As night fell, the projections in the city had long since disappeared.
Alice leaned against the windowsill, gazing at the deserted city.
"Big brother, do you think if I become one of those things, I'll be able to see my real mom, dad, and brother in another world?"
"Alice, a lie is always a lie."
"But...but Alice has always been alone!" Alice suddenly hugged Jiang Ran. "Even big brother will leave sooner or later, won't he? Why, why do I always have to be left alone..."
Jiang Ran could only gently pat Alice on the back in response.
Once he completes this world, Alice will likely follow it after the world ends.
This might be a pretty good ending for her.
But... is it really that simple? If all the strange creatures in the world were created by "God," then why didn't the big black dog disappear with its world? If the other strange creatures really perished, then what was summoned when playing the strange chess game on the isolated island? Besides, who created these strange individuals?
"Big brother, what are you thinking about?"
"No, it's nothing."
The night storm spread from the central tower, gradually engulfing the entire city.
If I'm not mistaken, the Night Raven will arrive tonight as well. It's even possible that the terminal will directly modify the Night Raven's program, using it to kill several people!
"Let's finish tonight," Jiang Ran said with a smile, rubbing her stomach. "Speaking of which, I'm actually quite hungry."
"Jiang Ran, you haven't eaten for so long, are you really just 'a little hungry'?"
Although Jiang Ran had the fat worms from the Insect Forest to satisfy his hunger, so much time has passed since then, he shouldn't be "somewhat hungry" at all, right?
"I don't know, but I'm not really hungry." Jiang Ran shook his head. "But let's end it here tonight. It's not good to go without eating anything."
Thump thump thump—
"Look, here comes the important guest, doesn't he?"
Jiang Ran neither turned off the lights nor kept quiet, so it was no surprise that the crows were able to lock onto them.
Bang bang bang!
Night Raven frantically pounded on the door, but this was a new door that Jiang Ran had reinforced. The force he used in the initial testing phase was not enough to force the door open!
"Fine, there's no point in dragging this out any longer, so let you in!"
The mechanical door opened automatically, revealing Night Raven's classic medieval plague doctor attire.
"Yes—it's the taste of divine power. You're all sick, all of you are sick." He held the syringe in his hand as it spun. "Abandon your bodies, riddled with disease and flaws, and embrace new life. I will lead you to eternity!"
"How interesting. They clearly want to use our strength, yet they have the nerve to talk about 'curing illnesses'." Jiang Ran sneered. "They call themselves freshmen, but they're dressed in ancient attire. Do you even know where you went wrong?"
"Wrong? Our civilization is not wrong; this is the right path!"
"No, you're wrong. You're wrong because you didn't cooperate with me!"
Jiang Ran raised his arm!
This is a miracle from the [Armed]!
A massive barbed wire fence has been erected around the night crows!
"I will take away your divine power, and I will take away your illnesses with me!"
The crow tore through the iron net and rushed straight towards the three of them!
Alice flicked her wrist, and the thin thread slashed at the night raven like a sword. The night raven scattered into black feathers and instantly arrived in front of Jiang Ran!
"Stop pretending. In your decomposed state, you have no physical form and cannot launch an attack."
Due to Alice's interference, the Night Raven was unable to materialize. Even though he was almost at zero distance from Jiang Ran, he couldn't do anything to him!
"This is a doctor's glorious sacrifice for the patient!"
Night Raven withstood Alice's attack and forcibly materialized in front of Jiang Ran, then plunged the syringe into Jiang Ran's abdomen!
"Don't spout those self-righteous boasts!"
The needle was supposed to pierce Jiang Ran's flesh, but Night Crow only received a broken needle tip!
What makes you think you can trade injury for my life?
Miniature armor covered Jiang Ran's entire abdomen! The previous barbed wire wasn't very strong, and Jiang Ran had been able to conserve enough energy to defend against the Night Raven's attacks!
Alice!
The silk thread instantly sliced a huge wound in the Night Raven's chest at a tricky angle!
Just as Night Raven was about to disintegrate itself, Jiang Ran directly imprinted another piece of divine stone into his wound!
"If you have fully absorbed the power of the God Stone, then that means you are now another God Stone!"
The two stones of the gods have been united into one! This is the key to the Lost City!
"Although I have the ability to return from death this time, as long as I don't want to die—"
"I won't die!"
A beam of light shot into the sky! It tore a huge hole in the night storm!
[Rule 3: Traveler, if you find the legendary "Lost City", please enter the city during the day and do not leave the city at night. If you do not have this ambition, please stay in Alice's cabin until the seventh day, and do not leave the area within a kilometer of the cabin during this period.]
Please enter this city during the day? But the Night Ravens only appear at night. Once the method of combining the two stones is used, they will surely enter the Lost City at night!
"Can it be suppressed? It seems impossible..."
Several people were engulfed by the beam of light at the same time. A few seconds later, the dizziness disappeared, and Jiang Ran opened his eyes. He was lying in a field of blue and purple flowers.
"Uh... I've already broken the rule of not touching plants? Oh well, it's not like I'm breaking this one rule."
Jiang Ran stood up from the flower field and looked around. It was a huge garden, with a thin mist hanging in the sky and starlight faintly visible.
"It really is a dreamlike place."
Beside him, there was only a pile of black feathers. It seemed that the Night Raven had lost the support of the God Stone's power and could no longer maintain his body.
"Cough cough..."
Jiang Ran raised his arm and was surprised to find that blood was flowing continuously from his flesh!
"Are there really something wrong with these flowers?"
[Rule Nine: The Lost City is perfectly safe during the day, and you can move freely in this pristine land. However, please remember that once night falls, avoid the flowers and be wary of any animals you may see. It is best to reach a sufficiently safe place before 1 a.m. and wait for the next day to arrive.]
[Rule Ten: The pure white flower blooms at dawn; pluck it, and you will gain access to the secrets of the gods.]
"Do not touch the plants, avoid the flowers..."
Jiang Ran looked at the flower field at her feet and smiled helplessly.
"Gwen! Are you there?"
"Hmm..."
Gwen sat up groggily and rubbed her eyes.
"Let's go, this is our last night!"
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