This assassin is upright

Chapter 224: The location of the "Sanctuary"! (Seeking monthly tickets!)

"you…"

Oron's pupils shrank suddenly.

Yu Zhun's few words made him suddenly realize a problem.

This expert mercenary with excellent concealment ability had already sneaked into his main hall earlier than Estelle!

A drop of cold sweat quietly slid down his forehead.

How could someone sneak in quietly when he and Ethel were there, without being noticed by either of them?

Why in this world, there are such powerful guys!

After a brief silence, Oron raised his head again. The peaceful smile on his face was gone. Instead, he had a ferocious and vicious look. "Ethel, let's attack together!"

As he spoke, a long sword appeared in Oron's hand, and he rushed towards Yu Zhun while roaring.

This prince of the royal family actually possesses strength that is not inferior to that of Chai Yue and other four generals!
Ethel, whose true identity was seen through by Yu Zhun, no longer hid. She stepped out from the shadows and rushed towards Yu Zhun with ghostly footsteps like a poisonous snake.

This is equivalent to two copy bosses attacking Yu Zhun at the same time!

Estelle, who was standing by, was caught off guard by this unexpected turn of events. She couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment and complexity. She was saddened by Prince Oron's betrayal, and was also very worried about Yu Jun's safety.

Facing the simultaneous attack from two such masters, Yu Zhun's expression remained unchanged.

"clang--"

As the death knell rang, Yu Zhun flashed and quietly moved in front of Ethel. Before Ethel could react, he stabbed the dagger into the opponent's chest.

[Netherworld Instant Magic Blade] equipment effect, [Hunting Shadow]!
Immediately move in front of the opponent and increase agility by 100% for 5 seconds!

"Pfft-"

The extremely sharp dagger was like a hunting blade stretched out from the underworld, instantly piercing through Ethel's body and spurting out a large amount of blood.

But the next moment, the spurting blood froze in the air, and then everything was as if the reverse key was pressed. The blood flowed back into the wound, and the wound healed instantly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Yu Zhun's dagger was pushed out of the wound by an irresistible invisible force.

"It's the secret treasure [Backflow Pocket Watch]!" Estelle exclaimed after seeing this scene, "When encountering a fatal attack, it can return to the state before the attack!"

As Estelle spoke, Yu Zhun also saw a pocket watch emitting a faint glow on her chest.

As the backflow effect ended, the pocket watch instantly became dim.

Obviously, this kind of life-saving secret treasure cannot be used without restraint. At least during this battle, the guy named Ethel in front of him cannot use it again.

Seeing the other person's face turn pale instantly, Yu Zhun sneered and swung the dagger in his hand again.

"You dare!" Oron's face was gloomy. Seeing that Ethel was about to die in Yu Jun's hands, his wolf-like eyes instantly stared at Estelle beside him, and he took a step and pounced on Estelle.

If Yu Zhun is determined to kill Ethel, then he will attack Estelle without hesitation!

"Oron!" Estelle's eyes were full of coldness. Looking at Oron who was approaching her rapidly with a huge speed difference, she knew that there was no way she could escape, and the disappointment in her heart became even stronger.

Were all those closeness and pampering in childhood fake?
Estelle gritted her teeth and growled without hesitation.

"Yu Zhun, don't worry about me, just kill them!"

“Not really.” Yu Zhun stomped his foot, and a gray field instantly covered the surrounding space. Invisible ripples quickly surged in all directions with him as the center.

[Thorn of the End] exclusive skill, [Assassin's Field]!
Increase agility by 100%, and reduce the agility of hostile targets in the area by 50%, lasting for 20s!

[Netherworld Trampling Boots] Equipment effect, [Trampling]!
Slows down all hostile units within 10m by 50% for 5s, only effective once per battle!
The two effects instantly covered the entire field. No matter whether it was Oron who rushed towards Estelle or Ethel who tried to resist Yu Zhun's attack, they all seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, with their feet bound by an invisible force.

Their movements became extremely sluggish, but Yu Zhun's speed and agility increased dramatically. In an instant, he appeared beside Ethel, putting himself, Ethel and Oron on the same line.

"Chong-"

Accompanied by a sharp sound of metal collision, Yu Zhun's figure instantly appeared on the other side of Oron from the position beside Ethel.

[Netherworld Instant Blade] equipment effect, [Instant Blade]!
Move 5m in the specified direction and attack all enemies on the path!
Relying on the adjustment of direction, Yu Zhun hit two opponents at the same time with a displacement. Ethel, who had lost his means of life, had his health bar emptied in an instant and fell to the ground powerlessly.

On the other side, Oron's health bar was also emptied, but it was restored in an instant. Horrible black flames gushed out from his body, and he let out a roar that was not like a human voice.

"It's the secret treasure [Cursed Doll]!" Although Estelle was shocked by the sudden change in the scene, she reacted very quickly and spoke quickly as Oron's secret treasure took effect.

"It can revive the dead in a cursed form, but the resurrected will become a terrible cursed monster."

Yu Zhun nodded slightly.

There is a special existence called secret treasure in [Mercenary Town], so the Boss itself does not have any skills. The secret treasure owned by the Boss can be regarded as the Boss's skills.

He rushed forward without hesitation and fought with Oron in the second stage.

Accompanied by the sound of metal colliding, Yu Zhun still successfully gained the upper hand against Oron, whose attributes in all aspects had been greatly improved.

The blade pierced the opponent's chest, and amid Oron's wailing, Yu Jun successfully killed the opponent on the spot.

When there were no more enemies on the field, Yu Zhun sheathed his sword and looked at Estelle, "What should we do next?"

"There is solid evidence of Prince Oron's rebellion, and he was killed." Estelle took a deep breath, "I need to see my father immediately."

"But before that, there is one more thing that needs to be verified."

"Are you talking about the third prince Aristo?" Yu Zhun looked at Estelle with a look of understanding in his eyes.

"Yes." Estelle nodded, "I'm still not sure if Aristo is a suspect."

"So, I can only trouble you to help me investigate him."

"Okay." Yu Zhun nodded slightly, "But is it really okay for you to be alone?"

"No problem." Estelle took a deep breath, "If I'm not mistaken, my [Ring of Tranquility] should be here."

"With the [Ring of Silence], my safety can be guaranteed to a great extent."

"You guessed right." Yu Zhun nodded with a smile, pointing to the box that Oron had looked at before, "If nothing unexpected happens, your [Ring of Tranquility] is there."

A hint of excitement flashed in Estelle's eyes. She quickly stepped forward, opened the box and took out a ring hidden inside.

Looking at Estelle who had reactivated the [Ring of Silence], Yu Zhun smiled slightly.

"Next, let's split our forces into two groups."
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"Brother Mis, the mission location is here, right?"

In the desolate desert, Miss and the four members of his team stopped and looked around. "It's here." Miss tightly grasped the sword in his hand, looked around, and nodded slightly.

"According to the mission scroll, shouldn't there be someone to pick us up after we arrive at the mission location?" A teammate behind Miss couldn't help but ask, "Why is there no one?"

"Could it be that our silver-level promotion mission also requires finding a contact person?" another teammate joked.

Although they were much slower than Yu Zhun, Miss Team had never encountered any obstacles in completing their previous missions, and now had become the mercenary group with progress second only to Yu Zhun.

Not long ago, they just received the silver-level promotion mission.

Missy didn't say anything, but just looked around. After a moment, she frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "This place... may be the 'sanctuary'."

Sanctuary?!
The four people behind Miss were stunned at the same time.

"Brother Mis, you are talking about... the hidden place of the dungeon known as the 'Perfect Clearance Key'?" One of the team members said excitedly, "We actually arrived at the Sanctuary so quickly!"

"I remember that according to the previous strategy information, only platinum-level mercenaries have a small chance of coming into contact with the 'Sanctuary'?" Another team member held a different view. "Could it be that we are mistaken?"

"No, this is the sanctuary." Miss shook her head slightly and said with a firm look in her eyes, "This place is far away from the four cities, almost at the edge of the map, and the scheduled contact person did not show up."

"All signs indicate that this is where the real 'Sanctuary' is!" Missy's eyes lit up with excitement. "Although I don't know why we encountered it in advance, but..."

"this is a good chance!"

"The condition for completing the [Mercenary Town] dungeon perfectly is to maintain the status of [Mercenary Town]."

Mis looked at the four members and said in a deep voice, "It is useless to just kill Mulder and replace him as the new president."

"Because under the general background, Marius's overthrow of the royal family's rule is an inevitable outcome, and the first target of Marius, who has declared himself the new king, is the Mercenary Guild."

"This is the fate of fence-sitters who don't take sides."

"If we contact the Sanctuary in advance, we will be able to get in touch with Maris in advance." Missy paused for a moment, "As long as we can gain enough influence in Maris, we will have a chance to pass the level perfectly."

In the God Zone, there are third-level players who can go back to the dungeon and, to a certain extent, can achieve a perfect clearance through this shortcut.

But this method does not work for all copies.

Because 4A copies are different from 3A copies, due to the participation of players from multiple servers, the copy strategy is no longer static, which will add a lot of randomness and uncertainty.

The "Mercenary Town" copy takes randomness and uncertainty to the extreme.

Each time you complete a raid, the mercenary missions you receive are completely different, and the dungeon world itself will also undergo subtle changes.

For a copy like this, even if the gods saw the perfect strategy for the copy through backtracking, the strategy itself could not be completely replicated.

This is also the most fundamental reason why the number of perfect first-passes in the entire server of [Mercenary Town] remains in single digits.

"But Brother Mis, Maris will win anyway, and us joining his camp will only be icing on the cake." Another teammate offered his own suggestion, "Why don't we try the royal family?"

"Because..." Missy paused for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, the camp that is at a disadvantage now is Maris's camp."

The other teammates were puzzled and were about to ask, but the sudden noise around them silenced everyone and they immediately cast a vigilant look.

A figure walked out of the empty nothingness, looked at Miss and the other four people wearing a mask, with a strange look in his eyes.

"Are you the Blood Robe Mercenaries that have risen recently?"

"It's us." Missy stepped forward and looked at the other party. "Are you the contact person for the mission?"

"It's me." The masked man nodded slightly, then turned around, "Since we're here, follow me."

As he spoke, he walked straight behind him. Under the gaze of Miss and the other five, the air around him rippled slightly, and his figure disappeared on the spot, as if swallowed up by a hidden existence.

"Brother?" A team member was stunned for a moment and spoke in a low voice.

"Let's go." Mis took a deep breath, "It seems that the sanctuary is right under our noses."

After saying that, he took the lead and stepped into the same ripples as the other party. The yellow sand in front of him suddenly changed, and a magnificent city suddenly appeared in front of him.
"I go!"

A cry of surprise came from behind Mis. It was his teammate.

Miss didn't care about her teammates' surprise. She looked around and saw many strong men wearing masks already standing here waiting for them. These strong men were surrounding the five members of Miss's team.

The middle-aged man with long silver hair standing in the front was the only person in the field who did not cover his face.

"Maris." Recognizing the other party's identity, a hint of surprise flashed in Miss's eyes.

"It seems I don't need to introduce myself." Maris spoke elegantly after shaking a glass of red wine slightly.

"I've inquired about it. Some time ago, the Mercenary Union recruited a large number of new mercenaries. These mercenaries are generally quite strong and were promoted one after another in a short period of time."

"Among them, two groups of mercenaries are the most powerful."

"One of them is a lone mercenary named Yu Zhun." Maris' eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and then he said, "The other party is called the Blood Robe Mercenary Group."

He looked at Miss, "Mr. Mercenary, I think you must be familiar with Yu Zhun, right?"

"Of course I'm familiar with him." Missy grinned, "He and I are old rivals."

"You took the initiative to find me. It seems that he has caused you a lot of trouble."

"Is it a hassle..." Maris sighed, "I guess so."

"So Mr. Mercenary, let's get to the point."

"I'm going to make a little deal with you guys."

"I will provide you with a designated task." Maris looked at Miss like a hawk, "I will help you advance quickly, catch up with or even surpass Yu Zhun, and get the master-level promotion task first."

"At the same time, I will help you deal with Mulder and ensure that you can take the top position in the Mercenary Union."

"And what you have to do is to fight against Yu Zhun."

"If you can help me take the throne of the new king..." Maris took a deep breath, "I can ensure that the status of the Mercenary Guild remains unchanged."

Miss was silent for a moment, then spoke with a smile.

"Then it will be a pleasure to work together."

(End of this chapter)