Eternal Thief

Chapter 1387: Prime Law Phantom

Despite being the center of Zariaʼs fury, Eleanor didnʼt seem to be afraid at all and glared back at her with an equally vengeful look.

Even Ravencrown was astounded by Eleanorʼs suicidal action and distanced herself from the latter since she still cherished her life.

Zaria finally moved. She was determined to teach Eleanor a painful lesson while she still hadnʼt forgotten about her past offenses.

However, at this moment, Zaria suddenly noticed Eleanorʼs eyes darted in a peculiar direction before the corner of her mouth rose upward in a faint smirk. She thought Eleanor had lost her mind, but the next moment, she was startled when a figure suddenly appeared right in front of Zaria. It was none other than Ace!

Ace had a wry smile as he said to Zaria, ”Leave her to me.”

Zaria narrowed her eyes dangerously, ”Sheʼs my responsibility. Are you going back on your words?”

Ace was really in a dilemma at this moment because he didnʼt want Eleanor to get hurt. She had not treated him badly, and he knew she had developed feelings, which was also his own fault since he had followed Malservusʼs advice.

However, Zaria was one who captured and dragged Eleanor into this, and she had already chosen her to be her Thief Acolyte.

Ace then glanced at Eleanor, and she gave him a glassy-eyed glare as if she didnʼt care about him at all, but she couldnʼt hide the relief and joy she was feeling at this moment.

ʼShe did it on purpose…ʼ Ace was irritated and looked at Zaria, who was determined to get her hands on Eleanor.

”No violence, and sheʼs all yours. I owe her this much. There are other ways you can ʼeducateʼ her.” Ace finally steps aside since he canʼt make Zaria unhappy and undermine her authority.

He had already put up his request, and now it was Zariaʼs choice whether to give him face or not.

Ravencrown also seemed to have noticed something, and she looked at Ace with shimmering eyes.

ʼCould it be that Ravenmind was testing Heavenʼs Stealer? Now that he had stepped up to save her, it means he cared about her! If Iʼm right, sheʼs going to use it to sow discord among Zaria and Heavenʼs Stealer…it seemed I was wrong about her…ʼ

Zaria glared at Ace before she looked at Eleanor, and the latterʼs eyes widened when Ace stepped aside.

Zaria instantly guessed something and couldnʼt help but smirk, ”Alright, no ʼviolenceʼ, you have my word.”

”Wait! I donʼt agree to this!” Eleanor again protested.

”It doesnʼt matter.” Ace suddenly released his spiritual pressure as he coldly glared at Eleanor, ”Iʼve already told you that youʼll be under Zariaʼs supervision, and she can vet you out. Now, if you want to commit suicide, you may go ahead. But know this, I wonʼt save you anymore, Iʼve done more than enough to repay you for the little favor you do me.”

Without waiting for a response, Ace vanished under everyoneʼs eyes and appeared beside Eva and Alina again, and this time, he didnʼt intend to stop. He had already gotten what he wanted, and now, as long as Zaria can increase her house rank and ʼeducateʼ Ravencrown and Eleanor, heʼll eventually get what he wants.

Zaria looked at Eleanor, and when she saw her dark expression, she suddenly felt better and couldnʼt help but smirk, ”Nice trick, you almost had me going there. I guess, Iʼve underestimated you for someone named with Raven ʼMindʼ.”

Eleanor glared at Zaria with antipathy, ”Do you really think I was playing tricks? Think what you want, but I wonʼt work for you!”

”You know, I was like you, but when I truly ʼexperiencedʼ what that man is capable of and what it really means to join him, I instantly changed my mind. Furthermore, in a few days, I would like to show you something that definitely changed your entire world view.”

Zariaʼs cryptic words made both Ravencrown and Eleanor frown, as they still didnʼt understand Ace and his crew. Furthermore, they were all filled with confidence, almost like zealots.

”How long have you been working for Heavenʼs Stealer?” Ravencrown coldly asked.

Since Ace was clearly not going to fall for her tricks, she decided to acquire more information and hope to find something to escape.

Zaria curled her lips as she replied, leaving both Nightfall Ravenhood members speechless and in disbelief, ”About three months now…”

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Ace entered Evaʼs house in the Thiefʼs Space with Eva and Alina.

At this moment, Alina finally spoke with a sharp glint in her eyes, ”She really liked you, didnʼt she?”

Ace smiled wryly as she knew who Alina was hinting at, and he casually replied, ”Consequence of doing the mission.”

Alina snorted but didnʼt castigate Ace, for she knew Ace wasnʼt a womanizer and would do whatever he could to survive.

Eva jeered at Alina, ”Childish.”

She didnʼt even frown when she noticed Eleanorʼs reaction to Aceʼs revelation; in fact, she was happy that Ace was finally using his charm correctly.

”You want to fight?” Alina glared at Eva.

Eva simply ignored her and couldnʼt help but look at Ace curiously, ”I was wondering, how did you appear in your Thiefʼs Space? I clearly remembered you saying, you canʼt enter your Thiefʼs Space physically or in the Thiefʼs House without establishing a ʼgateʼ first.”

Alina was also startled at this moment as she looked at Ace. If Eva hadnʼt revealed this fact, she wouldnʼt have noticed this as well. But like Eva, she thought it might be a new reward Ace got after completing a mission.

Nonetheless, both women were interested in knowing the story behind it.

”So, youʼve noticed.” Ace grinned as he explained, ”No, I still canʼt enter the Thiefʼs Space, nor have I received any ability or reward related to it, at least yet. This ʼmeʼ in front of you is the result of a forbidden spell called the Prime Law Phantom.”

Ace was ecstatic as he explained, ”This spell allowed me to create a ʼPhantomʼ identical to my real self with my Prime Law, and itʼs almost like the real deal, except itʼs made of my Prime Law instead of flesh and bones. It can only exist for six hours, and I only have 15% of my spirit Qi capacity compared to my real body.

”If I used all the spirit Qi, this spell would dissipate with the phantom. Nonetheless, itʼs an excellent spell to scout or create distractions, and I can even use it freely enter Thiefʼs Space or Thiefʼs House Space and save myself the embarrassment of speaking with you all like an orator!”