Chapter 614 Secret Art

Qin Ran squatted in front of the shattered ashes of the phantom shadow, inspected carefully, and got up again after confirming that there was no problem.

The expert-level [mysterious knowledge] prevents Qin Ran from gaining access to more profound knowledge about souls, but what he reveals is enough to make Qin Ran understand that no matter how cautious he is when facing an opponent who manipulates souls, This is especially true when the world is obviously cursed.

Turning around, Kieran didn't walk up to Perikna and the old man immediately, but cleaned the battlefield instead.

The four low-magic items don't need much to say.

One mechanical item and two skill books are the ones worth caring about.

【Name: Rapid Snake Crossbow】

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attribute: 1, continuous shooting; 2, salvo]

[Whether this copy can be brought out: Yes]

[Remarks: This is a skillful hand crossbow, which can be loaded with five arrows at once, and is the favorite of assassins! 】

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[Continuous shooting: the crossbow chamber composed of machine springs allows you to fire continuously without reloading the arrow]

[Salvo: You can choose to shoot all the arrows at once]

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In Qin Ran's hand, he was holding the [Snake Crossbow of Rapidity], which was only about the size of a crossbow but had a fist-sized crossbow chamber.

It is not a magic item, but a hand crossbow made purely by machinery.

However, even so, this crossbow is almost equivalent to a high-level magic item.

Qin Ran opened the mechanical crossbow compartment and looked at the sharp arrows, mixed with a faint sweet fragrance, and nodded in satisfaction.

Qin Ran would not think that smearing poison on the crossbow arrows was a violation of principle.

In Kieran's perception, once he made a real move, he would be the enemy.

In the face of the enemy, unscrupulous means are nothing.

The two skill books radiated green light.

One is called "Serpentine Sword" and the other is "Serpentine Dart".

A skill book as the name suggests.

After transferring everything to [Red Ghost's Stomach], Kieran looked at Perikna.

Of course, in the eyes of Perikna and the old man, Kieran cleaned and inspected the entire battlefield very carefully.

The old man frowned slightly.

Obviously, some dissatisfied with Qin Ran's actions.

Even though it was Qin Ran who saved him and killed those traitors, those traitors were still from the Snake Sect, and each of them had the secret of the Snake Sect.

But Perikna didn't speak.

Out of respect for Perikna, the old man also remained silent.

"How about it?"

Facing Qin Ran's gaze, Perikna didn't pay attention to what Qin Ran had gained. She was more concerned with what Qin Ran found.

The appearance of the grassland man's secret technique on the betrayer of the Snake Sect was enough to arouse the attention of the leader of the Snake Sect.

Wasn't the downfall of the Snake Sect before that Holly colluded with outsiders to sit down?

Having learned from the past, Perikna does not want to repeat the same mistakes.

"No!"

Qin Ran shook his head.

It's not a concealment, but the fact that he didn't find any valuable clues.

As for destroying the illusory figure ahead of time, and letting the clues be broken?

Qin Ran never thought of it that way.

Subordinates, even people close to him were killed, and the other party appeared in the form of a phantom, just to intimidate him?

Give me a break.

Unless the other party is really an idiot, there is absolutely no other way to do this.

Before he could truly grasp the opponent's purpose, facing a strong man who was good at the secret art of the soul, if he didn't make a move in advance, he wouldn't be Kieran.

"Yeah?"

Perikna looked at Qin Ran suspiciously.

The basis of cooperation between the two parties is itself a form of persecution.

On such a basis, it is absolutely impossible to have complete trust.

Qin Ran didn't pay much attention to the other party.

"Don't forget our contract and your previous agreement... When something like this happened, I can give you a day or two of grace. I hope you can deal with your troubles as soon as possible, and show up at Thunder Fortress with my reward. "

"Of course, if there's trouble, I don't mind helping you—for a fee, of course!"

After Qin Ran finished speaking, he turned and left the temporary stronghold.

Naturally, he came here not for rescue, but for some extra income.

Now that the goal has been achieved, and it has exceeded expectations, naturally it will not stay anymore.

Although the Thunder Fortress has a layout, it is definitely not possible to leave for a long time.

Qin Ran hurried all the way, and soon arrived outside the Thunder Fortress.

Facing the Thunder Fortress that was close at hand, Kieran's steps gradually slowed down.

However, Qin Ran soon frowned.

Although his pace was slowing down, it didn't mean he was stagnant. Given the distance between him and Thunder Fortress, he should have reached the camp long ago.

But now, he seems to be... standing still? !

Looking at the camp with burning torches in the distance, and then at the dark surroundings.

Qin Ran took steps cautiously.

The footprints on the ground appeared, and he took a step forward, but the distance did not shorten.

Hess's maze?

Qin Ran was taken aback.

But immediately found the difference.

In the book called "Hess's Labyrinth", it mainly relies on the sight to confuse itself, thus producing the effect of confusion.

But right now, absolutely not.

His vision was normal.

Hearing is also normal, and he can easily hear the friction of armor in the distant camp.

"It's not perceptual confusion!"

"That is……"

"Illusion? Or illusion?"

Qin Ran guessed in his heart.

He knew very well that even though he killed the phantom without hesitation just now, he was still inexplicably enlightened.

"Soul secret technique, silently... It's really scary!"

Qin Ran looked at the system prompt that did not appear, and then looked around, sighing inwardly.

Although he was careful enough.

However, there are still mistakes in the unequal knowledge.

However, Qin Ran was not in any hurry.

Because, he knew that it was impossible for the other party to trap him here and do nothing.

Even if he doesn't know much, but based on the expert-level [mysterious knowledge], it is definitely not a small price for the other party to do such a level silently.

It would be too extravagant to do nothing just to trap him.

Just as Kieran was thinking, the Thunder Fortress in front of him changed.

In the rain of arrows all over the sky, the patrolling soldiers fell to the ground one by one, and quickly died.

Without his help, the Thunder Fortress was directly breached by the prairie people.

The prairie cavalry swarmed past, leaving only the broken land.

Then, black vultures flew down, devouring the carcass.

Soon the carcass became a mangled mass of flesh, most of which was eaten by the vultures, and the rest began to rot over time.

White maggots appeared in it.

The stench of corpses emerged as the temperature rose.

Following the wind, it got into Qin Ran's nose.

The disgusting smell made Qin Ran subconsciously cover his mouth and nose.

But when he raised his hand, his palm was held.

Dry, almost bone-like palms.

Slender and small.

Not an adult.

Qin Ran's movements froze, and a guess suddenly appeared in his heart.

"Why didn't you save me?"

The voice was hoarse, dry, full of resentment and hatred.

But Kieran could still hear that it was Mary's voice.

He turned around slowly.

PS second update~