That night.
Late at night, when all was quiet.
Just as Lan Qingyou and Albert were hunched over, engraving the final magic array.
Two unexpected guests arrived at the Hot Spring Villa.
Both were dressed in black and had their faces covered.
At a glance, they were clearly no decent sort.
"Is this the place?"
"Yeah. This is definitely the Hot Spring Villa they mentioned."
"According to the intelligence, both Title Holders are inside, and they're both alchemists."
"Alchemists, huh? It's ridiculously easy to fool people like that."
The two stopped when they reached the villa.
After observing the situation inside,
they began to discuss their plan.
They made their way around the villa, then leaped over the wall and slipped inside with ease.
As soon as they landed,
their figures vanished without a trace.
This was Stealth.
It was a type of magic commonly used by people in professions such as Thief, Assassin, and Scout.
No... It would be more accurate to say that people who learned this magic tended to take up those professions.
From their Stealth and movements, it was clear the two were among the best in their line of work.
And they had only one reason for coming here...
"Found them?"
"Found them, but there are people inside. Those two alchemists are still in there."
"Damn it. I hate alchemists who stay up all night instead of sleeping."
Because of their professions,
the two sometimes encountered people who stayed up to work on their research.
They were already used to this sort of thing.
So when they realized neither of their targets was asleep, they simply stayed hidden.
However...
They remained hidden for a full three days.
In all that time, Albert only went to sleep because he was injured and couldn't hold out any