"How could it be gone? This shouldn’t be happening!"

No matter how Su Ran tried to sense it, he couldn’t find Yin Si’s figure, which meant Yin Si had already left the territory.

This made Su Ran feel quite astonished, and he couldn’t help but murmur to himself, "The conditions for using Gods and Demons’ order are too harsh, even within the territory it can’t be used?"

"This..."

Refusing to give up, he opened the territory panel, only to discover that Yin Si’s name had already disappeared.

"No way, the person’s gone?"

Su Ran struggled to believe it was true, but after looking carefully once more, he had to accept the fact.

Just as this absurd notion flashed through his mind, he denied it himself.

After all, he hadn’t offended Yin Si or Smart Brain, and Yin Si’s coffin was still here. Betrayal was virtually impossible; it’s most likely a chain reaction caused by Gods and Demons’ order, and Yin Si would probably return soon.

While he was lost in thought, a friend’s message alert sounded, and upon checking, it was from Sister Wan’er.

"Little Ran, are you there?"

"Sister Wan’er, have you arrived home?"

"Not yet, I’m at Sister Ting’s house, waiting for the car to leave. I’m here to say goodbye to you this time."

"You’re leaving in such a hurry, has something happened?"

Curiously, Su Ran asked, his mind full of Gods and Demons’ order, neglecting to consider these matters, now was a good time to get clarity.

"Are you dumb?"

Milk Boy’s voice quickly transmitted, "You’ve already recovered, there’s no need for us to take care of you anymore. Staying at your house isn’t suitable, people will misunderstand."

"Uh..."

Su Ran really hadn’t thought of that reason, feeling somewhat awkward. Sister Wan’er was right—it wasn’t good for one’s reputation for a young maiden to stay at a man’s house for so long.

"Little Ran, how are the characters of those guild members you introduced?"

"This mage has a good character and can be exempted from inspection. For the others, follow the usual procedure. If they don’t meet the standards, just reject their joining, no need to consider my opinion."

Su Ran handed the mage player’s business card to Sister Wan’er, then used a sincere tone to say, "Sister Wan’er, you’ve all been working hard during this time..."

"At least you have a bit of conscience."

Milk Boy responded in a bad mood, "All these days passed without hearing such words from you; I thought you took it for granted~!"

"No way, I’ve been unconscious for so many days, thanks to your, Sister Ting’s, and Yu Jing’s attentive care, I didn’t end up with lingering issues. I’ll keep this in my heart, never daring to forget for a lifetime."

"Not bothering to deal with you."

After Milk Boy finished speaking, there was no further response.

Su Ran smiled bitterly; he knew what Sister Wan’er wanted, but was it possible?

Before he could gather his thoughts, the friend’s message alert sounded again, this time from Ye Yufengyan.

"Overturning Water, it’s been many days, how have you been?"

"Wind brother, what brought you to think of me today? Something up?"

Su Ran felt quite surprised. He met Ye Yufengyan during an arena match; this person was a hidden profession wind mage, very strong, low-key personality, with extremely low presence. Without this proactive contact, he might have forgotten Ye Yufengyan.

"Good news."

Ye Yufengyan transmitted, "There’s a tycoon who wants to meet you, add him?"

"No time."

Su Ran didn’t even think about it, refusing on the spot. Forget a tycoon, even if it was a wealthy lady he wouldn’t add!

"He wants to ask you something, the card’s sent to you."

Ye Yufengyan said with a laugh, "Alright, my task is complete, it’s up to you how to choose, I’m off~"

Su Ran glanced at the card Ye Yufengyan recommended, the player’s name was very familiar—

"Steel Gun 3"

"..."

Su Ran was powerless to criticize this guy’s naming level, afraid others wouldn’t recognize his identity, but even if so, what difference would it make? He didn’t plan to interact with this guy; he deleted the card directly, and ended it once and for all.

...

A mountain rain looms over the full wind.

Due to Su Tang’s disappearance, the higher-ups were enraged, severely punishing all security personnel. But even so, it couldn’t change the facts. Fortunately, the Gods and Demons’ order game was still running normally, not causing global upheaval, giving them a slight relief.

However, they all knew Su Tang represented the chip, and losing the chip meant losing control of the game console, a loss they simply couldn’t afford.

Nonetheless.

Just as they prepared to order the base and city lockdown, a mini skeleton appeared in midair, no more than 20 centimeters tall, shaking its head and limbs noticeably, quickly capturing everyone’s attention.

"Everyone better listen up, whoever dares to trouble Su Tang will cause the game console to self-destruct!"

The mini skeleton’s hoarse voice resonated throughout the laboratory, and to prove its claims, it deliberately amplified the volume, "Bang!!!"

Everyone shuddered, instinctively focusing their gaze on a middle-aged man.

"I’m in charge here; I’m Lv Tian."

The middle-aged man strode forward, forced calm, "To produce a skeleton image in reality and remotely transmit audio, you’ve got some skills. Come meet, I promise not to harm you."

"Skeleton image? Hahaha, you’re quite amusing, is there any image as agile as mine?"

This mini skeleton hopped around in the air, mocking, "Lv Tian, right? Keep your subordinates in line, don’t trouble Su Tang, got it?"

"Why should I listen to you?"

Lv Tian’s face darkened, tightly focused on the Undead Skeleton in midair, "Do you think playing this little trick will frighten me?"

After a brief panic, the others surrounded the skeleton, seeking the hidden manipulator, yet disappointingly found no human figure. The room contained only the Undead Skeleton.

"Based on me being the Smart Brain!"

The Undead Skeleton directly revealed its true identity, "I can make the game console operate normally or cause the system to crash; try if you don’t believe it!"

"Who are you bluffing?"

Lv Tian sneered, "Since when did the Smart Brain turn into a skeleton shape? You think I haven’t seen it?"

He had interacted with the Smart Brain chip, which showed no vital signs, let alone normal communication. Most importantly, the chip had been plugged into Su Tang’s brain; the Smart Brain couldn’t survive independently!

Hence, it’s evident this mini skeleton is lying, trying to threaten him? Impossible!

"Ah, I see you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin; I have to show you some color then."

The Undead Skeleton sighed in imitation, floating toward the lab’s deeper section.

"This is an important area of the lab; how dare you mess around!?"

Seeing the skeleton’s path leading toward the console’s location, Lv Tian’s complexion changed drastically. He hurriedly drew his pistol, firing three shots at the skeleton.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"