Everyone else is a Phantom Thief? You awakened the three mythical gods?

"Aren't you going to repair this hole? Then people can enter and exit freely." Long Si looked at the gate of the courtyard wall of the outer garden of the palace.

"There are a lot fewer guards. Is it because of yesterday? Are we still going to the hunting ground today?" Xing asked them.

"By the way! Doctor Takemi's code name hasn't been determined yet?" Xing asked.

"Miao Miao, do you have any ideas?" Alvin looked at Wu Jianmiao.

Wu Jianmiao gave Ivan a blank look and said, "Just call me Akso! My mask is also this! Akso!"

After school on Thursday, May 5.18th...

Everyone gathered at the Shibuya RV again, and after telling others about Xiaozhi's situation, they set off.

"Let's go and take another look. I wonder what changes will happen after yesterday's events!" Morgana suggested.

Everyone had the same idea, so they continued to sneak in according to yesterday's route and cleaned up the observation deck.

When they arrived at the hunting ground, there were no spectators on the stands, and yesterday's hunter Bai Chengsongxin was gone. The prey in the hunting ground were hiding in a corner, trembling, and didn't dare to escape from here.

Everyone split into two groups. One group went to explore the viewing platform, while Alvin sneaked over and tried to talk to them, but found that they couldn't speak at all, so he gave up.

"What did you find?" Ivan asked.

Wu Jianmiao handed over the things and said, "Hmm... there's a frozen fish? And a key, and some miscellaneous weapons and equipment that we can't use. What about you?"

Ivan shook his head. "No, they can't speak. That's not right. To be precise, they can't respond to any movements that require them to communicate with the outside world. I tried asking questions and they just nodded or shook their heads, but there was no response at all."

"In my opinion, students just need to keep their mouths shut about this matter. This has also been mentioned in discussions on the Phantom Thief Commission Channel. The school has held a special meeting on this matter and has also suppressed the attention online, even confusing right and wrong. They are simply unwilling to take corresponding responsibilities..." Yusuke also frequently pays attention to the Phantom Thief Commission Channel and sometimes participates in discussions.

"It's all thanks to Mishima's efforts, otherwise the Phantom Thief Commission Channel would have been suppressed long ago, and we wouldn't have been able to get this information!"

"Damn it! Why are so many people working together like this? Is it just for the honor of the school? Or for this teacher?" Long Si was angry and confused.

After taking a short rest in the stands, everyone decided to set off again. After all, they found a key, so they still had to see where it opened. After all, it was not so surprising to have a useless key.

Just as everyone was walking down the stands, Ivan seemed to sense something and asked a few people, "Have you checked under the stands?"

As they talked, everyone followed the stairs to the bottom of the stands and began to observe. They actually found a hidden door on the other side of the stands.

After pushing open the door, there was a downward passage inside. It was pitch black and felt like it was leading to the center of the earth.

"Eh... I have a creepy feeling. Should we go down?" Morgana felt like he was going to explode.

Ivan took the lead and walked down.

"Let's go. We don't know what else this imperial palace is hiding!" Zhou Ke'er followed behind Ivan.

As the secret door closed, the entire corridor lit up, and the torches on both sides were lit up one by one with the footsteps of the crowd.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the members of the Phantom Thieves arrived at a basement where all kinds of supplies, treasures, and books were stored.

There is also a huge box in the middle of the room, like a coffin, with a round groove on the box. I don’t know what it is used for.

"It seems that we have arrived at the air defense facility, so there must be a road leading to the interior of the Imperial Palace!" Zhou Keer said, and then used her third eye to start looking for the mechanism.

Alvin also closed his eyes and began to feel it carefully.

"There's something wrong with this fish!" they both spoke at the same time, pointing at a fish hanging on the wall.

"Hmm? It doesn't look like there's anything wrong with it. It's just a hanging fish. How could it be some kind of mechanism?" Long Si came closer to take a closer look and even smelled it.

Long Si turned around and looked at Ivan and Zhou Keer, no problem!

"This fish looks dead but it is actually alive. It is connected to the entire door! And this door is also hidden in this wall." In Alvin's perception, this door and this fish have a certain connection.

"Alive?" Long Si turned his head and saw the dead fish staring at him. He was frightened and hit the fish with the stick.

It would have been fine if I hadn't knocked, but as soon as I knocked a shadow jumped out.

The fish-headed human body looked very strange, and he was holding a tattered trident in his hand.

Ryuji simply pulled out his spray gun, and after three sprays, only a faint fishy smell remained in the air.

And the wall also made a clicking sound, as if a spring was opening.

"Wow! Long Si has really done a great job! He is so powerful now! He solved the problem of a shadow in one go!" Morgana patted Long Si's leg.

"I was just frightened suddenly and stumbled upon it by accident (ˉ―ˉ?)" Long Si didn't expect his luck to be so good.

Ivan gently pushed open the door that led to nowhere, revealing a long and narrow passage behind it, with no end in sight.

Everyone tried to take the box with them, but it didn't move at all. After thinking about it, they decided to wait until they found a clue before coming back.

Now I can only bite the bullet and move forward. I haven't found the secret treasure and Xiaozhi yet. I must continue to explore.

The entire corridor was so quiet that Alvin felt he could hear his own heartbeat and breathing.

Because there might be an echo, everyone walked forward in silence.

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"Huh! I finally got out. I was almost driven into autism by that passage!" Long Si sighed.

Everyone passed through the passage and came to a study-like room.

"Shh, keep your voice down, there is a shadowy aura outside!" Morgana warned.

Long Si immediately responded with an OK gesture.

Ivan opened the door a crack and listened to the sounds outside.

"Why doesn't Lord Bai Cheng go hunting today? I want to learn more hunting skills! I wonder when it will be our turn to hunt! Chasing those lambs is so much fun!"

"Yeah, they can't talk, they can only scream. Hahahaha, I was lucky enough to participate in it once before, and it felt so good! It's a pity that Lord Bai Cheng seems to be in a meeting today, and those people in the stands are also in the conference room! A large number of guards have been transferred there."

The guard left while chatting.

These situations were recorded by everyone in the Phantom Thieves.

"Now is the opportunity! They are having a meeting in the conference room! Should we quickly search for the location of the secret treasure?" Wu Jianmiao was also a little anxious. They had been here for such a long time but there had not been much progress.

Everyone sneaked out of the corridor and began to explore upwards. Eventually they all reached the roof, but found nothing. The whole building looked ordinary and there was nothing overly distorted.

Everyone had to rest in a secret room first.

Wu Jianmiao immediately used the recovery skill of [Axu] on everyone.

The effect was outstanding! Everyone's fatigue was relieved.

"Akso's treatment is really amazing! If the palace had it before, we wouldn't be so embarrassed!" Xing couldn't help but praise.

"I have also provided you with medicines before!" Wu Jianmiao said with a smile.

"Medicine and immediate treatment are different! It's better for you to stay with us!" Morgana said to Wu Jianmiao.

Alvin and Zhou Keer were discussing matters concerning the [Palace].

Zhou Ke'er pondered for a moment: "Could we have made a mistake? We have already reached the room on the top floor, but there is no sign of distortion! Could it be underground?"

Ivan integrated the two doubts and said, "It's hard to say. We still haven't been to the meeting room yet. I'm afraid we can only know the real situation after we go there! And we haven't found the round key in the box in the basement of the hunting ground! These two should be the key."

"Then let's wait for that meeting to be over before we go in and take a look!" Zhou Ke'er also nodded.

"Their meeting is over! We can go straight over!" Wu Jianmiao said to the two people.

A small snake appeared from nowhere and slowly returned to Wu Jianmiao's body.

"You?" Alvin was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

"Don't be nervous. This is the little snake raised by Axo. I didn't bring it in by myself!" Wu Jianmiao explained with a smile.

After getting the answer, Alvin felt relieved. He was still a little worried that Wu Jianmiao would come up with some new tricks.

After confirming their target, the Phantom Thieves once again stalked in the shadows.

It didn't take much effort to get to the so-called meeting room, but the door was closed.

After a brief comparison, Alvin took out the key from the hunting ground stand and inserted it. Unexpectedly, it actually opened!

When you push the door open, the decoration inside looks very normal, without any distortion.

Everyone searched carefully but found no clues.

However, Alvin found a necklace on the ground. The circular structure had a circle of diamond-studded rings around it and a pink diamond in the middle. It would keep spinning in his hand like a beating heart.

"This is Zhi's necklace..." Wu Jianmiao said from the side.

"This is a college gift she bought for herself. She sent it to me when she bought it. It symbolizes a beating heart! Just like her heart, it will never stop beating..."

"This is similar to the keyhole of the box in the basement. Do you want to try it?" Zhou Ke'er also came closer to take a look.

"Let's go! Let's try it!" Alvin immediately led everyone back to the basement of the hunting ground.

When the necklace was inlaid on the box, the box made a clicking sound, and then there was no movement.

Alvin opened the box and found a person lying inside, it was Zhao Zhi.

She closed her eyes tightly, as if she was asleep.

Wu Jian Miao tried to wake her up, but there was no response. He even summoned [Axo] and released healing skills, but it was of no avail.

As if he had thought of something, Ivan took off the necklace from the coffin and handed it to Wu Jianmiao: "Akso, this is the necklace that represents her beating heart. You put it on her!"

Wu Jianmiao nodded and took the necklace, and Xing gently helped Xiaozhi up.

Wu Jianmiao put his arms around Xiaozhi's neck, put the necklace on her, and then gently moved it, as if her heart started beating.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for a miracle to happen.

There was no sound in the entire basement.

A voice broke the silence...

"Sister Miaomiao? Why are you here, and dressed like this? You look pretty cool!" Wu Jianmiao raised his head suddenly and saw Xiaozhi looking at him blankly.

"Things are complicated. I'll explain them to you when we get back, okay?" Wu Jianmiao comforted.

"Okay! Sister Miaomiao, I'll listen to you!" Zhao Zhi nodded obediently.

Everyone's face was filled with joy!

Everyone also began to prepare for evacuation. It was indeed not convenient to continue fighting with Zhao Zhi!

Wu Jianmiao carried Zhao Zhi on his back, and the Phantom Thieves protected them in the middle!

Ivan rushed to the front.

As everyone arrived at the hunting ground, the entire imperial palace began to shake, as if it was about to collapse.

"Could it be that Sister Zhi is the secret treasure of the entire palace? Should we just evacuate them and then we can repent?" Long Si looked at the collapsed building in the distance.

"Never mind, let's escape first!" Morgana jumped out and completed the transformation!

Meow Meow Bus! Move out!

"The cat doll! It turned into a bus!!! That's amazing!" Zhao Zhi widened his eyes in shock.

Just as everyone was about to get in the car, a huge figure was walking towards the hunting ground in the distance! It was at least as tall as a 5-story building, huge in size, and had a bloated belly! It felt like it had swallowed the entire Imperial Palace building.

"This! This is too big!"

"Zhao Zhi! If you leave here, you won't have a diploma! You won't have a future! See which school will accept you! Stay here, you still have a chance of survival!"

Zhao Zhi lay on Wu Jianmiao's back, trembling, and did not dare to respond at all.

"Akso, take Panther and Mona and go first. We will cover your rear!" Alvin said to them!

"But this way!"

"It's okay, we are very strong!" Yusuke drew out the sword in his hand, and the shadow of the personality mask also condensed behind him.

"Mona and the others are in your hands. Send them back to reality safely!" Zhou Keer also summoned a mask that she had never summoned before. A tarot card also flew out and entered the body of the personality mask.

"Leave it to us! Ladies, get on the bus quickly, we'll send Sister Zhi back first." The Meow Meow Bus made a beeping sound.

Ivan also drew his bow and gathered his strength.

"You dare to challenge the bottom line of the school and our rights? This is against order and law!" The voice of the huge fat shadow resounded throughout the palace!

"Hmph! Do you think you can represent law and order? You greedy, selfish villain!" Alvin immediately hit back at the fat man.

"We represent order! We represent the truth... We are the pinnacle! The entire city! We control it!!! All those who disobey will be annihilated here!"

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