The fact that the probability of encountering strange creatures has increased tenfold is something that ghost storytellers can certainly feel directly.
Jiang Ran encountered no fewer than five strange creatures along the way. Fortunately, most neutral creatures would not actively harm people, and if he encountered a malicious creature, he could usually deal with it by going around it. In the worst case, Gwen was there to help him.
Of course, this only applies to Jiang Ran; anyone else might have already kicked the bucket.
After the second phase ends, only a handful of ghost story masters will likely survive. These people are either exceptionally lucky or extremely powerful. The outcome of the third phase will be of utmost importance!
“I’m the one who always goes up to fight, so you have to pay me extra for that!”
Gwen was a little sullen. She thought the work would be easy, but it kept piling up. Now she was even being a bodyguard!
"Hey, the capable should do more, after all, I'm a weakling." Jiang Ran smiled and leaned closer, ruffling Gwen's hair. "Besides, doesn't this just mean our little Gwen is really strong?"
"Ah—actually, I'm not that strong, hahaha! Wait, what did you call me? How many times have I told you, don't call me that!"
"Okay, okay, little Gwen~"
I'll beat you up!
As the two walked, they soon arrived at the next betting table. Surprisingly, two people had already sat down and started betting!
The person on the left is Kiku Haruno from the Land of Fire, and the person on the right is... Aisha from the Northern Union?!
Jiang Ran stood there stunned for two seconds. Aisha wasn't dead? If that's the case, why didn't she participate in the gathering after the first phase? By the way, is it possible not to participate in the gathering?
Everyone thought she was dead, but she's actually alive and well.
What about the other two ghost story masters from the Northern Alliance? We haven't seen them here yet, so they might not have really been eliminated; they're probably still alive!
The betting match between the two was nearing its end. Judging from the deep blue light emanating from the betting table, one of them was probably participating for the second time. The game they were playing was also very simple: rock-paper-scissors.
It's just printed on a card.
"What, Miss Aisha, have you run out of cards to play?"
Chrysanthemum Haruno revealed a victor's smile. The so-called rules of rock-paper-scissors are not so simple. With certain combinations, it is even possible to directly discard the opponent's hand.
Aisha now has only one card left in her hand, and whatever that card is, she can only play it.
Haruno Kiku still has two cards in her hand, which gives her more options.
"There are only 60 cards in total. Currently, 19 of each of the three cards (rock, paper, scissors) have been used up, and I have one scissors and one paper. So she only has rock!"
Haruno Kiku chuckled to herself, "I actually defeated the renowned Aisha of the Northern Alliance! It seems I've completely caught up with the two of them!"
She pulled out the piece of cloth and placed it face up on the table without even trying to hide it!
The two players are tied now. If they win this last game, Haruno Kiku will be the victor!
"Come on, Aisha, play that [Stone] card you're holding!"
"Ah~ what are you talking about?" Aisha looked a little sleepy. She half-slumped on the table and absentmindedly revealed her last card. "Why did I play [Rock]? My last card was [Scissors]!"
"What! Impossible!" Haruno Kiku rubbed her eyes hard and shouted, "Cheating! Referee, she cheated! You said there would be 20 of each type of card, and the last card, the 'Scissors,' was clearly in my hand! How could she have produced the 'Scissors'?!"
The only response she received was the referee's cold words.
"Game over, Miss Aisha is the winner."
"No!"
Spring Chrysanthemum's life card immediately lost one red flower, and she immediately questioned Aisha: "What tricks did you play? Tell me!"
Aisha yawned and pointed weakly at Chrysanthemum: "I didn't play any tricks. My last card was indeed [Scissors]. And why did you only lose one red flower?"
"Didn't the referee say at the beginning that the loser's bonus points would be reset to zero?"
"What are you talking about now?" Haruno Kiku stared wide-eyed at the woman in front of her in disbelief. "We clearly agreed from the beginning that only one flower would be deducted! And I will only have one flower deducted!"
"Really? Why don't you take another look?"
Chunyeju felt a chill rush straight to the top of her head. With trembling hands, she took out her life tablet, which was adorned with four black flowers!
"How could you...?"
The host instantly appeared beside her and swiftly chopped down with a chop!
Blood splattered on Aisha's face, but she simply said, "Luckily, I was sitting in a good spot, so the blood didn't get on me."
The next moment, the bloodstains on her face disappeared, as if they had never been there.
Jiang Ran leaned against a tree, using his [Wolf Prophet] ability to examine Aisha's abilities!
[Displaying the talents and divine abilities possessed by the target being viewed]
[SSS Talent - Golden Grand Evolution Technique]
[The user can bring imagined events to life, but please note that they must have complete faith that the event will definitely happen. This ability cannot affect the fundamental rules, such as directly destroying the supernatural world.]
There is nothing in this world that we cannot do, but first you must believe that you can do it.
[Cleric - Not Ascended]
"This is really... cheating!"
Aisha believed her last card would be "Scissors," so it could only be "Scissors." She believed the loser's red flowers at the betting table would be wiped out, so Kiku was mercilessly eliminated by the host!
Similarly, she believed she didn't need to go back to the assembly point, so she didn't need to go back to the assembly point. Anything she firmly believed in, no matter how unreal, would become reality!
This is truly an SSS-level ability! It's infuriating to compare yourself to others. Jiang Ran thought about the SSS-level talents he had previously obtained. How could this be compared?
Sure enough, some abilities are SSS-level because that's what they are, while some abilities are SSS-level because that's the highest level they can go!
Jiang Ran strongly suggests removing certain weaklings from the SSS-level rank!
While he was still secretly complaining, four more people broke into the silent atmosphere from the other side of the forest. Jiang Ran immediately hid behind a tree and relied on Gwen to explain the situation to him.
He doesn't want to get involved right now.
This team of four consisted of two national ghost story masters. The two leaders were two S-class ghost story masters from the White Eagle, followed by Hoskin's former teammates, two S-class ghost story masters from the United States.
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