All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 252 Night Battle with the Tax Official

Click!

When Ji Ran smashed another mutant's head, he had lost count of how many he had killed along the way.

However, after leaving that beach, the mutants he encountered afterward all seemed to possess some semblance of intelligence. Especially after approaching the city ruins, it took him more than half an hour to encounter this one oblivious one.

"Looking at the mountain makes the horse run itself to death." We've been traveling for almost an hour now, and we still haven't reached the village with lights on.

There should be a prompt by now.

Ji Ran stood on a plain, looking at the ruins of the city in front of him.

The city's architecture here is somewhat similar to that of ancient China, but it has collapsed, exposing the steel structure and hanging cables.

On the collapsed city gate tower, there are still broken circuit boards from the electronic screen.

Finally, the first prompt appeared in sight: the sound of cicadas.

[Marker: The nearest traveler is 2300 meters southeast. Occupation: Advisor. Level: 5]

[Marker: Nearest White Walker location: 2300 meters southeast, 3000 meters east, 4300 meters south]

hum!
Ji Ran saw that his vision was as if he had a X-ray vision cheat, and he could see three dark blue monster shadows in the distance, as well as a blood red transparent shadow.

One red shadow and one blue shadow overlapped.

Gradually, all the shadows began to blur.

However, the marker keeps showing the distance!

[Marker: The nearest traveler is 2000 meters southeast. Occupation: Advisor. Level: 5]

【1500 metres】

【800 metres】

【100 metres】

【50 metres】

call--

The night wind howled across the plains, and all was silent.

Ji Ran estimated that he was only thirty or forty meters away from the ruined city wall. In other words, the level 5 traveler was already very close.

At the same time, the distance between himself and the vengeful ghost was also 50 meters.

In other words, a human and a ghost are both spying on him in the ruins before him.

only--

Ji Ran's alchemical iris flashed, and he immediately caught a wisp of red mane flying in a collapsed section of the city wall.

At the same time, the red mane slowly rose, and amidst the ruins under the pale moonlight, a pair of large red hands with long fingernails clung to the top of the wall, gradually revealing the forehead and eyes!
[Target: Red Monster]

Threat Level: Medium

Ji Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. Was it a vengeful ghost, or a monster?
Not all Japanese demons are vengeful spirits; some are monsters that are considered demons.

suddenly!

At that moment, Ji Ran felt a strong sense of impending crisis!

A flash of spiritual energy emanated from his body, and he instantly shifted to the side!

whoosh-

A sharp gust of wind tore through the air with a shrill sound, disappearing directly into the ground behind him from where he had just been standing!
Ji Ran immediately turned his head and saw a long-haired man wearing a white shirt and black overalls behind the collapsed city gate, holding a longbow in his hand, staring at him with a playful look.

The man looked exceptionally handsome, with fair and delicate features beneath his long, flowing hair.

boom!
At that moment, the red monster leaped over the city wall, revealing its massive body!

The monster's overall structure resembled that of a silverback gorilla, with a robust front half and a slightly smaller hind half. However, it was covered in extremely long red fur, with flame-like manes growing from its neck!

A face that resembles both a human and a lion, with two protruding tusks like those of a wild boar.

[Target: Level 5 Surveyor]

Threat Level: Medium

Medium threat?
As expected, sealing his spiritual energy had brought him a huge advantage. The sealed spiritual energy had greatly narrowed the gap between him and a mid-level second-tier expert!

"Qingdang?"

"Do not."

"Those freelancers hired by the Green Party?"

The level 5 surveyor suddenly sneered as he spoke.

"never mind."

“Kill you to restore some of your spirituality, then arrest the Green Party members and interrogate them directly.”

Squeak!

The diviner immediately drew his bow again! A chilling killing intent locked onto him. Moonlight fell on the arrow tip, gleaming with a cold, sinister light!
"Roar!!!"

at the same time!

The red monster also charged forward suddenly, stirring up a cloud of dust on the plain in front of the ruins!
Ji Ran's lips curled into a cold smile.

He slowly raised his hands, his right hand holding a broken knife stained with crimson, foul-smelling blood.

boom!
Ji Ran's figure shot out in an instant!
Whoosh!
An arrow, gleaming with a cold light, hurtled towards them! Ji Ran dodged it with a quick sidestep!
Squeak!

The bowstring was drawn back, aimed at Ji Ran! But the bowstring trembled slightly.

The long-haired man's eyes were gloomy, with lines faintly interwoven in his pupils. Beads of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

Although they cannot use skills, the ability of a surveyor to detect weaknesses remains.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt a chill run down his spine.

This level 3 weakling is clearly full of flaws, yet every time he aims, the situation changes!
It was as if no matter how many shots I fired, he could dodge them all!

"impossible!"

Bloodshot veins appeared in the man's eyes, and with a low growl, the bow in his hand taut like thunder!

Whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh! !

Arrows rained down, obscuring the path Ji Ran was heading!
At that moment, the red monster also arrived!
"Heh." Ji Ran's eyes turned sinister, and the spiritual barrier around his body suddenly flared up!
bass!
The broken blade slashed diagonally, directly severing the oncoming arrow!
Bang! ! !
The next moment, the broad, broken blade blocked the arrow, acting like a small shield!
Ji Ran's expression changed slightly. This guy's arrow wasn't very powerful, but it just happened to hit the spot where he was weakest!

No delays!

boom!
Ji Ran's spiritual barrier erupted!

The sudden change in rhythm resulted in a rapid advance and slashing, dodging all the arrows!

"Roar!!!"

The red monster pounces!

The enormous tusks, like those of a wild boar, lowered their heads and charged forward! Sharp claws were about to grab Ji Ran's shoulder and pin him down!

Such a huge monster could not be seriously injured immediately by the length of the broken blade.

Whoosh!
Ji Ran suddenly shook off his hand!

The magic-severing blade shot into the sky in an instant!

Bang, bang!

At the same time, Ji Ran planted his feet on the ground, exerted force through his waist and hips, and his abdominal muscles tightened like screws as his body rotated!

At that moment, the red monster's claws pressed down!

boom!
Ji Ran turned around and exerted his strength, his level 4 physique controlling his waist and hip muscles like a taut spring! He slammed his upper body out!

He channeled all his strength into his right fist, which slammed into the red monster's left elbow!

Bang!
click-

The sound of bones cracking came from Ji Ran's fist and the red monster's elbow at the same time!
"Ow!!!"

The red monster's right hand suddenly bent, and the intense pain caused its other hand to lose its strength as well, causing its entire body to tilt to the side!
but!
Ji Ran didn't change his punching stance, but instead turned it into a grabbing motion, directly grabbing the red monster's fangs with both hands!

Boom!

The red monster's blood-red eyes showed a hint of confusion, which quickly turned into terror!
"Ow!"

"Come!!!"

With a roar, veins bulged on Ji Ran's forearms as he used immense force to pull the red monster's head and slam it down onto his left knee! The spiritual barrier further pulled at Ji Ran's arms and left leg, erupting a second time midway through the attack!
boom!
Blood splattered! The red monster's face was instantly covered in blood!
Ji Ran tensed his left fist and gripped the monster's fangs tightly with his right fist!
"drink!"

He let out a low growl and slammed his left fist down!

Bang bang bang bang! ! !

The frenzied fist slammed down hard on its forehead, tearing the red monster's skin and causing its forehead to cave in!
"Woo!!!"

Under the immense impact, the red monster howled and staggered as if drunk!
Ji Ran's eyes cleared, and she met the long-haired man's gaze once more.

A silver ray slid down—

Bang!
Ji Ran caught the broken knife with his bloodied right hand.

The hot blood steamed and rose into the night.

Ji Ran's lips curled into a sinister smile, revealing his teeth: "You had a good time just now, didn't you?"

The man's expression suddenly changed!

boom!
Dust billowed up beneath Ji Ran's feet! His spiritual energy surged like a surging tide, erupting in bursts!

Whoosh!
Ji Ran vanished from the spot!

where?

Where! ?

The long-haired man drew his bow and arrow, his forehead covered in cold sweat as he searched for Ji Ran's whereabouts!
This is level 3!?

This is a monster!!
"Hey."

A soft, low sigh sent a chill down the spine of the long-haired man, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Behind...!
He turned around abruptly and saw only a chilling glint of a blade!
Phew! ! !

The broken blade slid down from top to bottom, directly along the man's forehead!

The sharp blade tore through the skin, flesh, and fascia, but because it wasn't long enough, it didn't cut the person in two.

Da da da!
The man staggered backward, leaning on his bow and arrow, and a line of blood began to spread and lengthen.

His jaw was chattering, and blood slowly seeped from his eyes.

"You... gurgle..."

The man opened his mouth, but only blood gushed out; his broken tongue could not utter a single syllable.

boom!
He tripped on the edge of the wall and fell straight down!

You have slain the marked walker.

[Gain 3% experience points and 10% spiritual liberation.]

Ji Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief. He stood up and looked at the red monster that was still wailing on the ground, but suddenly froze.

A huge, robust figure strode across the plain.

A faint electronic sound came from the darkness—

"Three individuals whose brain regions have reached the required standard were detected."

No tax payment records were detected.

"Taxes payable: Time tax, Breathing tax, Loyalty tax, Gratitude tax..."

"Upon detection of abnormal life states, an additional tax of one-tenth of the gene seed shall be levied."

"Abnormal combat information detected. Additional fee to be paid: Combat Art Tax".

The dark figure gradually approached, and on the shoulder of the massive figure, a blood-red character "Qin" flashed through the night and shadows!

Upon hearing the electronic voice, Ji Ran immediately received a notification.

You have encountered "Tax Officer IV".

[Threat Level: Critical!]

(End of this chapter)