Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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It's not that Vanessa likes to listen to other people's gossip, but the combination of the two specific words "Podle Town" and "blonde busty woman" really made it impossible for her to ignore it, not to mention that she had just thought about something about this woman.

Almost like a conditioned reflex, Vanessa's eyes immediately drifted to the next table. She saw that sitting at the next table were a swordsman and a shield warrior. Both of them looked to be uncles in their thirties or forties, and were not people Vanessa knew.

This made Vanessa pay more attention to what they said, because people always instinctively believe that rumors heard from irrelevant people are more true.

In order not to miss any key words, Vanessa pricked up her ears and listened attentively, having long forgotten the piece of meat she was holding. The words that flowed into her ears were roughly like this:

"Are you kidding me, bro? Blonde and big-breasted, how could such a thing exist among the rookies?"

"Oh, why would I lie to you, brother? When those vagrants make money, they don't give me a penny, so I don't need to speak well of them."

"Hahahaha, then tell me in detail, what is so exciting about this blonde busty woman?"

"Brother, it's hard to answer your question... Let me tell you this, normally I can last about 20 minutes, but when it comes to blonde busty girls, I surrender in less than five minutes."

"Really? You can usually last more than 20 minutes?"

"Dude, that's not the point."

"Oh, cough cough, hahahaha, then... then how much does this busty blonde girl charge?"

"One time is fifty copper coins, and overnight stay is one silver coin. No cheating, no cheating."

[Note: One silver coin is equal to one hundred copper coins, and one copper coin is equivalent to the purchasing power of one RMB]

Having said that, the shield warrior who was called brother was so excited that he almost stood up, but because this was a restaurant and a public place, he restrained his emotions.

"Brother, this is such a good deal! It really deserves to be called Bodel Town..."

"Of course, bro, when have I ever cheated you? But I have to warn you about one thing. This big-breasted blonde girl talks a bit like a train and her memory is not very good. If you mind this, it's better not to go to her."

"What do you mean?"

"Let me give you an example. My name is Fide, and I usually like to brag. I once lied to that woman and told her I was the illegitimate son of King Wester. To my surprise, she actually believed me and kept telling everyone she met. Luckily, she had a bad memory and mistook my name for Fike, so I let it go."

"I understand, it's just a small matter. You know I don't like to talk when I'm doing that, hahaha..."

At this point in the conversation, the valuable part is almost over.

Vanessa silently ate the piece of meat she had picked up on the fork. She felt that the big stone that had been hanging in her heart for a long time had fallen safely into her stomach just like the piece of meat.

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Unconsciously, she no longer doubted Lord Fike so much.

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Vanessa didn't change her mind immediately because of what she just heard, but her mentality had undergone a huge change.

Regardless of how much truth there was in what the middle-aged couple at the next table said, their words made Vanessa realize that her trust in Lord Fike had been shaken by a mere suspicious youngster.

If she continues to serve Lord Fike with such an unsteady mentality, similar things will happen again sooner or later. Does she have to seek help from the "Organization" every time?

——(Yes, Vanessa, don't judge based on what others say. If you really want to confirm the authenticity of Master Fike's Dragon Shadow identity, you have to do your own research to be the most reliable!)

Vanessa, this is an epiphany.

At this moment, she felt that her mind had made great growth.

Next, she will use her own methods to find out the truth, and before knowing the truth, she will not make any rash judgment on Lord Fike.

9.61 - Shadow Maker

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October 187, 9

〖10:49 pm〗

[Confession death countdown remaining: 23 days]

"Death Future Remaining: 6 Days"

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Under the cover of night, outside the small town, a swordsman walked out of the town with an expressionless face.

After standing blankly in the shadow of the woods outside the town for a while, he seemed to have suddenly found his soul and ran back to the town as if waking up from a dream. He couldn't understand why he ran out of the town in the middle of the night when he was clearly not drunk.

...and I have no memory of the last hour or so.

After the swordsman left, a young man quietly walked out from the shadows. This young man was none other than our classmate Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran looked at the calm night sky and breathed a sigh of relief... Although everything went smoothly tonight, he did not dare to let his guard down until he successfully escaped from the "shadow" just now.

As for what Jiang Ran did tonight, it all starts with his new fifth-level skill, "Shadow Master".

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The skill "Shadow Master" is just as its name suggests, a skill related to shadows. The general effect of this skill is: when there is a creature within a three-meter radius of Jiang Ran, as long as the other party agrees, Jiang Ran can sneak into the other party's shadow, continuously obtain all-round information such as vision, hearing, smell, touch, etc., and provide the other party with certain attribute bonuses.

At first glance, this seemed like a purely supportive skill, but who was Jiang Ran? He was someone who could even use the "Calculation Power Boost" skill in a pharmacist class, so even if it was truly a support skill, he could still make a difference.

What's more, 'Shadowmaker' is more than just a supporting skill.

The first time Jiang Ran saw the skill of "Shadow Master", he was impressed by the description of "Diving into the Shadows".

Based on the information of the skill itself and Jiang Ran's many attempts after leaving the trial, he learned that after sneaking into the shadow, as long as the shadow owner is still alive and Jiang Ran still has enough magic power, he can stay in the shadow and not come out, and will not be discovered by others.

As for the 5 points of magic power consumed per second to sneak into the shadow, for Jiang Ran, whose basic magic power has now reached more than points, it is not a problem for him to stay in the shadow for an hour or two.

Well, the cost of infiltrating the shadows has been resolved, and the only thing left is the prerequisite of "the other party agreeing."

After Jiang Ran's actual testing, he found that the condition of "the other party must agree" is quite strict. For example, if one sneaks in by taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, the skill will fail to activate. In other words, the person being infiltrated must be aware of the skill of "Shadowmaker".

In addition, if the other party agrees at first but changes their mind midway, Jiang Ran will be "bounced" from the shadow into the real space.

There is also the condition that the "shadow" must always exist, which is very similar to the skill "Shadow Escape" of the "Shadow-Eating Rock Demon Svalerok" that Jiang Ran encountered in the Shadou Canyon.

When the shadow is completely eliminated by the light, Jiang Ran will be forced to "pop" out of the shadow.

If it were someone else, faced with so many restrictions, they would probably have been discouraged by the skill of "Shadow Master". However, Jiang Ran was not afraid, because he had another skill and suffix attribute that was a perfect match for "Shadow Master". This set of skill attributes was called "Trickster·Word Spirit".

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Relying on the effect of "Trickster·Word Spirit", Jiang Ran can directly control weak creatures including humans.

Since he learned this skill, he has raised the level of "Trickster" to level 37, and all creatures at level 15 and below cannot escape his control.

Therefore, as long as the effect of "Trickster·Word Spirit" is in effect, all creatures below level 15 are targets that Jiang Ran can sneak into at will. After sneaking into the shadow, Jiang Ran also found that when he was in this state, he could have a "private conversation in the shadow" with the shadow owner that only the two of them could hear.

In other words, this creature that Jiang Ran had hidden in his shadow would be completely transformed into a puppet at Jiang Ran's mercy under the effect of "Trickster Word Spirit".

At this point, the answer to the mystery of "How did Jiang Ran change Vanessa's mind step by step tonight?" is self-evident.

Whether it was the "passerby" who knocked over Vanessa's food, or the "swordsman" who talked a lot about Ryuhina, they were actually puppets controlled by Jiang Ran in the shadows.

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Earlier this evening, Jiang Ran used his skill "Shadowmaker" to sneak into the town and found Vanessa. He used mind reading to understand Vanessa's situation while remaining alert and paying attention to any abnormalities around him.

When Vanessa had dinner for the first time, Jiang Ran noticed something was wrong with the waiter through mind reading and immediately took action.

Not only did he manipulate the puppet to deliberately overturn the food on the table, but he also took the opportunity to get some "soup" on the puppet's hand, and then immediately conducted an identification.

The result was just as Jiang Ran expected. The suspicious soup turned out to be a liquid called "Ermati Flower Potion", which could greatly affect Vanessa's mind.

The reason why Vanessa killed Jiang Ran later was most likely related to this "Ermoti Flower Potion".

However, for safety reasons, Jiang Ran did not cause trouble for the waiter, because the identification information of the waiter was very ordinary, which means that the waiter was just a tool of "Stone Ghost Mask" and not "Stone Ghost Mask" himself.

If Jiang Ran were to touch him easily, he would only alert the enemy.

From Jiang Ran's current point of view, the best way to dissolve the enemy's carefully planned trap is to disguise everything as an accident.

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Afterwards, Jiang Ran continued to obtain information about Vanessa through mind reading, and learned that there was a rogue in Bodel Town who was spreading negative news about him. No wonder Vanessa's heart was shaken.

Regardless of whether this Liu Chu was instructed by others to deliberately mislead Vanessa, or whether it was just a coincidence, Jiang Ran still continued to use the same routine to solve it, that is, to defeat magic with magic.

Since Vanessa was influenced by the gossip of strangers, Jiang Ran used the gossip of strangers to correct Vanessa's heart.

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After tonight's battle, Jiang Ran believed that Vanessa would no longer appear in his future death scene, but he was not in a hurry to use up his last bit of energy points, because in addition to Vanessa, there were three other girls waiting for Jiang Ran to "re-conquer".

Under the moonlight, Jiang Ran picked up a branch and drew a simple map on the ground to deduce the possible locations of the other three girls. He then decided to continue moving towards Yanji City, because on this road, he would most likely meet Emilia, Heloise and Captain Pride, whom he had not seen for a long time.

(Speaking of which… the little motorcycle wasn’t with Vanessa. Did Shirley take it away?)

(If I could reunite with Little Motorcycle, I could take him to Yanji City to get some new equipment.)

Jiang Ran wondered whether he should find another "puppet" to sneak into the town to find Vanessa and get information. But then he considered that it was almost midnight and Vanessa must have been asleep, so he put the idea aside for the time being.

随着时间从23点59分跳变成0点0分，江然距离死亡未来的天数也从6天减少到了5天。

Five days, three girls, for Jiang Ran, it is still a tough battle where he can only succeed and not fail.

9.62 - Battle in the Woods

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October 187, 9

7:16 AM

[Confession death countdown remaining: 22 days]

"Death Future Remaining: 5 Days"

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The scorching August has passed, and the cool and refreshing September has just arrived.

In the Kingdom of Wester, at the beginning of September, the residual heat from August was still there, but everyone could clearly feel that the air was no longer so stuffy when they woke up in the morning.

At this time, in a forest somewhere in the Kingdom of Wester, a pair of strange girls have begun a new day of adventure. In order to shorten the journey, they chose to cross the forest, which is more dangerous than the plains.

The girl leading the way had long, pure white hair, each braided into a delicate braid. Beneath her slightly longer bangs lay one vibrant, sky-blue eye, while the other was covered with a black eyepatch for some reason, giving her a slightly pirate-like look.

Beneath the treetops, the girl in a black satin top and white silk shorts moved nimbly, her long white legs in black stockings moving as if they were walking on flat ground, making the snow-white absolute territory appear and disappear, truly worthy of the name of the tiger-man girl, Heloise.

However, this smooth speed was not Heloise's full strength, because she had to take care of the fox-man magician girl Emilia who was following behind.

Emilia is only one year older than 17-year-old Heloise, but her temperament is much more mature, which may be due to her many years of work in the Task Union.

However, this fox girl with blonde hair and a big fluffy tail has gradually regained her original youthful vitality after becoming a reward hunter again.

At this moment, she was wearing a scarlet magic cloak and following Heloise at a fast pace. Although her fluffy fox ears were pressed under the tall wizard's pointed hat, they still jumped back and forth as the girl ran, which was very cute.

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"Sister Emilia, there seems to be a dark aura stirring ahead...!"

Heloise, who was running in front, sent back the information immediately, and her way of speaking still carried her unique middle school style.

"okay, I get it."

Emilia answered in a somewhat indifferent tone. Actually, she was not like this originally, but ever since she dealt with the distressed merchant wearing a strange mask, she has been carrying an indelible hostility.

Heloise couldn't understand why Sister Emilia's temperament suddenly changed. She asked Sister Emilia if something happened, but Emilia just replied that she was fine and told Heloise not to worry.

——(Could it be…could it be that Emilia-sister’s monthly ‘Blood Trial’ has arrived?)

——(How terrifying, the "Blood Trial"... Even the apostles of the Evil Tiger King God are always afraid of the arrival of the "Blood Trial"...)

Heloise silently figured out the reason why Emilia was in a bad mood, and then secretly decided to be nicer to Sister Emilia in the next few days.

However, before considering how to take good care of Sister Emilia, Heloise still needed to focus on the five "drunken pig demons" that appeared in front of her.

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The so-called "dark breath" that Heloise just reported to Emilia actually refers to the unique stench emitted by the "Drunken Pig Demon".

This extremely foul smell, a mixture of the stench of alcohol and the foul odor of pig monsters, can be smelled even from fifty meters away. It is a classic way for the "alcoholic pig monster" population to mark their territory.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, Heloise finally confirmed that there were "only" five "Drunken Pig Demons" nearby. These five second-level monsters were gathering in a very important forest passage, causing trouble for Heloise and the others.

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