Chapter 13: The Guardians

Qin Ran, who was worried about Herbert, did not act immediately, he looked at the three people whose faces had changed drastically and their expressions were panicked because of the explosion and the shaking of the basement.

Turn the tiger away from the mountain!

This thought rose from Qin Ran's mind almost instantly.

"These three guys are more valuable than you imagined!"

"Perhaps...... Not to the worst! ”

Qin Ran's heart moved, with a wave of the spear in his hand, the tough hemp rope tied to the beam of the house was immediately broken, and in the exclamation of the three people who were tied, Qin Ran easily reached out and caught the three of them, and walked upward, and the pace was also easy.

For Qin Ran, whose strength has reached the B- level at the moment, not to mention walking with three people, even if he takes a few more people to run, there is no problem.

The only thing to consider is the physical exertion.

Bang!

The door connecting the basement to the first floor of the building, under the smash of the spear in Qin Ran's hand, flew straight up and hit the burning wall opposite.

A scorching wave of air then invaded.

The three people who were carried by Qin Ran struggled uncomfortably.

But Qin Ran didn't realize it.

The scorching wave of qi in front of him, in Qin Ran's opinion, was as if it was a breeze negative.

Even, even if he placed his palm in the flames, he wouldn't be hurt in the slightest.

【Secondary Elemental Damage Resistance】

It's far more practical than you think!

Qin Ran's gaze scanned the scene of flames intertwined around him.

According to common sense, an ambush or something like this is impossible in front of you.

But Qin Ran didn't think that some things could be measured by common sense.

The experience of several dungeon worlds was enough for Qin Ran to replace the original common sense with the common sense of the 'underground game'.

"Not in the building!"

"There's no outside either!"

It took a few seconds of looking at Qin Ran to confirm the safety of his surroundings, but doubts appeared in his heart.

The situation in front of you is a perfect opportunity for an ambush no matter how you look at it.

However, the burning building in front of him didn't give him more time to think, although the [Secondary Elemental Damage Resistance] could make him immune to the fire burning in front of him, but once it collapsed, he still needed to take considerable damage.

Qin Ran rushed up the stairs with the three people who had already fallen into a semi-comatose state due to the scorching heat, and went straight out through the window.

When Qin Ran's feet landed, he looked at Herbert who was unconscious on the ground in great surprise.

"What's going on?!"

Qin Ran was stunned.

Herbert's appearance here was completely unexpected.

In his vision, Herbert should have been kidnapped in order to safely exchange the three guys in his hands.

Even, Qin Ran had already figured out how to deal with the 'kidnappers'.

But Herbert appeared in front of him, but told him that his previous guess was completely wrong.

"Not for these three guys!"

"Even, I don't want to hurt Herbert at all!"

Qin Ran looked at Herbert, who was only unconscious, but unharmed, and then looked at the building behind him that was almost completely engulfed in flames.

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind.

"It should be two groups!"

"The people who appeared in the back have nothing to do with these three guys!"

"These three guys don't care if they hurt Herbert or not!"

"And now the people who caused the explosion and arson are not willing to hurt Herbert, otherwise, Herbert would have been broken by now!"

"And because of that, there were no ambushes or anything like that!"

Qin Ran, who caught a point, gradually became clear in his thinking.

His brow didn't loosen, though.

On the contrary, the wrinkles are getting tighter and tighter.

"The trip to the ancient city of Aesop has not even begun, and there are at least two groups of people who do not want Herbert to travel!"

"What secrets are there in the ancient city of Aesop?"

Qin Ran pondered.

Then, he gently shook Herbert's shoulder.

After a few strokes, the scholar came to his senses from his coma.

At first glance, I saw my own burning house.

"2567, what I promised you to read before, it seems that it is going to be in vain!"

Herbert did not panic or be angry, and said to Qin Ran in a calm tone and a slightly joking tone.

This surprised Qin Ran.

"Herbert, are you sure you're okay?"

Qin Ran asked worriedly.

People are greatly stimulated and become abnormal, although Qin Ran has not seen such a thing with his own eyes, he has heard it more than once.

The situation of Herbert in front of him is really too consistent.

"Of course!"

"Although all my books and notes have been destroyed, they have long been in my head!"

"Moreover, everything in front of me makes me more sure of one thing!"

Herb nodded his forehead, the corners of his mouth upturned, and a smile that he couldn't hide.

"What's the matter?"

Qin Ran looked at the other party's smile.

It was a smile that contained joy and excitement.

There is no abnormal distortion or delirium.

Obviously, what he feared did not happen.

And about what Herbert said, Qin Ran was also curious.

"Guardian!"

"Guardian of the Ancient City of Aesop!"

"Legend has it that when someone is about to come into contact with the true secrets of the ancient city of Aesop, these guardians will appear and hide the secrets once again!"

"Of course, the real secret is not gold!"

Herbert didn't hide it, and told Qin Ran excitedly.

And, don't forget to make a joke.

This made Qin Ran reaffirm that Herbert was normal and fine.

"Hide the secret again?"

"But you?"

Qin Ran looked at Herbert, and the words behind him were not finished.

What kind of person can keep secrets?

Dead person!

The answer is something that almost most people know.

Although not all of them are able to do this.

But since they are the so-called 'guardians', such a thing as killing people, in Qin Ran's opinion, must be difficult for them.

"You mean, why didn't the Guardians just kill me?"

"Because, the legendary Guardians are not executioners - they will give warnings before they can actually do it!"

Herbert said bluntly.

"Sounds like a gentleman!"

Qin Ran said with a frown.

He couldn't understand what was going on.

"That's why the ancient city of Aesop is so attractive!"

"That's why I need to be really strong!"

Herbert's eyes were misty, and he muttered persistently.

From Qin Ran's point of view, Herbert at this time did not look like a scholar at all, but like a fanatic.

Qin Ran shook his head and looked at the three people on the ground.

Different from the incomprehension of the practices of those 'guardian' gentlemen, in the face of the fanaticism of a scholar like Herbert for the ancient city of Aesop, Qin Ran has some understanding-that it is a kind of persistence.

He understood the persistence as if he knew that the interrupted interrogation had to be expedited.

Even though Herbert lived far from the city, the smoke rising from the burning house was enough to inform anyone of sight what was going on here.

Simply put, the police will arrive here quickly.

Qin Ran nodded the three of them with his toes.

Immediately, the three of them let out a cry of pain and woke up from their coma.

They looked at the burning houses in alarm.

That look was like a little sheep facing a pack of hungry wolves, completely out of proportion to the strong body.

"Check it out!"

"Your employer is really amazing!"

"Not only is it ruthless, but the means are also jaw-dropping!"

"Think about it, if I hadn't brought you into the basement, what would you be like in the room?"

"What about the bones of the bombed?"

"Or was it burned to char?"

Qin Ran stood beside the three of them and said in a low voice.

The three people who were already panicked became even more frightened under Qin Ran's description.

Their thinking almost stopped.

Even when he saw Herbert standing on the side, he didn't have any associations, and was completely immersed in Qin Ran's description-

Those who employ them will kill and destroy their mouths!

"Do you still want to help him hide it?"

"You know, you were just blackmail before, and even if you were caught in the police station, it would only be locked up for a few days!"

"But now?"

"He's asking for your life!"

"Don't you know what to do?"

"At least, with Herbert's testimony, that guy won't be able to escape!"

"Only by catching that guy and putting him in jail will you be truly safe!"

Qin Ran looked at the frightened expressions of the three of them, and guessed that it was almost over, before he spoke again.

Just as Qin Ran guessed.

When he asked again, the leader of the three spoke.

"Yes......"

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