Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

It was because all the tiger people had received his kindness and thought he was a good person that in the end the entire tiger people became his pawns, selling their blood and lives for him without knowing it.

However, unlike Emilia, Heloise did not close her heart because of the darkness she experienced. She still felt that she could trust others appropriately.

Should we say that Heloise is naive, or that she has not lost her inner innocence?

In short, after hearing Heloise's "naive" remarks, Emilia also began to reflect.

In fact, Emilia is not so alert under normal circumstances.

In addition to the dangerous environment and the huge disparity in strength between himself and the opponent, the most special thing this time is the excellence of this "Knight Stan".

Although Sir Knight Stan never took off his helmet from beginning to end, Emilia could feel that this Sir Knight might be as powerful as Banning.

Perhaps it was because of this that Emilia became particularly wary.

Regardless of whether she can find Banning in this life, Emilia has no intention of giving her heart to anyone other than Banning.

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The camera cuts back to Jiang Ran's side.

After saying goodbye to Emilia and Heloise, he changed out of the Frost Knight Stan's disguise and returned to his most relaxed appearance.

It was an accident for Jiang Ran to come into contact with Emilia and the others by offering a helping hand, but the act of contacting them was part of his plan.

"As everyone knows," although Jiang Ran is good at calculating, he is not a cold person.

Seeing Emilia and Heloise, two old friends, he really couldn't ignore them.

However, in the recent future death scenes, Jiang Ran never saw Emilia and Heloise, which means that "Future Jiang Ran" did not choose to involve them in the incident of the "Dark Rabbit Clan".

Since the future Jiang Ran did not do this, the current Jiang Ran naturally would not take this risk.

If he killed them both because of his impulse, Jiang Ran would never be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.

So, Jiang Ran used his innate advantage of mind reading and deliberately did the opposite of Emilia's thoughts. In the end, he not only obtained information from her, but also successfully made them return the same way they came. It can be said that he handled this "emergency" perfectly.

Next, now that he has obtained the "key intelligence", Jiang Ran will naturally get busy without stopping.

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The reason why Jiang Ran called what Emilia and the others said "key information" was mainly because the locations of the "Besent Mountains" and the "Besent Basin" were quite "special".

According to the information passed back by "Future Jiang Ran" and Jiang Ran's own calculations based on time and distance, the "new retreat" or "temporary retreat" of the "Dark Rabbit Clan" after this migration is very likely to be in the "Besent Basin" area.

10.88 - Start sneaking

Jiang Ran was a little confused now. The Dark Rabbit Clan hadn't even migrated there yet, but someone was already investigating the intelligence in that area.

Is the client who launched the investigation targeting the Dark Rabbit Clan?

No, Jiang Ran felt that this possibility was very small.

In Jiang Ran's opinion, the actions of the Dark Rabbit Clan are extremely covert and unlikely to be known to the outside world in advance.

For example, no one except Zhaoye Liuque knew about the last secluded place of the Dark Rabbit Clan.

Now that the Dark Rabbit clan has lost contact with Teruya Ryuque due to Tetodaf's death, it is even less likely that anyone will know the information about their next retreat.

Since it is unlikely that the person who issued the commission was targeting the Dark Rabbit Clan, the current situation is most likely a coincidence.

However, whether it was a coincidence or intentional, a conflict between the Dark Rabbit Clan and an unknown force was already before Jiang Ran's eyes.

The reason why the investigation client is directly characterized as a "force" here is because Jiang Ran speculates that the purpose of this investigation into the "Besent Basin" may be unusual.

Generally speaking, when a place like the Bessant Basin is investigated, there are three possibilities:

1. There may be scarce materials such as minerals and treasures;

Second, there might be a monster or something else that is dangerous enough to affect the surrounding area;

3. Other purposes related to the "Main Text Platform" and military strategy;

Regardless of the specific reason for the investigation, the person who has the idea and ability to initiate such a thing is most likely not a single individual.

In Jiang Ran's estimation, in the most extreme case, this incident might involve the top ruling class of the Farnas Empire and the Kraftsman United States.

So, having said so much, what does this have to do with Jiang Ran?

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Jiang Ran: Not only is there a relationship, but a close relationship.

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Generally speaking, it is easier to infiltrate a facility that is operating stably than one that is in chaos.

If we put the same question to the secluded place of the Dark Rabbit Clan, the answer will naturally be the same.

For Jiang Ran, it is actually good news that a third party force is spying on the Bessent Basin.

The more chaos the third-party forces cause the Dark Rabbit Clan, the more opportunities he will have to sneak into the Dark Rabbit Clan and obtain information about the "Dark Rabbit Queen" and "Rabbit God".

Therefore, Jiang Ran very much hopes that this third-party force can continue the investigation. In order to achieve this goal, what he has to do now is to complete the investigation commission on behalf of Emilia and Heloise.

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There is a certain process to complete the task commissioned by the union.

Jiang Ran changed back into the identity of Frost Knight Stan and found the Quest Guild branch in the nearest town.

Just as Jiang Ran guessed, there was also an investigation commission for the "Besent Basin" in this town, and the client who seemed to be the mastermind behind the scenes was actually just a worker hired by a third-party force.

Who on earth needs to hide their identity in this way to issue a commission?

Jiang Ran now narrowed down his speculation to the top ruling class and the military, because only people with sensitive identities would be unwilling to show up in this way.

Given the current limited intelligence, Jiang Ran is currently unable to infer the exact identity of the third-party force. However, this does not matter, because no matter who the other party is, in the end they are just tools used by Jiang Ran.

All he needed was information about the Dark Rabbit Queen and the Rabbit God.

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After officially accepting the commission, Jiang Ran set off again.

He climbed over mountains and crossed rivers to find the "Millennium Young Cicada Monkey Passage" that Shiiki Ruri told him about. Then he crossed the space and arrived at the border of the four countries of Kraftsman United States, Farnas Empire, Vannia Emirate and Mana Republic.

Heading north from here, you will reach the Bessent Mountains, which have the highest average altitude on the entire continent.

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For safety reasons, Jiang Ran removed his disguise as "Frost Knight Stan", found a nearby pika, and sneaked into its shadow.

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[Note: Pika, a small mammal common in high altitude areas, has a round body and short limbs.]

From here on, he would enter a state of complete stealth to avoid being discovered by the Dark Rabbit Clan's scouts without their knowledge.

At this point, the short rest period is completely over, and the tense life of uncertainty comes again.

Can he take a different route from the "Death Future" this time?

Jiang Ran, who had no idea what timidity was, was now starting by helping the pika escape from a gray fox.

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October 187, 10

8:24 AM

[Death Future Remaining: 18 Days]

[Confession death countdown remaining: 28 days]

"Curse of the Ancestral Wolf: 47 Days Remaining"

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The next day, Farnas Empire, southern border.

A cavalry team, after a night's rest, is organizing their equipment on the grassland and preparing to set off.

The leader of this team is the illustrious leader of the Scarlet Qi family, known as Driggs the Fiery, and accompanying him is the family's most popular youngest sister, Viviana.

The destination of Driggs's team's trip this time was the Craftsman United States located in the northern part of the continent.

In this mineral-rich country, there are the most skilled craftsmen in the land of the Human Alliance.

Driggs not only had to tailor weapons for Viviana, but also had to purchase a batch of equipment from the Craftsman United States.

In order to gain as much benefit as possible for the family and save expenses, Driggs would not hesitate to take action personally.

However, these were all considered secretly. On the surface, his trip was purely to reward Viviana, and also to let the young people in the family know that as long as they made achievements, they would receive corresponding rewards.

"Father, the cavalry captain just reported that we need to go to the nearby river to replenish our water supply. We will be able to set off in about fifteen minutes."

Viviana, who was acting as Driggs's agent in charge of the cavalry, came to report information at this time. Driggs planned to let Viviana take on the role of commander most of the time on this trip, so as to train her future command ability.

...Back in the day, when 'Scarlet Silver Meteor·Filia' was still alive, her ability to lead troops and deploy battle formations was one of the best in the entire Human Alliance.

"Well, I see."

Driggs nodded without saying much.

He didn't have the usual small talk and interaction between a father and daughter.

Just as Viviana was about to turn around and leave, a black shadow passing quickly on the ground made her stop.

At the same time, Driggs and Viviana looked up at the sky, and what caught their eyes was a circling eagle-shaped monster.

10.89 - A Girl's Growth

—(Scissor-shaped wings… the swirling airflow it creates behind it when it flies… I see, it’s a fourth-tier Whirlwind Feather Giant Eagle.)

Lord Scarlet Driggs stared at the monster in the air for a few seconds and quickly identified its origin.

The fourth-level monster was not a danger to him. Even if he did not bring the cavalry with him this time, he could handle it alone.

However, Driggs did not prepare to fight immediately. He just stood there motionless, waiting to see how Viviana would deal with the situation.

——(Viviana, will you call the cavalry immediately, or handle it yourself... or...?)

Under Driggs's gaze, Viviana first drew out her usual scarlet-silver sword, and then blew the alarm horn.

"Father, there are monsters attacking. Please let me handle it." Viviana said this and stood in front of Driggs.

Looking at the thin back of this "daughter" who was not his biological daughter, Driggs was very satisfied.

Viviana's decision just now was both responsible and wise, and can be said to be the optimal solution under the current circumstances.

If there's anything else to watch next, it would be to see if Viviana's combat skills have improved.

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Driggs stepped aside and found the best angle to watch Viviana's battle with the monster.

The monster seemed to want to attack Viviana, the "weak woman", first. After adjusting its circling angle several times, it dived towards Viviana on the ground.

As the monster got closer, Viviana's counterattack posture became more and more compact. Just when Driggs thought that the two sides would just charge and fight, the Vortex Wind Feather Eagle suddenly spread its wings while diving, converted all its kinetic energy into impact force, and swung out a "Earth-Splitting Wind Slash" without any warning!

"Earth-Splitting Wind Slash" can be said to be the most powerful skill of the Whirlpool Wind Feather Eagle. If hit by this move, not to mention the fragile human body, even the thick city wall will be cut open!

The situation is very critical at the moment, but Driggs, as a spectator, is not in a hurry. After all... the target of the Earth-Splitting Wind Slash is not him... Oh, sorry for the typo. In Driggs's opinion, with Viviana's skills, she can completely avoid this sudden attack.

However, the subsequent development of the battle was beyond Driggs's expectations. Not only did Viviana not dodge, but she also took an attacking stance on the spot, as if she was going to fight the Whirlwind Feather Eagle head-on!

—(Is that… the Crimson Silver Sword Formation?)

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Just as Driggs judged, what Viviana was setting up at this moment was indeed her signature skill: the Crimson Silver Sword Formation.

The Scarlet Silver Sword Formation has two derivative moves, namely "Guardian Style" and "Annihilation Style".

At this time, Viviana did not choose the defensive "Guardian Style", but the "Annihilation Style" to directly fight the monster.

Viviana held the scarlet silver longsword in one hand and pointed it straight at the Earth-Splitting Wind Slash that was flying towards her.