Volume One, Chapter 50: Twenty Lashes for the Second Offense!

"I see no major problem with this verdict. If you all agree, there is no need for a vote." Bisot nodded, and then he cast his gaze toward the high priest sitting in the gallery.

Bank robbery! Xie Lei couldn't help but gasp. Such heinous gang-style bank robberies were extremely rare in Huaxia, especially a group crime involving more than five people. He never expected it to happen right in his own vicinity.

In a trance, Wang Wei was transported to an ancient battlefield, where warhorses galloped and the clamor shook the heavens. Clad in shining armor and wielding a precious sword, wherever his blade pointed, his generals swept through everything. He charged in and out of the enemy lines seven times...

After a few brutal battles, the Wiggins family had no choice but to give up. Even as a top-tier grand noble family of the Parker Empire, maintaining four-digit numbers of adventurers was the absolute limit for the Wiggins family. When it came to a war of attrition, ten Wiggins families were no match for a monster like Crystal Fortress, which could muster tens of thousands of mercenary-class warriors at any moment.

At the construction sites of various infrastructural projects in Sunshine Village, a surging wave of development was unfolding. Ever since the New Year, the construction crews that worked in the village last year had continued, at the village's request, to build out Sunshine Village's infrastructure.

This succubus, much like the Flame Golem, Deep Blue Giant, and Clay Golem, wore a similarly styled bodysuit. Between her breasts was an insignia: the number 4 enclosed within a circle.

"Let's go, don't ask!" Just as the youth was urging him, the middle-aged man suddenly grabbed the postman and bolted down the mountain.

"Ah, this plan is feasible. Before openly deploying troops against the Xueyantuo tribe, let's first test the waters with the Tiele people," Wang Xiang agreed. The others also nodded in assent.

"Roar!" The Flame Emperor opened its massive mouth once more. This time, Shang could clearly see the viscous inner walls of the Flame Emperor's mouth, along with its long, large tongue... A sensation akin to death rushed over him.

A strange feeling welled up in her heart, sending ripples through her twenty-year-old maiden's heart, a mix of joy and shyness.

Xiaohuaying babbled about how severe the crime would be, while pulling out her phone to notify the police station to make an arrest.

"Hmph! Has everyone forgotten what the old captain said before? Until he is found, any marks we discover might have been left by a traitor," Daniuried, snorting coldly.

Jinghe closed her eyes. Faced with Xue Shi's relentless pestering, she felt that anything she said was futile. She was now utterly exhausted in both mind and body, and truly lacked the heart to try and persuade Xue Shi any further.

This condition was inherently a universal rule across all bases, so Zhao Ji unconsciously picked up the conversation. Not feeling ostracized due to her former zombie identity, she felt quite happy inside.

Because of the corresponding authority granted by the Grand Mercenary Management Office in major locations, Su Nu and his companions did not need to go to the capital of the Audantin Duchy to obtain certificates when leaving the realm.

With that, Jingwan signaled Qinglu to clear away the horrifying wreckage of the chrysanthemums on the ground, then turned and walked back into her room to change her clothes.

Having entered Guanyin Temple and taken on a seniority ranking within it, and secondly, to make a thorough break with that sordid past, Miaozhen was given the new name Yuanzhen by Abbots Qingqing. Retaining one character of her former name preserved a lingering trace of memory, while also signifying the attainment of transcendence through the wisdom drawn from past trials.

Feeling the surrounding roiling dark elements, Dongfang Xiao fell into deep contemplation. His wave power had reached a bottleneck, and this realm brimming with dark energy might well become the catalyst for him to master dark fluctuation.

Logically speaking, the Flower Demon and Mo Yi should be somewhat similar; they wouldn't be easily controlled by anything. If they were feeling flustered, it definitely meant some major event was about to occur.

Shenyu smiled with a breathtaking allure that left everyone utterly spellbound. Fortunately, her melodious voice pulled everyone back to reality, otherwise the upcoming auction truly could not have proceeded.

That was a softness unlike her own—pure and immaculate—making one instantly yearn to corrupt her, to see her imbued with the scent of fresh blood.

However, no one stood up immediately; it seemed they were all transfixed by the plot of the movie they had just watched.

Xin Wan was in a somewhat foul mood. As she gazed at the scenery along the way, her spirits simply refused to lift. Yet, glancing aside, she caught sight of Gui Qi happily eating a sugar figurine.

Tang Ji and his team dug here for three full days, primarily to determine whether the repair slipway of this port was still usable. Upon inspection, the oars of the Moonlight Gold were not merely cracked; they were entirely warped.

If it were the former, perhaps some superhuman individuals originally categorized under mental powers might regain their self-awareness, while the remaining puppets could simply be regarded as living corpses.

"Everyone, please relax. I know you are feeling angry, but if you beat someone to death in the heat of impulse, this official will be left with no proof of death. I implore you benevolent benefactors to show some restraint," she bowed to the townspeople, terrified that their heightened emotions would spiral out of control.

Blood-food naturally referred to the complete essence of a living being, representing a life, and the thirty thousand demanded by the mysterious figure in the darkness represented thirty thousand lives.

Oddly enough, the still-bleeding wound stopped bleeding mere seconds after coming into contact with the powdered medicine.