Greed Makes People Crazy

A toad jumped out of Old Hu's corpse and sighed with pity, "Such a fine young man, and he didn't cherish his life at all."

Then the toad, raising its head, saw Lu Li approaching. Its senses were quite sharp, and it instantly swallowed hard, cautiously saying, "Young man, you need to continue..."

"Ahhhh! You can't treat me like this! Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is a fine tradition of our Great Yue Dynasty. What you're doing is..." Lu Li grabbed one of the toad's legs and hung it upside down. He used his shadow to create a bottle with holes and put the toad inside. Lu Li was quite interested in this toad that could save his life, but he didn't have time to study it now. It would be better to finish the script first.

Now, on the bridge, Li Yuanfeng laughed wildly. So what if they were from the country? They were still tricked to death by him. He had collected all the masks, and now he was only missing three. All three were frozen: one was the mask of Sloth, one was the mask of fear, and one was the mask of Hatred from the Giant Serpent.

Once he collects these three masks, along with his own Greed Mask and the Destruction Mask, he will have all ten masks. At that time, he will be able to become a god. As for Old Hu's claim that the masks are a scam, Li Yuanfeng is unwilling to believe it from the bottom of his heart.

Just like those who are scammed by con artists, are they really fools? No, some of them are even highly educated and intelligent. So why are they scammed? Most of them are initially taken advantage of because of their greed for cheap deals, and then the con artist paints a rosy picture. The huge profits and wishful thinking blind them.

Later on, after investing a lot, they instinctively didn't want it to be a scam. Those involved were blinded by their own involvement, and the victims invested even more. This was especially true for those who were repeatedly scammed, hoping to prove that others weren't scamming, only to be scammed again.

He carefully put away the five masks, which were his hope for Becoming a God. Of course, there were still some troubles to deal with before that. A fierce glint flashed in Li Yuanfeng's eyes. He didn't know what he was thinking, but then he hardened his heart and, with his gigantic body, picked up the still unconscious Xiao Mi as if he were a chick, and walked towards the frozen Giant Serpent. He placed Xiao Mi in front of the ice crystal.

Grabbing Xiao Mi's hand, he shouted at Bing Bing inside the ice block, "I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm giving you ten seconds to unfreeze yourself, or don't blame me for abusing your companion."

"Ten, nine, eight..." Li Yuanfeng's murderous aura grew stronger with each count. When he finished, he grabbed Xiao Mi's right hand, twisted it to dislocate the joint, and pulled her backward. Xiao Mi let out a scream and was jolted awake by the pain, before fainting again in agony.

Xiao Mi's right hand hung limply to one side like a noodle. Li Yuanfeng grabbed Xiao Mi's left hand and shouted at the ice block again, "This is just the beginning. I'll count to ten again. If you remain silent like this, I'll continue. I can guarantee that your companion will be in excruciating pain. Ten, nine, eight..."

"Enough!" The ice in the air shattered, revealing Bing Bing's figure inside. She said angrily, "I know what you want, and I can help you, but you have to send Xiao Mi away first."

"Send them away?" Li Yuanfeng asked in return.

"That's right. I'll freeze the air and make an ice boat. You'll put it on the boat and let it float down the river. Only then will I unfreeze you." Bing Bing's tone was exceptionally firm, leaving no room for kindness.

"If I really break my promise, you can still chase after me, can't you?" Bing Bing, stretching out her only movable hand, touching the air to create an air ice boat, then closing her eyes and ignoring everything.

Li Yuanfeng smiled and nodded, a sinister glint in his eyes. As he placed Xiao Mi into the ice boat, he ran his finger across Xiao Mi's eyeballs. The ability to devour life force, originating from the Giant Species, was activated. Even if Xiao Mi survived, she would only be a vegetable, and her eyeballs would have completely lost their activity. Even if she woke up, she would be blind.

Bing Bing was trapped on the snake carcass, gazing into the distance down the river. She saw the ice boat sailing far away, and Xiao Mi, lying on it, her chest rising and falling slightly. She felt a little relieved; at least she was alive. With the Countermeasure Bureau's capabilities, those injuries shouldn't be a problem.

"Then fulfill your promise and thaw the faces of those you froze, or I'll chase after them right now and torture your companions to death." Li Yuanfeng had lost his patience; he was eager to become a god.

She stared Bing Bing at Li Yuanfeng. She could easily unfreeze those people, release Dark River, and kill Li Yuanfeng, but it would be pointless.

Li Yuanfeng first pried off the mask made by Lu Li from the Giant Serpent's head, then went to Sloth and had Bing Bing remove the ice from Sloth's face to get the Sloth mask. Then he went to the most dangerous Dark River.

Although Dark River's body was completely frozen, and the mask was attached to it, Li Yunfeng still felt flustered when he saw the King of Fear. However, he managed to remove the mask smoothly without any accidents.

"Since that's the case, you have no reason to live. With your dangerous abilities, you should just die!" Li Yuanfeng, having obtained the mask, turned to look at Bing Bing, picked up a protruding steel bar from the ground, and stabbed it into Bing Bing's head.

Looking at Bing Bing, who had died silently, Li Yuanfeng turned his head away, erasing the guilt in his heart. His eyes burned as he looked at the eight masks in front of him. Only one more was needed. With a somewhat ferocious expression, Li Yuanfeng took out the Mask of Destruction.

Then Shadow Demon's voice came from inside. "Kid, not bad! You actually managed to collect them all. So, what are you planning to do now?"

"Of course I want all of these to be mine, so why don't you grant my wish, Senior Shadow Demon!" Li Yuanfeng said somewhat frantically, his Greed growing ever stronger. He was ready to turn on him at any moment, but to his surprise, Shadow Demon said in a low voice, "Alright."

Then came the Shadow Demon's scream from within the mask, "Li Yuanfeng, what have you done to me... I'll never forgive you, even if it kills me..."

Li Yuanfeng was stunned. He hadn't done anything, so why was the Shadow Demon screaming like that? Feeling that something was wrong, Li Yuanfeng panicked a little, but he still picked up the Mask of Destruction. Greed tormented his heart, and he kept comforting himself that this was fate, and that God was helping him.

Greed had clouded Li Yuanfeng's judgment. Staring at the Nine Masks before him, he gasped, "Hahahaha, I'm about to become a god! I'm about to succeed!"

Suddenly, Li Yuanfeng felt a sharp pain in his back as a steel bar pierced through his body. His body gradually froze, and when he turned around, he saw Bing Bing standing behind him, dragging her half-crippled body.

"Sorry, but I think you'd be better off dead!"

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