Eternal Thief

[AN (Wahi): This is 1st Bonus Chapter of the first 500 Powerstons released with the (22-10-2022) release.]

[2nd Bonus Chapter of 1000 Powerstones will be released with tomorrow’s (23-20-2022) release.]

[3rd Bonus Chapter at 1500] 

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Ace witnessed everything from a corner and couldn’t help but smile wryly, ‘That woman! I told her to leave but she clearly had some other ideas. Although that demon tells the truth, they won’t believe him so easily and leave this place.

‘Now they’ll probably soul search him to find if he’s telling the truth or not. I just hope she didn’t leave such a loophole, or my mission will become cumbersome.’

In the end, Ace still continue and followed the first-floor manager’s group toward the second floor.

The customers didn’t leave nor get back to whatever they were doing, instead; they waited and see if this was true or not. Some impatient ones quickly left toward the evil blade clan estate to confirm with their own eyes.

This also gave Ace some pressure because if they startled Gatlin, he might sense something amiss and directly head here.

Although Freya’s plan was good, it also gave Ace a feeling of urgency.

On the second floor, the interior was the same as the first floor, or slightly lavish.

Ace noticed an old alchemist was waiting for the first-floor manager with a gloomy expression.

‘Well, they’re distracted at least.’ Ace’s lips curled as he sneakily dodged that group and headed toward the treasury.

The Second-Floor Manager gravely looked at the First Floor Manager and the spooked demon and said, “Go back, I’ll take him to the first protector.”

The First-Floor Manager seemed reluctant since he also wanted to know if this was true or not, but it seemed he had to wait like everyone else. So, he nodded and handed over the demon to the Second-Floor Manager, and headed back.

While the Second Floor Manager take the spooked demon toward the third floor where the first protector lived, Ace was already inside the hidden corridor and successfully opened the second treasury.

The treasury was the same as the first floor’s and it was all filled with storage rings.

Ace took them with no pause.

The system’s voice sounded again after he empty the entire treasury.

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[2nd Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 1,000,000 TP] 

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[Thief Point(s): 32,842,100]

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Ace took a sneak peek in those storage rings he had just theft.

‘They’re all Grade-1? Which means on the third, fourth, and fifth floor, they’re probably treasuries for Grade-2, Grade-3, and Grade-4?’ He thought while he left the treasury space.

There wasn’t anyone outside as well, so this one also goes smoothly and he headed toward the third floor.

However, he noticed, when he reached the third floor, that it was without any customers and there was a massive counter in the center and some alchemists were standing behind that counter.

Although the interior was different, he had completely remembered the treasure blueprint, so he knows the hidden meeting room was behind that counter.

However, before he could spring into action, that door opened and the Second Floor Manager exited with a middle-aged demon who had a dignified aura and sharp silver eyes.

The demon who caused the commotion was nowhere to be seen. He was probably dead after a soul search or wasn’t sane anymore.

Nevertheless, from the grave expression on both demons’ faces, it was apparent that they weren’t happy.

‘Don’t tell me she really left such a loophole?’ Ace grimaced.

However, to his surprise, that middle-aged demon took out an array plate, activated it, and spoke. His voice rang in every part of the treasure pagoda.

“Every association member heeds my command. The evildoer Sky Stealer tried to steal from our life grandmaster but failed. Now, he’s entrapped in the evil blade demon estate, head there and help in the search for that villain!

“Any volunteer will be rewarded if they help the association this time in getting rid of this menace from our land!”

This announcement caused a tremendous commotion and everyone headed toward the evil demon blade estate in a hurry to get their hands on the thief and claim the reward from the royal council and life demon association.

In contrast, Ace was completely baffled by this announcement. They had completely hidden the fact that Gatlin was robbed of his storage ring by him.

But on second thought, he felt Freya probably used that demon to observe the barrier from a distance and then sent it here to cause distraction. Which she succeeded in.

The demon looked at the Second Floor Manager and gravely said, “Lead your floor staff and third-floor staff there as well. I’m going to the Guild. That demon didn’t go there first, which means they had no idea what happened. We need the Life Masters and all the help we can get to find that thief!”

The Second Floor Manager nodded and quickly left with the other demons on the second floor.

The demon with the array used it again, but this time it wasn’t connected with the whole tower.

”Is it true?”

Four different voices of demons sounded in unison, with a hint of anxiety and bewilderment.

“Yes, I used soul search and he experienced some of the events that happened as well as he heard Grandmaster’s outrageous voice.” His expression went clouded at this moment. “The situation is graver, and we had to find that thief no matter what, or the association might hang us all to protect its reputation!”

“It’s that grave?!” a woman’s voice sounded.

“I’m afraid, yes. Seal the pagoda. I’m going to the guild to alert the Life Masters. This is going to be a very long night. Sigh…”

With that, he cut the connection and headed toward the life demon guild, which was a few hundred meters away from the treasure pagoda.

Ace was elated with this development and silently wait in a corner. He waited for everyone to leave before he could start his theft spree.

A few moments later, he saw alchemists, rune crafters, and crafter smiths hurrying toward the first floor.

This process lasted for over fifteen minutes before he felt the formation on the treasure pagoda got active, and the entire pagoda went dark as all kinds of formations and arrays went active.

However, Ace had the core formation with him, so those arrays and formations didn’t affect him.

‘Since the first protector left, there are only four protectors left. They should be on floors 5, 10, 15, and 20. Which means I should first clean all the floors before focusing on the floors with protectors.’ A thievish light shone in Ace’s eyes as he quickly sprang into action.

He first headed toward the third floor’s treasury.

Soon,

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[3rd Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 5,000,000 TP] 

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[Thief Point(s): 37,842,100]

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Similarly.

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[4th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 7,000,000 TP] 

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[6th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 250,000 TP] 

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[7th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 1,000,000 TP] 

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[8th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 2,500,000 TP] 

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[9th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 5,000,000 TP] 

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[11th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 7500,000 TP] 

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[12th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 1,500,000 TP] 

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[13th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 3,000,000 TP] 

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[14th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 7,000,000 TP] 

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[16th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 1,000,000 TP] 

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[17th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 2,500,000 TP] 

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[18th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 4,000,000 TP] 

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[19th Floor of the Target has been theft successfully!] 

[Total Rewards: 8,500,000 TP] 

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[Thief Point(s): 81,842,100]

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Ace’s eyes glow like the sun when he saw the total amount of TP he collected from sixteen floors and he was even tempted to give up the last four floors with four protectors. He had already got so much.

“Hey system, my mission is complete, right? Since I theft almost all the treasures, can I go now?”

But he still had to ask the system. Without its confirmation, he didn’t dare to leave.

”[Without Twenty Treasuries, the mission will count as a fail!]”

“Why are so greedy?!” Ace cuss, but the system didn’t bother to reply like always.

With a dark expression, he thought, ‘Well, now that it comes to it, I have no other choice. I don’t know how much time I have left before they figured it out!’

Ace directly headed toward the 20th floor, since he was now closest to it.

This floor was the most guarded because all the high-grade talismans and runic treasures were here. Furthermore, the protector of this floor was a rune crafter as well, and he was on the same level as a Life Master!