The three black shadows moved like ghosts, tiptoeing along a narrow and dimly lit alley.
The surroundings of the alley were completely silent, with only the occasional bird calls adding a touch of eeriness to the already unsettling atmosphere.
These three black shadows were precisely the three thieves, and their target was the inn not far away, where the first-floor lights were still brightly lit.
That inn was exactly where Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia were staying.
The three thieves were clearly very familiar with the area. They skillfully climbed over the inn's wall without making the slightest sound.
Then, they agilely began scaling the outer wall of the inn like monkeys.
This world had no such thing as anti-theft bars, so for these three experienced thieves, climbing into someone else's room window was child's play.
This was also one of their usual methods for robbing inns.
After successfully reaching the window, they carefully pushed it open and slipped into the room one by one.
Once inside, they would first observe the room's layout and the situation of the occupant to ensure there was no risk of being discovered.
Because beastmen had extremely sharp senses and could easily detect someone stealing, these three thieves usually targeted human rooms.
Sure enough, they found human guests in several rooms on the second floor, which secretly delighted them.
As expected from former adventurers, the three thieves were exceptionally nimble—ordinary people couldn't compare at all.
Before long, they successfully stole valuables from several rooms.
These included gold coins, jewelry, magic tools, and so on—all treasures in their eyes.
"We're going to make a fortune today! Some of them even have magic tools!" When they regrouped on the first floor, one of them exclaimed in delight.
"Hahaha, now we can visit Sister Bubi's place every day." Another one said.
Afterward, the three continued looting the third floor before finally heading to the fourth floor, where Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia's rooms were located.
"Last floor. Once we're done, we get out quick. Even if there's a woman, don't linger too long!"
The two who had spoken earlier nodded to show they understood.
Then the three leaped toward the windows of three different rooms.
One of them included Dan Feng's room, though Roxy Migurdia's room hadn't been targeted yet.
The one who came to Dan Feng's room was the same person who had just said they were going to make a fortune.
He first cautiously glanced at Dan Feng on the bed, then looked at the backpack on the floor beside the bed.
Under the moonlight, he clearly saw Dan Feng's face and clicked his tongue in disdain.
"Another pretty boy. I'll have to mess him up later."
Then he walked over to Dan Feng's backpack beside the bed, opened it, and began rummaging through it.
The sounds of rummaging were very faint—ordinary people definitely wouldn't be woken up by them.
But!
Dan Feng didn't seem to be an ordinary person.
He was an A-rank adventurer! Which A-rank adventurer wasn't extremely vigilant everywhere except in their own home?
So while this man had his back turned to Dan Feng rummaging, Dan Feng had already woken up.
He simply watched as the person in front of him searched through his backpack.
"Huh? Where's this guy's money?" The man muttered quietly. Refusing to give up, he rummaged again but only found a few worn-out, useless books.
Seeing this, Dan Feng took out the pouch containing his money from the system space.
[System Space: The place where Cloud-Piercer is stored; can recall Cloud-Piercer and store items]
Then Dan Feng slowly got out of bed and extended the money pouch from behind the man's neck.
"Are you looking for this?" Dan Feng asked softly.
The man, seeing a pouch suddenly appear beside him, quickly grabbed it. When he opened it and looked inside—
Wow! It was full of Millis gold coins!
"Yes! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!" Seeing so many gold coins, the man didn't even care who was speaking to him and hurriedly thanked him.
But then he suddenly realized.
Wait! He was the only one searching this room—where did the other voice come from?
He whipped his head around, only to be met with Dan Feng's fist.
Thud!
With one punch, the man's face caved in slightly, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.
Dan Feng silently picked up his money pouch and put it back into the system space.
"Tch, there really were thieves."
Meanwhile, the situation on Roxy Migurdia's side was different.
Another one of them had already finished looting one room and then came to Roxy Migurdia's room.
"This is actually a little girl's room?" Looking at Roxy Migurdia on the bed, his expression gradually turned lewd.
But he immediately shook his head. "No, we agreed—no lingering if it's a woman."
Then he began rummaging through Roxy Migurdia's belongings.
But because of the dream she had just had, Roxy Migurdia suddenly jolted awake.
Her cheeks were flushed red like ripe apples, making her feel unusually hot.
"So embarrassing! That was my first time having a dream like that!" Roxy Migurdia patted her cheeks, then noticed movement in the corner of the room.
"Hm? What's making that noise?" Roxy Migurdia wondered inwardly. When she looked closely, she realized it was a man!
Roxy Migurdia immediately assumed a combat stance. While the man was still rummaging, she instantly gathered mana in her hand.
"Wind Blast!"
A powerful gust of wind erupted from Roxy Migurdia's hand in an instant. The man was blown straight into the wall as if he had been hit by a heavy truck.
This produced a huge noise and caused the entire building to shake slightly, successfully waking many sleeping people.
"Earth Vine!" Roxy Migurdia shouted delicately. Suddenly, earth appeared around the man's body, then transformed into vine-like tendrils that wrapped tightly around him.
After that collision, the last thief instantly became alert.
His mind had only one thought: Run!
Like a wild rabbit being chased by a hunter, he dashed toward the window, intending to leap out and escape this dangerous place.
However, his plan went awry—because the owner of this room was no ordinary person, but an upper-rank swordsman of the Sword God Style.
The swordsman's figure instantly appeared in front of the thief. His long sword gleamed with cold light, blocking the thief's path.
"You dare steal from me? You think you can get away?" The swordsman's voice was icy.
The thief's legs went weak; he could barely stand.
He knew full well that he was absolutely no match for a swordsman. Rather than waiting to be caught, he might as well fight with everything he had.
His goal had always been to escape.
So he swung the short knife in his hand and lunged at the swordsman.
However, in the swordsman's eyes, his attack was nothing more than child's play.
The swordsman easily sidestepped, then swung his sword in a smooth motion.
With a crisp crack, the thief's short knife snapped in two, and his wrist was also slashed by the sword.
The thief let out a miserable scream and fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
The swordsman looked at him expressionlessly, then used the bedsheet to tie him up tightly, as if this were the most ordinary thing in the world.
Dan Feng also dragged the thief from his room down to the first floor.
The swordsman did the same.
The one from Roxy Migurdia's room was carried down by the crowd from the fourth floor together.
These thieves had stolen from them and aroused everyone's fury.
The crowd surrounded them, cursing and berating them one after another. Some people couldn't hold back and started punching and kicking them.
In the end, under the group assault, the faces of two of the thieves were beaten black and blue. The other one's face had already been caved in by Dan Feng's punch earlier, so no one hit his face again.
After retrieving their belongings, everyone went back to their rooms.
Dan Feng came to Roxy Migurdia's side and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"
Roxy Migurdia gave a slight smile and answered confidently, "I'm a magician. While he was rummaging, I hit him with magic."
But then she thought of the dream she had just had, and her cheeks flushed red again. Suddenly, she found it a little hard to look directly at Dan Feng.
This made Roxy Migurdia seem even cuter.