"No, I lost so quickly... This can't be real!"
Ayman clutched her head in despair. She had thought this game would be a long and arduous battle, but to her surprise, her opponent defeated her in just three rounds!
In fact, this was Jiang Ran's tactic. He wanted to win the game quickly while the two players were still unfamiliar with it, otherwise the game would drag on and it would be difficult to determine a winner.
Normally, in this kind of game, you should start from your own base and continuously station troops to stabilize and develop. However, Jiang Ran never paid attention to his base from beginning to end. This seems to have also affected Aiman. In fact, many of her actions were imitating Jiang Ran's.
Aiman lost her last red flower, and she knelt on the ground as if she had lost all her strength. The wind howled around her, and the host appeared in a flash!
"No! No! I can't die, sir! I'm a 'wolf'! You still need me to hunt down other players, right? I will definitely fulfill my duty, I will definitely..."
The host raised his right hand.
Ayman's eyes were filled with despair.
clang--
The enormous bell rang again, and Jiang Ran looked into the depths of the forest, silently noting the time interval between the two bell rings.
"Well done, 'Wolf,' I hope you can keep up the good work!"
The host was merely acting on behalf of the host; in reality, Aiman could be said to have died at Jiang Ran's hands. This was the first time Jiang Ran had truly and thoroughly killed a player, thus earning him another red flower.
With the red flowers earned from winning at the betting table, Jiang Ran now has a very safe three red flowers, and he no longer needs to worry.
By the way, because of the giant bell ringing, Jiang Ran gained the right to kill someone remotely once again.
Jiang Ran selected Arceus again, and as expected, was prompted that the player had already suffered the same effect. Jiang Ran silently mourned for him for a second, and then remembered that he seemed to be in a similar situation.
Without a doubt, Aisha of the Northern Union is in the same situation.
At this moment, Jiang Ran thought of a seemingly suitable candidate and let out a strange chuckle.
"Then let's choose Hoskins from the UK, where the sun never sets."
A moment later, Jiang Ran's red flowers were replenished to four, and it seemed that Hoskin lost his last red flower as a result, and was naturally eliminated!
"I'm really sorry, but it's your fault for trying to kill me before."
Of course, it's also possible that Jiang Ran didn't know the names of his two companions. Although it wasn't impossible to choose, it would be too troublesome to search for them, so it's you, Hoskin.
Poor Hoskins returned to the starting point in a daze, and before he had even spun around a few times, he died in a daze again.
Hoskins's death essentially foreshadowed the defeat of the British Empire, and the remaining two minor powers were no match for him.
It has to be said that the four red flowers give people endless confidence, and Jiang Ran seems to walk with much more strength!
There is one more thing to do before that.
Jiang Ran took out the newly appeared envelope.
"This must contain the second password to the Dragon's Treasury."
Jiang Ran opened the envelope, her consciousness sinking back into it.
In the grove at night, twenty-two trees were neatly arranged on both sides. Jiang Ran stood in the middle of the road and could only see a pure black top hat on the ground.
Jiang Ran picked it up, and countless playing cards flew out of the top hat like a torrential rain. Jiang Ran returned to the world of ghost stories in this rain.
Last time there were at least letter hints, so why are there only playing cards this time?
Moreover, the playing cards were flying so fast that Jiang Ran didn't have time to see if there was any other information written on them.
"Perhaps, just like the clock last time, these 22 trees might represent something..."
22. Again, if a password is too difficult, it loses its meaning. So, is there any cultural system in the world with a number of 22?
Oh, right, tarot cards!
Tarot has 22 Major Arcana cards, from the Fool at number 0 to the World at number 21. So, the meaning of playing cards might be "The Magician"!
Playing cards flying out of a top hat is indeed a signature trick of magicians around the world.
The Magician's position in the Tarot is number one.
Jiang Ran entered "1" for the second password of the treasure vault. There was no error message, so it seems that he guessed correctly this time as well.
Nothing major happened for the next two hours. Jiang Ran first went to the giant bell in the center of the forest. The bell was protected by a huge glass cover and obviously could not be rung by human hands.
If you don't do this, then you can imagine a scene—Jiang Ran frantically banging on the giant bell: "Die, all of you!"
Jiang Ran wandered aimlessly through the forest, but found nothing useful except for the ballots. During this time, he also encountered other betting tables, but since he had already filled all the red flowers, Jiang Ran had no intention of participating.
Two hours later, another bastard tricked Jiang Ran from afar. Jiang Ran still wanted to play at the betting table, but unfortunately, no one wanted to play with him.
The victors, having already accumulated enough red flowers, are naturally unwilling to take any risks.
The losers already have enough red flowers, so they're naturally unwilling to take any risks.
With the three-hour deadline fast approaching, Jiang Ran began his journey back. Strangely enough, although he couldn't remember the direction at all, he could find the right path as long as he followed his intuition!
In the third hour, all the surviving ghost storytellers returned to the starting point!
Jiang Ran counted the number of people present. There were 21 people left, which meant that nine people had died in the first stage.
"Nine people have disappeared?"
Most people were completely bewildered. They hadn't even made a move, so why was there such a large difference in numbers?
Many people seemed to realize something at that moment...
Qi Long and Jiang Yaoyao both came to Jiang Ran's side. They had both successfully survived the first stage. Qi Long gave Kawaishisuke from the Sakura Country a meaningful look.
This guy is still alive?
As Jiang Ran watched, he discovered something extremely strange.
"Where is Aisha from the Northern Alliance? No, no, no, where are the people from the Northern Alliance?!"
Of the 21 people present, not a single one of the Northern Alliance's ghost storytellers remained, even though there was an SSS-level talent among them!
“SSS-level talents are not necessarily absolutely strong, and there are different types. Perhaps Aisha’s abilities are not applicable to this world, so although her death is a bit surprising, it is not impossible.”
Jiang Yaoyao speculated in this way.
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