When he saw that familiar Earth Tiger Armor, Sabiba’s eyes turned red with fury.
This was the guy who had snatched his lamp and knocked him out, making him lose face in front of Samanra!
Moreover, he had stolen the lamps of both Samanra and Sacra!
That bastard!
“Just what do you want?!” Samanra shouted, unable to hold back her anger.
“Eh?” Zhang Ye paused for a moment before replying as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “A robbery. Isn’t it obvious?”
Samanra and her companions were momentarily speechless.
Then, Zhang Ye’s voice took on a cheerful tone. “But since you’re all repeat customers, our company has prepared a special promotional package just for you. The second heist is half-price—we only take half! Plus, we’re giving each of you three Soul Essence Lamps for free. Isn’t that thoughtful?”
As he spoke, he reached out his hand. Behind him, Lina immediately tossed three Soul Essence Lamp belts into his grasp. Zhang Ye then walked toward the trio with a grin.
Arriving in front of Samanra, Zhang Ye reached toward her waist. Samanra gritted her teeth, her face flushed with humiliation and anger.
Sabiba, who hadn't been present for the previous robbery, saw this and assumed Zhang Ye was going to do something indecent to Samanra. He exploded instantly.
“You beast, what are you doing?!”
“If you’ve got the guts, come at me!”
“Let go of Sister Samanra and come at me, you bastard!”
Zhang Ye turned his head and smiled at him. “Don’t be in such a hurry. It’ll be your turn in a moment.”
Zhang Ye was grinning, but in Sabiba’s ears, those words took on a completely different meaning.
He won’t even let me go?!
“You beast! You absolute beast! You… uh…” He continued to curse, but his voice eventually trailed off into a stunned silence.
He saw that Zhang Ye had merely unhooked two lamps from Samanra’s waist and then fastened a new belt with three lamps onto her. He hadn't done anything inappropriate at all.
Then, Zhang Ye walked over to Sabiba. While unhooking one lamp, he said with a chuckle, “Don’t be so excited. We have professional ethics. We only seek wealth, not lives, and we certainly don’t ‘rob’ beauty. Didn’t Samanra tell you?”
Sabiba blinked and looked at Samanra.
Samanra’s face was beet red, and she remained silent.
As a Tier Nine expert hailed as a seed for the top three freshmen, she had been powerless to resist Zhang Ye and had all her lamps stolen. There was no way she would tell Sabiba every humiliating detail of that encounter.
After giving each of them a new lamp belt, Zhang Ye stood there happily holding four full lamps. However, after a moment of thought, he hooked one lamp back onto Sabiba’s belt and smiled. “Almost forgot. When three travel together, one gets a pass.”
Sabiba was utterly dazed.
This robber… there’s something wrong with him!
Once he realized it was only about the points, his heart settled. He had even prepared himself to be cleaned out; after all, his skills were inferior. As a scion of a great family with a high-class education, he had enough grace to accept a loss, planning to settle the score later.
But he hadn't expected Zhang Ye to only take half and even exempt one of them from the robbery by returning a lamp. The resentment in his heart dissipated significantly.
It was strange; even though it was the second time he’d been robbed, his grudge wasn't nearly as deep this time.
Perhaps this was the psychological effect of the joy of recovering something lost.
“Alright, the third heist will have even better discounts!” Zhang Ye waved his hand and took off running, leaving behind a bewildered Sabiba and the two girls who hadn't said a word the entire time.
A moment later, the Holy Light Shackles dissolved. Sabiba touched the extra lamp belt at his waist and finally sighed.
There was nothing they could do. The guy started every fight with an instant-cast Tier Ten spell; the three of them couldn't possibly compete. This outcome was already better than he had expected.
He turned to Samanra and asked, “Sister Samanra, are you… okay?”
He stared at her, his mouth hanging open in disbelief.
Samanra’s shoulders were trembling. Her face was no longer cold but filled with a fury so intense it made her whole body shake as she gnashed her teeth.
It was the first time Sabiba had ever seen her this angry.
“That bastard… I’m definitely going to kill him!”
Sabiba was stunned for a second, then he nodded heavily. “Right! Kill him!”
“He dared to offend our Wind Spirit family! He must die!”
In reality, the reason Samanra was so angry wasn't just because she had been robbed twice. It was because… while that kid was fastening the belt for her, he had actually measured her waist with his hands.
In all her years, it was the first time a man had ever taken such liberties with her. It was absolutely unforgivable!
On the other side, Zhang Ye was muttering to himself with a satisfied smile, “Nan’s waist is actually thinner than Samanra’s, and he’s so handsome. It’s a pity he doesn’t cross-dress…”
Renomon looked at the gleeful Zhang Ye and couldn't help but laugh. “Brother Ye, your way of robbing is really different from everyone else’s.”
Zhang Ye gave a smug snort. “Of course. We’re a legitimate company. How can those petty crooks compare to us?”
“We’re going to grow big and strong and create glory together!”
Renomon couldn't stop laughing. No one else could turn being a robber into whatever Zhang Ye was doing.
Originally, he had been quite averse to the idea of robbery. Although it wasn't technically wrong within a secret realm, his personal character made him disdain such acts.
But seeing Zhang Ye rob people like this, he didn't feel any repulsion. Instead, he found it quite amusing.
“Alright, let’s get back to farming monsters,” Zhang Ye chuckled. “Bobo, let’s move.”
“You got it, Boss… Uh, Boss, the Rock Beast nests in the outer perimeter have basically all been cleared.”
“Cleared?” Zhang Ye was surprised.
“Yes. The Rock Beast nests in the Red Zone are all empty. The nests in the Yellow Zone and Gray Zone are too low-tier; if you want to farm points, Boss, they won't provide much income,” Bolabo said obediently.
As Zhang Ye’s slave-contracted beast, after witnessing Zhang Ye’s methods—especially after realizing the benefits Zhang Ye’s mana provided—he had begun to fulfill his duties diligently, truly acting like Zhang Ye’s subordinate.
“I see… You said the outer perimeter is cleared. Does that mean there are nests in the inner perimeter?” Zhang Ye asked.
“There are, but…” Bolabo hesitated.
Zhang Ye gave him a light smack. “Spit it out. I hate it when people leave me hanging.”
“Ow, ow! There are inner nests, but they’re in the Black Zone. It’s extremely dangerous.”
“Why is it dangerous?” Zhang Ye asked.
“Because the Black Zone is the territory of the Black Silver Rock Beasts. Every single Black Silver Rock Beast is at least a Tier Ten existence. Even in the outskirts of the Black Zone, there might be Black Silver Rock Beasts at the Tier Ten late stage.”
“Furthermore, there is Black Silver Poison Mist inside the Black Zone. Anyone below Saint-tier will suffer from mana erosion by the mist. Just a few breaths of it can be fatal, so it’s very dangerous.”
Zhang Ye’s eyes lit up at the news. “Tier Ten Rock Beasts… That’s 78,000 points per beast!”
He calculated that if a nest had five or six thousand beasts and each was worth 78,000… if he cleared it all, his points would skyrocket!
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Zhang Ye urged. “It’s just Tier Ten; it’s not like we can’t handle it.”
Bolabo remained silent for a moment before continuing, “If it were just Tier Ten, it would be fine. But… there are Saint-tier Rock Beasts deep inside the Black Zone, and there is a King presiding over them.”
“A King?” Zhang Ye asked curiously. “What kind of King?”
Bolabo bit his lip, seemingly making a difficult decision. “The Rock Beast King, born from the same Source as I was!”
“Her name is Labella Silver. We were birthed together from the same Source; you could say she is my younger sister. However, because I was constantly exploited by that old man, my rank never surpassed Tier Ten.”
“But Labella is different. She was designated by that old man as the guardian of the Secret Realm Source. Therefore, her rank is maintained at Two-star Saint-tier.”
“That’s also due to the old man’s exploitation. Otherwise, like me, she could have achieved a high-star Saint-tier rank or even become a Demigod.”
“She was appointed to guard the Black Zone. Any humans who enter will be attacked by her. If we approach the Black Zone, she will definitely notice, and she might strike.”
“In that case…” By this point, everyone understood the situation.
Zhang Ye said, “Then, as her big brother, can’t you ask her to give us a pass?”
Bolabo shook his head bitterly. “If I asked, she naturally would. However, a taboo was placed on the Black Zone. As long as any creature other than a Rock Beast sets foot inside, the taboo connected to Labella will be triggered, causing her immense pain. The old man uses that to force her to act and guard the Secret Realm Core.”
Bolabo fell silent for a moment, then said, “Boss, if you can rescue my sister and take her out of this secret realm with us, then I, Bolabo, swear to be absolutely loyal to you from this day forward!”
Zhang Ye blinked. “So you’re saying you weren't absolutely loyal before?”
Bolabo was taken aback and gave an embarrassed laugh. “No, no, that’s not it at all…”
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes at him, thought for a moment, and then nodded. “ I’ll give it a try and see if I can break the taboo on her and take her away.”
His system’s functions could analyze anything. It could even analyze Rand’s Gray Rock Secret Realm Core, so he believed it should be able to analyze the taboo inside Labella as well.
However, since he hadn't seen it yet, he wasn't entirely certain. He could only try when the time came.
If he really succeeded, he would have to sign a Slave Contract with Labella to take her out via the contract space. And if that happened…
Wouldn't he have a Two-star Saint-tier contracted beast as a bodyguard?!
Oh, wait, he almost forgot. To form a contract, the other party’s cultivation couldn't be higher than his… but it didn't matter. This was equivalent to having a contracted beast with Demigod potential!
Bolabo also had Demigod potential, so that would be two contracted beasts with Demigod potential!
Wow, let’s do this!
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