Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

It was noon, the sun was scorching, and apart from the monsters and creatures lurking in this hot ecosystem, no outsiders were willing to set foot here - except for a group of cat-man ninjas who were patrolling to protect the safety of their compatriots.

The cat people are one of the five core sub-human races of the Farnese Empire. Their territory is adjacent to the werewolf tribe. The two sides do not interfere with each other and live their own lives.

Compared with the unruly werewolves, the cat people are much more orderly. The well-trained cat ninjas not only protect the interests of the cat people, but are also often rented out as mercenaries to other forces, thereby earning substantial economic benefits for the cat people.

The cat-man ninjas patrolling the desert at this moment belong to the Cat-man Guard Corps. Their mission is to patrol the situation around the Cat-man territory. If they find any suspicious or dangerous traces, they will record them and bring them back to report to the Cat-man Warrior Corps.

As the cat-man ninjas walked, they discovered the corpses of snake-like monsters and lizard monsters.

At first they were startled and retreated quickly. After a few seconds, they realized that the two piles of things that looked like monsters were actually dead. Only then did they dare to step forward carefully to confirm.

"Oh my goodness...isn't this a Caesarian Horned Adder?! How could it die here?" (Cat People's language, same below)

The Cat Ninja team members gasped as they looked at the Calamity Horned Viper whose head was split in half.

Desert snake monsters such as the Desert Viper and the Causing Horned Adder are the number one enemies of the Cat People, because these cunning and insidious guys always sneak into the Cat People's territory quietly, and then silently swallow the Cat People's children whole and then dive into the underground to slowly digest them.

In order to protect the children from being eaten by these monsters, the Cat Ninja Patrol conducts daily patrols almost all year round, but the unfortunate news of children going missing still comes from time to time.

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[The above picture is from the chapter "9.13 - Desert Encounter"]

Therefore, when the cat ninjas saw this disaster horn viper die suddenly here, after the initial surprise, they were undoubtedly happy. It would be best if these damn disaster horn vipers were all extinct!

Amid the discussions among the Neko-nin team members, the Neko-nin captain walked to the front.

"Hmm... Indeed, meow, it's a horned adder, for sure. And judging by its size, it's probably about to evolve... The green lizard next to it must have been strangled to death by it, but who killed the horned adder, meow..."

Captain Cat Ninja said as he walked directly to the side of the corpses, held his breath and bent down to examine the bodies of the two monsters. Not only did he verify his guess, he also found blue-black burn wounds on the body of the Causing Horned Viper.

The discovery of the blue-black burn wound surprised the Cat Ninja Captain even more. In shock, he couldn't help but blurt out, "How could it be, meow?! It's actually a blue burn. Could it be that what killed this guy was...?!"

When the Cat Ninja team members heard their captain mumbling to himself, they all gathered around him. They rarely saw their captain looking so surprised.

"What's wrong Captain?"

"Wow, it's a blue burn! So cool, meow!"

"Where? I want to see it too, meow!"

"Make way, make way, meow!"

The members of the Cat Ninja team started discussing it at once, but the Cat Ninja Captain had no intention of answering them because he knew that these young members knew nothing about the "ancient rumor".

"Stop making noise, meow! Hurry up and dismantle the bodies of these two monsters, collect the useful materials and bring them back. I have to go back and report the situation first."

The Cat Ninja Captain's harsh rebuke made the team members shut up, but after he left, the Cat Ninja team members immediately started discussing with each other again.

However, no matter how the Neko-nin team members discussed, the result would be in vain, because even the Neko-nin captain only had a partial understanding of the "ancient rumor".

The only people who truly know the truth are the powerful people of the Cat People.

9.20 - Ancient Rumors

Just as the werewolf clan is divided into werewolf royal family and werewolf commoners, the cat people are also divided into cat nobles and cat commoners.

However, the bloodlines of cat people have been mixed together for hundreds of years, and there is no such thing as pure blood or mixed blood. What determines a cat person's status is his/her contribution to the cat people clan.

It is worth mentioning that the merits of the cat people cannot be inherited, so the descendants of nobles are not necessarily nobles. However, nobles have the right to better cultivate their next generation of descendants, so the probability of nobles appearing among their descendants is higher than that of commoners.

Although Captain Cat Ninja is now a common cat-man, his ancestor was once a cat-man noble. It's a pity that the noble did not cultivate his descendants well, resulting in no nobles among his descendants.

Captain Cat Ninja was not discouraged by this. After all, such cases were common among the cat people.

Moreover, Captain Cat Ninja is confident that he can make a comeback for his family. He believes that as long as he works hard in this position, he will have no problem being promoted to Captain of the Cat Ninja Squadron in two or three years.

As for the noble position higher than squadron leader, Cat Ninja Captain, Captain Cat Ninja felt that it was impossible for him to achieve it in this lifetime with his own strength and talent, but he could use the position of Cat Ninja Squadron Leader to let his children receive slightly better training from an early age. In this way, there might be a Cat Ninja Captain in the next generation of Captain Cat Ninja's family.

As long as there is a child who can become the captain of the Cat Ninja Team, there will be a nobleman in the Cat Ninja Captain's family. Although other family members cannot enjoy the rights of a noble, as long as the excellent methods of cultivating offspring are passed on, it will no longer be a dream for generations to have nobles.

——(Myanmar… I wonder if today’s discovery can earn me any credit…)

Captain Cat Ninja hummed a little tune as he came to the headquarters of the Cat Guard Regiment. Then he found the clerk and reported everything he had discovered during the patrol. After that, he waited for the good news of his commendation.

Then in the evening of the same day, the decomposed bodies of the Causal Horned Adder and the Green Lizard were transported to the cat-people town of Nekol. The body parts with traces of blue flame burns were sent separately to the Cat-people Guard Regiment headquarters not far from Nekol.

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The battlefield of the Cat Guard Regiment's headquarters was filled with the sounds of soldiers training.

In this command center of the cat-man armed forces, there are cat-man soldiers of various combat professions, including cat-man ninjas, cat-man warriors, cat-man illusionists, etc.

At the core of the main camp stood the tent of the Catman Guard Regiment Commander. At this moment, the elderly commander was checking the body parts of the Calamity Horned Viper that had just been delivered.

"Damn... these really are the same blue burn marks as in those 'old rumors'. I've finally opened my eyes today...!"

The "Captain of the Cat Guard, Krokosin," with his white hair and beard, walked around the corpse of the Caesar Adder, cursing.

Although his words were harsh, his expression was quite excited. To encounter such a legendary thing at his age when he was about to retire was, without exaggeration, the care of the gods for him.

"Indeed, meow. I also believe this is consistent with that 'ancient rumor'."

The person speaking next to Captain Krokosin was the deputy captain of the Cat Guard, Kuhuisin. He was a gray-haired cat who looked younger than Captain Krokosin, but was also in his fifties and was a strong candidate for the next captain of the guard.

"Kuwaissin."

"My subordinate is here."

"Send someone to contact the Ten Elders. We're going to have a good chat with them tonight, meow."

"Yes, meow."

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After Deputy Captain Kuhuaisin left, Captain Krokaosin kept stroking his big white beard and stood by the window looking at the sunset in deep thought.

If the wound on this horned viper was really caused by a burn from the blue flame, it would not only be of great significance to the cat-people, but also a top priority for all the sub-human races in the entire Farnas Empire and the entire Prison Star World.

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[Note: The screenshot above is from chapter 8.46 - Final Round]

"Will I ever have the chance to witness this 'ancient rumor' with my own eyes...?"

Captain Krokosin looked deep in his eyes and muttered to himself.

The so-called "ancient rumors" refer to the "old-fashioned" stories that were widely circulated in the Farnas Empire hundreds of years ago.

According to legend, every few hundred years, the gods and the underworld will send messengers to the mortal world to give trials to the demihumans. The demihumans who successfully pass the trials will gain unparalleled power.

Everyone knows this story, from centenarians to three-year-old children, but everyone regards this rumor as just a story. However, in fact, the powerful leaders of various subhuman races are seriously studying this matter.

Based on the various records and physical evidence passed down over the centuries, the leaders of the various demihuman races have reached a consensus on seven aspects of the "ancient rumors":

1. The messengers from the divine realm and the underworld descended upon the mortal world at the same time, and one could only choose one of the two trials;

Second, the messengers from the gods and the underworld will not come to you on their own initiative, so the demihumans need to find them by themselves;

3. The messengers from the divine realm and the underworld will arrange trials in the order in which the demihumans visit. However, only the first race to pass the trial will receive the reward, after which the two messengers will directly leave the mortal world.

4. The power bestowed by the messengers of the gods and the underworld is different each time, but the validity period is only one year each time;

5. The messengers from the gods and the underworld descend approximately every one to two hundred years, and no pattern has yet been discovered.

6. The messenger of the divine world has a pair of white wings behind him and wields a bright spear burning with white flames;

7. The messenger of Hades rides a blue-flame steed and wields a death scythe wrapped in blue hellfire.

As a high-ranking member of the Cat People, Captain Krokosin naturally knew about these consensuses.

In his opinion, the wounds on the horned viper might indeed have been caused by the messenger of the underworld. This was not only because there were traces of what appeared to be blue flames, but also because the hard and sturdy head of the horned viper was actually split in half, which was obviously caused by a sharp weapon.

Captain Krokosin judged from his own experience that anyone who could do such a thing must have at least the strength of a top-level fifth-order power. Adding on the coincidence of the blue flame... it was indeed difficult for him not to think of it as an "ancient rumor".

However, Captain Krokosin also knew that there were some special monsters that could use blue flames, and the world was full of wonders. Perhaps someone had obtained magic tools and equipment that could drive blue flames. Therefore, it was too early to draw a conclusion now.

However, this does not mean that Captain Krokosin will put the matter aside. On the contrary, he will devote as much energy and manpower as possible to the investigation.

Because if the messenger from the underworld really came to the mortal world, it would be a great opportunity for the cat-people, who had been in decline for a long time, to make a comeback!

“Meow meow meow… Old man, I’m on fire meow!”

Captain Krocausin, who is nearly seventy years old, is ready to give it a try!

9.21 - Night of Rest (Second Update)

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October 187, 8

〖7:16 pm〗

[Confession death countdown remaining: 29 days]

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As the last ray of sunset glow dissipated as the sun sank into the horizon, night fell over the desert.

The young man in a tattered black cloak walked in the moonlight, leaving behind a series of slender and lonely footprints in the desert. Besides his own shadow, he was also accompanied by a black shadow clone that helped him carry his equipment, including the beast horn giant sword.

(It's almost time to find a place to stay for the night.)

The young man Jiang Ran used the ability of the super-dimensional divine eye to confirm his location. As long as he woke up tomorrow and continued walking for half a day, he would be able to return to the Kingdom of West.

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[Note: The Super-Dimensional Divine Eye can obtain the current world's time information and surrounding geographical location information]

Compared to the turbulent events in the werewolf territory yesterday, Jiang Ran had a relatively "peaceful" day today. Apart from encountering the Calamity Horned Viper and the young master of the Green Lizard family in the desert, there was nothing else worth mentioning.

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During the final stage of the battle, Jiang Ran took advantage of the moment when the Green-Scaled Flying Lizard swooped down to identify the information and read Wei Pu Green Lizard's inner thoughts, and knew the real purpose of this guy circling over his head for so long.

Someone would actually want to capture him on Wei'er's behalf? This was something Jiang Ran had never expected, but it also indirectly proved that Wei'er was indeed a good girl - if you didn't consider that she wanted to kill Jiang Ran.

Well, since Wei Pu Bi Xi came to "collect his body", Jiang Ran naturally couldn't stand him. However, Jiang Ran didn't kill him either. It wasn't because Jiang Ran suddenly became mentally retarded or suddenly became a saint, but because Jiang Ran wanted to spare his life and then quietly follow him to find Wei'er.

As long as Wei'er is found, the divination rabbit spirit will naturally be found. In this way, Jiang Ran's goal of seeking information about the "Dark Rabbit Queen Wu Suoqi" can be achieved.

But what Jiang Ran didn't expect was that Wei Pu Bi Xi actually fell into the hands of the headless Causing Horned Adder. It was clearly just the last struggle before death, so how could it kill Wei Pu Bi Xi's flying mount?

Jiang Ran was really puzzled at the time. Wei Pu Bi Lizard had the strength of a third-level combat profession, and his mount, the Bi-Scaled Flying Lizard, was also at the second level. No matter how he thought about it, it shouldn't have turned out like that.

Later, Jiang Ran figured this out on his way out. He guessed that he had misjudged the "quality of strength" of Wei Pu Bi Xi. To put it more simply, the numbers of class and level could not accurately represent a person's strength.

There must be a huge gap between a person who reaches the third level entirely through his own efforts and a person who relies entirely on others to help him gain experience to reach the third level. Not to mention a rich kid like Wei Pu Bi Xi, who must have a lot of custom-made equipment and props to help him pass the trial.

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Back to the point, Wei Pu Bili's failure disrupted Jiang Ran's plan. When he found that this guy was retreating towards the werewolf territory to look for the Bili's family, Jiang Ran had to spare his life for the time being.

Whether it is the werewolf pursuers who may catch up at any time, or the two mentors of the Green Lizard family, these are things Jiang Ran does not want to encounter. In addition, keeping the clue of Wei Pu Green Lizard may come in handy later.

After this sudden incident came to an end, Jiang Ran continued to head towards the Kingdom of Wester, and walked until night fell.

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Under the bright moonlight, Jiang Ran gnawed on the tasteless desert marmot meat.

The reason why Jiang Ran couldn't taste the food was not because he was in a bad mood, but because marmot meat really had no taste and was tough and old.

Marmots, also known as groundhogs, are small rodents that pop up from time to time and squeak in the desert after nightfall. After Jiang Ran activated his production professional skill "Concentration and Perception", they had nowhere to hide.

[Note: "Concentrated Heart·Perception" can detect the breath of all living and inanimate objects below level 20 within 10 meters around the user. It consumes magic points per second.]

Thanks to this exotic "trip", Jiang Ran was able to hunt many new species that he had never encountered before. This allowed him to upgrade his production professional hunter, which had been stuck at level 5 for a long time, to level 8, and his hunting skills have reached perfection.

Jiang Ran was full of anticipation as he wondered if he would learn new production skills when the Hunter level reached level 10.

(Stupid Loli: If you ask me, it would be best if you could learn the skill to perceive women's hearts. You are courting death day by day, and you are getting closer and closer to the end of being stabbed to death by girls.)

(Jiang Ran: Haha, isn’t that thanks to your “Benevolent God”?)

The stupid loli's complaint hit the nail on the head. Jiang Ran fought back without losing ground, but in his heart he somewhat agreed with the stupid loli's point of view.

Speaking of sensing danger, Jiang Ran had previously escaped many fatal disasters with the help of the "Super-Dimensional Divine Eye". However, recently, as the enemy's strength has become stronger and stronger, the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, which can only sense the attack intentions below level 200, is indeed not enough.

Jiang Ran would be very welcome if he could have an extra life-saving skill.

As for ways to acquire new skills, compared to the slow-growing experience points of production professions and the incredibly difficult-to-level-up Super-Dimensional Divine Eye (EXP: 2/8), Jiang Ran's soon-to-max fourth-tier combat profession, Shadow Disciple, clearly offers more promise.

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