"Can you tell the difference?"
The undead archmage was stunned, utterly bewildered.
The other party could accurately identify which boxes contained resources?
It sat on a pile of ruins with a gloomy expression.
With the three-day deadline set by the Beast Emperor approaching its end, it instinctively felt a sliver of fear. After all, the Beast Emperor wouldn't hesitate to kill it for vent.
Just then, a sudden inspiration struck, and it conjured a new idea.
The third day.
A string of escort teams passed by as usual. The black boxes they carried were filled with resources, many of them high-grade.
Chen Shu smiled faintly and murmured, "I already stole quite a bit yesterday. You dare to come again today..."
Concurrently, the undead archmage waited in anticipation, whispering to itself, "Little mouse, let's see how you fall for this..."
In reality, both parties understood each other's intentions.
The current situation was akin to a cat luring a mouse with cheese, having laid traps all around. Whether the mouse could snatch the cheese and retreat safely depended on its own abilities...
However, the only difference was that this mouse possessed the ability to kill the cat.
At this moment, Chen Shu patted his spatial rabbit and decisively issued an order.
The rabbit teleported, appearing in the last black box.
It was surrounded by resources, and with a skill, it stored them all into its storage space, already quite proficient.
But the next second, its expression froze.
Inside the box, a low-level ghoul was crouching at the bottom.
The two exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere seemed to solidify!
Roar!
The ghoul's eyes widened in terror. It was about to let out a roar to alert external reinforcements,
But the next moment, its body was severed, its life force extinguished.
"Tsk~~"
The spatial rabbit clapped its paws, a hint of disdain in its eyes. It had used such a weak beast to snipe it.
But at that very moment, its heart trembled, and it instinctively teleported to another location.
Boom!
The box the spatial rabbit had been in was shattered by a black shockwave, bursting into pieces.
"Roar!"
From the foremost black box, a ghastly figure wearing a black cloak and wielding a giant scythe floated out.
Its gaze was sinister, and it cast a locking skill towards the spatial rabbit in the distance.
Finally, the culprit had revealed itself!
The ghoul inside the box wasn't meant to delay the opponent, nor was it meant to transmit information.
As long as its life force vanished, it meant something had gone wrong!
Whether the spatial rabbit killed it or not, it wouldn't affect the ultimate goal of the fierce beast!
Swish!
Like a grim reaper, the specter arrived at the forefront, its powerful aura radiating outwards, as if proclaiming the opponent's demise!
But the next second, five terrifying pillars of fire suddenly struck, instantly blasting the black specter away.
Following that, a series of elemental skills bombarded it, suppressing it firmly!
Chen Shu also dropped all pretense and commanded the spatial rabbit to take by force.
"I'm the Nanjiang Bandit, not the Nanjiang Thief! Are you looking for trouble, ambushing me here?"
Since he had been discovered, he no longer held back and decided to go all out.
Woooo—
The black specter's shriek turned into utter resentment, but it was completely powerless to resist.
The "Erha" (a playful nickname for a husky, implying a certain level of wildness or unpredictability) that had consumed the berserk potion had its strength greatly boosted. Coupled with being counteracted by fire-attribute skills, this was the natural outcome.
However, fortunately, the majestic phantom in the center of the continent suddenly turned, locking onto Chen Shu's location!
Boom boom!
A barrage of black lances shot out, astonishing in their power.
Even from a great distance, the altar's Beast Emperor's attack still possessed the intensity to instantly kill a King-grade beast.
But its attack was too slow.
The spatial rabbit had already plundered all the resources and leisurely left the scene.
Roar!
The battered black specter finally managed to catch its breath.
But upon seeing the countless black lances descending from the sky, it instantly jolted and hurriedly fled into the distance.
As for the other fierce beasts and the walking dead, they were tragically annihilated on the spot!
To strike enemies across such a vast distance, one had to admit, the Beast Emperor's strength was indeed formidable.
"Isn't this just giving it away for free?"
Chen Shu remained hidden, counting his haul, his mood considerably improved.
But at this moment, someone was not happy at all.
Boom boom boom!
The undead archmage wailed as its withered body was grasped by the Beast Emperor, being tossed back and forth, slamming heavily onto the ground with each throw. The scene was quite violent.
"Another massive loss of resources, and this is your explanation to me?"
The Knight's eyes were bloodshot, and the black horse beneath it was equally enraged.
"Emperor..."
The undead archmage cried out, stammering, "Didn't I... find him...?"
"Are you implying that I lacked the ability to keep him?"
At that moment, the black horse Beast Emperor also joined the thrashing, giving the undead archmage double the 'pleasure'...
"..."
The undead archmage dared not speak another word, merely enduring silently.
At the same time, it breathed a sigh of relief internally. At least its life was not in danger; if the Beast Emperor truly wanted to kill it, it would only take a single skill.
An hour later.
The two Beast Emperors had vented their frustrations, their anger somewhat subsided.
"Such a disgusting mouse!"
The Knight gazed into the distance, unable to devise a plan to counter the opponent.
Thinking of this, it felt a surge of indignation and landed two more blows on the archmage on the ground.
"Think of a way for me, or you'll be beaten five times a day!"
"..."
The undead archmage buried its head in the ground, a hint of despair in its eyes. This was more frequent than meals.
It was a mage, not a thick-skinned warrior.
...
Time passed gradually.
Chen Shu's identity had been exposed, so he abandoned any pretense of disguise and began to rob openly.
The King-grade lords of the escort teams were utterly incapable of stopping him.
Furthermore, because he could conceal his death aura, the two Beast Emperors couldn't detect him immediately.
This provided him with a crucial time advantage to transfer all the resources from the black boxes.
For a time, the dominant forces of the Black Continent truly couldn't do anything to Chen Shu.
Half a month later.
The altar's Beast Emperor finally devised a plan: simply give up.
If I don't collect resources, you can't do anything to me.