Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

As a result, Jiang Ran gained a deeper understanding of the concept of "growth" in the Prison Star World. Even if it is a high-level monster, as long as its growth potential is not high, its strength will not be that strong, and vice versa.

(No wonder the craftsmen said that dragons were inherently one level stronger than other races. It turns out it’s related to their growth potential.)

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Because he knew what was going on, Jiang Ran could leisurely look at the numbers, do analysis, and think about the problem, but Heloise was not as calm as him.

At this moment, Heloise was confronting the Sand-Eating Mad Scorpion, and they seemed to be waiting for the other party to make the first move.

"Sir Fike, the power of the Evil Tiger King will soon wreak havoc on this desert. You'd better stay away to avoid being affected!"

Heloise's words were automatically translated in Jiang Ran's mind as: "It's dangerous here, stay away from it."

However, Jiang Ran would not accept her kindness, because he could not miss such a good opportunity to watch the game.

"Heloise, I am an archer. Fight freely and I will support you."

Jiang Ran dismounted, asked Xiao Moto to hide far away, then unfolded the "Fir Dragon Bow" and prepared for battle. This was one of the few fighting methods he could show to others.

"The Evil Tiger King God congratulates the appearance of his allies!"

Heloise was delighted, and her tense expression suddenly relaxed a little.

She actually had no idea whether she could win, and now she had a helper who looked reliable, which was a great thing.

While the two were talking across the air, the Sand Devouring Mad Snake finally lost its patience and launched an attack first!

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The giant insect first slowly gathered its body into a spring shape, then suddenly exerted force and pounced straight towards... What, it actually pounced on the weakest little motorcycle in the whole audience first!

The small motorcycle in the distance was startled, and relying on its wild instinct, it started to dodge in advance. At the same time, Jiang Ran aimed at the head of the sand-eating scorpion, activated the skill "Powerful Arrow" and shot an arrow, successfully penetrating the shell of the big sandworm (6321-249 / 6327), causing it to deviate slightly from its original direction.

After a few thrilling seconds, the little motorcycle relied on its own speed to barely avoid the attack route of the sand-eating scorpion and fled to the periphery of the battlefield in one breath. On the other side, Heloise had jumped onto the body of the sand-eating scorpion without knowing when. A pair of hidden blades protruded from her left and right sleeves, and then pierced into the holes in the shell broken by "Fike"'s arrow (6072-27-36 / 6327).

(Good skills, that's what a dancer is.)

Seeing Heloise walking on the body of the sand-eating scorpion as if it were flat ground, Jiang Ran was amazed at her agility.

It was obvious that if she made a mistake she would fall off the Sand Devouring Scorpion or be pierced by its spikes, but Heloise was able to stay on it with ease and find opportunities to attack.

The only problem was that Heloise's hidden blade was too thin and its armor-piercing ability was insufficient, so Jiang Ran continued to release "Powerful Arrow" (6009-251 / 6327) while moving, constantly creating output opportunities for Heloise (5758-39-28 / 6327).

With the tacit cooperation of the two, the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion gave up chasing the small motorcycle and instead began to think of ways to get rid of these two annoying humans first.

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The sand-eating scorpion raised its head high, turned over, twisted its huge body and drilled back into the desert. Heloise on its back had to jump back onto the sand temporarily, and she and Feke helped each other to be alert and prepare to avoid the next underground raid.

A few seconds later, the sand-eating scorpion rushed out from under the sand again, but this time its attack was not accurate. Heloise and Fige just moved slightly to avoid the range of the attack.

But at this moment, the sand-eating centipede that had just rushed out of the sand, while maintaining a vertical posture to the ground, suddenly began to rotate with itself as the center!

"Heloise, get down!"

As Fike shouted, the spikes on the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion began to fly out as it spun at high speed. This was its second-level skill "Spike Storm" (Magic: 1359-300/1359), which had always been effective against agile enemies!

With the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion as the center, a large number of thorns swept across the entire area. Little Motorcycle was not affected because he was standing far away, but Heloise and Fike were both injured.

Heloise blocked most of the stabs with her agile body and hidden blade, but due to the dust that was blown up and obscured her vision, she still suffered two cuts on the left side of her abdomen and the right side of her thigh (2710-189 / 2710).

Fike used his shield to defend himself, and only suffered a slight scratch on the left side of his shoulder (2490-67 / 2490). However, his shield had been pierced by several blades and could no longer be used.

"Heloise! ​​It won't be able to use this move again anytime soon! Get rid of it now!"

Fike pointed at the body of the Sand-Eating Madworm. The thorns on its body were now gone, and it would probably take some time for them to grow back.

Heloise understood what he meant and rushed towards the sand-eating scorpion head-on without fear!

Such a reckless fighting style seemed to suit the Sand Devouring Mad Millipede's wishes. Seeing that it was about to launch a surprise attack on Heloise, Fike fired two "Powerful Arrows" from the back at the right time, accurately hitting the mouthparts of the big sandworm (5691-416-423 / 6327), forcing it to interrupt the charging action. Then, Heloise rushed in front of the Sand Devouring Mad Millipede!

In the blink of an eye, the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion suddenly sprayed a yellow-green corrosive liquid (magic power: 1059-200 / 1359) from its mouth, and Heloise had no time to dodge...!

"Spiral Dance!"

What the Sand-Eating Mad Snake didn't expect was that the white-haired girl had no intention of dodging. Instead, she instantly unfolded the hidden blades and shoe swords on her hands and feet, and then, with the high-speed rotation of her body, the four rotating sword blades broke through the corrosive liquid flow in one breath and went straight into the mouth of the Sand-Eating Mad Snake!

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6.44 - Thoughts by the Lake (Part )

The scene before him was obviously extremely tragic, but Jiang Ran was impressed by Heloise's graceful dance-like movements.

The four sword blades became an extension of Heloise's hands and feet. Every time she turned and swung her sword, it would leave a slash in the mouthparts of the sand-eating scorpion.

After countless blows (4852-1219 / 6327), the Sand Devouring Scorpion was knocked to the ground, and Heloise landed back on the sand with incredible lightness.

What is amazing is that her body is not stained with any corrosive liquid, or even a drop of the blood of the Sand-eating Mad Scorpion.

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(If she used this on me... I'm afraid I'd have no choice but to use Shadow Step to escape.)

Jiang Ran sighed as he continued to release "Powerful Arrows" towards the fallen Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion. Although this guy was knocked down, he was not dead yet.

The concept of vitality is probably most accurate when applied to insect-type monsters, because they may not die even if their heads are blown off.

Heloise had the same idea as Jiang Ran. After taking a few breaths, she took advantage of the victory and continued to attack the wound on the head of the Sand-Eating Mad Scorpion!

"Accept the punishment of the Evil Tiger King God... Prepare to die! White Tiger Bite!"

This time, Heloise swung her hidden blade when she was about five meters away from the sand-eating scorpion.

As she swung her right hand, a stream of white sword energy flew from the blade. Then came another slash with her left hand, followed by two consecutive spinning slashes from her foot sword. In total, four streams of sword energy struck the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion's wounds one after another, further tearing its body apart. Each strike dealt over 500 points of damage! (3633-2167 / 6327)

(The power of a four-hit attack is comparable to that of the previous "Blue Flame Horse". This should be her second-level skill.)

At this point in the battle, Jiang Ran had already witnessed both of Heloise's skills. If she didn't have any special abilities, then Jiang Ran had basically grasped the full extent of her strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that if he wanted to kill her, Jiang Ran could immediately think of more than three ways, but he had no plans to put them into action for the time being.

·

The Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion, with only a little over a thousand vitality left, fell into a weak state. The combat capability of every living individual in the Prison Star World is closely related to vitality. Once vitality drops to a certain level, all abilities of the body will also decline, unless there are any special abilities or skills.

The Sand-Eating Mad Scorpion is obviously not the kind of monster that can lock blood.

At this point, the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion was powerless to fight back. It couldn't use its unknown third skill, and was easily killed by Jiang Ran and Heloise.

After the victory, Jiang Ran's experience points were full again, and Heloise also reached the maximum level of 50.

Considering that Heloise caused the vast majority of damage in this battle, Jiang Ran asked her to decide how to distribute the materials for the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion.

To Jiang Ran's surprise, Heloise didn't want anything. Instead, she asked him if she could just peel off the magic core and let the rest return to nature.

(So, the Tiger People are a race that values ​​harmonious coexistence with nature.)

Jiang Ran readily agreed. Through this conversation, he gained a preliminary understanding of the cultural concepts of the Tiger People.

In order to thank "Fike" for his understanding, Heloise voluntarily gave up the magic core of the Sand Devouring Mad Scorpion.

"This apostle feels the Evil Tiger King God's power overflowing at this moment. It seems I have gained sufficient experience. This harvest is more than enough!"

Jiang Ran knew that this was because Heloise felt that she had upgraded and had reached the bottleneck of the second level. Jiang Ran was also feeling this feeling now.

Now that Heloise has taken the initiative to hand over the magic core, Jiang Ran will not refuse.

"Then I will accept it without mercy."

Jiang Ran put the magic core of the Sand-Eating Mad Snake into his bag. Now, the magic core of the Corrupted Poison Blade Rat King was no longer alone.

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After dealing with the sand-eating scorpion, Jiang Ran and his group returned the same way. It took them some time to find the road to Dris Town, and then they set out again.

Not long after they walked, they passed by a lake. When Heloise saw it, she immediately suggested that they take a rest by the lake because she was all sticky and wanted to wash off.

Jiang Ran had no objection. This was also a good opportunity to replenish fresh water, so the two of them hit it off and split up to act on their own.

After they separated, Jiang Ran finally had time to think about Heloise.

When we first met, Heloise said her title was "Black Tiger Butterfly" and that she was a tiger man.

Judging from her appearance alone, Jiang Ran really couldn't see any characteristics of Heloise that could be called a subhuman.

She has neither furry ears nor a tail, she is completely a real human being.

In the identification information, Jiang Ran also could not find any evidence that she was a tiger person.

Jiang Ran didn't think it was necessary for her to tell such an obvious lie, as it would do her no good... It seemed that there was some story hidden behind this appearance, but Jiang Ran was not interested in it for the time being.

What Jiang Ran cares about now is Heloise's nickname "Black Tiger Butterfly". If you consider the homophony, it is Black Butterfly, which coincides with the first sentence of the "Star Position Message" left by the fortune-telling rabbit spirit grandmother to Banning.

(Don’t be greedy for the light dance of butterflies, for black butterflies are servants of snakes…)

(The light dance of butterflies... the blade dancer...)

Speaking of Heloise's fighting posture, it is indeed like dancing. Jiang Ran also admires it very much. However, is it necessary to use the advice of "don't be greedy" for this level of appreciation?

Jiang Ran felt that it seemed a bit far-fetched.

However, the second half of the "Star Message" is unusually consistent. As a reserve cadre of the Snake Shadow Society, Heloise is exactly in line with the saying "Black Butterfly is the Servant of the Snake".

If there is any problem, it is the one-letter difference between "Black Tiger Butterfly" and "Black Butterfly", which always makes Jiang Ran feel very uncomfortable.

Now, if Jiang Ran wanted to follow the "Star Position Message" from the Fortune Telling Rabbit Spirit, then the most important thing he should do is to part ways with Heloise, or even kill her, so that he could avoid danger.

However, Jiang Ran didn't want to make such a hasty decision.

The identity of the Tiger People, the strange typos, the excessive admonitions... all these made Jiang Ran vaguely feel that he seemed to have not yet discovered the real truth.

The "Star Position Announcement" has not yet received a correct answer.

(There must be some other information that I don't know.)

Since Heloise could not threaten his life for the time being, Jiang Ran thought it would be a good idea to continue traveling with her for a while.

There are risks, of course, but the corresponding benefits are also considerable, which makes Jiang Ran feel that it is worth a try.

(First... let's verify her Tiger-man identity.)

Jiang Ran took out a modified telescope, quietly walked around the bushes, and headed towards the other side of the lake where Heloise was.

When Heloise's figure could be vaguely seen with the naked eye, Jiang Ran raised the telescope to lock her position, and then adjusted the distance between the lenses to obtain the best imaging focal length.

When Heloise's figure became clearest, Jiang Ran activated his skills.

(Hashrate Improvement and Overclocking)

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6.45 - The truth behind the pursuer

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October 187, 7

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[Confession death countdown remaining: 19 days]

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Silly Lolita never thought that Jiang Ran could use the deceleration effect of "Computing Power Boost·Overclocking" in this way.

Under the deceleration effect, Jiang Ran can see more details in the same amount of time, so he can obtain more information and intelligence. And now... Heloise is washing her naked body with clear lake water.

Heloise washed very seriously, and Jiang Ran watched her very attentively. After watching for a while, Jiang Ran finally came to the conclusion: Heloise was 100% human, without any subhuman elements.

At this time, the stupid loli finally couldn't help but complain.

(Benni: I, I, I, I really misjudged you, Jiang Ran! I didn’t expect you to be such a pervert!)

(Jiang Ran: Shh, don’t make any noise.)

Just when the stupid loli was about to use her skills to start the damage, Jiang Ran suddenly discovered an unexpected situation.

At this moment, through the telescope, Heloise turned her back to Jiang Ran, and on her snow-white back, there was a slender little snake embedded!

Jiang Ran read it carefully several times to make sure he was not wrong.

What was on Heloise's back at this moment was not a tattoo, but a real snake as red as blood!