Chapter 5: Mad Slaughter (Part 2)

Guo Shier said generously, “No need to pay. Hehe, just take whatever you want… Take it all if you like.”
Eagle Demon couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re quite generous. That’s the typical act of profiting at others’ expense.”
Chen Hong smiled slightly and began searching through the women’s clothes in the room.
In this world, on any continent inhabited by professionals, most clothing was made of furs, with only a small portion made from other materials. Thus, the fur garments were extremely exquisite. Some were woven from the long hairs of mutated magical beasts and infused with spells, making their fabrics truly magnificent. Especially on the continent where ancient clans resided, there was a strong emphasis on luxurious clothing.
Apart from ready-made garments, the clothing stores also had plenty of raw materials. Guo Shier’s goal was to collect some special materials. He had a habit of collecting things—a habit formed in his past life when he loved to gather spoils. He retained this habit in this life as well. Thanks to his magic storage space, he could collect anything he was interested in, as it was convenient to store them there.
After a short while, he had finished collecting. Guo Shier said, “Let’s go to another store! Another one!” Not only was he excited, but Eagle Demon and Chen Hong were too. What could compare to the thrill of stealing?
Guo Shier grinned. “We have the potential to be bandits, haha.”
Eagle Demon said, “Strangely, I’m also very excited. These things aren’t even that valuable…”
Chen Hong was overjoyed. It was the first time she had felt this happy since she was captured. When Guo Shier rescued her, she had been emotional and sad, but now her heart was filled with joy. She said, “I like them…”
Guo Shier smiled. “Keep going!”
Bang! Krach…
Eagle Demon kicked open the door of a nearby shop and laughed loudly, “This is fucking awesome… So satisfying!” He didn’t even check the shop name before kicking it open and stepping in.
Guo Shier and Chen Hong followed inside.
It was a jewelry store. Since it served professionals, the quality of the jewelry was very high, with most pieces infused with spells that provided some defensive capabilities.
Chen Hong let out a shout and rushed over. No woman could remain indifferent to jewelry—such beautiful trinkets were the best at catching a woman’s attention. Chen Hong was no exception. Seeing the various jewelry pieces glowing with magical light, she became a bit overwhelmed: “Wow, this is mine, and this too! This one looks nice… So beautiful…”
Guo Shier and Eagle Demon weren’t particularly interested in the jewelry; they just watched Chen Hong with smiles.

At this moment, Chen Hong wished she had eight hands as she hurriedly stuffed trinkets into the talisman pouch. Guo Shier and Eagle Demon were stunned. After a long while, Eagle Demon sighed, “If this were a material warehouse, maybe… perhaps… we’d be the same?” “It’s not maybe—it’s for sure. We’re definitely crazier than her…” “Also smiling foolishly, frantically stuffing things into the pouch?” “Mm, maybe even drooling a bit… It’s not a talisman pouch; it’s a talisman space…” “Pretty ugly.” The two couldn’t help but laugh at each other. Chen Hong didn’t hear what they were saying at all. She was busy and happy, and in no time, all the trinkets in the room were gone, not a single one left. With a red face, Chen Hong said, “Done. Everything’s packed. Let’s go to the next place… I wonder if there are any more trinket shops…” Guo Shier laughed and said, “Uncle Eagle Demon, it’s obvious that Xiao Hong is a newbie.” Eagle Demon was puzzled and asked, “What do you mean?” Guo Shier smiled and said, “If she were an experienced person… she would definitely not just look at the storefront but also check the back storage. Good items must be kept there; this is just the superficial stuff.” Chen Hong’s eyes lit up as she said happily, “That’s right… How could I be so stupid! Shier, help me look!” Eagle Demon also laughed. He said, “Shier, you’re really sneaky.” In fact, it wasn’t sneaky—it was common sense. But neither Eagle Demon nor Chen Hong had any experience in this area, so they naturally didn’t think of it. The three of them began searching. Soon, Eagle Demon found a small room containing over twenty talisman pouches—this was the store’s warehouse. Since the trinkets were small, even when packed in boxes, they didn’t take up much space. With over twenty talisman pouches, many trinkets could be stored inside. This time, Chen Hong wasn’t greedy. After a quick check, she gave a few talisman pouches to Guo Shier and Eagle Demon, saying with a smile, “Everyone gets some.” Eagle Demon casually threw one at Guo Shier and said, “I don’t want it…” Guo Shier didn’t refuse. He liked collecting things from this world, as many continents still didn’t have specialized trinket shops. He smiled and said, “Alright, Uncle Eagle Demon is a true man of honor; he’s not interested in this.” Eagle Demon said, “What’s the use of those things? I’m not… uh, they’re not as useful as materials.” He almost said, “I’m not a woman,” but realizing Guo Shier had already taken one, he quickly changed his words.

Guo Shier couldn’t help but laugh. He was clever—this was another straightforward statement. Hearing the previous one, one could guess the next. He said, “Trophies aren’t divided by gender. I’ll continue—uh, I remember there’s a grain store next door. Let’s see if there are any special grains.”

This time, they didn’t break in through the door but made a large hole in the wall and walked in calmly. They found the grain store’s warehouse. There were no rows of wooden shelves or storage bags here—only bags of grain. After checking, most of it was flour or similar staples, with very little rice and plenty of dried beans. Guo Shier liked rice, so he collected quite a bit and also took some flour. This time, he didn’t set it on fire.

It wasn’t out of mercy but based on his judgment. Burning the grain wouldn’t greatly affect professionals, who had strength, magic talismans, and money to find food, or could even hunt if necessary. But ordinary people couldn’t afford that—they lacked strength and had few ways to obtain food. If their grain was burned, they might starve to death.

If only ordinary people from the Gu Mi family starved, he wouldn’t be too upset. But it should be noted that those at the bottom were not ordinary people but captives taken from various continents—slaves. If food ran short, they would be the worst off, even worse than local ordinary people. This was why Guo Shier refused to burn the grain. As for the shops of other professionals, they were mostly set ablaze.

The entire street was looted in no time. Except for the grain store, everything else was set on fire, after which the three moved to another street to continue looting. The businesses in the professional district suffered heavy losses, but the ordinary people’s streets and homes remained unaffected. Guo Shier and his group weren’t willing to kill ordinary people to vent their anger.

It wasn’t until dawn that Guo Shier and the others gathered again. Luo Jie said, “Let’s go to the teleportation square.” Guo Shier nodded. “Yeah. News has already been sent out here. I guess the experts from the Gu Mi family should be arriving soon. Let’s go to the teleportation square and see.”

The group flew toward the square and arrived at this once-busy place in moments. But now, there wasn’t a soul here, not even any signs of hunting or flying vehicles. The ground was in disarray. On normal days, many ordinary people would be cleaning the square in the early morning.

There were also no signs of professionals near the giant pillars of the teleportation array. Guo Shier and the others sat on their respective altars, hovering nearby, waiting patiently.

Nan You said, “I wonder how many experts will come?”
Guo Shier smiled and asked, “If it were your family that suddenly suffered such a blow, how many experts would you send?”
Nan You replied, “Depending on the situation, if we knew there were experts at the seventh-tier altar… we would send many experts to intimidate them first, then consider negotiation to avoid conflict as much as possible. The Gu family’s strategy has always been to bully the weak and fear the strong; they would never risk the downfall of their family by betting on the other side’s failure.”
“Negotiation?”
Luo Jie was confused. He had never joined the Gu family. Although he used to be a high-ranking member of the North Talisman Sect, he knew nothing about the Gu family’s ways.
Nan You nodded and said, “What the Gu family values most is inheritance. They don’t care about short-term wins or losses. When their family is in danger, they will definitely try to communicate with their enemies. Even if they suffer temporary losses, they must overcome the difficulties to preserve their family’s inheritance. This is a strategy of inheritance.”
Guo Shier remembered when they extorted the Gu Ji family together with Qi Wu Zhen— the Gu Ji family reacted in the same way. No matter how wronged they were, they didn’t dare anger Qi Wu Zhen and eventually survived the threat of extinction. If they had persisted in being tough, with Qi Wu Zhen’s strength beyond the ninth-tier altar, destroying the Gu Ji family wouldn’t have been difficult at all.
Luo Jie sneered and said, “This time is different. Since they dared to destroy our continent and sect, they must pay the same price!”
Guo Shier calmly said, “If it involves other interests, maybe we’ll negotiate. But when it comes to destroying our family and plundering the population of the continent, this is no longer a matter of negotiation. I know the survival rules of the Gu family. However, the Gu Mi family has gone too far. They deserve the extreme consequences. This time… there’s no negotiation!”
Eagle Demon nodded and said, “Indeed, there’s no negotiation. We definitely won’t engage in talks. This is a life-or-death battle.”
Qi Nan Shan said, “It’s fair. We’ll all perish together.”
Nan You inwardly smiled bitterly. It was unlucky for anyone to encounter such a group of altar-level experts, and the Gu Mi family had indeed gone too far. He was also part of the Gu family and considered a high-ranking member. He had rarely heard of the Gu family acting like this—destroying all sects on several continents and plundering all their populations. That was definitely not a wise decision.
He said, “I’m not saying… we should negotiate with them. I’m just analyzing the possible decisions the Gu Mi family might make.”
Guo Shier said, “I know.”
Luo Jie suddenly raised his head and calmly said, “They’re here!”

The pillars of the teleportation array began to glow, with countless streams of magical light flowing within them. Soon, a large magical door appeared, emitting a bluish-green light as it rapidly took shape into a huge doorway.
Qi Nanshan said, “Don’t rush. Wait for more of them to come. With too few people… it won’t be satisfying enough to fight.”