Chapter 67: Great Harvest

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts"

- Marcus Aurelius

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Watching the white figure jump out of the window and leave, Robin didn't step forward to stop him.

Because in front of him is a perverted pyromaniac who is more dangerous than the Phantom Thief.

'It's fine if you can't finish it. But over forty people can't even handle these two brats properly. The Penguin's henchman gets more useless day by day.'

Firefly looked at Batgirl and Robin and thought angrily.

It was so close—just a little closer, and he would have killed Phantom Thief with his hands!

Why couldn't the Penguin's henchmen be able to fight back?

Why did they have to let the duo in at a crucial moment?

Oh well, the situation was what it was, and he had to change his plan now.

Firefly had his flamethrower ready, and it would be a shame if he didn't burn anyone.

The person who was responsible for Firefly's imprisonment had come forward, and now was the perfect time for revenge.

"I didn't plan on getting my hands dirty with you guys today, but since you ruined my good time, I might as well settle an old score with you!"

Firefly spoke with a fearless face and an air of strong murderous intent towards Batgirl and Robin.

Although he had teamed up with Killer Moth back then, he was beaten by Batgirl alone and later arrested by Robin and Batman.

Firefly isn't afraid of these two now. He always believed it was Killer Moth, his idiotic teammate, who held him back and caused their defeat by Batgirl.

He had been stupid to team up with Killer Moth in the first place.

If he had given all his strength, how could he have been defeated even by a woman?

Firefly didn't know where this big confidence came from.

In other words, it was the false sense of self-confidence that came from spending time in Arkham Asylum.

Batgirl and Robin exchanged glances and nodded at each other. They split up and charged at Firefly without hesitation...

A few minutes later, Firefly fell to the ground with bruises on his body.

The other two also didn't come out unscathed.

Robin and Batgirl's suits were filled with burn marks, and parts of their skin had been burned.

"Every time we deal with this guy, my hair ends up smelling burnt."

Batgirl frowned as she smelled the scent coming from her beloved red hair.

"You haven't been in the field long enough. You'll encounter even worse situations than this in the future."

Robin shrugged. He was more worn and ripped apart than Batgirl, but he had gotten used to it.

He pointed at Firefly on the ground and said, "Let's take this guy back to Commissioner Gordon. The Phantom Thief's hypnotic gas usually wears off pretty quickly, so the GCPD officers who were affected will probably wake up soon."

Batgirl didn't object, and they both picked up Firefly and walked out of the exhibition hall.

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Meanwhile, Dean had already taken off the Phantom Thief's suit and put on regular clothes outside the museum.

He blended into the crowd and slowly distanced himself from the museum.

After using a mini surveillance system jammer several times to counter any potential tracking attempts, he finally returned home.

In order to ensure that no one could follow him, Dean purposely took a long and winding route back home.

Whenever he arrived at crowded places, he would change his disguise in the middle of the crowd to avoid any suspicion.

He went through all this trouble to avoid leaving any clues or evidence that would connect Dean Thurston to the Phantom Thief.

After returning home, Dean immediately activated the surveillance jammer and rushed into the bedroom to destroy the dummy on the bed.

Immediately afterwards, Dean did not immediately lie on the bed and turn off the jammer. Instead, he summoned the system to check the rewards of this operation.

[Congratulations, host, on completing the custom task - Stealing the 'Dragon Egg Ruby Necklace.']

[Mission Difficulty: Normal (Easy, Normal, Difficult, Extreme, Desperate, Impossible)]

[Treasure Value: Normal (Low, Average, Normal, Excellent, Outstanding, Rare, Legendary, Incalculable)]

[A magician has blessed the gem, endowing it with a trace of magic that can slow down the wearer's aging process but cannot grant immortality.]

[Elegance Level: B (D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS)]

[Overall Evaluation: B+]

[Keep up the good work; you have become a qualified Phantom Thief, but 'qualified' should not be your only goal.)]

[Rewards: 2719 Amazement Points (from the audience in the square, GCPD police, Jim Gordon, Robin, Batgirl...) + 1200 Amazement Points (reward for completing the mission).]

[Balance: 997 points]

[Total Amazement Points: 4916 points]

When the system said the number of points, Dean's eyes suddenly burst into surprise.

This mission brought him nearly four thousand points, and combined with the remaining points from his last mission, Dean now had close to five thousand amazement points on his hands!

Now he can choose from a lot of items in the system store.

'However, I didn't expect this necklace to be a magical item. That's a surprise,'

Dean thought as he recalled the system's evaluation of the Dragon's Egg Ruby as an ordinary-quality gem.

He couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

He had to be said that the gem was indeed quite large, too big to be held with one hand.

'This thing was once blessed by a magician. No wonder Mrs. Chandler aged several decades after removing this necklace. And it also explains why the Chandler family has been hiding it and refusing all public exhibition proposals. It is said that the Chandler family got this necklace a hundred years ago. I didn't expect them to have connections with magicians back then...'

'I wonder if the Chandler family is still in contact with that magician. They probably no longer have any contact by now. Otherwise, Penguin wouldn't have been able to threaten Mrs. Chandler.'

Dean pondered in his mind.

"Forget it, the past events of these big families have nothing to do with me. There is only one thing to do now."

[Name: Dean Thurston]

[Age: 16]

[Skills: Proficiency in magic, proficiency in vehicles, proficiency in lock picking, proficiency in shooting, proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, quick disguise, voice alteration without props.]

[Items: Card gun, Grappling Gun, Triangular Glide, Bulletproof Cloak, High-speed self-filling dummy, Homemade smoke grenade, Homemade flashbang, Homemade tear gas, Homemade hypnotic gas, Mini Surveillance System Jammer]

[Talent: Resistant Skin (Low Level)]

[Balance: 4916 points]

Dean summoned his personal panel and then clicked to enter the system store.

At this moment, he didn't hesitate much and directly selected a good price range and chose one item.

This exchange was something he had planned in advance, but it's just that he didn't have enough amazement points to save it until now.

[Intermediate Talent: Superhuman Reflexes: Greatly enhances the body's reaction speed for a short period. The longer the duration, the higher the stamina consumption. The improvement depends on the physical condition at the time. The limit can make people barely keep up with the speed of sound.]

Note: Users have greatly increased reaction speed, which lets them dodge multiple bullets, catch flies in mid-air, dodge and run around complex attacks, catch falling objects, block disadvantages, and react at the same time to high-speed bullets like sniper bullets, as well as react to a being with superhuman speed.

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A/N: Guys, we didn't reach 400 power stone, I will give you all a chance if we reach 600 power stones. I will release an additional chapter.

A/N 2: I change the MC's name to Dean Thurston instead of Dean Sutton

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