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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 152

Retribution 3

I climb the stairs, step by step. Strangely, I don’t feel any nervousness. Maybe it’s because I know that when push comes to shove, I’ll be able to escape in the darkness of the night, and because my spirits have shot through the roof after killing eleven people.

I take a breath and steel myself. Just to be safe, I use presence concealment halfway up the stairs, and make it to the top of the stairs.

「It’s just as the information I got.」

It’s just as the collector said. The second floor, lit by the magical lighting, has several doors, and the inside seems to be the guard area of the gang members. Fortunately, there are no people on the stairs or in the hallway, where I’m currently at. After walking a little down the hallway, I find the stairs to the third floor. From here, I have to be careful. If the information is correct, the third floor is the office headquarters, and the leader as well as the six executives of the Bartalis family should be there now. And then, there are two guards guarding the iron door to the room.

As expected, I’m starting to get nervous. I can feel my heart beating faster and my mouth getting dry.

I go up the stairs. While erasing my presence, I pass the landing, crouch and climb carefully.

I check the situation on the third floor. Alright, there’s no entrance directly in front of the stairs. It looks like I won’t suddenly run into the guards. I go to the top of the stairs and pop my head out for a moment to peer down the hallway. It’s just as the information I got. On either side of the iron door, there are two men with swords hanging from their waists. Not good, I only peeked for a moment, but I wonder if they noticed me. For some reason, I get the feeling that one of the guards has shifted his gaze this way. Is it just my imagination?

I use body manipulation to control my senses, especially my hearing. Some time passes, but there’s no sign that they’re going to make some kind of action.

In the first place, the idea of their lives being targeted probably never crosses their minds. It’s unclear whether the guards are skilled or not, but they’re standing in front of the iron door simply because it’s their job, and I don’t think they’re ready to engage in a battle to the death for real as an assassin comes at them.

If that’s the case, then maybe I should just boldly walk up to them, draw my sword, and cut them down in a surprise attack.

No, they’re stationed on either side of the iron door. In that case, my specialty, the iron ball attack, should be a good choice here. The two of them are in a straight line, so it’s easy to aim. It allows me to attack from medium range, so I can easily escape even if I fail. But I would end up leaving the mithril alloy iron ball behind. No, I also have the reward for discovering the eleventh stratum of the Puppet Labyrinth. I have plenty of money. I ought to choose the ease of escape over the possibility of losing a single iron ball.

Just to be safe, I swallow one magical energy restorative medicine. I take out the iron ball from my storage and begin to fill it with magical energy. There’s no sign of them moving. I’m done charging it with magical energy. What should I do, should I jump out all at once? No, it might make them wary of me. Let’s pretend to be a gang member and walk over slowly. My heart is beating fast with tension. Calm down, it’s something I do all the time, isn’t it? I focus on my throwing skill. Alright, let’s go.

I climb the stairs and walk slowly down the third-floor hallway. They turn their gazes at me. It seems they aren’t wary of me at all.

「Hmm? Who are you?」

「Err, the guard told me to bring you some midnight snacks.」

「Oh, that’s very thoughtful of you…」

Holding the iron ball in a way so that these guys won’t be able to see it, I use a big motion to give it momentum and throw it at one of them.

「Ugh?!」

Perhaps by reflex, the guard dodges the ball by a hair’s breadth. But…

「Gaba!」

My aim is the face of the man on the back, who has been in the line of fire from the start. It hits the mark splendidly, and I can hear the dull sound of his skull breaking.

*Clink* A metallic sound rings out. My sword and the guard’s sword meet. Worthily the guard of the executive, he seems to be different from a small fry. The sword is made of red iron, and magical energy passes through it a moment later. His ability to manipulate magical energy doesn’t seem to be that great.

「You bastard, hey! Someone… Ugh!」

I switch into a series of attacks with my sword. He’s about to call out for help, so I don’t give him the time to do so. My swordsmanship skill is superior to his, and he can do nothing but defend himself.

「Ah, kuh, hey, wait…」

It’s completely one sided, so it’s only a matter of time before the battle comes to an end. Continuing to use body enhancement like this will consume a lot of magical energy. I immediately throw a kick at him.

I then move to his side with instant step, and unleash a horizontal slash at his neck.

「Ugh?!」

I wonder if it’s what people called: a cornered rat will bite a cat. My sword cuts off his neck, but he unleashes a swing with all his might and hits my neck. Not good, I put my hand to the wound. A potion…

It seems the wound is shallow, and not deep enough to cut a large blood vessel. Result-wise, I was able to beat the two guards, but perhaps I rushed the battle too much. If I had been unlucky, I might have suffered a fatal injury.

There is no time to relax. I put the two bodies and the iron ball into my storage, and just to be safe, I drink a stamina restorative medicine.

I kill the noise and concentrate my nerves. There is no change on the third or second floor. Getting into a battle, we ended up making some noise, but we were separated from the room on the third floor by this iron door. Perhaps it has some soundproofing effect.

Still, what should I do about this iron door? As expected, it would be difficult to destroy. If I use my mithril alloy sledgehammer, I will probably be able to destroy it. However, doing that would naturally raise suspicion, and everyone inside would get ready for battle

What should I do, should I just go back? But I have come this far. I want to put an end to the life of Bartalis, the boss of those who killed Cordis and are treating Michelle and the prostitutes roughly, with these two hands of mine. I hesitate for a moment, and then I hear a clang and the iron door slowly begins to open.

Not good! What should I do? If I want to run away, now is my only chance. However…