The motorcycle disintegrated into mechanical components, then compressed into a sphere, and finally disappeared.
Alice wasn't at the cottage, making it difficult to find her. She clearly hadn't followed the path along the cobblestones, so it was impossible to accurately deduce which direction she had gone.
Well, there's nothing I can do about it, so I'll just have to wait here.
Of the twelve gods, Jiang Ran had only met the Pope, the Great Sin, and the Ascetic.
The Pope's attitude is inclined to let Jiang Ran participate in this SSS-level world, as He will surely benefit from it.
The attitude of [Great Sin] was the opposite. He did not want Jiang Ran to participate in this SSS-level supernatural world, but even if Jiang Ran decided to participate, [Great Sin] did not really stop him. Was this due to the constraints of other gods, or did Jiang Ran's participation or not have much impact on him?
The attitude shown by the [Ascetic Monk] so far seems to be inclined to let Jiang Ran participate in the SSS-level world. It was He who told Jiang Ran about the Twelve Gods. The best way to get someone to do something is to arouse their curiosity.
However, besides the gods, other "humans" cannot be ignored, just like Arceus. He had clearly died in the game of wolves and sheep, yet he reappeared on the misty island in the same form!
But the most crucial question is his last one: why did he also send Jiang Ran to the SSS-level supernatural world? Was he on the same side as those gods? No, that's not necessarily true.
The names mentioned by the Pope come from different countries. Even if these people enter the world of ghost stories together, how could they possibly become teammates? Because they are enemies!
"Gwen, do you think it's possible for a person to transform into a strange creature under certain circumstances?"
"Huh? What does that mean?"
Gwen was about to retort, but then she remembered Arceus. No matter what, that ghostly being couldn't be human, so it could only be a bizarre creature!
"The Pope wants me to bring Aransta along—" Jiang Ran looked up, "Since it's a strange creature, there must be a way to form a contract. Perhaps He isn't referring to Aransta, but to Arceus?"
If it's Arceus, then it seems he hasn't changed his talent for quite some time!
"It's just a pity, are you friend or foe?"
"Big brother?!"
Alice, carrying a basket on her back, looked at Jiang Ran sitting in front of the ruins of the hut with great surprise!
"hello!"
"You, how did you get back?! You actually managed to come back?!"
Alice rushed to Jiang Ran's side!
"Yes, I went to the right-hand road."
The road on the right? Alice showed a look of disgust. Wasn't that where those insects lived?
"It's a good thing you gave me a bottle of this." Jiang Ran held up the herbal soup and shook it. "I really need to thank you properly."
“I gave every adventurer who tried to find the Lost City a bottle of Black Lotus Soup.” Alice shook her head. “But big brother, you are the first to come back alive, which is truly incredible.”
"Why didn't those big insects kill you? The black lotus soup shouldn't have any effect on them."
"Alice, why are you so sure these insects will kill people?"
"Is that even a question?!" Alice slammed her fist on the ground, creating a crater. "Insects are born to eat people, and they even kidnapped my brother!"
"But your brother didn't die there, did he?"
“Maybe he wanted to keep him as a food reserve, or maybe there’s some other reason, how should I know!” Alice said, her voice trembling with emotion. “If I don’t go to save him, how do you know he won’t die!”
Alice, perhaps realizing she had overreacted, quickly reverted to her original demeanor: "Let's get back to your story, big brother. Have you found the Lost City?"
No, not yet.
"Didn't find it? That's true, it's just a legend. Maybe the Lost City doesn't even exist." Alice grabbed Jiang Ran's hand. "Hey, big brother, since you're willing to come back, why don't you stop going? We can stay here safely!"
Jiang Ran glanced at the ruins beside her, her lips twitching. "Sister, are you sure this is really safe?!"
Alice followed Jiang Ran's gaze, a little embarrassed, and said, "It's alright, big brother! I can fix the hut, and I can protect you too!"
Did you kill that thing from last night?
"They haven't been completely killed yet..."
“Listen to me, Alice.” Under Gwen’s gaze, Jiang Ran pushed Alice’s hand away. “You can’t kill that thing completely, can you? And now that you’ve been discovered, if I’m not mistaken, he’ll be harassing you every night.”
"It's okay!"
"That's just wishful thinking on your part. You need to go somewhere else, Alice!"
"But where can I go?" Alice looked into Jiang Ran's eyes. "Where should I go?"
[Rule Seven: If you are in Alice's cottage, please do not leave the cottage for the time being. Tonight, please be sure to go to Alice's bedroom to rest. Remember to keep the windows closed, do not look into the eyes of the dolls in the room for a long time, and do not mention topics such as "family" to Alice.]
"Alice, where is your family? You said you rescued your brother, so where is he now?"
“Family…” Alice covered her head, clutching her hair tightly. “Family? My brother has always been with me!”
"But there's nothing in your room except those dolls."
“Those are my ‘family’! They’ve always been with me!” Alice ran her fingers through her hair. “People just lie! Promises are useless! They promised to stay with me after finishing that research, but they’re nowhere to be seen! They said they were just going to take a look ahead, and they ended up in that godforsaken place! If they’re not going to keep their promises, why did they even make them in the first place?”
"Leaving me all alone in this place! I'd rather become a silent doll, at least... they won't leave me."
"Big brother, you're different from everyone else, you're back! Can you stay with Alice? Can you stay forever? Will you be my 'family' too?"
"I'm sorry, I haven't found the Lost City yet, so I can't stop."
"Is finding that damned city really that important?! What kind of magic does it possess that makes everyone willingly go to their deaths?!"
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