The Toy Doll

The welcome ceremony was brief.

After all, the night was still dangerous, and the night was still long.

At Jiang Ruyi's gentle reminder, Deng Yutang put away his celebratory mood, and Lu Ran also came before the team leader, Zhang Feng.

"You're back." Zhang Feng sized Lu Ran up and down.

From his tattered raincoat, one could tell what kind of brutal battle Lu Ran had experienced.

"Brother Zhang." Lu Ran nodded.

Zhang Feng reached out and placed his hand on Lu Ran's shoulder, "I didn't protect you well."

"It was an accident." Lu Ran immediately said, "Brother Zhang, you don't need to blame yourself."

Ever since stepping onto this path of a believer, danger had always been by his side.

Logically speaking, with a Moon Watcher of River Realm, Second Stage, stationed in the team, it should have been enough to protect a few people properly.

After all, there were many other Moon Watcher teams stationed nearby.

It was just that no one had expected that in a very short period, in front of Gate 4 of the stadium, three River Realm evils would appear consecutively.

This was an extremely abnormal probability!

Zhang Feng chuckled dryly and shook his head, "You're quite carefree."

Lu Ran whispered, "I'm faking it."

Zhang Feng: "."

Zhang Feng was quite speechless, while Deng Yutang had a strange look on his face.

He felt like he had seen this scene before?

"Return to the team." Zhang Feng said softly, gesturing towards Gate 4.

"Brother Lu." Deng Yutang slung an arm around Lu Ran's shoulders and walked up the steps, "Tell us about your experience just now?"

Tian Tian followed closely behind Jiang Ruyi, her big eyes full of curiosity as she looked at Lu Ran's retreating back.

"It's just that I was carried away by the Yanzhiren, and the Moon Watcher came to save me." Lu Ran turned to look at Deng Yutang, "Oh right, your sister is my savior!"

"Huh?" Deng Yutang was a little surprised, "My sister?"

Lu Ran nodded heavily, "Your sister is really fierce, fiercer than the Yanzhiren!

With one slash, she directly cut down the Yanzhiren. It was a brutal way to destroy a flower."

Zhang Feng, who was eavesdropping nearby, had a big question mark pop up above his head.

What kind of description was this?

From the sound of it, you were quite sympathetic to the Yanzhiren?

"Is that so?" Deng Yutang's eyes shone brightly, feeling honored.

Lu Ran grinned, "The last time I sparred with your sister, she casually summoned a wind blade. Tonight, I only found out that your sister's weapon is a great horse-severing saber?

Good heavens, it's 2.5 meters long!

With one slash, a horse would be split in half, how could the Yanzhiren withstand it?"

Lu Ran shared his gratitude and admiration for the Great Nightmare with his teammates.

Then, he vividly recounted his experience of being abducted.

When he heard that the Yanzhiren had summoned small paper effigies, Zhang Feng couldn't help but ask, "Evil Art · Paper Effigy?"

"Yes." Lu Ran confirmed again.

Zhang Feng's expression was solemn.

This evil art was a technique equipped by the Yanzhiren clan when they reached River Realm, Third Stage.

In other words, that Yanzhiren that suddenly appeared was even stronger than Zhang Feng's cultivation level!

Cultivation level didn't just determine what kind of spells you could learn.

Each small stage increase would also bring a certain degree of improvement to a creature's attributes.

If, at that time, the Yanzhiren had appeared behind Zhang Feng and abducted him.

Zhang Feng really doubted if he could have done better than Lu Ran.

After all, the result was here:

Lu Ran had survived and returned to his post safe and sound!

"After the Yanzhiren crushed the Thousand Bone Believer into a meatball, it smashed through the bone wall." Lu Ran continued his story, making the others tremble with fear.

Deng Yutang listened with rapt attention.

When Lu Ran reached the final scene, Zhang Feng couldn't help but sigh, "This time, you really don't have to worry about points."

Lu Ran immediately said, "Can our team's score also increase?"

Zhang Feng nodded, "After you left, the team performed very well. The adjustment in mentality and the changes in tactics were all commendable."

As he spoke, Zhang Feng's expression turned a little strange as he looked at Lu Ran.

Since Lu Ran had left, the frequency of demons appearing here seemed to have returned to normal.

No more demons from the River realm were showing up either.

This was truly bizarre!

Could it be that everything was really related to this kid?

"Brother Zhang, you've misunderstood," Lu Ran explained. "I was talking about me assisting the Moon Watchers in killing the Yanzhiren."

Lu Ran spoke with an air of shamelessness: "I shouldn't just get points for myself. I'm the jungler on the team! I should be roaming outside and earning points for the entire team. That's our squad's strategy!"

Zhang Feng: "..."

With that mouth, I almost want to be your teammate!

You can earn points just by lying around, right?

So, being carried away by the Yanzhiren was also part of your team's plan?

The three teammates looked at Lu Ran, who was trying so hard to justify himself, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.

I need to try harder.

Deng Yutang clenched his fists.

He was genuinely happy for Lu Ran's outstanding performance.

At the same time, Deng Yutang realized that his contribution to the team was far from enough!

He had never wanted to be a burden, but after two assessments, a cold reality presented itself:

Jiang Ruyi was the team's anchor.

Lu Ran was the leg of lamb that made the team soar!

He really needed to try harder, much harder...

"Hoo!!"

Just as Deng Yutang was silently encouraging himself, Zhang Feng, who was beside him, suddenly tensed up and turned his head sharply to the west.

As energy surged, a demon took shape.

Everyone was surprised to find that it was an old opponent—the Evil Dogs!

"Preliminary assessment: Mist Realm, Fourth Stage demon," Zhang Feng quickly concluded and said in a deep voice, "Go."

He said this, but in his heart, he roared: Yes, this is the normal situation!

Mist Realm and Stream Realm demons should be the main force invading Rain Alley City on the Night of the Fifteenth.

Not three River Realm demons appearing together, directly stepping on everyone's faces and showing off!

"Woof!"

The pitch-black Evil Dogs immediately spotted the group and opened their bloody maws.

In front of Jiang Ruyi, energy suddenly surged.

Four sharp fangs rapidly took shape, as if intending to bite the human girl to death.

Evil Art: Evil Fangs!

The Evil Art that they hadn't seen in the Evil Dog Village was finally revealed tonight!

"Sister Ruyi!"

Tian Tian spread her small hands and raised a petal shield, directly blocking it.

Jiang Ruyi was terrifyingly calm. She only took half a step back, and electric sparks flickered on her fingertips, crackling.

She parted her thin lips and commanded the person who had finally rejoined the group: "Lu Ran."

"Screech!"

Lu Ran didn't say a word and darted out, choosing to flank them.

In the heavy rain, a faint bleating sound was heard, like a baby's cry, sending chills down one's spine:

"Baa~~~"

"Ruff?" The Evil Dogs suddenly twisted their heads, their dog eyes following the direction Lu Ran was rushing towards.

The four Evil Dog fangs that appeared out of nowhere forcefully shattered Tian Tian's petal shield, but there was no follow-up.

Because the big black dog's attention had been drawn away by a little fat sheep.

At the same time, Jiang Ruyi threw out an Electric Shackles Talisman!

A phantom white jade stone slab appeared out of thin air, carrying a small lightning snake, and brushed past Deng Yutang, who was also charging forward, heading straight for the Evil Dogs.

"Bang!!"

Electric light flashed, and current overflowed.

The evil dogs of the Mist Realm Fourth Stage were pinned in place by Jiang Ruyi.

Jade Talisman Believers were indeed late-game players, but that didn't mean they were weak early on!

Creatures of the same realm, whether human believers or evil demons and fiends, would not willingly make an enemy of Jiang Ruyi.

Because she could truly control you to death!

This wasn't just talk; Beauty Jiang's combat record was clear for all to see.

Not long ago, everyone had already fought a Blood Disaster Hound of the Mist Realm Fourth Stage.

Under her powerful control, that Blood Disaster Hound could only tremble and open its doggy mouth.

Its limbs were completely unable to move!

The evil dogs before them were even more pathetic than the previous Blood Disaster Hound, unable to even open or close their mouths.

"Vermin!" Deng Yutang followed closely, thrusting his spear.

Killing such flesh-and-blood fiends was much simpler than killing Mist Shadow People.

The spear tip pierced the dog's head, but Deng Yutang didn't stop. He continued to stab rapidly, delivering continuous blows.

Ever since someone returned, everything had returned to normal.

Although the team members were of lower cultivation, they dealt with the evil dogs of the Mist Realm Fourth Stage in just one exchange.

Zhang Feng saw this performance and secretly added points in his heart.

"You, come back."

Jiang Ruyi suddenly spoke, her gentle voice drifting into the layers of rain.

"Huh?" Deng Yutang turned his head.

However, Jiang Ruyi wasn't looking at Deng Yutang at all.

Awkward!

And Lu Ran, who was roaming outside, standing alone in the rain, also felt a bit awkward.

Under the gaze of a pair of beautiful eyes, he lowered his head and walked towards Gate 4.

Unexpectedly, Beauty Jiang's voice came again: "Use Immortal Hoof."

Lu Ran: "..."

Can't even walk back?

He had to use a divine technique to travel?

"Lu Ran?"

"Oh."

Mist diffused around Lu Ran's calves, transforming into a pair of goat legs, and he directly darted back to Gate 4.

"Tsk~" Lu Ran looked at the young woman before him and teased, "Can't leave me for a moment, huh?"

"Who can't leave you."

Jiang Ruyi turned her head to the side, her face slightly flushed: "I just wanted you to be careful, so you wouldn't be carried away again."

Lu Ran: "..."

In your eyes, Am I some kind of toy doll?

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