Jiang Ran frowned. He remembered that before the restart, Marid only had four dogs under his command. The current timeline should be aligned with this time yesterday. If Marid was already walking five dogs on the street at that time, there was no reason why Song Yang wouldn't know.

But in the tavern yesterday evening, Song Yang clearly told Jiang Ran that Marid only kept four dogs. Where did this extra dog come from?

Jiang Ran leaned against the windowsill, carefully observing the five large dogs. Two of them had a human-like glint in their eyes, constantly glancing towards the side of the street, as if searching for something.

These five large dogs all have one thing in common: they all have a huge scar on their backs!

Marid was talking to the person next to him, holding the leashes of five large dogs at the same time. Jiang Ran felt that he needed to find out what this guy was really like!

Jiang Ran left the library and went out onto the street. He didn't go directly to Marid, but instead casually inquired about the situation from other passersby.

"One person walking five dogs, that's quite impressive."

"Of course! You're an outsider? Then let me introduce this guy to you properly. His name is Marid. He's a dog tycoon. He's rich and loves dogs. Three years ago, he bought five big dogs, and he takes them out for walks all the time!"

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Ran caught the key words. "You mean he bought these five big dogs three years ago?"

"Yeah, is that so strange?"

According to the timeline, in Song Yang's mind this afternoon, Marid only had four dogs, but passersby now say that Marid already had five dogs three years ago!

Three years ago? What else happened three years ago? Yes, that's right. In everyone's mind, the outsider who arrived three years ago was the last outsider to arrive!

An outsider three years ago... A dog three years ago...

Following this line of reasoning, Jiang Ran felt a chill run down his spine! He subconsciously took a few meters forward and met the gaze of one of the large dogs!

The large dog's pupils contracted first, then it seemed about to bark, but ultimately held back and used its paws to write some symbols on the ground.

After boasting, Marid led the large dogs away. He was going to boast again at the next intersection. Jiang Ran went to the spot where the large dogs had been and looked at the symbol on the ground.

It was written in Russian.

"Help me!"

Jiang Ran did not act rashly, but returned to the library to discuss the matter with the other four.

"Brother Jiang Ran, are you saying that it's possible that those two people have turned into dogs?" Alice's tone was clearly surprised. The two people she was referring to were Rusgerer and Alastair.

This result doesn't seem to be a bad thing for her, because she's disliked Aransta for a long time, and she doesn't know why.

Rusger had a fight with the dog last night, and today he's the dog. That's quite comical.

Unfortunately, Alice is still essentially a bizarre being, and it's fair to say that 99% of her sense of belonging to the team is with Jiang Ran. As for what happens to the others, she can hardly care about them.

"Aransta turned into a dog! Hahaha!" Yamashiro also acted as if it were none of his business, "This guy's finally got what he deserves!"

He seemed like a quiet and reserved person on the mountain, but here he was, talking like a chatterbox! Jiang Ran was speechless. What kind of people were in his team? They were acting like a bunch of kids having a get-together.

"We really should have called Ye Ye over; we couldn't have called that street urchin..."

Alright, getting back to the point, with Wips and Dechoff still at the base and Aisha next to Jiang Ran, it's pretty much a no-brainer who's calling for help in Russian.

Of course, the fact that the common language of Tianguang Town is Chinese also plays a role. Leaving Chinese characters on the ground would more or less arouse suspicion... well, it would definitely arouse suspicion!

"Why make it so complicated?" Shan Shang also put away his gun, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to enter the library. At this moment, he could only gesture with his hands. "If you ask me, the only rule here is no theft, so how about I just rob someone outright?"

"Aisha, you charge from the front! Jiang Ran, you charge from the front! And then, I'll charge from the front!"

"If we can't hurt him, let's just tie him up and throw him aside, then we'll grab the dog and leave. What do you think?"

For a long while, no one spoke.

Aisha's lips twitched: "That guy's weird. Rusgr is no pushover, and Alansta isn't someone to be trifled with either. Right now, we're just temporarily playing the role of dogs. If you go in with a gun, who knows, they'll just have another dog..."

“No.” Jiang Ran shook his head. “It’s probably true that Rusger has turned into a dog, but I can’t be sure if Alansta is inside.”

"Didn't you say there were two dogs inside that looked off...?"

After saying this, Aisha immediately realized the flaw in the context of the intelligence Jiang Ran had mentioned!

The last time they came here, Marid had four dogs; now there are five, meaning there's only one more dog.

“I have nothing to hide from you two. You both know perfectly well that Arceus is not dead. I don’t think he would fall for this so easily without any precautions.”

“The numbers don’t add up at all, so Aransta and Dog Brother’s gang must be hiding somewhere in town. Our presence on the street may have already attracted their attention, but for some reason, they can’t come to see us right now.”

"Time has been reset here, which means that to the people of Tianguang Town, we are complete newcomers. But we can't guarantee that anyone inside might have retained their memories, so we are not safe either."

"We can't worry about Alansta for now. Let's figure out how to rescue Rusger first! Then, with Aisha's abilities, we can turn him back into a human from a dog!"

“Yes, Rusger is a human being. Even without hypnosis, I would believe he is human.” Aisha nodded. “It’s just not the right time yet. He is still in Marid’s hands. If we turn him back now, he’ll be in big trouble.”

"But we still have absolutely no idea what Marid's background is, so a direct assault is definitely not going to work..."

Yamaue: "Why not a direct assault? I think you guys are just too cowardly. Watch me go up there and give him a good whack with a shotgun..."

Aisha gave him a sharp punch on the forehead!

"Damn it! You, as a representative of the gods, actually dare to beat up another representative of the gods! Let me tell you, do you believe that this will cause conflict between the gods?"

Jiang Ran covered her face and silently turned her head to the side.