This time, I won't be the devil.

And around the judgment hall, the Holy Light Knights were on high alert.

The Holy Knights were divided into teams of 10, with one team on each side of the 9-meter-high mithril gate of the Judgment Hall.

In addition to the main gate, there is a team of knights in the other three directions. They are scattered and stand around, surrounding the entire building.

According to Jacob's investigation, there are more than 50 Holy Light Knights stationed in the Labyrinth City, and they should all be gathered here now.

It seems that they intend to intercept the enemy outside the Judgment Hall. After all, the complex indoor environment is not only not conducive to the deployment of the team, but also creates more opportunities for the thieves.

It was also a wise decision not to deploy ordinary guards and clergy.

For Jacob, only Holy Knights above level 20 could pose a threat to him. Other soldiers could not even serve as meat shields, but would hinder the Holy Knights' actions.

A continuously glowing barrier has been set up around the courtroom. Under the illumination of the barrier, the area within a 100-meter radius of the building is as bright as day, and no shadows can hide.

In this environment, Jacob's shadow lurking would naturally be ineffective. It seemed that the commander of this operation had roughly figured out his skills.

But this level of defense could not stop Jacob. The props in his pocket were prepared for this purpose.

As the clock struck 9 o'clock, the Holy Knights all showed nervous expressions. They remained motionless and turned their eyes to look around.

A moment later, just when the knights thought that the Phantom Thief would not appear, several small balls were thrown at the feet of the Holy Knight from the side of the Judgment Hall, and black mist was released from them.

The black fog spread rapidly and soon formed black fog balls. Jacob activated the shadow lurking and hid in the fog.

If there is no shadow, create one.

"The target appears on the west side!" With this call, all the knights began to gather towards the west.

And in the mist, Jacob's ghostly figure was looming, as if it had merged with the black fog.

"Third-level magic—light laser!"

As soon as the fog appeared, the strongest captain among the 10 knights began to chant magic. When the chanting ended, a beam of light pierced through the darkness and shot towards the black shadow in the fog.

But after the beam hit, the black shadow suddenly twisted, like smoke blown away by the wind.

"Is this an afterimage?"

Just as the team leader was feeling puzzled, a dagger with a rope tied to the end suddenly shot out from another cloud of fog, pierced his body, and then was immediately pulled back.

The dagger only left a shallow wound, but some substance quickly seeped out from the wound and invaded the team leader's body.

The team leader's movements stopped and his limbs quickly lost sensation. The dagger seemed to be coated with a very strong anesthetic.

Jacob seized this opportunity, passed by the captain, and planned to break the glass window and enter the courtroom.

But at this time, five knights had already moved to the window and blocked it.

Jacob threw out three small balls again. The knights' attention shifted for a moment, and Jacob had already thrown the dagger again.

After paralyzing the knight in front of him with a dagger, Jacob rushed towards the window, while the other four knights at the window raised their swords at the same time and slashed at him.

"too slow."

In his opinion, these people's childish actions were a disgrace to the name of the Holy Knights.

Jacob did a backflip and easily avoided the attack. At the same time, the three small balls he had just thrown exploded.

With a thunderous boom, a scorching air wave and a powerful impact force erupted, shattering the glass on the window.

Unlike the smoke bombs just now, these three small balls are bombs.

This kind of miniature bomb made of magic stone was taught to Jacob by a weirdo in the 86th Company who always shouted "Art is explosion." It is also one of his trump cards that he has kept hidden until now.

In the past, Jacob could escape from the crowd with just his agility, but now he has to rely on the help of various props.

The sudden explosion made several knights subconsciously turn their heads, while Jacob took the opportunity to jump into the courtroom through the broken window.

In Jacob's opinion, the theft was 7% successful after entering the courtroom.

And from this moment on, Frey's plan has just begun.

After confirming that Phantom Thief Robin Hood had entered the Judgment Hall, a knight turned on the intercom.

"Reporting to the Chairman, the target has infiltrated the Judgment Hall. He is carrying a dagger with an anesthetic effect, a smoke bomb that can produce black smoke, and a small bomb with a power equivalent to that of a second-level magic spell."

In today's operation, Frey formulated a seven-step plan. What he just carried out was step one, [Luring the enemy into a trap].

"Very good. Step two will be handled by Team Earth Tiger and Team Auspicious Dragon. The remaining teams will immediately proceed to the designated locations and stand by. The General Reserve will be ready for action..."

After entering the courtroom, Jacob quickly shuttled through the corridors and soon arrived at the reception room.

There were only two knights guarding the room at this time.

Jacob threw a dagger and instantly knocked down the magic stone chandelier on the ceiling. The moment the room returned to darkness, he lurked beside the two knights and gave them anesthetic injections.

According to Jacob's principles, he would only take what belonged to him and would not take anyone's life unless it was absolutely necessary.

After the two knights fainted, Jacob looked at the display case on the wall.

The glittering golden medal of human heroism was now displayed in a transparent crystal cabinet.

In order to prevent theft, a powerful defensive magic was cast on the cabinet, enough to withstand magic attacks below level 5. Jacob did not have the ability to destroy the cabinet.

This layer of defensive magic should have been the biggest difficulty in this theft, but for Jacob, as long as certain conditions were met, no matter how strong the shell was, it would be useless.

He used his special stealing skills and successfully transferred the medal in the crystal cabinet into his own hands.

If the skill is successfully activated, it means that the medal is genuine.

After getting the things, Jacob, who thought he had accomplished his mission, breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as he was about to evacuate, the portraits of the two popes in the room suddenly emitted an extremely strong light like the sun.

Then, the portrait was quickly moved away, and in the wall behind the portrait, there were actually two super-powerful magic stone lamps, and the light instantly dispelled the darkness in the room.

Jacob realized that there was probably a mechanism placed in the crystal cabinet, which would automatically activate once it detected that the medal was missing.

Just as he realized something was wrong and was about to step back, the entire floor of the reception room collapsed under his feet.

"Earth Tiger Squad, move."

As Jacob was falling, at the command of the leader, the ten knights who had been lying in ambush underground for half a day drew their swords and launched an attack.

How could this be possible? Aren't the 50 Holy Light Knights gathered at the door? Where did these ten knights come from?

At this moment, Jacob once again remembered the slow movements of the knights just now, and he quickly understood the truth.

Some of the Holy Knights at the door are ordinary guards in disguise. The real elite are hiding inside the judgment hall, intending to catch him in a trap!

Faced with this unexpected attack, Jacob quickly regained his composure while falling.

He threw several bombs downwards.

The bomb exploded, interrupting the actions of the Ground Tiger Squad, and Jacob seized this opportunity and used the grappling hook launcher in his hand to shoot the grappling hook at the ceiling.

But just as Jacob was halfway up in the air, the ceiling above him collapsed.

"Xianglong Squad, move."

Ten Holy Light Knights who had been lying in ambush in advance descended from the sky.

During the day today, Frey brought several clergymen from the Court of Inquisition who were skilled in earth magic to carry out a comprehensive renovation of the reception room where the medals were displayed.

As a former civil engineer, Frey is very confident in the quality of his work and ensures that the top will collapse after the bottom, and the collapse will be just right.

This is step two, [the dragnet].

Ten knights descended from the sky, each holding a chain with a strong holy light in their hands, trying to tie up Jacob.

Among the Earth Tiger Squad below, three stronger knights had avoided the explosion and chanted magic, and three beams of light attacks immediately attacked Jacob.

Faced with such a desperate situation, Jacob in the air used his agility to bend his body into a strange shape and avoided the two beams of light.

But the team leader holding the walkie-talkie did not aim the light at Jacob's body, but at his waist bag.

The light hit, and all the miniature bombs in the waist bag were detonated. Jacob himself was blown backwards and then fell to the ground.

The Xianglong team in the air seized this opportunity and threw chains at Jacob.

Jacob quickly moved his body, but the chain had already bound his left leg.

However, just when the Xianglong team thought they had succeeded, Jacob fired the grappling hook again and hooked the window on the other side.

As the rope contracted, Jacob's body was instantly pulled to the windowsill, while his bound left leg remained in place.

The knights then discovered that Jacob's left leg was actually a prosthesis.

After becoming a one-legged thief in the physical sense, Jacob climbed through the window and escaped from the interior of the courtroom.

However, after climbing out of the window, Jacob discovered that the knights who had been guarding outside the courtroom had gathered around him and surrounded him.

The glowing barrier around the courtroom was still in effect, but Jacob's waist bag containing smoke bombs and various props had been destroyed.

But as an experienced thief, Jacob naturally would not put all his eggs in one basket. At this time, he had several spare smoke bombs hidden in his sleeves.

Jacob threw out a smoke bomb and planned to use Shadow Lurk again to escape into the black fog, but at this moment, an ethereal voice sounded from the air.

"Fifth-level magic—air flow manipulation."

This is the highest level of magic that Didoris, who has reached Magic Level 2, can use.

At this time, Didoris was squatting in the distance under the protection of several Holy Knights in accordance with the contract with Qis.

Just now, she received instructions from Frey and immediately began to chant wind magic.

Due to the long distance, the effect of airflow manipulation was weakened, but it was still enough to blow away the smoke.

Once the black smoke was blown away, Jacob could no longer dive into the smoke.

Step three is to destroy Jacob's personal props.

After learning that Jacob's props included a smoke bomb, Frey immediately contacted Didoris and gave Step 3 a new name - [Strong Wind Blows].

Feeling the strong wind around him, Jacob had to admit that the commander of this operation was indeed very strategic.

Without the protection of the smoke, it was impossible for Jacob to leave here unscathed.

Now, he only has one option left, and that is to break through from the front.

At this time, the streets outside the courtroom were still shrouded in darkness.

As long as he can reach there, Jacob can activate Shadow Lurk again and escape into the darkness.

However, Jacob had not anticipated that the dark streets were also part of the plan.

"General Reserve, move." With Frey's order, hundreds of clergymen hiding in the streets and houses appeared at the same time.