Everything went as Park Baek-bun had predicted. After swallowing the crystal, the ghost began to squat on the ground and eat his corpse, completely unaware of the danger behind him.

"I'll take your heart!"

Park Baek-bun suddenly exerted his strength and slashed at the ghost with his sword!

As the blade in his hand snapped, Park Baek-bun's smile came to an abrupt end.

"Demon Slayer, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The ghost turned its head, and blood spilled from the corner of its mouth, looking both terrifying and eerie!

Park Baek-bun felt a heavy punch slam into his chest, which sent him flying backward, crashing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood!

"How is that possible?"

“Nothing is impossible, Demon Slayer. You’re being too clever for your own good.” The demon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. “I noticed you were following me from the beginning, but you’re not completely stupid. You kept a safe distance, so I had to use a little trick to get you to come to me.”

That's right, he's a blue ghost, and he deliberately showed off the fighting power of a green ghost to mislead Park Baek-bun!

The punch landed the instant the blade broke. Even if Park Baek-bun had a gun and bullets, he wouldn't have time to draw it. The punch also caused Park Baek-bun's pistol to fall to the ground, which is why Blue Ghost dared to say a few more words to him.

"You always have this superior confidence, but what a pity! In terms of intelligence, we are no less than you, and in terms of physique, we are even better. So what gives you this confidence?"

"On what grounds? Can't you use a gun?"

"who?"

Jiang Ran stood behind Lan Gui, smiling as he pointed his gun at him.

"Bye-Bye."

Bang--

Watching Jiang Ran skillfully extract the Blue Ghost's crystal, Park Baek-bun's mood finally calmed down. He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Why did you save me? It doesn't seem to do you any good."

Jiang Ran could have waited until Lan Gui killed him before taking action; the result wouldn't have made any difference. Could it be that this rising star of the Dragon Kingdom is actually a great philanthropist?

Just kidding. You've seen his previous live streams, haven't you? In a team dungeon, it's good enough if the other ghost story masters don't try to sabotage you. You're not expecting them to come and save you.

"Given your current injuries, I'm afraid you're not qualified to participate in tonight's game," Jiang Ran said calmly, putting away the crystal.

"It was my carelessness, but there doesn't seem to be much to explain. Everyone makes mistakes, and I should bear the consequences."

Park Baek-bun's smile had turned into a bitter grin. Though he said this, the resentment in his heart was far more complex.

"I need you to do me a favor." Jiang Ran certainly wouldn't help Park Baek-bun out of kindness, as that would only do him harm. "If you agree to this condition, I'll send you to a safe place, at least enough to let you survive tonight."

"If you refuse, I'll leave now, but in your current state, I can't guarantee that another ghost won't come into this forest."

"It seems I can't refuse this deal. Tell me, I'm also curious how I can still help you now?"

"First, since you are no longer involved in tonight's events, hand over all your weapons to me. Of course, you can also wait until I take you to a safe place before handing them over."

Park Baek-bun nodded: "No problem."

Two bullets for one life seems like a very worthwhile trade.

"Secondly, I need to use your talent to verify one of my conjectures."

Park Baek-bun's talent was already exposed in the previous supernatural world he entered, and he did not change his talent at the end, which is why Jiang Ran made this request.

Park Baek-bun's talent is the A-level "One True Word," which can only be used once per supernatural world. He can use his ability to ask a question, and his talent will answer with "yes" or "no."

It's important to note that the talent can only answer "yes" or "no" to him, so he can't directly ask questions like "How do I pass the game?" because the talent can't answer such questions.

Similarly, talent can only answer what is currently happening; it cannot predict the future, nor can it answer questions like "Will I die in this world?"

The most common use is equivalent to directly verifying the correctness of a specified rule, which is a relatively powerful A-level talent, but Jiang Ran clearly did not intend to use it in this way.

"Actually, your potential is quite high. With a few tweaks to the limits, you might even reach S-rank." Jiang Ran leaned close to Park Baek-bun's ear and whispered in a voice inaudible in the live stream—

"Could you inquire for me whether there is only one ghost that is even higher in rank than the Purple Ghost?"

Park Baek-bun's heart skipped a beat. Had Jiang Ran already explored to this extent? They entered the world at the same time, yet the difference was so huge.

"I understand, I will give you the answer you want."

"yes."

Jiang Ran smiled slightly and first picked up the gun that had fallen to the ground. If he was not mistaken, the two bullets should already be loaded.

"Should I return it to you now, and give it back to you when you get to the destination?"

"No need, you can take it."

"Alright, then according to the terms of the deal, I will naturally keep my word."

Jiang Ran carried Park Baek-fen to a nearby ruin and then used some effort to seal the entrance tightly!

Under normal circumstances, the person trapped inside would die of dehydration within a few days. However, the supernatural world cannot be generalized. As long as Park Baek-bun can survive tonight, he can choose to leave.

"This time, I'm indebted to you." Park Baek-bun closed his eyes and lay on the ground. "But the next time we meet, we'll still be enemies."

After saying that, he actually found it a little funny.

Did Jiang Ran really treat him as an enemy of equal caliber?

The observer from South Korea finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least Park Baek-bun had survived and would receive the reward for the next day, so it wasn't a wasted trip.

Once a ghost storyteller leaves the ghost story world, all the injuries they sustained in that world will be healed. Otherwise, if Park Baek-bun had just been lying there for one night, he might have ended up with a lifelong disability.

Jiang Ran stopped focusing on the kids on the roadside. From now on, his goal was very clear: the tall tower in the city center!

One crystal is needed for each type of ghost; any extras are simply exchanged for Nightless Coins. Nightless Coins are used to purchase weapons to fight ghosts, meaning his ultimate goal in killing ghosts is simply to kill ghosts.

Jiang Ran no longer needs to earn Nightless Coins.

There was indeed only one higher-level ghost. No wonder the purple ghosts dared to hunt it. According to the logic that ghosts of the same level have a 50% chance of dying, while higher-level ghosts have a 100% chance of dying, the purple ghosts had two kinds of creatures that could threaten them. They shouldn't have been so courageous.