Chapter 136

Chapter 136 \nI snuck back into the pirate group Kaidou’s base. At first, I went for the twelve hostages and freed them before giving them the means to escape the island on their own under the veil of night. Of course, that meant using my lifeboats. There was almost no watch inside or outside the island. And if you were careful to not make much noise, there should be no issues with escaping unnoticed. \n

Now that I am acting as Yona, I couldn’t take care of any of them on my own. So, I wished them good luck. 

I saw the warehouse that Mimi had mentioned where men and women had been taken into and never came out of. The wooden warehouse at the back of the harbor had a fairly large sliding door. Was it a storage area for materials? Or, was it a drydock. A large lock was attached to the door. It would be impossible to break it and get inside. 

As long as they were escaping the base, it’d be okay to take some flashy actions…

It seemed I could slip into the warehouse. So, I ran up the wall before getting midway. Then I grabbed onto a window frame and slipped into the building. There was no one inside, as I had known from the lack of blips on my radar. Still, I activated my FLIR vision and checked my empty surroundings. 

There were several carts and large boxes inside, along with a large pedestal… Was this a transfer circle? 

On the pedestal were two magical circles. Compared to what I had seen in the labyrinth, one of the circles appeared to transfer circle as it glowed pale. The other must have been a replica as the pattern differed slightly. This was the first time I’d seen one. 

Unlike the transfer circle carved into the stone tile, this pattern had been written on a carpet-like material. A cupboard was nearby with two clothes similar to the replica’s material. When I picked one of them up and unfurled it, it held a similar circle to the previous one. I think it was a spare… Only it wasn’t shining.

Did that mean that the kidnapped people were taken off the island? There must have been someone supporting the pirates from the shadows Someone who’d use these circles to transfer things back and forth…\n

What should I do? Should I go back and check ahead? With the magic tag I had gotten from the labyrinth, it could be used by me. If it were left unattended, a pirate could escape and possibly call in reinforcements. Thus, I took out an empty giftbox and put the spare circles into it. I then took one of the stone plates that made up the circle. When I did so, the light died away from the rest of the plates, signaling the formation collapsed. 

I became a little worried and put the stone tile back. Faint light returned to the circle, which had been a far simpler process than I had expected… 

The transfer circle consisted of 16 stone tiles, and even if it were to be broken apart and rearranged. 

Perhaps this is… At first, I thought about prioritizing the destruction of the pirates before confirming the teleportation’s destination. But I changed that idea. I decided to confirm the transfer destination and conduct an experiment instead. 

I readied my Five-seveN, in case someone was on the other end of the circle. I then made a light cut on my finger with my machete. Two drops of blood dripped onto the circle where it flashed a pale red, and my biometric information was registered. All I had to do now was say the words to start. 

However, I noticed blips beginning to move on the map. It seemed the twelve prisoners were moving from the hut to the harbor. There was a slight audible sound of the lifeboat expanding. 

“Wow –”

“Be quiet!” \n“The men will have to paddle, and stop touching it –”

“I didn’t know what would happen because it seemed to be a magic tool —” 

“Well, do you know which direction?”

“It should be alright –”

I was relieved to hear their small voices from my sensor. It seemed they acted on my words, despite me appearing in the darkness. I also checked for the sound of pirates and any suspicious blips on my map. It appeared none of them had noticed that the prisoners were escaping. 

They appeared to have succeeded in their escape. Now the rest was up to me. 

“Transfer.”

When I chanted the keyword, the pattern lit up and a curtain of light surrounded me. Now two men with brooms stood in front of me. 

“Wha – undead!” \n\nIt was fine for now.

I confirmed that nothing was left behind before I registered my biometrics with the circle on the bed of the truck and then transferred back to the island. There was no doubt that the light curtain could be seen inside the island. However, the situation had changed from before. The entire base was moving around noisily. Angry shouts could be heard outside the warehouse from the top of the wall. 

Apparently, Amar’s fleet had appeared on the horizon at dawn. 

“Captain Kada! It’s ready to leave the port!” 

“Captain! I can’t find the prisoners!” 

“What are you talking about! Look for them! And for the folks ready to leave, get out of the port before our exit is blocked!” 

The voice of Kaidou’s leader, Kada, was heard from above. Perhaps because this warehouse was still locked, I didn’t see anyone checking the warehouse. While I calmly analyzed the situation, I returned the truck to my garage. It appeared in my inventory, and I was relieved to find out I could return it from a considerable distance away. Finally, I summoned the giftbox and collected this circle along with the copies. 

All that remained was to eliminate the pirate fleet as Amar’s fleet made its appearance.