By the time Qin Ran was still some distance from Saint Ryd Hospital, night had truly fallen.
The sun had set, and the world had lost all its radiance.
The moon had yet to rise, but a pure, pale glow already filled the world.
The temperature dropped rapidly.
Ordinary people began zipping up their jackets, calling their friends, and cheerfully heading out to enjoy the nightlife.
Some extended invitations.
Others received them.
Qin Ran belonged to the latter group.
Only, the one inviting him was not human.
Qin Ran looked at the Fallen Evil Spirit before him.
Although he had examined her carefully yesterday, she looked even uglier today, utterly nauseating.
What should have been a beautiful face and a voluptuous figure retained the gruesome reality of their impact with the ground: mangled flesh, splattered brains, and twisted limbs.
She seemed to have known long ago that Qin Ran would appear here and had been waiting for him.
The moment she saw Qin Ran, she charged straight at him.
Roar!
The spine-chilling roar sent a stream of mental check notifications across Qin Ran's retinas.
But for Qin Ran, whose Spirit remained at SS+ even after a -3 penalty, it had no effect whatsoever.
Yet surprise appeared on his face.
Not only could she quickly reach the evil spirit level, but she could actually master an evil spirit's abilities too?
Qin Ran pondered this, but his movements did not slow.
As he rapidly retreated, he pulled a spirit lamp he had prepared from his coat, lit it, and threw it at the Fallen Evil Spirit.
Whoosh!
Flames surged up instantly.
The charging Fallen Evil Spirit howled again and abruptly vanished.
Unlike low-level intangible wraiths, souls that reached the vicious spirit or evil spirit level could not only turn invisible and pass