Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Now that everything had been said, Jiang Ran could openly let Heloise show him her back.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Ran told Heloise to confirm the infection status of the parasitic blood snake.

Heloise hesitated and wanted to say something, but didn't say it. Then she took off her shirt shyly, revealing her snow-white back.

(Sure enough, the infection rate is slowly increasing... From now on, I have to check once every morning, noon and evening.)

Jiang Ran frowned as he watched the progress of the infection.

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『Name』：Parasitic Blood Snake

Current infection progress: 42%

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However, although the situation is not optimistic, there is still good news.

After trying the primary purification potion, Jiang Ran found that it was not only effective when taken internally, but also when applied externally.

Tonight he will use the potion book given by Branch Head Pame to develop a more effective intermediate purification potion. He believes that it will be more effective in slowing down the infection rate.

"Have you checked your back...?" Heloise's voice trembled slightly when she asked.

"Well, it's checked out."

"how is the situation?"

"Not very optimistic. The 'holy fluid', er, the potion, isn't very effective. Starting tomorrow, we'll increase the frequency of inspections to three times a day."

Jiang Ran originally thought that after he said this, Heloise would have some objections. After all, she was not very happy when he said he would continue to do it for another seven days.

Unexpectedly, this time, Heloise just nodded, said "hmm" twice, and accepted it obediently.

"Okay, you can put on your clothes now."

Jiang Ran turned his back as usual, but at this moment, Heloise turned around and grabbed his sleeve.

"Fei...Feike..."

Heloise's soft voice came from behind, and Jiang Ran seemed to be frozen and didn't dare to look back.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Jiang Ran kept his back to Heloise, feeling something was wrong.

"I...I am the apostle of the Evil Tiger King God...and would like the Messenger of the Good God...to thoroughly...check...to see if there are any other...other blood snakes on my body..."

Heloise's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, until it was almost inaudible.

Jiang Ran was not a love-head, so he naturally understood what Heloise meant.

At this moment, although Heloise only pinched Jiang Ran's sleeve lightly, he felt that his sleeve was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Jiang Ran now understood why Heloise had asked him when they were in the suburbs, "Is there a time when the perception of divine power is inaccurate?"

It turned out that she already had this idea in her mind at that time.

"Are you sure you want to check, Heloise?" Jiang Ran asked seriously.

"Uh-huh."

Heloise loosened her sleeves and walked to the bed.

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More than ten minutes later, Jiang Ran completed the examination and told Heloise that there was no parasitic blood snake anywhere else on the body, only on the back.

Heloise lowered her head, blushed, and said nothing, just "hmm".

Jiang Ran looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then slowly put his hand on her head and touched her hair.

"Heloise, thank you for trusting me. However, you are now infected with the parasitic blood snake. I will not take advantage of you... Do you understand me?"

Heloise didn't dare to look up and make eye contact, but just continued to say "hmm" and lowered her head even deeper.

"Then hurry up and get dressed. It's cold at night. Don't catch a cold."

Jiang Ran picked up the clothes on the bed and draped them over Heloise's shoulders, then walked to the table and sat down with his back to Heloise, and began to read the "Recipe and Preparation Method of Intermediate Purification Potion" carefully.

As for Heloise, she sat on the edge of the bed and did not listen to Fike and put on her clothes obediently. Instead, she stared at Fike's back quietly for a long time, then smiled shyly and put on her clothes.

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Jiang Ran spent more than an hour and finally made the first successful bottle of intermediate purification potion.

He then batch-made some intermediate antidotes, and had Heloise drink both potions before bed, and rubbed her back with an intermediate purification potion.

When Jiang Ran wakes up tomorrow, he will be able to know the effects of the new medicine.

When it was time to go to bed, Heloise suggested that they sleep in the bed together, reasoning that she would "sleepwalk" from the floor to the bed anyway.

Jiang Ran couldn't persuade her, so he agreed.

However, what surprised Jiang Ran was that after getting to the bed, Heloise did not do anything "inappropriate" and fell asleep obediently like a kitten lying on the side.

As the infection of the "parasitic blood snake" progressed, not only would her appetite continue to increase, but she would also become easily fatigued and sleepy. These were the changes Jiang Ran observed.

The evil creature "Parasitic Blood Snake" not only steals the host's nutrients and invades the host's body as a breeding ground, but after it matures, it will destroy the host's body and cause it to explode... It is extremely evil.

(Why does something like this exist in this world...!)

Looking at the sleeping Heloise, Jiang Ran clenched his fists.

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The anger quickly passed, and Jiang Ran calmed down again. In addition to being angry, he discovered a "blind spot" in his previous thinking process.

Jiang Ran originally had a guess. He thought that since the "Parasitic Blood Snake" was so "useful", would the "Sky Ghost" also be able to find a pawn to plant the "Parasitic Blood Snake" and then launch a suicide attack on itself?

If a bird were infected with blood snakes and then swooped down when the infection was almost complete, it would be impossible to defend against.

However, if this approach is feasible, then all the trouble the Earth Ghost has gone to would seem foolish.

Based on Jiang Ran's current understanding of the Earth Ghost, he is obviously an enemy with a certain degree of intelligence.

So, after eliminating all the options, there is only one answer, that is, the "parasitic blood snake" is hiding some "secret" that Jiang Ran doesn't know.

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6.69 - A corner of the battlefield

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October 187, 7

〖0:12 am〗

[Confession death countdown remaining: 15 days]

[Remaining time after full infection: 1~2 days]

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Heloise had fallen asleep, but Jiang Ran was still thinking.

Jiang Ran first made an assumption. If the person who killed him was a "sky ghost", then it can be considered that the relationship between the earth ghost and the sky ghost is not without cracks.

At the very least, they are in a relationship where they compete with each other for credit.

Based on this inference, Tiangui had reason to use parasitic blood snakes to attack Jiang Ran. Flying creatures are countless times more threatening than snakes.

However, if the Sky Ghost can do this, then the Earth Ghost can also do the same and use other suicide bombers to attack Jiang Ran instead of just focusing on Heloise as a chess piece.

But when Jiang Ran was talking to the earth ghost at night, he did not see similar thoughts in his heart.

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This means that it is not that the earth ghost does not want to, but that the earth ghost cannot do it.

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All the evidence points to the same conclusion, that is, the number of "parasitic blood snakes" is extremely rare and they are not available just because you want them.

Moreover, the parasitic blood snake is likely to be the exclusive "product" of the earth ghost.

Since the parasitic blood snake is so precious, it means that it is not as powerful as described in the "description information".

After re-reading the description of the parasitic blood snake, Jiang Ran found a clue.

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[The above image is from "6.45 - The Truth About the Pursuers"]

First of all, the eggs of the parasitic blood snake may not be able to hatch under normal circumstances, and must enter the body of a host that "meets certain conditions" before they can begin to parasitize.

Secondly, considering the changes in Heloise's appetite, smaller creatures, such as cats, dogs, and birds, are probably not able to serve as hosts. Only creatures of similar size to humans or larger can provide sufficient nutrition to the parasitic blood snake.

In addition, parasitic blood snakes cannot coexist with the host for a long time. In this case, they will kill the host in a short period of time. It would be more appropriate to call the host a "seedling bed".

Based on the above judgments, the cost of breeding parasitic blood snake eggs alone is huge and is accompanied by uncontrollable risks.

However, there is no information on how to collect and preserve the eggs laid in the host after the host dies, or the survival rate of the eggs when entering the new host.

However, Jiang Ran can basically infer that the answer must be very difficult.

Otherwise, the demons would not have to go to war with the human alliance. They could just release the parasitic blood snakes into human territory, let them continue to infect, and then watch the human race perish.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran could already rule out the possibility that the Heavenly Ghost would use the "Parasitic Blood Snake" to attack him.

Then a new question arises: how did Tiangui kill Jiang Ran without leaving any trace?

Looking at the "future death scene" in which he was in agony, with one hand pinching his neck and the other covering his chest, Jiang Ran fell into deep thought again.

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At the same time, at the border between the Hell Abyss Empire and the Human Alliance, a small skirmish was coming to an end.

The two sides in the battle were the elite boarmen commandos of the demon clan on one side and a three-person human team of unknown affiliation on the other.

The Wild Boar Elite Commando's mission was to storm a checkpoint under the cover of night, but they didn't expect to be intercepted halfway.

At first, they relied on their numerical advantage to quickly kill the three humans, but the wild boar elites soon regretted it because they misjudged the strength of humans.

Among the three humans, there were two old men dressed in red and black. As soon as they attacked, more than a dozen wild boar elites were shot in the head in an instant, without even a chance to resist.

The boarman captain immediately ordered a retreat, but the two red and black old men acted faster than them and blocked their retreat first.

The old man in black told the wild boars that neither of them would attack again, and as long as the wild boars could defeat the girl traveling with them, they would let them go.

The boarman captain knew he had no choice but to lead his remaining three subordinates to fight a life-and-death battle with the girl with silver hair and red eyes.

The veiled silver-haired girl looked only about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin build, and did not look like she could fight at all.

But after the battle began, the wild boar people not only could not attack her because of her agility, but were also gradually knocked down one after another by the flying rapier she controlled.

By now, only the boarman captain and the silver-haired girl were left in a one-on-one stalemate.

"The silver-haired girl controlling the flying sword... the two old men in red and black... you're the threesome that's been appearing everywhere lately, right?" (Human Common Language)

The boarman captain clenched the chain hammer in his hand, knowing that he would not be able to return alive tonight.

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The girl didn't say anything, but the old man in black next to her answered.

"Haha, Wild Boar, you speak the human common language quite well. Have you lived in the Human Alliance before?"

"so what?"

"If you are willing to return to the Human Alliance, I can guarantee your life. How about that?"

"Humph, I'd rather die here tonight than go back to that place where I'm discriminated against!"

The boarman captain had a resolute look in his eyes. Ever since he decided to join the demon army, he had been ready to die.

"Come on, girl! Show me what you can do! You can't kill me to gain power with those toothpick-like rapiers of yours!"