Ranking System

"Mayor!!! Huge news!!! There's a madman in town!!! He's robbing all the ranking shops!!!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY???"

The mayor of the town couldn't believe what he was hearing. Ranking shops were the foundation of the town's income. Not only were they the town's primary income sources, but they were also kind of an armory.

If an issue of an attack were to arise, the shopkeepers had signed a geass that allowed the city guards to borrow these artifacts if a crisis were to arrive.

Now that these ranking shops were being robbed, this would be a significant blow to their financial and military power.

"CALL FOR ALL THE GUARDS AND APPREHEND THE THIEF!!! IF NECESSARY!!! KILL HIM!!!"

"Yes!!!"

The mayor's assistant called in for all the guards. With the guards seeing that everyone was ordered to come, it must be a major crisis.

"A robber has been attacking all the ranking shops in town! The mayor has ordered you all to capture this thief at once! If you do capture it, you will get a hefty pay!!!"

Most of the knights were confused why they were all ordered to catch a thief all at once when most people could do it in groups.

Those who knew how dire the situation was had their eyes narrowed. If they knew how this town worked a little, they would know what it meant if all these shops were broken into.

"What are you all standing here for? Go!"

Hearing the mayor's assistant yell, all the knights got to work. About five thousand knights were deployed for this capture. That meant stopping Eric at all costs was a must.

On the other hand, Eric had robbed all the shops. The last step was removing the mayor and reigning tyranny into this little town.

Thirty. That was the multiplier that he had powered up from his previous body. An increase of thirty times was something that no one should scoff at. And to make it worse, he obtained a skill during his heist.

Eric learned many things within these hours. One of these things he learned was how to sense a person's presence.

He felt a wave of men heading toward his direction. Eric had thought of a plan. He didn't need to have a confrontation with these knights.

Fortunately, he had managed to lock onto the army early, and with enough time to prepare, he disguised himself as a pedestrian.

"Have you seen any thieves around town?"

A knight had come to Eric and had asked him a question. With how many knights there were, one would have to question him eventually.

"Thieves? I heard from rumors there was one thief from the east. I'm not exactly sure where, but you should be able to get more information there."

As the thief, Eric used this information against them. He didn't want to cause direct mayhem yet.

"Thanks for doing your service as a civilian."

With some lead, the guard went into the west. Eric was going to tell the knight that he had gone in the wrong direction. He didn't expect the knight to be directionally challenged. Going to the mayor's building, Eric had been questioned at least twice on the way.

"HALT! This is the mayor's residence. What business do you have with the mayor?"

"A thief!!! I know where he is hiding!!!"

Before the guard could question Eric, the mayor had made his appearance out of his house.

"Mayor!"

The guard saluted him as he appeared before him. Eric narrowed his eyes and tried to observe the mayor.

"So you're the thief."

At a glance, the mayor already knew that Eric was the thief. A quick slash with a trident was aimed at the neck, quickly decapitating Eric instantly.

The guard was shocked to realize that the man in front of him was the thief they had all been looking for.

"Sorry for my incompetence!"

"You wouldn't expect the thief to come to my residence. The only reason I could notice him was because of his smell."

"He had taken too many drugs from the ranking store."

The guard showed admiration for the mayor. As for the decapitated Eric, his headless body made a sneaky move and aimed at the mayor's heart when he least expected it to happen.

"MAYOR!!!"

"I didn't think that this old man would be so heartless. I guess people die the same way as how they act."

Eric reattached his head and smiled upon seeing the mayor's death. His first goal was done from their meeting alone. Now that the highest authority was gone, it was time for him to take over.

"Guard. You either work for me or die. Choose an option now."

"DIE!!! YOU MONSTER!!!"

"Wrong choice."

Refusing to work for Eric, the guard had his right arm severed after his arm was a finishing blow to his torso.

Some of the guards that were out had returned and saw the sight of two dead bodies. They were terrified to see that the mayor was killed without much resistance.

"Hello. I'm Eric, and I will be the new mayor of this town. It's nice to meet you all."

The guards gave Eric a wary look. Those who liked the mayor had their weapon aimed at Eric, the proclaimed mayor.

"Attacking the new mayor? I will have your families executed for this treason."

Showing his power to these offenders, Eric slashes the person with a shield. He sliced the shield better with his sword and penetrated it, killing him without much effort.

"Those who would like their family killed, come forward. I would like to see my new house."

The knights that were thinking about their families couldn't bring themselves to avenge the previous mayor. Eric was someone they couldn't take on. Fighting him would only bring harm to them.

"Very well. Whoever kills this dead man's family will be offered an artifact."

That was a cruel sentence, but it wasn't mandatory for them to do so. But those who were blinded by greed would obviously do it.

"Spread the news of Eric Deleon being the new mayor. I'm going to take a nap."

At the end of the day, power was what ate the weak. No one could resist Eric's might. All they could do was listen to his command.