Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 609 They're all here?

"It really was a trap."

Xiao Ran saw through the mystery, then turned to look at Li Xuyin beside her, and pointed behind Li Xuyin: "Look there."

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Li Xuyin was startled and glanced back, but when he saw that there was nothing behind him, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately opened his mouth to shout.

But before he could speak, Xiao Ran's hand had already patted Li Xuyin's shoulder. Instantly, a chill entered his body, causing Li Xuyin's vision to go black, and he completely lost consciousness the next second.

A few minutes later, Xiao Ran and Li Xuyin walked out from around the corner, one after the other.

Li Xuyin would occasionally twist his body, his two feet moving one to the left and one to the right, making his walk unusually awkward.

Looking up at Xiao Ran, his expression became even more strange: "Just who are you? You know the Zhou family's magic, and you also know the Zhao family's magic? Whose child are you?"

“Xiao Zhenye is my grandfather,” Xiao Ran said.

Upon hearing the name Xiao Zhenye, Li Xuyin's face immediately showed a look of sudden realization: "So you're a child of the Xiao family. No wonder. But the Xiao family is skilled at sewing corpses, how come you've studied so many different things?"

“That’s my problem.” Xiao Ran pointed to the door, where people were already coming in. “Go and deal with them for now, and find a chance to help me find the coffin.”

The coffin in the courtyard was fake; the real coffin was definitely nearby. Running around would make him too conspicuous, so he slightly modified the paper doll transformation technique from the Zhou family's Spirit Transformation Scripture and hid the green raccoon inside Li Xuyin's body.

This was not a difficult task. Li Xuyin was not dead; he was simply shattered by Xiao Ran's immense mental power. In layman's terms, he was a living dead.

The reason for going through such a long and complicated process is ultimately due to the main storyline.

The main quest clearly states that you are tasked with saving people, not killing them.

Otherwise, Xiao Ran wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. She could just grab a knife, find Zhang Qi who was hiding, and kill her.

"Distinguished guests have arrived!!"

As they were speaking, shouts came from outside the door again.

Xiao Ran looked closely and saw several people walking in from outside the door; they were all nurses from the hospital.

The head nurse was among them. Xiao Ran wanted to say hello, but upon closer inspection, she noticed that the head nurse and the others had empty eyes, as if their eyes were covered by a thin mist, and they walked inside like zombies.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran gave up the idea of ​​greeting the head nurse and the others, and silently followed behind them to the table in the courtyard, where she casually found a place to sit down.

Before long, more and more people arrived.

Xiao Ran looked closely and found that, in addition to the nurses, patients were also arriving at the hospital one after another.

The vast majority of these patients exuded a strong stench of decay, and some had their abdomens cut open, leaving a trail of vomit as they walked.

The reason for this is that the Rebirth Furnace has been destroyed by Xiao Ran, and the bodies created through the Rebirth Furnace will naturally begin to rot rapidly.

However, Xiao Ran noticed at this time that the bodies of several patients had not yet begun to decompose.

For example, the saint that Xiao Ran encountered.

Not only was this guy's body not rotting, but when he walked in, his eyes were bright and alert, and he spotted Xiao Ran with a single glance.

His face darkened instantly, he snorted coldly, and chose a seat far away from Xiao Ran.

"A saint, huh? Is it really necessary to be so petty?"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran knew that the old man was still blaming him for damaging his Dao heart with his previous words.

Now that the sage has arrived, then...

Xiao Ran looked up and gazed towards the door.

Sure enough, the ancient emperor returned.

Despite his bruised and swollen face, and even having one of his front teeth broken by Xiao Ran, the ancient emperor still wore a proud expression as he walked in.

Like the Sage, this guy saw Xiao Ran as soon as he walked in. However, the Sage kept a dark face and didn't say anything, afraid of being humiliated by Xiao Ran again, while Wang Bo stared wide-eyed at him angrily, strode over to the table where Xiao Ran was sitting, and kicked the nurse sitting on the table away.

Then he swaggered down, raised his hand, and said, "Get lost, all of you get lost! What are you to be worthy of sitting with this great emperor?"

Wang Bo raised his fist and punched each of the nurses at the table until they were all on the ground. Only then did he sit down with satisfaction, his eyes fixed on Xiao Ran, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.

This feeling made Xiao Ran very uncomfortable; it was as if she were being targeted by the vicious dogs in the village.

"Distinguished guests have arrived!!"

Just then, another person walked in from outside.

It was that madman with double pupils.

After the person arrived, he chose an inconspicuous spot to sit down, then closed his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, and most of the "people" in the hospital have arrived, but the number of people coming from outside is increasing.

"The distinguished guest has arrived!"

Xiao Ran looked around and saw that another person had walked in from outside the door. This person was actually the Qilin that Xiao Ran had already killed.

Xiao Ran was startled and looked closely: "A ghost?"

The Qilin, its expression blank, went into the courtyard, found a corner to sit down, and didn't even glance at its enemy, Xiao Ran, from beginning to end. Following closely behind, more and more ghostly spirits entered from outside.

The trial participants who died in the hospital and the members of the Changchun Society who were cooked and killed by the Old Demon Qinghai began to appear.

Xiao Ran couldn't recognize the next group of ghosts, but she was certain that they were all beginners who had been tricked and killed in the hospital by the Changchun Society. Their numbers were so great that they filled the entire courtyard inside and out in a short time.

"What exactly is Zhang Qi planning to do?"

Looking at the ghosts standing all around, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

"Over here!! Hurry up."

Just then, footsteps came from outside the door. He looked up and saw that Jin Chanzi was leading a group of people over.

Upon seeing the golden toad, Xiao Ran frowned even more, stood up, and waved to him.

Jin Chanzi also noticed Xiao Ran, and his face lit up with joy. He quickly invited the people around him to sit down next to Xiao Ran.

"Hey, not bad, you know to save a seat for us."

Jin Chanzi sat down and said to Xiao Ran with a grin.

Xiao Ran naturally couldn't say that these positions weren't reserved for them by him, but rather cleared out for them by this ancient emperor.

"Why are you here? Didn't we agree that you would leave if things got bad?"

Xiao Ran and Jin Chanzi agreed that if she made too much noise and attracted the Ghost Doctor and the others away, Jin Chanzi would leave the hospital as soon as possible.

Since Jin Chanzi and Qinghai Laomo were not beginners, they did not need to abide by the rules of the Lost City or complete any tasks to leave.

Therefore, it shouldn't be difficult to leave the hospital.

"That won't do. There are wolves inside and tigers outside. It's safer for me to stay by your side."

"tiger?"

Xiao Ran immediately realized something: "You mean Li Wang? He's here?"

"Hmm." Jin Chanzi nodded.

"So, the Old Demon Qinghai has already gone to stop him,"

"That's right, that's why I said there are tigers outside, and two tigers at that. If I go out and something happens to me, it won't be worth it."

Jin Chanzi gave Qinghai Laomo a talisman to temporarily unseal the Golden Crow. If Qinghai Laomo were to regain his strength and actually attack him, Jin Chanzi would be left with no one to blame but himself.

So it's safer to just stay inside.

"Then what are you..."

Xiao Ran then pointed to the others who had come here with Jin Chanzi.

"They are all test subjects who are temporarily unable to leave. As a result, they received a main mission and must get here as soon as possible. They must have a seat. I can't watch them die, so I had no choice but to bring them here."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran glanced at the group of people, who quickly nodded to her. They all knew that the person in front of them was a true big shot, and if it weren't for Xiao Ran, they would probably still be test subjects.

Whether they survive or not depends entirely on whether this big shot can give them a ride.

"Boss, just give us your instructions on what to do next, and we brothers will make sure we don't let you down."

"Yes, boss, I have elderly parents and young children to support. My whole family depends on me for their livelihood. Please... don't abandon us."

Fearing that Xiao Ran would abandon them, the group looked sorrowful and pitifully recounted their tragic past.

Before Xiao Ran could even speak, the ancient emperor beside him raised his head and sneered, "A bunch of trash."

Everyone was taken aback and turned to look at Wang Bo.

Wang Bo raised his head and looked at the group with disdain: "You mere mortals, do you not know that fate is entirely in your own hands? You didn't work hard, and now you've ended up like this. Shouldn't you look for the reasons yourself?"

"???"

Everyone was dumbfounded, but for a moment they didn't know who this person was. When they arrived, this person was already sitting here. Could he be another big shot? So none of them dared to refute him.

Seeing this, Wang Bo stood up, his eyes blazing as he surveyed the crowd, like a tiger with a swollen face, his menacing gaze making everyone afraid to look him in the eye, lest they burst out laughing.

Seeing that they all had their heads down, Wang Bo's face was full of satisfaction: "It seems that my words have touched the depths of your souls. Very well, seeing that you are pitiful, I will make an exception and take you under my command."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Xiao Ran with blank expressions, only to see her smiling and squinting at them. Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't express her opinion, someone curiously asked Wang Bo a question.

"Brother, what's your name?"

Wang Bo straightened his chest, his gaze once again becoming unfathomable, as if recalling those ancient times, and said calmly, "I've long forgotten what names are. I only vaguely remember that when I suppressed the ancient gods, they called me the Godslayer; when I ended the darkness and turmoil, they called me the Realm Suppressor; and later, when I pierced through the Immortal Realm and suppressed many ominous forces, they all called me..."

"For...your mother's ass!!"

Before Wang Bo could finish speaking, someone couldn't stand it anymore, jumped up, grabbed a brick, and smashed it over Wang Bo's face.

The others belatedly realized that he was a lunatic, and they all jumped up in a fit of rage, unleashing a torrent of abuse on Wang Bo...

(End of this chapter)