He subconsciously shielded Bai Wei behind him, then quickly controlled his body to dodge Wang Cai's extended hand.
He floated in mid-air with Bai Wei, looking down at Wang Cai. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he controlled all sharp objects to stab at it.
But the expected scene didn't happen.
The sharp knives and weapons turned to paper the moment they touched Wang Cai's body, not even managing to shave off a single strand of its hair.
Lü Yunian was shocked. What was the origin of this mongrel that it was impervious to blades and bullets?
Lin Qian, standing inside the cash register area, was also surprised.
He knew Wang Cai was powerful, but this was the first time he had witnessed it being this powerful.
It seemed the system's beginner's gift package was passable, at least.
At least, with Wang Cai around, he didn't have to worry about his own life.
"Boss Lin, is this dog of yours for sale?" Guan Muya asked flatteringly, approaching Lin Qian.
"You want to buy it?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Sorry, Wang Cai is my family. It's my priceless treasure."
"Would you sell it for a million crystal stones?"
"Do you have a million?"
"Uh... no."
"Then why are you asking? Trying to test my bottom line?"
Guan Muya smiled sheepishly.
"Wang Cai, finish this quickly." It was getting too chaotic in the store, and tidying up would be troublesome.
And with no one to help, Lin Qian felt a headache coming on.
Sensing Lin Qian's displeasure, Wang Cai stomped its paws on the ground and leaped up, charging directly at Lü Yunian.
Lü Yunian deactivated his ability and plummeted downwards, narrowly dodging Wang Cai's attack.
Upon landing, he quickly set Bai Wei down. "Han'er, you hide far away first. Let me take care of this stinking dog!"
Lü Yunian's tone was icy, his gaze towards Wang Cai like he was looking at a dead dog.
He activated his supernatural ability and lifted all the shelves in the store.
Items cascaded from the shelves onto the floor. Lin Qian felt terribly vexed watching this.
"I don't believe I can't crush you with all this!"
Lü Yunian smashed the shelves down towards Wang Cai, but Wang Cai had shrunk its body and was incredibly agile. Such huge shelves couldn't hit it.
However, Wang Cai couldn't get close to Lü Yunian either. The two were locked in a stalemate.
Lin Qian couldn't stand it anymore.
If this continued, his store would be reduced to ruins.
He walked up to Bai Wei. "Miss, I'm very sorry, but I'm about to hit a woman."
Bai Wei looked nervously at Lin Qian, who was slowly approaching her with a baseball bat.
"What do you want to do?"
Bai Wei kept backing away.
"Hit someone. You've messed up my store so badly, I'm very angry, so I want to hit someone to vent."
"Don't come any closer! I have a gun!Bai Wei pulled out the gun from her bosom and pointed it at him threateningly.
"A gun?" Lin Qian looked at his empty hands. "It's a shame I don't have a gun."
"Heh! If you dare to come closer, I'll shoot you dead!"
Knowing Lin Qian had no weapon, Bai Wei's confidence grew.
"Oh, then come on."
Lin Qian pulled Guan Muya to his side.
"Hey! Boss Lin, why are you using me as a human shield?" Guan Muya wanted to cry, trying to get away but held firmly by Lin Qian's hand.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine."
Guan Muya didn't dare to believe him.
"Shoot if you dare," Lin Qian said, hiding behind Guan Muya and provoking her.
Bai Wei gritted her teeth and actually fired.
As the bullet flew out, Guan Muya felt her heart leaping out of her chest.
But to her surprise, as the bullet neared her, it veered off and flew elsewhere.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out.
Bai Wei looked at Lin Qian, thinking he had screamed. After looking for a long time, she couldn't find any wounds on him.
"It wasn't me, it was your man."
Lin Qian kindly reminded her.
Bai Wei subconsciously looked towards Lü Yunian and realized his hand was shot, blood gushing out and staining his white shirt.
"Brother Yu!"
Bai Wei's eyes turned red. She couldn't understand why the bullet had suddenly changed direction. She had aimed at Lin Qian, so why did it hit her Brother Yu?
Before Bai Wei could say anything more, her head received a heavy blow, and she fell to the ground with a thud.
"When the enemy is right in front of you, how can you get distracted?"
Lin Qian, holding the baseball bat, looked down at the unconscious Bai Wei he had knocked out.
"Boss Lin, that was a bit too harsh, wasn't it?" Guan Muya couldn't help but sympathize with Bai Wei.
"It's fine, it doesn't hurt when I hit people."
"This... you call this not hurting?"
She was unconscious, and he said it didn't hurt? She figured Bai Wei's head probably had a large bump on it.
"This baseball bat is called the Dizzy Stick. One hit and you're dizzy. It's made of sponge."
Guan Muya curiously touched it. "It really is sponge material..."
Before finishing her sentence, Guan Muya fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Sigh... I forgot to tell you, with the Dizzy Stick, only the handle is safe. Touching other parts will make you dizzy."
Lin Qian explained, looking at Guan Muya on the ground.
Guan Muya: "..."
Meanwhile, Lü Yunian's surprise injury gave Wang Cai an opportunity. It had now dragged him outside the store.
Outside the store, there were no items Lü Yunian could use. He was like a toothless tiger, no longer posing any threat.
With a four-on-one situation, Wang Cai was victorious.
Wang Cai's massive body stood with one foot on each person, like stomping on four Wind Fire Wheels.
"Woof woof!"
"Coming."
Lin Qian came out of the store, carrying the baseball bat and a scanner gun.
"What do you want?" Lü Yunian shouted fiercely, struggling to get out from under Wang Cai's foot.
"Of course, I want to calculate how much damage you've caused to my store."
Lin Qian smiled and waved the scanner gun, scanning Lü Yunian.
"Beep! Total consumption: 3,865,412 crystal stones. Please pay!"
"Crystal stones, how would you like to pay?"
"This dump, how could it be worth so much money?" Lü Yunian didn't believe Lin Qian.
"Slap!" Lin Qian slapped him. "How would you like to pay?"
It was the first time he had been slapped. Lü Yunian was stunned for a moment, then malice quickly welled up in his eyes. "How dare you hit me?"
"How would you like to pay?"
Lin Qian repeated his question.
"I will not pay!"
Lü Yunian said stubbornly.
Slap!
Lin Qian slapped him again, expressionless.
"This store does not allow dine and dash. For those who damage the store, if you are unable to repay your debts, then I'm sorry, you will all become my slaves until your debts are paid off."
"Heh, I'd rather die than be someone's slave!" Lü Yunian was very arrogant, but being stepped on by Wang Cai rendered his words unconvincing, only making him look ridiculous.
"If you don't want to be a slave, please pay the bill."
Lin Qian didn't want slaves anyway. More employees meant he'd have to provide food, and he couldn't cook.
"If you refuse to pay, then please become a slave of Myriad Worlds Grocery Store."
Lin Qian took out a seal engraved with the word 'slave'. Once this seal was stamped, the person would have to unconditionally obey the master's commands. If they resisted, they would suffer a heart-devouring pain.