"If you're going to impersonate someone, at least disguise yourself!"

"It's not amnesia, but rather that his memories have been altered?!" Jiang Ran cursed inwardly. He had only been gone a short time, and this had already happened. Who else in this tavern could be suspicious besides Marid?

"Tell me, how did you know the name Jiang Ran? Are you one of the director's men?"

The aliases they always used when acting under Tian Guangzheng's name should, in any normal resident's opinion, be completely unknown to Jiang Ran!

"If I said I am Jiang Ran, would you believe me?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?"

"I didn't think so at first, but now I think so." Jiang Ran smiled, instantly using the [Domination] he had recorded to counter-dominate Aransta, and at the same time turned around and ran directly towards the tavern bar!

"stop!"

Jiang Ran nimbly darted into the crowd. Due to the rule of not harming anyone, and because the others did not want to reveal their identities directly, they hesitated for a moment and did not make a move.

Soon, Arceus was the first to realize that although Aransta had been controlled, he could use Aransta's identity!

Arceus immediately roared, "Grab that guy! He stole our stuff!"

Jiang Ran shook his empty hands: "Don't you dare make baseless accusations! What? Did I steal your air? If you're going to slander me like this, I'll have to find someone to testify for me!"

"Where is Song Yang? Where is Song Yang?!"

Most people were stunned by this sudden turn of events, but a few people subconsciously pointed in Song Yang's direction. Jiang Ran dodged to the side and immediately ran in that direction!

"Song Yang, you have to be my witness!"

Jiang Ran arrived in front of Song Yang in the blink of an eye, completely ignoring his panicked expression, and grabbed him by the collar. Soon, Gwen's roar came from behind!

"Let Jiang Ran go!"

"Very good, this confirms something for me—"

Jiang Ran's dangerous gaze fell on Song Yang!

Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Song Yang put away his panicked expression and instead revealed a cold smile. The next moment, Jiang Ran seemed to lose all her strength and collapsed to the ground!

The situation reversed again in less than a second! Jiang Ran used the recorded [Creator] to clear his negative status. The entire tavern was in chaos. He checked the [Miracle] recorded on the [Water Mirror], and without lingering, smashed a tavern window with a punch and fled!

After using the [Miracle] multiple times in succession, Jiang Ran's mental energy was almost depleted, leaving him with no strength to fight again. He would not allow his mental energy to be exhausted. However, this test was not without its gains. At least he had identified one of the opponent's substitute gods and had fully mastered the three [Miracle] that the opponent possessed!

This is a miracle from the Creator!

Jiang Ran knew that with her speed, it was impossible to escape the pursuit of Gwen Alice and her two near-gods. They had been more cautious in the tavern, but they wouldn't be so careful on the wider street!

So Jiang Ran didn't hesitate and opened the spatial gate to teleport to a corner of Tianguang Town!

"Cough cough!"

Jiang Ran leaned against the wall, his mental energy almost depleted. No one was chasing him, which made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he also smiled helplessly.

"It's been a long time since I've been this disheveled. This is really exciting."

"Cough cough!"

Song Yang is definitely an enemy god, but it's unknown whether his god is the "Director" or something else. His "miracle" effect is terrifying, and it's called "Theft"!

【Theft】Just like the literal meaning of this ability, Song Yang can steal other people's possessions, from small items and skills to big things like identity and destiny!

Song Yang stole Jiang Ran's identity, so in the eyes of others, he is Jiang Ran. If he further steals Jiang Ran's destiny, then from this moment on, he is Jiang Ran, and he will inherit everything from Jiang Ran, including the trajectory of his destiny!

Of course, the fact that he didn't do that proves that the price was definitely not something he could afford, not even if he cleared his mental energy!

After stealing Jiang Ran's identity, he also stole Jiang Ran's strength. Jiang Ran believed that her identity was not so easy to steal. After using his ability twice, the other party's mental strength must have been almost depleted. Unfortunately, Jiang Ran did not have enough mental strength to reclaim her identity at that time.

"What was stolen was only the identity, but you are not the real me after all."

"You imposter, and don't think the people around me are all fools."

After causing a ruckus at the tavern, the group failed to catch Jiang Ran and dared not linger. They immediately left the tavern, thankfully without accidentally injuring anyone, otherwise they would have broken the rules.

"Brother, why didn't you stop him when he ran away?"

"Isn't it strange? Why would someone we don't know at all come up to us and claim to be Jiang Ran? If it's such a clumsy disguise, why bother with all that?"

When Arceus's voice came, Aransta had the same question. What was the point of the other party suddenly approaching them, revealing their identity, and then fleeing in panic?

"Be careful of Jiang Ran! The Jiang Ran I remember isn't the kind of guy who can be easily grabbed by the collar and lifted up. Besides, why would he be inside the tavern if he was looking for information about Marid's dog's leash?"

Aransta also noticed something amiss; he could clearly sense that the ability that had controlled him was [Domination]! This was something worth pondering...

He took a step back, meeting the gaze of the big black dog. The two nodded to each other, clearly having both noticed something.

Alansta asked Song Yang, "So, what news did you get from the dog?"

“A big secret!” Song Yang held up a finger. “Liu Xia said that when he entered Tianguang Town, he didn’t know what to do for a while, so he planned to go directly to the most powerful person here, which is the town mayor!”

"But the mayor had no intention of seeing him. You know we ghost story tellers are all unconventional people, so he climbed over the wall and sneaked into the mayor's study. Inside, he found a book with a completely black cover. Before he could even look at it, the mayor burst in!"

"Then he had a large period of amnesia, and after that, he turned into a dog." Song Yang sighed. "I think we should go check out the mayor's place; there might be important clues there!"

"The town mayor?"

“That’s right. I think we shouldn’t ignore this clue. It’s getting dark, and it’ll be less likely to be discovered if we sneak in at night.”

"What about Aisha and Yamagami?"

"Finding them won't be easy, so let's take care of the important business first, and then look for them slowly."