This assassin is upright

Chapter 190: Give hope and then ruthlessly extinguish it (ask for monthly ticket!)

"Devil..."

Bai Huai's expression suddenly turned gloomy as Yu Zhun said these two words.

"People from the Palace of Gods and Demons dare to call us disciples of the devil?"

"It was just a sneak attack that caused me to suffer a minor loss. Do you really think you have a sure win?" Looking at Yu Zhun who was approaching quickly, Bai Huai clenched his fist and quickly condensed a weapon that looked like a branch with many forks.

Seeing this scene, Yu Zhun and Udyr both looked frightened.

Although different weapons have different appearance characteristics, the weapon used by the opponent in front of him obviously does not belong to any of the five professions of Shenqi. In addition, the opponent mentioned "God and Demon Palace"...

What is the origin of this guy?
"Ping—"

In a flash, Yu Zhun's lightning-fast dagger was instantly blocked by the opponent's weapon. As the weapons of both sides collided, Bai Huai only felt that his movements were visibly becoming slower.

[Netherworld Instant Magic Blade] equipment effect, [Cangyuan]!
When the attack is blocked by the target's weapon, the target's agility will be immediately reduced by 5%, with a cap of 40%!

In just a moment, Bai Huai's agility had been reduced to the upper limit of the equipment effect, but this was not Yu Zhun's limit.

"Om-"

As Yu Zhun stomped his foot, a gray area instantly expanded, covering him and the white locust tree.

[Thorn of the End] exclusive skill, [Assassin's Field]!
Increase agility by 80%, and reduce the agility of hostile targets in the area by 40%, lasting for 15s!

Even if the level is raised to Lv19, Yu Zhun's mana is only 410 points. He can only use a few skills, so he has to fight carefully.

Without intending to do so, the [Assassin's Field] that was launched as a back-up caught the opponent off guard, leaving Bai Huai's weak spot exposed.

Yu Zhun, whose melee combat ability had reached its limit under [Unparalleled Sword Dance], seized this opportunity and stabbed Bai Huai with a pair of daggers.

Looking at the blade that was rapidly enlarging in his field of vision, Bai Huai's pupils shrank slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

"Huai Bind!"

As his words fell, the weapon with a large number of forked branches changed shape instantly, extending out thin vines, and then instantly stretched into an impenetrable net, covering Yu Zhun!

His dagger was about to pierce the opponent's chest, but at this moment Yu Zhun felt a sense of crisis that made him shudder.

Without any hesitation, he decisively gave up this attack, flashed his body, avoided all the vines, and moved five meters away.

[Netherworld Instant Blade] equipment effect, [Instant Blade]!
Move 5m in the specified direction!

"Tsk~"

A look of dissatisfaction emerged on Bai Huai's face, as if he was a little regretful that this attack did not succeed. He shook the weapon in his hand casually, and there was a bit more contempt in his eyes when he looked at Yu Zhun.

"Your power is just this much."

"Really?" Yu Zhun smiled, "Have you forgotten..."

"There are two of us."

Bai Huai was stunned, and then looked suddenly behind him.

Udyr appeared behind Bai Huai at some point, and the moment Bai Huai turned around, she pulled the bowstring that had been taut for a long time.

An arrow shot out like a meteor, rapidly enlarging in Bai Huai's vision.

Bai Huai's face changed, and he held the weapon in his hand horizontally in front of him. Countless branches stretched out in a twisting manner, and were about to transform into countless vines like before, intercepting Udyr's arrow.

"go with!"

Udyr let out a low roar, and the arrow he shot disappeared in an instant. The next moment, it broke through the vines' interception and pierced directly into Bai Huai's chest.

[Fairy Archer] exclusive skill, [Leap Arrow]!
【Life-356】

Scarlet words appeared above Bai Huai's head. With the advantage brought by the level attributes, Udyr's full-strength attack took away more than half of Bai Huai's life in an instant.

Bai Huai felt a growing sense of crisis, but he still managed to say, "But if..."

"Pfft-"

Yu Zhun's dagger pierced Bai Huai once again, emptying his health bar.

"For someone like you, even after cremation you'll still have a mouth left." Yu Zhun said expressionlessly, "Can you resurrect another one for me to see?"

Bai Huai retreated explosively with a sarcastic look on his face. He was about to speak when he suddenly looked at his waist in disbelief.

"How can it be…"

"SSS-level talent [Encapsulated Soul]." Udyr said calmly, "After causing damage to the target, all equipment effects of one of the opponent's equipment will be disabled for 5 seconds."

“I don’t know why I have such a talent though…”

“But it really works.”

The moment Bai Huai showed his hostility, Udyr had already used his talent on him.

After seeing the effect of the talent, Udyr quietly told Yu Zhun about the talent he had obtained, and did not choose to use it immediately.

Until Brigadier General Yu Bai Huai was killed instantly, an unknown equipment on Bai Huai's waist saved his life, and Udyr immediately set his eyes on the equipment.

Generally speaking, the amount of life-saving equipment will not be too much.

And the facts turned out to be just as Udyr expected.

After the equipment was briefly disabled, Yu Zhun killed Bai Huai again instantly, putting the opponent in a dead end.

Looking at his body that had become illusory, Bai Huai's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Yu Zhun and Udyr.

"you…"

"Brother Dongtu will definitely wipe out all of you guys who have usurped our throne!"

"Just wait to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Huai's body glowed with white light, objects fell to the ground, and he disappeared from the spot.

Yu Zhun and Udyr were both startled, both because of the last words the other said before disappearing, and because...

"What was that just now... a life-saving item?" Udyr frowned.

Isn't it said that the [Life-Substitution Stone] cannot be used in this hidden copy?

Could it be some other life-saving tool?

But I have asked the salesperson at the God and Demon Store before, and he is told that there is only one life-saving item in the copy, the [Life-saving Stone].

"Let's stabilize the situation first."

Yu Zhun's expression was also somewhat solemn, but when he thought about the fact that such a large scale operation was still lacking a crucial finishing touch, he quickly calmed himself down.

"Fellow villagers!"

He shouted loudly and picked up the weapon dropped by Bai Huai. "We have received guidance from the gods and have killed the demon disciple Bai Huai!"

"Now, we have to destroy the last power of the evil demon." Yu Zhun held the dagger and stabbed the black gem fiercely.

The black gem shattered instantly, and a ball of cold black energy erupted, which let out a shrill scream like a vengeful spirit, and slowly dissipated between heaven and earth in full view of everyone.

Seeing this scene, the villagers finally let down their guard and vigilance, and completely believed that Yu Zhun and Udyr were destroying the evil spirits.

The experience value growth that had almost stagnated just now due to Bai Huai's appearance suddenly skyrocketed as if it had hit bottom and rebounded.

The light of upgrade appeared on Yu Zhun and Udyr at the same time.

[You have accumulated 331000 experience points and received 1 point of world blessing! ]

[Congratulations on reaching Lv20!] [You have accumulated 332000 experience points and received 1 World Blessing!]

Looking at the prompts that popped up quickly, Yu Zhun couldn't help but smile.

"The evil demon is dead, and peace will soon return to all villages!"

Yu Zhun raised his dagger high. "Now, Udyr and I will distribute the monster meat to everyone, so that every villager can gain a stronger physique!"

Surrounded by the crowd, the villagers of Mingzhu Village moved out countless monster bodies that had been prepared long ago. Unsurprisingly, the bodies, which were more spectacular than the heads, once again caused everyone to exclaim in surprise.

It was not until late at night that all the monster meat was successfully distributed.

Yu Zhun's level was raised to Lv21, and he received more than 500 points of world blessings, accumulating enough 5% of myth fragments.

Udyr's level was also raised to Lv20, and he received more than 400 points of world blessings.

The two of them sat in front of the fire eating roasted monster meat, and only then did they have time to review the battle with Bai Huai in the morning.

"Bai Huai's identity is not simple." Yu Zhun took a big bite of the barbecue and spoke slowly, "He called us 'people from the Palace of Gods and Demons'."

“The name itself is very strange.”

"First of all, we players from various servers rarely consider ourselves as members of the Palace of Gods and Demons."

To put it bluntly, they have no sense of belonging to the Palace of Gods and Demons.

Especially after some truth was inferred.

"Secondly, when he calls us like this, does it mean... that he is not under the jurisdiction of the Palace of Gods and Demons?"

If so, that would be interesting.

Yu Zhun actually had a guess before.

At the level that truly belongs to the gods, will the Palace of Gods and Demons be the only dominant entity?
Due to the limitations of his own strength and experience, Yu Zhun was unable to confirm this speculation before.

But now, the guy who appeared before them with an ability system completely different from theirs seemed to be a kind of evidence.

"If that Bai Huai came from a powerful force with similar strength to the Palace of Gods and Demons, then everything would make sense." Yu Zhun spoke slowly.

"But why can the other party use life-saving items?" Udyr looked at the burning fire in front of him with some depression, "Could it be that their life-saving items are more advanced than ours?"

They came here with the determination to die, but people from other forces can come in with life-saving props, which is really frustrating.

"That may not be the reason." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly. "The props that became ineffective in the [Heaven Ruins Trial] are not just the [Life-Substitution Stone]. Strictly speaking, all props cannot be used."

"Even the most common communication tools will fail."

"Before Bai Huai was killed, he said that we were 'occupying the magpie's nest'. If there was no evidence, the other party would not have said that."

"What do you mean?" Udyr's expression changed slightly.

"Is there a possibility..." Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "Is this really the opponent's home court?"

“If, I mean if…” Yu Zhun’s eyes showed a thoughtful look, “If there is such a force that is close to the strength of the Palace of Gods and Demons, then the two forces cannot be completely unrelated.”

"Either they fight each other, or they cooperate."

"The various aspects of the [Heaven Ruins Trial] are different from the common copies we see. If this is something from another faction, and the Palace of Gods and Demons only has some places to enter, does that explain it?"

Udyr couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The copy they entered this time was the territory of another superpower that was no less powerful than the Palace of Gods and Demons?
"So we can't use items because we're playing away from home?" Udyr said slowly, "The other team doesn't have this restriction?"

“Not only that.” Yu Zhun rubbed his brows, “It is impossible for the Palace of Gods and Demons to have more quotas than the other side, so the other side has the advantage in numbers.”

"Besides, they will have a better understanding of the [Heaven Ruins Trial]."

I originally thought that I could gain a lot of experience and myth fragments just by managing the dungeon well. Now it seems that the opponent from another force is the real difficulty of this dungeon.

"Yu Zhun, tell me..." Udyr took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Will we get into trouble if we kill Bai Huai?"

"Perhaps we could have established a good relationship with them, and through this we could have established a connection with another powerful force, and made the Palace of Gods and Demons afraid to act rashly."

"You can think about it from another angle." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly, "If someone hopes to establish a relationship with the Palace of Gods and Demons through you or me..."

"Do you think it will succeed?"

Udyr shook his head subconsciously.

"That's right." Yu Zhun smiled, "Since they can enter here, their strength is probably about the same as ours."

"With such strength, he doesn't even have the qualifications to speak in front of a powerful force at the god level."

“And…” Yu Zhun’s eyes flashed slightly.

"If this path is really useful, do you think the ticket to enter here would be worth 10000 God and Demon Medals?"

The Palace of Gods and Demons is not a good group of people.

Even if there really is a way to save the world, the price would be so high that even the world would go bankrupt.

If we speculate from a more malicious perspective, perhaps the Palace of Gods and Demons allowed players to enter this dungeon just to give many servers a glimmer of false hope and then ruthlessly extinguish this glimmer of hope.

Udyr was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief.

If you carry too much, you will inevitably worry about gains and losses.

"Thank you, Yu Zhun."

"You're welcome." Yu Zhun smiled, "It's too boring to talk about these things, why not talk about something happy, such as..."

"The distribution of the spoils."

As he spoke, Yu Zhun took out the item dropped by the other party.

These items look quite extraordinary. Since Bai Huai was able to enter the Tianxu Trial, he must not be an ordinary character.

It’s a pity that Yu Zhun can’t detect information or use these things.

"How do we use these things?" Udyr looked at Yu Zhun.

"Two ways." Yu Zhun's eyes showed a thoughtful look.

"First, find other people who belong to another faction and see if we can exchange them for something we can use."

"Second, take it back and see if the God and Demon Store will accept it."

Although the God and Demon Shop never recycled equipment items before, Yu Zhun felt that those in his hands would be an exception.

"Then I'll leave it with you first. After all, these things cannot be detected, and there is no way to measure their value." Udyr said casually, "Once we get something valuable in exchange, we will distribute it."

After saying that, she picked up two skewers of freshly grilled meat from the fire and handed one to Yu Zhun, "Another one?"

"Thank you..." Yu Zhun took a bite and finally couldn't help asking, "Your occupation is not a cook, right?"

The higher the chef's professional level, the more delicious the food he makes, and the barbecue in front of me is already unreasonably fragrant!

"Yes." Udyr nodded, staring at the fire in a daze. "In our world, life players and combat players are separated. There are special players responsible for strengthening, forging, and potion making."

"So combat players will have more casual choices of careers in life."

"I see." Yu Zhun nodded in understanding.

Anyway, it looks like I'll have a good time in the coming year.

(End of this chapter)