Deception

Blood dripped to the floor, its crimson color harsh on the eyes.

Standing in the shadows, Qin Ran narrowed his eyes as he studied the hall before him.

The doors were shut, so he could not see what was happening inside. But from the blood dripping onto the steps, he could guess the hall was piled with bodies.

"What happened?"

Qin Ran wondered.

Then, carefully keeping to the shadows, he started to move away from the hall.

With no equipment and injuries of his own, Qin Ran had no reason to invite more trouble.

No matter how curious he was.

More importantly, this was a Special Instance he had been hired to enter.

If this had been a normal instance, Qin Ran would have taken the risk and investigated.

After all, in a normal instance, each run increased the instance count and raised the difficulty. If he never took risks, he would only fall into a vicious cycle that would eventually eliminate him.

But now?

All he needed to do was help Hans complete the main quest as best he could.

If there were side quests or title quests he could complete along the way, Qin Ran would gladly do so.

But he was certain the hall before him did not fall into that category.

Everything about the scene warned of the danger within.

There were other ways to attract the soldiers' attention. He did not need to take a risk here.

Qin Ran backed away cautiously.

But the next moment, he stopped.

A figure appeared before the hall.

The figure wore a hood that completely concealed their face.

Their limbs were long, their footsteps silent, and they moved precisely through the gaps where light and shadow met. They clearly possessed a fairly high level of Stealth.

Their appearance immediately