Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Huh?" The tall thug was taken aback.

Then he heard what sounded like some kind of buzzing mechanical thing flying around him.

He turned his head and saw four rather cute cartoon-looking small flying robots flying around him.

The robot was spherical, with a high-tech mechanical structure throughout. It had four small propellers on its head and around its body to help it fly, and its face was a screen that displayed its current expression. It looked very much like an artificial intelligence.

At that moment, the four intelligent robots made "ee-ya" sounds, and their expression panels all showed an angry expression.

Robot: ╰_╯

Robot: ╰（‵□′）╯!

The antennas on the heads of the four robots simultaneously emitted an astonishing amount of electricity with a "zzzz" sound!

The tall bandit's eyes widened, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz—"

Four bolts of lightning converged, flashing intense sparks!

"Awoooo ...

The tall thug was electrocuted by the high-voltage current and convulsed on the spot, then started dancing.

Rolling eyes...

Foaming at the mouth...

Incontinence...

It only takes a few seconds.

The tall thug collapsed, his body reduced to a smoking, charred corpse, unrecognizable from its original form...

Other bandits: "..."

"This...this little girl is so amazing?"

"Don't rush! There's one more!"

Another fat thug then set his sights on Xia Xiyao, his eyes lighting up.

This little girl looks so gentle, weak, and timid; she must be the easiest to deal with!

The fat bandit shouted and pounced on him from behind.

Xia Xiyao turned around and saw the fat thug rushing towards her. She was immediately terrified, her face turning pale, and she closed her eyes, screaming, "Ah!..."

"As expected, this little girl is easy to deal with..."

The fat bandit grinned.

however.

Just as his chubby hand reached out, about to grab Xia Xiyao.

The fat bandit felt as if his whole body had suddenly stiffened, and he became completely unable to move!

"How...?" The fat bandit stared at his hand in astonishment.

His hand was about five centimeters away from Xia Xiyao.

But it seems like we can never go any further...

Then, he saw his fingers, starting from the fingertips, gradually turning into wood...

The fat bandit opened his mouth wide, revealing a terrified expression.

He wanted to speak.

But he soon discovered that even his throat tasted entirely of wood!

Gradually, he lost even the ability to make a sound...

The skin on his arms gradually turned woody; the hair on his body gradually sprouted tender green shoots...

The fat bandit's consciousness disappeared at the last moment, but he could do nothing and could only watch helplessly as his body turned into a piece of wood!

Xia Xiyao kept her eyes closed for a while before slowly moving her long eyelashes and opening them.

Seeing the fat bandit turned to death, the girl breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "Phew...that scared me to death..."

Other bandits: "..."

......

Fifteen minutes later.

All the surviving bandits were bound together tightly.

Ye Ge turned around and looked at Xia Xiyao and Gao Shenxue: "Are you two alright?"

Gao Shenxue: "It's nothing."

Xia Xiyao: "Of course it's okay~"

"..." The bound bandit leader thought to himself, 'One is at the first level of the Profound Realm, one at the ninth level of the Yellow Realm, and one at the eighth level of the Yellow Realm... What kind of monsters have we encountered? Are elementary school students these days all this strong?'

Ye Ge approached the bandit leader, holding his knife horizontally against his face: "Where are the hostages you took, and the smuggled contraband?"

The bandit leader tried to play dumb: "What hostage? I don't know..."

"state!"

Ye Ge swung the back of his knife at the bandit leader's groin, leaving a long red mark on his face and sending several teeth flying.

"Stop babbling and just say it!"

Bandit leader: "..."

"...in the green tent next door."

Ye Ge listened and looked at the green tents beside him.

He raised his straight sword, creating a sharp, cold glint in the air!

With a "rip..." sound, the green tent was cut horizontally in two and scattered.

Inside the tent sat a dozen or so bound hostages, all with terrified expressions. Upon seeing Ye Ge, they immediately made "woo-woo-woo" sounds.

Several sacks of soul crystals were also placed on the ground nearby.

Soul Crystals are a pink-quality resource material in the game.

It is quite precious and rare among humans, and is an essential material for making cultivation elixirs.

Ye Ge thought to himself, "So many soul crystals are definitely not something that bandits with only the Yellow Realm strength could get their hands on."

There is clearly a larger organization behind them.

Xia Xiyao then went up to untie the hostages.

Ye Ge glanced at the bandit leader: "Who's your backer?"

The bandit leader gave a wry smile: "I'm just a laborer, how would I know..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Ge raised his straight sword without saying a word, and it looked like he was about to swing it again.

The bandit leader quickly said, "No, no, no! I really don't know this time!"

"Our boss has never revealed his real identity when contacting us!"

Ye Ge slowly lowered the straight sword, not intending to ask any further questions.

Their mission was simply to investigate the gang of thugs.

Now that their mission is complete, interrogation is no longer within their purview; that's the job of the Night's Watch and the Enforcers.