Well, just as Ye Ye was wondering what to do next, three rules suddenly appeared on his face, causing a huge change in the entire isolated island, and their vision was blocked by the black mist.
But you can imagine what a mess the island is in now. A rain from the River Styx is no joke; it would probably even shave off a layer of the ground!
"Sigh, it's been too long since I've played in a high-level world, I'm still a bit out of sorts, my brain isn't quite back to normal yet." Ye Ye smiled helplessly. "Jiang... cough cough, let's get back to the rules. The latest rule 14 and rule 15 have obvious conflicts, which is really a bit of a problem."
I almost forgot that the rules say you can't mention other people's names.
The most crucial question is whether this is a story-driven choice mission or a single-choice mission?
According to the rules, there are four Soul-Suppressing Nails distributed on the edge of the island. Protecting the Soul-Suppressing Nails will prevent the souls suppressed below from ever seeing the light of day again, and pulling out the Soul-Suppressing Nails will release the souls inside.
According to the two rules, if it is a story-driven mission, they only need to choose one to complete: either protect all the Soul-Suppressing Nails from being pulled out, or pull out all the Soul-Suppressing Nails.
However, if this is a single-choice task, it means that one of the two actions is wrong, and only by making the correct decision and completing the task can you pass the level.
This is an SS-level world, and Jiang Ran doesn't think it will be as easy as the former. So the key is whether they should protect the Soul-Suppressing Nail or pull it out.
If they make the wrong choice, they may never be able to leave this world.
"Let's think about it from a different perspective," Jiang Ran said. "Since we're going to do this, we'll definitely have to do something, and the Strange Tales World will definitely set up obstacles for us in order to prevent us from clearing the game."
"First, we need to find the Soul-Suppressing Nail. If there are any guardians or protective measures there, it means that the Soul-Suppressing Nail is preventing people from pulling it out. Our task is most likely to pull out the nail."
“Conversely, if there’s nothing around the Soul-Suppressing Nail, our mission is more likely to be to guard it.” Jiang Ran paused. “Of course, this is just a guess, and I can’t guarantee it. Perhaps we’ll get new clues after we actually see the Soul-Suppressing Nail.”
Ye Ye nodded: "It seems there's no better way right now. Let's find the Soul-Suppressing Nail first."
"Hoo—cough cough!"
A sound came from beside him. Jiang Ran turned his head and increased the intensity of the flames to gain a wider field of vision. Aransta crawled out of the ruins in a disheveled state and met Jiang Ran's gaze as soon as he looked up.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
Aransta didn't leave the world directly? I thought he gave up. By the way, what about Yamagami? Could he have stayed too?
"Jiang... I almost blurted it out."
Jiang Ran cannot trust Alansta yet, and that's where the problem arises. If they are to remove the Soul-Suppressing Nails, the mission will fail if even one of the nails is successfully protected. Conversely, if even one of the nails is removed, the mission will also be considered a failure!
Considering all the rules, if Aransta wanted to die together with Jiang Ran, it wouldn't seem so difficult after all...
"Hey! Don't stare at me like that!" Aransta quickly interjected. "I have no interest in trading lives with you. My life is more valuable than anything else!"
"Yeah, you're not crazy enough, kid."
Aransta was speechless, momentarily unsure whether Jiang Ran was praising or criticizing him.
"That sickle?"
Jiang Ran keenly noticed the scythe that Alansta was holding in his hand. He was very familiar with this thing. Back then, Arceus had used the power of the scythe to smoothly get through the early stages of the Wolf and Sheep Game and to provide sufficient guarantee for his combat power in the later stages!
In the previous world, Aransta also received help from the Scythe of the Dead. However, with the Scythe of the Dead appearing in two consecutive worlds, Jiang Ran couldn't console himself that it was just "luck".
Alanstar and the Ghost Scythe must have established some kind of connection, otherwise even if the Ghost Scythe wanted to help him, it wouldn't be able to pinpoint which supernatural world he was in so accurately.
After all, they can't watch the live stream.
"In that case, how about we act together?"
“If a mission like this, which affects the entire world, goes wrong, we’re all doomed. So in a sense, we’re all in this together.”
This statement is not without merit, and Alansta is aware of it as well. However, how many worlds have we not seen such a cooperation between the Dragon Kingdom and the White Eagle?
“Cooperation is no problem.” Alansta nodded. “However, if I really contribute to the cooperation, I want 20% of the completion reward.”
“I’ll give you a maximum of 10%.” Jiang Ran shook his head. “I don’t necessarily need you as a partner. Your purpose in cooperating with me is not to help me, but to survive.”
"You already get a reward for surviving to the second day, and with the 10% reward, that's already quite a lot. But 20% is a bit too much when you think about it."
"And this is based on the premise that you put in the effort. If you just slack off, I won't give you even 1%. This needs to be made clear first."
"Alright, it's decided then."
Aranstas didn't really have much bargaining power; that's just how it is.
If we only consider the team's apparent strength, it looks quite terrifying: two SSS-level ghost storytellers, one SS-level ghost storyteller, two [King of Ghosts] level weird individuals, and one [Elite] level weird individual.
If this were a world of a lower level, this lineup would be enough to conquer it.
Then another question arises: where are they going to find the Soul-Suppressing Nails? In the black fog, one's sense of direction is already chaotic, and finding the way to the Holy Church requires a compass. The island is so large, and they don't have a map.
"The Soul-Suppressing Nail is located on the edge of the isolated island, so the dumbest way is to keep walking in one direction until you reach the River Styx, and then move in a circle along the river."
Besides this problem, there is another unresolved issue: the collapse of the Holy Church has caused the Black Spring to overflow, and now they no longer have a continuous supply of lamp oil. If the Soul Lamp goes out, they will die here just the same!
If anyone on the island still has lamp oil in stock, it's the Soul Merchant!
Clang—clang—clang—
The three chimes echoed throughout the entire island, and even though there were no bell-like structures left, the sound seemed to come from the heavens.
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