Chapter 852 Black Widow Spider
Archer and Nala left the area of the first bank before targeting the remaining three. As the city was in chaos, the couple stood outside their second target, eyeing it with greedy eyes as the city around them was lit like a Christmas tree, thanks to the mana alarms blaring in the distance.
He noticed hundreds of soldiers rushing around, looking for the thieves who were about to rob another. Once done with their preparations, the couple ran into and dealt with the guards as Archer sucked up every vault full of treasure using his strength and magic.
The two cleared that; they moved on to the remaining ones and robbed the church blind before returning to the tent. On their way back, the couple made love a few times, causing Nala to become tired and forcing Archer to carry her back.
When they approached the campsite, Archer noticed it was empty except for their tent. Confused, he entered their tent to find Lucrezia relaxing on a sofa while eating meat. As the mosasaur girl spotted them, she smiled and jumped up, greeting them, ''Hello, you two. How was the shopping?''
He chuckled, ''It was fruitful. My Item Box contains uncountable treasures, and the Church of Light is in chaos.''
Nala agreed with a nod before Lucrezia explained, ''Natalia came to the tent and said that the caravan was headed for the city and suggested we meet them there.''
Archer shrugged, ''What did you say about us two?''
''That you were having sex,'' the mosasaur girl responded. ''Her face went bright red, but she wished us well before leaving.''
He laughed while pulling out some cooked meat and gave it to the two girls before relaxing. Archer used Mana Manipulation to set alarms around their camp to alert them to intruders sneaking up on them.
The three started to relax as Archer fell asleep, but he woke up in the middle of the night. He opened his eyes only to spot Nala moving her hips in a circular motion, causing a wave of pleasure to wash over him.
He soon joined in, and the two made love into the early hours until falling asleep on the comfortable sofa. Archer was woken up by the mana alarms, which caused him to use Aura Detector to scan the people.
Archer soon discovered that one hundred soldiers were causing him to warn the girls who activated their disguises. Thanks to intelligent thinking, the rings looked like wedding bands. After that, he walked out in only a pair of pants, which would throw them off.
A warm breeze washed over him when the morning sun hit his skin. Archer noticed a man in fancy-looking knight armor. He saw the man was confused but spoke, ''Hello traveler, I'm Rico, commander of the Lumina Sancta Guard; we are searching for two dangerous criminals who were spotted fleeing through this area.''
When Archer heard the man, he nodded while feigning, ''We haven't seen anyone since Lady Natalia Volkovitch left for the city after the chaos erupted.''
He watched Rico's eyes widen, ''Was the Lady here? What were you doing with her?''
''She hired us to escort her to Celestia City due to her guards being attacked by the Swarm,'' Archer explained.
The commander nodded, ''Do you mind if we stick around until we get confirmation?''
''How will you do that? She's already gone,'' Archer replied.
Rico turned to another man and ordered, ''Send a rider to find the lady so we can confirm this young man's story.''
''Yes Sir,'' the soldier replied.
Jeremiah knew what this meant and that the Draconian invasion would have to wait, as the boy had taken enough to dent the empire's coffers. While thinking about that, Emperor Anatoly Volkovitch slammed open the door.
The Novgorodian barked, ''Why have you let him steal from you again, Jeremiah! You know we needed those funds to pay for our war.''
He sighed, ''I know, but I have a way to fix it; we have to invade Avidia and take their wealth before Draconia can be dealt with,'' Jeremiah explained.
''No, we must deal with that lizard before his realm strengthens. They took out dozens of my ships and wiped out an expedition army when they tried to take an island to Draconia's north, but the boy intercepted them,'' Anatoly replied, sitting down.
Jeremiah nodded, ''That bandit isn't a king; he's a hooligan; he emptied eight banks of everything. We need a new way of storing our wealth before the dragon steals it all again.''
Anatoly agreed but changed the subject, ''Have you spoken to that woman anymore?''
''No, she hasn't shown herself since giving us the poison to deal with the boy,'' Jeremiah revealed. ''But any chance we've had to use it, he flees just in time.''
''How about we get a beautiful woman to attack him?'' I heard he is a lecherous playboy.'' Anatoly suggested.
Jeremiah nodded, ''I could use my granddaughter Sofia, she's a skilled assassin, or your daughter Yevdokiya.''
''No, we won't use the girls,'' the emperor rejected the idea. ''He will charm the two of them even if Yevdokiya hates him.''
''Unfortunately, you're correct,'' Jeremiah spoke as his advisor rushed into the room with a pale face.
When seeing his advisor, Jeremiah snapped, ''What is wrong, Steven?''
''The three Demi-Gods that were chasing the boy have been killed,'' the nervous man revealed. ''Their Lifestones went dark.''
''What?'' Anatoly said in shock.
Jeremiah didn't know how to react but mumbled, ''Does he have protection? This could be bad.''
While that happened, his wife Natalia walked into the room with a smile on her pretty face as she greeted the emperor: ''Hello Anatoly, how is Anastassia? Is she still studying her books?''
''Yes Nat, I can't get her out the lab, but that's not helped when mother always shoos me away like a lost puppy,'' Anatoly replied with a fed-up expression.
Natalia giggled, ''Cathrine is very intense; I feel sorry for any man she sets her sight on.''
''What?'' Anatoly looked confused. ''That woman used my father to have children and got an heir before she killed him; I could swear she was a Black Widow Spider at times.''
Jeremiah looked horrified but Natalia smiled, ''Who knows little Anatoly?''