Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

"There should be no shadows coming here." Hope said relaxedly.

"Ha...ha...how are you sure?" Peter sat down.

"Because this is the only place where the distortion is smaller, where the master's control is weaker."

As soon as Hope finished speaking, the surrounding scene was distorted.

"Is this...an office..." Lucas recognized the distorted reality and thought thoughtfully, "Indeed, Thompson is still restrained in front of the teacher."

"So you understand, right?" Hope said, "This is another reality reflected in the master's mind."

"Thompson's reality?"

"It can also be said that it is a world that embodies twisted desires. I call it a palace."

"The palace?"

"Because he regarded the school as his own garden, that's why it became like this."

"You can create such a big garden just by thinking..." Peter thought of Thompson's various behaviors, "You are kidding me!"

"It seems that you hate the man named Thompson." Hope said.

"Because, that guy is very strange." Peter's face showed a rare hint of irritation, "After he found that he couldn't surpass me in studies, he started practicing hard in sports and then showed off in front of me. Who cares about him?"

"I don't know about the grudges between you, but don't act out of anger." Hope shook his head, "His men are all around here."

Hope looked at Lucas, who was listening to their conversation quietly, "His clothes are very concerning."

Peter nodded, "It's really handsome, especially the fact that it can suddenly change, it's so cool!"

Why did it suddenly get involved with me?

"Because it's the change that happened to you." Hope said.

Lucas was stunned, did he actually say it!

Hope did not notice Lucas' momentary daze and continued: "That is also because of the influence of this world. In the palace, everything will be distorted according to the owner's ideas. Even the school can become such a garden, and Only with a strong will to resist can you prevent distortion, and this appearance is to show your own image of resistance."

Lucas' eyes wandered for a while, is that right? Is that what I thought?

"Yes, human mouths can lie, but their hearts cannot."

Depend on! Did I say it again?

Lucas looked at Hope expressionlessly, "What I care about most is you. What are you?"

"It's a human!" Hope suddenly became excited, "I am a real human being!"

"No, it looks like it's just a bird." Lucas said coolly, "And it's also a fat bird."

"I obviously have a very well-proportioned figure!" Hope flapped her wings, "And...I just lost my original appearance...probably."

"That's about it."

"It's so noisy! By the way, have you ever talked so much before?"

Hope turned his head in disgust, "I know how to change back, and I've already done some preliminary research when I sneaked here, but... I was arrested, and I was greeted well by that guy named Thompson."

His beady eyes suddenly became sharp, "I must repay him well."

"Awesome, this is the first time I've seen an expression on a bird's face..." Peter couldn't hold it back any longer.

"I've already said it's a human being, don't let me stress it any more! Do you want to teach Thompson a lesson?"

"Of course...of course."

"What's going on with this momentum? Didn't you eat?"

"Of course!"

"Alas..." Looking at these two living treasures, Lucas sighed deeply. Are all people outside Gotham like this?

"However, there are still gardeners patrolling outside." Hope listened to the movement outside, "How about sorting out the information during this time?"

"no problem."

Peter and Lucas found chairs and sat down.

"What's going on with that flower pot?"

Although he was showing off a bit, Peter was still worried about the situation outside.

"I'm afraid this means making fertilizer..." Lucas said.

Peter felt a chill, "How disgusting!"

"That's why I have to figure it all out."

After a while, it became quiet outside.

"There's no movement. Let's go out and take a look." Hope said.

Lucas carefully opened a small crack and observed the situation outside.

It was quiet, indeed no one was there.

He turned sideways and reached the outside without making a sound.

"You are quite talented." Hope praised, "Although your physical strength is not good, but..."

"bang"

Before Hope could finish speaking, there was a huge noise behind him.

Everyone and Bird immediately turned around and saw Peter's helpless face and a broken flowerpot. The bright flowers fell into the flowing water and gradually lost their original color and turned yellow. The person in the flower pot also fell to the ground.

"That guy is totally useless." Hope shook his head.

"I...I didn't mean to..." Peter said guiltily.

"No." Lucas squatted down to check the condition of the person lying on the ground, reaching under his nose. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, "He is still breathing..."

"What? He's still alive?" Peter suddenly became excited. He looked at the people on the ground and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Wait, it looks familiar...is he...a member of the rugby club?"

A large number of footsteps were approaching, and there was no doubt that Peter's movement had disturbed the shadows nearby.

"We need to get back to the safe house quickly."

"But." Peter looked at the unconscious man, "Are you going to die without saving him?"

"...Idiot." Hope explained speechlessly, "This person and the people in the flowerpot are all people Thompson knows. They are not people who ran in from reality. They are different from you."

"Cognition?"

"In other words, there is no point in saving them, because they are different from real people in reality, they are just puppets made to look similar."

Lucas grabbed Peter's wrist and returned to the safe house before the shadows arrived.

Returning to the familiar safe house again, Peter looked very depressed.

"Did I cause trouble for you?" He lowered his eyes, "You are clumsy and you still can't figure out the situation..."

"Yes."

"not like this."

Those who disagreed looked at each other.

Lucas spoke first: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this matter at all."

He looked at Peter and said, "As I said, I am indeed similar to what Thompson said in some aspects."

Lucas raised his hand to stop Peter's retort, and said with a wry smile: "I know my problem. I did run away after intervening once. Before I came here, I didn't plan to take care of it, but... "

"You moved me," Lucas said, "and helped me find who I really am."

If he hadn't seen Peter being hurt, he might have turned a blind eye to the people he once complained about.

Peter's eyes flashed, and he choked with emotion: "Lucas..."

"You two." Hope couldn't help but said, "Although this friendship is touching, Peter, you are indeed too weak, and it is a fact that you are holding back."

You don't know how to read the atmosphere, you fat bird.

"Don't think that because you didn't say it this time, I didn't know that you were secretly saying bad things about me!"

After blowing up the hair, Hope coughed twice and said, "Okay, okay, let's get down to business. The noise just now was really too loud. Let's retreat today."

"So fast……"

"There's nothing we can do about it, we don't have enough combat power here," Hope said helplessly.

Lucas nodded, "It's up to you."

In terms of knowledge of the palace, Hope is definitely more professional, and Lucas is just a novice in this aspect.

Wait until the commotion outside calms down again.

"Okay, let's leave quickly." Hope was the first to bear the brunt.

The two people who had been to the garden twice had memorized the way out and were very familiar with it. However, when they were approaching the exit, they were stopped by a large number of gardeners.

"How could it be! There are too many shadows here!" Hope said in disbelief.

Thompson appeared surrounded by gardeners, "I didn't expect it would be you again, making the same mistakes again. It's hopeless."

"The school is not your garden!" Peter took a step forward, his eyes seemed to be burning with fire.

"A lost dog always barks loudly. This proverb seems to be true, and the top grader seems to be nothing more than that."

Not only was this sentence meant for Peter, but even Lucas felt ridiculed. Did these school bullies come from the same factory? Even the words are almost the same.

"You can't even protect the girl you like, and even betrayed her. It's a pity that she still came to me to plead for you. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's so pitiful." Thompson said sarcastically.

Thompson's words immediately stunned Peter.

"You...what did you say..."

"Betrayal?" Lucas was a little surprised.

"It's really surprising. Did you accompany him here without knowing anything?" Thompson looked at Lucas, "He left Gwen alone at the freshman welcome party and let her suffer from everyone on the stage. He is making fun of others, but he can stay out of it and live his life leisurely."

"No, that's not right." Peter lowered his head, "This...this is all you..."

"Me? Isn't it you who backed down after just a small threat?"

Listening to these words, Peter's face turned a little pale.

Thompson seemed bored and turned around.

"Kill them both. This kind of garbage no longer deserves to grace my garden."

The gardeners around him turned into monsters, pressing closer and closer.

"...Damn it!" Peter said angrily.

"Peter, get out of the way!" Hope snapped, blocking him with Lucas.

The jet-black horse with green horns raised its front hooves and screamed, making an unidentifiable sound, "Kill you! Kill you on Lord Thompson's order! Kill you because he wants this!"

"Oops, we're surrounded..." Hope said uneasily.

Blessings and telekinetic attacks were continuously launched, but were dexterously dodged. But the worst thing was not these, but that the number of these shadows far exceeded the number they could deal with.

"Sigru...poof..." Just as Lucas was about to command his persona, he was suddenly pushed to the ground by the shadow, and the huge force caused a stream of blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.

Lucas gritted his teeth and rolled on the ground a few more times before the force was released. He lay on the ground and coughed up a large mouthful of blood, which was also mixed with some internal organ fragments, and was accompanied by severe pain. .

The power of the shadow was no less than the impact of a small car, causing the still immature Lucas to immediately lose his fighting ability.

"Lucas!" Hope looked at Lucas subconsciously, and then he was also slapped away.

"Lucas...Hope..." Peter stared blankly at everything in front of him, his eyes full of panic.

"Anyway, it was you who wanted to come here, so you ended up like this, right? Huh?" A cruel smile appeared on Thompson's face.

"Stop..." Peter's voice trembled.

"You are a scumbag who only hides behind your companions. Why do you gain so much love from so many people? Whether it is the blind Harry Osborn or the bumbling Gwen Stacy, they all favor you. , but what can you do for them? Useless guy."

"But what does this have to do with you!" Peter yelled, "If you really want to gain Harry and Gwen's approval, go talk to them! Real friends will tolerate each other's shortcomings instead of thinking What are the disadvantages of looking at the other party!"

"Hey." Thompson said disdainfully, "You are still as annoying as ever. The best people get everything as a matter of course, so I have to be the best one. Love, friendship, and family affection will be easy after this. acquired."

He looked at Peter condescendingly and said, "Do you think I should step on your wrist and break it again? No matter how smart you are, you won't be able to take the exam if you can't write, right?"

Peter gritted his teeth, anger boiling in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

"Damn it...did I lose to him again..."

"Is that so..." Lucas endured the pain and looked at Peter.

"When I deal with these two guys, it will be your turn, right?" Thompson enjoyed the feeling of being in control of everything and laughed heartily, "Hahahahaha..."

"Hey, Peter..." Hope struggled to raise her head.

"Are you just...going to let him insult you..." Lucas also said.

Peter was silent.

"Just stay there and watch," Thompson said cruelly, "watch your companions die in vain for harboring a loser like you."

"...That's you." Peter stood up slowly, "You spend all your time thinking about suppressing others. The one who gets first place is the real loser, right? Thompson!"

"What?!" Thompson's face suddenly darkened, "Shut him up!"

Peter waved his hand and pointed at Thompson's face, "Don't look at me like that!"

A voice sounded from the bottom of my heart.

"It really made me wait for a long time..."

The heartbeat pounded in his ears, and Peter covered his head in pain.

"Even if you are ordinary, you still maintain a brave heart. All you need is strength, so come and make a contract and use your own strength to protect the people around you. This is what the other you in your heart expects... "

"I am you, you are me, make up your mind to carry it!"

"Uh-huh!" Peter raised his hand, touched the mask that appeared on his face at some point, and tore it off.

A knight in white armor appeared behind him.

The blood was absorbed, and Peter raised his face with a confident smile.

"This is my persona."