Murder and Robbery

The burly man's heart turned to dead ashes as he watched.

It's over...

Even the Black Fiend Tiger can't hold her off...

Just as all hope had left him and he thought he was doomed, however,

he suddenly saw the black tentacles that filled the sky come to an abrupt halt all at once, then retreat at great speed.

In the end, they all withdrew into the black throne.

The burly man froze for only half a second before he realized what had happened. Wild joy swept across his ashen face!

Panting heavily, he looked at Lin Luoluo, whose face was somewhat pale as she sat on the throne, and grinned viciously:

"Ha... Haha... Hahahaha!

"I don't know why you're so strong, but no matter what, you're only a First Tier Contract Spirit Master!

"How could the Star Energy stored in your body possibly compare to mine?!"

"Out of mana, aren't you, little girl?"

"I won in the end!"

But to his disappointment, there was still not a trace of fear on Lin Luoluo's little face.

Instead, the girl slowly extended her fair right hand.

Xiao Bai, that should be enough damage, right? Lin Luoluo asked inwardly.

In her mind, Bai Chen replied with certainty, as though it went without saying:

"Of course. I whipped that stupid tiger at least a few hundred times just now, and every hit carried double the damage from Icebound Explosion. Now all it takes is a thought, and I can blow it to pieces without leaving a scrap."

The burly man's expression changed drastically.

At last, under his terrified gaze, the girl slowly rubbed her fingers together.

A crisp snap rang out.

"Snap—"

Seeing the girl suddenly snap her fingers,

the burly Contract Spirit Master, Zhao Han, was somewhat baffled, but a faint sense of foreboding had already risen in his heart.

The next second, his head buzzed, and the mental link between him and his Contract Spirit, the Black Fiend Tiger, snapped instantly.

The intense pain made him spray out a mouthful of blood.

Pfft!

The burly man watched helplessly as countless beams of blinding white light suddenly burst from the thick frost covering his Black Fiend Tiger, which had looked so majestic only moments ago!

"Crack... Crack-crack!"

A rapid series of cracking sounds came from inside the Black Fiend Tiger.

Immediately afterward, before Zhao Han's horrified eyes, the Black Fiend Tiger's massive body burst apart with a thunderous bang!

That was no figure of speech. It was a literal explosion.

Countless shards of ice shot in every direction. The Black Fiend Tiger was reduced to a heap of shattered ice, dead as dead could be.

"No... my Black Fiend Tiger..." Zhao Han's knees gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

On the other side, the pink-haired man was so frightened his soul nearly flew away. He scrambled and crawled over to Zhao Han, and the two grown men clung to each other, trembling with fear.

They looked at the expressionless girl on the throne as though they were looking at a true god of death.

"Don't... don't kill us!" The pink-haired man's voice trembled as he threatened her with a show of bravado: "Lin Luoluo, if you kill us, the Jiang Family won't let you off!"

Zhao Han also seemed to have grasped at his last straw and shouted hoarsely:

"That's right! The Jiang Family! We belong to the Jiang Family! If you dare touch us, they'll grind you and your whole family to dust!"

"Oh, right, do you know what we have on us?"

In his desperation, the pink-haired man had a sudden idea and shouted incoherently,

"A few geniuses from Upper City suddenly came to Lower City these past few days, and we have something they want! If you kill us, those geniuses from Upper City definitely won't let you off either!"

But faced with their incoherent threats and pleas for mercy, Lin Luoluo's expression did not change in the slightest.

If anything, her gaze grew colder.

They would have been better off saying nothing. By mentioning Lin Luoluo's family, they had touched her reverse scale.

She sat upright on the throne, her gaze icy.

She gently stroked the tentacle resting across her legs. Its slick, cool touch calmed her troubled thoughts somewhat.

Kindness to an enemy was cruelty to oneself.

"Xiao Bai, kill them."

Lin Luoluo spoke softly.

Bai Chen was slightly taken aback by the command.

He could feel that Lin Luoluo's heartbeat was quickening and her body was trembling slightly as she said it, but her resolve was unwavering.

Compared to the weak girl she had been before, Lin Luoluo had changed a great deal.

Bai Chen immediately agreed, delighted.

To become strong, one needed the character of a strong person. Sooner or later, she would have to make this change; she could not remain that naive, kindhearted girl forever.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Two piercing sounds cut through the air.

From the shadows beneath the throne, two pitch-black tentacles crossed more than a dozen meters in an instant.

The two men clinging to each other did not even have time to react. All they felt was a chill in their chests.

"Puchi!"

The tips of the tentacles pierced both their hearts with precision, bringing out a spray of warm blood.

Their eyes widened, and the light in them quickly faded.

After killing the two men, Bai Chen immediately released Throne Form to avoid consuming any more Star Energy.

The enormous Shadow Throne dissolved into black mist, then condensed once more into Slime form.

Lin Luoluo fell from midair. When her feet touched the solid ground, her legs gave way, and she nearly fell.

Bai Chen immediately extended several tentacles to hold her steady.

It was her first time giving the order to kill, and her first time seeing two living people die before her eyes. Their bodies lay not far away, blood staining the ground red.

The powerful visual and psychological shock left the girl's face deathly pale. Her stomach churned like rivers and seas, and her breathing grew rapid.

Even so, she forced herself not to scream or throw up.

Bai Chen, meanwhile, looked excitedly at the two bodies on the ground.

"The rule since ancient times: after killing someone, loot the corpse first, then dispose of it!"

"Xiao Luoluo, watch carefully and learn! This is an important skill for making a fortune!"

As he spoke, Bai Chen sent several tentacles sliding toward the two corpses.

Watching Bai Chen's practiced movements, Lin Luoluo did not know whether to laugh or cry, but much of her panic and nausea had actually faded.

Bai Chen extended four or five tentacles and rummaged over the bodies of the burly man and the pink-haired man.

Aside from some healing spray and energy bars the two had carried with them, Bai Chen soon found a heavy cloth pouch in the inner pocket of Zhao Han's clothes.

With a flick of a tentacle, four crystals gleaming with different colors rolled out.

They were Demon Crystals!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, we're rich, Xiao Luoluo!" Bai Chen's voice was full of excitement.

Lin Luoluo's attention was immediately drawn to them. Forgetting her fear, she leaned closer for a look.

There were two more Second Tier Demon Crystals. One shimmered with a watery blue halo, while tiny arcs of electricity danced across the other.

There were also two First Tier ones, both giving off a soft green glow.

Lin Luoluo exclaimed in delight:

"This Second Tier Lightning Element Demon Crystal is rare and has strong offensive power, so it should sell for at least 1,000 Silver Coins!

"Second Tier Water Element Demon Crystals are more common, so this one should be worth around 600 Silver Coins."

"The two First Tier Wood Element Demon Crystals should sell for 200 Silver Coins together."

In other words, those Demon Crystals alone had already brought them another 1,800 Silver Coins!

Adding the 300 Silver Coin 3S-Rank subsidy they had received from the Contract Spirit Master Association earlier, their total assets had surpassed 2,000!

Bai Chen's voice was excited too. "Mining really is the way to go! The money comes in fast!"

He immediately corrected himself:

"No, no, it should be murder and robbery. But we can't do this all the time."

Generally speaking, Bai Chen certainly was not the kind of person who delighted in killing.

But if they were members of the Jiang Family, then it was fine. They all deserved to die.

Then Bai Chen picked up the two Source Crystals that had dropped after the Contract Spirits died.