Chapter: Chapter 341
“But I still didn’t expect Xiao Lü to be one of the people with the highest combat power in the entire Central City, second only to you.”
After sitting at Xiao Lü’s house for a while, Leticia and Bai Ling got up to leave. It was an unexpected encounter to begin with, and it felt too shameless to just stay in someone else’s house.
After walking out of the garden, Leticia said to Bai Ling, “I initially thought Xiao Lü was more of an administrative staff member.”
She had indeed detected Xiao Lü’s strength when she was at the Hero Association, and the conclusion was that she was an S-class hero. Other than that, there were no other useful conclusions.
After all, she had only visited the Hero Association headquarters a handful of times, and it was unlikely she would encounter other S-class heroes. Naturally, she didn’t know Xiao Lü’s ranking among them.
“It’s not entirely wrong to say that. Xiao Lü’s name is indeed listed among the administrative staff. You won’t find Xiao Lü’s title in the publicly released lists of the Association,” Bai Ling explained. In fact, she also didn’t know about the things Xiao Lü mentioned just now – that each district had a guardian, and their district’s guardian was probably Xiao Lü.
She hadn’t heard about this plan at all… or rather, she hadn’t inquired about it. If she had asked, no one would have hidden it from her.
“I remember Xiao Lü’s title before she transferred to administrative work was something like, um, Elf Hunter?”
“I think you must be mistaken,” Leticia wouldn’t believe such a preposterous title. “Who told you that?”
“I think it was some retired hero. I can’t remember who it was specifically, but he seemed to be quite close with Xiao Lü, so he probably wouldn’t misremember Xiao Lü’s title?”
Uh, this was probably just a joke.
However, with such a nickname, it seemed that Xiao Lü must have been very formidable during the war.
Looking up at the sky, the golden sun had slowly climbed to the center of the sky. It was noon, and it should have been time for lunch. However, since she had just eaten some snacks at Xiao Lü’s, Leticia’s stomach wasn’t hungry yet.
As for Miss Bai, she hadn’t shown any intention of eating yet, so it seemed they could stroll around for a while longer before enjoying a delicious lunch.
It was a workday, and there weren’t many pedestrians on the street. Leticia and Bai Ling, two beauties, walked down the street without attracting much attention.
“Look over there, there are a few ability users walking around. Are they also heroes?” As they passed by a bank, Leticia was a little surprised to see several psychics in black formal suits walking around the bank entrance, occasionally peeking inside the bank and at the surrounding roads.
They must be on guard duty, right?
There were many tasks in the Hero Association, such as guarding a bank for a day. So, Leticia wasn’t surprised to see these psychics there.
The reward for guard duty wasn’t high, but it was simple and low-risk. It was undoubtedly a good job for some heroes who weren’t strong enough.
“I don’t know. They might be psychics hired by the bank themselves, or they might be heroes,” Miss Bai replied in a low voice. Not all psychics joined the Hero Association; some ability users accepted employment from various major companies, serving as bodyguards or security guards. “They can’t possibly be bank robbers, right?”
Upon hearing this, Leticia laughed heartily. How could there be such a coincidence that they would encounter a bank robbery just by going out for a walk? Impossible.
This was even rarer than winning a five-million jackpot by casually buying a lottery ticket.
“Bank robberies don’t happen much in Central City either, do they?” Leticia walked past the bank entrance with her hands behind her head, looking relaxed.
“There were some in previous years, but it’s almost unheard of in recent years,” Miss Bai gave a positive affirmation.
While chatting about random things, the two of them left the vicinity of the bank with light steps and headed to a restaurant highly recommended by Bai Ling to enjoy their meal.
Miss Bai might be confused in other areas, but when it came to food, Miss Bai was undoubtedly exceptionally reliable.
They ate so well that Leticia almost swallowed her tongue. She had never eaten anything so delicious, not even in the demon realm!
“You never brought me here before!” While eating, Leticia reprimanded Miss Bai. What garbage had Bai Ling taken her to eat before? It would have been much better if she had brought her here sooner.
“I couldn’t help it. This shop closed for business a while ago and only reopened a few days ago.” Miss Bai immediately stated that she had wanted to bring Leticia here much earlier, but either she didn’t have time, or the shop was closed. It was only today that she found the opportunity.
Letica finished the clear soup in her bowl with satisfaction, showing a very pleased expression. She felt like taking the chef away and having him cook for her every day.
It would be great if Xue’er could learn some skills here. Alas, she couldn’t even see Xue’er now.
Beep beep beep!
As soon as Leticia put down her rice bowl, her phone, which was casually placed on the table, began to vibrate.
Who would call her at this time?
Leticia picked up her phone and saw that it was an unknown number. Instinctively, she wanted to hang up. Ninety-nine percent of calls from unknown numbers were likely scam calls.
It’s not that Leticia was bragging, but she was someone who could absolutely not be scammed, for no other reason than she had no money to be scammed.
Knowing that her self-control wasn’t that great, for the sake of insurance, Leticia had asked Kira to keep her salary for her. Therefore, every pen she used required her to withdraw money from her sister. To successfully scam both Leticia and Kira, how formidable would the scammer have to be?
Being scammed by such a scammer wouldn’t be a loss, would it?
Although she had already classified this call as a scam, Leticia still answered it. Perhaps there was actually something important.
As soon as the call was connected, a familiar voice came from the receiver, “Sister Su, you have a job to do!”
It was Xiao Lü’s voice. Judging by her tone, she seemed a little anxious.
It seemed something had really gone wrong. Leticia’s expression immediately turned serious, and her tone became low, “What happened?”
“Bank robbery.”
“What?” Leticia couldn’t control her voice for a moment, and the sudden raise in her voice made everyone in the restaurant turn their attention to her.
Quickly lowering her voice, Leticia asked in a low voice what had happened. Why was there a sudden bank robbery? And happening here? Speaking of serious crimes like bank robbery, shouldn’t one immediately think of the West District?
“I don’t know, but there was indeed an alarm message from the bank near you, and according to the detection, there are also psychics among the robbers. Now you are the closest heroes to that place,” Xiao Lü’s voice was a little hurried, as if she was doing strenuous exercise. “I’m already on my way. Just delay them for a while.”
Xiao Lü happened to be at her house today. As soon as she received the news from the Association, she immediately set off for the scene. However, there was still some distance. Even if Xiao Lü rushed with all her might, it would take about three minutes to reach the scene.
And it wouldn’t even take half a minute for Leticia and the two of them to get to the scene.
Leticia slapped the table and jumped up from her chair with a swish. “Bai Ling, let’s go! Central City needs us to save it!”
Thus, under the shocked gazes of the customers and the bewildered gazes of the store staff, Leticia and Bai Ling smashed through the glass window beside them and disappeared into the distance in a flash.
It wasn’t until a scream broke the silence in the restaurant that everyone finally understood what had just happened.
Those two beautiful little sisters, they actually ate and ran? Not only did they eat and run, but they also smashed through the glass window?
No, no, no, no matter what, smashing through the glass window just to escape was too abstract, wasn’t it? That was tempered glass. An ordinary person would only get dizzy if they bumped into it, and the glass wouldn’t be affected at all.
Could it be that the heads of those two girls were harder than iron?
Leticia and Bai Ling, who had already arrived at the bank entrance, obviously didn’t think so much. Anyway, the restaurant’s losses could be reimbursed by the Association, and they didn’t have to pay any money themselves.
The bank hall had been cleared, and only the sharp alarm sound echoed in the spacious hall. Those robbers hadn’t left anyone on guard upstairs. They had all gone to the vault located underground.
“Isn’t this catching a turtle in a jar?” Leticia really didn’t understand what these robbers were thinking. There was no escape route underground; they could only return to the ground to escape. Now that the police and the Hero Association had reacted so quickly, it was impossible for them to break through directly, no matter how they thought about it.
Thump! A dull sound came from underground, accompanied by a slight tremor of the ground.
Did they just blow it up directly?
No, aren’t these robbers a bit too unrestrained? Normally, wouldn’t one choose a quiet, late-night hour to sneak in and rob a bank?
Or perhaps, hold hostages, and then force the bank staff to open the vault door?
Did they underestimate the vault door by blowing it up directly?
According to a terrified bank employee who had run out of the bank hall, there were about ten robbers. They were holding all sorts of long guns. After rushing into the bank, they directly stormed towards the underground vault.
They had shot down all the security personnel who tried to stop them. In less than a minute, they had breached the underground.
“No matter how you look at it, it feels like they were well-prepared, but their methods of action don’t look well-prepared at all!” Leticia muttered as she strode down the passage leading underground. Don’t these guys have any escape route for themselves?
They didn’t even control the lobby, so the bank robbery was known to the police and the Hero Association from the very beginning!
Did they think they had the ability to escape under the combined blockade of the police and the Hero Association? In Central City, only ultimate powerhouses like Bai Ling and Leticia would have such confidence.
The path ahead gradually became clear. There was only one way to the underground vault, and they could only pass through this way whether they were entering or exiting. Now that Leticia and Bai Ling occupied this passage, the robbers who had just caused the explosion could only force their way through the joint defense line of the two great powers if they wanted to escape.
Well, the possibility of successfully breaking through was almost zero.
But who said that forcing their way through was the only way to escape?
A faint fluctuation, which was so weak that Leticia almost ignored it, came from the depths of the passage, causing Leticia’s eyes to widen, “Spatial fluctuation? Teleportation magic?!”
So that’s why those people didn’t care about escape routes at all. As long as they grabbed the goods, they could transfer them using spatial magic, and then they didn’t need to interact with the outer defense line.
But weren’t they afraid that among the heroes who arrived first, there would be someone who could interfere with spatial teleportation?
With such a doubt, Leticia reached out and clapped fiercely in the void in front of her: “Spatial Imprisonment!”
Xiao Lü had said that among the heroes she knew, none could imprison space. In fact, she was wrong. Leticia herself mastered the ability to imprison space and prevent enemies from escaping using spatial magic.
After all, in the demon realm, although people who mastered space magic were few, they were not non-existent. And these people were all difficult enemies without exception.
Leticia would naturally not ignore these enemies. After learning about the existence of space magic, she immediately learned all kinds of magic to counter space magic. It could be said that it was impossible to escape using space magic under her spatial imprisonment!
“Bai Ling, you go directly to the vault to catch them!” The rapidly consuming magic power in her body made Leticia’s face turn pale. The strength of the person who cast the teleportation magic was somewhat beyond her expectation. She had prevented the people in the vault from teleporting away immediately, but how long she could do so was really hard to say.
Who exactly was that person who cast the teleportation magic in the vault? Such terrifying strength… it was probably not weaker than her own!
Seeing Leticia’s expression, Miss Bai immediately nodded and rushed towards the vault with her sword in hand. She hadn’t locked onto those enemies yet, but in a few more seconds, she would walk past this corner and reach the front of the vault. At that time, she could directly interrupt the teleportation magic by physical means.
One second, two seconds, three seconds… A beam of light rushed out from the corner and stopped in front of the empty vault.
Holding the fully unsheathed Star Sword, Bai Ling looked at the huge void in front of her and fell silent.
There were no living creatures in the vault, but some of the items that should have been in the vault had also disappeared.
