Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

If such a powerful explosion were the monster's skill, it would be a serious problem.

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Based on their experience, the two elders judged that if the explosion was caused by a monster, the monster must be at least level five, or more reasonably, at the mid-level of level six.

The sixth level and the fifth level seem to be only one level apart, but in fact the difference is huge.

Because for the two elders, a sixth-level monster is no longer an easy opponent to deal with, not to mention that they are still seriously injured and have not recovered.

"Oh no...Rodrigo, Viviana might still be out in the suburbs subduing monsters...!"

At this moment, Dark Elder Augusto suddenly remembered that Viviana had gone out to fight monsters out of spite tonight. If the person fighting the monsters now was Viviana, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Damn it! I told you to go out and take a look! I should have ignored you!"

Elder Yuhong realized what was happening belatedly and became anxious. He ignored his injuries and ran straight towards the horse garden.

At this moment, the only way to get to the suburbs as quickly as possible is to go to the horse farm and ride the "Crimson Flame Divine Horse".

As for the "Sky Flame Cloak·Firwin", Elder Yuhong is currently injured and unable to maintain a stable flying posture, so it cannot be used.

Elder Minghei had the same idea as Elder Yuhong. The two of them ran one in front and one behind in the Feiqi family manor late at night.

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The perspective switches to the outskirts of Yanji City, where Viviana is panicking and asking Banning to put her down.

What Viviana was thinking now was that the explosion of the Great Armored King Lizard had caused such a big noise that it would definitely attract the top leaders of the Feiqi family.

If everyone saw me and Banning alone in the suburbs late at night, wouldn't our relationship be exposed?!

Now that the two of them have escaped the explosion safely, it's time to separate!

"Ban, Benning! I, I, I suddenly have to go back for something urgent! Please put me down!"

In a hurry, Viviana couldn't think of any good excuse and could only use such a lame reason.

However, even if it was lame, she had to say it because she couldn't tell the real reason anyway.

If I say it out loud, wouldn't that be the same as telling Benning that I like him?

Fortunately, Banning was a very easy-going person. When Viviana asked him to let it go, he put it down obediently. When Viviana said she wanted to go back first, he said goodbye to Viviana. He even remembered to say good night to Viviana before leaving, as if they were not just escaping from a big explosion, but just taking a relaxing and enjoyable walk.

Looking at Banning's calm and composed appearance, Viviana really didn't know whether to thank him or complain about him.

But there is one thing Viviana is sure of, and that is that it is really great that there is no need to explain.

While the troops from Yanji City and the members of the Feiqi Family had not yet appeared, Viviana quickly ran away. She detoured from the side and avoided a route that would have led to a head-on encounter with her own family, and slipped away like the wind.

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Jiang Ran stood there and watched Viviana leave, then turned back to the place where the Great Armored King Lizard had just exploded.

He came back for two reasons. One was to see if there were any materials for the Great Armored King Lizard that he could pick up, and the other was to recycle his own weapons and equipment.

"Tsk tsk... This self-destruction is too cruel. How come only slag is left..."

Jiang Ran looked around, but there was no complete material he could take away.

He originally liked the tongue of the Great Forest Armored King Lizard. It had good elasticity and high toughness. As long as it was handed over to a skilled craftsman, it would definitely be able to be made into useful equipment.

Now that it was irreversible, Jiang Ran could only give up. He quickly summoned his shadow clone to help recover the beast horn giant sword and other equipment scattered in the distance, and then left the scene - if he was caught by the troops of Yanji City or the members of the Feiqi family here, Jiang Ran would not be able to sleep tonight.

·

On the way back to Yanji City, Jiang Ran first reflected on and summarized tonight's battle.

Using shadow clones to conduct squad-style combat is certainly very effective, but it is still quite troublesome to make strategic deployments in advance. In addition, equipment recovery after the battle is also a point that needs to be optimized.

(Well, subsequent improvements will focus on equipment.)

After a quick summary, Jiang Ran turned his thoughts to tonight's "Great Forest Armored King Lizard".

Unlike Viviana who was unable to see the entire process, Jiang Ran discovered the presence of Wei Pu Bi Xi shortly after he came nearby.

After clearly seeing how Wei Pu Bi Lizard caused the Green Scaled Flying Lizard to evolve and how it killed itself, Jiang Ran finally understood why he saw the fragments of Wei Pu Bi Lizard's sea snake bone whip in the "Future Death Scene".

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[Note: The screenshot above is from chapter 9.52 - The Inescapable Death]

(To actually capture and use a guy like this... 'Stone Mask', you're quite resourceful.)

While feeling emotional, Jiang Ran was still a little happy, because after the death of Wei Pu Bi Xi, all factors that could pose a threat to him in the "Future of Death" had been resolved one by one.

At this point, Jiang Ran can be said to have already passed this death future in advance. All that remains is to continue to maintain a cautious attitude to deal with the next crisis.

(Alright, let’s go back to sleep. I’m really looking forward to what kind of “thank you gift” the Feiqi family will send me tomorrow.)

Under the moonlight, the young man left alone, carrying a huge beast horn sword and a bunch of equipment.

Not long after, the troops from Yanji City and the members of the Feiqi family arrived at the explosion site, having worked for a whole night in vain.

9.109 - Meeting Room

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October 187, 9

6:17 AM

[Confession death countdown remaining: 18 days]

"Death Future Remaining: 1 Days"

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The rising sun illuminated the land of the Prison Star World, and the hardworking races had already started their work for the new day as soon as the sky was getting light.

Among these hardworking races are the cat people of the Farnas Empire.

In the main city of the cat people, "Kaicheng", many cat people have begun to busy themselves with their livelihoods and careers, including the leader of the cat people - the middle-aged golden-haired cat man Lordesin.

Lordesin arrived at the meeting building in Kaicheng early in the morning. When he arrived, the leader of the Cat Guard, Krokosin, who had white hair and a big white beard, and the ten elders of the Cat Tribe were all present.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Now that everyone is here... shall we get started?"

Lordesin walked into the conference hall and sat directly in the main seat. The other cat people had no objection to the lord's "late arrival" because even the latest lord actually arrived 13 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

At this moment, every cat person in this conference room was extremely eager to hear the "main topic" of this meeting:

A preliminary report on the Cicadas, a secret cat-ninja unit unknown to the general public.

The white-haired old cat-man Krokosin, the temporary head of the guard corps in charge of the Cicada, stood up and clapped his hands. Then two ninja-like cat-men wearing black masks and black clothes entered the conference room.

They skillfully distributed the investigation report to each cat noble present, and then left only one to stand next to Krokosin, while the other quietly left the conference room.

"My Lord, how about giving everyone five minutes to review the investigation report, and then we will start the explanation?" asked the old captain Krocausin.

"Very good, let's do this. Please hurry up."

Lord Lordesin nodded and was the first to start looking through the investigation report on the table. Seeing this, the other cat people also began to browse and read.

Five minutes later, the old leader Krokosin began to let the cat-man ninja give a lecture as promised. The ninja spoke very fast, but his pronunciation was extremely clear, and the listeners did not feel burdened by the fast speaking speed.

According to the cat-man ninja who was in charge of the report, the results of this preliminary investigation were quite successful.

The cat-man secret ninjas of "Cicada" used the clues found by the Cat-Ninja Hidden Team of the Guard Regiment as a starting point, and tracked the investigation from the cat-man territory all the way to the neighboring country, the Kingdom of West, and discovered several scenes that seemed to be fighting with blue flames.

Judging from the monsters defeated by this "Blue Flame User", "Cicada" believes that the strength of the "Blue Flame User" is at least above level six.

In a remote country like the Kingdom of West, if a person possesses both the strength of the sixth level and the eye-catching "Blue Flame", it is impossible for him not to be famous.

According to the information accumulated by the "Cicada" over the generations, there is no "celebrity" in the Kingdom of West who meets both of these characteristics.

In other words, this "Blue Flame User" is very likely to have suddenly appeared in the Farnas Empire and the West Kingdom, and suddenly appeared on the land of the Prison Star World.

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"'Sudden appearance', 'fighting alone', 'blue flames', and 'at least level six strength' – taking these factors into consideration, we have preliminarily concluded that the 'blue flame wielder' discovered by the Neko-nin Hidden Team may indeed be the 'Messenger of the Underworld' of ancient legend. However, as of now, we have no accurate eyewitness intelligence, so the above conclusion can only be regarded as speculation, for your reference only."

After finishing the report, the cat-man ninja in black mask and black clothes saluted politely, and then left the conference room after obtaining permission from the old leader Krokosin.

The ten cat-people elders sitting around the conference table began to whisper to each other. Some of them looked embarrassed, while others were secretly delighted.

However, no matter what attitude these cat elders had held towards the "Messenger of the Underworld" before this morning, after listening to the investigation report from "Cicada", they all had only one thought:

It seems that the cat people’s originally gloomy and decadent future is really about to change.

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In the conference hall of the Kaicheng Council Building, Lord Lordsin looked back and forth at everyone with a smile on his face, in a happy mood.

A beam of sunlight shone through the window onto him, making his golden hair look shiny.

The investigation report brought back by "Xian Chan" this time has undoubtedly added a powerful bargaining chip to his re-election.

"What do you think after listening to the report? Please speak freely." Lord Xin said with his hands spread out.

"I think first of all, you should be credited for your courage and determination, Lord. If it weren't for your courage and responsibility at the time, we wouldn't have seen such strong evidence so soon."

"Yes, yes, this time the Lord can be said to have shouldered the fate of our cat people!"

"..."

After Lordesin asked the question, the conference hall was filled with praises for him, so corny that it gave old captain Krokosin next to him the creeps.

—— (Haha, you really have the nerve to say that, meow. It was you old guys who were singing the opposite tune in the first place. Ugh, meow!)

[Note: Readers who wish to review the previous events can refer to "9.51 - The Decision of the Cat People"]

However, Krocausin is an old hand after all, and at this time he certainly would not say anything that would affect the atmosphere and morale of the troops.

As long as the final result is good, what does it matter how disgusting these cat elders are?

In his nearly seventy years of cat life, Krokosin has long been accustomed to these disgusting people and things.

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In the conference hall, the cat-nin elders' insincere flattery continued for a while, and later Lord Lordsin could no longer bear it, so he asked about the situation on the "client" side.

In recent years, the number one client of the secret cat ninja unit "Cicada" has always been the mysterious "Snake Shadow Society". This time, the "Cicada" was temporarily transferred to perform tasks for the cat people, so naturally the business with the "Snake Shadow Society" could only be temporarily interrupted.

Considering the strength of the Snake Shadow Society, Lord Lordesin is still more concerned about whether the Ten Elders have handled this matter properly.

The answer he received was that after the ten elders paid full compensation to the Snake Shadow Society, the Snake Shadow Society gladly accepted the change and said that they would still be willing to pay to hire the "Cicada Bearer" when he was free again.

The ten elders' response was heard by Lord Lordesin and felt painful in the heart of old leader Krokosin.

Because, according to the previous private agreement between Lord Lordesin and old man Krocausin, the compensation was actually to be paid by Krocausin.

"It's good that the Snake Shadow Society has no objection. We can't create new enemies at this critical juncture." Lord Lordesin made a simple summary, bringing the topic to an end.

However, the ten cat-people elders were still not satisfied and immediately took up the topic and started to show off.

"Your Majesty is right. However, once we, the Cat People, pass the test of the 'Messenger of the Underworld', we won't have to take even the Snake Shadow Society seriously."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, the Snake Shadow Society? I'm gonna change its name to the Cat Shadow Society!"

"..."

The pride in the words of the ten elders was so full that it was about to overflow.

However, will the upcoming future really be as smooth as they imagined...?

9.110 - The old leader's little calculation

This meeting of the cat people finally ended in a pleasant atmosphere.

These cat-people nobles had actually long been fed up with being at the bottom of the Farnas Empire, but they had never had the opportunity to turn things around.

Now, the "Messenger of the Underworld" in ancient legends is very likely to have appeared. First, the Cat Ninja Hidden Team of the Cat Guard Corps discovered a large number of clues, and later the top ninja organization in the Cat Cicada tribe verified the former's findings.

It is no exaggeration to say that the cat people can already start preparing candidates to deal with the "test" of the "Messenger of the Underworld".

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After the meeting, the catman lord Lordesin found the old leader Krokosin alone and told him happily that he would help pay half of the compensation from the Snake Shadow Society.

When the old leader Whitebeard heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he patted the cat lord's shoulder with a wicked smile and told him not to joke with the old man.

Lord Lordesin didn't say anything. He just put his arm around the old captain's shoulders and stuffed a gold coin into his hand.