Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

This is the first major disagreement among the Phantom Thieves since their inception.

If you go there with the purpose of exploring the secret treasure, this will undoubtedly be a failure.

Henshaw's palace is not so much a palace as it is in his inner world. Just like Tim before him, he knows that he is in his inner world and firmly believes that if he is strong, then he is strong. This is that world the rule of.

Even if there were more Lucas and Harry, it would be difficult to take advantage of Henshaw. Part of it was that Henshaw thought of himself as strong, and part of it was that the palace was set in the universe.

After returning to reality dejectedly, the Phantom Thieves held another meeting. Everyone had nothing to do with Henshaw. In such a helpless situation, everyone's eyes turned to the leader Lucas.

"I think..." Lucas's thoughts were still on the man who suddenly appeared in Henshaw Hall. The man's appearance seemed to have some impact on his thinking.

"It's better to keep it simple and kill him." Lucas said indifferently.

As soon as Lucas' words came out, there was silence.

"……what?"

"This……"

Peter and Gwen from the good order camp were stunned.

"Lucas, are you kidding me?"

"This is a good idea." Mindy nodded seriously, "Even if you don't know what Henshaw is planning behind the scenes, he has killed so many people now..."

She glanced at Lucas and said, "But, Lucas, I hope I make this decision seriously. After all, murder is something like this..."

Ever since Mindy became the super-killer girl, she has never had any taboos about killing. Even though she was still ignorant, she was taught the art of killing by Big Daddy. Every attack is a killing move. After all, in the original Hell's Kitchen, there is no way to scare someone without killing someone. That group of gangsters.

But now, Mindy has decided to wash her hands of herself. Super Killer is no longer a gangster killer who disappears in the night, but a young hero in the eyes of the public.

But some concepts are not so easy to correct after all.

"Once you are stained with blood, you no longer have such respect for human life." She said.

Harry was silent, but such silence itself represented an attitude. Evil people should have evil consequences. When he repented of Norman, he considered it a righteous act of annihilation. This was part of the reason why he returned to New York before. Norman's time has come to an end.

Harry watched Norman take his last painful breath and sit for a long time in the room as the sun set.

There are too many unknown ingredients in the potions produced in the palace, and even if the laboratory does its best research, it has not made any significant progress.

Henshaw is now killing innocent citizens of Metropolis without any scruples. Even if he has to pay with his life to repay it, it is natural, but do they really want to do this? Take other people's lives with your own hands?

"No." Gwen came back to her senses first. She looked at Lucas sadly, "I know this may be the best way now, but who will do it then, Lucas?"

Lucas nodded slightly, "I am the leader, so of course I am the one to do it."

"I disagree!" Peter stood up, "We must have a better way. Things haven't reached this point yet."

Lucas sighed. Except for Mindy, everyone in the Phantom Thieves can be said to be out-and-out law-abiding citizens. They cannot bear the pressure of killing people.

Everyone's opposition was not only to avoid dirtying the Phantom Thieves' hands, but also because they didn't want Lucas to do such a thing.

Lucas understood this kindness, but... the problem was that he had no burden to begin with. He already had so much blood of innocent people on his hands, how could a mere evil person shake him.

But Lucas couldn't convince the others, and the meeting fell through.

Now Lucas is helpless, but also a little touched. Everyone has noticed his change...

"There's really nothing we can do about them, right Archipal?" Lucas said to himself.

But this time the boy who always came out to make sarcastic remarks did not appear.

"Archippard?"

Only Lucas' words echoed in the empty room.

"..."

He realized something.

What did that man who looked like a clown do to Archipald!

After losing Archipald's response, Lucas was unable to contact him, which caused intense uneasiness to Lucas.

"No...he'll be fine..." Lucas murmured, "I gotta...I gotta...right! Eagle!"

Usually Eagle summons Lucas to the Velvet Room, but now Lucas is trying to enter the Velvet Room on his own initiative.

He curled up on the bed and tried to get into the depths of his consciousness. Pieces of bloody memories passed by him, and he couldn't see them clearly.

Lucas didn't pay attention to these either. He was running hard towards the little light in the black spiritual world.

There were crazy murmurs and the rattling of chains in the darkness. Those were the deepest nightmares in his heart, but Lucas at this moment would not stop there.

He ran, leaving all that behind. It wasn't until the velvet room sounded in his ears that Lucas realized that he had returned to the original theater, but the layout here had long changed.

He stood on the black and white chessboard, with the black and white chess pieces facing each other on both sides of him, and Lucas stood in the center, with the huge chess piece statue staring at him silently, as if waiting for him to make a choice.

"You're here..." Eagle, who was sitting above the white chess piece, clasped his palms and stared at him condescendingly.

Standing on the dividing line, Lucas raised his head and looked at Him.

"Isn't it time to reveal your true identity now?"

Although Lucas is now eager to know about Archipald's safety, he still has to pull some strings when faced with the powerful appearance of the little old man in front of him.

"Haha." Eagle lowered his head slightly, "You are indeed a smart boy."

Lucas' lips trembled slightly and he raised his head stubbornly.

"I am the consciousness of the multiverse. As for this appearance, I learned about it from the world outside the observation world." He said lightly, "The power you use is also reproduced based on this."

"...Why?" Lucas was silent for a few seconds, "Is it because of the Dark Universe?"

"That's a really annoying problem, isn't it." The consciousness of the universe held his cheek, "I thought about this for a long time, until the stars in front of me died, I finally thought of this method."

He snapped his fingers and said, "I call it the Messianic Plan."

"Me?" Lucas' eyelashes trembled, "But why me?"

"Hmm... maybe it's because you are very pure, right?"

"What a disgusting adjective."

"Don't look down on yourself so much. It's not easy to bloom a pure flower in the sinful soil of the dark universe."

Lucas gave a mocking smile, "That's not a compliment."

In his limited memory of the dark universe, there was always that little figure blocking his way. Even though he was covered in wounds, he still had to protect himself from harm.

"Ah...where is Damian?"

"Sure enough, that child has reached his limit..." He sighed.

"What does this mean? What happened to him!" Lucas asked quickly.

"Damian Ogu from the Dark Multiverse - Universe 22, when I was looking for the executor of the savior plan, I found one of the few individuals who met the requirements." The universe consciousness said.

"The candidate for your savior plan must be found in the dark universe, right?"

"Yes, after all, for the creatures in the dark universe, only things that are also from the dark universe can cause more harm to them." He did not deny this.

"Damian Ogu was originally an excellent candidate. I promised him that after the plan was completed, he would be qualified to live in the main world and no longer be his own shadow in the main world, but he refused."

"He recommended me..." Lucas said softly.

"That's it." He clapped his hands, "To be honest, your performance in the past few years was completely inconsistent with my expectations. There was no progress at all."

"Leaving Gotham is the first step, and those in New York are your trials." Lucas's thinking became clearer and clearer, "But, you are obviously the consciousness of the universe, why did you let the dark universe erode those people?"

"Of course I won't." The smile of the universe consciousness faded slightly, "The premise is that they are my children."

Lucas was stunned, "What does this mean?"

"Isn't it fun to see another version of yourself?" He chuckled.

Lucas' eyes widened slightly as he remembered.

Even he saw his reflection in the dark universe, but Peter, Gwen, and Mindy didn't even see their reflection in the mirror.

"It seems that I have realized it." He sighed, "This is really a disaster for me. The main world that is my foundation actually collided with the world from outside the multiverse, and some characters who did not belong to this universe were born. ”

Although he spoke in a complaining tone, the consciousness of the universe did not have any emotions at all, and his face was still calm.

"Forget it. The loopholes caused by the impact of the main world have led to a large-scale invasion of the dark universe. Therefore, time is running out. My dear Messiah, you must grow up quickly."

Messiah, this is a name belonging to the savior. It is most appropriate to call Lucas on this occasion, but he was slightly sullen.

The name Lucas Easton may not be his real name, and he didn't even have a name under his original name, but this is not the first time someone has called him Messiah.

The man with the clown-like smile also called him that...

"...I don't think your plan is very reliable." Lucas said.

This is no longer just a world on his shoulders, but even the safety of the entire universe is on his shoulders. This is really too heavy.

What's more, the plan seems to have been leaked.

"As a great hero who saves the world, I still let my brother..."

"There is no way to replace anyone." He interrupted Lucas, "What's more, Damian Ogu from the Dark Universe-22 Universe has lost contact with me."

Lucas' pupils suddenly shrank sharply, "What does this mean!"

"He has always come to this world in the form of a soul, using the bloodline between you and him as the connection."

Blood relationship is one of the strongest relationships in the world. It is because of this that Damian can always be by Lucas' side, but... now this connection is broken.

Many disturbing thoughts appeared in his mind. The simplest answer is that Damian's identity in the dark universe has been...

Will not! Lucas gritted his teeth and his eyes were sore, absolutely not! Damian must still be alive!

"Just... there's no way..." he asked hoarsely.

"Now I can no longer explore anything in the dark universe." His words broke Lucas's last delusion.

"Then I want to go back! You said it before, we are from the same world!"

The cosmic consciousness rejected Lucas.

"Actually, you also understand that he is probably in danger. Sometimes human emotions are really difficult to understand. It is something that can be thought out, but you have to see it with your own eyes before you give up."

Lucas closed his eyes in pain. The only possibility he could think of now was the man who suddenly appeared in the hall and claimed to be his father. If what he said was true, then Damian...

Lucas opened his blue eyes flashing with murderous intent.

Looking at Lucas who was ignited with fighting spirit, the consciousness of the universe smiled. This is the state it wants.

"There is also an individual named Damian in my world. If..."

"No." Lucas refused without thinking. "I don't think they are the same person."

Even if there is no genetic difference, their respective experiences will create two completely different people. Of course Lucas knows that this world has Damian in this world, but so what? Even though they have the same face, they are not the same person.

"Okay." The universe consciousness felt a little regretful.

"Then let's deal with that... um... Hank Henshaw first. The breath of the dark universe is pouring in through him."

"……I see."

When Lucas got up from the big bed, he found that his pillow was soaked with cold sweat, but he didn't care about it at all. His eyes were blurred, and he was still thinking about everything in the velvet room.

This was originally a deal, but the consciousness of the universe was so cunning that Lucas formed a bond with the people here, and told him that it was because of their existence that the invasion of the dark universe had become faster, which made Lucas How not to give it your all?

What's more, the qualification to live here comes from another person's sacrifice.

Lucas covered his heart, but that mean and cold yet caring voice no longer sounded. All he could do was live up to his expectations...

[Lucas: Tim, I was hoping you could do me a favor. ]