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Although he despised Esdeath's collusion with ministers, he knew that her strength was crucial to the empire.

"Is it because of that kid?"

Bud glanced at Gu Beichen and unleashed a bolt of lightning without saying a word.

Gu Beichen had already sensed it and casually flicked away the incoming lightning with his hand.

Gu Beichen instantly flashed in front of General Bude and delivered a resounding slap across the face.

Chapter 117: Why not just use robots to do it?

Bud was sent spinning twice through the air by the blow, spitting out blood and his face was caved in half before he crashed heavily to the ground, barely alive.

Gu Beichen casually removed the imperial armor from his body and examined it carefully.

"I'll leave the rest to you."

Gu Beichen said without looking up.

Esdeath smiled slightly, deftly drew her long sword, and charged towards the minister.

The minister cried out in terror, "Are you insane?!"

He secretly wanted to activate the Imperial Arm on his head, but was intimidated by the killing intent released by Esdeath.

In the instant the minister was stunned, Esdeath was already in front of him, and with a swift stroke, her sword fell.

She casually removed the imperial armor from the minister's head in one swift motion.

"you…"

The minister stared wide-eyed at Esdeath in disbelief.

He felt his life slipping away rapidly, and finally collapsed with a heart full of resentment.

Esdeath suddenly attacked and killed a minister, throwing the court into chaos.

"General, have you gone mad?"

Several officials who were on good terms with the minister questioned him in alarm.

They couldn't understand why Esdeath, who had always been loyal, would suddenly betray them.

Meanwhile, the upright officials secretly rejoiced, for this minister who had brought disaster to the country and its people had finally been executed.

Some even began to hope that the empire could turn around, but then they remembered Esdeath's earlier demand for the emperor to abdicate, and fell into confusion again.

"General! Minister!"

The young emperor stood up in a panic, looking at the two high-ranking officials who had fallen to the ground.

His face was deathly pale as he turned to Esdeath, who was holding a sword: "Why? Aren't you loyal to me?"

Before anyone could answer, he suddenly glared at Gu Beichen, who was fiddling with the Imperial Arms, and roared hysterically, "It was you! You must have bewitched Esdeath! You traitorous scoundrel!"

The young emperor, who had lost control of his emotions, pretended to activate the national protection mechanism. This seemingly innocent boy actually harbored the crazy genes of the "690s" generation, which Gu Beichen found quite ridiculous.

Just then, a fair hand suddenly grabbed the young emperor's neck.

With a crisp cracking sound, the young emperor stared wide-eyed at Esdeath, who had made the move.

"No!"

"His Majesty!"

"stop!"

"traitor!"

A chorus of gasps rose and fell in the court, everyone stunned by this sudden turn of events.

The ministers watched in horror as Esdeath grabbed the young emperor by the neck, powerless to stop the tragedy.

The corrupt officials cowered in a corner, trembling, while the upright officials rushed towards Esdeath without hesitation.

"court death!"

Esdeath snorted coldly and froze them into ice sculptures with a wave of her hand.

She has always hated trouble, and since these people are so clueless, there's no need to show them any mercy.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

The opportunistic officials immediately knelt and begged for mercy, some even fawningly calling out "Your Majesty the Empress."

They completely disregarded shame.

They secretly plotted: surrendering now might just get them a minor official position.

"Traitors! You traitors!"

The seriously wounded General Bud suddenly struggled to raise his head, staring intently at the crowd.

He gazed at the young emperor's corpse, his voice growing weaker and weaker: "Your Majesty... it is my incompetence..."

He breathed his last before he could finish speaking.

Esdeath wiped the blood from her sword and turned to ask Gu Beichen, "What are the plans next?"

"Take me to the Imperial Treasury where the Imperial Arms are kept."

Gu Beichen said calmly.

Although he could find it easily, he decided to let Esdeath lead the way.

Esdeath readily agreed to lead the way.

As she passed by the kneeling, corrupt officials, she casually waved her hand, and a chill swept through, instantly turning them into ice sculptures.

As they walked out, the guards heard the commotion and rushed over.

Gu Beichen was too lazy to argue, so he simply hypnotized them and made them continue standing guard.

They then followed Esdeath as they ransacked the palace and the ministers' private treasuries, looting everything of value.

Just as they stepped out of the minister's residence, they bumped into Tony and his group, who were rushing over.

"Damn it! We're too late!"

Tony pounded his fist in frustration. "You guys took all the Imperial Arms, didn't you? What about that Minister guy?"

"It was resolved long ago,"

Gu Beichen shrugged. "Esdeath took care of him easily in the palace."

We're just here to collect some spoils.

How's the situation on your end?

He noticed that the men smelled of blood.

Tony's face darkened: "I thought I understood the darkness of this world after watching the footage, but I didn't expect reality to be even more disgusting."

"Seven or eight out of ten people in this godforsaken place are scum; I'm worried I won't be able to kill them all."

The River God, Yue Buqun, and others who were traveling with him all nodded in agreement.

Xiong Ba added, "What's more troublesome is that killing too many people can affect one's character, even if the other party is a villain."

"Why not just use robots to do it?"

Gu Beichen suggested, "Or we could cultivate local forces to help."

If it really doesn't work, just stop; the reward isn't much anyway.

"What a joke!"

Tony immediately retorted, "Who would complain about having too many rewards?"

"that is!"

Others followed suit.

The river god and his companions were still complaining that they were short of money and could barely afford the travel expenses.

Gu Beichen was too lazy to listen to their complaints about being poor, so he waved his hand and pulled Esdeath away first.

Walking along the road, Esdeath was a little worried: "Now that the young emperor is dead, won't things quickly descend into chaos in the capital if we don't take action?"

"Of course we should manage it,"

Gu Beichen said, "Go and take control of the palace and the army in the city, and maintain order."

Once the situation stabilizes, we'll deal with those corrupt officials gradually.

Oh, and remember to call those Imperial Arms users too; just say it was your idea.

“Liva and his men are still in the north, and my troops are there too,”

Esdeath rubbed her temples. "It's so annoying to have to deal with all this. I should have known better than to be emperor."

"That's easy,"

Gu Beichen opened a portal as he spoke, "I'll send you there to talk to them."

On the other side, Saeko Busujima and the others floated in mid-air, frowning as they looked down at the manor.

"This family isn't any better,"

Saeko pouted. "Just burn it. It'll save my hands from getting dirty."

"I come."

Yan Lingji stepped forward and casually waved her hand, instantly engulfing the entire manor in flames.

The screams stopped almost as soon as they began, and most people didn't even have a chance to call for help.

"You're pretty good at using fire!"

Gabriel couldn't help but praise.

Yan Lingji proudly raised her chin: "Of course!"

Yan Lingji proudly raised her chin and shook her fist: "The group leader said that I have a fire spirit body, so I learn the laws of fire very quickly."

"Plus, they managed to snag the Seed of the Law of Fire. Isn't this result quite normal?"

She was quite satisfied with her progress over this period.

Saeko Busujima smiled at her and said, "It's mainly because you have good talent and are willing to put in the effort."

I remember Beichen's mastery of the Fire Law wasn't very high. You should have already surpassed the upper limit of the original Law Seed, right?

"Hey, isn't that awesome?"

Yan Lingji blinked happily.

"Mmm, that's really impressive."

Gabriel responded lazily.

"Let's go to the next place."

Saeko sighed, "There are just too many scoundrels in this capital city."

By the time we finish cleaning up, the city's population will probably be reduced by half.

Really…

She simply couldn't understand how a country's capital could have degenerated to such a state. The fact that those people took pleasure in tormenting others was even more incomprehensible.

It wasn't just them; the other teams felt the same way.

At first, everyone was full of anger, but as the cleanup went on, they gradually became numb.

Leone witnessed a series of bizarre killings on the streets of the capital.

Those mysterious figures were ruthless, but they only targeted evil people.

She noticed that these people seemed to possess a special ability to distinguish between good and evil, and their actions were always precise.

"This is terrifying! Just who are these guys?"

Leone muttered to himself, "I need to hurry back and report to the BOSS."

Fortunately, they only kill bad guys, which aligns with our goals.