The butcher snapped his fingers.

Since we're just looking at each other and nothing's happened, the air is thick with awkwardness.

The butcher was taken aback: "Are you a vegetarian who has never eaten meat? No! I've never seen you in the city before!"

He suddenly realized something: years of planning had infected everyone in the city with the flesh seed, but this did not include the newly arrived outsiders!

Jiang Ran, who suddenly barged into Paradise City, was the biggest loophole in his plan!

The butcher's gaze grew even more dangerous: "I've never liked people I can't control!"

Although Jiang Ran didn't know exactly what the butcher had planned, he could guess some of it from his few words, and immediately chuckled: "So if you can control me, you won't kill me?"

That's certainly impossible.

A butcher wouldn't keep a time bomb by his side. Even if he has control over the other party now, who can say what will happen years from now?

"So what if you haven't eaten my flesh? So what if you haven't had your flesh seed planted?" the butcher sneered. "There are four of us here. Even if we don't resort to dirty tricks and fight head-on, what can you do to us?"

He shouldered the butcher's knife, and a murderous aura emanated from him!

"kill!"

"Finally, no more nonsense?" Jiang Ran grinned. "Perfect, I didn't want to drag this out either!"

The mountain god summoned plants to form a shield to protect Lin Zhi, and Lin Zhi also activated the defensive items she had previously used. The two combined to form a double defense that protected her!

The four of them attacked together, but none of them were targeting Lin Zhi!

As long as Jiang Ran can be dealt with, Lin Zhi won't be able to cause any major trouble! Although the four of them were extremely confident that they could kill Jiang Ran by working together, they still dared not be careless and launched a joint attack at the first moment!

Jiang Ran's choice of such a remote location was naturally based on his own considerations. He certainly couldn't have been unaware of the possibility that the other party might join forces and strike first.

"This kind of battlefield suits me perfectly!"

Jiang Ran clapped his hands, and purple flames rose up, causing the four people's expressions to change drastically!

"This is... the power of a demon!"

"You actually used the power of a demon! You are not worthy to be the city lord!"

"Let's not accuse each other." Jiang Ran smiled at the butcher. "Do you dare say that the tricks you did to the meat weren't tainted with any demonic power?"

"I'm too lazy to put on an act with you guys!"

Purple Flame forced the four back immediately. Butcher's face darkened: "So what if you borrowed the power of the demon? We're four against one. Even if a real demon came, it still wouldn't be able to beat us!"

The mountain god, as a spirit, was attached to Jiang Ran's body and did not actively reveal his form, so in the eyes of the four, their only opponent was still Jiang Ran.

"kill!"

The butcher took the lead, swinging his butcher knife with all his might, while the other three did not lag behind, each unleashing their strongest killing moves!

boom!

Blocking the attacks of four near-gods at the same time would consume an enormous amount of mental energy, so Jiang Ran did not activate the Wheel of Fate. Lin Zhi understood and immediately pulled him into the space!

At the same time, Jiang Ran threw out a demon fire, which exploded right in the middle of the four people. The purple flames climbed up their bodies along with their attacks, scorching their skin!

Damn it!

Of the four, the flames spread the fastest to the strongest, the Butcher! The other three were only affected on their arms, while the Butcher was almost completely engulfed by the flames!

The demonic fire is fueled by desire; the greater one's desires and ambitions, the more easily one is consumed by the demonic fire!

But the butcher was not a small fry who could be dealt with so easily. He cut open his belly with his butcher knife, took out a piece of rotten flesh and threw it on the ground. Flames spread from the blade to the rotten flesh.

This reduced the flames on his body by at least 70%!

Even so, the butcher was still in a terrible state!

What angered him most was not the burn marks on his body, but that Jiang Ran had disappeared. It made him feel like he had punched a cotton ball, like a clown!

"Get out here!"

"Don't rush, we're out now!"

Jiang Ran leaped out of the space, and the power-charging ring in his hand slammed into the butcher's back. At the same time, the mountain god also went all out to assist in this attack!

The butcher was blown to pieces and scattered on the ground. Jiang Ran was still a little worried, so he clapped his hands together and used demonic fire to burn all the pieces of meat on the ground!

I won't even leave you ashes, let's see how you rebuild!

What?! One hit and he was dead?!

The other three instinctively stepped back, their eyes filled with astonishment. The butcher who had been so arrogant just moments before had actually died at Jiang Ran's hands so quickly!

It may seem unreasonable, but it is actually quite reasonable.

No matter how strong the Butcher is, he can't possibly be stronger than Collins. The only reason he's so troublesome is the flesh creatures he controls. As long as you can avoid that, he's just an ordinary "near-god".

Jiang Ran himself possessed near-god-level strength, and the Mountain God was of the same level. With the assistance of the power-up item and the Demon Fire, killing a Butcher was an easy and enjoyable task!

He looked up at the remaining three people.

Even though it was three against one, they always felt like they were the ones at a disadvantage!

"Wait!" one of them immediately spoke up, "We can give up the position of city lord! We can even give up the position of general! We don't want any status! We don't want to be your enemy!"

Even a three-on-one situation is risky!

The key is Jiang Ran's bizarre fighting style! He disappears inexplicably, then suddenly appears and kills you with a single punch. Who can you complain to?

Moreover, for them, the death of the butcher meant they would no longer be controlled by the meat species, which was actually a good thing!

"Weren't you just thinking of teaming up against me? Why have you changed your mind now?"

"We were blind to your true worth before! We promise we will never participate in this afternoon's election! We guarantee we'll be your number one supporter!"

Jiang Ran gently raised a finger.

The demonic fire on the three of them suddenly surged up and burned even more fiercely!

"We've already surrendered, what more do you want?!"

"Surrender? It's just empty talk. Look, the flames burning on your bodies are enough to show how unwilling you are to accept this."

A moment later, Jiang Ran moved his wrist, and there were only some pieces of flesh left on the ground.

The other seven candidates were all eliminated!

All Jiang Ran needs to do now is wait for the election to begin at 5 p.m. so he can seize the position of Lord of Paradise City!

"It's not even noon yet..."

Judging by the actual time, another night seems to be passing by.