So while everyone was fleeing, Xiao Yan was also constantly recovering his mental energy. Using [Lost] to take someone's life directly would consume a lot of mental energy, even if it was applied to himself.
Xiao Yan appeared helpless and captured by the crowd, but in reality, he was just stalling for time. He deliberately released information that the "director" had already prepared for him to reveal, in order to buy time to recover his mental strength. Once he had enough mental strength to commit suicide, Xiao Yan would have achieved his goal.
The guy who can become the god of the [Director] is definitely not someone to be trifled with! Now that Xiao Yan is dead here and Song Yang is dead, the other party can no longer use [Theft] or [Loss] to exploit the death bug. Even so, they are still fearless of death.
Do they have other ways to resurrect...? Yes, Marid is still alive and kicking after his suicide caused the restart, and these guys have already integrated into Tianguang Town and become its residents. As long as the cycle restarts again, for them, everything will return to the beginning.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Jiang Ran coughed rapidly several times, his body unsteady, and the heat from his forehead was like a fever. The same thing happened to Aransta. The two of them leaned against the wall, their vision blurry.
Are Arceus and the others alright because they are strange creatures? The mountain is also fine, because he has only just turned back into a human, so it's hard to tell whether he was unaffected or whether the symptoms haven't yet appeared.
Arceus extended his palm, aiming it at Jiang Ran.
This is a miracle from [Remnant Dream]!
Nothing happened. He shook his head: "No, with my current mental strength, I can't cure your illness. The reason is that it involves too many factors. This illness is not simple, and it's quite troublesome!"
“My advice is that we leave Tianguang Town immediately. If your condition worsens, it wouldn’t be surprising if you died here on the spot.”
"But we haven't found Aisha yet..."
Jiang Ran recounted Liu Xia's story to everyone, which sent chills down their spines. If they couldn't escape the current cycle multiple times, they would be assimilated by Tian Guangzhen.
"What Aisha or not Aisha!" Arceus flung his sleeve. "Jiang Ran, if you were the only one affected, I wouldn't care how you wanted to abuse your body. But Alansta is in the same situation as you. I can't abandon my brother's life for Aisha, a complete stranger to me!"
"If you want to stay here, then stay. We're definitely leaving! Besides, since you were able to restore Liu Xia, who had been completely turned into a dog, under the influence of the [Miracle], it means things haven't deteriorated to a point where we can't accept them!"
“Aisha is a substitute for God; she has a god standing behind her, which is different from Liu Xia’s situation.”
In fact, no one told Arceus that Aisha was a substitute for God. At that time, the Doll only mentioned two substitutes to Alansta, Yuri and Yamagami, which shows that He did not want to reveal that Aisha was a substitute for God.
However, after getting to know her, Arceus was able to easily deduce her identity.
Jiang Ran shook her head: "Perhaps we really can't wait any longer. Xiao Yan is stalling for time, firstly to commit suicide, and secondly, probably because of this illness. Leaving temporarily is indeed a wise move..."
Gwen and Alice helped Jiang Ran, and the group took advantage of the night to take a shortcut to leave Tianguang Town. The streets were brightly lit, and every household was helping to search for the town mayor. Since they had already decided to leave, there was no need to take the town mayor with them.
After knocking the mayor unconscious and making sure he wouldn't wake up anytime soon, the group dumped him in a place where he wouldn't be easily discovered.
As Jiang Ran walked forward step by step, he couldn't see anything in front of him. He felt his steps getting heavier and heavier, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground!
"Cough cough..."
The sunlight shone on Jiang Ran's face, and the warm feeling made him feel sleepy. He was about to lie down on the stone platform and fall asleep again when he suddenly woke up!
What just happened?! Yes, they were just about to leave Tianguang Town when, due to the severity of his illness, Jiang Ran collapsed on the road. And then? It seems that was the end of it.
Even the life-saving effect of the Mountain God Jade wasn't triggered? Is this disease really that strange? No, it's possible that it was triggered, but it could only save his life, not cure him. So, after being spared death twice in a row, Jiang Ran was still taken away by this strange disease.
Jiang Ran raised his paws. Yes, paws. At this moment, he had turned into a black cat. This made him realize that he had been initially assimilated by Tian Guangzhen, only retaining his consciousness but losing his human form.
As expected, the power of the [Miracle] was also sealed, and his original physical attributes were gone. It can be said that Jiang Ran is now no different from a black cat, except that he has his own consciousness.
"If it was a second restart point, then it would be the morning of the second day. I should have been at the hotel then..."
But now it's not like that, which means it wasn't a reboot caused by the death of an important person. Also, since I've been assimilated, it means that in the current timeline, my original self shouldn't be in the town. Could I be the first reboot point? Back then, I hadn't even arrived in Tianguang Town yet, because it was the morning of the first day.
The first restart point is triggered when someone leaves. Could it be that Arceus and the others left Tianguang Town and left us here?
No, no, no, that's impossible. Even if Arceus were to abandon her, Gwen Alice would never do that. Even if she died on the way, they would carry her back, even if it meant carrying her body!
"So... my timeline for not arriving in Tianguang Town might not be the first morning, but a new restart point, that is, the third morning?"
The latest they stayed was just last night, which, chronologically speaking, was the night of the second day. So, the morning of the third day was a save point that would be swallowed up by all of them!
So now it is undoubtedly the worst possible situation. They have all been assimilated by Tian Guangzhen, and they have truly suffered a total annihilation!
So what are the conditions that trigger the third restart point?
Was it Jiang Ran's own death? This is the most likely possibility, because he carried the core divinity of the [Wheel of Fate], and his memories would be retained after the restart. To others, he was special.
Furthermore, all indications suggest that the director did not intend to kill him directly, but had other purposes. And the fact that Tian Guangzhen was repeatedly restarted, could it be that this was exactly what the director wanted?
What exactly does He want to do?
Regardless, Jiang Ran had to find a way to save herself, assuming the identity of a cat.
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