"There are five types of runes in total. The previous Soul-Suppressing Nail started with a type A rune and ended with a type B rune. This Soul-Suppressing Nail starts with a type C rune and ends with a type D rune!"
Based on the direction initially determined by the compass, if counting from left to right, the Soul-Suppressing Nail in front of Jiang Ran is the third one. Regardless of the order of the runes in the middle, the runes at the beginning of the four pillars of the same Soul-Suppressing Nail must be of the same style.
They initially thought this was just a hint to help them find the pattern in the runes, but considering the two Soul-Suppressing Nails, it seems to be conveying another message!
"Assuming each Soul-Suppressing Nail begins with a different rune, then five different runes could mean there are not just four, but five Soul-Suppressing Nails!"
Although both rules fourteen and fifteen mention that there are only four Soul-Suppressing Nails, neither of these rules is marked with an asterisk. Instead, the opposition between the two rules gives people the impression that "one of the rules is correct." As long as a false piece of information is buried in them, it can cause the ghost story teller to make a misjudgment!
The Soul Merchant gave them four compasses because he only owed them four bottles of lamp oil. If, for some reason, someone had killed an extra bounty hunter, the Soul Merchant wouldn't have had that many bottles of lamp oil left!
In order to make up for it, he will have to take out all the compasses, which will also allow him to convey to the others that there are five Soul-Suppressing Nails. It can be said that there are exactly 22 bottles left, which is too much of a coincidence!
Five Soul-Suppressing Nails! This workload is simply not something one person can complete. This world initially incited them to kill each other, but in the end, they are required to cooperate to complete the mission!
Assuming only one person survives, it would be impossible for him to suppress five Soul-Suppressing Nails within the limited time, unless this guy's talent is exceptionally extraordinary, otherwise it would be a dead end!
The SS-ranked ghost story world has truly revealed its fangs at this moment!
Although only one person survived the last instance, since the opponents were all other ghost storytellers, the only thing to watch out for was the host's trick. The real difficulty wasn't that great, because essentially, you just needed to kill everyone else.
While the survival rate in this dungeon is greatly improved, clearing it is much more difficult!
"I don't know if it's too late. If both sides have already sealed the Soul-Suppressing Nails, most of the black mist on the island has already been absorbed. The last Soul-Suppressing Nail must be in the last wisp of black mist!"
Without further hesitation, Jiang Ran called out to Gwen: "I'll tell you all about this novel in the next dungeon! Now we have to set off right away!"
Jiang Ran turned the Soul Lamp to its highest setting, enough to illuminate the space within a hundred meters. Now was no time to save lamp oil. If they couldn't find the last Soul-Suppressing Nail, then everything would be in vain!
With the enhanced vision, Jiang Ran raced through the black fog. Without the help of a compass, whether he could find the Soul-Suppressing Nail was entirely up to luck!
"Found it!"
In the race against time, Jiang Ran finally found the location of the last Soul-Suppressing Nail. However, when he drew his short sword to inscribe the runes, he discovered that the runes on the top layer of the four pillars were not a new sorting, but rather the Class A sorting method that he had seen before!
"Oh no! This isn't a real Soul-Suppressing Nail!"
An illusion! This is the truly unpredictable and inescapable thing within the black mist!
A beam of eerie green light shot straight into the sky, so dazzling that even the black mist could not block its powerful light. Everyone looked in that direction, but they were too late. The last Soul-Suppressing Nail flew into the sky!
This also means that one of the suppressed souls has now broken free from its restraints!
"What do we do! What do we do! We finally have another SSS-rank, are we just going to watch him die in this world?!"
The high-ranking officials of the White Eagle Kingdom were in a state of panic. If Alansta were to die like this, it would undoubtedly be another major blow to the morale of the ghost storytellers in the country. The only thing that gave them some comfort was that the Dragon Kingdom was in the same situation.
"The purpose of the Soul-Suppressing Nails is to suppress the souls beneath them..." Jiang Ran coldly gazed at the direction where the green light shot into the sky, "So, if we just kill this soul, wouldn't it have the same effect?"
If the target to be suppressed is gone, then there is no need for the Soul-Suppressing Nails!
Their lamp oil wasn't enough to keep them alive until the next day, so this was the only way, and they had to take the risk, whether it worked or not!
Jiang Ran still has so many trump cards up his sleeve. Even if some ghosts want to come out and cause trouble, they'll have to ask for his opinion first!
Jiang Ran and Gwen walked quickly in that direction, and the others seemed to have also noticed something was wrong, so they rushed in that direction as well!
"I am the king of the empire, young man. Are you my subject? Why do you not kneel before me?"
Four pillars stood crookedly in the ground, their chains broken. A ghostly green spirit floated in the air, clad in heavy armor, with two battle flags on its back and a spear nearly two meters long in its hand!
This was the former king of the Holy Papal Empire! Very few people knew his name, and only called him "Emperor"!
"Boy, I'm asking you a question."
The emperor looked at Jiang Ran with a dangerous gaze. Jiang Ran did not answer him, but stared at him warily, which made the emperor feel a nameless fire rise in his heart!
However, when he turned to look at the ruins around him, the anger on his face first turned into astonishment, and then a greater rage ignited!
"Ahhh! I remember now! I remember everything!" The emperor swung his spear, creating a whooshing sound. "Damn Pope! This is my empire, and this charlatan dared to try and desecrate it! His crime is unforgivable!"
"You, it's you! And you too!" The emperor pointed his gun at Jiang Ran and Gwen. "You two, take me to the Pope right now! I'll forgive your rudeness, but once I've killed that bastard, I'll reward you both for your service!"
"Did you hear me?! Are you two ignoring what I said?!"
Jiang Ran watched the emperor jumping around in front of him like he was watching a clown. In fact, it has to be said that this former king still had some manners, at least he didn't make a move directly.
If he knew that the Pope's group of people were either sealed under the Soul-Suppressing Nails or simply dead, his expression would be priceless.
As he said, this pope was nothing more than a charlatan, not another high and mighty "pope".
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