System Awakening Era: I Have 10x Skill Effects-Chapter 23: Hostage of the Raider Leader
He stepped onto the paved path of the area. Compared to the other buildings, this place was the brightest.
However, the light from their house was more than enough to attract monsters, considering how sensitive they were to light.
Aamon no longer needed the thermal scope. The lights were clear enough to help him spot the raiders on guard.
They had already discovered that Aamon had infiltrated and killed the guards at the front gate. Five of them gathered in the yard, blocking Aamon’s way into their base.
"You?! Who the fuck are you?" they shouted.
"It doesn’t matter," Aamon replied as he kept walking forward. "My purpose is to destroy all of you."
"Tell the boss. Tell him there’s an intruder in the base!"
"Got it."
Aamon stood still, fully alert, his right hand gripping his sword tightly. Without warning, he dashed forward and swung his blade.
The five of them fought back with their own strength, all wielding swords.
They surrounded Aamon, attacking and defending, occasionally dodging. Aamon carefully read their movements, striking whenever he found an opening.
SLASH!
He cut into their bodies, damaging their armor and wounding them.
He didn’t rely solely on swordsmanship. Aamon also used his hand-to-hand combat skills whenever he spotted another gap in their attack patterns.
Fighting five people at once was enough to overwhelm him. His stamina began to drain, and his focus slipped.
He leaped backward, pulled out an HP Potion, and instantly restored his condition.
Their attacks had injured him, but not fatally. Thanks to the potion, his stamina and HP recovered.
"For a group ganging up on me, you’re pretty pathetic!"
[Assassin Skill: Death Sigil]
Aamon disappeared into stealth mode, circling as the five of them braced themselves. They stood back-to-back, fully alert, trying to prevent another attack.
Aamon summoned iron needles in his hand and threw one, hitting a man directly. The man flinched as his movement slowed due to the debuff.
His stealth ended. Aamon appeared right in front of him and swung his sword sideways. The man froze in shock and failed to dodge. The blade sliced clean across his neck.
He collapsed, twitching as he clutched his throat, blood pouring out. Aamon smirked, jumping back while watching him struggle and die.
The remaining four tried to save him, but it was too late. The damage from Aamon’s assassin skill was too great, rapidly draining his HP.
"You—"
Aamon raised his sword, pointing it forward. "You won’t be able to defeat me if I turn this place dark!"
[Assassin Skill: Shadow Stealth]
In an instant, Aamon vanished again. The raiders grew frustrated and angry. They clearly hated fighting someone who relied on invisibility like him.
Aamon didn’t head into the base. Instead, he slipped away toward the power generator. He destroyed it, spilling gasoline, then blew it up.
BLAST!
Within seconds, all the lights in the compound went out, plunging everything into darkness and silence.
"He destroyed our generator! What do we do?"
The front gate opened as the group of raiders who had left earlier returned. They were shocked to see their base swallowed by darkness.
"What happened?" asked the raider leader.
"The intruder killed our men and destroyed the generator," they answered.
"He’s alone, and you’re five!"
"Fucking idiots!" the leader shouted, a muscular man.
He ordered all his men to spread out and search for the intruder. He warned them that the darkness would be dangerous, especially since the intruder had invisibility.
Aamon hid and watched as the raiders scattered in every direction. Shadow Stealth was still on cooldown, but Death Sigil was not.
[Assassin Skill: Death Sigil]
Aamon emerged from hiding and quickly targeted one raider who had strayed from the group.
After locking onto his target, Aamon threw an iron needle, striking the man. A red death sigil appeared above his head.
With a single thrust from behind, Aamon pierced straight through his body. He covered the man’s mouth, preventing him from screaming.
The man died and collapsed, blood spilling from his mouth as his strength faded.
[Congratulations! You obtained drop items:]
[+18 EXP || +70 Contribution Points || +70 Coins]
Pathetic. The EXP is too little.
His first skill’s cooldown ended. Aamon immediately activated it to infiltrate the main building.
[Assassin Skill: Shadow Stealth]
Aamon vanished once more, slipping past the searching raiders. The door opened, and he entered.
He didn’t know where Mia and the others were. Whether they were dead or imprisoned, he had no idea.
One raider entered the building to check. Aamon ambushed him and threatened to kill him.
"Tell me where Mia is, or I’ll slit your throat," Aamon whispered.
"Don’t... I’ll tell you."
"The boss likes women. He’s keeping them in his room," the man said.
"The others?" Aamon asked.
"In the warehouse behind the house. He locked them in there."
Aamon nodded and slowly released him as promised. But Aamon wasn’t stupid.
He thrust his sword into the man’s stomach while covering his mouth tightly. The man struggled, but his strength quickly faded.
Within seconds, he died and collapsed on the floor.
[Congratulations! You obtained drop items:]
[+40 EXP || +160 Contribution Points || +160 Coins]
Based on the information, Aamon assumed the leader’s room would be on the second floor. He ran up quickly and found five doors leading to different rooms.
He opened them one by one. An office, a treasure room, a bathroom, until he reached a locked bedroom door.
They must be here.
[Sword Skill: First Thrust]
He thrust his sword into the door, breaking the lock and forcing it open.
Inside was a large bedroom. Five women were there. Four of them were naked, and one was not.
The four women sat hugging their knees, their eyes empty. Whatever the raider leader had done had clearly left them traumatized.
That kind of trauma wouldn’t heal easily.
"Mia?" Aamon called.
The clothed woman was Mia. She looked toward the door and saw Aamon standing there to save her.
Her tears turned into relief. She stood up and ran toward him, hugging him tightly. Aamon was slightly startled.
"Thank you for saving me, Aamon."
"I’m sorry about what happened earlier."
Aamon gently pulled away and told her to stay focused. "The raiders are outside looking for me. Where’s your equipment?"
"Darren took it. It’s in the treasure room."
"Darren?"
"The raider leader."
The door burst open, and shouts echoed from the first floor. More raiders entered, discovering one of their men dead, confirming Aamon was inside.
"He must be trying to save my women. Get your ass to my room now!" Darren ordered.
Aamon heard them. He didn’t have much time. The women needed to get their gear back immediately.
"Mia!" Aamon called. "Guide them to the treasure room. Get your equipment."
"Is there a priest staff user here?" Aamon asked the four naked women.
One of them raised her hand. Aamon nodded.
"Go get your staff and heal me!"
"O-Okay."
"Aamon!" Mia called. "What’s your plan?"
Aamon paused, glancing at her while gripping his sword tightly.
"I’m going to kill them."
Several men reached the second-floor corridor, shouting that they had found the intruder. Aamon looked ahead and acted instantly, activating his skill.
[Sword Skill: 1000 Sword Movement 10x]
