Chapter 242: Operation Wolf Slayer. (Part 30)
Rose stared at the glass display and the white scythe resting inside it. Though she was told to get it right away, doing so was easier said than done. They never got to examine the alarm system in the display cases, after all, and there was no time to do so with how little time she had. Ghost mode should make it so none of the sensors detect her actions, but if there were any that weren’t connected to the mansion’s network, there was no way her actions would go unnoticed.
’Need to get the red jian, too...’
Glancing at the hidden door, Rose braced herself then moved. She kept to the floor, moving quickly without making any sounds. Once beside the display case of her desired target, he took one of the rings on her fingers and fiddled with it a little, removing the diamond decorating it.
’Here goes nothing...’
Her hand remained steady despite how nervous she was. Reaching out and pressing the small, fingertip-sized diamond against the surface of the glass, then quickly moving it around, drawing a circle. The diamond was a special tool with one sharp end created specifically for similar purposes.
Once the circle was carved into the case, all she had to do was give it a slight push and the circular part popped off cleanly. Thankfully, the glass itself was of a simple kind. Glancing at the secret door once more, then at the entrance to the collection room, Rose took a deep breath then reached through the hole in the display case.
Her heart was pounding violently, threatening to break her ribcage. In the end, her fear of the room going red the instant her fingers touched the artifact turned out to be unwarranted. She simply grasped and pulled it out of the display case, and nothing seemed to happen.
Once it was in her hands, Rose couldn’t help but stare at the scythe. The white, jade-like blade had a gentle curve that seemed strangely mesmerizing, and the dark blue crystal from which the handle was carved competed for one’s attention. Strangely enough, despite being centuries old, the blade looked brand new, as if it had just been removed from the artisan’s workshop.
Rose recalled what the rich scion had told them about the Moon Dagger, and for a moment there, she was tempted to cut herself and see what happened. Of course, she wasn’t about to do so, at least for now.
Reaching the case with the red jian proved to be as stressful as taking out the scythe, since it was on the other side of the secret door. Rose couldn’t resist stealing a glance as she passed by it, but there was nothing but darkness beyond the entrance.