Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 541: Chasing Shadows (Two Chapters in One)

"He Xiangwen? Are you chasing him?"

Xiao Ran was a little surprised.

He Xiangwen, I haven't heard this person's name for a long, long time.

But Xiao Ran still had a very deep impression of him. Why? Because he was the founder of the Seventh Middle School and the owner of the last room in the dormitory of the Seventh Middle School.

That's the guy nicknamed Bean.

He sheltered the beast Kuang Jianbo, and used Zhang Lu's almost twisted hatred and obsession to maintain the operation of the campus. He built a recycling furnace, imprisoned thousands of ghosts in the school and made them reincarnate continuously, becoming consumables for raising ghosts.

But it was also because of the flaws he deliberately left that Xiao Ran had the opportunity to crack the Seventh Middle School.

So Xiao Ran had a very deep impression of this person.

This guy was later labeled a traitor by the Changchun Society, and a bounty was offered for his life. Even his name, occupation, home address, and all other information were exposed.

There was no news after that.

Considering the strength of Changchun Society at that time, it was extremely easy to hunt down a person.

But there was no news about this guy afterwards, as if he had completely disappeared.

It's not that he hid too well, but the Changchun Gang entered the Mengchi trap on a large scale not long after that. As a result, they were plotted against and Beast Master died at the hands of Li Jingqi.

The entire Changchun Association suffered a huge blow, and they were unable to hunt down Doujiao for the time being.

After much difficulty, they slowly recovered their strength, but the Star Treasure Lord broke the seal and the Changchun Guild was directly crushed to the ground. Not only did they lose such an important core industry as the Changchun Guild Hall, the entire Changchun Guild was forced to become an underground industry.

After experiencing a series of misfortunes and setbacks, this bean is able to survive to this day.

However, it seems that it is because the Changchun Society is now forced to go underground that the Changchun Society is now able to free up its hands to deal with this traitor.

Xiao Ran figured out the reason, but Zishu and the others couldn't say that. They just nodded and said, "Yes, after all, the reward from Changchun Association is still there, and the level of the reward has been increased. Do you three want to come together?"

Rat asked tentatively.

Faced with the strange and bizarre magic outside, they had no power to resist, but the group of people in front of them were not affected at all. They were obviously top masters. Zi Shu naturally wanted to bring Xiao Ran and his group into the group.

Even if it's just to help out or even give more reward, it will always be beneficial if you can establish good relationships with these people.

"Don't go, don't go. Isn't this a losing business?"

Xiao Ran shook his head and refused: "Changchun Club, do they still have the ability to pay the reward now?? I heard that even the Changchun Club was lost. Even if I kill this guy, where can I get the reward??"

After hearing Xiao Ran's words, Zi Shu and the other two felt extremely uncomfortable. If it were in the past, who would dare to despise the Changchun Society like this?

But now the situation is stronger than people, so Zishu patiently explained: "The Changchun Club is just dormant temporarily, and will soon return to the public eye."

"How fast is fast? I can't wait that long. Sorry, I'm not very interested in this. Please help yourselves."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he ignored Zi Shu and the other two. He planned to keep them in suspense and wait for the right opportunity later.

If Xiao Ran was sure that there was no one else to support him, he would be very happy to kill the three of them right here.

Seeing Xiao Ran's refusal, Zi Shu and the other two could only put the topic aside for the time being. After all, they needed to figure out what was going on first.

Taurus walked to the door and stuck his head out to observe. He saw that the sky was purple, the ground was green, and there was no human figure on the street except chickens, ducks, donkeys and dogs.

Seeing this, Taurus took out a metal eyeball and after activating it, a pair of dragonfly-like wings spread out from the eyeball.

It looks like the Golden Snitch in Harry Potter, but with an extra eye.

Taurus originally wanted to control his eyes to observe the surroundings, but not long after his eyes flew out, they were squeezed and deformed by an unknown force, and finally exploded with a "bang".

Taurus felt his scalp tingling now. He had no idea what had happened. His cursed object had shattered. He could only return with a depressed look on his face.

"Did you see what was going on?" Rat asked.

"No, it was so quiet outside that I couldn't see anything. This magic is really weird."

It's not that Taurus and the others had never seen the art of exorcism before, but compared with what they were seeing now, those arts were as ridiculous as playing house.

Seeing that Taurus was unable to detect any useful information, Rat could only look at Xiao Ran and the other two.

The Rat smiled and walked to Xiao Ran's side: "Brother Zhonghu, thanks to you, otherwise we would have become livestock now. Here is a bottle of special potion spirit liquid, a small token of our gratitude for your help."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran took it without hesitation.

When I took a look, it turned out to be a good thing.

The B-level cursed item [Almighty Spirit Fluid] does not need to be activated.

Privilege 1: All-round enhancement.

After drinking, all attributes +10
Side effects: After taking it, you will temporarily lose your sense of taste.

Seeing the properties of this thing, Xiao Ran gradually showed joy under the mask. This thing really touched his heart.

I only lack 5 points of agility to break through the -point mark for all attributes. This thing comes just in time.

Xiao Ran put the thing away. It was not a good idea to drink it in front of Zishu. He was afraid that when he took off the mask, Zishu and the others would turn against him.

After all, he was involved in Beast Master's death, and he transformed his corpse into a butcher.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful when receiving something from someone, but Xiao Ran didn't realize this after receiving the gift. He just replied calmly, "Thank you."

"Hahaha, you're welcome. You're welcome. May I ask..."

"Sorry, I still have to maintain my magic and can't be too distracted. If you have any questions, please talk to my brother."

Without waiting for Zishu to speak, Xiao Ran interrupted Zishu's question without any hesitation.

This made Zi Shu look very embarrassed, and he could only look at Xu Yan. Without caring about feeling sorry for him, he took out another bottle of [Universal Potion] from the space and handed it over.

Xu Yan took it and took a look. Wow, all attributes +10 means gaining 30 attribute points out of thin air. It is worthy of being a B-level cursed item. It is indeed powerful.

Xu Yan took it and his face lit up with joy. He immediately smiled at the three rats in front of him.

Seeing that Xu Yan was relatively easy to talk to, Zi Shu went over to him and started asking questions. However, Xu Yan didn't know the answers to any of his questions. It was not that he was trying to put Zi Shu off on purpose, he really didn't know.

He had never heard of this level of witchcraft.

Just at this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door, and a masked shadow rushed in from outside the door. As soon as he entered the door, chicken feathers fell off his body.

He was shouting, "We can't stay here anymore. They are a bunch of lunatics. Are they planning to destroy the whole market?"

The person who came was Liumu who had just run out to inquire about the news.

After Liumu finished speaking, he noticed that there were three strangers named Zishu nearby. He immediately fell silent and looked at them warily.

Zishu and the other two also looked at Liumu in surprise.

Liumu had a [Nuo Opera Mask] on his face, and the three of them were unable to recognize his original tiger face. They only felt that the man in front of them was extremely powerful.

They didn't even dare to step out of the door, but the man in front of them actually ran a long circle outside, and even when he turned back, he didn't completely turn into a beast. With such strength, could he be a C-level professional? ?

Thinking of this, Zishu hurried forward to explain: "Brother, the three of us are also seeking refuge here. We don't know what happened outside. Can you tell us?"

As he spoke, Zishu took out another bottle of [Universal Potion] and handed it to Liumu.

Liumu took it and took a look, and an indescribable smile appeared on his face: "Good stuff."

After saying that, he walked to Xiao Ran and handed the bottle of potion to Xiao Ran. He was a corpse, so it would be a waste if he drank this stuff. He was also Xiao Ran's corpse slave, so naturally he could only give the thing to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran took a look, then held down Liumu's hand as he tried to take off the mask, and said, "Give it to Wenwen."

Seeing this, Liumu glanced at Xiao Ran, then handed the potion to Wenwen. Before Wenwen could refuse, the potion had already been stuffed into her arms.

Xu Yan nodded at him and signaled Wenwen to drink it. All attributes increased by 10 points, which was a huge improvement for any newcomer.

Although the side effect is a temporary loss of taste, placed in this place, this curse is even more exaggerated than a blessing.

"Brother, can you tell me what's going on outside?" Zi Shu saw that he had sent out three bottles of precious medicine but had not received any useful information. He suddenly became anxious and urged Liu Mu.

"Who is your brother? There are four of us and you only gave us three bottles. Give me another one!"

Liumu glared at Zishu and the other two and said.

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of Rat and the other two froze, and Taurus's eyes were about to blaze with anger, but there was nothing he could do. Although Rat was unhappy, he still put on a smile and took out another bottle of universal potion and handed it over.

"Brother, don't get me wrong, we just want to know what's going on outside."

"Ah!"

Liu Mu glanced at them with disdain, showing an attitude of not taking Zi Shu and the other two seriously at all, which made the murderous intent in the hearts of Zi Shu and the other two suddenly increase. No one had ever dared to look down on them like this.

"What's going on outside?" Xiao Ran asked at this time.

"It's just a fight between a few evil spirits, but..."

Liumu changed his attitude when he entered the room just now and spoke nonchalantly.

This is clearly to guard against the three people of Zishu.

After saying that, he raised his head and looked outside the door: "However, with such a big commotion, how can the Ghost King's Mansion, as the owner of the Evil Ghost Market, sit still?"

As if to confirm Liumu's statement, bursts of gong sounds came from outside the door.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

"Inspect the case from the heaven, and all evils will be driven away! Dong Dong!!" Every time the gong was struck, everyone felt their hearts beat along, as if an inexplicable force was blessing them.

I saw the beige light outside the door shining in through the gaps in the doors and windows.

A team walked to the door. At this time, the door of the teahouse was pushed open and a middle-aged man holding a lantern stuck his head out of the door.

The beige lantern was raised and shone towards everyone in the room. Everyone could see the face of the person clearly with the light of the lantern.

The man had a Sichuan opera mask on his face, but his eyes were pierced by two metal sticks, and an iron sword pierced through his left ear to his right ear. He was carrying a bamboo basket behind him with a large dark red flag stuck on it.

There were no words on the chess pieces anymore, only the fluttering flags that gave off a strong smell of blood.

"He's the inspector of the Ghost Market. His face is black. Don't move. It shouldn't be a problem. Watch your shadow."

Xiao Ran signaled Xu Yan and Wenwen not to move.

They had been reminded when they entered the evil ghost market.

Weird story 2: There are inspectors in the market, but you have to pay attention to his facial makeup. Every change in his facial makeup represents his change. If his facial makeup turns black and white, please immediately recite the [Rebirth Mantra] silently and pay attention to your shadow! !

The inspector looked up, poked his nose in the room, then took out a bloody human skin from a bamboo basket and pasted it on the door.

No one dared to move, but stared at their own shadows. After making sure that their shadows were there, Taurus took a sudden step and peeled off the human skin stuck to the door.

Then he unfolded it and saw the words "The Ghost King celebrates his birthday, and all the immortals pay their respects."

At the same time, all of them also received the hint.

"Trigger the main mission 2: Ghost Birthday Banquet."

Mission description: After ten hours, please play the role of a deity and participate in the Ghost King's birthday celebration. The more applause you get for playing the role of a deity, the higher the points you will get.

Mission Difficulty:? ?

mission rewards:? ? ?
(Hint: There are 28 participants in this maze, and 19 people are still alive. The points are as follows!)
Immediately afterwards, everyone's ranking appeared in front of them.

You can’t see other people’s points numbers, but everyone can see their own points.

Surprisingly, Xiao Ran ranked only fourteenth, and Xu Yan was even less ranked fourth from the bottom. Instead, Wenwen had the highest value of antiques and ranked tenth.

"I didn't expect the points gap to be so big. It seems that it's not easy to take shortcuts."

When Xiao Ran saw the points ranking, he immediately realized that his strategy was wrong.

Antiques may look valuable, but they are actually worth very little. Someone must have bought something more valuable and practical at the market, so it is no wonder that their points are so low.

If they can't get more points as soon as possible, they might end up at the bottom.

Of course, there are other ways, such as...

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes slightly under the mask. Wouldn't the simplest way be to eliminate the most powerful people?

Just when Xiao Ran was wondering whether he should start with Zishu and the other two, Wenwen suddenly pointed at Xiao Ran and shouted, "You...you...your shadow!!"

Xiao Ran was startled when he heard this, and quickly looked down, only to find that his shadow had disappeared at some point.

Xiao Ran's face suddenly turned ugly.

Xu Yan took out a flashlight and quickly scanned the surroundings, trying to find Xiao Ran's missing shadow.

But this is doomed to be in vain.

"You guys wait here!"

Xiao Ran suddenly spoke something, stretched out his hand, and a ball of corpses was pinched in his palm, and then he rushed out.

You can't just let your shadow disappear like that. A person cannot stand without a shadow. Losing your shadow is like losing your life.

The only person who had been here was the inspector just now. Apart from him, Xiao Ran couldn't think of anyone else who could take his shadow away.

Xiao Ran rushed out of the door in one step, and then his feet were as fast as the wind, leaving only a shadow in the air. His speed was so fast that Zi Shu and the other two were unable to catch up with him.

"The company is indeed very well-hidden. There is such a master here. It seems that we in Changchun should be more careful in the future."

As Zi Shu watched Xiao Ran's departing back, his fear of the company grew even more.

"Shh..."

The scenery on both sides of the street quickly blurred. As Xiao Ran rushed out of the door, all kinds of strange forces began to envelope Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran opened his hands, and a ball of corpse evil in his palm turned into a small Mount Tai, which was thrown up by Xiao Ran and hung above his head.

Although Mount Tai is small, it is a place where all evil spirits can be repelled. All kinds of strange forces exerted on Xiao Ran were immediately blocked.

Just after walking two streets, Xiao Ran saw the inspector holding a yellow lantern.

From a distance, Xiao Ran saw more than a dozen dark shadows following closely behind the dim light.

"It's really your fault!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Ran rushed forward and summoned the [Guillotine], swinging it towards the inspector's head.

The inspector was also caught off guard by the sudden knife attack. When he sensed the murderous aura behind him, he turned around and only had time to dodge back half a step. After narrowly avoiding Xiao Ran's knife attack, the mask on his face was split in half by the murderous aura on the knife.

However, he didn't expect that there was still a mask under the mask, but the face changed from black to red. The pair of eyes with copper pillars turned to Xiao Ran, and he raised the lantern in his hand and shone it forward.

Under the light, a series of strange faces appeared in front of Xiao Ran.

These faces were invisible and intangible, and when reflected by the light on him, it seemed as if they were trying to penetrate into Xiao Ran's flesh.

However, the black little Taishan behind Xiao Ran suddenly shook, and all these faces were shaken away.

"Bring it to me."

Xiao Ran raised his sword, the blade was filled with murderous aura and even accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar, which made the inspector's face look a little cold. Unable to dodge in time, he could only raise the lantern in his hand high.

"boom!!"

When the blade hit the lantern, it actually made an ear-piercing metallic roar.

Xiao Ran suddenly felt numbness at the base of his hands, as if the knife had hit a stone.

The inspector simply took two steps back, shaking his head as if he was examining Xiao Ran. Then his head shook, and his red face mask turned into a yellow one. The lantern in his hand also turned into a gong, and he struck it at Xiao Ran.

“Bang!! Bang!”

The gong surface exploded with a harsh vibrato in the air, and dark red blood vessels surged out of the soil wherever the sound waves swept through. At the end of each meridian was a tumor the size of a baby's fist. When the tumor cracked, a human-like mouth appeared, chanting an indescribable whisper. Bright red raindrops began to fall from the sky.

The raindrops did not fall vertically, but floated in mid-air, forming hundreds of wailing human faces. Metal chains with barbs protruded from the orifices of each face, entangled with each other, and covered Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran chopped at them with his sword, but hit nothing. These things were invisible and intangible and could not be destroyed. Although he had a trace of Taishan pressure to suppress them, he did not dare to resist them rashly and took out the [Tongyou Seal] with his sword.

As the spell pattern and the seal merged with each other.

The seal in his hand suddenly shone brightly, and the flashing light enveloped Xiao Ran's body.

【Tongyouyin·Corpse Collector】

Yin De: thirty-three thousand four hundred.

Privilege 3: Protection from Yin De

When you suffer special damage that cannot be described in words, you can use Yin De to protect your body to expel the damage you have suffered.

Under the cover of the fluorescent light, no matter how wide the iron chain is, it will immediately disappear into thin air as soon as it touches the fluorescent light.

Seeing that Xiao Ran actually had such a method, the inspector in front of him turned green again and turned and ran away.

"Run? Leave me my shadow and tell me."

Xiao Ran's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and another cursed object appeared in his hand, the God-Locking Whip. He swung it in his hand, and the chain made a jingling sound, like a flash of lightning, and hit the inspector's back fiercely.

"Bang!" There was an explosion.

The inspector shuddered in pain. A long wound appeared on his back from the God-Locking Whip. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing Xiao Ran rushing over with the sword in his hand flashing a cold light, the inspector became panicked for a moment and hurriedly raised his lantern to blow at it.

As the dim lights went out, the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness.

"call!!!"

As the lights went out, the shadows that were originally at the back suddenly became a mess and quickly dispersed in all directions.

Xiao Ran also felt something at this time. He looked down and saw a blurry shadow reappearing behind him.

When I looked again, the inspector had disappeared.

"Bah, what a jerk!"

Looking at the direction the other party escaped, Xiao Ran spat coldly, turned around and was about to leave.

But he had just taken two steps when he seemed to sense something. He looked back and saw that the white sedan that originally belonged to Xi's mother at the end of the street had appeared on the street at some point.

At this moment, the curtain of the sedan chair was slowly lifted, and a slender arm stretched out from the sedan chair and waved in the direction of Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran's pupils suddenly tightened when he saw this, and he instinctively wanted to escape, but he didn't expect a crack on his arm to appear, revealing a painting coin inside.

The next second, Xiao Ran felt the surroundings shift. When he came to his senses, he was already in front of the sedan chair. He stretched out his hand from the curtain and gently pushed it aside. Xiao Ran suddenly felt cold all over and his scalp tingled...

(End of this chapter)