Jiang Ran felt a tremor beneath his feet!
What's covering the ground isn't a lawn at all, but a layer of countless tiny green insects!
These insects were originally in a dormant state, and even when someone stepped on their heads, they were not awakened until the scream from the depths of the forest brought them back to activity!
In just a moment, countless insects crawled all over Jiang Ran's body. Not only was Jiang Ran's hearing impaired, but now even his vision was obstructed. The insects gnawed at Jiang Ran's skin. Although they were not very powerful, there were just too many of them. Jiang Ran felt severe pain all over his body!
These bugs are impossible to get rid of! Because their numbers are endless, even if you manage to get rid of all the bugs on your body at once, the next batch of bugs will immediately swarm in!
Suddenly, all the insects scattered, and Jiang Ran finally recovered from the feeling of almost suffocating. It turned out that Alice's water bottle had been knocked to the ground by these insects, and the black liquid had spilled everywhere. The insects that were splashed with the liquid curled up on their backs and died instantly!
At the same time, all the insects retreated to a distance of about one meter, not daring to come any closer.
"So there really are countermeasures... cough cough, that makes sense, otherwise who could survive in this situation?"
Jiang Ran's clothes were basically tattered rags, full of holes, making him look quite like a beggar.
He picked up the kettle from the ground; thankfully, only about one-third of the herbal soup had spilled.
These green insects scattered, as if peeling off a layer of skin from the ground, finally revealing the true face of the earth.
Jiang Ran stepped onto the stench-filled ground, a mixture of bones and mud. This was no dreamlike forest at all, but a terrifying insect nest! A synonym for death!
These insects are afraid of the herbal soup, but they are certainly not afraid of the soup itself. What is really useful is the plant residue in the soup. Animals are afraid of plants. What a ridiculous and upside-down food chain!
Because of the existence of the first rule, and without knowing whether it's true or false, almost everyone will choose to avoid plants first, even though the rule might not be true at all! Collecting plants is actually the key to their success!
Of course, this is just a guess. If the first rule is correct, then it proves that plants are dangerous to both humans and insects. Jiang Ran has to guard against these plants while also using them to deal with the insects.
Insects are afraid of plants, so those tree trunks that are so close to insects are obviously problematic, and the flowers, grasses and shrubs that can be seen everywhere nearby are probably not real plants at all!
Jiang Ran picked up the kettle and took a step forward!
The insects retreated in unison, making an unpleasant noise.
From the moment he stepped into the fork in the road, Jiang Ran had no right to turn back; he could only move forward until he found the Lost City!
"These damned bugs!"
Gwen quickly followed Jiang Ran. If she were to leave Jiang Ran's vicinity by even a meter, she would likely be swallowed up by the swarm of insects again.
Are you alright?
"Don't worry, these guys can't break through my defenses, they can't even bite through my clothes!"
The leaf insects flew through the air, eventually forming a large "S".
mis? Is this some kind of English abbreviation? But it's most likely that it still doesn't have all the letters.
Jiang Ran racked her brains for words that started with "mis." There were many answers, but it seemed that most of them didn't have a good meaning.
The branches of the giant tree began to sway slowly, and the mummies on them slid off one by one, falling to the ground and being devoured by the insects.
"I hope what awaits me ahead isn't an even bigger bug."
Jiang Ran carved a path through the sea of insects, but the path he walked was quickly filled with insects again, making him look like a lonely little boat sailing on a green sea.
There is no turning back; this is the real challenge facing the world this time!
"Hahaha! Jiang Ran, why did you have to show off and keep going? Wouldn't it have been better if you had stayed in the cabin and collected your reward? It's a real shame you didn't die here!"
Seeing that Jiang Ran's situation was not optimistic, netizens from Japan went to China's live stream to mock him again.
"Our trusted Xiang-jun is still the best at weighing the pros and cons. As long as he stays with Alice, there is no danger, and the reward will come right away!"
Yituo Xiang is an S-rank ghost storyteller dispatched by the Sakura Kingdom this time. The Yituo family is the number one ghost storyteller family in Sakura, and most of the collateral descendants of the family are trained to be ghost storytellers.
What? You're asking about the direct descendants? They're being kept to inherit the family business.
At its peak, the family boasted one SS-rank ghost story master and five S-rank ghost story masters. Of course, now almost all of their S-rank ghost story masters are dead. So, the family is just bragging. In reality, they haven't even cleared an S-rank ghost story world once in the past year, and can only bark like dogs in the comments.
"I've always believed in the saying, 'Those who climb the mountain shouldn't laugh at those who descend.' Besides, your idiot is only standing at the foot of the mountain. Our Brother Jiang shows no signs of coming down; he's still a god!"
"Heh! Let Jiang Ran clear this dungeon before you call him again!"
"Our Brother Jiang has already cleared enough levels, when are you guys going to try clearing them too?"
The netizens in Japan were speechless. It was obvious that Yi Xiang had no intention of advancing this time, so it had nothing to do with clearing the level. They could only leave the live stream in a sorry state.
Apart from Jiang Ran, not a single ghost storyteller chose to leave Alice's cabin. The countries all chose to protect themselves and take whatever they could get. Perhaps they were also traumatized by Jiang Ran. It seems that no one who competed with him for the chance to pass the level had a good ending.
So countries simply stopped competing and just gave up. What can you do about it?
The White Eagle Nation could understand Alansta's decision to stay in the cabin, since everyone else had made the same choice, and they didn't want to lose such a valuable SSS-class.
Soon, it was noon. Yi Xiang stood in front of the hut basking in the sun. Alice had gone out to find ingredients and hadn't returned yet. For the first time in the world of ghost stories, he felt so free, as if he were on vacation.
It's already noon, but Yi Xiang didn't think anything was wrong. When a ghost storyteller isn't doing anything productive, time tends to pass quickly. He remembered that Jiang Ran once talked about online novels for more than eight hours in this situation, and it even made it to the top of the trending searches.
"Big brother, I'm back!"
Alice returned to the cottage with a large basket of unknown fruits on her back.
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