Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

9.286 - Passing Reasoning

Ambition aside, Grandpa Ratman Weird Whisper has never actually done anything to harm the Grand Master, Tetodaf.

Moreover, among the four branch hall masters, the one who is most respected and trusted by the head hall master is this old man with some ulterior motives.

Because he wanted to get promoted, the ratman Grandpa Weird Whisper's reaction now was the calmest, because if the chief hall master Tetodaf really died, it would not be a bad thing for him.

In addition, after thinking about it, the rat man Grandpa Guiyu felt that considering the situation of being completely crushed by the "unknown enemy" this time, even if the chief hall master Tetodaf was really killed, it would be reasonable.

...In fact, it would be better to say that the death of the head master, Tetodaf, would make this "attack incident" where "no one seemed to have died" become more logical.

——(On the premise of minimizing harm to the interests of the organization, deal with the headmaster individually... The person who wants to do this is likely someone who covets the position of headmaster...)

The rat man, Grandpa Guiyu, narrowed his eyes and quietly looked at the two branch hall masters beside him.

The leader of the Zhaotang Hall, codenamed Dark Moon, was a straightforward and rough man. Although he was formidable in a one-on-one fight, Grandpa Weird Whisperer, the Ratman, didn't think his meager intelligence was enough to orchestrate this incident.

The head of the Night Hall, the fox-man grandmother Huanyan is indeed a thoughtful and outstanding woman. However, based on the rat-man Grandpa Guiyu's understanding of Grandma Huanyan, this old lady who has already accepted her fate has no reason to initiate or participate in such a high-risk operation.

After a round of elimination, the only candidate left by the Rat Man Guiyu Grandpa was the leader of Liutang, Jiying.

Rather than the code name Jiying, the ratman Grandpa Guiyu prefers to call the catman girl Xiao Liuli. After all, this child was raised by the elders of Zhaoye Liuque.

In the mind of Grandpa Ratman Guiyu, the always simple Xiao Liuli would never do anything to betray the organization, but... but when he recalled it carefully, he found that Xiao Liuli was indeed a bit suspicious this time.

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Why was Xiao Liuli the first to wake up?

Why was Xiao Liuli the only one seriously injured?

Why was Xiao Liuli also the only branch leader who was not in the conference room when the incident happened?

If it's all a coincidence, then it's too much of a coincidence, right?

The rat man Grandpa Weird Whisper frowned. He didn't like the direction of his current speculation, but he couldn't stop his rational thinking from continuing.

What made it even more difficult for him to favor Xiao Liuli was that the first person to leave the base under the lake after the incident was Xiao Liuli.

Although Xiao Liuli had legitimate reasons, her serious injuries required her to go to the church as soon as possible to receive treatment from the clergy.

However, this state of free movement out of everyone's sight is also making this cat-man girl more suspicious.

——(No… no no no, that was little Liuli, the one Magee raised. What was I thinking?)

The rat man, Grandpa Guiyu, suddenly came to his senses and realized that the factors that made Xiao Liuli suspicious could have been actively constructed by this "unknown enemy".

Be it Xiao Liuli or someone else, the "unknown enemy" can actually achieve the same effect by picking anyone here, so the suspicious-looking Xiao Liuli might be a smokescreen deliberately "created" by the enemy to confuse their reasoning...!

"Phew... That was a close call. I almost fell into the enemy's trap..."

The rat man Grandpa Weird Whisper touched his long beard and breathed a sigh of relief.

The two branch hall masters nearby cast puzzled glances at him at this time. Without the ability to read minds, they had no idea what kind of inner struggle this old rat man had just experienced.

"Stop overthinking, old rat, and come and lend a hand!"

"Who are you calling, you stinky bastard? Show some respect when talking to your grandfather!"

As the quarrel between the werewolf uncle and the ratman Whispering Grandpa started again, the atmosphere that had once become tense returned to normal.

Just as Grandpa Ratman Guiyu said just now, there is no need to make guesses without evidence. The three branch hall masters now have only one responsibility, which is to stabilize the situation and maintain the operation of the organization.

As for whether the chief hall master Tetodaf was killed, this question will be answered by time.

Maybe, by tomorrow morning, the chief hall master will come to give orders as usual - the three people who were busy with their work thought optimistically.

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The Zhaoye Liuque Lakeside stronghold, which had suffered a comprehensive attack but seemed to have suffered little loss, quickly entered the recovery process under the leadership of the three branch hall masters.

At the same time, somewhere dozens of kilometers away from the base under the lake, a secret cat-man army was searching for clues about Zhaoye Liuque all night, hoping to have a good talk with their leaders.

This secret cat-man army is the "Cicada Army" that the cat-man clan is proud of.

Under orders from the leader of the cat-people, the Cicada Corps once traveled far and wide in search of the "Messenger of the Underworld". Later, while investigating the "Frost Knight Stan", they were unfortunately outmaneuvered by a guy who claimed to be a member of the "Teruya Ryujaku" and nearly lost their lives.

At that time, members of the Chan Corps sneaked into a post office one after another to carry out the so-called "test mission". Their purpose was not to gain the qualification to join the Teruya Ryuque, but to have a chance to survive.

Unfortunately, even though they tried their best, they were ultimately defeated and failed to pass the "Test Mission".

The desperate members of the Cicada Corps felt that there was no hope of survival at that time, because the poison in their bodies would take their lives soon.

But they waited and waited, but not only did they not suffer the pain of death from the poison, but they also received the urging of the cat-people's messenger.

"Everyone in the Cicada Corps, the agreed intelligence reporting date has passed. If any unusual circumstances have occurred, please reply as soon as possible."

The letter from the cat-man lord Lordesin made the members of the Cicada Corps realize that they were actually being fooled.

The mysterious guy who tortured them all night was not a member of Teruya Ryuque at all, and he did not poison their bodies.

The pride of the cat people has become a toy for others to tease, which is a complete disgrace to Hong Xin and his friends.

However, their professional ethics made the members of the Cicada Corps choose to face this horrific past. They wrote back truthfully to report how they had been tricked, and also added their speculation about the "enemy" at the end.

The members of the Cicada Corps unanimously believed that the guy who tested and played tricks on them was actually the "Messenger of the Underworld" they had been pursuing. Moreover, the "Frost Knight Stan" might have some hidden connection with the "Messenger of the Underworld".

9.287 - Partnership

After extensive investigation, the members of the Chan Cicada Corps learned that the "post office" that the "mysterious person" had asked them to infiltrate to carry out the "test mission" was actually Teruya Ryuque's intelligence exchange agency.

Considering that there had been a substantial exchange of fire at the post office before, it was likely that there was still chaos there. Therefore, the members of the Cicada Unit felt that it was not appropriate to go to the scene to negotiate in the short term.

However, they couldn't let the misunderstanding remain unresolved, so they decided to bypass subordinate organizations like the "Post Office" and directly communicate with the management of Teruya Ryuque.

After several twists and turns, the Xianchan troops finally connected with Zhaoye Liuque after dawn. The one they met was an old ratman with white hair and beard but full of energy.

In nature, cats and mice are natural enemies, but this grudge doesn't extend to the subhuman level. Upon meeting the old ratman, the seven catmen of the Cicada Corps were all respectful, not daring to act rashly.

After a brief greeting and self-introduction, Hong Xin, the captain of the Cicada Corps, explained the situation to the old ratman who called himself "Ghost Words".

What surprised Hong Xin was that the old man Guiyu was very easy to talk to. He immediately accepted the apology of the Xianchan troops and said that ignorance is not a crime. Xianchan, who had been used, did not need to compensate Zhaoye Liuque.

"Since we are all victims, it would be most reasonable for us to unite and punish the real culprit. What do you think?"

Mr. Guiyu gave suggestions with a smile, and his suggestion made the members of the Chan Corps overjoyed.

Not only does he not have to create any grudges with Teruya Ryuque, but he can also work together. This is simply the most perfect communication result...!

Thus, with both parties smiling during the communication, the Xianchan Corps officially confirmed a temporary cooperative relationship with Zhaoye Liuque.

Their first goal was to find Frost Knight Stan and see what clues they could get from him.

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It is somewhat ironic that the members of the Cicada Corps who were in serious discussion would never have known that the Frost Armor Knight Stan they were looking for was actually in the woods less than a kilometer away from them.

In order to recover some magic power before setting off again, Frost Knight Stan, also known as Jiang Ran, chose to find a place to sleep nearby. With his current total magic power, just one or two hours of sleep would be enough to support his daily magic expenses for a long time.

After waking up, Jiang Ran went to the nearby Mel Town to rest. He planned to leave Mel Town before Shiki Ruri finished her treatment and just leave her a farewell letter. In this way, he could avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

The silly loli protested strongly against Jiang Ran's "heartless" decision, but the truth was undoubtedly on Jiang Ran's side, so Jiang Ran just asked a few simple questions and the silly loli was speechless.

After all, the opposite of indifference is sentimentality. Rejection that seems hurtful is actually the best protection for others, and indecision that seems gentle is actually the blunt knife that hurts people the most.

In order to block out the endless chatter of the stupid loli, Jiang Ran focused his attention on his recent skill growth.

After using skills extensively during this period, Jiang Ran's various professional skills have grown to varying degrees.

The first is the skill "Focus" of the production profession Hunter. Following the two terms "Concentration" and "Perception", a third term appears, called "Disintegration".

When Jiang Ran activates "Concentration·Disintegration", he will be able to see the "optimal anatomical cutting method" of all "inanimate objects", which is a bit like the way a butcher cuts up an ox.

The entry is a good one, but it seems to have nothing to do with combat—an ordinary person might think so, but it’s different in Jiang Ran’s mind.

Speaking of "dead things", Jiang Ran immediately thought of the skeleton monsters he had fought in the "tower" of the old monster Mishasha.

It was precisely because those monsters were "dead things" that Jiang Ran had to spend a lot of extra effort.

Now that he has such a magical skill to deal with dead creatures, I believe Jiang Ran will be able to perform even better when facing those undead monsters next time.

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Next was the skill "Calculation Power Enhancement" for the manufacturing professional pharmacist. Jiang Ran originally thought that new attributes would appear after this skill was upgraded to level 40, but unexpectedly, nothing happened.

After consulting with the old men in the task union, Jiang Ran realized that the appearance of new entries was irregular, and it was difficult to say how many entries there would be for different professions and skills.

For a common manufacturing profession like "Pharmacist", it is possible that the current two entries are all there is. Further upgrading the skill level will only improve the skill effect and accompanying attributes.

After knowing this situation, Jiang Ran was somewhat disappointed, but he would not give up the skill of "computing power improvement" because of this. Even if there were no new entries except "overclocking" and "overload", the skill of "computing power improvement" would still be an indispensable skill for Jiang Ran.

Skills similar to "Computing Power Improvement" include the combat profession skills "Trickster" and "Shadow Behind". These two skills have also been upgraded a lot in level due to Jiang Ran's frequent use, but the new entries that Jiang Ran expected did not appear.

After talking about the bad news, let’s talk about the good news.

When Jiang Ran's third-tier skill "Shadow Stealing" reached level 30, it gained a powerful new attribute called "Better Than Master".

The effect of this entry is that Jiang Ran can use only 90% of his magic power to use stolen skills, and this magic power discount ratio will continue to decrease as the skill level increases.

Being able to use less magic power than the skill owner to perform skills of the same power is undoubtedly very useful in actual combat, and can even deal a psychological blow to the skill owner.

After all, not everyone can bear the feeling of "I learned it first, why are you more proficient in it?"

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Next is the fourth-level skill "Shadow Prison Space". Since I haven't used it many times, it has only been upgraded by 2 levels (10->12), and I haven't learned any new entries.

On the contrary, it was the fifth-level skill "Shadowmaker", which had become a necessary daily skill for Jiang Ran to kill and rob. In the recent period, it had been unknowingly upgraded from level 1 to level 23, which was faster than riding a rocket.

When it was upgraded to level 20, Jiang Ran's Shadow Artist skill comprehended its first term, called "Empowerment".

The entry "Empowerment" is very interesting. When Jiang Ran activates this entry, he can temporarily increase the attribute value of the object whose shadow he is infiltrating by a certain amount at the cost of paying a certain amount of extra magic power per second.

The emergence of this new entry undoubtedly allows Jiang Ran to do more things while remaining in a latent state, and he is becoming more and more like a shadow faction.

9.288 - Connecting the Past and the Future

Whether it is the growth direction of skills or Jiang Ran's personal style of doing things, they are all gradually developing towards the "behind-the-scenes style".

It may not have been obvious before, but after the "Assassination of the Chief Master of the Zhaoye Liuque, Tetodaf", this young man has begun to feel like the mastermind behind the incident.

The main reason for this change is Jiang Ran's deliberate act.

In the past six months since he came to the Prison Star World, Jiang Ran has been in an unfavorable situation most of the time where "the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light", which has caused him a lot of losses.

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Two sniper kills by "The One and Only Demon God, The Unspeakable Name";

The Snake Shadow Society is being chased and intercepted by the demons from heaven and earth;

And there is the "other time traveler" whom I have never met;

Etc., etc……

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Apart from the inevitable fatal dangers in adventurous life (such as the Scarlet Cloud Mountain Bandits, the Shadow-Eating Rock Demon Svalerok, etc.), Jiang Ran gradually realized that from the moment he entered the Prison Star World, a force hidden in the dark had been eyeing his life and had taken multiple actions in succession with the goal of killing him.

Generally speaking, such a situation is abnormal. After all, he is a "clean and innocent" time traveler who came to this different world with no grudges or grievances against anyone. It is not possible for him to be targeted before he has done anything.

But if you are really being targeted, the reason is probably as stated in the above sentence.

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In some cases, the identity of a "time traveler" may itself become a sin.

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Even after being in the Prison Star World for so long, Jiang Ran never forgot what happened in that "gray-white mysterious space" or the judgment he made at that time.

[Note: For details, please refer to Chapter 4 - Super Dimensional Divine Eyes]

If the "God" in that mysterious space is truly the supreme being, then there should only be the title "God" without adding the word "good" to describe it.

Well, since the existence of the "good god" is already an established fact, then even if there is another "evil god"... it must be reasonable.

Based on this inference, if the good god can select "people waiting to die" and send them to another world to complete tasks, the evil god should be able to do something similar. In this way, a competitive relationship can be established. During the conversation with the good god at that time, Jiang Ran's inducement of the "investment concept" has now become a kind of "indirect evidence."

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