bioinnovel Chapter 472 Raid on the Antique Shop
Chapter 472 Raid on the Antique Shop
Let's go back to the present.
Riley had just stepped out of the medical area and onto the corridor leading to the living quarters, intending to let his body sleep first before using his astral projection ability, so that he could rest and think at the same time.
However, before Riley could even reach his own room, a sharp alarm suddenly shattered the peaceful atmosphere of the District 13 underground base!
It was neither the highest level of intrusion alert nor a full-scale combat mobilization.
Instead, it was a monitoring alarm that Riley specifically added to District 13 after the district was invaded, to detect abnormal magical fluctuations!
Riley stopped abruptly, the last trace of gentleness in his eyes from his conversation with Felicia vanishing instantly, replaced by the commander's characteristic cold clarity.
Without pausing, he turned and strode quickly toward the nearest tactical information access point, while the multi-functional tactical watch on his wrist projected a dimly lit screen, automatically connecting to the alarm information stream.
"Report the situation."
He spoke into the air, his voice clearly transmitted through the bone conduction microphone to the central communications network of District 13.
"Yes, sir!"
The voice of the on-duty technician immediately came through the communication channel, with the background sounds of rapid keyboard typing and data processing.
"Three seconds ago, the pre-set surveillance point 'Antique Shop' in Brooklyn, number AF-07, triggered a high-intensity magical intrusion alarm! Energy signature analysis... shows a high degree of similarity to a magical creature you once summoned, sir!"
Highly similar...
Did the Holy Lord send ninja soldiers to infiltrate my father's antique shop?!
As the thought flashed through Riley's mind like lightning, his eyes grew even colder.
Only that cunning demon wizard would covet the strange and wonderful magical books that my father collected in the antique shop, and have the ability to command the Shadow Legion's ninja soldiers to carry out this kind of shadowy intrusion and theft!
Incidentally, this is also part of the cooperation agreement, for security reasons...
During the day, Dad and Xiaoyu still go to school and run their antique shop as usual.
But at night, and during special times of crisis, they would stay in safe accommodations provided by District 13.
Based on this, Tru recently took leave to visit his mother in his hometown, and is expected to fly back on Sunday, the day after tomorrow.
Jackie Chan...
According to a message sent by Uncle Long not long ago, he is outside with Little Snake, doing his best to track down the whereabouts of Panku Box.
In other words, the antique shop is completely empty at this moment!
"Where are the agents stationed nearby?" Riley asked as he took out the Decade Driver from his system space and easily put it on his waist.
"As per your plan, we retreated 500 meters away when the magical intrusion occurred!"
"Very good. Make sure they remember to prioritize their own safety." Riley nodded in satisfaction and summoned a dimensional barrier. "I'll take over from here on out; I'll handle this personally. Also, keep monitoring on, and be extremely vigilant. Report anything amiss to me immediately!"
"Understood, sir!"
Riley stopped responding and stepped directly into the dimensional barrier.
At the same time, his brain was also working at high speed.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to ask his father to transfer all the books related to the Holy Lord to District 13 as soon as he realized that the Holy Lord's escape was intended to use the Panku Box to free the other eight demons.
In other words, the Holy Lord's seemingly unexpected attack will inevitably end up being a complete waste of effort.
Even so, the loss of an antique shop with a large collection of rare and precious artifacts being vandalized by ninja soldiers would definitely break Dad's heart, and he would nag Riley endlessly about it.
Therefore, to avoid suffering for your ears...
Riley made up his mind that he had to finish this quickly!
But when Riley stepped out of the dimensional barrier, before he could even see the current state of the antique shop...
"Clang!"
A sharp, ear-piercing metallic clang exploded without warning next to his left ear!
It was a long, narrow ninja sword, entirely black, with a blade that glowed with a dark green light. It suddenly stabbed out from the shadow cast by a broken piece of porcelain to Riley's left rear at a tricky and ruthless angle, aiming straight for Riley's temple!
The attacker, just as Riley had guessed, was a ninja soldier who almost blended into the dim surroundings.
Unfortunately, this tactic might indeed allow the ninja soldiers to succeed in ambushing others...
However, for Riley, who possesses the "spider-sense," no amount of sneak attacks or underhanded tricks will work!
Riley's body hadn't even fully turned around, but his left hand, as if by divine intervention, rose backward with incredible speed and precision.
Then, his arms, which had no protective gear other than a casual jacket, actually acted like the strongest shield, steadily catching the flaming blade that was thrusting towards him!
Dark golden sparks flew violently at the point of contact between the arm and the blade, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound.
Even so, the ninja soldiers, despite their best efforts, could not budge Riley's arm in the slightest!
So much so that a hint of anthropomorphic astonishment flashed in the ninja soldier gripping the hilt of his sword, in his scarlet eyes that should have been devoid of any human emotion.