This assassin is upright

Chapter 241: Inside and outside the chessboard, brother and sister versus twins (asking for monthly tickets!)
In the black light film, He Rui held the staff in his hand and calmly looked at Yu Zhu on the other side through the light film.

As the owner of the [Duel Board], no one in the world knows the rules of the [Duel Board] better than He Rui.

It can transform the battle between the two sides into a turn-based confrontation.

In normal combat, players can use multiple abilities continuously or even simultaneously, and can respond as the opponent attacks.

However, in a turn-based confrontation, responses are delayed, and players can only act by predicting in advance, and the abilities they can use each time are also greatly limited.

This sudden change in combat style can be fatal to a player who has never tried turn-based combat.

After obtaining this evil weapon, He Rui himself had practiced and tried it many times and was familiar enough with the turn-based confrontation.

This familiarity alone is enough to give He Rui a huge advantage.

What's more, his own abilities are also very compatible with turn-based combat.

He Rui possesses an extremely rare SSS-level talent [Freedom of Speech], which allows him to modify the non-numerical part of his skill description multiple times during combat, allowing one skill to have multiple effects.

This talent can modify less content at the SSS level and has greater restrictions, so its effect has not yet been fully realized.

But as He Rui upgraded this talent to level X3, the talent's ability to modify skill descriptions was greatly enhanced, and its strength completely changed.

He himself is a mage who relies purely on skills for output.

It can be said that with this ability, He Rui is able to fight no matter what kind of opponent he faces, and can make a perfect layout in advance based on the opponent's abilities in round-based confrontations!

Relying on the advantages of these two aspects, He Rui has used the [Duel Board] many times and calmly defeated powerful opponents in life-and-death battles.

This time, he will be no exception.

Just as Yu Zhu thought, He Rui was on guard against her poisonous milk and had already modified one of his own skills into a blood-locking skill for use on himself.

With the effect of this skill, no matter what Yu Zhu's damage mechanism is, it will not affect his health.

If Yu Zhu didn't realize this and chose to use his healing ability on him, he would have fallen completely into his trap.

This brings us to another rule of the [Duel Board].

When the black player and the white player finish their turns, it is considered a complete round on the chessboard. At the end of each complete round, the rules within the chessboard will be judged to confirm the result of the confrontation between the black and white sides in this round, and a certain degree of gain will be awarded to the winner of the round.

If the result of the confrontation between the two sides in this round is a draw, the black side is considered the winner.

This is the real meaning of “Black plays first”!
If Yu Zhu uses treatment on him, then the treatment will have no effect. Since he has not caused any damage to Yu Zhu, the rules of the chessboard will determine that the two sides are tied, thus giving him a gain.

Obtaining new buffs also consumed Yu Zhu's output skills. By the time of his next turn, He Rui would be able to quickly gain a greater advantage!
While thinking about his own deduction in his mind, He Rui had already seen Yu Zhu lift up the priest's book and make the starting action to use the skill.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Without fully understanding the rules of the [Duel Board], all the players he encountered made wrong choices in the confrontation.

He believed that Yu Zhu in front of him would be no exception.

But the next moment, when he saw the colorful light appearing around him, the smile on He Rui's face suddenly froze.

This... is not the healing skill that the opponent just used!
The skill that had just been used and was on cooldown now returned to its original state, and his other three skills also went into cooldown at the same time after the opponent used their abilities.

The other party actually has such ability? !

He Rui's heart sank suddenly.

As a mage profession that relies on skill output, it is often equipped with equipment effects targeting skill cooling, and he is no exception.

Among his equipment effects, he has the same equipment effect [Reset] as Yu Zhu, which can refresh all skill cooldowns.

But the problem is that [Reset] is an active equipment effect, and its use consumes one round of action time!

As a result, his next turn was wasted.

No…it’s more than that.

He Rui's face suddenly turned gloomy.

If Yu Zhu used the healing ability he had used before, and both sides were unable to do anything to each other, this round would be a draw and he should be declared the winner on the black side.

But at this moment, although Yu Zhu did not cause any harm to him, he put him in a negative state.

According to the rules of the chessboard, the winner will be...

"Om-"

A low humming sound brought He Rui back to his senses.

Suddenly, a black and white light gathered from the void, and then rushed towards Yu Zhu.

The next moment, Yu Zhu's momentum suddenly surged.

"Hey?"

Seeing the pop-up prompt in front of him, Yu Zhu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Win the round, get 20% improvement in all attributes?"

Yu Zhu couldn't help but look at He Rui on the other side, who had an ugly expression on his face, and there was a bit of weirdness in his eyes.

Although only one short round had passed, she seemed to have figured out the rules of this special place.

After the black and white sides have each played a round, will the winner be determined and the winner be rewarded?

If that's the case, she'll have to think carefully about how to target He Rui in the next round.

But there is no need to rush, after all, before she makes a move, He Rui still has one round to make a move.

She can watch the other party's moves and then consider her own options.

Hmm...something is wrong?

Yu Zhu's eyebrows suddenly raised.

If the rules are like this, it seems that as the party that strikes later, I have a greater advantage than Hurry, but this is impossible.

After all, this is He Rui's home court, and it was He Rui who took the initiative to pull her in, so He Rui must have a greater advantage.

Yu Zhu's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a hint of understanding in his eyes.

After much thought, there is only one possibility.

That means the two sides are tied, and the black side will be declared the winner.

Combining this guess with He Rui's previous actions, she had already figured out He Rui's intentions.

A smile quietly passed through the corner of his mouth.

Just this, do you think you can defeat this Dragon King?
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"Ping—"

Accompanied by an extremely sharp sound of metal colliding, Yu Zhun, who was holding a double-edged sword, collided with Heer, who was holding a long sword.

Feeling the terrifying power coming from the sword, Yu Zhun's face darkened and he stomped his foot. The gray [Assassin's Field] instantly enveloped him.

While catching his opponent off guard and reducing his agility while greatly increasing his own agility, Yu Zhun took advantage of the situation and made a series of attacks.

"Ping ping ping -"

Amid the continuous resounding sounds of weapons clashing, the equipment effect [Cangyuan] of [Netherworld Instant Magic Blade] continued to take effect, and every collision caused Hel's agility to further decrease.

However, in an instant, this silky little trick reduced Hull's agility by 90%, while Yu Zhun himself had a 100% agility increase.

As one gained strength while the other lost strength, even though there was a level gap between the two sides, Hull's agility was instantly reduced to the point where he was unable to withstand Yu Jun.

Seizing this moment, Yu Zhun's dagger was like a deadly hunting blade, bypassing Heer's sword and stabbing straight into Heer's chest.

"clang--"

A death knell sounded at the right time.

Looking at the dagger getting closer and closer to the opponent's chest, Yu Zhun's eyes flashed with joy. This guy named Hull had been hit by Yu Zhu and his blood was locked. At this moment, it was very likely that he had no blood locked.

As long as this attack lands, his health bar will be emptied.

Twin sons of God?

It doesn’t seem as powerful as imagined.

However, the moment this thought came to his mind, Hull, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly stretched out his other hand that was not holding the sword like lightning and grabbed Yu Zhun's wrist that was holding the dagger.

The enormous force prevented Yu Zhun’s dagger from penetrating even a little bit.

what?
Yu Zhun's pupils shrank slightly.

Judging from the speed of the opponent's attack just now, it didn't seem like his agility had been suppressed by me.

So...the other party was just pretending?

not good!

When Yu Zhun thought of this, he had already felt the sword light coming towards him. Holding the sword in his other hand, Hel had already swung at him!
If Hull's agility was not suppressed, Yu Zhun's agility increased by 100% would only be barely equal to his.

What's more, at this moment, Hull was still holding one of his hands, making it impossible for him to retreat and dodge the next attack.

Looking at the cold smile on Heer's lips, Yu Zhun's eyes turned cold.

This guy, completely different from the reckless and arrogant person he just showed, was actually a real bitch during the fight.

Okay, okay, this is how you play, right?
Then I will play with you!
He gave up on defense and dodging, his eyes became fierce, and without even looking at the long sword that Hull was swinging at him, he stabbed the dagger in his other hand fiercely at the hand that Hull was holding on his wrist.

The death knell has sounded, you will definitely die today!
This sudden change made Hull's pupils shrink slightly.

This guy wants to compete with me in terms of damage?
How dare he...

"Pfft-"

A dull sound was heard, and Heer's sword and Yu Zhun's dagger pierced into each other's bodies without any order.

Hull's health bar was emptied instantly, and Yu Zhun's shields were all emptied, but the amount of health reduction was only half of the health bar.

[Netherworld Roar Helmet] Equipment effect, [Fearless]!
The damage-per-second limit effect that protected him multiple times came into play again!
"boom--"

A dull sound was heard, and Hull disappeared from the spot, replaced by a broken puppet doll with a long black hair wrapped around its body.

This made Yu Zhun's heart, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly hang in the balance.

This guy has a backup plan.

Without any hesitation, Yu Zhun immediately activated the weapon equipment effect [Instant Brilliance] and moved five meters forward.

The next moment after he moved, a sharp sword light swept over from not far away and engulfed the place where he was just now.

Turning around and seeing the remnants of the sword light, Yu Zhun exclaimed that he was lucky, and then his eyes were fixed on Hull who reappeared not far away.

The next moment, his figure appeared directly in front of the other party.

[Netherworld Instant Magic Blade] equipment effect, [Hunting Shadow]!
While moving, he gained a 100% agility bonus again. Yu Zhun did not hesitate at all and directly activated the [Unparalleled Sword Dance].

Weapon switch! Agility increased by 40%!

[Netherworld Mourning Demon Blade] equipment effect, [Soul Capture]!
The physical and magical attacks of targets facing the holder are reduced by 40%!

[Netherworld Mourning Demon Blade] equipment effect, [Elegy]!
Agility increased by 200%, lasts for 10s!

All the equipment effects were activated in just a moment. When Yu Zhun's blade swept across Hull again, he had a terrifying agility bonus on him, and caused a significant reduction in Hull's attack!

"Ping—"

The weapons collided again, and feeling Yu Zhun's strength, Hull's expression suddenly became solemn.

He had already suffered a great loss in the previous confrontation.

The opponent in front of him had the talent to kill with one strike.

Such opponents not only have terrifying output capabilities that exceed their levels, but their equipment effects also tend to be short-term bursts that achieve the ultimate in one fell swoop, leaving no room for maneuver when they attack.

We can no longer underestimate each other.

Taking a deep breath, purple and black lines suddenly appeared in Hull's eyes, and his gaze was locked on Yu Zhun.

"Give it to me, Ding!"

As he finished speaking, Yu Zhun's movements came to an abrupt halt, and the same purple-black lines began to spread all over his body.

Yu Zhun's expression suddenly changed.

Freeze?

No, it seems to be different from freezing.

If it was a normal immobilization control effect, Yu Zhun would be able to speak, but now he couldn't even speak.

More importantly, he had a vague feeling that if he tried to move, the lines on his body would cause him huge damage.

As expected of the Son of God from the top three divine regions, his methods are indeed bizarre.

Fortunately, he is not a pushover either.

"Om-"

A low humming sound was heard, and an antique pocket watch appeared in front of Yu Zhun. The pocket watch hovered in front of him, and the cover suddenly opened. The second hand on the dial turned counterclockwise with a "tick-tock" sound.

The next moment, the purple-black lines in Hel's pupils suddenly went out, and the lines spreading across Yu Zhun's body also faded away like the tide.

Secret treasure [Retrograde pocket watch].

Each time the pocket watch pointer rotates counterclockwise, everything within the effective range of the pocket watch will be returned to the state one second ago. It can only be used once a day.

The effect of this secret treasure can be considered absolutely powerful among the dozens of secret treasures owned by Yu Zhun, and it is also one of the very few secret treasures that can be controlled by thought alone without the need for operation.

It is just right to use it at this moment.

Hull was startled when his ability was rolled back, but when he saw the [Retrograde Pocket Watch] dim, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Going back one second, is it useful?

He just needs to use it once more.

But Yu Zhun couldn't use the same trick to go back one second again.

Thinking of this, purple and black lines appeared in Heer's pupils again.

Yu Zhun had a blank expression on his face, but he held something that looked like a mask in his hand. It was a mask that only covered the upper half of his face, with complex patterns and decorations on the edges, just like a mask worn at a ball.

The moment Hull made his move, he had already put the mask on his face.

Purple-black lines appeared on his body, but the mask was constantly dispersing the purple-black lines, preventing them from spreading.

Secret treasure [Dancing Mask].

The greater the wearer's range of motion, the less restricted they will be by movement-restricting effects.

Under Hull's astonished gaze, Yu Zhun, with his astonishingly high agility, shuttled between his swords like a ghost, and stabbed out the blade representing death in an instant.

"I once met a guy named Dongtu."

"He had seven lives, but he still lost in the end."

"I want to see how many lives you have!"

(End of this chapter)