mechanic, I have found a use for you".

John dared not refute, he flowed along as he hit his head against the gray floor one more time. "Thy servant is humbled by thy offer".

"…" Legolas' lips twitched furiously.

On his throne, he remained impassive.

"To prove yourself capable of joining my Galactic gathering, I have a mission to test your competence".

"Thy servant is at thy service oh Great One".

"You are a Virtual Mechanic, prove your competence to me by locating your master and retrieving the box that is with him".

"You have an hour to achieve this".

"Do this and become a part of my gathering".

John's brain geared into overdrive as he rapidly thought. He didn't doubt Legolas' sovereignty once, the power that emanated from this entity could not be faked, what he instead thought of was his ability to accomplish this in an hour.

"Do not worry, I will bless you with my gray hallow".

"The Planetary Guards will be unable to detect you".

This was another new ability of the gray world that Legolas accepted.

As soon as he heard that, John no longer hesitated. "I accept thy generous offer oh Great One".

Legolas let him leave.

Bzzz!

…

When John opened his eyes again, he was back.

"Blink…!" He blinked as he looked at his body from head to toe.

He touched his face as horror finally came over me. "That entity, is that…? Did I just meet a god?"

"Or, is that one of the powerful Supers at the very pinnacle?"

"Did I meet a Grade S Superhuman?"

John's thoughts flowed chaotically like the codes of a highly complicated program, but he soon organized them. "I need to complete this mission".

"I must complete this mission!"

What shocked him most was that like he was told, a gray mist slightly surrounded his body at this moment. This gray mist prevented his presence from being detected by the powerful sensors of the nearby Planetary Guard mechs.

"Awesome!" John was hyped.

He moved fast, he accessed an internet café in no time as he paid for it and took over control of a random computer. He cracked his knuckles before going to work, his fingers moved like deadly vipers as he hit at the virtual keyboard.

2 minutes later, he got his target.

His boss was in the process of booking a train to go to the nearest Spaceship station to make his escape out of the planet.

His eyes gleamed. "Got you!"

…

"Ha!"

"Ha!

The man's breathing was unsteady as he stole glances around him. His black suit was already stained with dust and other particles due to his hasty escape, at this moment, he was grasping a black box inside his suit.

After an agonizing wait, the train door finally opened, he did not hesitate as he went inside to sit down. He waited for the train to move.

As the train driver addressed the passengers, giving vital information in preparation to move, this man urged the driver in his mind to finish faster.

The train driver was soon done as the train geared to life. Just as the train was about to move, the sound of an impact reverberated.

Bam!

"This is the Konot IV Planetary Guard, stop the train!"

"I repeat, stop the train!"

The man inside the train turned pale, without hesitation, he charged out of the train. The Planetary Guard mechs instantly focused on him as they rushed towards him but he used his previous strategy, running into the pedestrians.

With his strength as a Pugilist, it was too easy for him to carve into them and blend into their large numbers, giving the mechs many problems.

Hidden in the pedestrian horde, he kept his head low while looking left and right as he escaped in a random direction.

"Boss…"

The sound softly floated into his ears.

Shocked, he turned to the left. Almost at the same time that he turned, someone brushed into him. On turning back, he saw the skinny individual on baggy clothes seamlessly integrate into the horde, he lost him instantly.

"Who is that?" He was confused.

As he asked, he instinctively patted his chest and his hand froze.

A chill crawled down his spine as he opened his suit and looked inside, there was nothing to be seen, the box was gone!

The man raised his head as he looked into the crowd where the skinny civilian seemed to have disappeared in, he was already long gone.

The man remembered the voice that softly drifted into his ears.

"Boss…"

He shook in rage. "JOHN…!!!"

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[Congratulations! You have completed Title Upgrade Mission: Space Thief!]

[Your Thief Title has been upgraded to Space Thief!]

>Space Thief: This title increases your success rate by 50% when picking pockets, and by 35% when engaging in large-scale theft. As a Space Thief, you can also now engage in theft across planets, thefts of this scale experience a success rate increase of 80%<

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"…"

Legolas was flabbergasted at the efficiency; John was done in 20 minutes!

"Damn, that was smooth".