Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

If it weren't for the Frost Armor Knight's various achievements in subduing monsters, Shiiki Ruri would have found it hard to believe that the Frost Armor Knight was "just" a wandering knight.

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While the Frost Knight Stan was discussing business strategies with the proprietress Shiiki Ruri, under the cover of night, the top ninja unit of the cat people, the "Cicada", had already sneaked into the town of Mel.

The concept of "infiltration" is usually understood differently by the covert forces of different races.

Some races believe that the ultimate in stealth is to come and go without a trace, remaining undetected. The representative race of this understanding is the Ratman.

Some races believe that there is no need to be rigid about hiding; as long as you kill everyone you see, you have successfully infiltrated. The representative race of this understanding is the Tiger People.

Some races believe that the form is not important and the best way to infiltrate is to be flexible. The representative race of this understanding is tonight's protagonist, the Cat People.

The seven members of the "Cicada" team have now changed out of their black tights and disguised themselves as ordinary townspeople, blending into the town of Mel.

The seven of them each played to their strengths, some used intimidation, some bribery, some coaxing, and some seduction, and began to gather intelligence in the town of Mel at night as quickly as possible.

What excited them was that the "Frost Knight Stan" they were looking for was actually in this town of Mel and had been there for a few days.

Next, they just need to find Frost Knight Stan and spy on his fighting style, and they will be able to quickly determine whether this guy is the "Messenger of the Underworld" that the cat people are pursuing.

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Soon, the seven members of "Cicada" gathered together.

Intelligence shows that the last place Frost Knight Stan was seen was near the warehouse of a restaurant called "Cat Girl Restaurant".

However, the "Cicada" would not be foolish enough to personally test this powerful man who is most likely the "Messenger of the Underworld". They have other ways to involve the Frost Knight Stan in the battle.

"Zixin, are the 'helpers' I asked you to prepare already in place?"

At this moment, the leader of the "Cicada Unit," the cat-ninja with flaming red hair, Benihin, was on a rooftop somewhere, checking with his subordinates on the situation.

"It's already in place and can be driven over at any time."

The cat-man ninja girl codenamed Zi Xin lives up to her name, with bright purple short hair.

She now holds a special flute in her hand. When she blows it with special techniques, it can emit high-frequency sounds that only some monsters can hear, thereby attracting them.

"Very good, then everyone listen up and start the action now!"

9.201 - Opposite Thoughts

In the early hours of the morning, Jiang Ran had just finished explaining the new operating strategy in the warehouse of the Cat Girl Restaurant.

After listening to this, Shiiki Ruri was still a little confused, because the operating system described to her by the Frost Armor Knight was so advanced.

Jiang Ran was not surprised by Shiiki Ruri's reaction. It would be strange if Shiiki Ruri quickly understood and accepted this operational strategy that was so ahead of the Prison Star World.

However, Jiang Ran did not plan to stay here and wait for Shiiki Ruri to fully understand, because she could slowly comprehend all this tonight, and Jiang Ran himself, of course, could not spend the night with Shiiki Ruri.

(Time to go back to the inn and sleep to replenish my mana.)

"Boss Liuli, it's getting late. I'll go back first. You should go back and get some rest as well."

"Eh? Uh, okay, meow."

Shiiki Ruri was obviously still thinking about and understanding the operational strategy that Jiang Ran had just taught her. Judging from her reaction, it was unclear whether she had listened to the advice that she should take a rest.

Jiang Ran didn't know what to say. After all, Shiiki Ruri was an adult. He wouldn't carry her to bed like a child, right?

So, after a simple goodbye, Jiang Ran walked towards the warehouse door first.

However, just as Jiang Ran was about to open the door, a series of rustling sounds coming from outside the warehouse made him stop.

The "sense" cultivated from long-term battles since becoming a combat professional made Jiang Ran vaguely aware that some dangerous creatures were approaching just outside the warehouse.

At the same time, Shiiki Ruri, who was originally very absorbed in thinking, also raised her head. She puffed up her furry ears and looked at the roof of the warehouse with alert eyes.

——(What’s going on…why is there a demonic presence?)

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As the branch leader of the secret intelligence organization "Teruya Ryujaku", Shiiki Ruri's observation and perception of the surrounding environment are outstanding.

Even though she was in a closed warehouse, she could feel that at least ten monsters were approaching the warehouse quickly.

Judging from the fact that the guards of Mel Town did not sound the alarm, these monsters were either good at sneaking in, or they had considerable strength, and the guards on duty killed them all before they could react.

In either case, it means that there will be a considerable degree of danger, at least not a level that the reward hunters of the Mel Town Mission Union Branch can easily deal with.

In response to this, Shiiki Ruri's first reaction was to immediately notify the emergency situation in the branch hall, but the problem was that the Frost Knight, Lord Stan, was still in the warehouse, making it impossible for Shiiki Ruri to act as she wished.

——(Sorry for the trouble, meow… I can’t let Master Stan find out my identity, meow…)

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As the owner of an "ordinary" restaurant, Shiiki Ruri not only cannot show that she has noticed the abnormality outside, but also has to pretend to be timid and scared if monsters break in.

It is not difficult for Shiiki Ruri to do these things. After all, how can the leader of the branch hall of "Teruya Ryujaku" not have some acting skills?

However, when she thought that the monsters would break in and might destroy the supplies in the cat girl's kitchen during the battle, Shiiki Ruri's heart suddenly became hanging.

She could ignore other things, but how could this Cat Girl Cooking Pavilion, which had just started to make progress, encounter such a disaster at this critical juncture?

——(No… I can’t let the Cat Girl Restaurant suffer any losses, nya…)

Shiiki Ruri clenched her fists. Even if it meant taking huge risks, she would try her best to preserve the property of the Cat Girl Restaurant!

The only thing that made Shiiki Ruri feel a little relieved at this moment was that she clearly saw the moment when the Frost Armor Knight stopped moving.

The fact that Lord Frost Armor Knight had such a setback meant that he had also discovered something unusual outside the warehouse. From then on, as long as Lord Frost Armor Knight could get rid of all the attacking monsters with "Swish, Swish, Snap, Snap", and "Swish, Swish, Swish", Shiiki Ruri could rest easy!

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According to common sense, there is absolutely no problem with the logic of Shiiki Ruri's thinking.

However, what she didn't know was that the Frost Armor Knight, whom she had placed her hopes on, was not thinking about how to deal with the attacking monsters, but how to use these monsters to expose Shiiki Ruri's true intentions.

Yes, Jiang Ran's mind was still working very fast even in the middle of the night. As soon as he sensed that a monster was attacking, he thought that this might be a great opportunity to expose Shiiki Ruri's identity.

During the conversation this afternoon, Jiang Ran originally intended to talk about "Shiiki Ruri's extraordinary agility during the store opening event", but he didn't expect that she handled it cleverly. So this time, Jiang Ran used the sudden disaster of the monster attack to force Shiiki Ruri to reveal her flaws.

(Monsters, no matter what your reasons for appearing here tonight are, let me take advantage of you for now.)

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"Boss Liuli, something seems to be wrong outside, please don't come out yet!"

In the warehouse, Frost Armor Knight Stan stood at the door and shouted loudly to Shiiki Ruri. Shiiki Ruri listened, nodded blankly, and then watched the Frost Armor Knight open the door and go out.

——(Meow, meow, meow, you are truly worthy of being the Frost Knight. This is truly reliable!)

Shiiki Ruri was extremely impressed by Lord Frost Armor Knight's actions. If Lord Frost Armor Knight could eliminate all the monsters outside the warehouse alone, then the crisis she was worried about would be easily resolved!

However, before Shiiki Ruri could be happy, an accident happened.

She only heard a loud "bang!" and then saw a pitch-black winged creature knocking open the tiles on the warehouse roof and forcing its way into the warehouse!

——(Damn it, how could this happen, meow?! Sir Frost Knight, how could you drop the ball so quickly, meow!)

Shiiki Ruri resisted the urge to rush forward and have a good fight with the monster, because she didn't know whether the Frost Armor Knight would turn back into the warehouse to destroy the monster in the next second.

Now, she could only keep a close eye on the monster that broke in and pray that it would not do anything to the precious goods.

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At this moment, the monster that made Shiiki Ruri nervous was called the "Four-winged Black Bat". It was a common second-level monster that usually lived near mountains and forests and had the habit of hunting at night.

When hunting, four-winged black bats usually move in groups, with as few as a dozen and as many as hundreds. Therefore, depending on the number of individuals in the population, their level of danger can even exceed that of a single fourth-level monster.

After seeing the appearance of the monster that broke in, Shiiki Ruri immediately realized that the one rustling around outside was definitely a four-winged black bat, and if they were unlucky, there might be a third-level four-winged ghost bat mixed in.

How many bat monsters are there out there? Can the Frost Knight handle them all?

Shiiki Ruri can only watch and not do anything now. She is really getting anxious???

9.202 - With Ease

At midnight, outside the warehouse of the Cat Girl Kitchen, Jiang Ran looked at the bat monsters flying in the night sky, thinking about something.

However, what made Jiang Ran think was not these bat monsters, but the guys hiding behind the monsters.

Just after walking out of the warehouse door, Jiang Ran quickly sensed the presence of several figures hiding in the shadows nearby. In terms of strength alone, they were not at the level that could cause trouble to Jiang Ran, but what Jiang Ran cared about was the intention of their actions tonight. Why would these sneaky guys lead monsters to this peaceful town of Mel?

(…Also, I have a feeling their actions tonight are targeting the Cat Girl Restaurant. Why would the Cat Girl Restaurant have such an enemy?)

If it were someone else, at this time they would probably start to suspect that Shiiki Ruri was hiding something, but Jiang Ran would not doubt it, because with his mind-reading ability, Shiiki Ruri could not be hiding a secret.

In order to uncover the mystery of this sudden incident tonight, Jiang Ran did not immediately attack the bat monsters in the night sky, but let these "little guys" continue to fly in the sky for a while.

Anyway, even if Jiang Ran didn't take action, these bat monsters that were only at the second and third levels would not dare to rashly attack the intimidating "Frost Knight Stan".

Just circling in the air nearby had already exhausted all their courage.

Then, while the scene looked like "Frost Knight Stan was preparing to deal with the bat monster alone", Jiang Ran quietly summoned a shadow clone, letting the shadow clone sneak attack those guys who were suspected of attracting the bat monster from the dark, and tied them all up and sent them to the stomach of the Snake King's Cage in the suburbs.

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(One, two, three, four, five, six, seven… Yeah, that’s right, we should have caught them all now.)

To be on the safe side, Jiang Ran finally summoned a new shadow clone and patrolled the entire town of Mel. Only after making sure that everything was safe did he start to think about how to deal with the bat monsters that were still flying overhead.

Jiang Ran took a quick look and found that there were about a hundred bat monsters attracted tonight, and two or three of them had already broken into the warehouse behind him. Jiang Ran had let them in on purpose.

For Jiang Ran now, it is not difficult to deal with these monsters. Even if there are a hundred more, the result will be the same.

The problem he needs to think about now is not how to deal with the monster, but how to act so that Shiiki Ruri in the warehouse can reveal her identity.

(Hashrate Improvement and Overclocking)

When it comes to thinking about problems, Jiang Ran never hesitates to invest his magic power, and then with the help of the skill effects, he finally came up with a solution.

(Emm… let’s do it this way.)

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Under the cover of night, a dark blue flame flashed across the night sky of Mel Town, followed by the squeaking sounds of a large number of bats.

Dozens of bat monsters ignited by blue flames fell to the ground like a meteor shower, while others that had escaped by chance fled in panic. Only a few stubborn third-level bat monsters were still hesitating and wandering.

Frost Knight Stan was basically satisfied with the result. The blue flame that broke through the air just now was the result of him deliberately holding back his strength.

Then, while the monsters were temporarily afraid to act recklessly, the Frost Knight Stan returned to the warehouse and found the proprietress Shiiki Ruri with her hands covered in blood.

"Boss Liuli! You...?!"

"Ah, uh, I-I'm fine, meow! T-this is monster blood!"

Frost Knight Stan's tone was filled with worry, while Shiiki Ruri's reaction was a bit strangely frightened, as if she was frightened by Frost Knight's sudden return to the warehouse.

Then, Shiiki Ruri immediately explained that she was frightened because she thought another monster was coming.

As for the two "four-winged black bats" that died near her, Shiiki Ruri explained that she herself did not understand what happened, but in short, she mustered up her courage, quietly went around from behind, and then chopped them to death with a kitchen knife.

"Vegetable... kitchen knife?" Frost Knight Stan repeated in disbelief.

"Yeah, it's the kitchen knife, meow." Shiiki Ruri raised the blood-stained kitchen knife in her hand with a somewhat stiff expression and showed it.

At this time, Shiiki Ruri was actually extremely nervous inside, and the slight unnaturalness on the surface was the result of her performing at the highest level of acting.

Just now in the warehouse, if the two four-winged black bats were not about to eat the food, Shiiki Ruri would not have taken the risk to attack them. However, the risk here does not refer to the danger of fighting monsters, but the risk that Shiiki Ruri might be seen by the Frost Armor Knight when she attacks.

Shiiki Ruri believed that if Lord Frost Armor Knight saw her fighting, her identity would most likely be exposed, so unless it was necessary, she would rather not take action.

Unfortunately, she was eventually forced to take action. In order to conceal her battle traces as much as possible, Shiiki Ruri had to disguise the battle scene as a fight between amateurs, such as creating a lot of unnecessary chaos and adding a large number of wounds left by random attacks on the monster's body.

In this way, even if the Frost Armor Knight came back and saw it, he would not find out that Shiiki Ruri actually killed the two four-winged black bats in seconds with overwhelming advantage.

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Shiiki Ruri thought her plan was basically perfect, and she felt the final execution results were acceptable, but after actually meeting the Frost Armor Knight, she immediately felt guilty.

Fortunately, Lord Frost Armor Knight seemed to care more about her and did not try to find out how Shiiki Ruri, an outsider, managed to kill two second-level monsters.

In addition, Shiiki Ruri noticed the large-scale dark blue flame that flashed outside the warehouse just now, and since Lord Frost Armor Knight had already returned from outside the warehouse, she estimated that the monsters outside should have been destroyed by Lord Frost Armor Knight.