Chapter 139 - Rank Reveal ( 1 )

"Alright! Enter the crystal now. We'll deal with the aftermath." Cyril said after hearing Selma's pleading voice.

The demoness nodded at him before completely vanishing.

'I wonder, can she still get out even after I placed this crystal within my Storage Space?' Cyril randomly thought as soon as he confirmed that Selma already entered the crystal.

Anyway, he didn't think too much of it as he kept the Crystal in his storage space. He then looked at the surroundings.

There are four other Entrance Crystals protected by powerful arrays. However, Cyril didn't think of stealing them since this is the foundation of the Teutonic Knights Guild.

He didn't have a grudge with them so there's no need to empty their treasury at all.

"Master… They're here."

"Alright, let get out--"

Cyril suddenly noticed something within the room.

"This is… Ugh! Magenta, stop them for now, I found something interesting." Though he doesn't really want to steal items, he still has a little bit of greed in his mind. Aside from that, he's an S-Rank Awakened who can probably help this nation a lot in the next few years.

With this in mind, shouldn't he at least take something that will further help him get stronger? He immediately tried to justify his actions.

Anyway, once he becomes stronger, it would also benefit the whole country.

Clank. Clank. Clank…

Cyril has to remove a few debris blocking the Artifact he found inside the room.

He thought that this place was only meant to store their Entrance Crystals. However, it seems that they've also placed several Artifacts here that could not be used by their current Arcane Explorers.

"What a violent Rank-A Artifact!"

Cyril commented after noticing the surging energy coming from the ball of crystal.

This Magic Crystal must have powerful spells inside and he couldn't wait to try it out.

"Ooof!"

As soon as he touched the Crystal, he immediately felt a powerful repelling force as if the Artifact deemed him unsuitable to be its wielder.

"Hmph! Come to me!"

Cyril used his hands wearing the Decimation Gloves to pick up the Magic Crystal. With his added defense, he finally resisted the repelling force and firmly wrapped it with his Aura before sending it to his Dimensional Storage Space.

At this point, he heard Magenta calling for him…

"Master… They are too troublesome. Can I just kill them?"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As soon as she said this, she was rained with bullets and was forced to defend herself. Unlike inside the Arcane World where firearms could not be used, the ASTF here can use these high-caliber guns which can sometimes be faster than the activation of the Artifacts.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The bullets landed on her body… However, it was cushioned by black energy making it completely harmless.

However, she can't continue like this! Though she's part of the Demon Race, she's still a Corruptor. Her main power heavily relies on the number of her Corrupted Beings!

But right now, she hadn't even successfully corrupted a single being!

"I'm done here, let's deal with them and get out!"

Cyril said as he equipped most of his weapons. As for his set of armors, he decided not to use them as they might be recognized by the Task Force.

"Alright!"

After confirming that her master finally wanted to leave this place, she looked at Old Huan and the Jacques… These two are the most troublesome in the group. If not for the narrow hallway, they would probably be successful in suppressing her.

Apparently, the two are equipped with decent Rank-A Artifacts that work really well against demons. That's right, both of them have Blessed Artifacts and are quite difficult to deal with.

Luckily, they haven't noticed that she's a Demon yet so they mainly focused on using their firearms to suppress her.

"I don't know what kind of Artifact you're using to defend. However, I'm pretty sure that it's already at its limit. If you don't surrender now, your body will be filled with holes. Give up now before it's too late, you have nowhere else to run."

Jacques said as he pointed at Magenta with his Artifact. This artifact is actually a whip, however, it is made of metal chain and was even blessed enough to hurt Magenta.

Though the chain was slim and seemed easy to break, it's actually quite tough as if it was made to suppress any evil beings.

No wonder Jacques is working for the special task force.

"Hmph! Not saying anything, huh… Then, die!" Jacques gave his command.

However, as soon as he said this, smoke suddenly filled up the whole place.

It was as if a smoke grenade was used in their midst.

"This… Are you trying to escape?! Everyone! Spread out your Aura to create a net! Old Huan, help us for a bit, we need to capture that woman."

"Yes, I don't recall that person at all. It seems that she came from our storage. Tsk, she's probably a burglar… Don't worry."

Old Huan saw how powerful she was but he wasn't worried. As long as they are within this building, he can fully control the Arrays here.

He then brought out a stone from his pocket.

This is one of the cores of their protection Arrays. With this in his hands, any thieves can easily be found.

"Hmm? There's another one with her… They're using the fire exit… Follow me!"

"Tsk! Let's go!"

Though there is also an array outside and 10 more ASTF waiting, Jacques still felt worried that the criminals might be able to escape at this rate.

"Don't worry too much, Officer Jacques. They're probably exhausted already. We have an A-Rank Awakened guarding the storage room. Though he was already defeated, he must've fought against them and depleted their energy. As long as we corner them, they won't be able to escape."

Old Huan confidently said after seeing Jacques' worried face.

Even if the two criminals are both A-Rank Awakened, he's confident that his friend wouldn't be knocked out without giving them a tough fight.