Attack

People reacted to Qin Ran's return in different ways.

Some were afraid.

Some fell into thought.

But far more were disdainful and mocking.

Their pride kept them from believing that Qin Ran had killed the "Freezing Killer" Wilk, the "Evil Spirit" Gilfen Hatch, and the "Overthrower" Hostdier.

Because none of them could have accomplished such feats.

Much less some nameless nobody who had been unheard of before becoming Nikelei's assistant.

In fact, they stubbornly believed that everything attributed to Qin Ran had something to do with the West Coast's Strongest Medium.

With the help of the West Coast's Strongest Medium, what did Wilk, Gilfen Hatch, and Hostdier amount to? Even the leaders of the Five Great Societies would have been nothing!

So they dismissed Qin Ran entirely.

Just as they dismissed Aili Jones, who was nominally the disciple of the West Coast's Strongest Medium but was actually no more than a rookie.

New orders went out from hidden strongholds all across the West Coast.

One by one, people with unusual abilities from the mystery side began converging on Black Street No. 1.

They believed this was their best opportunity.

With the West Coast's Strongest Medium missing, the entire West Coast would be theirs if they killed her successor and assistant!

Qin Ran stepped out of the taxi.

He surveyed Black Street No. 1.

It looked just as he remembered: a courtyard, an iron gate, and a three-story building.

The weathering of time had lent it a peculiar air of mystery.

The only differences were that the Ghost Butler no longer came to open the gate, and several traps had appeared nearby.

Though the traps were not lethal, they told Qin Ran plainly that the situation was far worse than he had imagined.

*These bastards actually dared to attack Black