Kill Them All, I Say

Business was booming at the fried chicken stall. Su Mu happened to look up and spotted someone he hadn't expected.

Fei'er, the owner of the Modification Factory, walked over with her two employees.

"Well, little brother, business is pretty good over here!"

"Yesterday, Monkey told me a new fried chicken stall had opened around here, and that the food tasted great. I guessed right away that it was you."

"You were the only one who had a fried food truck modified at my place yesterday. I came by today to take a look, and business really is good!"

Saifeier stood with her hands on her hips, while Old James was just as before, wearing that beret and waving a hammer in his hand.

"Brother, that smells amazing. Hurry up and fry Old James two pieces!"

"Old James wants to eat!"

At once, Elysia pulled over a table piled with goods, cleared off the tabletop, and invited them to sit.

Su Mu then fried up an order of chicken and fries, taro sweet potato balls, and made several burgers before bringing them to the table.

"I didn't expect you to come by today. The ingredients are expensive, but this meal is on me."

"And thank you, Boss Fei'er and Master Old James, for modifying my vehicle. You're the first friends I've made in Heaven Dou City."

As Su Mu spoke, he placed several cups of iced cola on the table. The ice cubes clinked against the sides of the cups as they swayed.

Old James immediately took one and held it up beneath the sunlight for a close look.

"How strange. Why are there bubbles inside?"

He sat down and took a sip, feeling the carbon dioxide bubbles burst in his mouth. Combined with the cool sensation, it carried an exotic flavor amid the scorching summer heat.

"Mm, this is much better than the fruit drinks I had back in Sun Moon. It's refreshing and not sticky at all."

"The Sun Moon Empire? Uncle James, you've been to the Sun Moon Empire?"

Su Mu was puzzled. He had never dealt with anyone from the Sun Moon Empire and had assumed they looked different from the people of the original three mainland kingdoms.

But Old James shook his head and said, "No, no, no. I'm from the Sun Moon Empire. I just chose to make a living in Heaven Dou City later on."

"I grew up in the Sun Moon Empire and studied soul tool technology there. That kind of drink was something I loved as a child."

"But theirs were very thick, like mashed fruit mixed with water. They were so sweet they became cloying, unlike yours."

"Yours tastes refreshing, like an orange."

He took another sip as he spoke.

Meanwhile, Saifeier reached for a freshly roasted, just-out-of-the-oven secret-recipe hand-pulled chicken. She tore off a drumstick and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Little brother, this tastes pretty good. How about we work together?"

"My Modification Factory has plenty of empty space. We can open a fried chicken shop right there. I provide the location, you provide the skills. What do you say? We split the profits fifty-fifty afterward!"

"It'd be much better than running a stall here!"

Su Mu's eyes lit up as he listened.

The Modification Factory was located in the center of Old Factory Street, while this place was essentially at the two sides of a T-junction.

Going up led directly to the Inner City gates of Heaven Dou City, while going down led straight to Pheasant Village and home.

The location itself was not particularly good. It only seemed suitable for food businesses because so many vendors had gathered here, making business on this side a little better.

"Sure. I'll think about it."

The moment Su Mu finished speaking, one of his plastic tables was flipped into the air by several burly men in the distance.

"Pah! Boss, why are there razor blades in your drink? You scraped my brother's tongue to pieces!"

The ringleader brandished the club in his hand and smashed the already flimsy plastic tables and chairs.

Another man groaned as he stuck out half his tongue. A small pink blister had risen on it.

"Boss, why waste words with them? Get them!"

"Revenge for Skinny Dog!"

As one of them spoke, he hurled the remains of a chair at another table. A hoe appeared in his hand, while a Soul Ring slowly pulsed around him.

Remiel flashed forward and stood in front, blocking the attack with her wings as she positioned herself at the front of the crowd.

Three Soul Rings rose from beneath her feet. The other side immediately stopped, their eyes filled with caution.

Su Mu looked at the three rings—yellow, yellow, purple. They looked completely natural on Remiel, and he could not help admiring how reliable the system was.

At Su Mu's table, Saifeier, Old James, and the others also stood up, glaring at the opposing side.

The other side had been arrogant and overbearing, but when they saw Remiel's three pulsing Soul Rings, they barely dared breathe.

Saifeier said gravely, "Those are people from the Red Fang Gang. I know their boss!"

"These bastards always go around stealing other people's business. They probably noticed you had your vehicle modified at our place and set their sights on you."

Saifeier's tone was stern.

Watching the restless group across from him, Su Mu said, "My business really is profitable. Maybe it isn't only because of you."

"Didn't you say they like stealing business everywhere? Maybe they simply set their sights on me."

"But this time, I think they've bitten off more than they can chew."

When the conflict had broken out, Cyrene had wanted to make a move, but Su Mu had stopped her.

It was obvious that these people had come looking for trouble.

If a Titled Douluo suddenly appeared, it would definitely alert everyone.

And during this era, Titled Douluo were not exactly common sights. The moment one appeared, it would cause a sensation.

Then it would not be so easy for him to quietly run his stall in secret and steadily build up his strength.

He would first let the level-thirty Remiel test how capable they were.

After both sides remained silent for a long time, the other side was the first to lose patience.

"What are you afraid of? She's only a Three-Ring Soul Master! We have more than a dozen brothers. Get up there and take her down!"

Among the fierce bandits of the Red Fang Gang, the tall, skinny man who had been leading them waved the frozen fish in his hand forward.

A large number of burly men wearing Red Fang masks immediately appeared on the nearby street. They were either carrying iron rods or wearing those masks.

Meanwhile, Elysia was calming the customers. Some could no longer bear the tension and fled on the spot, abandoning even the food in their hands.

Fortunately, aside from additional dishes ordered later, payment was collected when customers placed their orders, so no losses were incurred.

"Enough talking. I've disliked these Red Fang Gang scum for a long time. Boss Fei'er, I'll go help first!"

A lone bamboo appeared in the tall, skinny man's hand.

Lone Bamboo Pole Vault!

His first soul skill activated, and his entire body flashed forward, arriving before Remiel.

Like a monkey planting a pole, he swung downward with a crushing strike. The flexible Lone Bamboo smashed into the frozen fish held by the gang leader.

The scene immediately descended into chaos.

At that moment, a sword of light appeared in Remiel's hand. She flashed forward at high speed and took down two thugs with two strikes, knocking them to the ground.

Seeing that he could not defeat Monkey and Remiel, Gao Liangping snorted and threw the frozen fish in his hand forward, interrupting their assault.

He then tried to intimidate them with words, crushing the half of a chair beneath his foot as he said, "Do you know who you've offended?"

"Hmph, the Gao Family! You worthless Modification Factory dares compete with Boss Gao for business? No wonder you can't get any jobs now!"

"And you, you're just some mongrel brat, yet you dare stand with people opposing the boss!"

"Tomorrow, I'll make sure your little stall can't stay open!"

"In all of Heaven Dou City, even if half a Gold Soul Coin fell from the sky, it would still belong to the Gao family!"

"Just wait!"

As Gao Liangping spoke, he hurriedly backed away and disappeared into the alley with his underlings.

Once the thugs left, the surrounding customers hurriedly packed up their food and fled the chaotic area.

They had not dared move in that environment, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

Remiel slowly put away her light sword, stood on the ground, and could not help sighing.

"What should we do, boss?"

"How about we secretly scare them tonight?"

Remiel said.

But Elysia shook her head. "That's too dangerous. I say..."

"I say we just kill them all..."