When in doubt... muddy the waters first
After chopping off the woman's head, Xiao Ran casually hung it from his waist.
As usual, he tossed the body into his spatial storage.
Then, without daring to hesitate for even a moment, Xiao Ran hurriedly looked for a chance to head downstairs.
As for what was happening upstairs between the principal and the ronin, Xiao Ran no longer cared. Both of them had explosive combat strength.
If he'd been in peak condition, he might have tried to find a chance to hide behind them and ambush one with the [Soul Summoning Banner].
But now...
Xiao Ran didn't dare take that risk. He liked investigating the reasons behind things, but that didn't mean he was willing to get himself killed.
He wasn't about to do something he had no confidence in, especially when he knew perfectly well what kind of state he was in.
Whether it was the ronin or the principal, even with both of them badly wounded, Xiao Ran might not be able to gain an advantage.
He'd wanted to return to the second-floor dormitory and lie low.
But when he reached the fourth floor, he discovered that all the Night Ghosts who'd abandoned him earlier had run to the third floor.
Xiao Ran's head began to ache. He wasn't sure whether those Night Ghosts would recognize him and remember the good deed he'd done by taking them for a little stroll.
Seeing that there was no way downstairs, Xiao Ran could only find a dorm room on the fourth floor that had already been smashed open and hide inside.
After checking his condition, Xiao Ran's expression turned grim.
At the moment, he was only managing to stay on his feet thanks to his Night Ghost form. Without the Night Ghosts'