Chapter 117: Stealing a Mecha (2/2)

”What do you mean?” Zas was confused. He didn't understand how having Arthur would change things. ”Even if you have a way to decode the protection encryption, we still can't do this just because it's fun. It would take so much time.” Zas started coughing as if he wasn't used to talking for so long.

”But… I also want to ride a mecha.” Arthur's reply left Zas and Li speechless and Ivy jumping with joy.

This way, their plan changed. They would decode a mecha to steal it. However, they wouldn't take it out before the Calamity Spider was nearby, to leave no luxury for the army to chase after them. After all, mechas were highly valued by the army, as it was considered to be semi-artifacts. Grandmasters and teams of runes master worked on it as well as engineers to make it possible.

This was concerning humanoid mechas, as for other types of mechas that were used for transportation and the so-called 'Mecha Tanks' with mana guns and tank-like structure were considered of a lesser degree.

Ivy and Arthur started walking toward the underground storage rooms, but they were heavily guarded. Luckily, Ivy used her ID and charm to convince the guards that they were just taking a tour of the fortress.

As for Zas and Li, they would try to handle the security cameras so that Arthur and Ivy wouldn't be found out. It seems that Zas's ability was related to teleportation and he was able to sneak into places. This way, he would disable the cameras for a while.

At long last, they reached the storage room's door. However, Ivy asked Arthur to wait behind a corner as she walked toward the guard. As he waited, he heard flirtatious whispers followed by a smacking sound. He glanced through the hallway and found Ivy waving at him.

”What have you done to him?” As he walked by the guard, he found him to be listless as if he wasn't registering any of what was happening. ”He looks lifeless.”

”It's one of my special effects,” Ivy said as she tried to open the door. ”Dammit, it's locked by runes.” She started rampaging through the guard's pockets. However, nothing like IDs worked to open the door.

”Move away for a bit,” Arthur walked toward the door and touched the runic plate. There was an alarm system in case someone tried to use force and only a special artifact would resonate with the lock to open it.

”Can you do it?” Ivy asked, hesitant. After all, she was so reliant on Arthur's ability after seeing how he opened the second layer that easily.

The door made a rumbling sound as it started to slide away before Ivy got her response. As the light illuminated the hallway and shining on Arthur, he turned around and grinned.

”I told you to trust me.” It took nothing more than moments for Arthur to unlock the door. They slipped inside and closed the door behind them. If the security companies knew how easily Arthur decoded their encryptions, they would feel true despair.

After all, runic security was still a new thing. It was mainly used as a precaution against digital hackers. A runes master would be needed to decode these locks since they weren't available to the public like programming languages were. Even a runes master would be stumped if the runes used to encrypt the security locks were one that they haven't studied or never seen.

Arthur and Ivy walked around the facility where many mechanics were working alongside runes masters. They were immersed in their work that the duo was able to slip inside. After crossing the maintenance section, they were finally able to arrive at the storage.

However, the storage itself had many guards around it. The two hid behind crates and machinery as they tried to think of a way in.

”I think I have a way,” Arthur suddenly said and slid to one of the mecha parts on the ground. They were a pair of legs that had tyers installed underneath them for the mecha to move on flat land. As he touched the runes on the legs, Arthur found himself in the familiar sensation of being inside the runic map.

After a few minutes, Arthur backed away and led Ivy in another direction. The legs then started to move on their own as chaos ensued and the staff tried to stop it.

However, the legs started to jump upward all of sudden. It was Arthur's doing as he had used Force-II rune temporary runes on them to create even more chaos.

After a while, the guards had to hurry to help the staff in taking the legs down. In that brief seconds, Arthur was able to decode the door and gain access to the storage room.

The two stood in awe as they registered the giant and majestic sight of the whitewashed humanoid mecha in front of them. It looked like something out of a sci-fi novel, machines that would battle in space, but they were real thanks to magic.