"What do we do now?"
Aux was distressed by his current predicament.
To thoroughly investigate the cause, the most important thing was to find Levy and the other two.
But he couldn't find them now… "Enchantment Magic: Invisibility!"
Ding! Detected the use of Enchantment Magic. Infinite Addition has been upgraded to: Invisibility Lv. MAX.
Ultimately, he still had to enter the city.
This time, Aux decided to go directly to the client and first inquire if Levy and the other two had looked for him.
If they had, then there might be some clues.
It was possible that the anomaly was related to that commission, or even that all of this was its doing.
Aux applied Invisibility to himself.
Then he re-entered the town and walked towards the location the client had agreed upon.
Aux had read the contents of that commission.
It required help translating a letter, and the script of that letter was an ancient, rare language.
Since it was an ancient item, it made sense for it to possess some unknown ability.
Inside the town.
The soldiers were still searching the streets and alleys for the fugitive; they hadn't noticed Aux climbing over the wall to leave.
Relying on the characteristics of Invisibility.
Aux walked down the street unnoticed; before coming, he had been quite worried that even he, in his invisible state, would be discovered.
As he was walking forward along the street, he suddenly heard a noisy commotion from one side.
He looked over and was stunned.
There, he saw a purple-haired, golden-eyed young man running, casually snatching fruit from a street stall.
It was him!
That guy impersonating Aux, daring to pop out in broad daylight to steal things.
And so brazenly!
Seeking death!
Aux gritted his teeth in anger, and without another word, he took off running after him.
Clatter, clatter, clatter… The soldiers were also cornering him, and Aux continued his pursuit.
Thus, the town was thrown into an uproar.
But the imposter was very familiar with the area, and he managed to evade capture for two hours straight.
"If I didn't want to figure this out, I would've gotten rid of you long ago," Aux gritted his teeth.
It wasn't difficult to catch the imposter, but he wanted to investigate deeper.
He would follow him to see if he could find Levy and the other two.
Two hours later.
The imposter circled around, managing to shake off all the soldiers, leaving only Aux still trailing him.
Just as he was about to reveal himself and inquire.
The imposter ahead stood there, then his body shattered into points of light and disappeared.
"Good thing I didn't just grab him…" Aux felt relieved.
This imposter wasn't human; he was something akin to a summoned creature or something else.
If he had grabbed him at the very beginning.
He might not have been able to follow him here.
Aux looked around; this was the location the client had agreed upon.
This indicated that the imposter was connected to the client.
Should he show himself and inquire?
Aux pondered for a few seconds, then immediately rejected his original plan.
What if the client was the real mastermind?
Then showing up like that would be a foolish mistake; it was better to remain hidden and observe first.
Having made up his mind.
Aux, still invisible, walked to the spot where the imposter had disappeared, observing the surrounding environment.
In front of him was a house resembling a villa.
It was enclosed by a perimeter wall, and the house stood quietly there.
There were other buildings around, all without exception having luxurious and high-end exteriors.
This area was likely a rich neighborhood.
Invisible, he jumped into the client's home, opened a ventilating window from one side, and climbed directly inside.
In the living room, he saw a family of three.
In front of them was a magic crystal ball the size of a watermelon, and at this moment, the scene in the crystal ball was the entire town.
"Ho ho ho… that magic is indeed powerful…"
The middle-aged man laughed as he looked at the crystal ball.
"Who says it isn't? We can completely use an outsider's identity to gain benefits for ourselves."
The middle-aged woman's eyes gleamed with greed as she thought of a more practical way to use it.
"Father, Mother, tomorrow it's my turn to control the puppet and cause a ruckus, right?"
Opposite the middle-aged parents was a young man.
He now wore a sickly smile, his eyes filled with intense ambition.
They were discussing the imposter's matter.
He could tell!
They must have obtained some ancient magic that allowed them to create imposters.
These past two days, they had been causing trouble.
So… where were Levy and the other two?
Aux pondered, then began to wander around, checking rooms one by one.
But he couldn't find anyone. Returning to the first floor, he found a clue in a display cabinet.
That display cabinet held various ornaments: vases, carvings, trophies, and so on.
At the bottom edge of a certain vase.
Aux discovered slight signs of wear; he gently pushed it but couldn't move it.
This indicated that the vase was a fixed object.
So, only twisting remained.
Considering that the family of three was still in the living room, Aux decided to wait for a bit.
He would act when the three of them were not home.
This wait.
Aux waited until evening; the family of three ate and played there but didn't sleep in that area.
In the evening, the three of them left.
When the house was empty, Aux, still invisible, rotated the vase.
Click, click, click… As expected.
The vase could indeed be rotated; as he twisted the bottle, the display cabinet retracted left and right.
A deep, downward path appeared.
Aux walked in without hesitation, descending the stairs.
He soon reached the bottom.
"What should we do? That family of three isn't going to kill us, are they?"
"I don't want to die yet; I haven't even become Levy's boyfriend."
"You two, stop wasting your breath yelling. Now, just pray we can stay alive until Aux finds us, or until the Guild sends someone else over."
His tense nerves finally relaxed.
Aux heard Levy and the other two talking; from the sound of it, it was very safe here now.
He looked around.
He found that this was a dungeon converted from a basement, containing various sundries or weapons; there were even dried bloodstains on a certain table.
It was possible that the family of three upstairs used it to imprison people.
"Are you all right?"
Confirming there were no outsiders, Aux reappeared.
"Aux!" "Wuwuwu…" "Aux!"
Levy and the other two suddenly looked up.
Upon seeing that it was Aux, they immediately cried out in excitement.
At this moment, the three of them looked sallow, with dark circles under their eyes, but otherwise, everything was fine.
"It's good that you're all okay."
Snap!
Aux crushed the locked iron chains with his bare hands, fully opening the cell door.
He noticed that the three of them still had magic-suppressing locks on their ankles.
"I'll look for the key first…"
Aux quickly searched the basement and soon found the key in a hidden corner.
Click~
He unlocked the three of them, and they were thus free.
"How did Aux find us?" Levy asked.
Aux replied, "I came here after finishing my work and found the entire town under martial law, with a wanted poster for Levy. I felt there might be some misunderstanding."
"The next morning, I found that I was also wanted, accused of theft and robbery in town last night. Later, I followed the imposter and found this place."
Aux briefly explained his experiences over the past two days.
Then he looked at them questioningly.
He wanted to get some information from Levy.
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