After All, We're Friends (5.1K)

At the same time.

Having narrowly escaped death, Gu Jie has now changed his escape route. He originally intended to go directly to New Harbor and then board a cargo ship for smuggling.

But now, they have no choice but to flee westward.

This direction forced him further and further away from the crowd, and the surroundings gradually became quiet.

Despair.

A crisp footstep forced Gu Jie to stop his escape.

Someone blocked his way.

A man wearing a black trench coat.

"Who are you?" Gu Jie asked calmly, while subtly reaching into his pocket.

"Nice to meet you, Gide. Shez Black Gu. I am Mahiro Yotsuba Family, the eldest son of Yotsuba Mahiro Maya Yotsuba."

Mahiro smiled and walked towards the other person step by step. The sound of his hard-soled shoes hitting the ground was like a deadly note.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever met this man face to face.

One has to admire the power of this so-called magic of eternal youth.

He clearly remembered that Gu Jie was already ninety-seven years old, but judging from his appearance, he looked to be only about fifty. Although his hair was snow-white, there were no wrinkles, sagging, or age spots on his face.

While he was sizing up Gu Jie was also sizing him up, his eyes like those of a venomous snake, but a disdainful smile playing on his lips.

"So it's that vile woman's child. It seems the Kunlunfang Institute's experiment back then actually succeeded."

"No, it failed."

Mahiro shook his head and sighed, "My birth has absolutely nothing to do with your damned Great Han or the Kunlunfang Institute."

He already knew this, having understood it when he learned about Maya Yotsuba's past.

He could be said to have appeared out of nowhere, as if by divine inspiration.

Otherwise, where did those eyes come from, from Great Han?

If they had such capabilities, the Great Asian Alliance would have been renamed the Great Han long ago.

"But you, aren't you going to keep running? The cat-and-mouse game isn't over yet."

Facing Gu Jie's slightly disdainful expression, Mahiro no anger whatsoever, and instead made a teasing remark.

Rather, he probably hoped Gu Jie would continue to escape, ideally getting onto a ship and leaving port directly.

In this way, he can directly unleash a "Material Burst".

But faced with his sarcasm, Gu Jie remained calm and composed, even exuding a sense of confidence, and smiled smugly:

"No, it's over. Now it should be called a desperate struggle!"

Gu Jie activated his magic, and an invisible wave of Psions spread out from his body.

That was the signal to control the dead soldiers.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Gu Jie had long ago stored a large number of undead soldiers in the surrounding warehouses, but unexpectedly, they have now actually come in handy!

Killing this young man in front of him would signify the first victory in his revenge!

But strangely enough...

Even though his orders had been given, there was no sign of a single soldier showing up.

"Old man, the sky is the color of rain after a storm, but what are you waiting for? The next dish?"

He was Mahiro amused; the smile on his lips was genuinely delightful, and his eyes looked as if he were looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!

Gu Jie remained silent.

To be precise, at that moment, a slight sense of panic arose within him.

He didn't understand why his magic to control the undead puppets hadn't worked.

Could it be that...

Just as Gu Jie was sweating profusely and deep in thought, several severed limbs were suddenly thrown out from a dark corner and landed at his feet.

Those were human limbs, or rather, limbs removed from a long-dead corpse!

In the direction of the warehouse where he originally stored the dead soldiers, a petite and slender girl was sitting on a box, gently licking the bloodstains on her fingertips.

That wasn't human!

Gu Jie could recognize him at a glance, not only through his mental judgment but also through his visual perception!

A pair of cat ears, a cat tail that sways from side to side, and a pair of crystal clear... cat eyes.

That couldn't possibly be human no matter how you look at it!

"What, have you run out of tricks? Have you run out of ideas?"

Mahiro clapped his hands, bringing Gu Jie's attention and thoughts back to the present.

"If you're out of ideas, then I'll have to take action."

It appears to be an inquiry, but it is actually a notification.

The moment the words left his mouth, Mahiro moved.

The hem of his black overcoat billowed up instantly, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Gu Jie. He stomped his foot on the ground, and in an instant, countless spiderweb-like cracks burst forth around him.

At the same time, a pair of dark and obscure eyes met Gu Jie's, and he stabbed his chest fiercely with his palm like a knife.

You'll die!

They will definitely die!

At this moment, Gu Jie truly panicked.

As his pupils constricted in shock, a wave of Psions surged through his body once more.

"Ghost Gate Dunjia!"

Time seemed to slow down around him, and his body blurred for a moment.

That was an afterimage, or rather, an illusion.

Gu Jie himself took advantage of this opening to bend his body in an impossible direction in order to dodge the attack.

But the next second, he was met with a sharp slap.

Snap!

Gu Jie felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow; his skull seemed to deform in that instant, and his entire head was slammed hard into the ground.

Looking up, I saw a pair of red eyes like those of a demon, enough to terrify anyone!

What exactly is it?

Before Gu Jie could even think, the next slap landed heavily.

"The Ghost Gate Dunjia, is it?!"

Snap!

Another slap.

This time, Gu Jie's brain was in complete chaos, he was temporarily deaf, and even several of his teeth were knocked out.

"You want revenge on the Yotsuba Family, right!"

Snap!

"You're just trying to cause me trouble, aren't you!"

Snap!

"You want to harm the people around me and plot against my Yotsuba Family, is that it?!"

Snap!

"You dare to act tough in front of me, huh!"

With each sentence, Yotsuba Mahiro would deliver a slap, and the force was even, ensuring that every slap would cause Gu Jie to lose some equipment and parts.

After about ten slaps, Gu Jie went completely still, half of his head buried in the asphalt.

The ground was stained blood-red, like bursting tomato sauce.

Only the exposed corpses were twitching.

Like a fish thrown onto a chopping board, or freshly slaughtered meat.

"Just stay in the garbage dump, why are you causing me trouble?"

Mahiro coldly stared at the corpse on the ground, casually took out a handkerchief, wiped the bloodstains off his hands, and then tossed it onto the body.

"Zeta, let's go home."

Shinji left without looking back.

The moment the handkerchief landed on Gu Jie's corpse, a flame suddenly rose up, completely engulfing Gu Jie's body.

It was completely burned to the ground, leaving no trace.

Chapter 326 After all, we're friends (5.1K)

Gu Jie is dead.

He was slapped to death, his head was mostly smashed, and then he was burned to ashes.

The four search teams were completely unaware of this.

All they knew was that a brawl had broken out in the commercial street closest to the New Harbor port.

When they arrived, only two bodies remained at the scene, and they recognized the two bodies; in fact, they knew them.

One is Chiba Toshikazu, the eldest son of the Chiba Family, and the other is Chiba Toshikazu's partner, Inatsune.

The two had been missing for some time; it was unexpected that they would appear here.

Both died tragically, their necks severed and their bodies separated from their heads.

Moreover, judging from his pale blue skin, he didn't look like he had just died.

In response, Shiba Tatsuya activated his intelligence analysis capabilities and discovered that the two men had been dead for more than 24 hours, or even longer.

At that time, these people who are magicians, even modern magicians who are unfamiliar with ancient magic, will be able to understand.

These two people died a long time ago and were manipulated as puppets.

After conducting a brief investigation of the two bodies, the group returned them to the Chiba Clan main family residence.

Chiba Toshikazu, needless to say, was the eldest son of the Chiba Family, and naturally, he should return to his roots after his death. As for Inatsune, he was also a disciple of the Chiba Family. After discussing it overnight, the two families decided to hold their funerals together.

The Chiba Family, of course, also sent out invitations.

The next day, an invitation from the Chiba Family was placed on the table in front of Yotsuba Mahiro.

Staring at the pitch-black envelope, he was unusually lost in thought.

"Xiao Xun, what are you thinking about?"

A slightly seductive and languid voice interrupted his thoughts.

Looking up, he saw Maya Yotsuba sitting opposite him, still exuding an air of elegance and grace.

"I wasn't thinking about anything special."

Mahiro a deep breath and slowly exhaled, saying:

"I was just wondering what Erika's relationship with her older brother is like."

"Hmm, the Chiba Family's lineage... it should be considered quite good."

After pondering for a moment, Maya Yotsuba curled her finger to her lips and came to this answer.

At least she hadn't heard much about discord among the Chiba Family siblings; even if there was, it was nothing more than minor squabbles.

But Maya Yotsuba was met with silence from Yotsuba Mahiro.