The Great Thief Daudet
Outside the holy city, the great war was on the verge of beginning. Leylin was also caught up in the imminent crisis.
A guard with slanting eyes and a sullen face reported to Thomas: âYoung master! Our people in the coastal division have sent news. There isnât the least bit of information on this Nick, and he seems to have appeared out of thin air. In addition, the other pure-blooded Alabaster Devilsnake clans have been contacted and they couldnât find this Nick wither, perhaps he is from some remote branch clanâ¦â
âYou couldnât discover his origins? Thatâs fine, arrest him on the charge of espionage. Set off immediately!â Thomas stroked his chin, with a trace of menace in his eyes. He couldnât bear it any longer.
As for considering the bigger picture? He chuckled gently. This was not something that young master Thomas would ever consider!
âYes sir,â the slant-eyed guard immediately accepted his order. If the butler from earlier, Mumbas, was still there, he would perhaps try to dissuade Thomas. However, this guard clearly did not intend to do that and even seemed to add fuel to the fire.
After all, small fry like them only wanted to seize all opportunities to climb up, and as for the overall situationâ what about it? It made one want to laugh.
A squad aggressively arrived in front of Leylinâs building, pushing the door open smoothly.
âNick, you are being arrested on the crime of espionage!â Thomas raised his head with a carefree smile on his face, as if he had already seen Leylinâs panicked expression.
âOh? Heâs really restrained himself until now, it looks like Aegnisâ doing.â Only, it seemed that Leylinâs response had gone beyond Thomasâ expectations. After hearing this, he unexpectedly showed no fear, and only thoughtfully stroked his chin.
âWhatâs the matter?â An awful sense of foreboding suddenly enveloped Thomasâ heart. He felt faintly regretful, and felt that he had done something extremely foolish.
âCapture him!â The slant-eyed soldier next to Thomas, however, didnât think too deeply. after seeing how senile Leylin looked, with his life force at its very limits, he immediately issued an order without thinking.
Several soldiers charged forward immediately, and there were even sparks left in the air. The guards of the holy city were naturally all outstanding. The minimum requirement to enter the garrison was rank 3, and even the captain had the power of a rank 4 Magus.
Leylin was half-seated on the couch. Without even budging his fingers, he spat out a single word, âObliterate.â
The sound of something breaking filled the air, and everything seemed to still as the loud crash of crystals shattering echoed in the room. The guards that had charged ahead earlier along with the slant-eyed soldier had been destroyed by a black gas, and not even their souls remained.
âThis strength⦠and the black destructive gas⦠You must be the thief who stole away so many holy light crystals, the great thief Daudet!â As the heir to the Stewart family, Thomas possessed at least this much knowledge. His teeth began to chatter in fear.
The great thief Daudet! This was a new rising name in the holy city, and heâd only needed to do one thing to trigger an awfully dangerous situation. In the strictly guarded holy city, he plainly dared to make his move and pilfered the entire reserve of holy light crystals, and had even killed several of the strongest guards!
Daudetâs greatest strength was this black destructive gas! If they werenât currently in the midst of war, Thomas believed that with these battle accomplishments alone, Daudetâs name could spread to the entire seven continents.
Daudetâs actions were clearly an insult to the Stewart family who guarded the holy city. Even Thomasâ sister Aegnis had vowed to apprehend the thief, but unfortunately there wasnât even a single clue for her to follow.
Thomas could never have thought that this frightening great thief Daudet was unexpectedly hiding in his own home, and he was actually Nick! The strange difference between Daudet and Nick made Thomas feel a strong sense that none of this was real.
âYouâre the great thief Daudet, then whyâ¦â Thomas took several steps back with a panicked expression and felt utterly humiliated.
He had already realised that when Leylin had so easily tolerated him and conceded the sisters to him, he was actually being used as a shield. When he had been so immensely pleased with himself before, he was actually being played for a fool.
âYou really⦠really dared to treat me like this, I will absolutely get my revenge on you, I swear it!â Of course, on the surface Thomas still had a fearful and humiliated expression on his face. There was a ring laden with a huge red gem on his hand, which was secretly emitting unknown undulations.
âDo you know why I acted so directly today, and didnât hesitate to expose myself?â Leylin calmly asked. He seemed as if he hadnât sensed Thomasâ secretive action at all, but was still half-lying on the couch.
âI⦠I donât know,â Thomas leaned against the wall, extremely afraid that if he went a few steps further, he would be pursued by Leylin. In his heart he was wildly roaring to himself, âYes, yes! Just like this, before you catch your prey, youâll humiliate me a little? Very well, come! Give me a bit more time until my familyâs reinforcement arrives and Iâll pay you back a hundred times the humiliation youâve given me!â
âPerhaps you are thinking that Iâm acting like Iâve just caught my prey, and first Iâll humiliate you a little before killing you?â Leylin indifferently said, right at that moment. His voice was teasing and his bright eyes seemed to have completely seen through Thomasâ actions.
âNo, how would I dare to think that?â Thomas knew that it would be harder to laugh than to cry. This feeling of being seen through made his heart sink a little.
âIsnât it almost time?â Leylin didnât bother with Thomas anymore, but looked at the position of the triumphal arc of the holy city.
Just as Thomas began to feel suspicious, a violent earthquake began to shake, and Thomas nearly fell.
With a great rumble, a loud sound came from the city gate. With the cries of countless gluttonous beasts and the sound of killing, a violent commotion began to spread within the city.
âDo you know why I didnât respond to your little secret action earlier?â Leylin stood and ridiculed Thomas, who was anxiously wringing his hands. Thomasâ face paled immediately, as if all the blood had drained from it.
âIt was because⦠The Stewart family, or the entire holy city, will become history after tonight. How could I care about your cry for help?â
âHow.. How is that possible? Our holy city is under the protection of the Matriarch!â Thomasâ voice was very hoarse, as if he was a desert traveller about to die from thirst.
With a whistling sound, two black daggers shot out from Thomasâ sleeves like two concealed vipers in a flash, baring their fangs at Leylin.
Even though Thomas was a playboy, as Aegnisâ fellow clansman and with a pure rank 6 bloodline, even if he hadnât really practiced he was still in the Morning Star realm.
Thomasâ twin daggers which were pitch-black with a dark lustre, emitted undulations which were not inferior to any high-grade magical equipment.
*Swish! Swish!* In an instant, the daggers were already flying towards Leylinâs eyes, and he could even see Thomasâ malevolent smile behind them.
With a crackling sound, countless sparks appeared, and shortly after a huge force could be felt. Thomas even felt like the daggers had pierced into steel, and could not even move an inch more.
âHow is this possible?â Thomasâ expression changed in an instant. It felt like he had been sent flying after being hit head-on with a train. As his chest caved in completely, he threw up a huge amount of blood and fragments of bone.
Thomas fell to the floor like a dead dog, and seemed to have lost most of his fighting strength in that moment. However, his pupils dilated abruptly, as if he had seen something unfathomable.
âThe daggers are rather fine, itâs a pity I canât use them,â Leylin looked at the daggers he had caught in his hands, and sighed.
The powerful magical equipment that Thomas had shot out had been caught by him in both hands, and hadnât really been able to inflict any damage to him.
Thomasâ astonishment was not because of this, however. He was surprised to find that phantoms of tiny snakes began to appear within the twin daggers, charging towards Leylinâs hands to bite him.
Sizzling sounded, and several wisps of white smoke appeared which caused Leylin to wrinkle his eyebrows and throw the dagger away.
With two puffs, the twin daggers slammed into the ground, and two traces of what looked like burn marks appeared on Leylinâs hands.
âMy daggers are my familyâs treasured heirlooms, and have even received the Matriarchâs blessing! You dared toâ¦!â
âHaha⦠Ahaha⦠Youâre definitely dead! Through the daggers, the almighty Holy Mother will definitely know about you, youâre definitely going to die! Hahaâ¦â Thomas began to laugh wildly.
âWhat? Iâm afraid that she wonât have the time to care about me!â Leylin shook his head.
âWhatâs happening?â Thomas had also realised something was wrong, especially when the sounds of fighting at the city gate gradually grew weaker, and even began to spread inside the city. The sound of blood-curdling and surprised cries could be heard in response.
âYou still donât know? The city gate has been broken! The gluttonous beasts have murdered their way in, and what the Snake Dowager needs to consider now is how to confront Beelzebub instead,â Leylin looked down arrogantly at Thomas, his eyes filled with pity.
âSince the Stewart family is full of trash like you, no wonder you couldnât guard the holy city.â
â¦â¦
A little into the past. After she had bid Belinda farewell, Aegnisâ expression grew firm and resolute. âWhatâs the situation like now?â she asked once sheâd reached the city wall.
âThe preparations are complete, the disciplinary corps have been dispatched. Judging from the beastsâ response, our chances of success are very high,â a secretary-like snake man reported to her.