Chapter 105: How to plan a heist 101(2) (1/2)

Thirty minutes passed by and Jake had cleared the entire library.

Sweat heavily dripped from his head, showing that it had not been an easy task for him to do that in a short period of time.

His [Spatial Ring] felt heavy, indicating that its inside space had been filled to the brim.

However, this wasn't an issue for Jake.

He walked up to the group he had killed and stripped their [Spatial Rings] from their fingers.

By the time he was done, he looked like a rich man, possessing many valuables on his body.

Looking at the empty library shelves, Jake sighed, ”One down, five more to go.”

Yes, there were five more to go!

The library was not a one-floor building. It had multiple layers, multiple levels, one floor per layer.

This was made to arrange the books in order of importance.

So, the floor above him possessed books far more valuable than the ones he currently ”borrowed”.

Jake knew this himself as he had visited the third(3rd) layer himself and read a few books there.

However, that was as far as he could go!

Each layer had a requirement, which was the Identity level, also called the Authority Level, of a person.

Above the third layer required one to be as important as a duke, or even beyond.

It was said that only a few royals could access the fifth layer.

Jake, himself, was only able to enter the third layer due to one of the rewards of the competition, which was [Increased Authority Level].

Originally, he was a commoner, but his level was increased by two(2) levels.

It was meant to be only increased by one level, but Cheyenne, the winner of the competition, had already reached the limit she could attain without holding an exceedingly important position, so the reward was given to Jake.

Now, he was akin to a Noble, not it was important right now.

After finding the staircase that led to the upper floors, Jake proceeded forward.

He had already prepared himself for what it is to come.

Plus, he wasn't just stealing library books.

As stated before, there were five layers of the library, including the ground floor.

However, there were six floors in the library building, which would mean that there was an additional one layer, which was hidden from the public eye…...but not from Jake!!

Jake had a librarian as a lover, so it was normal that he possessed high knowledge of the structure of the library.

He even knew the best routes to take off-hand.

As it turns out, the hidden sixth layer was not related to the library in any way.

It was one of the most important locations in Aztec, as it stored most of its valuables that pertain to cultivation, including [Techniques], [Cultivation Methods], [Meditation Techniques], Cultivation knowledge, and many more.

Jake reckoned that if he had chosen to accept his remaining competition rewards, he would have entered the place.

Still, he was going there now, anyway!

Reaching the last step to the second layer, Jake widely opened the door.

He smiled as he spotted a few security and several groups of people who were also hiding from the chaos outside.

Proceeding to close the door, Jake sighed, 'What a sad life?!'

He had expected the guards to also be positioned here, but he didn't think they wouldn't choose to escape but instead opt to fulfill their duties.

As the guards strangely looked at the newcomer, Jake, the said newcomer, also looked at them.

He was trying to ascertain their cultivation base.

After a few seconds, he knew it, 'There are ten guards. The strongest is at [Realm-2 Stage-4]. The weakest is at [Realm-2 Stage-1]. Still within limits.'

As the stages of each realm were quantified based on energy levels, it would normal that people could fight against those multiple stages above them.

This was the case in the competition!

Jake, himself was capable of doing that. In fact, he had done that multiple times.

So, he understood very well that stages are not an accurate measure for combat strength.

This was also why he didn't panic at the sight of the guards.

After examining Jake, the head guard shouted at him, ”What is the situation on the ground floor?”

His question was reasonable as Jake could only come from the ground floor. Those above usually come down through another set of staircase, different from the one Jake took.

Expecting to get a reply, the guard was perplexed when he didn't get one.

He was about to ask again when he saw the newcomer dash at him at great speed.

Instantly going on alert, the guard took out his sword, but it was already too late as Jake appeared next to him with his hand piercing the guard's chest.

From this, one could tell the difference between the first group Jake killed and the guard. At least, the guard could see him…..but did it matter?

After killing the head guard, the entire layer descended into silence, and Jake took advantage of that to finish off the remaining guards and the group.

He took their [Spatial Rings] and stuffed all the books inside the rings.

Now, he had two rings on each of his fingers!

After he was done, he took the staircase and went upward

......…..

On the sixth layer, a guard, with red armor, talked to his comrade, ”Did you hear that?”

The red guard was positioned at the door leading downstairs, and so, he was able to hear a few things.

His comrade gave a nonchalant reply, ”Hear what?”

”Screams. Do you think the zombies have entered?” said the red guard.

He asks his other comrades and they all gave the same reply, ”No way!”

The group of guards protecting the sixth layer had checked through a window and found out what was going on outside.

However, with their experience, they didn't panic and continued to do their jobs, betting their safety on the quick response of Aztec's army.