Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

3.23 - Canyon Reunion

The soldier was eaten.

Although Jiang Ran couldn't see it, he was almost certain of the result.

Unfortunately, because the distance was too far, Jiang Ran was unable to use his identification ability to confirm the true identity of the black shadow.

(It's undoubtedly a monster... Ordinary snakes can't be that big...)

(But if that's a Stone Shadow Rock Demon, then it's different from the stone puppets seen in future death scenes...)

Jiang Ran was a little confused. Could it be that there was more than one kind of monster in this canyon?

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When Jiang Ran was traveling with the caravan, he had heard about monsters from Grandma Cassie:

The Prison Star world is a world with a high concentration of magic. Any creature may mutate into a new monster in its growth environment. The higher the magic concentration of the environment, the greater the possibility of mutation.

There will be no reproductive isolation between the new monsters after mutation and their original species, and there is a 50% chance of giving birth to cubs of this type of new monsters after mating with the original species.

Therefore, if left unchecked, the new monsters born from mutations will soon form a population, threatening the safety of other species and even humans around them.

The Kingdom of West is located behind the front line between humans and demons. It is a country with relatively thin magic power and relatively safe and peaceful. Generally, even if mutant monsters appear, they will be quickly conquered and will not form a tribe.

Jiang Ran was currently pondering the question of whether the Stone Shadow Rock Demon had existed in Shadou Canyon for so long and whether it was possible that it had already formed a tribe. Furthermore, what was its original species before the mutation?

Also, if the huge snake shadow we saw tonight was not the Stone Shadow Rock Demon, what else could it be?

Jiang Ran urgently realized that if he didn't figure out the answers to these questions, he would soon die because of ignorance.

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[Prison Star Calendar]

October 187, 5

6:3 AM

〖Confession: 25 days left in the death countdown〗

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The camp of the Gude Town Cavalry was filled with the sound of soldiers whispering early in the morning.

The soldiers were all talking about it. Even though Captain Reidel personally participated in the night patrol last night, another soldier was still missing.

Everyone had different opinions, but there was one conclusion that everyone agreed on, which was that if they continued like this, all of them would die inexplicably in this canyon.

"They're just missing! They're not necessarily dead!!"

Reidel shouted loudly to try to control the soldiers' discussion, but his face was tired and his words were weak.

After hearing his own voice, Reidel finally understood what it meant to have the will but not the ability.

Now, not to mention the soldiers, even Reidel himself is backing off.

(I didn’t expect that “rumor” was actually true…)

(The previous times were all fine, why is it this time...)

(If I had known earlier... I wouldn't have come here to make money like this...)

Reidel became even more panicked when he thought that he might not have the chance to spend the military pay he had managed to get into his pocket.

Just as he was about to find an excuse to lead his troops to retreat, the morale of the cavalry collapsed in advance.

"Thank you all for your care these days. We are leaving now."

Rod and the girl from Ella Village did not come to greet Reidel, but just said goodbye to the soldiers and hurriedly left the camp.

The departure of the two of them became the last straw that broke the soldiers' will. These soldiers were still recruits and they all wanted to survive. Now that they saw someone leaving the canyon, how could they resist and not run along?

"I, I want to live! I won't go with you to defeat some damn monsters!!"

I don’t know which soldier shouted this first, but then all the soldiers started packing their bags like crazy and rode their horses to flee towards the canyon exit!

"Everyone stop it!"

"Anyone who dares to run will be killed without mercy!!"

"Fuck! Did you hear that?!"

No matter how much Reidel shouted, the soldiers were like a flood that could not be stopped.

In desperation, Reidel also jumped on his horse. He wanted to rush to the front and kill the fastest guy. This way, he should be able to intimidate these new recruits.

Seeing that the situation was in chaos, Wei'er immediately grabbed Rhodes and found two horses without owners.

The two men mounted their horses and followed the soldiers towards the canyon exit.

For a moment, the canyon was filled with rolling dust and the sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground was everywhere.

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While running, Ai'er suddenly intervened in Wei'er's mind.

——(Weier, something is wrong, let me take over!)

Ai'er, who was extremely observant, noticed that the vibrations caused by the large number of horses running seemed to cause the mountain to resonate, and a large number of small stones were falling from the top of the cliff. If the vibrations continued to intensify, maybe...!

Just as Ai'er was thinking this, a huge rock fell from the cliff and killed the soldier who was rushing in the front on the spot.

Then, the second stone, the third stone... countless stones of different sizes began to fall from the sky one after another. The soldiers hurriedly stopped their horses and turned around, but it was impossible to turn around so suddenly in this narrow canyon!

In the chaos, the soldiers began to trample on each other, and to make matters worse, the landslides continued...

Even though the monsters hadn't actually attacked yet, several soldiers died for no reason because of this "man-made disaster".

Wei'er was lucky enough to avoid being affected because of Ai'er's help in controlling the horses. However, Rhode was not so lucky. He was caught in the herd and was struggling to squeeze out of the chaos...

“Rod!!”

Suddenly, Captain Ryder stood in front of Rhodes with his gun drawn.

"If you hadn't ruined the morale of the army, the situation wouldn't be like this!!!"

The furious Reidel fired a shot, knocking Rod off his horse and into the area where the landslide was still happening!

Seeing that Rhodes was about to die under the horse's hooves and rocks, Reidel spurred his horse and ran away without looking back.

"Everyone, come this way! If you want to live, follow my orders!!"

Seizing the opportunity in this disaster, Leider raised his spear and regained command of the team. Under his leadership, the cavalry quickly left the landslide area, but after this incident, only 8 soldiers were left.

(Tsk… there are only so few people left… never mind, I’ll just go back and say we were all killed by a landslide.)

Reidel glanced among the soldiers and found that the girl from Ella Village was not there.

(Did she die in the landslide?... They wanted to take her back as a scapegoat. If they had known, they would have spared Rhode's life...)

(Let’s find another way.)

Leider spun his horse in a circle, then raised his spear again and shouted.

"Everyone follow me! We're going out through the north exit!"

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Wei'er was not dead. She just hid in the crevice of the cliff and waited until the cavalry left before coming out.

In the chaos just now, Wei'er clearly saw how Ryder killed Rod.

Elle almost went berserk and wanted to kill Reidel to avenge Rod, but was stopped by Wei'er.

(Now is not the time.)

Wei'er told herself this.

(For now, we can only follow the cavalry from a distance until we escape from this canyon.)

In order to control her emotions, blood even seeped out of Wei'er's clenched fists, and her nails had pierced into her flesh.

It is true that there is no love between Wei'er and Rhodes, but they have a relationship comparable to that of siblings.

Wei'er took heavy steps forward. At this time, a young man jumped down from the cliff and landed in front of Wei'er.

"Weier, long time no see."

3.24 - Temporary reconciliation

"B-Ban Banning?!"

Wei'er couldn't believe her eyes. Why was Banning, who had left the village so long ago, now in this canyon? And right in front of her?!

Just when Wei'er was emotionally fluctuating, Ai'er took the opportunity to seize control of the body, drew out two knives and immediately stabbed at Banning!

Seeing this, Banning immediately turned around and ran away, explaining as he ran.

"Wait, wait a minute! I'm here to help you!!"

"Shut up, you stinking scumbag! I'm going to kill you today!!"

Elle completely refused to communicate and tried her best to make Banning her own victim.

As they chased, Ai'er gradually realized that something was wrong. She had the advantage in speed when they were in Ella Village before, but why was she unable to catch up with Benning in this canyon now?

(What’s going on? Didn’t this guy use his full strength last time?)

Elle's momentary hesitation gave Wei'er an opportunity. In just a blink of an eye, Wei'er regained control of her body and stopped chasing Banning.

"Sister, now is not the time to kill each other!"

The angry Wei'er made Ai'er, who was about to shout a few more times, shut up. Then, Wei'er apologized to Banning very sincerely.

"I'm sorry, Benning... I lost control just now and let Sister Elle take control of my body... Uh, is this a little hard to understand? Actually, there is another person in my body..."

"Yeah, I understand. Besides, it's not Ai'er's fault. I did something wrong before."

Seeing that his current personality had changed back to Wei'er, Jiang Ran stopped running away and took this opportunity to formally admit his mistake to Wei'er.

He really did owe Wei'er a face-to-face apology.

——(Weier, don’t be fooled by him. I can already smell the scent of another woman on him!)

At this moment, Sister Ai'er suddenly revealed some shocking news in Wei'er's mind, and Jiang Ran, who could read minds, naturally "saw" what Ai'er said, and suddenly became a little panicked.

(The smell of another woman...?)

(Is it Tocchini's scent...?)

(Or is it… the smell of Viviana? No, I haven’t had any contact with Viviana, so there shouldn’t be any smell…)

Seeing Jiang Ran examining himself so seriously, the silly loli laughed out loud.

(Benni: Phew, why are you still taking it for granted? Hahaha! Did you forget your business was in Ella Village, Jiang Yan?)

(Jiang Ran: Don't underestimate Ai'er. You'll suffer a great loss if you underestimate your enemy.)

Jiang Ran didn't think he was overreacting.

Jiang Ran remembered clearly that he had deceived Wei'er once before and was caught by Ai'er. If he was caught lying again, he would never be able to gain the trust of Wei'er and Ai'er again.

"Sister Elle, don't talk nonsense... How could Banning..."

Wei'er lowered her voice to refute Ai'er, and then continued to talk to Jiang Ran.

"Banning, don't say that. I've read the contents of the letter, and I understand your desire to complete your mission... Also, I want to thank you for keeping the secret for me and Elle."

"These are what I should do, Wei'er."

Jiang Ran continued to speak while observing Wei'er's inner thoughts, as cautiously as if he was walking on a tightrope.

"By the way, Banning, why are you here? I thought you were going to Good Town or somewhere else..."

"I heard from Grandma Cassie that Grandma Kana is sick..."

——『Combat Class Skill [Trickster - Lv2] has been activated and is currently in effect...』

Taking advantage of Wei'er's question, Jiang Ran briefly explained the reason why he came to Shadou Canyon, and "incidentally" indirectly expressed in his words that he had been with Grandma Kana and the Xunyou Caravan recently, and that they had a "close" relationship as they sat in the same carriage.