Vol. 6 - Ch. 79 - The Next Death

Jiang Ran was truly impressed by Heloise.

He had originally only planned to ask for her nickname to get closer to her, but a few minutes later, it somehow turned into a "proposal speech".

Even more impressive was that Heloise unconsciously turned the situation around, making it seem like Jiang Ran was the one proposing to her.

However, this was still within his control.

"I see."

Jiang Ran nodded and then asked her a question.

"Heloise, would you like to know my nickname?"

"Of course!"

Heloise, having lowered her guard, agreed without thinking. By the time she realized what had happened, it was too late.

"Well, my nickname is Little Ke. Remember that?"

"Little Ke? That's such a cute nickname, hahaha!"

Heloise laughed for a while before realizing that things had gone wrong.

Since Fick had told her his nickname, out of politeness, she should also share hers with him.

Wouldn't that mean...

That...

"Okay, go to sleep now. We have important things to do tomorrow."

Even more cunning was that Fick ended the conversation right then, leaving Heloise flustered.

"Fick! You haven't even asked what my nickname is!"

"I asked you at the beginning, but you didn't tell me."

Hearing him say that, Heloise felt that he was right, and after being tricked by him, she accidentally revealed her nickname.

"I didn't mean to hide it from you! My nickname is... He-Luo!"

… 

Jiang Ran never expected to gain confession points from simply exchanging nicknames.

—Confession received from Heloise confirmed. Energy points +1. Current energy points: 1

The culture of the Tiger People was truly unique.

After revealing her nickname, Heloise blushed and looked away shyly.

If Jiang Ran couldn't read minds, he wouldn't know how innocent Heloise was.

"He-luo, compared to my nickname, yours is much cuter."

Jiang Ran casually called out Heloise's nickname, and hearing it from the person she liked made her blush to her ears, almost as if she were on fire!

To escape this awkward state, Heloise rolled onto the bed and wrapped herself in the blanket like a caterpillar, with only her head sticking out.

"Mind your own business!"

After saying that, she turned her head to the other side with a huff.

From that moment on, in Heloise's eyes, Fick was already like her husband.

However, the moment that would truly change their relationship was still far away.

… 

After Heloise fell asleep, Jiang Ran also lay down. He devised his strategy for tomorrow, using his energy points to predict his "future death scene" (Super Dimensional Eye Experience: 2+1↑ / 4).

This time, Jiang Ran's predicted time of death was "July 23, 187, 2:11 p.m.", which was still sixteen days from now.

In other words, Jiang Ran was practically guaranteed to win tomorrow's confrontation against the "Unknown Cause of Death".

However, before he could even celebrate, Jiang Ran was shocked by the scene in the death scenario; this was the most gruesome death he had seen since arriving in the Prison Star World.

The location of the death scene looked like a mountain fortress, surrounded by dense forests.

In the center of the scene, Jiang Ran was being ripped in half by a gigantic goblin wearing magnificent armor and a crown; the goblin's single hand was as big as Jiang Ran himself.

Behind this giant goblin were two more equally powerful creatures, their eyes glowing red as they laughed.

Jiang Ran was used to his own gruesome deaths; being ripped in half didn't shock him. What truly shocked him was the sight of the other dead people in the scene.

Pryde, Heloise, Vanessa... their bodies were scattered throughout the scene, their deaths... so horrific that Jiang Ran couldn't bear to look.

How could it have come to this…?

Is this… the 'Green Ghost Lair Labyrinth'?

Jiang Ran never imagined that the outcome of the 'Green Ghost Lair Labyrinth' expedition would be a complete annihilation.

… 

The content of the future death scene was truly shocking, but it was still sixteen days away. Jiang Ran quickly focused his attention on the more immediate threat of tomorrow's impending death. Now that the death date had been successfully postponed, it meant that Jiang Ran's plan to deal with Heavenly Ghost was feasible.

The rest depended on Jiang Ran's performance tomorrow.

"Aww... Little Fick... Watch... this... evil...follower... eat... you..."

Heloise turned around and hugged Jiang Ran's arm. This child could already sleep comfortably on the third night of sharing a bed with him.

Should he say she lacked a sense of danger, or that she trusted Jiang Ran too much?

Jiang Ran pulled his arm out of the embrace of the carefree little fool. He didn't want to wake up with a sore arm tomorrow.

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July 8, 187

2:30 p.m.

Confession Death Countdown: 14 days left

Full Infection Remaining Time: 2–3 days 

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The following afternoon, the Invisible Assassin Kuchi strolled leisurely through the streets of Dris Town.

As a professional assassin, he had arrived in Dris Town the previous day and had already gained a general understanding of the town's terrain, building layout, and population.

Next, he only needed to find the 'target' with the help of the hawks and sparrows, and then it would be time for his performance.

… 

None of the people on the street could sense the presence of the Invisible Assassin Kuchi, because in its current state, Kuchi was just a colorless, odorless gas.

Kuchi's true form was actually a ball of black smoke; it was a very rare and special type of monster. As his power grew, he became a demon with considerable intelligence.

Kuchi's physical form was actually very fragile, so fragile that even a light bump from a carriage could kill him. However, under certain conditions, he became almost invincible, all thanks to his two abilities.

His first ability allowed him to become completely transparent, making him undetectable even to ancient dragons with the "Eye of the Dragon".

His second ability allowed him to completely conceal his murderous intent and aura from targets in the fourth-level group or lower. For safety's sake, however, he only accepted assassination contracts for targets of third-level group or lower.

Using these two abilities, Kuchi could sneak into his target's body unnoticed, then instantly block their breathing and heartbeat, causing them to die quickly.

His cautious style and nearly impossible-to-defend assassination method made Kuchi a truly unique and formidable assassin.

The target that Heavenly Ghost asked Kuchi to assassinate seemed unremarkable to him.

The simpler the mission, the happier Kuchi was—why not take easy money?

Soon, Kuchi saw three sparrows circling above a young man's head twice before flying away. The young man's appearance matched the description.

—I'm just doing my job, handsome. Don't blame me.

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