Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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The true name of the Black Stone Statue is "Magic Automatic Combat Stone Statue - Obsidian Kai".

Looking at the name, Jiang Ran realized that whether it was the stone ball·magic energy floating sphere just now or the current magic energy automatic combat stone statue·Obsidian modified, they were all similar to the "robots" in the concept of the earth world, except that the power source and structure were replaced by a magic system.

Since they are not alive, there is no concept of level or attributes, which makes Jiang Ran's identification ability useless.

However, Jiang Ran had been in the Prison Star World for so long that he could be considered a seasoned warrior. Based on his experience, he believed that this three-meter-tall heavy knight-like stone statue covered in hard obsidian had at least the physical strength of a fifth-level warrior.

As for whether it has any skills and how many skills it has, it depends on whether the craftsman who made it has the ability to create something ingenious.

(…Never mind, let’s just strike first. Giving the enemy a chance on the battlefield is tantamount to suicide.)

Jiang Ran wasn't brave enough to let the enemy use all his skills before killing him. Since this guy looked tough and had no concept of endurance, he would use moves that ignored physical defense to deal with him.

The moment Jiang Ran pulled out the "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel", the destruction of the "Magic Automatic Combat Stone Statue·Obsidian Kai" was already a foregone conclusion.

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In order to minimize the consumption of oxygen in the palace, Jiang Ran selectively concentrated his firepower to burn the head and torso of the black rock statue.

After successfully melting its head, the black rock statue quickly fell to the ground.

Then, Jiang Ran strode to the stone ball embedded in the wall, put on a ferocious look, and prepared to threaten it to see if he could squeeze some information out of it.

But just when Jiang Ran was still thinking about how to threaten him, Shi Qiu took the initiative to speak first.

"Dark, dark blue flame? Where did you get that sword, kid?!"

9.119 - Round Robin

(Hmm? This guy knows the origin of this sword?)

When Jiang Ran heard Shi Qiu ask this, he immediately became interested.

It would be a real surprise if we could find out the background of "Yanma Knight Sword Lanzel" from this thing.

Among all of Jiang Ran's equipment, the "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel" was considered a veteran. When Jiang Ran first obtained this sword from Oleg, the branch chief of the Quest Union in Sunny Town, it wasn't even called that. Instead, it was called "Magic Secret Sword·Flame Horse."

So far, in Jiang Ran's adventure, the "Magic Secret Sword·Flame Horse" has undergone several evolutions, including the advancement caused by its own devouring of the magic core, and the evolution after encountering a strange encounter in the "Maze·Green Ghost Lair".

If Branch Chief Oleg were to see the current "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel", he probably wouldn't recognize it as the original "Magic Secret Sword·Flame Horse".

However, no matter how its appearance changes, the core of "Yanma Knight Sword Lanzel" remains unchanged, that is, dark blue flames and radiation-type magic attacks.

Jiang Ran guessed that the stone ball in the underground palace probably recognized the sword after seeing the dark blue flame.

As for why this stone ball knew about the "Magic Secret Sword·Flame Horse"... or the "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel", Jiang Ran believed that it must be related to the creator of this magic sword.

Recalling the time when they were still in Sunny Town, Branch Chief Oleg once told Jiang Ran about the "Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse".

The "Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse" is not only forged by the demons, but also carries a curse, making it an extremely dangerous magic sword.

If Jiang Ran did not have the identification skills to see through the rules of the "Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse", he would not dare to easily use the magic sword that could kill its master at any time.

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[The screenshot above is from chapter 4.29 - An Old and Unfortunate Fate]

Now that he had the opportunity to learn about the "Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse", Jiang Ran naturally would not miss it.

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"Haha, you want to know? But you're not in a position to ask questions now, little stone ball."

Jiang Ran changed his novice look and directly placed the blade of "Yanma Knight Sword Lanzel" against the stone ball.

At this moment, the stone ball embedded in the wall could not move at all. As long as Jiang Ran exerted force with his hand, the sharp sword blade would pierce into it.

"If you want to know something from me, you have to answer my question first, little stone ball," Jiang Ran said in a cold tone.

The stone ball was silent for a few seconds, then responded: "Humph, you finally revealed your true face. I knew you weren't some ordinary little brat..."

Shiqiu's tone did not soften even though he was in danger, and remained as tough as before.

"But if you think you can force anything out of me like this, you're gravely mistaken, human! Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of being destroyed at all. Even if I were destroyed, it wouldn't affect the Baron's underground palace in the slightest!"

As Shiqiu said this, Jiang Ran noticed an unusual aura appearing behind him.

He immediately activated his all-around vision to check the situation behind him. Sure enough, another stone statue that was very similar to the "Magic Automatic Combat Stone Statue·Obsidian Mod" appeared, and it was about to be dropped from the ceiling.

This time, Jiang Ran saw the mechanism on the ceiling clearly. It turned out that there was a special design hidden on the ceiling of this underground palace, which seemed to be able to quietly transport these fighting stone statues.

"Kid, if you think your victory over the Black Obsidian Kai is the end, you're dead wrong. The underground palace will continue to bring in more powerful battle statues until they kill you!"

The stone ball began to talk nonsense because of the appearance of the new stone statue. Jiang Ran listened to the other party's words and realized that this might be an opportunity to break through the stone ball's "inner" defense line.

"Oh? Really? I wonder if your strongest battle statue can defeat my highest-level clone? If so, that would be quite interesting. After all, there aren't many enemies I can fight with all my strength."

Following the threat from the stone ball, Jiang Ran cleverly made up a lie that would allow him to overwhelm the opponent in momentum.

In fact, Jiang Ran’s shadow clone has always been at only one level, which is the same level as his own strength.

However, because the concept of "clone" is often considered to be weaker than the "original body", Jiang Ran's lie was so logical that it seemed like the truth.

Shiqiu's subsequent reaction was exactly as Jiang Ran had expected. He immediately became less arrogant, but he was still trying to be tough and said something harsh like "Your clone will soon be unable to hold on."

"Then let's see which is more powerful, my clone or the fighting stone statue in your underground palace. I won't destroy you before the final result comes out, so just bear witness to the end, hahahaha!"

Jiang Ran took back the "Yanma Knight Sword Lanzel" and handed it to the newly summoned shadow clone, and then ordered it to fight the newly appeared magical stone statue.

As for Jiang Ran himself, he sat directly next to the stone ball and became a spectator of the battle together with the stone ball.

As long as Jiang Ran himself has not fallen, the black shadow clone will have an endless supply of magic power. The rest depends on whether this underground palace can slap Jiang Ran in the face.

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In the old underground palace, a shadowy clone holding the "Yanma Knight Sword Lanzel" is fighting against a newly appeared magical stone statue.

The new magic statue is called "Magic Automatic Combat Statue Obsidian Mod II". Based on the previous model, it has added brass metal shoulder armor, arm armor and helmet, making it look more oppressive.

Moreover, this guy seemed to be able to share the combat experience of the previous model. He used skill-like moves right from the start. Every punch and kick would generate an additional translucent shock wave, which was powerful enough to almost tear down the palace.

The shadow clone on Jiang Ran's side relied entirely on its own agile physical abilities and Jiang Ran's remote command to dodge, then took advantage of the opportunity to stab twice with the sword, and then continued to dodge.

Considering that this round-robin battle might last for a long time, Jiang Ran also asked the shadow clone to change the way of using "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel".

The current Yama Knight Sword no longer uses large-scale attack techniques such as "Flame Speed ​​Drive", but instead gathers all the blue flames on the blade and uses local high temperature to attack the opponent, thereby reducing oxygen consumption.

In this attack mode, the shadow clone wins by destroying the joints of the stone statue.

As long as the joints such as the ankles and knees are damaged, the humanoid magic stone statue will soon be unable to continue fighting.

Two or three minutes later, the "Magic Automatic Battle Statue·Obsidian Kai II" fell.

Then there's "Kuroobashi Kai III"... "IV"...

Until the end, when the statue named "Magic Automatic Combat Statue Tanzan X" also fell, no new magical statues appeared in the underground palace.

"Little Stone Ball~ It seems my clone is even better, huh?"

Jiang Ran said as he stroked the stone ball with a slight smile.

9.120 - Sophistication

If someone didn't know Jiang Ran, seeing him stroking the stone ball with an evil smile, they would definitely think he was a villain.

The reason why Jiang Ran, who always has a poker face, behaved so arrogantly was that his fundamental purpose was to overwhelm this stone ball that refused to admit defeat with his momentum, and then dig out useful information from its mouth.

Although Jiang Ran appeared to be just a spectator throughout the entire show, he had actually consumed 70% to 80% of his magic power. If two more enemies of the same level as the "Magic Automatic Combat Stone Statue·Tanzania X" appeared, he would probably not be able to cope.

However, these were all just "ifs." Now that Jiang Ran had clearly won, all he had to do was put on a high-handed attitude, saying, "How come you guys fell down before I even tried?", thus etching the impression of his invincibility into the stone ball's "heart."

"Hey, I'm asking you a question, little stone ball. You were quite talkative just now, why are you silent now?" Jiang Ran continued to put pressure on the stone ball, but the stone ball remained silent, as if all the chattering just now was fake.

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The magical suspended sphere, or rather, the small stone ball, was temporarily unable to speak due to the huge shock.

The little stone ball kept thinking, according to the detection results transmitted from the central control center of the underground palace, this young man was nothing more than a fifth-level human combat professional, why was he able to defeat all the guarding stone statues with just his clone?

Could it be that during the time they were asleep, the world on earth had made extraordinary progress?

Are the current fifth-level combat professionals no longer the same as the previous fifth-level combat professionals?

——(No… This is impossible…)

The magic energy floating sphere couldn't believe its own guess. This was as ridiculous as waking up after sleeping for two or three hundred years and finding that one plus one no longer equals two.

If this speculation is not true, then there is only one answer...

The magic energy floating sphere had to believe that the young man in front of it who was caressing it was actually a powerful person who had hidden his strength, and his means of hiding his strength were so high that even the magic detection mechanism of this underground palace was deceived.

"Human... who are you? What kind of soul is hidden beneath your youthful skin?"

The magical floating sphere finally spoke. It knew that it could not escape the fate of being destroyed, but before being destroyed, it wanted to know who finally destroyed this underground palace.

A guy like this boy, who has a youthful appearance but extremely powerful strength, is very likely the product of humanity's insane "methods" - the magic energy levitation sphere believes that this boy should be the legendary "reincarnated son of God", the ultimate killer of the human nation.

Only in this way can everything that happened in the underground palace today be reasonably explained.

"Haha, you still don't learn your lesson, little stone ball..."

The young man smiled slightly, picked out the magical floating sphere embedded in the wall, and then tossed it back and forth in his palm like a toy.

"Little Stone Ball, you're no longer in a position to ask questions. I'm the only one who can ask questions...!"

As the young man said this, he slammed the magic energy floating sphere to the ground, and then stomped on it hard with his feet, making the magic energy floating sphere unable to move again.

However, even so, the magical floating sphere did not change the tone of its speech.

"Haha, you're right, human. I really don't have the right to look down on you anymore... But even if we can't do anything to you, it doesn't mean I'll obediently provide you with information!"

Having said that, the magical floating sphere paused for a moment, because what it was going to say next was its last words.

"Human, we demons have always respected the strong. Since you are stronger than us, you are free to do whatever you want. However, our loyalty is absolute. We will never betray the Baron, so stop wasting your breath and just do it!"

After saying this, the magical floating sphere was ready to die.

They have a clear conscience because they guard the underground palace until the last moment of their "life".

However, the boy's next action was completely out of the ordinary, and he completely confused the magical floating sphere.

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"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The young man laughed and moved his feet away, then picked up the magical floating sphere again.

"When did I say I was going to destroy this underground palace?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man had already grabbed the magic energy floating sphere with both hands and walked towards the gate.

"Wait, wait a minute! What are you doing?!"

"Nothing much, I just thought your little stone ball was quite interesting, so I took you back to study it."

This time, the boy no longer raised the slender "Magic Secret Sword: Flame Horse", but another giant sword with beast horns that was taller than a human.

[Note: Because the magic energy levitating sphere was unaware of the actual situation, it mistakenly identified the "Yanma Knight Sword·Lanzel" as the "Magic Secret Sword·Flame Horse"]

Seeing the boy's posture, the magic energy floating sphere immediately realized that this guy was planning to forcibly destroy the door.

If this young man really does not intend to destroy the underground palace, then the magic energy floating sphere has the obligation to protect the integrity of the palace!

"No! Don't be forceful! Human, you...you mean, you don't plan to destroy the Baron's underground palace?" The magic energy floating sphere confirmed nervously.

"Yeah, why would you destroy it?"

"Don't you humans hate demons the most?"

"Other humans might be like you said, but I'm different. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to use the demon sword, right?"

The boy answered very straightforwardly. After listening to what the boy said, the magic energy floating sphere felt that there was some truth in it.

In addition, to be honest, the feeling that this human boy gave the magical levitation sphere was indeed different from the humans it had come into contact with before.

——(Could it be that… after hundreds of years of slumber, the Prison Star World is no longer the Prison Star World we knew…?)

The magic energy floating sphere was a little shaken. It now thought that even if it did not open the door for the boy, the boy would break through the door, so it would be better to open the door for him.

"Okay, I understand. Don't mess around. I'll open the door for you."