78: Chapter 78 To get promoted, you have to pull off a big heist!

Of course, translated into human language, this title means: a freelance temp worker responsible for petty theft and gathering daily necessities for that cult organization hidden in the shadows.

Squatting in the middle was a rotund fatty whose belly was stretching his night-suit to the point of bursting.

He was the captain of this task force, codenamed "Tian Peng."

He was the only Awakened one among the three, possessing the Supernatural Ability "Big Stomach." In reality, it just meant he had an exceptionally large appetite and could store things in his stomach via spatial folding like a hamster, though the capacity was limited.

The skinny guy on the left held a professional-looking lock-picking wire, his fingers long and nimble.

Codenamed "Tian Shou."

Although he hadn't awakened a Supernatural Ability, thanks to his ancestral lock-picking techniques and the hand speed he'd honed from thirty years of being single, he was quite well-known in the industry.

The one on the right, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and holding binoculars, was the team's scout.

Codenamed "Tian Yan."

He also had no Supernatural Ability; it was purely because his glasses had a high prescription, allowing him to see things more clearly.

At this moment, the fatty Tian Peng lowered his voice and said with a serious tone:

"Brothers, perk up!"

"The higher-ups have already spoken; we only need one hundred more performance points to become full-time!"

"Once we become full-time, we can become official members of the Wusheng Divine Sect. Then we'll be living the high life and won't have to steal rice ever again!"

The skinny Tian Shou toyed with the wire in his hand, his face bitter:

"Big Brother, but it seems like this school has been checking things quite strictly lately."

"If we commit a crime when things are so tense, won't we be walking right into the line of fire?"

Tian Peng let out a disdainful snort, pulled an unfinished steamed bun from his bosom, and took a bite:

"Screw that! Number Two, have you forgotten the signature skill we learned when we joined the sect?"

"We have the true transmission of the Wusheng Divine Sect, the 'Sage Remains Unseen'! Although we're still temp workers and have only learned the basics, it's still a divine skill!"

Tian Peng looked proud, gesturing with his chubby fingers:

"As long as we activate this technique and retract our aura, those security guards patrolling the school won't be able to find us at all, unless they specifically use a magnifying glass and crawl on the ground to look!"

Saying this, he pointed at the towering walls and the flashing police lights, complaining with a face full of disdain:

"Don't look at how the school's alarms have been blaring for the past few days, or how it seems like there's a guard every five steps and a sentry every ten; it's all just for show! It's only meant to scare off ordinary petty thieves with no skills and no background."

"In front of high-end technical talents like us who have mastered core stealth technology, this so-called tight security is just a paper lantern; one poke and it breaks!"

"We can enter and leave whenever we want!"

Tian Peng patted his round belly and began his pre-battle mobilization:

"Remember last week? I, by myself, infiltrated this school's cafeteria warehouse and managed to steal three hundred catties of rice and fifty barrels of soybean oil right in the blind spot of the surveillance cameras!"

"What a display of style that was! To this day, the school still hasn't figured out who did it!"

Beside him, Tian Shou got excited and chuckled:

"That's true, our technique is beyond reproach."

"Last time I passed by the guard room, I saw Old Man Wang's big yellow dog looked quite smart, so I just casually led it away."

"Now that dog is doing a great job guarding the door at our hideout; it has a much brighter future than it did under that old man!"

Tian Yan, who had been observing with the binoculars, chimed in:

"Yes, yes, yes! This is what we call robbing the rich to help the poor! Although we are poor, we have ambition!"

"But Big Brother, that dog has been eating a bit too much lately. The rice we stole is almost not enough for it to devour."

Upon hearing this, Tian Peng felt a pang of heartache:

"Damn it, if I'd known, I wouldn't have raised a dog."

"So, tonight's goal is very clear!"

"To become full-time, we must pull off something big! We must steal some truly valuable cultivation resources!"

In Tian Peng's small eyes, squeezed into slits by his fat, a greedy light flickered:

"I've found out clearly!"

"There are plenty of treasures in this Magic City Martial Arts University! There's a Spirit Pool in Class A, and the Principal keeps a Spirit Beast turtle in his backyard!"

"Tonight, let's see if we can get some medicinal pills or swipe some heavenly materials and earthly treasures!"

"Move out!"

The trio looked at each other, their eyes burning with the desire to become full-time.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Although the posture was extremely ungraceful—Tian Peng had been shoved over the wall with the other two supporting his buttocks—they had managed to successfully climb into the campus of Magic City Martial Arts University.

...

However.

What these three idiots didn't know was...

In a dense bush less than fifty meters from where they climbed over the wall...

A pair of eyes, bloodshot and filled with anger, hatred, and the dark circles brought on by pulling an all-nighter, were staring fixedly at them.

That was the Principal of Magic City Martial Arts University, the Tier 5 Grandmaster, Principal Pang Ban.

Principal Pang had been squatting there for two days and two nights.

Ever since his precious "Old Xuan" had its shell stripped by that damned Faceless Man and turned into a bare-bottomed little turtle, Principal Pang's mental state had completely collapsed.

He swore that if he didn't catch this thief, he wouldn't go back to his office to use the air conditioning!

To avoid alerting the enemy, he had even restrained his entire aura, holding a brick in his hand, lurking in the shadows like an old hunter.

He didn't even use his divine sense to scan, instead adopting the most primitive hunting method: camping in the bushes!

Because he figured that since that Faceless Man could avoid all surveillance, he must have a way to block perception; only the naked eye was the most reliable!

Unexpectedly, heaven does not disappoint those who are determined; he actually managed to catch them!

Moreover, listening to the conversation of these three people...

The amount of information was huge!

Principal Pang crouched in the bushes, the hand holding the brick tightening suddenly, his knuckles turning white.

The rage in his heart erupted like a volcanic explosion.

"Finally..."

"I've finally waited for you!"

"Good... very good!"

"So it was you who stole the rice and oil that went missing from the cafeteria!"

"So it was also you who stole the big yellow dog that Guard Old Wang has been crying about for days!"

"Stealing rice... stealing oil... and even stealing a dog!"

"Case solved! The case is solved!"

"These people must be a vicious criminal gang that has been lurking around our school for a long time, organized, premeditated, and not even sparing a single needle or thread!"

A terrifying picture instantly formed in Principal Pang Ban's mind:

This group of people was insatiably greedy!

From the Spirit Pool turtle down to the rice and the guard dog, they were implementing a "scorched-earth policy"!

"That Faceless Man from that night... must definitely be this gang's ace thug!"

"Or perhaps their leader!"

"Good! Very good! Since the small fry are here, I will follow the vine to find the melon and drag out the big one too!"

Principal Pang Ban resisted the urge to rush out and slap them to death immediately, deciding to cast a long line to catch a big fish, to see what other wicked deeds these three guys were going to commit tonight.

...

On the other side.

The logistics trio of the Wusheng Divine Sect, relying on their unique stealth techniques, successfully sneaked into the teaching area of Class A.