378 8.6 Ism Back, Silly Boy (2/2)

”Yeah...I'm inside the kitchen area now. Heading towards the hallway and looking for the basement. Heres a door, better use my preventive measures.” I said when I was bearing the exit of the kitchen and a wooden heavy set door stood in my way.

I retrieved a small can of WD40 and squirted the hinges so it won't creak when I try to open it and after a few seconds, the door was open with total silence. ”It worked...!!” I thought to myself as I half crouched and crept silently through the hallway.

It was a typical Church set up with pews, chandeliers, altars and such. A separate path opens up leading to the upper floors where the Church members would be sleeping, I guess. The space behind the altar was big and there was a black curtain covering the wall.

I slowly crept there and peered at the thick curtain and I found that there is a secret door behind it. ”I've found an opening behind the altar. I'm going in.”

”Roger that, Red One. We are still searching for other entrances. The trap door that leads to the basement has only grains stored in there. Nothing valuable”

I heard those voices ring in my head as clearly as if they were talking right beside me. I felt around the door for some kind of handle and I found it to be shackled with a large iron padlock.

I took my lock pick kit and began to fumble with the keyhole and after 10 seconds I manage to release the locking mechanism. I set the large padlock on the ground behind the altar and I sprayed the WD40 on the hinges once more to stop it from creaking.

The door opened inwards and my eyes soon adjusted to the gloom within. A spiral staircase leads downwards and tiptoes through it.

”I'm at the basement here. There's an iron grill that looks like a prison chamber here. There's a lot of chests here too.” I thought to myself and within a minute 4 Assassins were with me.

I proceeded to spray the hinges of the so-called prison chamber with WD40 and slowly unlatch it and pulled the gate open. Just as I had suspected, not only there were gold and silvers, but other precious gems as well and many other gold items such as goblets, plates, cutlery and all those cumbersome items, even a spectre and a crown was there too.

”Just the coins and jewels, guys. Leave the rest.” I instructed as I began to stuff my storage bags with coins and jewels and we try to keep it as silent as possible. 5 of us worked silently while 2 were guarding the entrance of the basement, and another 2 were guarding the entrance of the hallway that leads to the sleeping chambers. The rest were deployed at the perimeter to warn us of any danger.

After stuffing chests of coins and jewels, the 4 Assassins left and replaced with another 4 to spread out the load. By 30 minutes, we had not left a single dirty old coin or a dusty jewel anywhere.

”Let's go...” I thought as I left a yellow Post It sticker on one of the chests with a smiley face on it and slowly closed the iron gates of the so-called prison. I walked up the stairwell and reached the entrance behind the altar.

The lock was replaced and I made my way towards the kitchen where I had entered when I heard a low thud and a muffled groan from inside. I saw a Church member dressed in a light brown robe and was lying down on the floor.

”Don't worry, I knocked him out.” said an Assassin even before the question is being raised. ”Quick, we have 60 seconds before he regains consciousness and raises the alarm.

The rest of the Assassins had cleared the wall and dropped on the other side while 2 were accompanying me as I quickly swing myself on the wall and over it, landing on the other side with a low thud.

”Maybe what Robin said is true, I have to stop snacking and I'm kind of heavy on the middle part already. How to be an assassin like this?” I thought to myself and didn't realise that rest were still in telepathy and could hear every single word I thought.

”Red One, don't worry... Practise the way if an Assassin for another month and you would be like a sleek cat prowling on top of a wall.”

”Yes, Red One... Fuse your energy into your metabolism so that you can snack anytime you like and not gain an ounce.”

We activated cruising along and soon reached our Camp in less than 15 minutes. Meanwhile back at the Church in Fenton, an alarm was raised for intruder alert and soon lights were lit, floodlights scanned the exterior surroundings but had found nothing, not even a single trace of an intrusion. After a round of inspection, they had found no traces of break-in but wait till they find out after daybreak!

We reached Camp and safely and deposited all the loot into one storage bag that I carry, congratulated everyone and proceed to rest inside the hearth like as if nothing has happened through the night.

I went over to Robin and kissed him on his forehead and his eyes fluttered open. ”I'm back, silly boy. Mission accomplished.”

”Thank you, lovely. We would check on the loot and the hoohaa news tomorrow at daybreak,” said Robin as he snuggled beside me, his arms hooked into mine as he lay there sleeping and I was sitting there hugging my knees as I try to steady my nerves after that rush of adrenaline.