Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

In contrast, Jiang Ran's approach was very clever.

He did not directly attack the status of the "Earth Ghost" in Heloise's heart, but instead focused on proving himself on the question of whether he was a "devil", thus avoiding Heloise's resistance to the greatest extent.

Afterwards, he cleverly used the word effect of his skill "Trickster" to successfully deceive Heloise.

Now, Heloise completely believed in Fike's identity as the "Messenger of the Good God". This not only resolved the hostile relationship, but also made Heloise indirectly admit the fact that "Lord Earth Ghost was wrong."

"Even the Earth Demon Lord can make mistakes." This is very important.

Silly Lolita learned a psychological theory from Jiang Ran called the "Broken Window Effect".

Take a building with a few broken windows as an example. If the few broken windows are not repaired, the remaining windows will soon be damaged.

Conversely, if the building itself is intact, the psychological burden of breaking the first window will be enormous.

By the same token, the cleaner the streets, the less likely people will litter.

The whiter the wall, the less likely people are to scribble on it.

In Heloise's mind, Lord Earth Ghost might have been a "great man" who never made mistakes. But now that Heloise had admitted that Lord Earth Ghost could make mistakes, it would be much easier for Jiang Ran to get her to admit her second and third mistakes...

Until Heloise believed that the so-called "Earth Ghost Lord" was not the benefactor of the Tiger People, but their enemy.

(Benni: Teacher Jiang Yan, I learned another lesson~!)

(Jiang Ran: Oh, this really is the sun rising from the west.)

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Jiang Ran did not feel complacent about his success just now. This was what he should do.

Moreover, during the self-proving process just now, Jiang Ran also confirmed another thing, that is, whether the "parasitic blood snake" on Heloise's back is a living creature.

After Jiang Ran tested it with the "Trickster·Word Spirit", the blood snake on Heloise's back did not react at all, which means that it was not a living creature, but some other strange "thing".

Since the parasitic blood snake is not a living creature, can the earth ghost communicate with Heloise through the parasitic blood snake?

Jiang Ran planned to ask Heloise next, and he should be able to get the answer soon.

His priority now was to make full use of his identity as the "Messenger of the Good God" and the guilt of "Heloise mistaking him for a devil" to make her fall further into his control.

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"Heloise, even though the good god has forgiven you, your act of mistaking the good god's messenger for a demon still leaves karma on you."

Jiang Ran untied Heloise while "threatening" her as if nothing had happened.

Heloise immediately became nervous after hearing this. She didn't know what "karma" Fike was talking about, but she vaguely understood that it was not a good thing.

"Then, what should I do?" Heloise was so anxious that she could barely speak.

"Don't worry, since I'm the messenger of the good god, I naturally have a way to help you eliminate it, but you have to be sincere."

The more anxious Heloise was, the less anxious Jiang Ran became.

Because only by doing this can her emotions be fully mobilized and she will not doubt that what "Fike" wants her to do next may be false.

"I, I am sincere! Lord Fike, please tell me what to do?"

Jiang Ran glanced at Heloise and knew that the mood and atmosphere had been set, so he asked the question he had been planning for a long time.

"Heloise, I remember you said before that the tiger people's belly cannot be seen by others, right?"

"Yes... yes, the weakness of the Evil Tiger King God's Apostle must not be revealed to outsiders."

Heloise tilted her head, not knowing why Fike asked this question.

"I understand..." Fike frowned and hesitated for a moment before asking Heloise, "Then, in special circumstances, can we make some adjustments?"

"Special case?"

"Yes... In order to perform the 'karmic purification ritual' on you, I need you to take off your shirt."

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6.51 - Purification Ceremony

"Mr. Fike... Is this really necessary...?"

"Yes, in the karma purification ceremony, the guilty must confess their sins to the good gods."

"But... the tiger people's weak spot... cannot be revealed to outsiders..."

"Don't worry, the 'Good God' and the 'Messenger of the Good God' are not considered 'people'. We exist in different dimensions from you."

"Okay... okay... then... Evil Tiger King God, please understand... this is a workaround I had to make... hmm..."

"Heloise, if you care so much, it's okay to turn your back on me."

"Hmm, uh uh..."

Heloise took off her shirt hesitantly, her heart pounding.

Since she was old enough to understand, she has never exposed her body in front of others.

"Very good. Next, drink this."

"this is……?"

"It's holy liquid. It can help you clear your karma more thoroughly."

"Hmm... It feels... so sticky... It's hard to swallow... Do I have to swallow it all?"

"Yes."

Heloise swallowed hard several times and finally swallowed all the holy liquid.

"Very good. Next, I will sprinkle holy water on your back. It will be a little cold, so bear with it."

"Okay, okay... Ah, yeah!"

"Is it cold?"

"Well...a bit..."

"It's okay, it's over, you can put your clothes on."

“Hmm… Hmm…”

Although her back was facing away from Fike, Heloise still felt an extremely strong sense of shame.

She could clearly feel that her whole body was burning hot, and her heart seemed to be about to jump out of her chest at any time... All of this made it impossible for her to calm her body from trembling.

However, in order to wash away her sins and karma, she had no choice but to endure it.

After all, she was the first one to attack Fei Ke. Even if Fei Ke was not the messenger of the good god, she should have been killed after being defeated.

It is because of Fei Ke's kindness that she is still alive today.

Recalling the battle with Feke, Heloise only now realized that Feke had never attacked her at all, and had been defending and dodging the whole time.

——(The Good God's Messenger is truly too kind...)

——(Lord Earth Demon, why did you make a mistake this time…?)

——(How could Fike, such a good “person”, be a demon?)

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After completing the "Purification Ritual", Fike told Heloise that he had just consumed a lot of divine power and needed to rest. Then he walked to the campfire, sat down, and began to close his eyes to rest.

Heloise dressed and followed him to sit by the fire.

She didn't dare disturb the rest of the Good God's messenger, so she just watched the dancing flames quietly, occasionally stealing a glance at Fei Ke...

In Heloise's heart, some indescribable feelings gradually arose unconsciously.

However, what Heloise could never have imagined was that she had been deceived by this "Messenger of the Good God, Fike".

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Although Jiang Ran closed his eyes, he was actually paying attention to the situation around him.

Only after confirming that Heloise had come and sat down did he feel at ease and truly begin to think - after all, he didn't want to be disrupted by the sudden contact of the Earth Ghost before he made his next move.

At this moment, the stupid loli was cursing in Jiang Ran's mind, criticizing Jiang Ran for pretending to be a charlatan and taking advantage of Heloise. Jiang Ran ignored her and skillfully blocked her voice.

At this moment when every minute and every second is precious, how could he have the energy to think about anything other than rescuing Heloise?

The real reason why Jiang Ran tricked Heloise into performing the "Purification Ritual" was to make Heloise think that "there was something wrong with her body and she needed treatment."

Only in this way could Jiang Ran get Heloise to cooperate with the subsequent treatment plan once and for all. Otherwise, Heloise, who was unaware of the "parasitic blood snake", would have no reason to let "Fike" check her back.

In the "Purification Ceremony" just now, Jiang Ran mainly did four things.

1. Confirm whether the "parasitic blood snake" is only on Heloise's back;

2. Confirm the infection rate of the "parasitic blood snake";

3. Have Heloise take the "Primary Antidote" (Holy Fluid) and record the relevant data;

4. Sprinkle the "Primary Antidote" on Heloise's back and confirm its effect;

After completing the four tasks, Jiang Ran ended the "Purification Ceremony". He needed some time to organize the information and think.

The overall situation at the moment can only be described as mixed. No, it should be said that there are far more worries.

The only good news was that the parasitic blood snake was only on Heloise's back and had not spread to other parts of her body.

There is a lot of bad news.

First, at the current rate of infection, the parasitic blood snake will complete the infection around July 7th.

This date is the day before Jiang Ran's "future death date", and it also coincides with Jiang Ran's calculation earlier today.

If he had not intervened, Heloise would either be killed or self-destruct. In any case, Jiang Ran would be poisoned on July 7 and die from the poison on July 7.

This means that there are only three days left to rescue Heloise.

Secondly, with the attitude of trying everything possible, Jiang Ran asked Heloise to take the "primary antidote" he prepared, hoping that there would be some good results when the "infection progress" was recorded next time - for example, the infection speed would be slowed down.

In addition, with the same idea in mind, Jiang Ran splashed primary antidote on the back infected by the parasitic blood snake, wanting to try whether external application would be effective, but the result was negative, and the infected part had no reaction at all.

Therefore, after such an attempt, all Jiang Ran could do was to give Heloise treatment as much as possible without delaying the journey, and then try to arrive at the town of Dris in advance to see if he could find out about the "parasitic blood snake" in the town, or find the so-called "priest" to rescue Heloise.

(No... there are too many 'possibilities' and 'uncertainties'...)

After thinking about it, Jiang Ran did not feel enlightened, but became even more pessimistic.

Heloise now looks like a lively girl, but her life has been burned to the very root and she is in the countdown to death.

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Really, there is no other way to save her?

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Jiang Ran didn't know why he wanted to save Heloise so urgently. He knew very well that his current mood was definitely not as simple as worrying about losing a usable chess piece.

Perhaps, he just didn't want the tragedy of not being able to save his father to happen again.

Or maybe, he has other feelings in his heart.

But in short, Jiang Ran will never give up easily.

(No...it's not that there is no other way...there is one more thing we can try.)

Looking at Heloise dozing off by the fire, Jiang Ran thought of a "person".

This "person" is the earth ghost who implanted the parasitic blood snake into Heloise.

(The person who tied the bell must untie it... Earth Ghost, I must confront you head-on.)

6.52 - People in the Moonlight (Part )

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