Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

"Where exactly is our destination?"

In the rich dark atmosphere, Lucas looked at several people with painful expressions.

"The Ying...Hall of Heroes, there is our last hope." Cyborg said, "This is what the scientists from Black Hawk Island told us."

"Another place I've never heard of." Lucas pursed his lips.

But Lucas understood that he didn't know that it didn't necessarily exist. But judging from the attitude of those who blackened Batman, Lucas felt that something was wrong. In addition, coupled with their nonchalant behavior, he always felt that behind this There is some conspiracy.

"He...he's dead?" The Flash said in a daze.

The two people who were fighting side by side before turned out to be separated from each other after a while.

"No, no." Raven said in panic, "Ultimate point number...Ultimate point number is no longer under my control!"

If they go to the Hall of Heroes at this time, then they will be filled with dark energy and turned into a poisonous arrow, but there is nothing they can do.

"Can we only pray for a miracle now..." The Flash said dejectedly.

But bad news comes one after another. Cyborg has just received news from Black Hawk Island that the Hall of Heroes is a trap! Not much hope there!

Cyborg couldn't believe this news. Doesn't this mean that everything they have done so far is a trap that has been prepared long ago? But unfortunately, by the time he realized this, it was too late.

They have arrived at the Hall of Heroes.

The collision of the Final Point with the Hall of Heroes would create a force so powerful that it would destroy part of the multiverse.

"We must avoid it immediately!" The resentful soul said to the Laughing Bat.

At least for the moment, it was safe around Barbatos.

"No, no, no, wait a while." The Laughing Bat looked at the scene in front of him excitedly. He wanted to see the moment when the heroes collided with his own eyes and did not want to leave.

Looking at the Hall of Heroes getting closer and closer, Lucas exhaled, "There's no time, we have to leave."

Raven knelt on the ground, "Leave? So what if we leave? Our world is about to sink into darkness."

"Darkness..." Lucas lowered his eyes, and everyone fell into a low mood, as if everything was over.

"Darkness is actually not that scary." He said, "But don't forget, I was born from that darkness."

"Lucas..."

"Don't be afraid of the dark." Lucas said solemnly, "As long as we keep fighting, we still have a chance."

"Lucas is right." Hope immediately supported Lucas' statement, "As long as everyone doesn't give up, there will definitely be a way!"

"Please, Raven." Lucas looked at Raven seriously. Only she could send everyone back at this time.

Raven, who was originally desperate, was inspired by the determination in Lucas's eyes and slowly stood up from the ground, "You're right Lucas, if you give up, there will really be nothing."

"If you still believe in me, please stand by my side." She said, her black eyes seemed to be shining, "I will take you back."

"Yeah!" Hope nodded heavily, delighted with the renewed light of hope.

Although it was not Barbatos' intention, he did save the inferior universes that should have been destroyed after killing the third party, and these inferior universes piled up into mountains and became the Dark Multiverse.

In order for the Dark Multiverse to continue to survive, Barbatos plans to recruit troops and launch an attack on the main universe.

His plan spanned thousands of years, and he successfully defeated heroes many times. Barbatos captured people from the Dark Multiverse, including Superman, and even Superman and Batman in the main world were captured by him, and they became power generation towers. of human pillars.

Barbatos used these human pillar power generation towers to charge the Cosmic Tuning Fork. With the blessing of such a large amount of energy, the Cosmic Tuning Fork successfully dragged the Earth of the main world into the Dark Multiverse.

Now that all the heroes have returned to Earth, it is time to sound the clarion call for counterattack. However, under the powerful forces of the Dark Multiverse, the resistance of the heroes is so weak.

Lucas summoned his companions, everyone's body was scarred, and everyone's face was full of exhaustion.

"The main world has fallen into the dark universe." Raven said lowly.

"Well, this is obvious." Lucas said calmly, "Besides, the frontal battlefield cannot last long, so we must find another way."

Tim's dark circles were thick enough to look like a COS panda, but no matter what he considered, he had no intention of resting.

"Lucas, what are your plans?" he asked bluntly, with no expression on his face.

This wasn't because he had any objection to Lucas, but because of the extreme exhaustion, Tim didn't even have the energy to make an expression.

Lucas did not express his thoughts immediately, but looked at Gwen, "Can you temporarily hand over the command of the Phantom Thieves to me, Captain?"

"Huh? Of course...of course." Gwen said quickly. She looked at Lucas bitterly, "This position belongs to you Lucas, so you don't need to ask for my opinion. What's more, in this situation, we don't have any chance at all. It won’t be of any use.”

As soon as Gwen said these words, Harry and Mindy's expressions also darkened. It was obvious that this was what they were thinking. It felt very uncomfortable to see their companions standing in front of them fighting desperately, but they were powerless.

Lucas shook his head, "Why don't you try to summon your own persona?"

"But...can't the persona be used in reality?"

"I can do it, and so can Tim. There's no reason why you can't." Lucas said affirmatively, "I believe in you, and I ask you to believe in yourself."

"You...sigh." Mindy scratched her head, "This is the point of talking about it. If you don't try it, it won't make sense."

"I'll go first." Hope was the first to speak.

He closed his eyes and frowned, looking like he was exerting force.

"Come on, come on, I can feel it! Persona!"

As Hope finished speaking, a golden persona appeared behind him.

"It's actually... really possible." Gwen opened her eyes wide.

"It seems that sometimes you really have to step out of your comfort zone and be brave enough to try." Harry took a shallow breath and called out his persona in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Harry's persona came out faster than Hope, and Harry even saw the impatient look on his own persona's face.

Harry:…

With these two successful cases, others no longer hesitated and tried to summon their own personas. As expected, they all succeeded.

"I didn't expect it to be that easy." Peter looked complicated. He remembered that when Lucas forcibly used the persona to cure Uncle Ben in reality, he suffered a strong backlash and had to stay in the hospital for several days.

The tragic consequences at that time gave everyone a warning, so no one tried to do it again. However, Tim, who awakened his persona separately from everyone, was able to use his persona in reality long ago.

"The persona is the embodiment of self-consciousness. Everyone uses shadows when using the persona in reality, right? That's why they subconsciously cannot use it?" Hope said, "Although being able to do this means the difference between reality and illusion. Boundaries are broken.”

"But now is no longer the time to think about this." Lucas said, he looked at everyone seriously, "Everyone, I need your power."

"That's too polite, Lucas."

"Yes, yes, you are in command now."

"Just go with your plan."

Compared with other people who support him unconditionally, Tim obviously has other concerns.

"Lucas, you..." Tim looked at him worriedly, "What are you going to do?"

"Do what I do best." Lucas' eyes were firm.

"I hope you can...you can be measured."

Lucas smiled slightly and reassured softly, "It's okay."

But Tim's heart sank when he heard what Lucas said. Lucas didn't make any promises.

Lucas noticed the entrance where Barbatos' army invaded, and the contract between him and Bruce let him know what was on the other side.

Lucas's blue eyes were deep.

"You buy me time, and I'll attack their base camp."

"What? You alone?! This can't work!"

"Believe me!"

"Lucas?"

But they couldn't sway Lucas from his decision, just like before.

Lucas walked through the entrance alone, and on the opposite side was indeed the place he had arrived before - the blackened world furnace.

The burning pain came again, and the cells in his body were wailing. Even though he was suffering from the pain of being cut to pieces, Lucas's eyes never wavered.

He stared at the bottom of the furnace, where Bruce was.

Lucas had fought in the Forge and was now very familiar with this place. It was strange that he had obviously been here at that time.

A familiar chill arose.

Lucas turned around and saw that it was the blackened Hawkman, pointing his hammer at him.

"This is not the first time I've dealt with you." Lucas said to himself.

He knew that the darkened hero would not answer him.

This battle must be fought quickly, and Lucas has no time to waste.

"Lucas..." Hope frequently looked back at the entrance.

"Come to your senses, Hope," Tim reminded.

"I...I'm worried about Lucas, I want to find him!" Hope said in a daze.

"Hope?"

"I'll go find him!"

"But Hope, you..."

Hope's combat ability is not too high among the Phantom Thieves. The only thing that can be said is that he can beat the enemy.

"I can." Hope, who looked only in his early ten years, said firmly.

Tim turned to look at Hope seriously, his expression becoming more and more confused.

Tim's personality has the ability to see through reality, but when he looked at Hope at this moment, what he saw was a blur of white light.

Isn't this right?

Even in the midst of battle, Tim couldn't help but think.

This thought made Tim aware of many doubts in his memory.

In Tim's memories, Hope and Lucas have always been inseparable, even going to school together. Is this reasonable? Can high school students take care of their children while going to school? What's even weirder is that even after arriving at Wayne Manor, Hope still shares a room with Lucas. This is impossible. Alfred would not make such an arrangement.

"Hope, who are you?" Tim asked seriously.

He couldn't see through Hope, but after getting along with him for such a long time, and the importance Hope attached to Lucas, even if he discovered many doubts, Tim didn't want to think that Hope was an enemy.

"Just believe me." Hope pursed her lips and covered her chest. Even without Tim's persona, she could still see the white light emanating from him.

Hope showed a sad expression and murmured, "I... always thought that I was a human being, but... no, that's not the case."

Hope has been in a different space since he could remember it, wandering around the palace and impression space, and he has become familiar with the rules here without even realizing it.

At first, Hope only thought that he was special. Only he could walk between reality and fantasy. No one except him could do this. However, his body also puzzled Hope. He looked like a bird but not a bird. Birds look like birds, but unlike those ordinary birds, they only have the intelligence of a walnut-sized brain.

Hope felt confused for a time, so in addition to exploring other worlds, he observed the human world as a bird. The more he observed, the more Hope felt that he must be more than just a simple bird. He is so intelligent. It should be something only humans can possess.

But why is he a bird? After continuing to observe human society, Hope finally came up with his own answer. In this case... it really is the only one!

He must be cursed! As long as the curse on him is lifted, he can become a human again!

This idea became more determined after meeting Lucas and others.

Hope often felt envious as he watched his friends laugh and party together. If he were human again, he could hug his friends like a human.

But with the invasion of the dark universe, memories of his important past finally appeared in Hope's mind.

He woke up in a warm place, which was a huge furnace, with fragments of many worlds settling around him, each one the wailing of a world.

At that time, he had no sense of good and evil, and he didn't think everything in front of him was a big deal, until he met a young man whose face he couldn't see clearly.

The boy had been burned in the furnace until his soul was mutilated, but he still missed his family. He couldn't see the curious Hope at all and was just chattering about his own affairs.

"If only I had been more careful, I could have noticed something was wrong with Bruce."

"At that time, you should be vigilant."

"Joker, shouldn't be in this world."

"Everyone, I'm sorry."

"I really hope I can stop him..."

The boy's last sincere wish moved him, and he subconsciously made the most appropriate choice, which was to go to the main world.