Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

(That ravine over there is a bit deep... Could it be hidden over there?)

Jiang Ran was concentrating on the search, not letting go of any suspicious place, but he didn't expect that not long after he started searching, he almost bumped into a figure that suddenly appeared in front of him.

There was a sharp "whoosh!" sound, and a flash of cold light cut the bat where Jiang Ran was living in half.

If Jiang Ran had not reacted quickly and dived into the shadow of the lizard next to him at the first moment, he would have been forced to emerge from the shadow.

And this guy who suddenly appeared and had a sharp skill was none other than the chief master of Zhaoye Liuque whom Jiang Ran had been looking for: Jiuyiren Tetodaf!

9.232 - The Overwhelmed Headmaster

"..."

The Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf killed the bat in front of him without saying a word. He did not do it on purpose, but because the bat suddenly appeared in front of him, he reflexively cut it in half.

Tetodaff wiped his claws with a hint of disdain, wiping away the bat's blood and bodily fluids. His claws, sharp as blades, were every bit as effective as a fine knife, making them incredibly useful in both combat and infiltration operations.

At this moment, Tetodav felt a little dazed, because he seemed to feel that just before he cut the bat in half, something appeared beside him and then disappeared immediately.

But no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find any evidence that the "thing" had ever existed. In this case, Tetodaf could only think that he was having an illusion.

——(Maybe... I've been too tired lately...?)

Tetodav felt that it was possible that he was hallucinating, because in the past few days, he had been busy all night long for the organization's affairs.

A while ago, an important facility under the Tetodav organization, the "Spiral Underground Library", was infiltrated by unknown personnel. The matter has not been clarified to this day, making him unable to eat or sleep.

The Spiral Underground Library represents, to a certain extent, the "foundation" of Teruya Ryuque. If there is a problem with this "foundation" of trust, it is very likely that Teruya Ryuque's "thousand-mile dam" will collapse at some point in the future.

Although Tetodav already has a plan to carry out a major overhaul within the organization, no one can be sure that it can be completed successfully before the overhaul is completed.

So, until a few minutes ago, Tetodaf, who had not slept for several nights in a row, was still busy in his personal base. If the little black water dragon had not returned with the "urgent letter", he would not have run out of the base in such a hurry and almost bumped into the bat outside the "Invisible Door".

Tetodav saw in the encrypted letter brought back by the little black water dragon that the "Post Office Branch of the Vanya Emirate" was attacked. Such a serious incident had an impact on the organization no less than the "Spiral Underground Library" that was secretly infiltrated a few days ago.

Therefore, Tetodav could not wait to communicate back and forth through letters, and he chose to go to the scene in person to find out the situation.

——(But… this scroll of letters feels like it’s been opened…)

Before leaving, Tetodav took out the letter in his arms and looked at it, feeling a little hesitant.

He was hesitant because, aside from the appearance of having been opened, everything else about the envelope was perfect. Was this defect a mistake made by the postal staff, or had the envelope been touched by someone outside the organization?

If it is true that an outsider had touched the envelope, then what was the purpose of the other party sealing it again and mailing it out?

The only thing that Tetodav could be sure of now was that the contents of the letter were real. The encryption rules used for the contents of the letter were only known to him and the director of the "Post Office Branch", and the "director" would never betray him.

——(It seems that the only way to know the truth is to go to the scene... Even if it is a trap, it is worth giving it a try.)

Despite his utter panic, Tetodaf, the head of the Zhaoye Liuque, remained calm. He put on his hood, sighed softly, and then spread his wings behind him. He soared into the sky and quickly disappeared into the night sky.

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After the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf flew away, a small lizard hiding in the shadow of the rock slowly crawled out.

Jiang Ran, who was hiding in the shadow of the little lizard, did not rush to show up. Instead, he continued to observe for a while. Only after he was sure that there should be no risk did he reveal his true form in a relatively safe shadow.

(Stupid Loli: Hey Jiang Yan, wasn’t that the one you wanted to kill just now, the chief of the Zhaoye Liuque clan? Why didn’t you do it?)

(Jiang Ran: Do it? Have you been a little too cocky lately, stupid loli?)

Jiang Ran, who was already cautious, calmed down even more after hearing the arrogant speech of the stupid loli.

If even he becomes as carried away as this stupid loli and forgets everything, then it will be all over.

It is true that Jiang Ran has been very high-profile recently when acting as the "Frost Knight Stan", but that is all acting. Deep down in his heart, he is still that young man who is cautious and careful.

The reason why Jiang Ran is still alive after being in the Prison Star World for so long is definitely due to the word "caution".

·

After running into the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf just now, Jiang Ran did consider taking direct action, but he eventually gave up the idea.

Jiang Ran's consideration was that although he did defeat and kill the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf in the "Death Future", this did not mean that he could defeat this opponent head-on now.

Based on Jiang Ran's understanding of himself, even in the future of death, "him in the future" would definitely do sufficient research before taking action.

Therefore, Jiang Ran would temporarily "let go" of the Jiuyiren Tetodaf tonight, and instead focus on Tetodaf's "secret base".

Anyway, as long as Jiang Ran guards this secret base, he won't have to worry about Tetodaf not coming to him on his own.

·

Relying on the identification ability of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, Jiang Ran quickly discovered an area called the "Invisible Gate" near the place where Tetodaf appeared.

This "Invisible Door" is located on the rock wall of a hilly mountain. From the outside, it looks no different from the surrounding rock walls, but the identification information shows different results.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Ran did not reach out to touch it directly, but picked up two stones on the spot and threw them over. Then he saw the stones penetrate the rock wall unhindered and fly into it.

Afterwards, Jiang Ran apologized to the little lizard, and then used it as a guinea pig to touch the "Invisible Door". As a result, it also successfully penetrated without triggering any alarms or hurting the little lizard.

Jiang Ran was still not at ease after the experiment reached this point. Before trying it himself, he summoned a black shadow clone and ordered it to walk into the "Invisible Door" and stay for a while, and then walk out - and this final experiment was also successful.

At this point, Jiang Ran finally got enough evidence to support his case, and then he personally broke into the "Invisible Door".

As soon as Jiang Ran walked into the "Invisible Door", he was shocked because the scene in front of him suddenly changed from a mountain forest at night to a neatly built secret room.

What surprised him even more was that the little black water dragon he had encountered in the night sky not long ago was also in this secret room, staring at Jiang Ran.

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9.233 - Infiltration

(Damn it…!)

For Jiang Ran, "running into the enemy as soon as entering the door" was the worst case scenario second only to a head-on collision with Tetodaf. At this moment, he immediately activated the skill "Computing Power Boost·Overload" and completed his thinking in a flash.

As soon as Jiang Ran finished thinking, his action had already begun.

Almost at the same moment, Jiang Ran materialized the "True Soul Blade Sword: Soul Severance" and summoned a black shadow clone in the shadow behind the little black water beast dragon.

(Shadow Behind You: Transposition)

(Weapon Skill: Soul Slash Mode)

Then, before the little black water dragon realized what was happening, the human in front of it had turned into a strange black shadow, and then, the soul blade sword that was invisible to the naked eye slashed at it from behind.

(Weapon Skill: True Soul Flash)

What followed was a torrential downpour of thirteen consecutive kills.

At this point, less than two seconds had passed, and the little black water dragon's endurance had returned to zero.

Until it fainted, the little black water dragon didn't understand what was happening to it. It could neither see the enemy's movements nor feel any pain.

The only thing this dragon-like monster felt was irresistible fatigue, and then it fell into a deep "sleep".

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Looking at the little black water dragon lying unconscious on the ground, Silly Loli was completely confused.

She originally thought that Jiang Ran would kill this third-level monster in a flash, but Jiang Ran only drained the guy's stamina and made it faint.

Why go to such great lengths to not kill it?

However, Jiang Ran did not have time to explain to the stupid loli. His tense nerves would not relax until he had a complete grasp of the situation.

After knocking down the little black water dragon, Jiang Ran immediately walked out of the "Invisible Door" and looked towards the direction where the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf had just flown away.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen. After watching for ten minutes, he still saw nothing.

After getting this result, Jiang Ran temporarily stopped monitoring the outside and turned back to the inside of the "Invisible Door".

·

The reason why Jiang Ran didn't kill the little black water dragon just now was because he was worried that if the little black water dragon died, it would trigger the alarm device that might exist in this secret base.

Although launching an attack and knocking the little black water dragon unconscious may also cause an alarm, this is undoubtedly a lower-risk behavior than killing the little black water dragon.

As for the option of "doing nothing", Jiang Ran had considered it, but when he saw the cleverness of the little black water dragon, he knew that he couldn't just leave it alone.

With the intelligence of this third-level monster, it shouldn't be difficult to trigger an alarm device to call back the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf.

·

Now that the little black water dragon is unconscious, Jiang Ran can temporarily focus his attention on this secret room.

The secret room that Jiang Ran could see at the moment was actually just a square "entrance hall". Behind the place where the little black water dragon had just stood, there was a deep passage leading to somewhere unknown.

Before entering the passage to explore, Jiang Ran confirmed the time, and then asked the stupid loli to help him count the time, and remind him to evacuate after fifteen minutes.

Because in fifteen minutes, the little black water dragon might wake up.

Afterwards, Jiang Ran boldly and carefully began his infiltration. He found two rooms at the end of the passage, one on the left and one on the right. One of them should be the lair of the small black water dragon. There were piles of grass on the ground and some skeletons that had been eaten clean.

The other one is the room of the Dove-Winged Man Tetodaf, but Jiang Ran cannot enter for the time being because there is a magic detection device at the door that is invisible to the naked eye.

The cautious Jiang Ran discovered the magic detection device with his identification ability. As soon as he walked into Tetodaf's room, the mechanism in the base would be activated immediately. What was even more troublesome was that when the magic detection device was destroyed, it would also trigger the activation of the mechanism, leaving Jiang Ran with no way to start.

So, should we just call it a day?

Jiang Ran glanced at the room through the door. The parchment scrolls neatly arranged on the shelves made it impossible for him to just go home.

Jiang Ran believed that among those "parchment scrolls specially stored in the secret base", there must be valuable information that would allow him to earn back the price of the ticket.

(Jiang Ran: Stupid Loli, how much time is left?)

(Stupid Loli: Uh, seven, three, four, six seconds.)

After learning about the remaining time, Jiang Ran weighed the pros and cons, and then decided to take a final "success or death" action.

·

According to the information he saw with his identification ability, Jiang Ran already knew that the magic detection device at the door performed its detection work based on "magic fluctuations".

When someone walks in or out of the door, the magic power at the door will fluctuate due to the magic power in the person's body, and then the magic detection device will sound an alarm.

So, if Jiang Ran directly uses the "Shadow Behind" skill to summon a shadow clone inside, can this magic detection device detect it?

Jiang Ran didn't know how the skill "Shadow Behind" worked, but this was the only method he thought was worth a try.

(Let’s take a gamble then…!)

Time was limited, so Jiang Ran acted immediately. He found a shadow at the farthest point, summoned a black shadow clone from it, and then...

·

This damn magic detection device actually sounded!

·

(ah?!)

This time, not only the silly loli was dumbfounded, but even Jiang Ran was a little confused. He didn't expect that his luck was so bad!

However, Jiang Ran was Jiang Ran after all. Having seen countless storms, he immediately calmed down. Then, as planned, he used the skill "Shadow Behind·Teleport" to move himself into the room.

(Hashrate Increase, Overload!)

Jiang Ran thought that since the alarm had already sounded, the situation couldn't get any worse, so he simply gave up and started looking through the various documents in the room as quickly as possible.

By relying on the five-fold slowing down of the flow of time by improving his computing power, he still has at least thirty minutes of perceived time to obtain intelligence!

As a result, Jiang Ran didn't know until he saw it. After watching it, he was so shocked that he couldn't stop.

In the secret base of the chief leader of Zhaoye Liuque, there is so much important information hidden!

(It was worth it, I came to the right place...!)

Jiang Ran controlled his excitement. He wanted to engrave as much of this explosive information into his mind as possible.

Then, with only two or three minutes left, Jiang Ran simply left the mess he had made and used the "Shadow Escape Step" skill to teleport out of the room.

Next, should Jiang Ran escape like this, or stay here and wait for the opportunity, and then face the Jiuyi Man Tetodaf head-on?

No, after Jiang Ran saw something on the ground, a sudden idea flashed in his mind and he had a third option.