Chapter 1173: 366. Gone without a trace_2
Jay Spade’s eyes shimmered with a hint of greed and obsession, like an old lecher stealing a tryst with his lover in the night.
He lifted his hand, his expression dazed as he caressed the edges of the gem box with his palm, gently rubbing the surface like it was a lover’s skin.
These actions and expressions were clearly observed by Paisi Dingda, who was also aware that Jay Spade would detect him watching.
Both were within the sensing range of the other.
Yet even so, Jay Spade’s infatuation with the gems continued to surge within the warehouse, a clear testament to his desperate yearning for treasure.
Paisi Dingda frowned, unsure why Jay Spade, an Eighth-Circle Light Wizard, would behave this way.
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Acting out one’s inner desires within the sensory range of another was clearly unbecoming, especially considering that Jay Spade was the manager here.
“Ahem,” Paisi Dingda cleared his throat, slightly raising his voice to ensure Jay Spade next door would hear.
Jay Spade’s body trembled slightly, his eyes clearing a bit as if waking from a deep dream.
He withdrew his hand and nervously glanced at the wall, his gaze swept over Paisi Dingda’s position before he turned and left without lingering, looking every bit like a thief caught in the act.
After he left, the warehouse’s guardian magic circle and alarm matrix were reactivated, protecting the central gem box.
“Click, click, click…”
The sound of machinery whirred from inside the door as the magical machinery lock sealed the room.
Both sides of the door, inside and out, were thus separated.
Jay Spade returned to his office, his eyes suddenly ferocious, veins on his forehead bulging, and his expression twisted.
His teeth clenched, an angry voice burst through the gaps in his teeth:
“Get out, you bastard, what did you do with my body?!!”
A completely transparent figure stood in front of Jay Spade, yet he was completely unaware of its presence.
The figure lifted an arm, brushed past Jay Spade’s waist, and took away an object of immeasurable value. Then, it whistled softly, turning into a breeze and slipping through a crack in the window.
Jay Spade vaguely detected something significant happening around him.
His expression grew more twisted.
About a minute ago, he was just about to start his meditation today when he found his body controlled by an unknown presence.
He watched, wide-eyed, as he walked out of his office, went next door, opened the warehouse’s great gate, disabled the alarm, and caressed the metallic gem box like a lecher.
It was only after hearing Paisi Dingda’s cough that the control over him weakened, allowing him to return to his office and curse the sneaky invader.
Intuition warned him that whatever the intruder’s intent, they had succeeded in their endeavor.
But yet, Jay Spade’s body still couldn’t move.
What frightened Jay Spade the most wasn’t this, but the fact he hadn’t been aware of the intruder’s existence from beginning to end.
Whether it was the defensive arrays in the room, the magic alarm, the magic energy detector, or his own spiritual ocean, none had alerted him.
What kind of enemy was this?!
What level of wizard, what realm of magic could achieve such a feat?
And with such a being in this room, what had they done using his body?!
As Jay Spade struggled to regain control of his body, Paisi Dingda, lying in bed, suddenly opened his eyes full of disbelief!
He shot up, his eyes heavy with seriousness.
He threw on his coat as fast as he could, then pulled open his door and went to the warehouse door next door, his expression as somber as still water.
“Jay Spade!! What have you done!! Where is the gem box!!”
Paisi Dingda roared in anger, turned, and stormed toward Jay Spade’s office, swinging his fists, pounding on the other’s door.
“Ding-dong-ling————”
Paisi Dingda’s actions successfully triggered the alarm matrix in the stronghold.
Dozens of magic servants filled with pure light magic charged at Paisi Dingda but were blocked by the metal wall he conjured.
The night shift Light Wizards also arrived immediately, staring dumbfounded at the Metal System Wizard at their superior’s door.
Their fists had turned into metal drills, emitting cold light, and were now wildly boring holes on the door at high speed and frequency.
“Your Excellency! Calm down!”
“Calm down, Your Excellency! What happened?”
“There must be some misunderstanding! Calm down, Your Excellency!”
The Light Wizards shouted as they rushed forward, trying to stop Paisi Dingda.
Just then, with a loud bang, the office door was flung open from the inside, and the door slammed against the wall.
Jay Spade’s facial expression was incredibly fierce, his eyes filled with bloodshot rage, screaming from his throat:
“There’s an intruder!! Someone controlled me!!!”
Paisi Dingda and the surrounding Light Wizards were all taken aback.
Jay Spade turned into a luminous streak, pushed through the crowd to the warehouse door, and reached for his key ring at his waist to unlock the door.
But he found nothing there.
The keys that had been hanging at his waist had disappeared without a trace.
Gone with the keys was the gem box in the warehouse.
The encrypted gem box, guarded by layers of guardian magic circles and alarm matrices, had vanished without leaving the slightest trace in the awareness of Jay Spade, Paisi Dingda, and a host of Light Wizards. noveldrama