Chapter 87

Stanbeck, upon hearing the scream, immediately hid behind Qin Ran.

Feeling the familiar chill, Qin Ran didn't even look back, turning and throwing a punch.

In the flash of lightning, an invisible wraith was directly turned to ashes.

【Punch · Lightning: Inflicts 50 points of health damage (25 Unarmed Combat (Expert) x2). The opponent is an invisible wraith, suffering double damage, actually causing 100 points of health damage, opponent dies...】

The short battle with a large number of invisible wraiths had long made Qin Ran familiar with the attack patterns of these incorporeal beings.

Encountering a large group might be troublesome, but one-on-one, it was truly effortless for Qin Ran.

However, at this moment, Qin Ran frowned.

Because of Stanbeck's scream.

Feeling the shock in his ears, the sharp cry seemed to pierce his eardrums, making Qin Ran's tone increasingly irritable.

He spoke almost disdainfully.

"Stop screaming!"

"Unless you want to attract more of these things!"

"Once it exceeds a certain limit, I'll have to leave you behind and run!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Stanbeck's scream abruptly stopped.

The elegantly dressed client looked at Qin Ran pitifully.

Completely losing the suave demeanor he had when they first met.

"This, this was just an accident!"

"I promise it won't happen again!"

Stanbeck tried to explain.

"Remember your promise!"

"If this happens again, I'll leave you behind!"

Qin Ran emphasized.

Although he didn't mind earning some extra money, it didn't mean he would put himself in real danger.

"Remember what I just said: stay within three steps of me, and remain calm no matter what happens!"

Qin Ran said again for both their safety.

"Okay, okay!"

Stanbeck nodded repeatedly.

"Can you see the invisible wraiths?"

After hesitating, Qin Ran asked curiously.

He relied on the skill [Tracking] and the equipment [Woven Amulet], and although Wu Tian didn't explicitly say it, the sunglasses were quite noticeable.

Clearly, Stanbeck's ability to see these ghostly creatures also involved similar skills or equipment.

However, as soon as the words were out, Qin Ran felt abrupt.

He immediately added.

"Never mind, that's not something I need to know!"

Qin Ran waved his hand to stop Stanbeck's response.

Stanbeck was taken aback, then obediently closed his mouth.

But just a second later, Stanbeck spoke again.

"I think you might need this!"

"I can't join the fight!"

"But I can provide you with help!"

As he spoke, Stanbeck pulled out two magazines from his pocket and handed them to Qin Ran.

【Name: Blessed Bullets】

【Category: Ammunition】

【Quality: Common】

【Attributes: When facing creatures with negative energy, whether ghosts, werewolves, or vampires, they will deal extremely effective damage!】

【Special Effects: None】

【Can be taken out of the instance: Yes】

【Note: 11mm silver blessed bullets, complex manufacturing process, very valuable!】

...

Seeing the description of the [Blessed Bullets], Qin Ran didn't refuse, taking them directly.

Because he really needed a way to deal damage to these incorporeal monsters from a distance. In close combat, although he had [Lightning Knuckle Dusters], it was somewhat difficult to protect Stanbeck effectively.

However, in his heart, Qin Ran once again marveled at the other party's wealth.

Two magazines, fourteen [Blessed Bullets], Qin Ran didn't know their exact value, but the final note was enough to make him understand that these bullets were not cheap.

"Follow my lead!"

Qin Ran didn't show his inner thoughts on his face, continuing his previous actions as he spoke.

With [Tracking] activated, Qin Ran followed the half-dead man's footprints into the cell, beginning to track in reverse.

Stanbeck cautiously followed behind Qin Ran.

His eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, when he entered the corridor and saw something, Stanbeck instinctively opened his mouth to scream.

But just as the scream was about to come out, Stanbeck suddenly covered his mouth.

Clearly, Stanbeck remembered his previous promise.

Instantly, the sharp scream turned into a muffled sound.

At this moment, Qin Ran pounced like a cheetah, striking the invisible wraith before it could launch a real attack, turning it to ashes with a single punch.

Then, he continued to follow the footprints of the half-dead man, who was once Zhang Wei.

Throughout the process, Qin Ran didn't spare another glance at Stanbeck, just raising his hand to signal him to follow.

In an environment where invisible wraiths occasionally appeared, Qin Ran had no more energy to talk to the other party; even sparing a moment to look at him was the limit.

From the third floor to the first floor, Qin Ran eliminated a total of fifteen invisible wraiths.

The number was far less than when he first encountered a sudden attack.

In fact, it was less than one-tenth.

Moreover, these invisible wraiths were far more clumsy and slow than the ones he had previously encountered.

This made Qin Ran puzzled.

"Could the invisible wraiths I encountered before be special?"

Qin Ran speculated.

But there was no solid evidence to confirm his guess.

After all, Qin Ran couldn't even see the exact appearance of these monsters clearly.

With the skill [Tracking], Qin Ran could see any subtle traces, but he couldn't clearly see incorporeal monsters like invisible wraiths, only a blurry image, as if looking through a fogged-up glass.

Moreover, there was a distance limit.

When the distance reached twenty meters, the blurriness became even more severe.

Until it was completely invisible beyond twenty meters.

Fortunately, the stairwell was sufficient.

Stepping down the last step, standing in the first-floor prison area, the footprints in Qin Ran's line of sight suddenly disappeared!

In a corner of the wall.

Qin Ran came to this area, carefully searching.

If the half-dead man had suddenly disappeared, given the previous examples of the half-dead man and Wu Tian suddenly disappearing, Qin Ran might have believed it.

But this set of footprints was left by Zhang Wei before he became a half-dead man.

Zhang Wei absolutely did not have such an ability.

If Zhang Wei really had the ability to suddenly disappear and reappear, there was only one explanation: Zhang Wei was not on his fourth instance.

At least, he had as many or more instances as Wu Tian.

But this was clearly impossible.

The system's average difficulty had already explained everything.

Therefore, there was only one possibility.

There was a hidden door and a secret passage in this area.

A hidden door and secret passage that even the Alcatraz prison guards and warden did not know about.

Qin Ran raised his hand and tapped this area inch by inch.

Thud, thud.

When this sound came, a smile appeared on Qin Ran's face.

Everything was just as he had expected.

There was a hidden door here!

And behind the hidden door, there would certainly be a secret passage.

Qin Ran examined the surroundings more carefully, looking for the mechanism to open the hidden door, but—

Click, click!

The sudden sound of a mechanism being activated interrupted Qin Ran.

Qin Ran instinctively looked in the direction of the sound.