reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

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"call--"

Melantha breathed a sigh of relief. She looked around and only lowered her guard after seeing that all the enemies had left. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the long sword clean and then put it back in its sheath.

"So this is what Teacher Baiye meant by real combat... It's definitely different from our usual training..."

Although the difficulty wasn't too great, Melantha still felt a fine layer of sweat on her forehead after the battle.

His back was probably soaked through too.

This is what real combat brings, something you can't experience in a training ground.

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"good."

Bai Ye nodded slightly after watching her students' performance.

"What do you think?"

Bai Ye turned around and looked at the shadows under the eaves on one side.

"The ninja lady beside Lao Wei?"

Then, Shirayuki, a ninja from the Eastern Kingdom who had met Baiye several times, emerged from the shadows.

"Her footwork has the feel of a ninja."

"You taught me."

Bai Xue's words were concise and to the point.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Wei Yanwu's Invitation

Actually, Byakuya doesn't like ninjas.

Back on the Eastern Kingdom battlefield, these elusive guys caused considerable damage to Bai Ye and other players—well, the damage they caused naturally meant being stabbed, killed, losing experience and equipment, and if they were unlucky, they might even lose levels.

After all, there is no such thing as being injured for players; their status is only full health, injured health, low health, and paralyzed.

Of course, the damage that Bai Ye is referring to is not limited to these. Players may not necessarily die during this process, but they will definitely be frightened.

This is what is known as psychological damage.

It's impossible for a person to keep their nerves on edge all the time, not even Bai Ye can do that now.

But ninjas can hide in the shadows and suddenly appear when you let your guard down.

This kind of enemy strategy is like the traps and ambushes that Hideaki Miyazaki sets up on the game map. Experienced players of Souls will subconsciously become more alert when they see familiar corners, strange treasure chests, or glowing items at the end of passages. They will be watching out for enemies lurking around corners, whether slimes will fall from above, and whether they will be sucked by heads when they pick up souls.

Of course, you can't let your guard down when you clearly see an enemy, especially one that's obviously alone. After all, sometimes, you're fighting one monster, and another will suddenly come up from behind and give you a "cheese sandwich"—an equally shameless head-sucking attack.

However, the interplay of truth and falsehood is also the essence of Miyazaki's brilliance. He wouldn't possibly place enemies around every corner, but players wouldn't know, so they must always be on guard.

Players unfamiliar with the tactics were quite frightened, and there were even instances of using grass and trees to borrow troops. Even after leaving the Eastern Kingdom battlefield, they couldn't shake their impulsive habits, and they couldn't resist using objects or weapons to sweep or slash at anything they saw.

Bai Ye had also suffered hardships on the battlefield of Dongguo.

As mentioned before, his character on his previous account died in an explosion at an Originium mine. The sudden explosion of highly active ore gave him a taste of what it felt like to become an acquaintance.

People who know each other in Hiroshima and Nagasaki might have more to say about this.

His second death was when his hand was sucked by the head of an Eastern ninja.

He was one of the first players to enter this map. He was exploring alone and was naturally very careful, but he still tripped and fell while resting against a tree trunk.

Before they had even finished eating their supplies, they were stabbed to death by a ninja with a poisoned dagger.

One for one.

Bai Ye felt incredibly frustrated.

Fortunately, he later came into contact with friendly ninjas from the mission faction, and worked incredibly hard to gain contribution points and reputation, learning a very rare secret technique from them—the Leg Draw.

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[Draw up]

Description: A mysterious ninjutsu from the Eastern Lands, using special breathing techniques and footwork to slip one's presence information into the enemy's subconscious, achieving the purpose of stealth and surprise attacks.

Humans have limited intelligence processing capabilities, so they tend to cram low-priority information into the subconscious to reduce the burden on the brain. "Chewing" involves using specific breathing and gait techniques to slip one's presence into the target's subconscious. This must be done discreetly, with half-step breathing, moving the body to slip into the subconscious through the gaps in consciousness.

Note: "You can't see me."

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This skill is considered a stealth mastery in the game, and it's also one of the most unique types. It's purely a skill, without any mystery or Originium Arts elements, and it doesn't involve any technology or ruthless tactics.

This is pure martial arts technique. Even someone with a 9 Intelligence level like Bai Ye could learn it back then.

And now, he has passed on part of this skill to Melantha.

As the personal bodyguard of the Eastern Kingdom's princess, the high-ranking ninja Shirayuki was naturally able to discern the origin of this gait from similar movements.

When Bai Xue asked him that question, Bai Ye nodded and readily admitted it.

"Beautiful swordsmanship." Bai Xue also affirmed Bai Ye's student's skill level.

However, she was still concerned about the question of ninja secret techniques.

"'Leaving the Leg' is a secret technique, not to be passed on to outsiders." Bai Xue looked at Bai Ye with some doubt in her eyes, "Where did you learn it?"

"If we trace it back to its origins, this is a very long story. You came all the way here to find me, clearly not to listen to my story." Bai Ye smiled, then looked at Bai Xue and asked, "May I ask, which esteemed person has invited you?"

The only people who would call him by name are probably Wei Yanwu or Wen Yue.

The former will likely involve more serious topics, while the latter will probably be a bit more relaxed.

However, the difference is not significant.

However, Bai Ye did not want it to be the latter, because he felt that Madam Wen Yue seemed to have a lot of opinions about him recently and was not very fond of him.

unknown reason.

……

"Commander Wei requests your presence." Bai Xue leaped down from the roof. "Mr. Bai Ye, the car is ready."

This is the longest sentence the ninja lady has ever said so far.

But Bai Ye always felt that this statement was somewhat strange.

However, there's no need to worry about so many details.

Bai Ye was very confident in his student Melanie. After witnessing her first battle, he had no worries for the time being, so he followed Bai Xue to their appointment.

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After escaping the enemy's encirclement, Melantha Exusiai and Bison were finally able to catch their breath.

Melantha was a little out of breath, and her face was flushed. She had sweated a lot due to excitement and nervousness, and now that the battle was over, she felt a little weak.

Next time, she'll probably be able to control her stamina better, as some battles won't require her to go all out.

"Miss Melantha, please have some energy drink."

Bison took a bottle of drink out of his backpack and handed it to Melanie.

Melansha took a look and saw that it was the very famous "Fengti Energy Drink". She had heard that even the pioneers in the remote Sargon Desert would drink this beverage.

She had never drunk it before.

Because after training, Bai Ye gave her a beverage specially supplied by Rhodes Island's logistics department.

"Thank you."

Melanie opened the lid and took an elegant sip.

Although she trained under Bai Ye, Melantha never changed her spoiled young lady demeanor. After all, she was a wealthy cat from high society.

Exusiai and Bison, who were standing nearby, were dumbfounded.

I've never seen anyone drink energy drinks like this before.

It's probably similar to the feeling of drinking orange juice with pulp in Dark Souls 2...

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Lonely Old Man Wei

A black luxury sedan weaves through the traffic on Longmen Street.

In this city that never sleeps, even late at night, the traffic shows no signs of slowing down.

No wonder Capone said it was a weary city with undercurrents.

Bai Xue drove the car herself, while Bai Ye sat in the back seat.

Bai Ye always felt a little uncomfortable being around this ninja.

The guy's gaze was dangerous; his eyes kept involuntarily glancing at Bai Ye's vital points.

This is a habit of young girls.

Generally speaking, a gaze without murderous intent or other emotions is almost unnoticed, especially since ninjas have special skills to conceal the direction of their gaze.

However, Bai Ye's senses were too sharp, so he was able to perceive it clearly.

Although there was no murderous intent or malice in his gaze, the sensitive Byakuya could still clearly sense the ninja's scrutiny of him, and he himself had to work very hard to suppress his body's instinctive reaction when the gaze swept over his vital points.

Bai Ye had been to more than one battlefield. At the moment Luna kicked him back to before the game's public beta, he was still hunting demons in the borderlands of the Great Yan.

Countless battles had honed Bai Ye's sensitivity, and Bai Xue's gaze was an extremely dangerous signal. He feared he might not be able to resist following her gaze and plunging his sword into her.

It was very difficult to endure.

Little did they know, it wasn't just Bai Ye who was suffering at that moment.

The ninja girl, Shirayuki, also had a very hard time.

She was a professionally trained ninja who had experienced the massacre of her clan and was saved by Lady Fumizuki, after which she followed her. Her experiences were far richer than those of ordinary ninjas.

Eliminating any potential threats and dangers to their master is the duty of a ninja.

In other words, a qualified ninja should nip danger in the bud before the master even knows that someone is plotting against him.

This is what is called control—ensuring the owner's safety is controllable at all times, eliminating uncontrollable threats as much as possible, even at the cost of one's own life.

Now, as a ninja, she feels her hair standing on end every moment while standing next to Byakuya.

The White Night is far too dangerous!

Perhaps you wouldn't be able to tell from his appearance at all, and even if you carefully observe his aura, he always gives off a harmless vibe. Coupled with his handsome appearance and natural affability, normally he shouldn't put any pressure on anyone.

Therefore, even now, although some of Bai Ye's information has been placed on the desks of certain bigwigs, they still subconsciously regard Bai Ye as an ordinary scholar.

However, Bai Xue was different. This young ninja who followed Wei Yanwu and Lady Wenyue had truly witnessed Bai Ye's power. That terrifying power that could tear the sky apart was uncontrollable for Bai Xue.

Even though Bai Ye and Wei Yanwu are indeed allies at this moment.

Of course, Bai Xue wouldn't show her emotions on the surface, and she really didn't have any hostility—it was a very complicated feeling. Although she was somewhat wary of Bai Ye, she strictly synchronized her master's attitude towards Bai Ye—friendliness.

Oh, I might be a little emotional lately, after all, Lady Wenyue's attitude has become somewhat strange.

Isn't it strange and awkward?

That's right, ninjas are a bunch of awkward and contradictory guys.

Someone like Bai Xue is considered quite good.

After all, she had been saved by Lady Fumizuki since childhood and had always stayed by her side. And Lady Fumizuki was an absolutely righteous person; by following her, the ninja girl wouldn't have gone astray.

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The atmosphere inside the car gradually became strange.

Bai Xue is not a talkative person. Even if you take the initiative to chat with her, she will only say a few words at most. This person who is as stingy as gold can make people feel a bit depressed.

However, Bai Ye also couldn't find any meaningful topics to discuss.

Thus, in this strange atmosphere, the two remained silent all the way to Wei Yanwu's official residence.

Bai Xue got out of the car, opened the car door for Bai Ye, and then made a "please" gesture.

This was Bai Ye's second visit to Wei Yanwu's residence; they usually met in the Chief Executive's office.