"Jiang Ran!"
Song Yang is dead, so the effect of his [theft] naturally disappears. Jiang Ran regains his identity and smiles as he rubs Gwen's head: "We've only been apart for a short while, and you're already missing me?"
"Hmph! Who misses you!"
"Where is Song Yang? Is he already dead? Who killed him?"
Judging from Gwen's reaction, Jiang Ran knew that Song Yang was dead.
"He committed suicide!"
Suicide? In other words, in Song Yang's eyes, being caught is more terrifying than death? Or is it that the price of death is something he can bear?
Indeed, as long as [Lost] is used to remove Song Yang's state of death, he can be resurrected. However, if that was the original intention, then the owner of [Lost] should not have appeared here at all, because it would put them at risk—the risk of not being able to be resurrected!
Take now, for example.
Jiang Ran picked up the person on the ground and found that it was a familiar face. It was Xiao Yan, the SS-level ghost storyteller from their Dragon Kingdom! He didn't expect that he was the owner of [Lost]. So the saying that the Dragon Kingdom is full of hidden talents is really true.
"I suspect they have other ways to revive him. In any case, it was the right decision not to kill him outright. Now that he's in our hands, he's not going to escape!"
Gwen immediately recounted what had just happened to Jiang Ran, who nodded: "Yes, although Xiao Yan didn't die and the [Lost] effect on you hasn't disappeared, you still can't take the mayor away. But I'm not in that situation, so let me take the mayor away!"
The two rushed back to the previous battlefield. Jiang Ran carried Xiao Yan in one hand and the town mayor in the other. Everyone ran away, and the street was in complete chaos!
"What?! The mayor has been kidnapped?!"
"The town mayor is a good official; we must rescue him!"
"Who is the murderer?! They even dared to kidnap the mayor?! With the laws set by God in place, they certainly wouldn't dare to harm the mayor. Let's go find him immediately!"
"I think those outsiders are quite suspicious. Although I don't know their motives, it would be best to arrest them and question them!"
"Cough cough!"
Jiang Ran felt a little dizzy, and his cold seemed to be getting worse. He tried to use [Loss] to get rid of his illness, but he failed because he didn't have enough mental energy!
Not enough? Jiang Ran remembered that he still had some mental energy left, how could he not even cure a minor cold? Forget it, now is not the time to think about this, let's wait until his mental energy recovers!
call out--
An arrow flew through the air! Alice reacted instantly, weaving a shield with her silk threads to block it. The moment the arrow made contact with the shield, it exploded into a hurricane-like mass, tearing Alice's shield apart continuously!
Jiang Ran immediately realized that this was the third person on the other side; the owner of the [Demon God] had arrived!
The term "demon" refers to the 72 demons of King Solomon. This "miracle" has eight forms, corresponding to the first eight of the 72 demons of King Solomon.
Each of these eight combat forms has its own advantages and disadvantages. Although their functions differ, the higher-ranked form is definitely stronger. The opponent's current choice must be the Archer form, which is the eighth pillar demon, Barbatos!
Why would someone come to kill someone at this time? Just to die?
Jiang Ran's first thought was that the other party had other helpers, but it didn't seem like it. Wait, who was his attack aimed at?
The person they wanted to kill wasn't them! It was Xiao Yan!
This matches Song Yang's previous situation! The other party would rather kill Xiao Yan than let him be captured alive!
"Stop this guy! Don't let him kill our hostages!"
Now that they have two near-gods, Gwen Alice, here, and the mountain also possesses considerable combat capabilities, with Aransta having absolute control abilities, the enemy doesn't dare to approach at all, only daring to launch sneak attacks from afar.
Seeing that his arrow missed, the attacker hiding in the shadows sighed, "I told you two not to be so reckless. Now look what happened, I can't save you either."
With that, he jumped off the platform and disappeared into the night.
"Cough cough!"
From the moment the mayor pulled out his dagger, he was in a state of mental frenzy, making communication impossible. The group simply knocked him unconscious, as long as he didn't commit suicide and trigger the loop.
After arriving at a safe place, Jiang Ran threw Xiao Yan on the ground and began to recover his mental energy.
"Now I wish I could have some mana-restoring potions like in some online games..."
"Gwen, be aware of your surroundings. Report any enemy attack immediately!"
"Um."
It has to be said that the absence of Xiao Yan, who is now missing, does relieve them. They no longer have to worry about forgetting something important. However, since he is not dead yet and the effects of the previous "loss" have not disappeared, Arceus is still in a state of amnesia and can only stand by and watch Jiang Ran operate.
The main problem is that we don't have enough mental energy to help him right now.
"Cough cough."
Alansta coughed twice: "Damn, it's easy to catch a cold running around outside at night!"
"This is definitely not a simple cold," Jiang Ran sighed. "Once we find Aisha, we must leave immediately and wait for the next cycle. We can't stay any longer!"
As night deepened, the residents outside continued their search for their whereabouts. After failing to find them at the hotel, the residents were almost certain that they were the murderers, but finding them would not be an easy task.
Jiang Ran finally regained all his mental strength and let out a long breath. At this moment, he felt his head getting more and more dizzy. After regaining his mental strength, Arceus lifted his amnesia state on his own.
Jiang Ran shook his head, first using [Lost] to completely remove Xiao Yan's [Miracle], and only after confirming that he was not in danger did he wake him up.
"Yo~ Isn't this Jiang Ran?" Xiao Yan smiled, but his disheveled hair and clothes made him look a bit disheveled. "The last time we had a formal meeting was at the celebration banquet for the Dragon Kingdom's ghost story tellers, right?"
"Alright, I don't want to chat with you anymore." Jiang Ran stared at him. "Are you a substitute god?"
“That’s right.” Xiao Yan readily admitted, “I am the proxy of the Director.”
[Director] ...or so?
“I can tell you’re just as detestable as He,” Jiang Ran continued. “What is your purpose, or rather, what is the [Director's] purpose?”
Jiang Ran used [Lost] again, causing Xiao Yan to lose his ability not to tell the truth.
"Him? How would I know what His purpose is?" Xiao Yan smiled indifferently. "After all, how can mortals fathom the thoughts of gods?"
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