I'm in Morioh, just joined a chat group for cute girls.

He was Sheila, the son of the minister.

"Who dares to disturb my refined pleasure!"

Sheila, her interest extinguished, turned her head away in great displeasure.

But when he saw the group of people standing at the door, especially Esdeath's cold face, his smile froze instantly, replaced by extreme shock and panic.

"Esdeath?! You...how could you...!"

He didn't have time to think much before instinctively activating his Imperial Arm—Dimensional Array Shangri-La.

However, his device only flashed a few times with a faint light, while he remained motionless in place.

"W-what's going on? Why can't it start?!"

The panic on Sheila's face turned into despair.

"No need to waste your efforts."

Gu Ye slowly walked into the room and looked at him calmly. "I have sealed off this space. Your simple toy means nothing to me."

His control over the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle was already unparalleled, creating a stable spatial cage that was far superior to the fixed-point teleportation Imperial Arms like Sheila's.

"asshole!"

Seeing no hope of escape, Sheila's eyes flashed with the ferocity of a trapped beast. She grabbed a weapon from the side and tried to make a final struggle.

But Mei will not give him any more chances.

"A person like you... doesn't deserve to live in this world!"

As Mei's angry declaration was made, the sky seemed to be torn apart.

A thick, terrifying bolt of purple lightning, carrying the majesty of judging all evil, pierced through the roof and struck Sheila with perfect accuracy.

No screaming, no struggle.

Faced with absolute power, Sheila's body, along with all his sins, was instantly reduced to charred remains in the raging lightning.

"Hmph, it's an advantage for him."

Vishdel curled his lip and casually tossed out an explosive device.

"boom!"

The charred corpse was completely reduced to dust in the explosion, leaving not a trace.

The room fell silent instantly.

The girl, hanging from the rafters, stared blankly at the spot where Sheila had disappeared, a hint of disbelief in her numb eyes.

When she confirmed that the demon that had tormented her had truly disappeared completely, a poignant and relieved smile slowly bloomed on her face.

The next second, her head lolled to the side, and she stopped breathing completely.

The Sword Saintess silently stepped forward, cut the ropes, and gently lifted her cold body down.

She gently smoothed the girl's messy hair with her hands, then slowly closed her eyes, which would never open again.

"Rest in peace, my child."

Everyone felt as if a cold stone had been stuffed into their hearts, making them feel uncomfortable.

Shoko Toyokawa stood at the doorway, her white dress seemingly stained with the darkness of the room.

Her gaze shifted from the girl's relieved but lifeless face to the ashes reduced to dust by the explosion at Vishdel.

This time, seeing the end of evil, the turmoil she felt when she first saw the corpse was much less intense.

Instead, there was a cold, sharp anger and a sense of powerlessness.

She should have had a better life.

Perhaps it's singing on stage, or being with a loved one... instead of having everything destroyed by a beast like this.

"Are there many people like Sheila in this country?"

She suddenly spoke, her voice not loud.

Raiden Mei turned her head and looked at Xiangzi's pale face, a complex emotion showing in her eyes.

She paused for a moment before slowly saying, "There may not be many people as thoroughly and purely evil as him. But... there are many people who do evil in other ways, even more hypocritical and insidious than him."

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The air solidified again.

Xiangzi hugged his arms tightly, as if he could draw some warmth from them.

"Then... can't we just get rid of them all?"

This question drew everyone's attention to her. Vishdel whistled, seemingly finding the suggestion amusing. The Sword Maiden lowered her eyes slightly, as if in prayer.

Gu Ye, who had remained silent, turned his gaze from the girl's body to Xiangzi. Looking into her stubborn yet bewildered eyes, he calmly uttered two words.

"Then kill."

……

This night became the longest and bloodiest night in the history of the capital.

There were no large-scale wars, and no troop movements.

Only ghostly figures, under the cover of night, precisely descended upon the luxurious mansions of the capital.

Those corrupt high-ranking officials and nobles who usually swaggered around and oppressed the common people, before they even had time to wake up from their sweet dreams or the warmth and softness of women, silently met their end.

Esdeath and her three beastmen became the most efficient butchers and liquidators.

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For them, it was nothing more than a one-sided hunt.

Those pampered officials, along with their heavily paid guards, were as fragile as paper before the empire's strongest general and her loyal subordinates.

Mei's lightning, Vishdel's explosion, and the Sword Maiden's Judgment Sword all left their mark on this night.

They left no survivors, for for these malignant tumors that had rotted to the core, death was the only purification.

As the first rays of dawn pierced the sky and the blood-stained capital gradually awoke, Gu Ye and his group returned to Minister Ernest's residence.

The scene in the mansion's courtyard was enough to shock any sane person.

Gold coins, silver ingots, various gemstones, pearls and agates... piled up into small mountains, reflecting a dazzling light under the morning sun.

Countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, exquisite armor and weapons were casually piled up next to it.

This was just one night's "harvest".

Everyone was silent.

Even Vishdale, who was used to seeing big scenes, couldn't help but click his tongue.

These bastards... just how much of the people's wealth have they plundered?

Shoko Toyokawa stood before the mountain made of gold and silver jewels, completely stunned.

She subconsciously tried to estimate the value of this wealth in her mind, but quickly gave up.

This number far exceeded her expectations.

This money... if only I could have this money...

"Owner."

Esdeath stepped forward and began her report, "According to the initial inventory by the Three Beast Warriors, the value of the gold and silver jewelry is incalculable. In addition, there are over three hundred boxes of antique treasures from various countries, more than a thousand pieces of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, and various exquisitely crafted armor. Most importantly…"

She paused, then gestured for Liva to bring up several items of various shapes and sizes.

"We have found six Imperial Arms."

Gu Ye took one of the Imperial Arms that resembled a horn; it was cold to the touch. He tried to communicate with the chat group.

[High-energy reaction item detected. Can be exchanged for 3000 group points. Exchange now?]

It works!

He understood immediately and then told Mei, who was beside him, about his discovery.

"what?!"

Mei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then her face showed an extremely annoyed expression. She couldn't help but slap her forehead. "Ugh! I should have known better than to use so much force! General Budo's Imperial Arms could have been exchanged for a lot of points! It's all my fault, I just cleaved him and his armor into ashes..."

Gu Ye checked the remaining Imperial Arms and the armor and weapons, and found that there weren't many items that could be exchanged for points. Apart from the Imperial Arms, only a few weapons containing special energy could be exchanged, which added up to less than 10,000 points in total.

His gaze turned to Xiangzi.

The girl stared blankly at the mountain of gold and silver jewelry, her eyes filled with complex emotions—longing, struggle, and resistance stemming from her pride as a young lady.

"If you want, all this gold and silver jewelry is yours."

Gu Ye said, enunciating each word clearly.

Shoko Toyokawa snapped back to reality, staring at him in disbelief: "Me? But... I didn't exert any effort at all..."

Her pride prevented her from accepting this gift with ease.

"This is a deal."

Gu Ye calmly explained, "As a price, all the spoils that can be exchanged for points will be divided equally among the remaining four of us. You give up ownership of your share of points in exchange for these."

He gave her a way out, a reason that she could accept.

Toyokawa Shoko hesitated almost without hesitation. Points were too distant and unreal for her, while the gold and silver before her could solve all her pressing problems in reality.

The father's debts, the meager living conditions, the forced abandonment of his studies... all the burdens seemed to have a chance to be lifted at this moment.

"I...I agree."

She nodded, her voice trembling slightly.

Gu Ye said no more. He opened the chat group interface, looked at the treasure mountain, and selected the "red envelope" function.

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"Go back to your own world and open it again."

Gu Ye instructed, "It will appear where you need it in the most appropriate way."

Toyokawa Shoko stared at the huge red envelope icon in the chat group, her heart filled with shock.

She never imagined that this mysterious chat group would have such a... simple and straightforward function.

Esdeath stood at the back the whole time, silently observing everything.

She watched as Gu Ye unhesitatingly bestowed upon a seemingly weakest girl a fortune enough to buy several small countries, distributing the spoils of war in an unquestionable yet perfectly fair manner.

The division of spoils continued.

The points were split equally among Gu Ye, Mei, Vishdel, and the Sword Saintess.

The remaining antiques and paintings, which were priceless in this world but were just ordinary handicrafts in the eyes of Gu Ye and the others, were all given to Esdeath without him even glancing at them.

"These are yours."

"...Thank you, Master."

Esdeath was slightly taken aback, then bowed and accepted the gift.

When everything was finished, it was broad daylight.

Early risers began to appear on the streets of the capital.

Esdeath gave the order to the three beastmen.

Soon, the burly Riva and Daidas, carrying the enormous ice sculpture that sealed Minister Ernest, swaggered out of the mansion, followed by Niu carrying a list of various treasures.

And so, carrying the de facto rulers of the former empire, they walked along the most bustling Vermilion Bird Avenue in the capital, heading towards the imperial palace.

The pedestrians on both sides of the street went from initial astonishment to disbelief after recognizing the people in the ice sculpture, and finally erupted in deafening cheers.

Instead of prisoners awaiting death, the towering gallows in the central square were supported by a huge, crystal-clear ice sculpture.

Within the ice sculpture, a fat man with a face contorted in extreme terror is frozen in time.

He was none other than Lord Ernest, a minister who wielded immense power and whose name struck fear into the hearts of countless people.