Chapter 165 : Rescue mission (2)

Chapter 165 : Rescue mission (2)

"I will be going now; wish me luck," Anna said as she prepared herself to jump from the tree.

"Good luck," Lilia said with a small smile.

"You got it!" Amelia exclaimed, raising her fist in the air.

"Good luck, and from the bottom of my heart, thanks, Lady Annaline," Cedrix said as he bowed his head to Anna.

"Don't thank me yet; wait until I bring her to you," Anna smiled.

"Still, thanks for taking the risk to go save my daughter."

Anna nodded her head, and an instant later, she leapt from the branch they stood upon. Before she could even land on the ground, she had already disappeared from the eyes of everyone.

'Good luck,' Alex said in his heart then walked to sit next to Lilia.

As he sat down, he glanced over at her and remarked that her eyes were already closed in meditation, so he didn't bother her anymore. Instead, he also arranged himself in a meditation position and closed his eyes.

The constant fight since they entered the forest has drained him, and since he didn't know what would happen later, it was better to replenish his mana. So he actively concentrated on drawing mana from the surroundings.

Just behind him, Amelia was trying to get a reaction out of the monkey. She had healed its wounds, yet despite her efforts, it seemed that the monkey wouldn't wake up, which made her frustrated. But she kept trying anyway, telling herself, 'I'm sure it's even cuter when awake.'

Cedrix, on the other hand, took out a monster's core that Alex had given him and began absorbing the mana inside it. His goal was to reach level 3, but it was going to take a long time. After all, he wasn't like Alex, who could keep absorbing monster cores without feeling the strain of it.

Meanwhile, the moment Anna landed on the ground, she started sprinting at her fastest speed. She didn't know how long it would take to infiltrate the base, find Cedrix's daughter, and save her. So, it was better to be fast before her mana ran out and causing her ability to be deactivated.

Since Anna's stats leaned more towards agility, her speed was incredible. In just a few seconds, she stood at the entrance of the mountain.

She stopped running and observed the surroundings of the entrance with a cautious expression. Although it seemed that there was no one or nothing at the entrance, it was better to be sure than to rush into the mountain and walk into a trap.

'It's really massive,' Anna commented internally at the sheer size of the entrance. Seen up close, it looked even more immense than from afar.

The entrance was so vast that Anna felt five carriages the size of the one in which they rode could walk inside the mountain side by side, and there would still be space left!

Anna observed the entrance for a moment, and fortunately, after careful observation, she didn't spot anything unusual. So, she proceeded to enter the mountain, but she didn't rush this time; instead, her stride was cautious as she walked inside.

Entering the mountain, she observed the rough interior. Seeing that there was nothing remotely dangerous or unusual, her speed picked up, and she began running again.

"I'm telling you... because... I would be fucking... Bitch!"

"Where are we?" Anna asked.

Although she already knew the answer, Anna still asked to test if the man would attempt to lie.

Hearing Anna's question, the skinny man smiled internally, "We are at the Night's group base. Girl, you don't know who you are messing with. If I were you, I would-"

"Shut it," Anna pressed the dagger against the skinny man's throat until it drew a small cut on his neck.

"Hiiiek..." The skinny man, who was acting arrogant just an instant ago, shrieked in fear and shut his mouth.

"How many guards are present?" Anna asked.

"J-Just the two of us!" The man answered.

Anna raised a brow internally, 'it might be easier than we thought,' but she still remained cautious.

"So you are the only guards present?" Anna asked for confirmation.

"Y-Yes, I swear!"

"Are there anyone from the Night's group beside you two guards?"

The skinny man became silent, seemingly thinking about something.

"Answer," Anna said as she pressed the dagger further against the man's skin until blood began to leak out.

"I-I don't know!" Cried out the skinny man.*****

"You don't know, huh?" Anna smiled coldly.

"I-I swear I d-don't know. We are just guards; we are not aware of anything happening behind this door!" The skinny man exclaimed while pointing one of his fingers behind him.

'Door?' Anna became confused; she didn't notice any door behind the man.

'Don't tell me-' before she could finish her thought process, a large metallic door resembling the doors of Earth's bank vaults appeared as if by magic.

Witnessing the stunned expression on Anna's face, the skinny man immediately knew that he made a mistake, 'Oh...fuck.'

A few seconds later, Anna's stunned expression was replaced by her usual cold expression. "How do you open this door?" she questioned.

Pointing to his dead friend, the man said with a solemn expression, "the door can only be opened if the two of us are together, but you just killed him."