There is only one ghost of a higher rank than the Purple Ghost, so the identity of this ghost seems quite clear.
Park Baek-bun had no reason to lie to himself. He was a person who was good at weighing the pros and cons. Precisely because ghost storytellers were a group of people who told lies, credibility was very important at critical moments.
If Park Baek-bun deceives Jiang Ran in front of a global live broadcast, then no one will come to his rescue if he encounters a similar situation again.
It's a pity that his talent can only be used once, otherwise he could have tested another question. Oh well, Jiang Ran already has the answer in his heart. Since there's no talent to trust, he'll trust himself.
Under the cover of night, countless ghosts fought each other, the losers becoming food for the victors. The victors, after swallowing the crystals, would hurriedly seek a hiding place, becoming completely different ghosts from their previous valiant selves.
"Is this what they call courage under the full moon?"
If Jiang Ran is not mistaken, all the ghosts must swallow another ghost's crystal tonight, or they will die.
None of this concerns him anymore. If any fools come looking for trouble on the way to the Black Tower, Jiang Ran will show them who's in charge.
The other ghost storytellers were in dire straits. Those without weapons were all dead, those who chose to stay in their rooms were killed by the ghosts that broke in, and those who fled into the streets were not spared either.
The most numerous types of ghosts are white ghosts and green ghosts. People without weapons can't even defeat these two types of ghosts, so how could they possibly survive?
Those ghost story tellers who have a knife in their hands are in a slightly better situation. At least they don't have to worry about the threat posed by white ghosts and green ghosts. But unless they are extremely lucky, can they really guarantee that they won't encounter a single blue ghost all night?
Aransta already had white, green, and blue crystals in his hand. According to the big black dog, he needed to collect one crystal of each color.
The question is, just how many kinds of ghosts are there?
Another ghost peeked out from around the corner, and Aransta skillfully slashed it with his sword, the blade snapping instantly!
"What bad luck."
Aransta was prepared; he rolled to the side and quickly drew his gun to fire!
Bang--
The bullet hit the head, but only slightly slowed the ghost's movements. Alansta was shocked. He didn't have many bullets left. This must be the ghost that the big black dog said even guns couldn't deal with!
"Luckily, I had a backup plan."
Aransta immediately turned around and ran towards the shop behind him, where a blood-red flag was still hanging!
"The Eye of Illusion!"
The shop owner roared and rushed out to fight the ghost outside. Perhaps because he had been shot, the ghost's fighting ability had decreased slightly, which would undoubtedly be fatal in a battle of equal strength.
Soon enough, the shop owner single-handedly killed the ghost!
Aransta unearthed the purple crystal, and a long-lost smile finally appeared on his face.
"White, green, blue, and purple—that's about all four colors. Now it's time to head to the tower!"
An hour later, Jiang Ran arrived at the tower first.
The city lord sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, savoring the red wine in his hand.
Four bodyguards stood in a row behind him. These bodyguards didn't have the demeanor of bodyguards; instead, they looked more like thugs.
"It's another full moon night, ah, how beautiful."
The city lord put down his wine cup and turned to look into the darkness.
"At night, little mice always sneak into the master's room. Let me guess which audacious ghost, or perhaps a ghost hunter, is behind it?"
I never expected the city lord to have such keen senses. No wonder he's the boss of the level.
Jiang Ran simply walked out openly and even greeted the city lord.
"With such refined tastes, you must have already consumed one of the crystals at the beginning of the night."
“Not many demon hunters can guess this,” the city lord laughed, seemingly taking a liking to Jiang Ran. “However, now that you’ve appeared before me, you still have to die.”
"Go ahead, I'll take his heart, the rest of the flesh and blood are yours to eat."
The four purple demons in front of me seem to know their companions' levels very well. They should be killing each other, so is it that their absolute strength has intimidated them?
Jiang Ran pulled out three grenades from behind his back and threw them forward with a bang!
"I was originally going to plan to lure you out before making my move, but I have an unexpectedly good supply of equipment, so I'll skip that step for now."
Grenades are just as effective as bullets; one shot can take down a blue ghost, and three shots can take down a purple ghost. However, grenades are area-of-effect attacks, which is different from bullets. Naturally, they are also more expensive, costing 1000 Nightless Coins.
With screams of agony, the four bodyguards were blown to pieces by three grenades. Normally, it would take three bullets, or 1500 Night Coins, to deal with one of the ghosts. Now, 3000 Night Coins were enough to take down four at once, which was a very worthwhile deal.
At such close range, the city lord was naturally affected as well, but apart from the damage to his expensive suit, his skin was completely unharmed.
“You’ve made me very angry, Demon Slayer. I’m going to eat you up.”
The city lord slowly stood up from the leather chair. He first patted the dust off his clothes. Even though the demon hunter in front of him had so much equipment, he did not feel the slightest bit afraid.
"You underestimate me, Demon Slayer. Coming here was the worst decision you've ever made. Even if you brought all the weapons from that shop, you still wouldn't be a match for me!"
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "Really? Actually, I've been thinking about something."
"Your level must be above all the ghosts in the city. If that's the case, you can eat whoever you want. Nothing can threaten you!"
"So what are you afraid of? Or rather, what is the purpose of these bodyguards? Are they merely there to serve as backup food for you?"
"If there is an absolute ruler in an ecosystem, it will eventually degenerate into a slaughter by the ruler, because those below have no means of resistance and can only be lambs to the slaughter. Therefore, if you want an ecosystem to be balanced when there is a ruler, there is only one way—"
"Closed-loop ecosystem".
Jiang Ran grabbed the railing beside him and pressed the button in his hand!
A deafening roar erupted from the tower, and the ground beneath the city lord's feet collapsed. His pupils dilated instantly: "Explosives?! How much money did you manage to get your hands on?!"
"This thing isn't cheap, so using it against you is making the best use of it."
The city lord fell from the building amidst the billowing dust, but even so, it did not cause him any harm. He angrily got up from the ground, only to find an ordinary-looking young man in front of him.
It was a white ghost.
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