If the others hadn't escaped, there would be many corpses on the ground. If they had been able to clear out these strange creatures, things wouldn't be like this now.
Jiang Ran initially thought the shell casings left on the ground were the result of Lin Changqing and the others' battle, but Zhuge Shensuan said that they were the ones who left them, and when they returned, there was no one there at all.
"We have to prepare for the worst," Jiang Ran said gravely. "Apart from the ghost storyteller, everyone else may have disappeared!"
Even though Zhuge Shensuan had made such a guess, his face turned pale instantly upon hearing Jiang Ran's words.
He chose to become a ghost storyteller, thinking he would be the most likely direct disciple to die, but unexpectedly he has become the safest one.
Disappearance... doesn't necessarily mean irreversible return! Alice was destroyed along with the instance, but now she's standing right in front of him, perfectly fine. Planck even died beside Jiang Ran back then, but he's still alive and well.
Therefore, in the world of supernatural tales, life and death are not an irreversible issue. Jiang Ran's main task now is to figure out what exactly happened and what Blue Star has become.
The information currently available is that humans who have become ghost storytellers are not restricted and will not disappear. Apart from the others who returned here with Jiang Ran, no ghost storytellers from other countries have been teleported here.
"The Earth has probably become a paradise for bizarre creatures!"
Li Da pounded the ground in frustration, glancing at Gwen and Alice behind Jiang Ran with a complex look in his eyes.
They are also bizarre creatures!
Jiang Ran also felt Li Da's gaze: "They are not enemies. Since people are divided into good and bad, there is no need to regard all strange creatures as a whole."
"Yes, Brother Jiang Ran..."
Li Da withdrew his gaze.
"Is anyone injured?"
Yu Cheng used the [Creator] to create healing pills and distributed them to the injured ghost storytellers.
After that, others arrived at the room one after another. After these few guys who were not Dragon Kingdom ghost storytellers and were biased towards the enemy appeared on Mount Aransta, Zhuge Shensuan and the other ghost storytellers behind him showed clear hostility.
"Look at you all, acting like we have some deep-seated grudge." Yamagami still had that irritating smile. "Now that the strange creatures have taken over Blue Star, all the ghost storytellers should be on the same side. At this time, you're still dividing countries and creating hostility and division. Are you trying to stir up some internal strife first?"
Alansta nodded in agreement: "Before, we were fighting for the chance to clear the dungeon, and now that the dungeon is gone and we can't go back, even if we wipe you all out here, it won't do us any good."
Zhuge Shensuan and the others turned their gazes to Jiang Ran.
"While it's a bit of a stretch to call us partners, we're not enemies for now either."
Jiang Ran nodded, reminding everyone not to attack them, but to be cautious.
He turned to look at the others behind him. He wasn't too worried about Alansta and Bates, but he was mainly concerned about Yang Haishan and Alex. Jiang Ran couldn't quite figure out what choices they would make.
"Don't worry, at least for now I'll listen to you."
Yang Hai was the first to express his opinion, and Shan Shang smiled, indicating that he felt the same way.
Alex shrugged helplessly: "Do you think I have a choice? Don't worry, Jiang Ran, backstabbing me now won't do me any good."
"So, you're saying you'll betray me if there's something in the future...?"
Finally, everyone was calmed down for the time being. The strange creature guarding the door was no threat, and even a near-god was defeated.
"Let's clear out all the strange creatures in the building first! We'll use this place as our base for now. Other ghost storytellers might teleport out later, and we can't abandon them!"
"Then we'll gradually explore outwards to figure out the current situation on Earth!"
"yes!"
With Jiang Ran as their leader, the surviving ghost storytellers of the Dragon Kingdom seemed to have found their backbone. The cleanup operation went very smoothly, and it was not even close to being dangerous; it was more like being safe and sound.
The owner of those tentacles—that enormous, bizarre creature—was merely a [King of Monsters] level being instantly killed after its core was discovered.
During the cleanup, two more Dragon Kingdom ghost story tellers returned here via teleportation, and Zhuge Shensuan briefly explained the current situation to them.
Is this the end of the world?
They were just celebrating their survival from the world of ghost stories when they were suddenly told that Earth was facing its end. How could they possibly accept that?
"Brother Jiang Ran said! The others didn't die at the hands of the strange creatures, they just disappeared. Perhaps they've already hidden in some kind of shelter, so there's no need to be too pessimistic!"
"Even if they really have disappeared... once we find the secrets of Earth, there's a chance to turn things around! We don't have many people available right now, and every single one of them is crucial, so don't be discouraged, cheer up!"
Zhuge Shensuan was extremely grateful that Jiang Ran had returned. If it had been Jiang Ran who was in charge, it was hard to imagine what the situation would have become!
After clearing out all the strange creatures inside the building, Jiang Ran arrived at the main entrance on the first floor and slowly pushed it open.
A man stood outside the door, wearing a black raincoat and holding a black umbrella. Even though it wasn't raining at all, he stood there quietly, like a statue.
Is this the strange, powerful creature guarding the door that Zhuge Shensuan and the others were talking about?
"Gwen, can you sense this guy's exact level?"
"Near God, absolutely near God!"
Gwen should have been quite surprised that a doorman was of the same rank as her, but now that she thought about it, it didn't seem so surprising.
One is merely a near-god; with their current resources, they don't even consider him a threat.
Unless a true god descends, Gwen doesn't really think her side has any chance of losing!
"Is the opponent a near-god?"
Jiang Ran was somewhat puzzled. If this guy with the umbrella really had such strength, how could Zhuge Shensuan and the others still be alive?
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Jiang Ran."
The umbrella ghost folded his umbrella and took off the hood of his raincoat, finally allowing Jiang Ran to see his ordinary face clearly.
"So, you came all this way just to greet me?"
"Yes, welcome to the real Earth!"
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