Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 852: New skin?

The situation outside the Great Wall is complicated, and the company's reach there is limited. After those people escaped into the area, it wasn't easy for the company to hunt them down.

"Also, there's something else interesting that I don't know if you'd be interested in."

Zhong Yi looked at Xiao Ran with a smile. Xiao Ran looked at Zhong Yi with a hint of teasing in her eyes and asked, "What is it?"

"It's nothing. There's a village outside Ruzhou. I went in and took a look when I passed by. The villagers specifically asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that you should go and visit them when you have time."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately understood. However, Mo Ju would not have specifically requested someone to deliver a message to her unless there was something urgent.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran ignored Zhong Yi's curious gaze and said, "Yes, I understand."

Zhong Yi stared at Xiao Ran's face, but when she didn't see any of the emotions she was hoping for, she was immediately disappointed.

I originally thought there was some gossip to discuss.

"I have other things to take care of at home, so I'll be leaving now."

As Xiao Ran spoke, she stuffed the last mouthful of rice in her bowl into her mouth, put down her chopsticks, and got up to walk out.

"This guy is getting more and more aloof." Watching Xiao Ran's departing figure, Zhong Yi felt a pang of melancholy. The little guy who dared to kill people with wild dogs in the Northern Mang Mountains has now transformed into a "warlord".

This truly left Zhongyi with a myriad of emotions.

After returning to the Amazing Pavilion, Xiao Ran went back to her small room and continued to work.

What are you busy with?

Of course, I'll continue doing what I've always done.

On the table lay a corpse, none other than Mark, whose head had been chopped off by Xiao Ran not long ago.

Xiao Ran held the silver needle between her fingers, her mental energy enveloping Zi Mark's severed neck. She could see the needle and thread, finer than a hair, rapidly stitching the severed fascia back together.

"Kakakaka..."

Inside the room, the sound of mice gnawing at the table could be heard from time to time, and Mark's hands had already left long, thin scratches on the table.

But Xiao Ran ignored this, only noticing that the murderous aura emanating from Mark was growing stronger and stronger.

The corpse of a 3C-level professional is not so easy to stitch up.

Once this malevolent energy erupts, it will immediately turn into a zombie, and its strength will increase even further, making it very difficult to deal with.

However, this murderous aura failed to erupt; instead, it was firmly suppressed by the shadow standing behind Xiao Ran.

It was clear that the [Suppressing Calamity Token - Transporter] on his waist had been activated.

Privilege 1: Yin General

After activation, you will gain the authority of the Yin General, as well as the power of the Yin God and the Dharma Form of the Yin General.

Xiao Ran's movements became faster and faster, silver threads flashing on her fingertips, penetrating Mark's neural network and stitching it back together.

This terrifying level of difficulty is comparable to a head transfer surgery in medicine.

It didn't take long for Xiao Ran to tie a bow on the loose thread around Mark's neck and finish sewing.

"Ding, you have repaired Mark Cosa's corpse, rated SS level. You have gained 80,000 energy points."

As expected of the corpse of a Rank 3C professional, the energy reward obtained was more than Xiao Ran had stored up.

But this also shows that he has neglected too much of his original skills.

However, even with his near-perfect repair, he only received an SS rating. Was it because his suturing skills weren't perfect enough, or was it because Mark's level wasn't high enough?

After thinking it over, Xiao Ran felt that the reason should lie in the latter.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran then examined the corpses of Kasa and Sakurai, whom he had previously killed.

Compared to Mark, the bodies of these two were clearly more badly damaged.

However, the two of them were clearly not as strong as Mark, so stitching them up wasn't particularly difficult.

The speed was much faster than when sewing Mark.

"Ding, you have stitched up half of Sakurai's corpse, rated as S-level, and gained 15,000 energy points."

"Ding, you have stitched up Casa Emmas's body, rated S-level, and gained 15,000 energy points."

The two men's evaluation of the stitching once again confirmed Xiao Ran's idea: it wasn't that his stitching wasn't perfect, but simply that the two corpses weren't strong enough.

With 30,000 energy points plus Mark's 80,000 energy points, that's a total of 110,000. Adding the original energy reserves in the [Suppressing Calamity Token], the total is 135,600.

It is still more than half the energy required to advance to the [Suppressing Calamity Order].

"If only I had known... never mind, there's no point in having so many 'if onlys'."

Xiao Ran shook his head. He had only been focused on the thrill of killing, neglecting the fact that upgrading the [Suppressing Calamity Token] required a significant amount of energy.

Otherwise, when following the rules, one should be more careful when making a move, at least preserving the bodies of the other two.

The body is gone.

But Xiao Ran has a lot of work to do.

He then released Sanri, and based on his conclusion after his last battle with Sakurai, Sanri has extremely high potential.

So this is a good opportunity to remodel him.

Xiao Ran first extracted the new Yinliu sword technique and various sword techniques from Sakurai's skill book.

Then use the third privilege of [Suppressing Calamity - Transporter]: Corpse Soul Modification. Privilege 3: Corpse Soul Modification.

The acquired memory books and skill manuals were re-implanted into a corpse.

All these skills were implanted into Sanli's body.

Feeling the fragments of sword techniques in her memory, Sanli closed her eyes and began to comprehend them in her mind.

Taking advantage of the break, Xiao Ran stitched up Sanli's wounds again.

This time, Xiao Ran didn't plan to take him back either. After stitching up the wound, she washed her hands, and with a surge of spiritual energy, she washed away the stench of the corpse that clung to her body.

After changing her clothes and leaving the small house, Xiao Ran called over One-Eyed.

"If that guy inside wakes up, find him some knives, or cursed items around D-rank."

Xiao Ran gave a brief description of the types of knives, and One-Eyed immediately understood. He turned around, called over a waiter, and gave him a few instructions.

This kind of thing no longer needs to be done by One-Eyed; it can be done by one of his colleagues.

I have to say, this kind of convenience is really awesome.

Xiao Ran glanced at the sky; it was already close to evening. She then had One-Eye call Yang Jun at the company to schedule a meeting around nine o'clock that evening. After that, she leaped up and left the Amazing Pavilion.

During this period, Ruzhou City was still under a curfew, but Xiao Ran was obviously not subject to the curfew.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and the [Slaying Sword] flew out of the space, where it was activated by Xiao Ran using the Eye-Pointing Man.

The sword blade swirled around Xiao Ran.

C-Rank Cursed Item: [Decapitation Sword - Eye-Catching Man]

Spiritual Charm LV5: 85420/100000
Privilege 1: The Fiery Sword Swift as a Shuttle

Activate the sword and soar through the air at lightning speed.

Long-range attacks on enemies within an 800-meter radius.

(Note: This skill requires a large amount of spiritual energy; the higher the level of spiritual energy, the stronger its destructive power.)
Privilege 2: Demonic Aura Transforms into Rain

Once activated, the sword's edge transforms into countless fine, feathery swords, unleashing a saturation attack on an area within a 300-meter radius.

(Note: This skill requires a large amount of spiritual energy; the higher the level of spiritual energy, the stronger its destructive power.)
Privilege 2: Accumulating Evil Spirits and Transforming Them into Spirits

It can absorb malevolent energy of different attributes and transform it into high-quality spiritual energy.

As a C-grade cursed item, this cursed item is no longer up to Xiao Ran's strength.

But some things, when you change your approach, you'll find they're exceptionally useful.

For example, at this very moment, Xiao Ran tossed the sword blade, which quickly swirled in mid-air. Then, Xiao Ran leaped onto the sword and pointed forward with his hand.

"Whoosh!!"

Sword Shadow carried Xiao Ran swiftly into the sky.

The mountains and rivers beneath his feet shrank rapidly, and Xiao Ran finally experienced the joy of flying on a sword.

Of course, this method may be different from flying on a sword in the world of immortals and heroes, but the effect is actually similar.

Most importantly, the speed was fast enough that they were out of Ruzhou in the blink of an eye, and then they saw Hongxiang Village with Xiao Ran.

This speed is much faster than Xiao Ran running on her own legs, and it doesn't consume mental energy.

As for the amount of spiritual energy consumed, it doesn't matter. One mid-grade [Netherworld Paper] is enough to replenish the consumed spiritual energy, and there's even some left over.

It can be described as the perfect mount in Xiao Ran's eyes.

As for the joss paper consumed, it was no big deal for Xiao Ran, who possessed the [joss paper mold].

"Shh!"

With a sharp whooshing sound, Xiao Ran rode the [Head-Slaying Sword] and arrived at Hongcun Village in an instant.

Before the figure even landed, Mo Ju's cursing voice could be heard: "You little thief, before you could at least touch the ground with your toes when you were climbing beams, now you've got the ability to fly and disappear into the ground."

Xiao Ran sheathed the decapitation sword and said with a smile, "You asked someone to call me, and as soon as I received the news, I rushed over without delay."

As they were talking, Xiao Ranren had already entered the Wang family's old house.

Upon entering, the mansion underwent a complete transformation, revealing countless servants, three thousand maids, and burly, robust household guards.

Xiao Ran's gaze swept over them, and she could tell that these were all wandering ghosts, but they were just imprisoned here and had become little devils under Mo Ju's command.

Xiao Ran didn't need these kids to lead the way; she walked easily to the back hall.

Mo Ju lay on her side, her hair piled high like raven feathers, her black hair cascading down like a waterfall. Her phoenix eyes were slightly closed, the upward curve at the corners of her eyes resembling both spring water and frozen dew.

Her skin wasn't the delicate skin of a young girl, but rather possessed a cool, lustrous sheen, as if it were glowing under the radiant light of the crystal dome.

Her nose was straight and delicate, and her lips were an extremely understated yet alluring light crimson. The corners of her lips naturally carried a faint, almost imperceptible curve, a smile that was both languid and exuded an unspeakable air of authority.

She wore an elegant and dignified long robe in a light blue color with wide sleeves, made of a material as soft as mist. The robe was embroidered with intricate and exquisite star and cloud patterns in extremely fine gold and silver threads, which shimmered and rippled with her breath.

Beneath the long robe, only a pair of bare feet were visible, with slender and delicate ankles and skin as white as snow. Stepping on the soft, snow-white fur of the demon beast, they appeared even more pristine and spotless.

The change was so dramatic, completely different from before. Even Xiao Ran was amazed by this scene, and the corners of her lips unconsciously turned up: "Oh! A new skin?"

(End of this chapter)