Eternal Thief

Chapter 1247: A Huge Hesit Plan!



Once Ace left Prime Heavenly Bank's branch, he quickly made his way through a remote alleyway. When he came out, he was wearing a new disguise, and his robes were also plain, no longer eye-catching.

After making sure no one had noticed him or followed him, he rented a room in one of the many hotels in the Northern Guardian Sect City and started analyzing the treasure blueprint on the fate map that he had made after paying a million TP.

As for the security vaults, Ace decided not to touch them because first, he needed to find their location, which was not close at all as far as he could tell upon sensing the Thief's Mark's general location.

The second difficulty was that he would probably need a deep understanding of space law to pinpoint the secret realm's location. He knew the bank might not leave those vaults without any protection, especially given the many treasures inside them.

Just the Vault Warden guarding a branch's teleportation channel was already an Ascension Guardian; he didn't dare to imagine what kind of existence would be protecting the secret realm.

Lastly, even if Ace could overcome everything, he knew he would have to pay a massive amount of TP to use the universal key, which he didn't have at that moment.

So, he turned his focus on the bank branch, which could grant him the capital he needed to raid the security vaults. He was sure that once he succeeded, the system mission would be complete, and then he could take his sweet time planning the heist.

'Let's see what we got...'

As Ace opened the treasure blueprint, he saw the entire structure of The Prime Heavenly Bank's branch; it was an architectural marvel designed to project grandeur and invincibility while maintaining strict security protocols,

It consisted of multiple levels, each with its own unique structure, accessibility, and security measures. The treasure blueprint detailed the entire layout as follows:

The first level was the outer area of the bank. It was the level where he registered his membership, and it was open to the public.

It was a majestic open space; the bank's grand facade was constructed from ascension grade-5 materials, with towering pillars inscribed with hidden protective and spiritual runes of an ascension grade-6 formation!

This outer area made Ace's expression grave because this layout didn't show the bank's security yet, and he could only see them once he entered the area.

Beyond the grandiose of the outer area lay the inner area, the second level, which should be accessible only to bank members and higher-ranking personnel.

Ace zoomed in on the pair of massive doors engraved with Ascension grade-6 runes that separated the two areas. The walls were all covered in Ascension grade-6 formation, with no empty spot. Not only that, but more high-level formations and spiritual barriers guarded this area!

'Just how much money and resources did they burn to make this kind of security?! How afraid are they of the Nightfall Ravenhood? Those guys sure make things difficult for me!' Ace couldn't help but blame the Nightfall Ravenhood for all of this with a gloomy expression.

The next level was the third level, which was accessed only through concealed stairways connected to both the outer and inner areas. Ace instantly guessed that this was the area where the teleportation channel to the secret vaults was located, and he must've taken the outer area stairway to enter it.

The underground area also seemed to be the heart of the bank's security infrastructure. It was an expansive hall with heavily inscribed walls with both the Philosopher Runes and Codex Runes. This entire underground area was a big giant treasure box!

This area held the teleportation channels to the bank's security vaults, so Ace wasn't surprised.

At this moment, he zoomed in at the center of the underground hall, which was protected by a large formation circle, and when he saw its grade Ace inhale sharply, an ascension Grade-7 Master Lock!

'What is being protected by a master lock?' Ace was both shocked and curious, and he finally got his answer when he looked below in astonishment.

Deep beneath the underground area was actually another level, and it was also the final level. In the treasure blueprint, this place was marked by glittering golden words: 'Treasury'! Ace's heart raced as he instantly made an assumption, "This treasury should be where the bank stored all the spirit coins, treasures, and valuables that cultivators exchanged with them for spirit stones and spirit crystals. After all, the bank won't trust any member to carry that amount of wealth on a single person.

'Furthermore, the treasury is fortified with space law formations and encrypted runic sequences, probably the Ascension Grade-7 master lock's influence. Moreover, the treasury vault is massive!

'It's not only reinforced by layers of barriers and protective arrays but also hidden traps that could instantly trap or eliminate any intruders. Philosopher Runes and Codex Runes are intricately interwoven into the walls, maintaining the spatial stability and security of the area.

'But the more security in there, the treasures stored here should be worth every spirit coin they spent on building it!'

The more Ace thought about it, the more excited he became. He knew that if this theft were successful, he'd be as wealthy as multiple second-grade sects!

But he didn't let the excitement cloud his judgment because the security there made it an impenetrable fortress, and with one wrong move, he'd be facing the full force of the bank.

'I need to make preparations, and just to be safe, I need to gather more TP. I guess I'll pay the market of the sect city a 'visit' and I can also use this chance to draw some attention to this matter!

'But once I make a move, the sect or the Norberg clan will surely investigate it, and since 'George' has already shown the thief symbol, they'll instantly suspect him. However, since he's still cultivating seclusion, I can make hundreds of excuses, and they won't have any proof that George was behind it. 'Moreover, I'll have to make a move on the bank right after that since once the investigation is launched, I'll need to be back in the sect since its disguise is not on the same level as me.

'Even if nothing works out, I'll just escape. I must succeed in this bank heist!'

Ace's eyes shone in determination as he patiently waited for the nightfall before he let his true self, the Sky Stealer, out!

No one in the peaceful Northern Guardian Sect City would've imagined that a thief was on the move, which would cause massive ripple through the entire Mortal Ascension Heaven!