Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

This slight change in the future of death means that Jiang Ran's response strategy this time was basically ineffective.

Even if he took the initiative to avoid the girls, "Stone Mask" would still have a way to "help" the girls to surround and kill Jiang Ran, and once surrounded by them, even if Jiang Ran had advanced to the fifth level, he would still not be able to escape.

Jiang Ran, who could chat and laugh with the werewolf ancestor and defeat a sixth-level strongman, was unable to survive from the hands of four girls who were less than fourth level?

Even if Jiang Ran couldn't be cruel to them out of consideration for their feelings, he shouldn't be unable to escape.

The only explanation for this is that the Stone Mask is interfering.

Moreover, the girls were able to find and surround Jiang Ran, probably because of the "Stone Mask" who was secretly acting as a matchmaker.

With such a high level of tracking and surveillance capabilities, Jiang Ran's first thought was the Heavenly Ghost and Earthly Ghost... This "Stone Ghost Mask" that might be hiding behind the Heavenly Ghost and Earthly Ghost seemed to be closely related to the Yuyuan Empire.

(Tsk… there are still seven days left. During these seven days, I must first find a way to break through this gate of hell.)

Jiang Ran took a deep breath and then began to review this future death scene again.

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Date of death: September 187, 9

Time of death: 3:16 p.m.

Death screen content:

The picture is still in a horizontal composition, and the surrounding environment looks like a suburb near the town.

The afternoon sun shone on this suburban land, casting a golden glow on Jiang Ran's body.

Yes, Jiang Ran died this time by being torn to pieces.

However, saying that he was blown to pieces is actually a bit of an exaggeration, because Jiang Ran was actually only blown into fifteen, sixteen, seventy or eighty pieces - if one only counts the large pieces of body that are easy to count.

Standing around Jiang Ran's body were four girls: Wei'er, Viviana, Emilia, and Vanessa. They seemed to have been affected by the explosion that killed Jiang Ran, and they all suffered some minor injuries.

The difference from last time was that the girls didn't seem to make any move this time, or perhaps it was so easy for them to win that it didn't look like they made any move... In addition, the way they looked at Jiang Ran was filled with sadness and pity.

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Jiang Ran's first concern this time was whether there were any new clues about the "Stone Mask" in the death scene, but unfortunately, after he carefully checked, there was no trace of the "Stone Mask" this time.

Then the next thing to confirm is how Jiang Ran died.

Judging from the way he died, Jiang Ran couldn't figure out how the girls killed him. His death was like he had suffered a powerful explosion attack at close range, but as far as Jiang Ran knew, neither Wei'er, Viviana, Emilia nor Vanessa had such means of attack.

(No, wait, could it be that Emilia has mastered high-level explosion magic?)

Jiang Ran kept this possibility for the time being. After all, he hadn't seen Emilia for a while.

But... even so, Emilia shouldn't be able to hit Jiang Ran.

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Afterwards, Jiang Ran, who was unwilling to give up, carefully reviewed the future death scenes several times again and again. Finally, his hard work paid off and he finally found a blind spot that he had overlooked.

(Is this... a fragment of a whip...?)

Among the various fragments on the ground, Jiang Ran found a familiar bone whip. After careful recollection, he finally remembered that this whip should be part of a weapon called "Sea Snake Bone Whip", which is the usual equipment of Wei Pu Bili, the eldest son of the Bili family.

But why were the fragments of Weipu Bilishi's equipment here? Could he have participated in the battle as well?

Jiang Ran recalled the encounter with Wei Pu Bi Lizard in the desert not long ago, and knew that this guy had a grudge against him, so if Wei Pu Bi Lizard also attacked him, his motives would indeed be reasonable.

But...if this guy was involved, then where did he go? Why didn't he appear in the death scene?

Looking at the fragments of the "Sea Serpent Bone Whip", a bad guess began to emerge in Jiang Ran's mind.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Ran re-examined the death scene, and then that not-so-good guess became "reality":

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Jiang Ran discovered that the person who was killed in the death scene was not only Jiang Ran, but also Wei Pu Bi Xi. This guy was blown into pieces even more than Jiang Ran, and it was impossible to put his complete human form back together.

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"..."

The shocking fact left Jiang Ran speechless for a long time.

Why was Wei Pu Bi Xi also killed in the explosion? Jiang Ran thought about it and there was only one answer, that is, this guy was the instigator of the explosion, and it was in the form of self-destruction.

Only this answer can explain why Wei Pu Bi Xi was blown into pieces, as if it was blown apart from the inside out.

However, even if it was a self-destruction, with Wei Pu Bi Xi's strength, Jiang Ran should not be unable to avoid it. Also, is there any connection between Wei Pu Bi Xi's self-destruction and the other four girls?

Jiang Ran thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't come up with an answer. He believed that in this future death scene, there must be a lot of information hidden that he didn't know.

(Stupid Loli: You're so strong! The guy who wanted to kill you this time actually killed you again after you used your ability to predict the future of death.)

The silly loli's feeling is actually exactly what Jiang Ran is thinking now. After being in the Prison Star World for so long, "Stone Mask" is the first person who can waste Jiang Ran's energy points twice.

So, how should Jiang Ran deal with this death?

With no way to avoid the surveillance of the demons in heaven and on earth, is he left with no choice but to face the impending death battlefield?

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Even if I feel unwell, I will continue to fight.

Stupid author needs to use his willpower to help his body recover!

Ah!

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9.53 - A Different Approach

(No, there will definitely be a way.)

Jiang Ran glanced at the word "Jiang" on the palm of his hand, recalled the heavy burden on his shoulders, and helped himself to cheer up.

He has always never given up thinking as long as he is not dead, and this time will be no exception.

Jiang Ran asked himself, what advantages does his current self have compared to the "future self" who died on "September 9"?

Jiang Ran’s answer was that there were three advantages in total.

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★The first advantage is: Jiang Ran is more cautious now;

Jiang Ran believes that "Future Jiang Ran of September 9th" may have been a little careless, because he safely passed through "September 7th" when he should have died, so he may have thought that he had survived the death crisis caused by the Stone Mask.

With this mentality, when the Shura Field crisis "suddenly" reappeared on September 9, Jiang Ran's future performance would definitely be affected;

★The second advantage is: Jiang Ran now knows what kind of attack he is about to face;

Jiang Ran has been in the Prison Star World for some time. He has clearly noticed how important the value of intelligence is in the battles in the Prison Star World.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Jiang Ran did not have the identification ability of the super-dimensional divine eye, and did not have the means of obtaining information such as mind reading, red light warning, and shadow stealing, he would have died long ago.

"Predicting future death" is also one of Jiang Ran's important means of obtaining intelligence. He now knows that he will face death on "September 9th". Therefore, if he really wants to personally "re-enter" the Death Shura Field, his chances of survival will be greatly increased.

★The third and final advantage is that Jiang Ran has more "effective time" than his future self;

Frankly speaking, Jiang Ran really didn't take the death of September 9th too seriously until he used his ability to "predict future death".

According to his previous judgment, all he had to do was hide and not provoke the girls who wanted to kill him.

Now, Jiang Ran knows that it is useless to just hide, and he also realizes that this time the death crisis is no trivial matter, so from this moment until September 9, he will make cracking the future of death his top priority and will invest as much time as possible into it.

Jiang Ran believed that with these three advantages, he would be able to overcome the danger and would never leave any chance for "Stone Mask" to score a third time.

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So, now that you have given yourself the motivation you need, and the advantageous methodology at the macro level has been established, what remains is the most difficult part, which is to put the ideas into practice at the specific execution level.

An anonymous author from the Yuan Dynasty once wrote in "The Battle of Pi Tong" that when the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth - from a broader perspective, the same principle applies to Jiang Ran's response to this death and future.

First, Jiang Ran analyzed his original itinerary plan and the scenes in the future of death, and then speculated that the place of death this time should be in the suburbs near Yanji City, the main city of the Feiqi family.

With Jiang Ran's current speed, it would be no problem for him to reach Yanji City within seven days, and he could even have two or three days to spare. However, in Yanji City, only Viviana's appearance was reasonable. It was a bit strange that the other three girls also came all the way to Yanji City.

Whether it is Wei'er, Emilia or Vanessa, according to Jiang Ran's understanding of their current situation, the three of them should not appear in Yanji City, unless someone deliberately misled them.

If someone did this, then the person who directly or indirectly induced them must be Stone Face.

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Thinking of this, Jiang Ran gradually had a complete understanding of the whole context of the incident.

In his opinion, this powerful "Stone Mask" not only has the ability to "incite" the girls to kill him, but also has the ability to grasp the whereabouts of all of them, and can help the girls quickly improve their strength. It is even possible to limit and weaken Jiang Ran's combat ability, so that the girls and Wei Pu Bi Xi's action to kill Jiang Ran can proceed smoothly.

However, if this is the case, then the problem arises.

Why didn't 'Stone Mask', who had such strong overall strength, kill Jiang Ran himself, but instead went to such great lengths to create such an extremely troublesome drama?

Is this guy simply bored and loves to play, or does he have some hidden secret?

Jiang Ran was keenly aware that as long as he could figure out the "hidden reason" why Stone Mask didn't do it himself, he might be able to find a way to launch a counterattack against Stone Mask.

But unfortunately, Jiang Ran now has too little time and clues. For him, it is more important to stay alive than to fight back.

(No, wait… there seems to be a solution…)

Jiang Ran, who was walking and thinking in the desert, suddenly stopped. He suddenly realized that he seemed to know how to deal with this crisis.

"The powerful Stone Face Ghost is unwilling and unable to kill Jiang Ran personally." Isn't this Jiang Ran's best chance to fight back?

As long as Jiang Ran doesn't have to face the Stone Demon directly, the remaining problems will be relatively easy to solve.

So what if Stone Mask had the power to convince the four girls to kill Jiang Ran? When it came to "conquering" the girls, Jiang Ran was a professional. Wouldn't it be enough to just "conquer" them again?

As for Wei Pu Bi Xi, who was suspected of being a human bomb, it was even less of a problem. Jiang Ran didn't take action last time just because of other factors. If he came with murderous intentions this time, Jiang Ran would naturally not let him see the sun tomorrow.

If there is any trouble with this guy Wei Pu Bi Xi, it is the Bi Xi family behind him.

Jiang Ran will handle the scene properly at that time to avoid leaving any clues, so as to avoid becoming hostile to the Bilisha family in the future.

After all, in order to save Ice Star Shirley, Jiang Ran had already strained his relationship with the Snow Deer family, and he couldn't continue to make more enemies.

(Stupid Loli: Is it really that simple, Jiang Yan? Aren’t you overconfident again?)

At this time, the silly loli questioned Jiang Ran's action plan. In the past, Jiang Ran would selectively ignore her, but this time, Jiang Ran was really unsure about the future, so he took up the silly loli's words for the first time.

(Jiang Ran: Really? Then what do you think is the problem?)

(Stupid Lolita: Last time you fell into that Octopus Lolita's Shura Field trap, you managed to escape. This time, you're facing four girls who want to kill you at the same time. How can you have the wisdom to conquer them again?)

After hearing the silly loli's question, Jiang Ran smiled.

He was thinking too quickly just now and didn't include the details, so it's no wonder that stupid Loli felt that way.

In fact, Jiang Ran’s real idea is to break the whole into parts and defeat them one by one.

(Jiang Ran: You're worrying too much, Prigok Nissen... Since I'm going to "recapture" them, I certainly won't let the four of them reunite.)

While telling the stupid loli this, Jiang Ran also regained his confidence.

Next, his general direction of heading to Yanji City will not change, but he will make some fine-tuning on the details, so as to nip the sinister plan of "Stone Ghost Face" in the bud!

9.54 - Undercurrent

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October 187, 8

11:32 AM

[Confession death countdown remaining: 25 days]

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Somewhere in the Kingdom of West, the second-in-command of the Snake Shadow Society, the humanoid tentacle loli "Endless Abyss·Mishasha" of the murloc tribe and octopus species, is waiting for someone to come out outside a third-level orange trial gate.

[Note: The difficulty colors of the Trial Gates from easy to difficult are: white, yellow, orange, red, and purple.]

Not long after, a petite girl with fluffy short hair and big eyes jumped out of the trial gate. However, in stark contrast to her harmless and cute appearance, her sharp eyes were filled with fierce murderous intent.