"Stop using honorifics. I don't recall ever asking you to come here."
The room was enveloped in darkness, which increased the pressure within. Yamashiro ignored this and continued, "I just haven't seen you in a long time, boss. You disappeared after giving the employees a task once. It's normal for the employees to miss their boss."
Yamashita sat back down on the bed: "So? Boss, is there any plan for the next step?"
"Just proceed according to plan, you don't need to ask any more questions."
The pressure in the room increased again, surrounding the night raven, which was instantly crushed into powder, leaving not even a trace of its black feathers.
"It's safe here now. As long as you don't do anything reckless, you'll have no problem surviving."
"Then I really have to thank the boss."
"There's no need to thank me. You're capable of handling this yourself anyway. You're just a near-god, not even as good as my 'Substitute God'."
The shadow transformed into a heavy arm, which rested on Shan Shangye's shoulder.
"I will keep my promise to you, so you'd better not mess up the task I'm giving you. Remember, you don't need to obey any orders from anyone else except mine."
“I know, boss—” Yamashita squinted, “I’ll have Jiang Ran…”
The live stream resumed, and the high-ranking officials of Japan immediately crowded around the screen. They saw that people on the mountain were also watching dramas in bed, with the lights still on in the room. However, the terrifying monster from before had disappeared.
"What?!"
Jiang Ran lay in bed. Night Raven had been gone for a long time, and the night storm was still raging, but he hadn't fallen asleep yet.
No rules were announced tonight. Does this mean there are only these eight rules? Actually, fewer rules are not necessarily a good thing, as it means there is less information available.
He still has no clue how to pass the deserted city. The points to note in the eighth rule, besides not damaging any electronic devices, are not to mention anything about "gods" in the city.
What would happen if it were mentioned?
"God" is truly an unfathomable thing.
Okay, I'll go to sleep first. It's rare to have a safe environment like this, so I need to recharge.
Aransta left Alice's cottage. Since Alice had already died at the hands of Arceus, and there was nothing of value in the cottage, they decided to walk along the stone path to see what was ahead.
"Brother, how's your recovery going?"
"Ah—it'll be alright. We need to avoid fighting today, but I'm not worried. You still have one more chance to use your talent, right? Don't worry, you'll at least be able to survive."
We will all be walking down the predetermined path.
The crows of the night will bring final peace.
These are the signs on the right and left. Aransta has also arrived at the fork in the road.
"Brother, which way do you think we should go?"
"Go to the left!" Arceus said, sounding annoyed. "What do you mean by 'we will all follow a predetermined path'? No one can dictate my path, and there is no predetermined path!"
"Um... okay."
Aransta walked forward, wondering what his brother was struggling with and what he wanted to do. He knew nothing; although they were walking together, it was as if they were on different paths.
When will he be able to truly help his brother? Will that day ever come?
All three SSS-rank monsters arrived at the deserted city, while most of the other ghost storytellers who participated in this world had died. Only a few survived the next day thanks to the observer's tips.
But the house was still damaged, and how to survive the third day was a problem.
If there is no house to shelter them, digging a hole and blocking the entrance with stones might be a good option, but this could lead to suffocation. Leaving a vent would not completely protect them from the night storm, since they are not like strange creatures that do not need to breathe.
So it all depends on their intelligence and resourcefulness. They have a lot of resources at their disposal, but whether they can actually utilize them is another matter.
When Jiang Ran woke up, it was already the morning of the fourth day.
How long has it been since he last spent this much time in the world of supernatural tales? He remembered the last time was in the Abyss Cruise dungeon, where he stayed for seven days. However, the time distortion in the middle of that time made Jiang Ran feel that not much time had passed. In addition, the fog made it impossible to distinguish between day and night, so when he was actually in it, he did not feel that much time had passed.
Although the time flow was slightly faster than normal this time, three days still actually passed.
"As expected, there were still no patterns on the morning of the fourth day."
Perhaps the rules end here, or perhaps we'll only know the next set of rules after reaching the Lost City. Who knows? What Jiang Ran needs to do now is to open up the uninhabited city as soon as possible.
Let's look for clues in the city first. If all else fails, we can break the rules and be a little aggressive!
Jiang Ran drew back the curtains, and sunlight streamed into the room. When he looked down, he saw a scene completely different from yesterday!
The city, which was empty yesterday, is now packed with people! Countless "humans" are playing and talking in the streets.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Gwen leaned over to look down and found it somewhat unbelievable, while Alice hadn't seen such a sight in a long time and was a little unaccustomed to seeing so many "people" for the first time.
"I think we need to go down and take a look!"
Jiang Ran opened the door, and the corridor was now filled with people, all dressed in white and blue uniforms, looking like people from the future in a science fiction novel.
"Hello, young man, oh—" These people greeted them, recognizing them almost instantly. "You are travelers passing through, aren't you?"
This was quite obvious, given the stark contrast in their attire. Jiang Ran was wearing a simple casual jacket, Gwen was still dressed in her dress, and Alice was in pajamas. At first glance, their combination was rather odd.
"Uncle, do you know where I can get some food?"
Gwen asked the person in front of her.
"Food? Haha—I almost forgot that we used to need food to survive." The man crossed his arms. "But now we don't need that kind of burden anymore. We are one in our minds! We are a completely new species!"
"Let's get to know each other. My name is Jiang Ran."
Jiang Ran extended his right hand.
"Is it a handshake? That's an ancient custom, but I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't shake your hand right now."
The man reached out his right hand to touch Jiang Ran, and his hand actually went straight through Jiang Ran's flesh!
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