After everyone had fallen asleep, Chen Cheng quietly cracked open a corner of the room's window with a creak. Before anyone noticed, he slipped out through the gap.
Fortunately, this area was an official post station prepared for the various kingdoms. No matter how arrogant the Kingdom of Como was, they would not dare send people to stand guard here with their domains activated.
Otherwise, the moment he opened that window, everyone would probably have known.
Chen Cheng's skill at hiding and infiltration truly lived up to Samlet's teachings. After leaving the post station, he moved like Samlet did, sticking to the shadows at the bases of walls and slipping through dark alleyways.
Yet he was not the only one doing this tonight. The forces of the other kingdoms also had people moving in secret, though at most they sent subordinates rather than having someone come personally.
Looking at the traces those amateurs had left behind, Chen Cheng could only press a hand to his forehead and curse his rotten luck.
To avoid being discovered, he not only had to erase the traces of his own movements, but also cover up the unprofessional traces left by the other idiots along the way.
"Damn it, what sin did I commit?"
Chen Cheng stared speechlessly at the bowl-sized pit someone had stomped into the ground and slapped his forehead.
As he repaired it, Chen Cheng cursed under his breath. "Don't let me catch whoever did this, or I'll rip out your tendons and skin you alive."
After finally restoring the pit, Chen Cheng flipped over the wall. With a slap, he crashed head-on into someone in front of him.
The instant he felt that he had hit someone, Chen Cheng twisted his body in midair and stretched out both hands, preparing to