The "light" came without warning.
Pain followed like a shadow.
Caught off guard, Qin Ran let out a muffled grunt, his expression changing.
"What's wrong?"
Shiqi asked anxiously.
It was the first time since meeting Qin Ran that Shiqi had seen him look anything like he was hurt.
Instinctively, Shiqi drew his gun and aimed at the approaching figure.
Although the "light" had not hurt Shiqi-in fact, sensing it had left him feeling invigorated-
Qin Ran's reaction told Shiqi what he needed to do.
But just as Shiqi was about to pull the trigger, Qin Ran's hand closed over his gun-wielding wrist.
"I'm fine!"
"I just haven't gotten used to it yet."
That was what Qin Ran said.
Then he looked at the newcomer.
His gaze was hostile.
Because of his [Uncanny Body], Qin Ran had long known that positive energy, blessed items, holy relics, and the like would pose a problem for him.
He simply had not expected the problem to be this severe.
As he had said, he had not suffered any actual damage, nor had his HP decreased. By ordinary reasoning, that meant the "light" before him was not very powerful. Yet even this weak "light" already made his body feel as if needles were piercing it and boiling water was scalding it.
And it did not stop!
It was hardly a pleasant sensation.
So, as Qin Ran once again warned himself to beware of anything that countered his [Uncanny Body], he felt absolutely no goodwill toward the unfamiliar examiner striding toward him.
The reason was simple: Qin Ran could clearly tell that the man was doing this deliberately.
Both the meaningful smile on his face and the interest in his eyes told Qin Ran as much.
Even if Qin Ran sensed no malice.
"These three?"
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