Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 46 Great Harvest

After picking up the old man's head and looking at the surprised expression on his face, Xiao Ran wanted to throw it into the mysterious city space.

The result was a reminder that conscious objects could not be thrown in.

This result made Xiao Ran very helpless. He could only tie the old man's hair into a knot, hang it around his waist, and throw his body into the space.

After dealing with the old man, look back.

At this moment, Zhao Jiuguang and the beggar were fighting fiercely.

The beggar's body was completely deformed at this moment. His skin and flesh had swelled up like a ball. Behind his huge body, a pair of eyes were hidden in its shadow.

Zhao Jiuguang might not be able to see it, but Xiao Ran saw it very clearly. Those pairs of eyes were clearly hundreds of ghosts standing behind the beggar, opening their mouths and blowing hard at Zhao Jiuguang.

Every time the wind blew, a layer of black mist covered Zhao Jiuguang's body.

"This guy is really awesome!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran silently gave a thumbs up. We have often heard that people light lamps and ghosts blow out candles, but few people know that this ghost can not only blow out candles, but can also blow people to death.

It is said that when a person dies, it is like a light going out.

This is because there are three fires on the shoulders and top of the head of a person. This ghost is a yin object, and blowing on it is like pouring water on it.

Once the fire is out, the people will die.

Last time in the pavilion of Cuiyun Park, Xiao Ran was freezing cold because he attracted so many wandering ghosts.

But those wandering ghosts are completely not on the same level as the ones in front of us.

With so many ghosts blowing behind me, if it were me, I would probably be dead by now. The person in front of me can hold on until now, he is like a cow standing upside down.

But now Zhao Jiuguang is obviously at a disadvantage.

Even though this guy is full of blood and energy, he can't withstand so many ghosts blowing on him.

Xiao Ran was swaying and looking at his face getting paler and paler. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind: "No, I can't let this guy die here, otherwise this beggar will most likely come to trouble me later."

"It's just that... this beggar is so strong, I'm afraid I won't be able to achieve any results if I go up to him."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran took out the white banner he had just taken from the space, thinking: "This thing seems to be a beggar's treasure, maybe it can come in handy."

[Discover the F-level curse [Soul-calling Banner] and see if it is activated! ]

When the beggar took the gourd, he opened his hands, and Xiao Ran picked up the banner. Then he threw it into the mysterious city space at a very fast speed to prevent the beggar from noticing it. Unexpectedly, it was a cursed object.

"activation!"

Xiao Ran took off the strange cloak and instead combined the [Trainee] spell pattern with the [Soul-Calling Sail].

[Soul-calling Banner·Trainee]

Soul Power: 73
If you don’t study hard today, we will be brothers in the Soul Calling Banner.

Privilege 1: Revelation

Use soul summoning on the target to collect the opponent's soul. For each additional soul in the soul summoning banner, you can gain 1 soul power. The stronger the soul power, the better the effect.

(Note: The stronger the target's spirit, the worse the effect)

Privilege 2: Mourning
Order the soul in the Soul Summoning Banner to launch a soul attack on the target. The stronger the soul power, the higher the lethality.

Each time, half of the soul in the banner will be consumed.

(Note: Damage to sneaky enemies is halved.)
Feeling the information coming from the Soul Summoning Banner, Xiao Ran nodded: "Not bad, stronger than I expected."

Although it is only an F-level cursed object, theoretically speaking, as long as enough souls are contained in it, its destructive power is almost unlimited.

At the same time, Xiao Ran also noticed a problem, that is, although the [Trainee] spell is very weak, it is more like a panacea. Except for some specific cursed objects, most other cursed objects can be controlled by it.

Although the curse pattern of [Stitcher] is very powerful, it has a strong professional bias. Any cursed object combined with the Stitcher will be affected by [Stitcher] no matter how powerful the nature of the curse itself is.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if this [cursed object] is a toilet, after being combined with the [Corpse Stitcher], you will have to have a whole corpse sitting on it to bring out the true nature of this thing.

Therefore, whenever Xiao Ran gets a [Cursed Item], he will usually use [Trainee] to activate it first.

If the [Trainee] is not suitable, [Corpsewer] will be used.

Taking the banner in his hand and weighing it, Xiao Ran immediately came up with a solution.

Glancing from the side, he saw that the beggar had completely suppressed Zhao Jiguang. His huge body was covered in fat, and no matter how hard Zhao Jiguang swung his knife at him, he could only cut through a thick layer of fat.

On the contrary, the beggars would often punch him, and Zhao Jiuguang would have to dodge with all his might.

The situation was getting worse and worse. Zhao Jiuguang's forehead was covered with sweat. He wanted to run, but the beggar seemed to have suffered losses in this regard before. He stretched out his huge body and blocked the stairs like a wall.

At the same time, Zhao Jiuguang was constantly pushed into a dead end.

Seeing that Zhao Jiuguang was almost unable to hold on, Xiao Ran, who was hiding in the corner, no longer hid. He raised his hand and the [Ring of Mourning] was activated, flashing a dazzling red light.

The Red Skull was summoned by Xiao Ran again.

Xiao Ran pointed in the direction of the beggar and said, "Go!"

The Red Skull raised his head to glance at the densely packed ghosts behind the beggar, then tilted his head to look at Xiao Ran. Although there was no expression on his face, Xiao Ran could still clearly feel the confusion and helplessness emanating from the Red Skull at this moment.

Obviously, this beggar's ability is far beyond that of Embroidered Shoes, and Red Skull does not want to take the risk to provoke him.

Xiao Ran could only helplessly say, "Just go up and tie him up, and leave the rest to me."

This time, the Red Skull did not hesitate. With red light flashing around him, he rushed towards the beggar.

The beggar was about to suffocate Zhao Jiguang, but at this moment, a Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared. Everything in front of his eyes turned red, and he was unexpectedly hit by a punch from the Red Skull. His body tilted and hit the wall of the corridor.

When he turned around and saw the Red Skull in front of him, a look of confusion appeared on his face, but he quickly got up, let out a shrill roar, and waved his arms to fight with the Red Skull.

But it is obvious that although the Red Skull is not as strong as it, he is not stupid. He will not confront the beggar head-on. He dodges left and right around the beggar, punches him from time to time, and turns around to keep a distance from the beggar.

Seeing that the Red Skull had already made his move, Xiao Ran did not delay any longer. He raised the Soul-Calling Banner in his hand, and at the same time a faint blue light flashed on his body.

He opened his mouth and began to mutter something in a rap whisper. As he muttered, his will spread throughout the corridor. This was the awakened ability of the Night Ghost, [Ghost Language].

The ghost on the beggar's back suddenly became dazed, and then six or seven ghosts seemed to be pulled away from the beggar's back and floated towards Xiao Ran.

They are all ghosts. Xiao Ran's ghost language is very effective and can even control quite a few ghosts at a time.

As soon as these ghosts approached Xiao Ran, he raised the [Soul Calling Banner] in his hand and waved it at the ghosts in front of him, and took them in.

“The effect is good!”

With the ability of a night ghost and the [Soul-Calling Banner], he can easily draw the soul behind the beggar over.

Xiao Ran felt as if the stars had turned when he used the beggar's ability to deal with beggars.

While the beggar was being entangled by the Red Skull, Xiao Ran began to hide behind him, constantly using ghost language and the [Soul-Calling Banner] in his hand to hook the ghost on the beggar's back.

The beggar seemed to have noticed something was wrong, but he was constantly provoked by the Red Skull and had no time to think about the reason. At this time, Zhao Jiuguang had already recovered.

Seeing the red skull constantly attacking the beggar, Zhao Jiuguang also realized that someone was helping him.

He immediately took out a plastic bag from the mysterious city space. After tearing it open, he found dark red grease inside, as bright red as chili oil.

Zhao Jiuguang drank it all in one gulp, and soon he felt a flame ignited in his abdomen, and the coldness in his body quickly began to subside.

"You have consumed a special ingredient, spicy spicy food. For the next five minutes, you will be immune to pain and gain a special blessing [blood boiling]"

After finishing all the chili in one bite, Zhao Jiuguang felt his body beginning to warm up.

It's just that I feel a little bit painful.

This thing is a seasoning specially prepared by the D-level beginner [Chef of Flavors], and I spent thirty ghost coins to buy it.

He had originally intended to reserve these materials for himself as he sought to advance to the [Horizontal Refining] stage. Eating them like this would not only be a waste, but the aftereffects would also be horrific.

But now he can't care so much.

Soon the chill on his body was dispelled, Zhao Jiuguang picked up the big knife and chopped at the beggar.

At this moment, his blood was full and flames were flashing on the blade. The power was completely different from before. With one cut, it was like cutting tofu, and a huge gash was cut on the beggar's body.

The beggar didn't seem to expect that Zhao Jiuguang would suddenly recover to his peak state as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He let out a low scream and was hacked back by Zhao Jiuguang's sword.

At the same time, Xiao Ran had used the [Soul-Calling Banner] to extract a lot of ghosts from the beggar. Those absorbed ghosts were transformed into soul power, which gradually increased the power of the Soul-Calling Banner. The soul power quickly increased from the original 73 to 130.

And it becomes more and more convenient as I use it. Now I don't need to use the assistance of [Ghost Language]. I can wave the [Soul Calling Banner] from a distance to continuously draw away the souls from the beggars.

As the number of ghosts decreased, the beggar's body seemed to begin to show signs of abnormality. His skin was no longer as oily as before, and his tight flesh began to relax.

Even the Red Skull could feel that the beggar's power was declining sharply. His pupils flickered with scarlet blood and he began to speed up his offensive, harassing the beggar continuously.

"Go to hell!"

This time, Zhao Jiuguang's blade directly cut open the beggar's belly, and a mixture of blood and fat flowed out, and the wound was extremely serious.

The beggar let out a heart-wrenching scream and tried to fight back, but his movements became slow due to the Red Skull's restraint.

Xiao Ran continued to use the Soul-Calling Banner to absorb the souls from the beggar, gradually weakening the beggar's power.

The beggar's body continued to shrink, and the expanding yin energy began to gradually dissipate.

Zhao Jiuguang seized the opportunity and stabbed the beggar's heart again. This time, the beggar's huge body collapsed completely like a deflated ball. His body fell to the ground and shrank rapidly, turning into the original skinny beggar in a blink of an eye.

Zhao Jiguang felt relieved when he saw this, but he looked at the Red Skull in front of him with wariness.

Although the other party is helping you, it is hard to say whether they are a friend or an enemy. Even if they are fellow beginners, there are many cases of taking advantage of the opportunity to do something bad.

At this time, Red Skull seemed to have received some orders. He turned around and looked towards the corner where Xiao Ran was hiding, with a wary look.

Zhao Jiguang was stunned when he saw this. He turned around and saw Xiao Ran walking out with a white sail in his hand and the old man's head hanging around his waist.

Zhao Jiguang's scalp was numb now.

Dealing with this beggar had already seriously damaged his vitality, and now there was a night ghost that was suspected to be above the third level. Even he no longer had the confidence to continue attacking.

I instinctively reached for the walkie-talkie, only to realize that I had lost it somewhere.

At this time, the Red Skull stood in front of Zhao Jiuguang and waved at him.

"Let me go?"

Zhao Jiguang was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what Red Skull meant. After a slight hesitation, he immediately clasped his fists towards Red Skull and said, "Thank you, brother. If you need anything, just come to the sixth floor to find me. I owe you a big favor for this."

After saying this, Zhao Jiguang didn't dare to delay any longer and turned around and ran away.

That Red Skull is obviously a summoned creature, and it is unknown how long he can hold out. If you run slowly now, you may lose your life.

Seeing Zhao Jiuguang's disappearing back, Xiao Ran smiled knowingly, quickly picked up the beggar's body on the ground, took the Red Skull back into the ring, made sure nothing was missed, then quickly left and returned to the dormitory on the second floor.

He closed and locked the door, then lay back in the coffin.

After about a few minutes, Xiao Ran sat up from the coffin again, and his body returned to its original state.

"The harvest this time is rich enough. Not to mention the Soul-Calling Banner, even the corpses of the beggar and the old man are enough to improve my strength a lot."

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran began to share all that he had gained that night.

This naturally included the walkie-talkie that Zhao Jiuguang lost.

First putting the old man's head and body together, Xiao Ran took out the sesame cake that he had thrown into the mystery city space before and put it in his mouth to chew it. It must be said that entering the mystery city this time was a bit sudden, and he didn't have time to prepare more food.

I have learned my lesson. When I return to reality this time, I will go to the supermarket for a thorough shopping spree no matter what.

After eating the sesame cake to regain some strength, Xiao Ran turned around with a smile and looked at the two bodies lying on the bed. His smile gradually became brighter...

　This chapter is almost 4000 words long. Although it's a little late, it's enough. Also, someone reminded me not to turn it into a beginner's article as I go along. Well, I'll keep it in mind. This dungeon is large, so the transition should be smooth in the early stage. As the dungeon plot progresses, things will gradually become tense.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)