[Rule Two*: Bounty hunters who have come to the Misty Isle, bounty posters will randomly spawn on the trees here. Tearing down a bounty poster means you have accepted the bounty. If you kill a bounty target who has not yet accepted the bounty, you will not receive any reward. You can accept multiple bounties at the same time, but please note that the bounty target will also hunt you.]
The advantage of rules marked with an asterisk is that you don't have to worry about them being wrong, but when it comes to accepting bounties, that's where the problem arises.
First, there's the question of how many bounty posters there are. It's unrealistic to support 30 ghost storytellers in exchanging lamp oil at the same time. Some of them will inevitably get stuck at the first step and die because the lamp oil runs out.
Secondly, and most importantly, the wanted individuals are all eerie creatures from isolated islands. To the ghost storytellers, they are synonymous with danger. The ghost storytellers have no weapons other than a soul lamp, so how can they hunt them down? They'll probably be hunted down instead!
The only advantage is that this instance is not like the previous SS-level world wolf and sheep game, which forced them to kill each other. Jiang Ran does not have to be wary of his compatriots, and there are various restrictions on others who want to take action.
"Never mind, Gwen, let's go find a bounty poster first. Maybe it has some other clues."
"Um."
Jiang Ran glanced down at Gwen. He felt that Gwen seemed a little absent-minded and listless today.
"What's wrong, Gwen?"
"It's nothing, let's go."
Jiang Ran controlled the light of the soul lamp to illuminate an area with a radius of about three meters. Any more than that would consume a terrifying amount of lamp oil, while any less would make movement inconvenient.
"A wanted poster stuck on a tree..."
The trees on the isolated island were exceptionally thick. The smallest tree trunk Jiang Ran saw required at least three people holding hands to encircle it. Due to the black fog obscuring his vision, Jiang Ran was also unable to discern how tall these trees were.
A crack appeared in the rough bark, and a blood-red eye stared at Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran sensed a dangerous aura.
"This is a creepy environment." After confirming that the trees posed no danger, Jiang Ran shifted his attention away from them. "Gwen, can you sense where the nearest bounty poster is?"
"Gwen? Gwen?"
Jiang Ran turned his head, and a bright yellow light enveloped an area within a three-meter radius, but Gwen's figure had already disappeared, leaving Jiang Ran standing there all alone.
"Gwen?!"
No matter how Jiang Ran called out, no one answered; only the blood-red eyeballs under the tree bark kept spinning.
Gwen has gotten separated from Jiang Ran! How could Gwen, a strange creature, get lost in the black mist? This is undoubtedly bad news!
This black fog is far more than just a simple obstruction of vision!
Jiang Ran stepped back a short distance, calling out Gwen's name. They hadn't walked far before, and even if they had gotten separated, they shouldn't have been far apart.
"Hmm..."
Jiang Ran stopped in his tracks and looked down in disbelief. A pair of blue scissors pierced through his back, causing excruciating pain that made him almost faint. Blood dripped from the blades onto the ground.
A gasp of surprise erupted in the live stream chat!
"What's going on?!"
"Those scissors are part of Brother Jiang's contractual anomaly?! Why did she attack Brother Jiang?!"
Gwen, who had disappeared, suddenly reappeared and stabbed Jiang Ran with the scissors in her hand!
Jiang Ran spat out a mouthful of blood, and with the remaining strength, he could not support his body and collapsed to the ground!
This surprise came so suddenly that spies from other countries didn't even have time to react at first. They immediately reported it to their superiors, and the shocking news spread around the world at an astonishing speed!
"Hmm..."
The tree trunks around them were torn apart by pairs of bloody hands, and one after another, bloody one-eyed dolls emerged crookedly from the tree trunks. Countless cracks appeared in the ground, and blood-red arms stretched out from the ground, tightly gripping Jiang Ran's limbs!
No one expected that the first ghost storyteller to die would be everyone's number one enemy, Jiang Ran!
"I knew you couldn't trust strange creatures!" A foreign expert began his analysis. "I said from the beginning that the strange creature Jiang Ran took in would betray him! Strange creatures are the epitome of evil!"
Jiang Ran, who was lying on the ground, was naturally unaware of the commotion outside. He had only been down for less than a minute when it was as if the world had turned upside down.
Jiang Ran first ruled out the possibility of Gwen's betrayal, which was simply impossible. The two had come this far together, and Jiang Ran absolutely trusted Gwen. Even setting aside emotions, from a purely self-interested perspective, Gwen had no reason to betray Jiang Ran.
Could it be that this black mist has disturbed Gwen's consciousness, causing her to mistakenly believe that Jiang Ran is another enemy?
Jiang Ran turned her head with difficulty and met Gwen's indifferent gaze.
"Why?"
"There's no reason why. I'm a supernatural being. Isn't killing people normal for me?"
With just a few words of probing, Jiang Ran ruled out his first guess!
"No...no..."
Especially at times like these, we must remain calm!
Jiang Ran first sorted out several extremely unusual things. First of all, Gwen's attack pierced through Jiang Ran's body, which was obviously a fatal wound, but it did not trigger the life-saving effect of the Mountain God Jade!
Secondly, despite suffering such severe injuries, Jiang Ran has not fainted or shown any signs of impending death, despite the extreme pain he is experiencing.
"I see... Interesting, is this how you give me a hard time right at the beginning of the world? But that's all it is..."
Under the watchful eyes of countless viewers in the live stream, Jiang Ran's muscles tensed. Just a moment ago he had no strength, but the next moment he suddenly broke free from the ghostly hand that was holding him and slowly stood up, supporting himself with one hand on the ground!
Gwen took a half step back and swung the scissors in her hand again. Jiang Ran stepped forward and grabbed the blade with one hand. Blood flowed down his arm!
"When did Brother Jiang become so fierce?!"
"Could it be that his talent in this world allows him to take on bizarre creatures one-on-one?!"
After the last world event, multiple countries analyzed the situation and ultimately decided to raise Gwen's individual number. Now, Gwen has removed the Shadow Reaper from the ranks and become the 100th unique creature.
If there were a specific comparison, this ranking would be even higher!
Therefore, the eyes of high-ranking officials from various countries are practically popping out of their sockets at Jiang Ran's single-handed subjugation of Gwen!
Gwen tried to pull the scissors back, but her efforts were in vain.
Jiang Ran lunged forward and pinned Gwen to the ground!
"I'm going to kill you..."
"Fake, saying these things while pretending to be Gwen really makes me angry."
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