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The pink-haired loli was shocked. She never expected that this "Night Assassin" would be so despicable as to try to ambush someone as cute as her. She immediately cast a spell to protect herself.

Bang!
The dagger struck the shield's barrier with a dull thud. The pink-haired loli staggered back several steps, but still managed to completely absorb the attack.

"I'll entangle him!"

A player with tentacles on both hands suddenly split into multiple tentacles, which circled around the figure of the [Night Assassin], attempting to confine the [Night Assassin] within their range.

But the Night Assassin also became incredibly nimble. When his first attack failed, he immediately changed direction and disappeared back into the night.

"He's in that position!"

The player with the perception ability burst out with a bright light. He took out a box from his pocket, and when he opened the box, fluorescent powder inside automatically floated out, covering the surroundings.

Soon, in the pitch-black space, a conspicuous light suddenly appeared. That was the [Night Assassin] who had been found by the fluorescent powder. He was hiding behind a player, ready to attack at any moment.

The player was startled and quickly gathered rocks in his hands, then punched the fluorescent powder behind him!
With a loud bang!
Those fists, solidified like solid rock, possessed power reaching the fourth level, instantly knocking back the silhouette marked by the fluorescent powder several meters.

That's right, this fluorescent powder has marked the figure of the [Night Assassin]. As long as the outline of the fluorescent powder is visible, it can be confirmed that the [Night Assassin] is in this location.

The player with the Perception skill closed his eyes, still searching for the whereabouts of the other Night Assassins. He knew that these Night Assassins were extremely dangerous; if one was not careful and was hit by them, the consequences would be unimaginable. Some careless players had already been attacked by Night Assassins and died on the spot!
Fortunately, the players who died were all relatively weak, and were all below the fourth job advancement level.

They joined this dangerous instance precisely to follow the boss and get a share of the spoils.

But what I didn't expect is...

Not only did he not make much money, he also lost his life!

After all, no matter what, the [Night Assassin] has reached the fifth rank, which still poses a great threat to players who have reached the third or fourth rank.

If it weren't for the fact that the player possessed numerous magical treasures and other means of survival...

I'm afraid the death toll will rise to double digits!

But regardless, the fact that these players have managed to keep the death rate so low is already quite an achievement.

Fortunately, the Sun Church and the Manufacturing Association were at the forefront, suppressing the main combat forces of this dungeon. The rest was left to the players behind, which made the difficulty of the dungeon much easier. This gave players more room to maneuver and allow them to earn what they wanted in this dungeon.

"These Night Assassins are surprisingly dangerous. They have the ability to become invisible, but fortunately, they still can't completely conceal their presence, so they can be marked by the sensory fluorescent powder. We must identify the location of these fluorescent powders in order to deal with these Night Assassins further."

"Yes, these Night Assassins are quite mobile and have the ability to teleport. By observing the movement trajectory of these fluorescent particles, I discovered that they have strong turning and jumping abilities, as well as the ability to blink. Everyone must be very careful and not get killed instantly by a Night Assassin who blinks next to you. That guy is far too dangerous!"

"Where did these Night Assassins come from? They have such excellent skills, yet they still risk their lives for this factory. What benefits do they get from it? Is it just this pollution?"

"As expected, it must be the power of this pollution that has greatly enhanced the strength of these [Night Assassins]. Their attack power was originally relatively weak. After all, as assassins, their attack power shouldn't be that high when their speed is maxed out. However, due to the large amount of pollution, their daggers have a special characteristic that allows them to penetrate armor and cause us very high-level damage. Be very careful not to get hit, otherwise even a god couldn't save you!"

"We need to be extra careful when dealing with these Night Assassins. We must not get overwhelmed by their attacks. These Night Assassins can appear out of nowhere and deliver a fatal blow. Fortunately, that player with the perception ability has the means to mark the Night Assassins, otherwise we wouldn't even have time to react."

"We have a large number of players, each with different abilities, capable of handling the current situation. Trust in our strength; we will definitely be able to stop this [Night Assassin] and prevent him from becoming an accomplice to evil."

At this moment, all the players were on high alert, knowing that this [Night Assassin] had the effect of disrupting the players' formation.

The players with the perception ability continuously separated fluorescent powders, marking the figures of the five [Night Assassins].

The players began unleashing their firepower on these [Night Assassins].

It's like swatting a fly that flies into your house.

Each player had an electric mosquito swatter, which they used to strike the figure of the [Night Assassin].

Faced with the onslaught of numerous players, and with the Taoists of Longhu Mountain watching from the sidelines, they unleashed sword formations to lock onto the Dark Assassin's movements, dealing considerable damage.

Therefore, these Night Assassins have become more disciplined, engaging in skirmishes and battles in the vicinity, deliberately avoiding players who have reached the fifth or sixth rank. After all, with their combat strength, they would be at a disadvantage if they encountered players of that level head-on. As Night Assassins, an assassin class, they possess considerable combat experience and wisdom, and they will choose a fighting style that is advantageous to themselves, rather than blindly charging in.

With their positions created, these Night Assassins were unable to pose much of a threat to the players for the time being.

The two sides maintained a delicate balance, pulled apart in a subtle way.

But at that moment, the effect of the fluorescent powder began to weaken. The player with the perception-based ability frowned slightly and said:
"These Night Assassins seem to have mastered a special method to eliminate the effects of the fluorescent powder. As you can see, the fluorescent powder has weakened considerably. I may need to mark the locations of these Night Assassins at any time. Your job is to push them back to the edge of the area and prevent them from threatening other players. Otherwise, dealing with these Night Assassins will be too troublesome. They are very fast, and without fifth or sixth-tier players stationed here, it will be difficult to deal with them."

The players nodded, realizing that the [Night Assassin] was quite difficult to deal with.

After all, the purpose of the Night Assassin is to disrupt the player's formation.

The main battlefield has now shifted to the side of the Undead Apostles!
All the [Undead Apostles] hovered high in the sky, like a flock of crows, occupying the entire upper sky.

Strands of black mist were continuously hurled from the hands of the [Undead Apostle], crashing down on the players on the ground with considerable force.

Players are furious about this.

"These damned [Undead Apostles] only know how to hide high in the sky. If they have the guts, they should come down and fight us. And that black mist is really too troublesome. It can pollute a large area nearby. If we are also entangled in this pollution, it will be very difficult without the purification methods of Lieyang."

"Fortunately... now everyone from the Church of the Blazing Sun has arrived in this Blood Gate World and formed a Blazing Sun Formation, which can isolate these polluting black mists. But these guys keep lingering in the sky and are difficult to deal with!"

"These [Undead Apostles] will also keep emitting shrieks with mental attack effects. If it weren't for Sister Sun's singing here, the sound waves produced by so many [Undead Apostles] would be enough to give us a hard time. I can't even imagine how much impact it would have on the battlefield if we couldn't deal with these things for a long time."

"It's alright, with the Church of the Blazing Sun and the [Manufacturing Association] holding the line, we can definitely take care of these [Undead Apostles]!"

"Chenxi went to locate the mantis. They have already penetrated deeper into the industrial area and lost contact with us. We probably won't be able to catch up with them in a short time."

"Yes, these [Undead Apostles] are absolutely awful. They're so hard to deal with, it's really troublesome!"

"We shouldn't be impatient. After all, these [Undead Apostles] can fly. We need ranged firepower to gradually take down these [Undead Apostles] and bring them down from the sky."

"Can the [Manufacturing Association]'s firepower cover this group of [Undead Apostles]?"

"I'm afraid that won't work, because there are just too many red-skinned zombies nearby. If we rashly divert our attacks, these red-skinned zombies will pose an even greater threat. The black flames they unleash upon self-destruction are far more powerful than the black mist thrown by these [Undead Apostles]."

"That's right. Moreover, once they arrived in this Blood Gate world, the red-skinned zombies, empowered by the Black Sun, became even more ferocious. The main force of the [Manufacturing Association] this time was only able to maintain a balance with these red-skinned zombies, and it was difficult for them to threaten the [Undead Apostles] above."

At this moment, Tang Wu frowned as he observed the scene around him.

He knew that the current [Undead Apostles] were causing a lot of trouble for the players, not to mention the five [Night Assassins] who hadn't been dealt with yet, lurking in the shadows, just waiting for his fluorescent powder to disappear so they could harass the players again.

"It's a pity that Dawn rushed in too early and didn't coordinate with us. If she were here, she could have taken out those five [Night Assassins] first, and the situation would have been much easier."

Matthew sighed. Although he possessed the power to manipulate metal and was able to knock down the [Undead Apostles] above, his power was still quite limited.

It would probably take Matthew about a dozen attacks to kill a single [Undead Apostle] and achieve enough effect.

But the problem now is...

Swarms of Undead Apostles circled high in the sky like crows. Locking onto even one of them was already extremely difficult. All ranged players faced the same problem when dealing with this group of Undead Apostles: their firepower was completely insufficient.

Therefore, it is very necessary for someone to break the deadlock in the current situation and help everyone to open up the current situation so that the current battlefield can become a little easier.

"Guild Master, should we deploy the airship to launch a frontal attack on that group of [Undead Apostles]?"

Bishan, a female member of the Manufacturing Association and a fifth-level craftswoman, realized that the current situation probably required the intervention of the Manufacturing Association to gain any chance of a turnaround.

The Manufacturing Association also has a massive airship that could be deployed as a primary fighting force to engage the group of [Undead Apostles] in the sky in a direct confrontation and see who is truly superior.

However, Tang Wu quickly rejected this proposal.

Tang Wu shook his head and said:

"There are still too many Undead Apostles. If we rashly activate the airship, these Undead Apostles will attack our airship in an instant. With the airship's firepower, it will be difficult to deal with such a large number of Undead Apostles at the same time. Their offensive is too strong."

“That’s true!” Bishan sighed. “The Sun Chapel’s abilities are currently being used for defense. I didn’t expect this dungeon to be so difficult, with so many [Undead Apostles] gathering in the sky… If it weren’t for these [Undead Apostles], everything would be much easier.”

“That’s for sure!” Matthew said. “The [Undead Apostles] are incredibly mobile; they’re very difficult to deal with.” (End of Chapter)