Chapter 394: Intent
Scarlet brain matter sprayed out in a fan, reaching three or four meters at its farthest.
But Qin Ran did not spare it a glance.
It was not because he was cold-blooded.
Instead, the instant Sandy's head exploded, all his attention had been drawn to Sandy's "corpse."
More precisely, it was...
The other presence that suddenly emerged from the "corpse" made Qin Ran feel threatened.
Simply put, the moment Sandy died, someone else took control of his "corpse."
And naturally, that person had been responsible for Sandy's head exploding.
Hum!
A faint vibration spread through the air. The brain matter staining the ground rapidly gathered and condensed, forming a dagger within a breath and falling into "Sandy's" hand.
The possessed corpse stood up, toying with the dagger made from his own brain matter.
At the sight, Qin Ran could not help feeling a trace of unease deep inside.
Just as that unease arose, an invisible force erupted from "Sandy's" corpse and shot straight at Qin Ran like an arrow.
[Psychic Thorn: Mental check passed. No damage sustained...] [Backlash: Mental check exceeded the opponent's by 2 ranks. The opponent suffered one Severe Wound Status attack...] ...
Crack!
The brain-matter dagger in "Sandy's" hand burst apart.
The corpse fell straight to the ground.
The presence within it vanished without a trace.
A cry of suppressed pain rang through the air.
Then it disappeared as quickly as it had come.
"Zor!"
"Zor the Registrant!"
Although the voice had vanished in an instant, Qin Ran could clearly identify it as belonging to Zor, one of the Broker's subordinates.
Qin Ran's impressions of Zor had always been limited to his appraising items in the Secret Market and their conversation at the Harvest Tavern.
He had never imagined that the man