Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

As long as the abnormal state of his body, the "Wolf Soul Mark", does not disappear for a moment, he will not be safe for a moment.

However, Jiang Ran had been out of the maze for more than an hour so far, but Kenroshi Okami had shown no signs of attacking, which made him begin to suspect that the second son of the Wolf King chief would not come again.

Based on this speculation, Jiang Ran "took" Heloise and the others to explore the town of Dris. As Heloise had said just now, there were no werewolves in the town of Dris anymore.

(I didn't expect them to withdraw so quickly.)

(Is Kenroshi Okami in a hurry?)

In order to verify his guess, Jiang Ran boldly sneaked into the deserted town of Dris. After some investigation, he came to a preliminary conclusion: Kenroshi Okami had already taken Shirley and the werewolf troops and embarked on the journey back to the Farnas Empire.

Assuming that Kenroshi Okami will not make a comeback, Jiang Ran will be relatively safe in the following period of time.

This hard-earned period of safety is both Jiang Ran's opportunity and his lifeline for rescuing Shirley.

However, Jiang Ran could not ignore the possibility that Kenroshi Okami would return alone to kill him for the time being, because in the "future death scene", his actual death date was 9:12 tomorrow morning.

Only if he is still alive after this time, can we truly confirm that the "future of death" has indeed been changed.

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Thanks to the supplies in the town of Dris, Jiang Ran and his friends had a proper dinner after a long time.

After dinner, they did not linger on the soft beds in the town, but went back into the mountains outside the town of Dris.

After many twists and turns, Jiang Ran and his team found a cave with multiple exits and a complex interior, and then used it as a base and set up a large number of obstacles.

In this way, even if Kenroshi Okami comes to them with the Wolf Soul Mark, the three of them will not be caught off guard.

After setting up the obstacles, Jiang Ran and the others should take the time to sleep and rest. As usual, Jiang Ran was on the first night shift. Now he finally had time to concentrate and sort out his own situation.

Jiang Ran's current panel information is different from what he initially expected, and contains a bit of an unexpected surprise.

The reason for this is that although he is only at level one, his combat class is still a "Shadow Trickster" rather than the original "Junior Assassin".

When Jiang Ran first discovered this situation, he couldn't understand the logic behind it, because after the Goblin Kings returned to level one, their "combat profession" had obviously changed as well, so why did he keep it?

Later, when Jiang Ran saw that Xiao Motorcycle had also degenerated from a "Steel Armored Warhorse" back to an "Iron Hoofed Warhorse", he suddenly understood.

The reason for this difference is that the goblins and Xiaomoto are monsters, while Jiang Ran is a human.

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Jiang Ran had noticed this detail as early as when the little motorcycle advanced to the third level.

Whether it is from level one to level two or from level two to level three, the little motorcycle can evolve on its own without going through advanced trials.

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[The above image is from the chapter "8.58 - Another reduction in personnel (rd update)"]

In other words, monsters have no concept of advancement trials at all, so the power corresponding to their level will affect their own "form".

But it is different for humans. Both humans and sub-human races need to pass advanced trials to open the bottleneck leading to the next level. Whether this bottleneck is opened or not has no corresponding relationship with the level of experience.

Therefore, Jiang Ran retained the combat profession of "Shadow Trickster" after returning to level one.

Jiang Ran even speculated that the growth path of the combat profession was already bound to the soul, and without special methods, it would be impossible to easily change the combat profession that had already been obtained.

So, what benefits would it bring to Jiang Ran to retain the Shadow Trickster? The answer is growth potential.

Jiang Ran always paid attention to the growth of his attributes every time he leveled up. Roughly speaking, the attributes of a Shadow Trickster increased by about five times that of a Primary Assassin with each level up. This means that if Jiang Ran were to level up again from level 1 to his original level, he would earn a large amount of extra attribute points.

This has to be said to be a huge surprise.

In addition, there is another benefit to returning to level one, which is a detail Jiang Ran had discovered before deciding to help the goblins.

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At that time, in the "Green Ghost Lair", Jiang Ran carefully observed the entire process of the Goblin King's level dropping from level 270 to level 1.

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[The above image is from chapter 8.70 - Go All in (Part )]

Jiang Ran discovered at that time that although the Goblin King's rank had been lowered, the number of his skills had not decreased.

And when all three of them returned to level 7, each Goblin King still had skills in his identification information.

what does this mean?

Jiang Ran thought there were three possibilities at the time.

The first and most straightforward possibility: During the subsequent upgrade process, the Goblin King will no longer gain new skills each time he levels up, until he reaches a higher level than before.

The second possibility is quite standard: after the Goblin King is upgraded, he may gain the same skill or a new skill. If it is a new skill, it will overwrite the original skill of the same level.

The third and most outrageous possibility: After the Goblin King is upgraded, his original seven skills are retained, and he can also learn new skills;

No matter which of the above possibilities is true, Jiang Ran believes that it is a sure win. Even if an unexpected situation occurs, such as the skill level is reset, it is nothing more than spending time to brush it back. Compared with the possible benefits, this risk is really not worth mentioning!

In order to gain more powerful strength, Jiang Ran chose to take a gamble at that time, and the initial result of his gamble was: all three combat professional skills he possessed were completely preserved.

Next, as long as he raises his level to 21, Jiang Ran will be able to know which possibility he has bet on.

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8.77 - An unexpected encounter

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October 187, 7

〖9:12 pm〗

"Death Future Remaining: 12 Hours"

[Confession death countdown remaining: 13 days]

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The moonlight tonight is not good.

The dark clouds floating in the night sky make the moonlight shining on the ground dim.

A cold wind blew, and there was a rustling sound in the woods. Perhaps among these sounds, there was a night predator hiding among them.

A lone blonde girl appeared in this dark forest.

She pricked up her furry ears and listened carefully to every sound she could hear;

She stood up with her big fluffy tail, ready to start fighting at any time.

—(Sigh?… If I had known earlier, I would have spent the night in the wasteland. This woods is even more unsafe…)

The girl tightly grasped the paulownia wood staff in her hand, which was a gift of identification given to her by branch chief Oleg.

On the way from Sunny Town to Dris Town, she relied on this handy staff to win several battles in the wild.

Now, she was only half a day's journey away from her destination, the town of Driss, but her physical fatigue had almost reached its limit. She had to find a place in the woods to sleep for a few hours.

So, after many twists and turns, the girl finally found a large banyan tree growing independently. Its thick trunk and lush branches and leaves could serve as her temporary residence.

Then, she made a few simple alarm traps under the tree to prevent wild beasts or monsters from attacking her without her knowledge.

The girl originally knew nothing about these little tricks for survival in the wild, but a young man taught her, allowing her to do things she had never been able to do before.

——(I wonder if he succeeded in clearing the maze...)

——(I wonder what his expression will be when he notices my silent appearance...)

The girl realized that she had accidentally fallen into memories and thoughts again, and quickly patted her cheeks to wake herself up.

"Emilia, don't be distracted. This isn't Sunnytown. This is the dangerous wilderness!"

The girl named Emilia talks to herself to keep herself focused.

Just at this moment, a strange noise came from nearby. The low growl of a beast made Emilia extremely alert.

"First-order fire magic: Fire Ring."

Emilia skillfully waved the paulownia wood staff and circled her body with the tip of the staff. Then, a circle of flames floating in the air surrounded her, illuminating the environment and protecting her fragile body.

By the light of the fire, Emilia discovered that there were more than ten wolves lurking around her. It seemed that they had been following her for a long time, but only now did they reveal their flaws.

——(Or... they've already surrounded me, so they're making noises to scare me?)

Emilia didn't panic, she had rediscovered her feeling as a reward hunter.

What she was thinking about now was how to drive away the wolves with the least amount of magic power.

"Fire Ring: Diffusion."

Generally speaking, wild animals are afraid of fire. Emilia spread out part of the fire ring and let the high temperature of the flames burn the wolves.

When the wild wolves saw the flames floating over, they immediately began to retreat, but the leader of the pack immediately issued a command roar, allowing the wild wolves to overcome their fear of the flames and maintain the encirclement formation.

——(So that’s how it is.)

Emilia calmly discovered the command relationship among the wolves, and then immediately took preemptive action before the leader of the pack could take any action!

"First-level wood magic: vine zone."

As the magic circle unfolded on the ground, a large number of tree roots rushed towards the wolf pack like snakes, immediately binding the feet of the wild wolves, especially the leader, to the ground.

In this environment surrounded by trees, the power of wood magic will be enhanced to a certain extent.

Then, while the leader wolf was temporarily unable to move, Emilia decisively gave it a fatal blow.

"First-level earth magic: Earth Spike."

Another magic circle lit up under the wolf leader, and then a cone-shaped rock spike pierced through the wolf leader's body from bottom to top.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

Emilia roared at the wolf pack twice, and the wild wolves, having lost their leader, immediately turned around and ran away with their tails between their legs.

If the people in the Sunny Town Mission Guild saw the scene just now, they would find it hard to believe that this independent girl was the quiet and serious beauty Emilia.

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"Phew...I'm so exhausted..."

Emilia breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the wolves had really run away.

It only took three first-level spells to repel the wolves, which was a pretty good result for her.

But just when she thought she could sleep peacefully, the wolves came back again!

This time, the wolf pack was led by a large black wolf that looked like a monster!

——(Tsk, these annoying guys...!)

Emilia was angry. She knew that if she didn't make these wolves suffer, she would not be able to sleep tonight.

However, before Emilia could make a move, a short-haired girl suddenly fell from the tree and nimbly rode on the black wolf's neck!

Then, the short-haired girl put the giant scissors in her hand on the black wolf's neck and cut it again and again, and the black wolf's head fell to the ground.

All this happened so suddenly that the surrounding wolves didn't react, but the short-haired girl didn't intend to give the wolves a chance. She immediately split the giant scissors in her hands into two, and waved the two sharp knives to kill the wolves in the pack until there were no wolves left for her to kill.

"I told you to steal my rabbit... I told you to steal my rabbit... Teacher Mishasha has already specifically requested rabbit meat, and you're still going against me. You're really courting death!"

The short-haired girl, covered in blood, stood among the wolf's corpses, still cursing at them.

Emilia looked at this frightening scene, not knowing whether to go up and thank him or to quietly slip away.

Just at this moment, the dark clouds dispersed, and a ray of moonlight shone through the treetops, allowing Emilia to see the face of the short-haired girl clearly.

Isn't this girl with fluffy brown short hair, clear and bright eyes and simple face the girl who saved her in Sunny Town?

"Are you...are you Miss Wei...Wei'er?"

Emilia's fear was instantly swept away, and she walked forward excitedly, but she couldn't believe such a coincidence.

Ever since Miss Wei'er saved her life, Emilia has always wanted to repay her, but Miss Wei'er left Sunny Town a long time ago, so she has never been able to repay her kindness.

"Huh? Who are you?"

However, "Miss Wei'er" did not seem to recognize Emilia, and she was very aggressive, which was not consistent with Emilia's impression of her benefactor.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Emilia from Sunny Town. You once saved my life. Do you remember...?"

Emilia stopped while speaking. The two blood-stained knives in "Miss Wei'er's" hands made her instinctively dare not get too close.