Chapter 243: Kidnapping

The sleeping quarters gradually became quiet, with only the sound of the Little Emperor's breathing remaining.

Su Xiao jumped out from the mezzanine of the ceiling, his whole person half-squatting on the ground silently, his long windbreaker draped on the floor.

Walking slowly in the room, Su Xiao stepped lightly onto that ten-meter-wide bed.

The Little Emperor was sleeping very soundly; he was too exhausted.

There must be guards outside the sleeping quarters, so he should kidnap the Little Emperor first.

Taking out a thumb-sized medicine bottle, Su Xiao placed it in front of the Little Emperor's nose and mouth, gently fanning the air with his palm.

Ten seconds later, the Little Emperor's head tilted to the side, and drool even flowed out.

This wasn't an anesthetic, but a super-strong sleeping pill. If this thing were drunk directly, let alone the Little Emperor, even an elephant would sleep to death.

Su Xiao didn't want to use anesthetics on the Little Emperor; this boy's body was too weak, and it would be troublesome if he "knelt" (died).

Carrying the Little Emperor, picking up a pile of clothes nearby, as well as the test tube by the pillow, Su Xiao arrived under the hole in the ceiling and jumped up onto the ceiling in one leap.

Carrying the Little Emperor to the roof of the sleeping quarters, Su Xiao ran quickly on the roof toward the pre-selected location.

It seemed kidnapping the Little Emperor was easy, but Su Xiao had used his Jaegers identity to pass the strictest checkpoint in the Imperial Palace.

If it weren't for the war breaking out in the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Palace would never have been so easy to sneak into.

A general was permanently stationed in the Imperial Palace, named General Budo.

General Budo's strength was second only to Esdeath. The two had never officially fought, but it was at most a 4-6 split—General Budo 4, Esdeath 6. This showed the strength of this general.

General Budo had a rigid personality, commanded the Imperial Guard, and served the Empire wholeheartedly. Even toward the Prime Minister, he was not polite, and was called an "old stubborn" by Esdeath and the Prime Minister.

The rigid General Budo had always followed ancestral teachings, believing that military generals could not interfere in state affairs, which was why he left the actions of the Prime Minister and Esdeath alone.

General Budo was a Teigu user. His Teigu was 【Adramelech】, the "Thunder God's Rage." Like Esdeath's Teigu, this was an elemental Teigu that could manipulate lightning.

If General Budo were in the Imperial Palace, the area around the Little Emperor's sleeping quarters would be filled with electrostatic nets, and sneaking in secretly would be a dream.

Now General Budo had rushed to the front line on the walls of the Imperial Capital.

This was also the reason why Su Xiao had delayed sneaking into the Imperial Palace. He didn't know where the Night Raid contractors were, and the Imperial Capital faction's contractors were all under General Budo.

Now that General Budo had personally arrived at the front line, those contractors had also bitten the bullet and gone to the front line.

Of course, contractors wouldn't stay honestly on the front line, but it would take time to return to the Imperial Palace.

Su Xiao arrived at a deserted location and entered a vacant hall used to store worthless sundries, which didn't require anyone to guard it.

Finding a broken oil lamp and lighting it, Su Xiao triggered the spool on his left wrist, releasing two meters of the Boundary Breaking Thread.

Wrapping the Boundary Breaking Thread around the Little Emperor's neck, this way Su Xiao could cut off the Little Emperor's head at any time.

Su Xiao pinched the Little Emperor's philtrum hard. The Little Emperor groaned a few times, his eyelids twitched for a while, and then he opened them.

"Hmm? Where is this?"

The Little Emperor looked around in confusion.

"Where is the activation key for the Supreme Teigu?"

Su Xiao stood in the darkness, the dim oil lamp illuminating his eyes, and those pitch-black eyes were very conspicuous in the darkness.

"Who are you... You thief, how dare you."

The Little Emperor immediately realized what had happened. Just as he was about to shout, he felt a slight stinging pain on his neck.

"Keep shouting. If you shout once, I'll chop off one of your fingers. If your fingers aren't enough, I'll use your toes."

The Little Emperor struggled in his heart for a while, but ultimately didn't choose to shout. The sharp feeling on his neck made the Little Emperor understand that his head could move house at any time.

"Thief, even if you get the activation key for the Supreme Teigu, it's useless. I can give you money, disappear from my sight immediately."

Although the Little Emperor was faint, he naturally had some imperial aura from being worshipped for years, but he was a bit of a soft persimmon in front of the Prime Minister and Esdeath.

"Money? Heh~, the 'money' I want, you can't give. You like women very much, right? Take me to get the activation key for the Supreme Teigu, otherwise, you won't be interested in women in the future."

Su Xiao took out a dagger. Time was tight, and he didn't have time to torture the Little Emperor mentally, so direct threats were more effective.

"Wait, I promise you, don't... don't come near me."

The Little Emperor subconsciously backed away, but the stinging pain came from his neck again.

The Boundary Breaking Thread was tied to the Little Emperor's neck, and the other end was connected to the spool on Su Xiao's wrist. This situation looked a bit like walking a dog.

"Put on your formal attire and lead the way in front."

Su Xiao threw the Little Emperor's clothes toward him. Walking in the Imperial Palace in pajamas would arouse suspicion.

"When you see guards, you can choose to call for help. At that time, I will kill you and then escape the guards' pursuit."

The Little Emperor, who was putting on his clothes, had some disdain in his eyes. He planned to call for help as soon as he saw powerful guards later.

With his clothes neatly dressed, the Little Emperor was in front and Su Xiao was behind, the two walking out of the hall one after another.

The Boundary Breaking Thread was very hard to detect; at this moment, Su Xiao looked like the Little Emperor's guard.

Walking out of the hall, the moonlight shone on Su Xiao's face. The Little Emperor turned his head and his body stiffened.

"You are General Esdeath's subordinate, why do you want to do this?"

The Little Emperor had some despair in his eyes. He had seen Su Xiao's skills; the other party wasn't bragging just now. After killing him, the other party had the ability to escape.

"Don't talk nonsense. You just need to take me to find the activation key for the Supreme Teigu. After I get the key, I will spare your life."

Su Xiao looked at the Little Emperor with a smile. He finally didn't have to pretend to be that damn Anbu member and didn't have to pretend to be a "poker face" anymore.

"O... Okay."

The Little Emperor was obviously a bit more honest.

"By the way, a reminder: if you don't listen, after killing you, I will go kill the Prime Minister by the way."

The Little Emperor was obviously poked in his sore spot; the Prime Minister was the person closest to him.

What a simple boy to the point of being pathetic.

"I'll give you the activation key for the Supreme Teigu, you cannot hurt the Prime Minister, and you must let me go."

The Little Emperor gritted his teeth. Under the moonlight, the Little Emperor's face began to look fierce.

The reason the Little Emperor agreed so readily to go get the activation key for the Supreme Teigu was because activating the Supreme Teigu required the imperial bloodline. Even if an outsider got the key, it was useless. As long as one or two years were spent, that key could be remade. The key wasn't the key; the Supreme Teigu itself was impossible to replicate.

"That's right, don't waste time, go!"

The Little Emperor walked forward reluctantly. The location was the central area of the Imperial Palace, and the activation key for the Supreme Teigu was near the Supreme Teigu.

The so-called Supreme Teigu was actually somewhat similar to a super-large robot, with an overall height of over a hundred meters.

The Supreme Teigu couldn't move and was usually hidden in the Imperial Palace, with a small part underground. After members of the imperial family activated the Supreme Teigu, the Supreme Teigu would break out of the ground from under the Imperial Palace.

The immobile Supreme Teigu was like a large cannon, capable of firing extremely powerful lasers. The range of the lasers covered the entire Imperial Capital, and that kind of powerful laser could level the Imperial Capital to the ground in five minutes.

The Supreme Teigu was the pinnacle of the Empire's alchemy technology. The Empire's alchemy technology had once been exceptionally prosperous, but later disappeared for unknown reasons. ===== CHAPTER 244 =====