Jiang Ran made a preliminary assessment of his own strength, and even without using [Miracle], he was strong enough to defeat most [Near God] level opponents in a one-on-one fight!
This is the powerful boost that Demonfire brings!
However, it's best to use this power sparingly. Firstly, it's not easy to expose it to everyone, and secondly, each use will cause the demonic fire to stir up the desires deep within one's heart, which can easily lead to negative consequences.
Jiang Ran also had to expend mental energy to use the Wheel of Fate to suppress it, so using the Demon Fire was not without its costs.
He re-entered the room and closed the door. Judging from everything that has happened so far, there is actually a very obvious loophole!
What is the city lord's attitude towards demons?
Korn had once discovered a demon among the sheep, and the city lord knew about it, yet he did not forbid the shepherds from entering the City of Paradise.
Jiang Ran entered the place without encountering any obstacles, except for a puzzle that could be solved by having many people.
Collins was secretly conducting demonic experiments. Jiang Ran refused to believe that the city lord hadn't heard a thing. Was he really that stupid? He definitely knew! But he didn't stop him at all! He even let Collins continue his experiments!
Does the city lord also want to learn something else through Collins's experiment?
Yes, becoming the city lord only grants you the right to view secrets, but whether these secrets are incomplete or easy to understand remains unknown. It doesn't mean that reading the secrets will necessarily make you know the whole truth!
"There's no use thinking about it now. Once we take over the position of city lord, even if the truth doesn't come out completely, we'll at least know most of it!"
Jiang Ran pushed open the door and left the room. The three people most capable of competing for the position of city lord—Corno, White Dove, and Collins—have all died, so he is very close to becoming the city lord!
However, since Jiang Ran has no identity or background in Paradise City, he is no match for anyone else in the competition for votes.
We must eliminate the other seven people to more securely take the position of city lord!
Jiang Ran put his hands in his pockets and left through the secret passage, encountering the other guards under Collins's command.
"Your adults want you to come over."
He raised his finger and pointed to the secret passage behind him. Collins was dead, and his forces were no longer a threat. As long as he could get Lin Zhi away from here, these guards would be no match for him.
Jiang Ran himself did not want to start a massacre, so he simply sent the guards away with a casual remark, which bought him enough time to leave.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as he expected. As Jiang Ran continued to walk forward, the two guards suddenly drew their swords and stabbed Jiang Ran in the back!
Because Collins had secretly told them that if Jiang Ran came out alone, he would surely meet with misfortune!
clang!
Jiang Ran was unharmed, but both of his iron swords broke!
The difference between [Near God] and [Deceptive King] is enough that the former can stand still and take an attack from the latter without any problem!
Jiang Ran shook his head. In fact, he could have just fought his way out. The reason he said that was essentially to give these guards a way out. But now that they had to drop the pretense, there was no need for him to hold back anymore!
Without using any abilities or demonic fire, Jiang Ran killed two guards instantly with a simple sweeping kick!
"He killed General Collins!"
The news could no longer be kept secret! The people inside the General's Mansion immediately split into two factions. One faction fled, a classic case of the trees falling and the monkeys scattering. The other faction, consisting of loyal bodyguards who were extremely devoted to Collins, joined forces to attack.
The "King of Deception" is not something easily obtained; at this level, one could become a guard commander in the General's Mansion, and there are only about ten such individuals in total.
Most of the guards were only "elites," which made them even less of a threat to Jiang Ran.
"Kill the woman who was with him!"
Although most of them were determined to die, they did not believe they could actually kill Jiang Ran. So, a separate force was sent to surround and kill Lin Zhi!
"Kill her!"
Several men rushed into the room, and the leader shouted and immediately drew his sword to strike!
Lin Zhi took out the prop that Jiang Ran had given her earlier. When she opened it, a light blue shield was placed on her body. When the guard slashed at her, the shockwave made her hand go numb!
"Phew~ That really scared me to death!"
Jiang Ran didn't need Lin Zhi to display her extraordinary power and break through the encirclement; as long as Lin Zhi could protect herself, that was enough.
Thick vines surged in from outside the door, piercing through the guards one by one!
Blood rained down throughout the room.
Jiang Ran entered the room, with the silhouette of an old man behind him.
After a long period of recovery, Shan finally woke up!
Jiang Ran now possesses near-god-level combat power, along with the Mountain God and Lin Zhi, a god-level support. In terms of combat power alone, no one in the entire Paradise City can stop him!
"Let's get out of here first."
Jiang Ran is currently severely lacking in mental energy. He needs to find a place and use Lin Zhi's ability to slow down the flow of time to restore his mental energy.
On the street, a man looked at the general's mansion and swallowed hard.
He was also one of the candidates, but he wasn't a veteran "near-god," but rather one of the "mysterious kings" who had stepped out of the building and advanced to "near-god."
"Clins is dead too... even Collins is dead!"
The battle where Collins and Jiang Ran joined forces to kill White Dove was so spectacular that the other candidates were watching from the sidelines, but they didn't dare to step forward.
Then came the news of Corno's death. They thought that Collins had secured his position as city lord, but not long after, Collins also died!
"It's that guy who fought against White Dove with Collins... He's going to kill us all!"
Even Collins is dead! He doesn't think he can defeat Jiang Ran!
There's only one way now! That is to form an alliance with all the other candidates!
Three are dead, and one is a formidable enemy! That leaves four people who can still unite!
Even if three of them were novices, four near-gods attacking together would still be genuine near-gods! He refused to believe that such a lineup couldn't defeat Jiang Ran.
"We must unite!"
It turns out that when something has the potential to endanger lives, the people involved are surprisingly proactive.
Not long after, three near-gods emerged from the building and stood together!
But they are waiting for someone else.
It was a man with his upper body exposed, carrying a blood-dripping butcher knife!
The three of them instinctively took a step back, then remembered that they were also near-gods, so why should they retreat?
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