Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Jiang Ran, who had been searched for by everyone for half the night, was now in a relatively safe space - this space was called "Advanced Trial".

After taking advantage of the terrain changes at the cliff to escape from the blood-sucking snake Orlosk, Jiang Ran ran with all his strength towards the cave where the entrance to the advanced trial was hidden.

Along the way, he used Shadow Step as soon as its cooldown was up, trying his best to interrupt the scent and footprints he left behind, and he used his endurance without hesitation. Finally, he successfully entered the purple trial again and temporarily escaped from the situation of being hunted by the two powerful monsters.

However, given Jiang Ran's current physical condition, entering the advanced trial is basically like leaving a wolf's den and entering a tiger's den.

If he failed the advanced trial, no one in the Prison Star World would know how he died.

Therefore, after entering this familiar trial space again, Jiang Ran did not rush forward to explore, but sat down to recuperate first.

It’s a pity that the advanced trial won’t give the challenger a long chance to breathe.

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The trial space for advancement from the third level to the fourth level is still an endless wasteland of stone.

Above this land is an emotionless gray sky, without even a cloud to embellish it.

After Jiang Ran was teleported in, the first thing he saw was the stone pillar standing tall not far away. This time, the words engraved on the stone pillar, after Jiang Ran understood and translated them, were:

"If you give up halfway, even rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, even gold and stone can be carved."

Objectively speaking, this sentence itself does not have any special meaning. It simply warns people to persevere and not give up halfway. However, combined with his previous experience in the advanced trials, Jiang Ran always feels that this sentence is not that simple.

There must be a hint in this sentence that can help Jiang Ran pass the trial.

Jiang Ran had just pondered this sentence for a while when the familiar black magic circle appeared in the open space between him and the stone pillar.

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To this day, Jiang Ran has not had the opportunity to study the construction principles of this strange and complex magic circle. Therefore, he can only challenge it according to the "rules" of this trial space.

As a black figure slowly emerged from the magic circle, Jiang Ran also stood up and prepared to fight.

At this moment, when Jiang Ran was checking his status information, he was surprised to find that his stamina not only did not recover, but actually decreased a little...?!

(What happened? Did I remember it wrong?)

Although this little bit of endurance was not enough to determine the outcome of the next battle, this abnormal phenomenon aroused Jiang Ran's vigilance.

Then, before he could figure out what was going on with the endurance issue, the dark figure had already completely appeared on the ground.

What caught Jiang Ran's eyes at this moment was a slightly hunched skeleton "magician". Judging from the small pointed corners on its skull, it should have been some kind of sub-human in its lifetime, and the beautiful white hair on its head made Jiang Ran marvel at the magic of life.

The upper body of this skeleton "magician" is covered with a pair of exaggerated metal shoulder armor, but other than that, it only has a thin gray cloth robe and skulls hanging in various places on its body.

Similar to this equipment with a sharp contrast is this guy's weapon.

This skeleton "magician" was seen holding a giant, exaggerated long-handled skeleton sickle in one hand and controlling a magic book emitting lavender smoke in the other. For a moment, it was unclear whether it was a melee or ranged weapon.

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8.145 - The Rules of Space (Part )

Although the enemy's equipment was full of deception, all disguises were in vain in the face of Jiang Ran's identification ability.

Jiang Ran immediately identified the information of the skeleton "magician", and then he began to think about what specific fighting method to use.

With the guarantee of the "future death scene", Jiang Ran knew that as long as he performed "normally", he would not fail in this trial.

However, this situation where we only know the results but not the process may itself become a kind of "misleading".

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High-level Skeleton Necromancer, Nameless, Genderless, 113 years old

High-level Skeleton Necromancer - Lv90

Skill slots: 3 / 3

Vitality: 6500

Stamina: 4500

Mana: 11200

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After a quick calculation and comparison, Jiang Ran believed that his assassin-type combat profession had certain advantages over the mage.

Even though the Skeleton Necromancer's scythe and spellbook come with good skills, they are still not enough to make up for the difference in compatibility between the professions.

As long as Jiang Ran could get close, he was confident that he could prevent the Skeleton Necromancer from using any skills and quickly end the battle.

So, Jiang Ran did what he said, and boldly used the "Shadow Escape Step". In the blink of an eye, he was behind the enemy. Then, while stealing the opponent's skills, he swung the skeleton sword he got in the tower, trying to chop off the opponent's head with one sword...!

Then, he actually cut off the Skeleton Necromancer's cervical vertebrae, separating his head from his body.

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However, even though his head was gone, the Skeleton Necromancer did not stop moving. The headless Necromancer swung the scythe in one hand and slashed at Jiang Ran's waist while turning around. Seeing this, Jiang Ran had to jump out of the way for the time being.

It was impossible for him to be hit by this kind of physical attack as his speed and evasion abilities were far superior to his opponent's.

(What happened? Why can he still be alive after his head was chopped off?)

Jiang Ran was very surprised to see the skeleton necromancer who had no head but could still move freely.

Not long ago, he had just defeated various types of skeleton monsters in Mishasha's "Tower". Their weaknesses were all in their heads without exception. So now, what was supporting this skeleton necromancer to remain immortal?

Jiang Ran took a look at the skill he had just stolen and immediately understood the reason.

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The skill that Jiang Ran stole is called "Necromancer". This skill can only be used by the "Necromancer" series of professions or races.

The effect of "Necromancer" is that as long as the caster's magic power is not zero, the caster's body will not die no matter what kind of damage it receives, and the caster can also move various body parts and reassemble them by consuming magic power.

Such a powerful skill consumes only 3 mana points per second, and even if it lasts for one minute, it only consumes 180 mana points. For a Skeleton Necromancer with more than mana points, it can be used continuously throughout the entire battle.

After understanding the mechanism of "Necromancer", Jiang Ran knew that it was impossible to kill the Skeleton Necromancer quickly, but even so, he could not let the opponent gain distance and engage in a battle that would be beneficial to long-range professions.

However, the Skeleton Necromancer with an "immortal body" was not afraid of Jiang Ran's next attack. It withstood Jiang Ran's fierce slash and forced itself to use its next skill: summoning skeleton warriors.

The skeleton necromancer thrust his scythe into the ground, then raised his hands, and a skeleton warrior holding a sword and shield crawled out from the ground.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ran immediately changed his target and killed the level 20 skeleton warrior first, to prevent the skeleton necromancer from accumulating in numbers and turning into a sea of ​​skeletons that could crush people with numbers.

However, just when Jiang Ran dealt with the skeleton warrior and looked at the skeleton necromancer again, something unbelievable happened to him.

The Skeleton Necromancer, whose vitality had been reduced by Jiang Ran by more than 2,000 points, now has all his vitality restored!

(what happened?!)

(Did I… miss something?)

In order to save mana, Jiang Ran did not activate the "all-round vision", but he did not think that he missed the moment when the enemy used the skill, because, in addition to being surprised, Jiang Ran also found that the Skeleton Necromancer not only restored his vitality, but also his endurance and magic!

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Looking at the Skeleton Necromancer in front of him who was in full health and was summoning skeleton warriors again, Jiang Ran felt a sense of confusion and helplessness that he had not felt for a long time.

If he doesn't figure out the mystery of his enemy, he will be exhausted to death by this guy sooner or later.

So, in order to uncover the truth, Jiang Ran first led the skeleton warriors away, and then turned to directly attack the skeleton necromancer.

After stabbing the Skeleton Necromancer several times, he turned around and dealt with the three skeleton warriors who were following him. When he looked at the Skeleton Necromancer again, this guy was in full health again.

Now, Jiang Ran could vaguely understand what was going on.

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(If you give up halfway, even rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, even gold and stone can be carved...)

Jiang Ran kept repeating the words engraved on the stone pillar, and recalled what happened not long ago: "I sat down to rest, but not only did my endurance not recover, but it actually decreased." He could basically guess the "rules" of this trial space.

Jiang Ran still clearly remembered the first time he challenged the Advanced Trial. The theme at that time was "Courage";

The second time I challenged the Advanced Trial, the theme was "Moderation";

He guessed that the theme this time should be "diligence".

In this "Trial of Diligence", all rest will not have a restorative effect, but will have the opposite effect. Therefore, even if Jiang Ran uses the "Shadow Resident" effect of the "Black Jade Ring" to hide and sleep, it is likely that his condition will only become worse.

In addition, the challenger must focus on attacking one target in the trial space. Once the challenger changes the target, the target he previously attacked will instantly return to full status, making all his previous efforts in vain.

After summarizing these two "rules", Jiang Ran looked at the Skeleton Necromancer who was constantly summoning skeleton warriors, and his heart was filled with regret, great regret.

If he had known this, he should not have entered the trial space so quickly. He should at least have waited until the pursuers were close before coming in, even if it was just to restore a little more endurance.

Now, not only did he have no means of recovery, but the only thing that could bring him hope, the "True Soul Blade Katana: Soul Severance", could not be equipped due to insufficient attributes.

In addition, the cursed equipment "Skeleton Dagger·Fate Chaser" is also useless, because this weapon only allows the wearer to attack "living things", while the Skeleton Necromancer and Skeleton Warrior are all "dead things".

Jiang Ran's only way to win is to follow the rules of this trial space and kill the skeleton necromancer with one sword at a time while avoiding the skeleton summons.

However, even if Jiang Ran wanted to do so, he still had two "mountains" to deal with. These two mountains were the two weapons of the Skeleton Necromancer, and their names were "Bone Scythe·Dragon Scroll" and "Necromancy Book·Sacrifice".

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8.146 - Second Enemy

Before knowing that the Skeleton Necromancer possessed the skill of "Necromancer", Jiang Ran only thought that the two weapons of the enemy were good, but not a big deal.

Later, Jiang Ran learned about the "necromancy" and still felt that the situation was under control until he discovered the disgusting rules in this trial space.

Under the current circumstances, the skills of the two weapons, "Bone Scythe·Dragon Scroll" and "Necronomicon·Sacrifice", produced a wonderful "chemical reaction" with the trial space, making it much more difficult for Jiang Ran to win.

The skill of "Bone Scythe Tornado" is "Bone Scythe Tornado", which makes this long-handled scythe spin at high speed around the user, forming a scythe tornado that combines defense and attack.

The skill itself consumes 500 mana points per second, has no cooldown, and can last until the user's mana is exhausted. However, this skill also has a special effect, which is that for every summoned creature the user controls, the mana consumption is reduced by 100 points per second.

In other words, as long as the Skeleton Necromancer controls five or more Skeleton Warriors at the same time, he can use this "Bone Scythe Tornado" infinitely, making it difficult for Jiang Ran to get close.

The Skeleton Necromancer's other "weapon", the skill of "Necromancy Book·Sacrifice" is no less than that of "Bone Scythe·Dragon Scroll". Its skill is called "Sacrifice", and its effect is to instantly kill a user's summoned creature (no higher than the second level) and restore the user's summoned creature's vitality, stamina and magicka to one tenth of its maximum vitality.

The mana consumption of "Sacrifice" is 100 points, and the vitality of the skeleton warrior is 1500 points. In other words, this skill can stably restore 150 points of vitality and endurance to the skeleton necromancer, and can also recover 50 points of mana. It is really useful.

Once the Skeleton Necromancer's combat system is formed, Jiang Ran will probably be tortured to death.

In order to avoid this situation, he immediately began to kill the skeleton warriors summoned by the enemy, and must not let the number of skeleton warriors reach five!

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Soon, Jiang Ran eliminated the skeleton warriors who were only at level 20 of the first order like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Then, he also thought of a way to break the current situation.

Since the Skeleton Necromancer's two weapons are so troublesome, why not just destroy its weapons?

After Jiang Ran figured this out, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the Skeleton Necromancer.

He first feinted his sword, pretending to stab the enemy's head, but in fact he forcibly twisted the trajectory of the sword in mid-air, and with just one slash, he split the "Necromancy Book: Sacrifice" in half.

Then, he pretended to strike the Skeleton Necromancer's knee with his backhand, but just as the opponent swung the scythe to block, Jiang Ran changed his sword hand in mid-air, switching the sword from a reverse grip to a forward grip with his left hand, and then just bypassed the defensive range of the scythe and ruthlessly cut off the wrist holding the scythe.

As the sickle fell to the ground with a clang, Jiang Ran immediately picked up the sickle and ran away. Before the Skeleton Necromancer could control the severed hand to return to his body, he broke the sickle into several sections, cutting off the possibility of the other party continuing to use this weapon.

The battle has developed to this point. Apart from being able to summon skeleton warriors almost unlimitedly, the Skeleton Necromancer can no longer threaten Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran already knew these three skills clearly: Skeleton Body (using magic power to regenerate the body), Necromancer and Summoning Skeleton Warriors.

Although Jiang Ran could only cause half damage to the Skeleton Necromancer due to the curse of "The Hermit's Crown of Thorns", he made full use of the absolute gap between the two sides in speed, dodge and hit rate. He took a large group of skeleton warriors for a stroll while stabbing the Skeleton Necromancer to death.

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After the Skeleton Necromancer fell, the skeleton monsters it summoned turned into powder.

At this point, Jiang Ran knew that he had passed the "first stage" of this trial.

Why is it called the first stage? Because Jiang Ran noticed that the Skeleton Necromancer was only at level 90 in the third stage. Based on his experience from the previous two advanced trials, the final opponent in the trial would be at least one level higher than Jiang Ran.

Before the next enemy appeared, Jiang Ran took the time to check his condition.

It is impossible to recover endurance. In this trial, whether it is vitality, endurance or magic power, they will be used up as time goes by. Therefore, it is particularly important for Jiang Ran to understand what else he can do.

In the battle with the Skeleton Necromancer just now, Jiang Ran was extremely frugal and only used Shadow Step and Shadow Steal once, but even so, his remaining stats were still not optimistic:

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