People in the Alliance, Time Management Master

Mu Bai frowned, and the hand gripping the axe handle unconsciously tightened.

He knew the other party meant no harm, but... there was no time for further explanation.

Why don't we use these two brothers to test the strength of their enhanced physical bodies...?

"Don't do this, buddy..." The guard felt an extremely brute force lifting the giant axe slowly upwards, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push it down.

"Your momentary recklessness could lead to immeasurable and tragic consequences..."

Seeing that things were not going well, another guard immediately surrounded them, his giant axe reflecting a chilling light under the blazing sun.

The tense atmosphere reached its peak at this moment.

Mu Bai's arm muscles bulged, ready to take down his opponent along with his axe in one fell swoop.

However, at that moment, a gentle, soothing voice emanated from within the Rune Hall, instantly extinguishing the three's competitive spirit:

"Please stop, please calm down."

This sentence seems to contain a magical power, striking straight to the heart.

Mu Bai felt his restless heart instantly calm down. He raised his head and looked towards the dimly lit entrance to the hall, where a graceful woman was slowly walking towards him.

Her long, silver-white hair was tied in a ponytail, and the pointed horns on her forehead and the long ears peeking out from the ends of her hair added a touch of liveliness to her. Her light purple skin did not look strange at all, but rather had a special kind of beauty.

This is also an "old acquaintance".

Soraka, the Starchild.

"Sir, is there anything urgent you need to report now?"

“Yes,” Mu Bai looked directly into the other person’s eyes, his attitude sincere, “about… runes. It may sound unbelievable, but it’s absolutely true.”

Soraka, holding her banana... oops, moon staff, pondered for a moment and nodded, "I understand, then come with me quickly."

The two guards glanced at Soraka, then at the low-ranking ordinary soldier in front of them, and let him pass without much hesitation.

The Starchild's reputation is extremely high throughout Bandle City; almost every frontline warrior has received her treatment. She has saved at least eight or ten thousand lives.

"Thank you, both of you." Mu Bai breathed a sigh of relief; it was certainly better than nothing that a dispute could have been avoided.

"You're thanking the wrong person, buddy." The guard shrugged. "Hurry up and go in, don't keep that beautiful lady waiting too long."

"of course."

Mu Bai smiled back, then quickly stepped forward to catch up with Soraka.

"Are you looking for Mr. Ryze?" Soraka asked as they walked. "Or are you looking for someone else? I can show you the way."

"Yes, find Ryze."

Mu Bai maintained a perfect pace, steadily following behind the other person at a distance of about one meter.

"Also... just call me by my name, my name is Mu Bai."

“Yes, Mr. Mu Bai, I’ll take you to Ryze’s workshop now.” Soraka nodded with a smile.

"Thank you, Miss Soraka."

Mu Bai couldn't see the other person's smile, only a slight upward curve of the corners of their mouth from the side, but he could imagine how sweet that smile was.

The two fell silent as they walked down the long, quiet corridor, the sound of their leather boots clattering on the floor clearly audible.

As Mu Bai gazed at that beautiful figure from behind, a wicked thought suddenly popped into his mind—

How about trying to use Stealth Omen on Soraka?

If you could steal any one of her four skills, you'd be hitting the jackpot...

Without hesitation, Mu Bai quietly raised his arm when Soraka wasn't paying attention, and his magic power immediately surged within him.

[The omen of theft was successfully used]

Nice! A 50% chance of success and a 50% chance of failure, looks like I'm not too unlucky.

[Target successfully stolen...]

Hmm? If it's not something from the system, then it can only be a target item or skill!

Skill! Skill! Skill!

[...Item: Soraka's blue and white striped panties *1]

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Chapter 4 Soraka: Hey, where are my panties?

Soraka stopped.

She suddenly felt a chill...

It's like... having a piece of underwear stolen...

A breeze could seep in through the gaps in the skirt, making my body very uncomfortable.

Not good.

This is very bad...

“Mu Bai…we…hurry up…” Soraka suddenly quickened her pace, not caring whether the other could keep up.

All she wanted to do now was get the person to Ryze as quickly as possible and then go home to change her clothes.

This is so strange!

"Ah, okay, no problem..." Mu Bai's eye twitched, and he quickened his pace. He knew very well why the other party was behaving so strangely.

The pair of panties that had mysteriously disappeared were now lying quietly in his pocket.

To be fair, he didn't have that kind of peculiar hobby, nor was he some kind of pervert; he had absolutely no interest in such things.

But... I can't just throw it away anywhere, can I? It would be embarrassing if someone found it...

I apologize, Ms. Soraka, please forgive my rudeness...

I really didn't mean to...

After passing through several long corridors and going around several downward staircases, the two finally arrived at their destination without exchanging a single word.

"We've arrived. This is Ryze's workspace... I... I have something to attend to, so I'll be going now. See you later..."

Soraka's cheeks were flushed, her gait was extremely unnatural, and her voice unconsciously became low and soft.

She has never been good at hiding her thoughts.

"Okay, see you later." In comparison, Mu Bai was clearly much calmer.

Although he was actually the culprit.

Having received the answer she wanted, Soraka didn't linger at all, and quickly left, fidgeting as if afraid of being discovered to be in a vacuum.

Mu Bai also breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, they weren't discovered, otherwise even if they jumped into Tahm Kench's stomach, they wouldn't be able to get rid of it...

After calming himself down a bit, Mu Bai knocked on the door.

"Please come in." An old voice immediately came from inside.

Immediately afterwards, the heavy door opened by itself, and a fantastical scene came into Mu Bai's view.

The most eye-catching feature is the four giant crystals suspended in the center of the room. The four crystals are different in color, shape and pattern, symbolizing four runes with completely different attributes.

Those four legendary world runes, said to contain boundless energy, are sealed within these four magic-suppressing crystals before us.

The floor is also engraved with countless profound magical runes to ensure that users are not bewitched while absorbing the energy of the runes.

The moment Mu Bai stepped into the house, he felt the runes within his body begin to stir—the world runes were attracting each other.

Fortunately, this unrest has not exceeded the controllable range and will not cause any adverse effects in the short term.

"Who are you?" The aged voice rang out again.

Mu Bai rubbed his chest and looked toward the source of the sound, where he saw an old man standing next to the magic-suppressing crystal, curiously looking at him.

He is not Ryze.

That messy hair and that huge beard that almost reached his chest...

Kiran?

“You look unfamiliar… Are you Ryze’s new assistant?” Zilean said. “You’re really young. You’d better watch out for the runes and don’t stay here too long.”

Beware of runes?

Um... You might not believe it, but I just merged with a rune...

“No, I’m not Ryze’s assistant.” Mu Bai waved his hand. “I’m here to see Ryze. I have something important to report—about runes.”

"Rune?"

Kieran stroked his beard in confusion, then turned to look at the four magic-suppressing crystals.

The surface is as good as new, with not even a crack visible.

The symbols carved on it are completely normal and do not look problematic at all.

"The runes are fine. Ryze just teleported away and probably won't be back for a while. Is there anything else?"

“Alright…” Mu Bai pondered for a moment and decided to pass on what he wanted to say to Ryze to Zilean.

Since Ryze entrusted the runes to Zilean, Zilean must also be quite knowledgeable about runes.

"What I'm talking about isn't these four world runes, but... the lost fifth one."

Upon hearing this, Kieran's breathing became rapid. This was a matter of utmost importance.

"You mean... you have clues to the fifth World Rune?"

“No.” Mu Bai shook his head and continued, “What I mean is, the fifth rune is with me.”

“…” Kieran was completely stunned.