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Four figures approached the mansion. One parked the car and kept watch while the other three infiltrated the place armed with guns, showing a practiced ease and a clear division of roles. The mansion was empty, and only the light in the study was on. The three looked around but couldn't find their target, so they moved to the entrance of the basement.
“What’s going on? There’s nobody here. A house this big should have at least two servants.”
“It’s normal. The owner must have gone on a trip and brought their servants. I’m guessing this brat had found out beforehand and moved in while the owner was away.”
“Well, that makes our job easier.”
The infiltrators didn’t consider Wayne a threat at all. A mage apprentice was less than an amateur. There was nothing he could do. They fearlessly opened the door and went into the basement.
They found themselves in an air raid shelter. There was a reclining chair, a pillow, a bedsheet, and a few literary classics taken from the study.
“The thief dares not stay in any place other than the basement even when the owner isn’t home.”
They became even more convinced that Wayne was nothing but an uninvited tenant. All leads pointed to him being cornered and left with no choice but to hide in the basement of another’s property.
“He’s underestimated mages, thinking he wouldn’t be found as long as he hid and stayed here with everything he needed within his reach.”
“The pillow is still warm. He hadn’t left for long.”
“Let’s go!”
They made their way to the other end of the air raid shelter and saw a wide-open gate. Diving through it, they found a complex...
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