The adventurers in this direction were not the only ones who couldn't quickly weave through the crowded streets; the chasing shop owner found it equally impossible and could only watch helplessly as the ghost thief floated farther and farther away, frustratedly shouting, "Twenty silver coins, who can catch him? I'll give twenty silver coins as a reward."
Before he had even finished speaking, a shadow whooshed out from the largest courtyard on the street, landing heavily on the ghost thief, who just happened to be passing by the courtyard. The enormous shadow almost completely covered the thief's body, not only smashing the hammerhead melon in the thief's hand but also slamming him and the thief against the opposite wall of the courtyard. Only then did the onlookers realize that the shadow was a shield, a huge one nearly as tall as a person—the Falcon Shield belonging to a knight.
