They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 333: Surprisingly Barely Guarded

Meanwhile, behind the dumpster, the remaining three, Nnenna, Ekene, and Karen, moved with precision.

At Nnenna’s signal, they slipped away from the alley’s cover and circled around silently, entering the castle through the side gate just as the guards were fully distracted by the staged fight.

Back at the gate, the performance continued flawlessly. The two guards, now convinced they were just witnessing and separating a love fueled brawl, let their guard down. One even chuckled, shaking his head. “Idiots, fighting over a girl,” he muttered.

Then, in a blur of movement, Abuchi spun on his heel and delivered a clean, powerful punch to the first guard’s jaw, years of training behind the strike. Almost simultaneously, John landed a sharp elbow to the second guard’s temple. Both men crumpled to the ground without a sound.

The two young men didn’t waste a second.

“Nice one,” Abuchi said, breathless, extending his fist.

John bumped it. “Could’ve gone pro.”

Working quickly, they dragged the unconscious guards into a large, rusting dumpster nearby, but not before stripping them of their uniforms. The clothes were slightly tight in some places, loose in others, but they would pass.

They tied the guards up with thick rope they had hidden earlier, gagged them, and tossed a dirty canvas over them for good measure.

Then, adjusting their caps and straightening their stances, Abuchi and John took their positions, just two regular castle guards, stationed like nothing had ever happened.

John gave a subtle glance to the small gate behind them.

“They’re in,” he whispered.

Abuchi nodded but kept his gaze forward.

The infiltration

every footstep measured and soundless. They followed the layout of Purlit Castle exactly as

ago, a young man had won an exclusive online competition that granted him a tour of the famed castle. What the Kingdom didn’t anticipate

he described every detail he saw, but he also posted it online in a viral thread, blueprints,

it all down. But not before Nnenna, ever resourceful, exchanged a hefty

archives and downloaded every image and note straight to her phone, preserving the

gate, only guarded by two men,

they now crept through the twisting corridors, carefully avoiding the main chambers and instead heading for the dungeons, which

Karen squinted at a crooked painting on

had re rendered from memory. “The dungeons

but Karen looked uneasy. “Let’s just hope no one’s updated the architecture

descended a spiral staircase cautiously, adrenaline thick in the

the bottom, Nnenna peeked around a corner. Her heart slammed once before

stood before them.

she breathed.

boots echoed down the hall, closer

Someone was coming.

the sound of approaching

whispered, motioning sharply toward a shadowed alcove behind

rounded the corner. The guards paused, muttering about a missing patrol shift, but didn’t stop long enough to investigate.

then did Nnenna

pounding hearts, the three retraced their path, avoiding detection as they slipped through quiet halls and back toward

dressed as guards and posted at the entrance,

dungeon,” Nnenna said, catching her

us. Ekene, Karen, you stay here and guard the exit. Act natural.