Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 191 - 190: Inside the Building

Chapter 191: Chapter 190: Inside the Building

Among the three people involved in this operation,

Ronald and Nicole’s spells were of the type that produced strong magical fluctuations and were easily detectable by others.

In such a situation, at least before engaging in formal combat with the guards in the warden’s mansion, neither of them was suitable to take action.

After all, alerting the guards meant the enemy would make corresponding combat preparations.

Being on someone else’s territory, facing an enemy who was prepared versus one who was not, the difference was indeed too great.

Neither Ronald nor anyone else among them wanted to take the risk of alerting the enemy.

Ideally, the three of them would sneak in smoothly and then launch a surprise attack in a desperate situation to catch the enemy off guard.

That was the safest approach.

Thus, maintaining this cautious stance, the focus of their investigative work naturally all fell into the hands of Swift.

After all, just as the investigator had said,

his spells had extremely high concealment, making them the most suitable for this situation.

The facts also proved that Swift was indeed trustworthy.

He had found the perfect moment to enter while lying on the surrounding wall, perfectly timing it during a vacuum period when the personnel in the backyard were absent.

Different from the strict guard at the main entrance, in the backyard where there were originally fewer people, Swift had specifically chosen a moment when no one was around to sneak in.

As a result...

Ronald walked in the backyard without even seeing a ghost!

In less than ten meters ahead of the three of them was the main building of the entire mansion, which was also the home of the warden.

To their left, there was a facility resembling a water reservoir with obvious water pipe equipment. Further away, a clothes-drying rack stood on the ground, with clothes and bed sheets fluttering in the wind.

As for the servants who rarely appeared in the building and might see them through the windows,

Having Swift, a highly professional and mystically skilled investigator leading the way,

naturally dodged all these gazes.

What followed

was to enter the building in front of them and then infiltrate the dungeon to find the evidence they were looking for.

— The two priests who had entered this place.

Perhaps alive, perhaps dead.

In any case, the current status of the two priests was what Ronald and his team needed to confirm.

If possible, they also wanted to bring the two priests out if they could.

"..."

The three maintained the silence within the team and moved forward bit by bit.

Then they successfully arrived in front of the main building.

As the current leader of the team, Swift directly approached the outer wall of a room with a window.

Crouching down near the window, he then motioned for the other two to follow.

"Come, follow me!"

Ronald and Nicole immediately followed the detective’s figure.

After arriving beside Swift, the young investigator girl quietly reminded him:

"Swift, this direction is different from the one I pointed out."

"If we go in from here, we’re going to be quite far from the entrance to the dungeon, it’ll take significantly longer."

Hearing the young investigator’s concern, Swift nonchalantly nodded. He then took out a small pick from his upper pocket and inserted it under the window before explaining:

"Nicole, I’m well aware of the location you mentioned."

"Unfortunately, the security distribution in this residence is still well-placed. It’s nearly impossible to go from the nearest route without alerting anyone."

Hearing the detective’s explanation, Ronald then spoke:

"So, are you planning to find a suitable path for us now?"

"Exactly." Swift nodded, focusing on the window in front of him as he tried to unlock it. He replied softly, "Normally it’s not possible to get in, but we can think of another way to get around. In such cases, I am a professional."

Upon hearing Swift’s explanation, Ronald nodded and said no more.

Nicole also refrained from speaking further.

After responding to his companions’ questions, Mr. Detective maintained a crouched position and continued his work.

Ronald and Nicole stood on his left and right, respectively, protecting Swift in the middle.

At the same time, this provided basic vigilance for their small team.

It didn’t take long.

Swift proved himself with his excellent skills.

In just over half a minute, he successfully used his small pick to pry open the window that was locked from the inside.

With gentle motions, he shifted the window’s metal bolt, held the edges of the window with both hands, then carefully and slowly pushed the glass open to the side.

"Let’s go."

With a soft reminder, Swift immediately jumped in first.

Ronald and Nicole quickly followed him inside.

They entered.

This ground-floor room on the outer side wasn’t very large; everything was clear at a glance.

Firstly, it was a small guest room on the ground floor, very quiet due to being uninhabited, and there were no signs of any people.

It seemed to be a very ordinary guest room in the warden’s house.

As Ronald and Nicole jumped in, Swift had already reached the door and pressed his head against it while standing sideways.

His purpose was clearly to listen for any movement outside the door.

Silently, Nicole followed him.

Ronald, however, stayed back, naturally turned around to pull the window shut and lock it, before preparing to walk towards the door.

"Shh—"

Just then.

Swift gestured to them both with a wave of his hand, then raised his index finger to signal silence.

After making that gesture, Mr. Detective pressed his ear tightly to the door.

"..."

The three of them stopped all movements and nobody made a sound.

In their deliberate control, even the breathing in the room was barely noticeable.

In this silent room,

they indeed heard what Swift had alerted and been wary of.

It was a rhythmic footstep coming from the right side of the door, slowly moving towards the left.

The sound was actually not very loud; if Mr. Detective hadn’t been careful enough, it would have been easily overlooked.

Pat pat pat—

One step, two steps, three steps...

Finally, the owner of the sound gradually moved away.

Even so, Swift still maintained his previous position, with no intention of lowering his raised finger.

Mr. Detective clearly felt it wasn’t yet time to go out.

Therefore, Ronald and Nicole continued to uphold the silence.

After waiting quietly for about four or five breaths, Swift finally lowered his hand and took a deep breath.

"Phew—"

"All right, let’s continue."

Saying this, he reached for the doorknob, pushed the door open, and was the first to walk out.

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