"What do you know? People only care about the result, no one cares about the process. In the end, they will only sing praises to the arrival of a peaceful era, and will not care how many people died before!"
The white dove remained unmoved, its attacks becoming increasingly fierce. However, Jiang Ran could notice that the scattered paper scraps in the air were no longer as pure white as they had been at the beginning; instead, they had been tinged with a faint gray.
There's hope!
"You just want to be a dictator! You've just put on a noble facade!"
"The method doesn't matter, the result does!"
boom!
The impact of the white light and the wind blades caused a loud explosion, the deafening sound echoing throughout the city! White Dove frowned: "Are you still going to fight? Be careful we don't end up fighting like the snipe and the clam, letting someone else reap the benefits!"
Are you scared?
The white dove, who possesses the ability to become ethereal, is actually afraid. What is he afraid of? Is there anything else in the city that can break his etherealization?
Jiang Ran originally intended to use words to make Bai Ge doubt herself, and it proved to be somewhat effective. However, Bai Ge's mind was firm, and it was unlikely that words alone could make him lose his composure in a short period of time!
If we forcefully break through the stalemate, it will inevitably consume a lot of mental energy!
So, making the situation even more chaotic might be a good thing!
Two near-gods were fighting with all their might here, and it just so happened that it was during the city lord selection process. Anyone could see what was going on!
Will other candidates run for the top position? That would be very interesting!
The white dove transformed into scraps of paper and fled on the wind. He clearly did not want to continue fighting Jiang Ran. Although he was extremely good at surviving, his attack power was lacking, and he also lacked sufficiently sophisticated attack methods.
So he can't defeat Jiang Ran, and Jiang Ran can't defeat him either. If the two continue fighting, it will only create a stalemate, which will only benefit others!
"You two are certainly making a scene here!"
Sure enough, while everyone was running away, a strange figure wearing steel armor was rushing here!
"Iron General" Collins!
Another candidate, another near-godlike figure!
The four stood in the very center of the battlefield. Jiang Ran looked around and couldn't see anyone else who dared to approach. Even those "Deceptive Kings" who swaggered around the city were nothing more than slightly larger ants in their eyes.
White Dove's prestige among all the candidates is considered to be among the top. Now that Corno is dead, if he doesn't resort to underhanded tactics and it's just a simple election, he has a very high chance of becoming the city lord!
Even before learning of Corno's death, White Dove was an opponent that Collins had to eliminate!
He might not be confident in a one-on-one fight against White Dove, but if another near-god joins forces, the outcome will be different!
Moreover, those two started the fight, and he came to their aid, so he had the upper hand in terms of loyalty!
So it wasn't that he wanted Jiang Ran to join forces with him to deal with Bai Ge, but rather that he sided with Jiang Ran when Jiang Ran was at odds with Bai Ge!
As for why we should side with Jiang Ran, do I need to explain the reasons?
A person who has just been promoted to "near god" through the Demon Laughing Building has no prestige and no connections. The best choice is to first join forces with another candidate, get a high position, and then exert his strength in the next city lord election!
In Collins' eyes, Jiang Ranran was not a threat at all, but rather the best choice for a teammate!
"Haha, brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Wips."
“My son’s name was Klonny, but he died in the building!” Collins’s eyes turned fierce. “Brother, you came out of the building too, do you know who killed my son?”
Looking closely, Collins does indeed resemble Klonny somewhat. Jiang Ran pretended to think for a moment and said, "I don't know who your son is, but I have indeed met someone who looks somewhat like you."
“Yes!” Collins’s eyes gleamed. “That’s definitely my son, Klonny!”
Collins sent Kloni to participate in the building's trial, not because he wanted him to become the city lord, but because he wanted to add another near-god to his forces!
The father and son were initially very confident about this, but reality gave them a harsh blow!
Jiang Ran thought about it and realized that if he hadn't met him, it was actually quite possible that Kroni could have collected all 22 candles! He certainly had his tricks up his sleeve!
Unfortunately, there aren't so many "what ifs" in this world. Luckily, Collins didn't know who the real murderer was, otherwise he probably would have turned against him on the spot and joined forces with White Dove to beat him up!
"I saw him go into the room with a guy dressed in black, and he never came out again."
There seemed to be quite a few people wearing black in the building, so Jiang Ran just made that up on the spot.
"A guy in black?!" Collins immediately roared in anger. "It was definitely Röntgen! It was definitely him!"
Jiang Ran was a little confused. He had just casually asked, "Brother, how did you figure out who the murderer was just by looking at the color of their clothes?"
"You two keep chatting, I'm leaving now!"
White Dove didn't want to fight in the first place, and now Collins wants to get involved, making the situation even more unfavorable for him!
"Trying to run? You won't get away with that!"
Collins tossed a medicine bottle, which shattered on the ground, releasing plumes of black smoke!
The wisp of black smoke spread rapidly, completely staining the scraps of paper from the white dove black!
"Clins! Where did you get this power from?!"
The white dove let out a loud cry in the air, and Jiang Ran could actually detect a slight... tremor in its tone?
"You've added demonic power to it!"
The white dove deliberately spoke these words extremely loudly, as if wanting to spread them throughout the city in order to judge Collins's crimes!
Collins snorted coldly, not to be outdone: "You think it's true just because you say so? It's just a clumsy tactic to try and defeat me in terms of public opinion. Does that mean all the black things in the city are connected to demons?"
This matter could be true or false, depending on who ultimately wins.
The three candidates for city lord all have some connection with demons!
Korno once let a demon escape, and to protect his position, he kept the news a secret. Now he wants to find the demon, kill it, and make up for his past mistake.
White Dove has never dealt with demons, yet he wants to use the demon's identity to create a world under his dictatorship!
Collins was even more ruthless, directly borrowing the power of a demon in order to seize the position of city lord! As for how he obtained this power, that remains unknown.
"Wips! Go all out and kill him!"
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