This assassin is upright

Chapter 195 Hunting the Son of God, Restraint of Talent (asking for monthly ticket!)
On a newly built platform, two players, a man and a woman, calmly waved to the crowd below. Amid the cheers and support of the crowd, they felt their own experience rapidly improving.

They had just arrived here and quickly gained the worship and gratitude of the local indigenous people through their own means.

When everything was over, they both showed satisfaction as they looked at the massive amount of experience they had just gained that allowed them to level up several levels.

"The method Early told us really worked." One of the men lowered his voice and said, "Compared to before, our efficiency in gaining experience points is several times higher."

“After all, this method was passed down from Tianxu Divine Palace.” The woman chuckled. “Tianxu Divine Palace is full of powerful people from this lineage. They have studied this very deeply, so naturally we cannot compare to them.”

"Tianxu Palace..." A trace of envy appeared in the man's eyes, "I didn't expect that Early climbed up to the other side before us."

"It's okay." The woman said softly, "Before I came here, the gods of this world made a lot of preparations in advance."

"I believe you do too."

“Early just had a little head start on us.”

"Once we meet the strongest disciple of the younger generation of Tianxu Palace named Dongtu, we will naturally be valued."

"You make sense." The man nodded slightly, with an expectant look on his face. "It is said that the power system of Tianxu Palace is different from ours. I wonder if I can see it for myself."

The two stood on the platform, accepting the admiration and worship of the people below, chatting in low voices, completely unaware that three figures had merged into the crowd from different directions below the platform.

It was not until a sharp sound of breaking wind was heard and an arrow wrapped in a stream of light shot towards the woman between the two men that the two men suddenly realized something was wrong and instantly entered combat status.

"Enemy attack!" With a loud shout, the man pulled the woman behind him, and suddenly raised the sword in his hand to cut off the incoming arrows.

The woman protected by Paga was a little panicked, but her reaction was also very fast. The staff in her hand emitted a hazy light, and in an instant formed a barrier made of strong winds to protect herself.

She was about to take action, but at this moment, a bell rang out of nowhere.

"clang--"

[【The Thorn of the End】Yu Zhun, I have sounded the death knell for you! 】

A dark shadow crossed a distance of dozens of meters, broke through the countless wind barriers around the woman, and appeared behind her like a ghost.

It was Yu Jun who used the equipment effect [Hunting Shadow].

The woman's pupils suddenly shrank and she turned around instantly. She only had time to see a flash of sad and cold light before her eyes.

"Pfft-"

【Life-2560】

The one-hit-kill effect took effect, instantly clearing the woman's health bar.

"Yotir, the fourth son of God in the 47th Divine District." Yu Zhun looked at the target who was in a blood-locked state and spoke calmly.

"When the five-second health lock ends, you will die."

"Do you think you are sure to win?" Yothir looked grim.

Not only because Yu Zhun accidentally broke her health lock in an instant, but also because she saw Yu Zhun's name clearly.

Yu Zhun, one of the three people who have cleared [Purgatory Arena], is an assassin who is rumored to have the talent of killing with one strike.

Such an opponent is definitely powerful, but Yotil is by no means without any chance of winning.

As a God-level player, Yotil's talent is naturally not bad. She has the talent [Elemental Destruction] which has been upgraded to level X1. When using the mage's exclusive skills, the skill effect is increased by 2000%.

Pure numbers, extremely powerful.

"Just survive these five seconds first!" Yotil shouted loudly, and the staff in his hand instantly burst out with a dangerous light.

"Om-"

A slight tremor sounded at this moment.

Yu Zhun, who was well prepared, took a step back to create some distance. The next moment, a golden beam of light shot up into the sky and swallowed up Yotil's figure.

[Holy Glory Mage] exclusive skill, [Holy Glory Roar].

Causes 200% magic damage to all targets within the range of the light column. The range of the light column is controllable, with a maximum diameter of 10m.

When the beam of light dissipated, the light of the staff in Yotil's hand and the blue bar above her head also dissipated along with it.

"Did I allow you to use your skills?" An indifferent voice sounded at this moment, and Hermod, dressed in a golden robe, slowly walked up to the platform.

"Hermod..." Yotil's pupils suddenly contracted, and his expression was far more frightened than when he saw Yu Zhun.

It’s not that Hermod’s strength is so powerful, but Hermod’s talent, which is simply unsolvable for skill-based players.

Level X1 Talent [Mana Black Hole]: No mana is consumed when using skills. For every 1% increase in the target's maximum mana over its own, the damage caused to the target increases by 1.2%. The damage caused to the target is forced to be deducted by mana first.

For mage players, the two most important attributes are mana and magic attack.

There is no need to say much about the magic attack attributes.

Mana is not only a necessary attribute for skill consumption, but there are also a large number of mana-related effects in the mage equipment effects, which can make the overflow mana have a greater effect.

For example, mana is converted into other attributes, or the higher the mana, the higher the output.

Therefore, when general mage players choose equipment, they will stack these two attributes at the same time.

The talent [Mana Black Hole] allows Hermod to abandon the mana attribute and completely stack up the magic attack attribute, possessing a higher basic magic attack than ordinary mages.

At the same time, Hermod can actively use the effects of equipment to reduce his own mana to increase the mana gap between himself and the target, thereby increasing the damage bonus caused to the target.

If it were just the above two points, Hermod would have an advantage when facing skill-based players like mages and priests, but it is not absolute.

What really makes him invincible is the final effect of his talent.

Damage is forced to be deducted by mana first.

The damage caused by normal players is reduced in the order of shield, health, and health will be reduced if the shield is ignored.

But the damage caused by Hermod is reduced in the order of mana, shield, and health.

This means that when you take on Hermod's attack, the first thing to be drained is your mana, and without mana, most skills cannot be used.

No matter how high Yotil's talent value is, he will not be able to use any skills when his mana is instantly emptied!
Hermod and Yu Zhun looked at each other and nodded slightly.

In the dungeon [Trial of the Ruins of Heaven], equipment attributes cannot take effect, which is a great suppression for Hermod, because his damage bonus comes entirely from the mana difference between the two sides.

With the help of equipment attributes, the gap between Hermod and other mages can reach dozens or even hundreds of times.

But without equipment attributes, the gap between the two sides will not be that big.

This means that Helmod's output has been greatly reduced.

Yu Zhun made the first move and killed the enemy with one strike, helping Hermode to make up for the lack of damage. The rest of the work can be left to Hermode.

The liberated Yu Zhun did not hesitate at all, and instantly rushed to the other side of the 37th God District's Son of God Paga.

Udyr's talent has not yet been upgraded to level X1, so he cannot obtain the restraining talent from Paga, who already has a level X1 talent.

So she could only hold the other party back temporarily and wait for Yu Zhun to arrive.

Without paying attention to Yu Zhun who left, Yotil stared at Hermod, "Hermod, we are all sons of God from the former Hundred Gods Region."

"You want to help outsiders?!" While questioning, Yothir's brain was working rapidly, looking for a way to fight back at this moment.

Most mages and priests will prepare an equipment effect that can quickly restore mana for themselves.

Yothir is no exception. The legendary equipment effect allows her to have 5% mana recovery per second.

As long as the mana is restored in one second, use the skill before Hermod is paying attention...

However, what made her despair was that as soon as the blue bar showed a little blue, Hermod, without saying a word, directly used his second skill.

A golden ball of light appeared above Yotil's head, continuously causing damage to her, causing the recovery blue bar to be emptied in an instant.

[Holy Mage] exclusive skill, [Mark of Light].

Marks the target, causing 10% ​​of the caster's magic attack damage every 0.5 seconds for 20 seconds. During the marking period, if the target is attacked, the attacker will recover 20% of the caster's magic attack health.

With this skill, Yotil can forget about recovering mana.

After five seconds of locking his health, Yotil, who hadn't used any skills at all, had his last drop of blood drained away by [Mark of Light] with a look of frustration on his face.

At the same time, on the other side, Udyr and Yu Zhun teamed up and easily killed Paga, a son of god-level player in the 37th God Zone.

The two sons of God died instantly at the hands of Yu Zhun and his three companions, and dissipated into light spots. While dropping a large amount of equipment and props, two colorful halos remained in the air.

The halo condensed rapidly and soon gathered into three mythical fragments.

When a player who has absorbed myth fragments dies completely, myth fragments will be separated out. If the player dies with life-saving items in effect, the fragments will not be dropped.

One for Jotil and two for Paga.

The crowd below the platform only came back to their senses from the sudden shock at this moment, and for a while there were constant sounds of fear and screams.

Given the current situation, it would be difficult to gain their faith again, but if we can get three myth fragments, everything is worth it.

Yu Zhun and the other two quickly took away their spoils and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

When they reached a secluded place, the three of them divided up the other equipment, each holding a myth fragment and began to absorb it.

Yu Zhun and Hermod’s talents had already been upgraded to level X1. At the moment, they were still some distance away from level X2, but it was better than nothing.

But for Udyr, it's a different story.

Lines of text appeared before Udyr's eyes as he absorbed the mythological fragments.

[Congratulations on completing the increase in your professional talent! ]

[Adaptive (SSS level): Select a player unit within the battle range, with a 40% chance of obtaining a career talent equal to the opponent's strength, and a 60% chance of obtaining a career talent that restrains the opponent! ]

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[Adaptive (X1 level): Select a player unit within the battle range, with a 35% chance of obtaining a career talent equal to the opponent's strength, and a 65% chance of obtaining a career talent that restrains the opponent! ]

Looking at the brand new talent description in front of him, Udyr took a deep breath and excitement appeared in his eyes.

Raising her talent level to X1 level brought her far more than just a 5% change in probability.

Unlike other talents, Udyr's talent is unstoppable in single combat, but it also has great limitations. It can only be effective for talents that are lower than or equal to its own talent level.

The upgrade from SSS level to X1 level means that the opponents that Udyr can target are also upgraded from SSS level to X1 level.

This is the greatest significance of her talent improvement!
With a thought in mind, Udyr tentatively chose Yu Zhun who was standing beside him.

[Level X1 talent [Adaptive Adaptation] takes effect! ]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the professional talent that can restrain the opponent! ]

As expected! My talent is no longer powerless against players with level X1 talent!

but…

[Obtain temporary talent: [Tide of Tranquility] (D-level)]

[Tide of Tranquility: Select a target and make it unable to make any sound during the battle]

After seeing the talent he had obtained, Udyr looked somewhat excited.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Udyr's strange expression, Yu Jun couldn't help but ask.

"I used my talent on you and found..." After pondering for a moment, Udyr told about his discovery after his talent was upgraded.

After listening to Udyr's description, Yu Zhun looked a little strange.

Unexpectedly, when Udyr used his talent on himself, he only obtained a D-level talent, just like Luwen's previous situation.

One hit kills, is that really lame?
From the perspective of talent alone, Udyr's talent can indeed restrain the X1 level [Open and Honest].

But in addition to talents, Yu Zhun also has skills and equipment effects.

His exclusive skill [Death Knell] allows him to be immune to Udyr's restraint and declare an assassination without making any sound.

Therefore, in actual combat, Udyr was unable to restrain Yu Zhun through the [Tide of Tranquility] he had just obtained.

This made Yu Zhun see another side of Udyr's talent.

Udyr's talent restraint only works on talents, but talents are not all of a player's strength.

"If you use your talent repeatedly on the same player, can you get different talents?" Hermod at the side suddenly spoke up.

"Okay." Udyr nodded, distanced himself from the battle, and reselected Yu Zhun.

This time, the gift of restraint she was given was completely different.

[Level X1 talent [Adaptive Adaptation] takes effect! ]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the professional talent that can restrain the opponent! ]

[Obtain temporary talent: [Retreat Command] (level x1)]

[Retreat Command: Ignore the target's weapon block, increase the hit attribute of the attack, and force the target to retreat to the maximum attack distance after hitting.]

Hermod nodded without any surprise, "My server has done some research on various SSS-level talents."

"The talent that can kill with one strike only exists among assassins and warriors. Because it is a melee talent, ranged players cannot obtain it under normal circumstances unless they have the copy talent."

"Moreover, in order to balance the strength of the One-Hit Kill talent itself, this talent often has certain triggering conditions."

"When facing a one-hit-kill talent, there are three ways to restrain it. The first is to restrain the triggering conditions, the second is to restrain melee combat, and the third is to restrain the one-hit-kill mechanism."

"For Udyr's talent, it is random to choose which method to restrain the target talent."

Yu Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

The second talent Udyr obtained was obviously the second method mentioned by Hermod. It did not simply restrain the one-hit-kill attack, but restrained all melee players so that they could not touch him.

If you can't touch your opponent, there's no way you can kill him with one strike.

(End of this chapter)