Chapter 48

Not long after Bai Tingxuan finished speaking, Sun Ran met the ordinary village woman transformed by Jasmine Flower once again, and they were less than ten meters apart.

Thinking of the fact that Jasmine Flower could summon a pistol with magic, Ke'er, who was watching the battle, became extremely nervous, clenching her small fists tightly. She had been tricked by this move many times.

The audience also held their breath, focusing intently on the holographic images, waiting for any possible conflict.

Sun Ran advanced as if he were taking a leisurely walk, and Jasmine Flower seemed to have no intention of making a move.

In fact, she would never engage in a face-to-face fight with a destruction mage, because the speed at which the opponent cast spells would definitely be faster than her summoning weapons!

The two were about to pass each other!

"Phew," many people let out a sigh of relief, thinking that this encounter was just a coincidence and feeling somewhat disappointed.

This destruction mage doesn't seem to be much, failing to notice anything unusual in two consecutive encounters. He's probably going to be played by this illusionist again.

At this moment, Sun Ran suddenly raised his hand and lightly patted the shoulder of the village woman beside him.

With this pat, a faint white light appeared on his hand, forming an ice spike that shot directly into the woman's heart, causing her to collapse slowly.

Immediately, the screen outside displayed: "Rose Tree wins, time taken five minutes, overwhelming advantage!"

The audience was stunned, still not understanding what had happened.

Someone asked in confusion, "Is it over? It seems like this destruction mage is cheating or something?"

"I don't get it. What happened?" The guy who had been discussing with the Thorn Rose team was also puzzled.

"Hey, how did my husband know it was her?" Ke'er was greatly surprised. She couldn't detect anything special about the village woman. If she hadn't been watching, she wouldn't have noticed her at all.

Sun Ran, who had already teleported out, explained softly, "Her illusion had a flaw. Her clothes were too clean, with no mud or dust on the cuffs. A village woman coming to the market, given the ancient road conditions, couldn't possibly be that clean."

Ke'er looked at Sun Ran in amazement, "Is your observational skills a bit too变态 (extreme)?"

There were at least three hundred people on the street, and he had observed each one of them in just one walk. It was truly impressive.

Sun Ran smiled, "Observational skills are a necessary quality for a mage."

His communicator rang again. He looked down and said with a headache, "Look, Jasmine Flower is challenging me again."

Ke'er urged, "That's great! Let her see how powerful my husband is!"

Sun Ran was also getting into the game. After some thought, he decided to completely overwhelm her to avoid future entanglements.

He accepted the challenge and, after the rest period, teleported into the arena. This time, it was a forest setting.

Three minutes later, Sun Ran fired an ice blade, cutting Jasmine Flower, who was disguised as a tree, in half, winning again and teleporting out.

Most of the audience remained silent, still unable to figure out how Sun Ran had won.

Jasmine Flower, still不服 (unconvinced), challenged again.

Sun Ran accepted the challenge and entered an ancient battlefield setting.

Five minutes later, Jasmine Flower, for some reason, stepped on an ice rune Sun Ran had placed on the ground. She was pierced by ice flowers and torn apart by the spell's impact, dying a heroic death.

At this point, the AI's battle analysis finally appeared, revealing the details that led to Sun Ran's victory. The audience finally realized the strength of this destruction mage known as Rose Tree.

The situation was clear: Jasmine Flower's illusions were indeed good, but this destruction mage was far superior. Although both were Black Iron-level maintainers, they were not on the same level.

Jasmine Flower, still不服 (unconvinced), continued to challenge!

The fourth time, the setting was a desolate desert, which was very disadvantageous for the illusionist.

This time, it was even faster!

Two minutes later, Sun Ran fired ten ice spikes in one second, forcibly pulling Jasmine Flower out from under the sand.

Jasmine Flower's body was pushed up by the spell's impact, falling to the ground with numerous injuries but not dead. She lay on the sand, crying uncontrollably, and finally admitted defeat.

When Sun Ran teleported out, Ke'er no longer talked about revenge. Lan Xin complained, "She's just a girl. Couldn't you have gone easy on her?"

"..." Sun Ran was sweating. He had gotten carried away and hadn't expected her to cry.

His communicator rang again. Sun Ran was startled, thinking she might be challenging him again.

He looked down and saw a message: "Big bad guy Russell, I knew it was you!" Signed, Jasmine.

Then another message: "Tell me your address, I'm coming over."

This was a virtual network, not a virtual world. With a specific address, she could arrive instantly.

Sun Ran's communicator was public to the team. When this message appeared, the three women looked at him differently.

"Oh, so you're old acquaintances, my husband is a bad guy!" Ke'er, being straightforward, said what she thought.

Lan Xin and Bai Tingxuan didn't speak, but their eyes were full of questions.

Sun Ran, sweating profusely, explained, "An apprentice maintainer I met in the Dragon World. We cooperated back then."

"Then let her come over," Lan Xin was very generous.

Sun Ran nodded and sent his current address. A few seconds later, a figure appeared beside him, a girl about the same age as Ke'er.

Her real appearance was much more beautiful than the body she had possessed in the Dragon World. Her legs were equally long, but her face and figure were on a whole different level, especially her flawless face, which had a dazzling brilliance.

When she appeared and saw Sun Ran with three unfamiliar women, she was stunned, not understanding the situation. She looked at Sun Ran and asked softly, "Russell?"

Sun Ran nodded.

She then looked at Ke'er, "Rose Witch? Why are you here?"

Ke'er pouted, "Russell is my husband. He's avenging me. Why can't I be here?"

"Husband?" Jasmine was completely confused.

Sun Ran, sweating profusely, quickly activated the team's private space, isolating them from the audience, and introduced, "We are the Thorn Rose team. I'm the captain, and these are my three teammates. The 'husband' thing is just a playful nickname."

"Okay, hello, sisters," Jasmine was very polite.

Being called sisters made Ke'er feel accomplished, and she said generously, "Hello, Jasmine."

Jasmine turned her face and huffed, "I didn't call you sister, I called them. You have to call me sister."

"Why should I?" Ke'er was indignant.

"Defeated by me, unless you can beat me!" Jasmine threw out her ultimate move, leaving Ke'er speechless. Although she was不服 (unconvinced), the results were clear, and she had to back down.

Lan Xin and Bai Tingxuan also greeted her.

Women are different from men. After a few minutes of chatting, they became quite familiar and had a basic understanding of each other. When Lan Xin heard that Jasmine was already a Black Iron maintainer and had no team, she invited her, "Why don't you join our Thorn Rose team?"

Jasmine hesitated but ultimately shook her head, "No need to trouble you. I'm just playing around with being a maintainer, it won't last long. I can just form a temporary team when needed."

She looked up at Sun Ran and smiled, "Big brother Russell, if I