Chapter 188 : Treasury

Chapter 188 : Treasury

After his initial stupefaction upon witnessing what was behind the black door, a wide and excited grin spread on Alex's face.

"Bingo!" He exclaimed with joy as he looked beyond the door, revealing another room filled with mountains of treasures glowing with a golden hue.

The golden brilliance of the coins and others treasures was so intense that, as the door was forced open, its light spilled from the chamber and filled the usually dimly lit corridor, bathing it in a golden hue.

However, Alex wasn't thinking about how the glow coming from the other side was illuminating the corridor or his own face, for that matter; his gaze was focused on the treasures inside the chamber.

Golden coins, exquisite spatial rings, precious gemstones, radiant jewelries, finely crafted weapons, and an array of luxurious and rare items filled the room to the brim.

Gulping, Alex stepped forward into the treasury chamber, his expression brightening with each step.

'Calm down, it might just be another illusion,' considering everything he had observed even before entering this forest, there was a good chance that all the riches before him were illusions.

This time, instead of focusing on dispelling the illusion, like the other times, Alex simply bent forward and picked up a golden coin from the ground.

'Yeah, this couldn't be more real,' Alex grinned after confirming that the coin was genuine.

With his grin widening in each passing second, Alex decided to further explore the treasury room.

He barely took a few steps when the metallic ground under his feets disappeared, replaced by a floor covered in golden coins.

"Just how much is everything here worth, millions?" Alex wondered as he walked through the treasure room, each step producing jingling sounds as he walked on coins.

For a noble family like the Eswalds, who were one of the four duke families, a million golden coins wasn't an astronomical price. However, for a mere second branch, constantly suppressed by the main branch, a million coins could represent a fifth of their monthly budget.

'Yet, this fortune here before me might very well be above what even the main branch earns... yearly!' Alex thought with a wry smile.

'Should I consider transforming the secret organization from one that sells things to one that kidnaps nobles? Others nobles might just tie our organization to Night and wouldn't doubt the involvement of our branch. It must be doable,' Alex pondered with a serious expression on his face.

The treasury room he was currently in was vast, almost as vast as the training grounds in the basement of his mansion. Yet, this room was filled to the brim with treasures, and from what he understood, this was only one branch of Night; there were other branches with as much or even bigger treasury!

Imagining such a fortune was enough to make even a saintly man be tempted to commit horrid crimes, and Alex was far from a saint to begin with.

Soon, he shook his head, 'What am I thinking about?' He released a sigh, 'Besides the moral aspect of such things, it would really be a hassle. Plus, there is always the chance of being discovered, like we discovered today's base.'

Alex quickly discarded the idea of becoming a kidnapper but had another idea the following second.

'I can't become a kidnapper, but I can definitely become a kidnapper hunter, specifically hunting the Night group,' Alex grinned evilly.

Taking a space ring that was on the ground, she started sucking all the treasures one by one.

"As efficient as always, glad to see that you are finally awake," Alex smiled at Anna when she approached him to take another pile of coins in her space ring.

A faint blush appeared on Anna's cheeks when she remembered what had caused her to fall into sleep in the first place.

She flashed Alex a small smile and returned to her work.

Soon, Amelia and Anita rejoined the duo, boosting their speed.

With the help of the three ladies, in barely five minutes, they have cleared more than fifty percent of the treasury.

"You three continue, I'm going to check the other treasury, join me there if you finish here," Alex instructed the trio and left.

Returning to the corridor, Alex walked to the other treasury door.

'It appears to be the same as the last one, should be easy,' Alex smiled as he took on a punching position.

Without using mana like the last time, Alex unleashed a devastating punch to the black and lusterless door.

Bang!

Alex's punch packed so much strength that even a normal level 5 would feel a great deal of pain if he/she took it straight on, yet, the door didn't even budge.

'It seems that I have talked too fast; this door is tougher than the last one. In this case....'

Alex took on his previous position, and in a split second later, he unleashed a barrage of punches on the door.

Bang...! Bang...! Bang...! Bang...!

Several seconds passed as Alex continued to punch the sturdy door repeatedly. Just as he considered finding an alternative approach, he heard the metal groaning, and slowly, the door began to open.

Bang...! Bang...! Bang...!

A few seconds later, the door creaked one last time and swung open.

"Finall-"

Before Alex could finish his sentence, he collapsed on the ground.