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.

had started. The infiltration

swiftly through the dim halls of the castle, every footstep measured and soundless. They followed

online competition that granted him a tour of the famed castle. What the Kingdom didn’t anticipate was that the boy

had he described every detail he saw, but he also posted it online in a viral thread, blueprints, descriptions, even weak spots in the guard

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

and downloaded every image and note straight

side gate, only guarded

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

reached a junction. Karen squinted at a crooked painting on

the map she had re rendered from memory. “The dungeons are three floors

uneasy. “Let’s just hope no

staircase cautiously, adrenaline

peeked around a corner. Her heart slammed once before

before them. Just as the

it,” she breathed. “Now

down the hall,

Someone was coming.

time to react as the sound of approaching guards grew louder.

sharply toward a shadowed alcove behind a

the dark just seconds before two guards rounded the corner. The guards paused, muttering about a missing patrol shift, but

did Nnenna exhale.

retraced their path, avoiding detection

and saw John and Abuchi, now dressed

said, catching her breath. “What

go in as planned. But not all of us. Ekene, Karen, you stay here and guard the exit. Act natural. If anything goes wrong, we need someone watching the gate. The rest