A trap?!
The thought popped up in Kieran's heart instinctively.
The appearance of the footsteps was too much of a coincidence.
Right away, Kieran's muscles tightened like a leopard that was about to pounce on its prey. He slightly curled up his body and was ready to pounce on the intruder.
However, at the next moment, Kieran stopped.
He heard the sound of swords being put down.
Then, he heard a series of snoring sounds.
"What is this?"
Kieran was stunned.
Then, he carefully opened the secret door.
The snoring became clearer and clearer, and three layers of beds appeared in his field of vision.
The barracks!
Kieran sized up his surroundings and quickly confirmed the purpose of the storeroom behind the secret door. Then, he jumped into the barracks like a leopard cat.
Kieran carefully closed the secret door.
The secret door, which was as thick as a palm, was embedded into the hole in the ground. From the outside, nothing unusual could be seen. It seemed like it had been specially treated.
He then sized up the barracks before him again.
It was around 40 square meters in size, but because of the three layers of beds, it could fit a total of 60 people.
The passageway between the beds had to be moved sideways.
The secret door was at a corner. Otherwise, with the dense arrangement of the three layers of beds in the barracks, the secret door would have been blocked.
Kieran thanked his lucky stars in his heart and moved towards the door of the barracks.
The sun was already half out of the sky.
The light dispersed the darkness, illuminating the Thunder Fortress that had been bustling for a whole night.
The morning breeze blew along Hull Mountain Range into the nameless valley and into the Thunder Fortress.
However, the thick stench of blood did not go away.
Quite the opposite, the stench spread even more.
Kieran stood in front of the barracks and observed the surroundings through the seams of the door. He then went back inside the barracks.
The security outside was much tighter than he had expected. Prairie soldiers were stationed at every important location. With his current appearance, he would be discovered the moment he stepped out.
After all, after the sun rose, the mountain path that was carved out from the mountain walls would not have any hidden shadows.
"Now I only have two choices!"
"First, he relied on the clothes of a certain prairie native to get away with it!"
"Second, wait for nightfall again!"
After some thought, Kieran gave up on the first option.
Although he knew the common language of this dungeon world with the system's help, he didn't know the Prairie natives' language. Therefore, even if he wore the Prairie natives' clothes, he would be easily exposed.
Moreover, it wasn't easy to 'borrow' a coat made from the cloth and leather of the prairie natives.
The Prairie soldiers were all sleeping with their clothes on. Kieran didn't think he could take off their clothes without alerting them.
Therefore, there was only one choice: Kill everyone in the barracks!
Although the smell of blood permeated the air outside and there was no need to worry about being discovered, Kieran wasn't sure when the guard would be relieved.
When someone entered this place again, everything would naturally be impossible to conceal, and it would inevitably cause a commotion.
This was very detrimental to his plan.
Given that he still had enough time, Kieran chose the safer option: wait for nightfall again.
Even though it would grant the Prairie natives sufficient time to rest, Kieran still chose the safer option.
Seconds turned into minutes.
The sun in the sky slowly slanted and set.
During the 12 hours that Kieran had disappeared, the Prairie natives in the barracks had changed their guard twice. Every six hours, the barracks would be empty for another six hours.
Just like what Kieran expected, the number of Prairie natives wasn't that many.
When the Prairie natives that belonged to the barracks returned to their rooms and went back to sleep, Kieran left the secret passageway again.
He pushed open the door and walked out with ease, disappearing into the darkness of the mountain path, heading towards the target that he had long determined.
During the six hours that the Prairie natives changed their guard, Kieran wouldn't just sit around and do nothing.
Although it was just a small gap in the door, it was enough for Kieran to have a good look at Thunder Fortress.
Then, after comparing it with yesterday's memories, it wasn't hard for him to locate his target, the leader of the Prairie natives.
Of course, Kieran didn't learn how to deploy troops.
However, there was one thing Kieran knew very well.
His identity and position would determine different treatment and rights.
Although there were Prairie natives guarding the important spots on both sides of the mountain walls, there were two spots that were the densest.
Just by observing from the outside, Kieran could tell that it wasn't a common spot. The guards were a little densest.
Considering the lack of soldiers, it was extremely unusual.
Under the cover of the night, Kieran first arrived at the side of the mountain wall where the densest guards were. He placed his backpack in the dark and stuck close to the wall, sneaking past the guards one after another with Transcendence [Undercover].
When he arrived, he almost shuffled his feet into the room.
Because of that, Kieran was very glad that his [Undercover] had reached Transcendence, granting him unimaginable hiding abilities in the dark.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get through the rest of the journey.
Holding the door handle tightly, the axle and frame were separated and hanging in the air, Kieran quietly pushed the door open and entered in a flash.
Kieran raised a brow when he saw the giant war machine in the room, muttering in his heart, "Bad luck."
Between the two choices, he still chose the wrong one.
Sticking his body close to the wall, Kieran planned to go back the way he came.
However, at that moment, footsteps came from outside.
Kieran quickly moved his feet and stood beside the door, blocking his view when he opened the door.
At the next moment …
Tssk Gak!
After a teeth-numbing screech, the door was pushed open.
Two tall, buff men with tanned faces walked in one after the other.
Both of them were wearing outfits made of cloth and leather, similar to the Prairie natives. They were holding swords in their hands and had accessories on their bodies.
However, the person walking in front was clearly wearing more luxurious accessories.
Not just gold, but also red agate and green gemstones.
After the door was closed, the two Prairie natives with unusual identities started to talk.
Both of them didn't notice there was a pair of eyes staring at them from behind the closed door.
"We must hurry!
After the other tribes arrive, we must figure out the theory behind these war machines. It will be our Tashi tribe's biggest reward in this trip south! "
The man walking in front said in a serious tone.
"Yes!
Chief! "
The man behind bowed and accepted the order.
Then …
Crack, Crack!
Both of their necks were snapped just like that.
Until death, both of them didn't know what happened.
Kieran carried their bodies and wanted to place them aside but when Kieran put the bodies down, a whistling arrow sounded.
Souuu!
Pak!
The loud voice completely broke the silence of the night.
"We're exposed!"
Kieran was stunned.
PS: Second update ~
I'm sorry to everyone!
It's the second update yesterday!
I thought it's just a small matter but I didn't expect it to be this late …
Sigh, I'm helpless!
I even said I'll adjust my biological clock today, now it's all over! (To be continued)
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