Chapter 27: Toy Doll

The welcome ceremony was brief.

After all, the night was still perilous, and the night was still long.

At Jiangjiang Ruyi's soft reminder, Deng Yutang put aside his celebratory thoughts, and Lu Ran approached the team leader, Zhang Feng.

"You're back." Zhang Feng looked Lu Ran up and down.

From that tattered raincoat, one could tell what a fierce battle Lu Ran had endured.

"Brother Zhang." Lu Ran nodded.

Zhang Feng reached out and placed his hand on Lu Ran's shoulder: "I failed to protect you."

"That was an accident," Lu Ran spoke immediately. "Brother Zhang need not blame himself."

Once one steps onto this path of a believer, danger constantly accompanies the body.

By rights, having a Moon Gazer at River Realm Stage Two guarding the squad should have been sufficient to protect the few of them properly.

After all, there were many other Moon Gazer teams stationed nearby.

It was just that no one expected that, within an extremely short time, a full three River Realm evil spirits would appear consecutively before Gate Number 4 of the gymnasium.

This was an extremely abnormal probability!

Zhang Feng laughed dryly and shook his head: "You are quite carefree."

Lu Ran whispered: "I'm pretending."

Zhang Feng: "."

Zhang Feng was quite speechless, while Deng Yutang looked strangely grim.

He felt as though he had seen this scene before?

"Return to formation," Zhang Feng said softly, gesturing toward Gate Number 4.

"Brother Lu." Deng Yutang slung an arm around Lu Ran's shoulder and stepped up the stairs. "Tell us about what you just experienced?"

Tian Tian followed closely behind Jiangjiang Ruyi, her large eyes full of curiosity as she gazed at Lu Ran's back.

"It's just that I was carried away by a Lady Lady Yanzhi Man, and the Moon Gazers came to save me." Lu Ran turned to look at Deng Yutang. "By the way, your sister is my savior!"

"Huh?" Deng Yutang was somewhat surprised. "My sister?"

Lu Ran nodded vigorously: "Your sister is truly fierce, even fiercer than the Lady Lady Yanzhi Men!

With one slash, she directly beheaded the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man; that was truly a ruthless hand crushing a flower."

Zhang Feng, eavesdropping from the side, had a huge question mark appear above his head.

What kind of description was that?

From your tone, do you actually feel quite sorry for the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man?

"Is that so?" Deng Yutang's eyes sparkled, feeling entirely honored by association.

Lu Ran grinned: "Last time I sparred with your sister, she casually summoned a wind blade; tonight I finally learned that your sister's weapon is a great horse-chopping saber?

Good heavens, it's two and a half meters long!

With one slash, even a horse would be split in two; how could a Lady Lady Yanzhi Man withstand that?"

Lu Ran shared all his gratitude and praise for the Great Nightmare with his teammates.

Afterwards, he vividly recounted the experience of being abducted.

Upon hearing that the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man had summoned tiny paper effigies, Zhang Feng couldn't help but ask: "Xie Fa · Paper Effigy?"

"Yes." Lu Ran confirmed once again.

Zhang Feng's face turned grim.

This Ci Xie Fa is a technique equipped by the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man clan upon reaching River Realm Stage Three.

In other words, that abruptly appearing Lady Lady Yanzhi Man possessed even higher strength and realm than Zhang Feng!

Strength and realm do not merely determine what spells one can cultivate.

Every improvement in a minor stage also grants living beings a certain degree of enhancement in all their attributes.

If, at that time, the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man had appeared behind Zhang Feng and abducted him...

Zhang Feng truly doubted whether he could have done better than Lu Ran.

After all, the result stood right here:

Lu Ran had survived and returned to his post safe and sound!

"After the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man kneaded the Thousand Bone Believer into a ball of flesh, it smashed through the bone wall." Lu Ran continued his story, making the others tremble with fear.

It even made Deng Yutang listen as if intoxicated and fascinated.

Until Lu Ran reached the final scene, Zhang Feng couldn't help but sigh: "This time, you truly don't need to worry about points anymore."

Lu Ran immediately said: "Our squad's points can also increase, right?"

Zhang Feng nodded: "After you left, the squad performed very well. The adjustment in mindset and the changes in tactics were both commendable."

As he spoke, Zhang Feng's expression became somewhat strange, and he looked at Lu Ran.

Ever since Lu Ran left, the frequency of evil spirit appearances in this area seemed to have returned to normal.

No more River Realm evil spirits had manifested.

It was truly bizarre!

Could it be that everything was really related to this kid?

"Brother Zhang misunderstands," Lu Ran explained. "I'm talking about assisting the Moon Gazers and supporting the killing of the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man."

Lu Ran spoke with great confidence, utterly shameless: "Points shouldn't be awarded only to me individually; I am the team's jungler!

I should be floating outside alone, ranking up the entire team; this is our squad's tactic!"

Zhang Feng: "."

With that smooth mouth, you're making me want to become your teammate!

Can one rank up just by lying down?

"So, being carried away by the Lady Lady Yanzhi Man was also part of your team's plan?"

The three teammates looked at Lu Ran, who was striving so hard, and for a moment, didn't know what to say.

I must work harder.

Deng Yutang clenched his fists.

He was genuinely happy deep in his heart that Lu Ran could perform so excellently.

At the same time, Deng Yutang realized that the contribution he had made to the team was still far from enough!

He had never thought of being a burden, but after two assessments, a cold reality stood before him:

Jiangjiang Ruyi was the team's anchor.

Lu Ran, on the other hand, was the big leg of lamb that was carrying the team to take off fiercely!

I truly must work harder, and even harder.

"Hoo!!"

Just as Deng Yutang was silently pumping himself up, Zhang Feng beside him suddenly tensed his body and whipped his head to look west.

Amidst surging energy, a demon took shape.

To everyone's surprise, it was actually an old rival—the Vicious Dog!

"Preliminary judgment: Mist Realm, Tier Four demon," Zhang Feng quickly concluded, shouting in a deep voice, "Move out."

While saying this, he was roaring in his heart: Yes, this is the normal situation!

Mist Realm and Stream Realm demons should be the main force invading Rain Alley City on the fifteenth night.

Not three River Realm demons clustering together, stepping right on everyone's faces to show off their power!

"Woof!"

The pitch-black Vicious Dog spotted the group immediately and instantly opened its blood-filled maw.

Before Jiangjiang Ruyi, a surge of energy suddenly churned.

Four sharp canine teeth rapidly formed, as if intending to crush the human girl.

Xie Fa · Vicious Teeth!

The Xie Fa that everyone hadn't seen inside the Vicious Dog Village earlier was finally witnessed this night!

"Sister Jiang Ruyi!"

Tian Tian spread her small hands, raising a petal shield to block it directly.

Jiangjiang Ruyi was terrifyingly calm; she retreated only half a step, her fingertips flashing with electric sparks that crackled.

Her thin lips parted slightly as she commanded the someone who had finally returned to the fold: "Lu Ran."

"Hiss—"

Without a second word, Lu Ran darted out, choosing to maneuver from the side.

In the heavy rain, a faint sheep bleat rang out, resembling an infant's cry, sending chills down one's spine:

"Baa~~~"

"Ruh?" The Vicious Dog sharply turned its head, its dog eyes tracking the direction of Lu Ran's sprint.

The four Vicious Dog teeth that had appeared out of thin air forcibly crushed Tian Tian's petal shield, but there was no follow-up.

Because the big black dog's attention had been drawn away by a little fat sheep.

At the same time, Jiangjiang Ruyi flung out an Electric Bind Talisman!

An illusory Bai Yu slate appeared out of thin air, carrying a small lightning snake; it brushed past Deng Yutang, who was also charging forward, and headed straight for the Vicious Dog.

"Crack!!"

Electric sparks flashed, and current overflowed.

The Mist Realm, Tier Four Vicious Dog was thus nailed to the spot by Jiangjiang Ruyi.

Master Yu Fu believers are indeed late-game players, but that doesn't mean they are useless in the early stages!

Creatures of the same realm, whether human believers or demons and evil spirits, would be unwilling to make an enemy of Jiangjiang Ruyi.

Because she can truly control you to death!

This is no exaggeration; Jiangjiang Meiren's combat record is clear and verifiable:

Not long ago, the group had already fought a Mist Realm, Tier Four Blood Disaster Dog.

Under her powerful control, that Blood Disaster Dog could only tremble and open its dog mouth.

Its limbs were completely unable to move!

And the Vicious Dog before them was even more pathetic than the previous Blood Disaster Dog; it couldn't even open or close its dog mouth.

"Vile beast!" Deng Yutang followed closely behind, thrusting out his spear.

Killing this kind of flesh-and-blood demon was much simpler than killing Mist Shadow Humans.

The spear tip pierced through the dog's head, but Deng Yutang didn't stop; instead, he stabbed rapidly, delivering consecutive finishing blows.

Ever since that someone returned, everything had returned to normal.

Although the team members were of a lower realm, they resolved the Mist Realm, Tier Four Vicious Dog in a single exchange.

Such performance was seen by Zhang Feng, who secretly added points in his heart.

"You, come back."

Jiangjiang Ruyi suddenly spoke, her gentle voice drifting into the layers of rain curtain.

"Huh?" Deng Yutang turned his head to look.

However, Jiangjiang Ruyi wasn't looking at Deng Yutang at all.

Awkward!

And Lu Ran, wandering outside and standing alone in the rain, felt a bit awkward as well.

Under the gaze of those beautiful eyes, he kept his head down and walked toward Gate 4.

Who would have thought Jiangjiang Meiren's voice would sound out again: "Use Immortal Hooves."

Lu Ran: "."

So walking back isn't allowed?

Do I have to use Yong Shen Fa to travel?

"Lu Ran?"

"Oh."

Mist swirled around Lu Ran's lower legs, transforming into a pair of sheep legs, and he shot straight back to the front of Gate 4.

"Tsk~" Lu Ran looked at the young girl before him and teased, "Can't you stay away from me for even a moment?"

"Who said I can't stay away from you."

Jiangjiang Ruyi turned her head to look aside, her face flushing slightly: "I just wanted to tell you to be careful, so you don't get carried away again."

Lu Ran: "."

In your eyes,

am I some kind of toy doll?

Asking for some monthly tickets~

Thanks to the bosses Xingfu Kaixin Xiao Shiliu, Shan You Fusu su, Kwin, and Reader 20230119015824020 for their tips! Thanks for the support, you bosses are generous! (`) Heart fingers.

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