Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Both of these skills of "Illusionary Black Blade" are effective against objects "not exceeding the third level of the wearer". In other words, this equipment will never be eliminated due to the increase in the strength of Mr. Whisper.

For decades, in most missions, Mr. Whisper basically only needed to rely on these two skills of "Illusion Black Blade" to solve the problem.

However, this time, even though Old Man Guiyu had already gained the upper hand, he knew in his heart that if he did not play the remaining "five cards", he would probably not be able to deal with the two girls in black.

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The fourth-tier combat professional, "Word Prophet·Whisper", has four native skills and two handy equipment.

His weapon, the "Illusionary Black Blade", has already been introduced, and another item that must be introduced is his "Divine Weapon": Deception Cloak Dilsif (only one).

Although the name "Shenwu" contains the word "Wu", it can actually also refer to armor or accessories.

As the only person in the entire Zhaoye Liuque organization who possesses divine power, Old Man Guiyu holds an unshakable position second only to the chief hall master.

[Note: For details, see chapter 9.259 - A Last-Ditch Strategy]

In the battle just now, in order to gain the initiative on the scene, Mr. Whisper had directly let "Deception Cloak Dilsiver" show up.

This cloak, like its gorgeous appearance, mainly uses the deceptive effect of "the fox borrows the power of the tiger" to bully others.

The skill that comes with "Deception Cloak·Dilsif" is called "False Blessing". Its effect is simply to consume one-tenth of the wearer's current magic power to grant the wearer a blessing buff that lasts for fifteen seconds.

When the wearer carries the blessing buff, there will be one and only one time when the next damage value will not exceed one tenth of the current vitality.

Once this protective effect is triggered, the wearer will be cursed immediately, and in the next forty-five seconds, all damage he receives will be tripled.

There is no doubt that the skill of "Deception Cloak: Dilsiver" is extremely dangerous. If used at the wrong time, it will immediately put the wearer in danger.

However, if the timing is right and some tricks are used to bully others, this equipment may live up to its name.

A scheming man like Mr. Whisper could be said to be the chosen one of "Deception Cloak Dilsiver". Before he even used his equipment skills, he had already taken advantage of the power of others.

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After introducing the two pieces of equipment that Mr. Guiyu usually uses, the rest are his four native combat professional skills.

I believe that all of you are already familiar with Mr. Guiyu's first-level skill "Trickster". This is a convenient skill that our classmate Jiang Ran uses very well.

So, why does Mr. Guiyu also have the same skills? The answer is simple, because Mr. Guiyu, like Jiang Ran, was once a "primary assassin".

Mr. Guiyu's current combat profession is "Word Prophet", which is advanced from "Primary Assassin".

The reason why he has advanced to a different combat profession from Jiang Ran is because of their different combat styles.

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[Note: The above image is a non-complete progression map for the combat class "Junior Assassin"].

After embarking on different combat career advancement paths, Old Man Guiyu gained skills that were completely different from Jiang Ran's.

The second-level skill of Mr. Weird Language is called "Declaration of No Injury". He can pay a certain amount of magic power to form "Word Spirit Guardian" on the surface of his body. As long as the total damage value incurred in the next ten seconds is less than one tenth of the "paid magic value", the Word Spirit Guardian will absorb all the damage value and return all the magic power paid by Mr. Weird Language.

However, since there are successful effects, there will naturally be rules for failure.

If the damage received by Mr. Whisper during the "Declaration of No Injury" skill is greater than or equal to one tenth of the "paid magic value", then he will not only have to bear all the damage himself, but the magic value he paid will also be completely deducted - the excitement of this huge risk is no less than going all-in in Texas Hold'em in the Earth world.

It is not difficult to see the style of the route that Grandpa Guiyu has taken from his second-level skill. His third-level skill "Attack Declaration" is a good interpretation of what a "Word Spirit Trickster" is.

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The skill "Attack Declaration" is as complex as "No Damage Declaration".

In summary, after activating his skill, Mr. Whisper will announce to his opponent how long and in what form he will inflict damage to the opponent.

As long as Mr. Whisper completes the attack according to the "declaration content", all his native skills that are in cooling state will immediately return to a usable state, and the next native skill he uses will only require one tenth of the original magic power.

If he fails to complete the attack according to the "declaration content", the cooldown time of all native skills in the cooldown state will be increased by 30 seconds. In addition, he will need to pay double the magic power for the next skill he uses.

At this point, the characteristics of Mr. Guiyu's original skill system have become apparent on paper. "Being a god when the wind is in your favor and a ghost when the wind is against you" can be said to be his motto.

Old Master Guiyu was once extremely troubled by his skill system that was easily self-defeating, until he advanced to the fourth level and comprehended the skill called "Word Spirit Curse".

10.45 - Offense and Defense

"Word Spirit Curse" is the culmination of Mr. Guiyu's skills.

The complexity of this skill can be said to be proportional to its power.

First, the "Word Curse" skill has two effects: passive and active. The passive effect is relatively simple, essentially allowing the Whispering Master to "see" the name of the opponent's skill when they use their original skill.

Although this passive effect may seem a bit useless, it is actually the core foundation for the normal use of the "Word Curse" skill.

The active effect of "Curse of Words" is that when activating the skill, the old man needs to predict the name of the next skill that the opponent will use.

As long as he guesses correctly, not only will the opponent's next skill fail to activate, but the magic power consumed by the skill will also be directly transferred to Mr. Weird Whisper.

In addition to the above effects, there is another reward for guessing the skill name, which is that the cooldown time of the "Word Curse" skill itself will be immediately reset to zero, and it can be released again.

In the most ideal case, Mr. Whisper can continuously release this skill, thereby completely prohibiting the opponent from using skills.

However, just like the first two skills of Mr. Whisperer, the "Curse of Words" skill will also have penalties when the prediction is wrong.

The effect of the punishment is that Old Man Whisper needs to pay for the opponent's skill mana, and when Old Man Whisper's remaining mana is not enough to pay, it will also cause corresponding damage to his vitality.

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Relying on the four cunning skills mentioned above, plus two pieces of equipment that are also suitable for cheating, Mr. Guiyu has fought his way to his current position.

Will the two girls in black he is facing at this moment make him fail?

Old Man Guiyu believes that his chances of winning are greater than the possibility of losing.

He would initiate the challenge at this point in time, not because he was hot-blooded or desperate, but because he really saw a chance to win, so he would take the initiative to attack.

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"Junzu, kujdes, ky plak eshte edhe me i mencur se ajo qe eshte ne inteligjence." (Code: Junzu, be careful, this old man is even more cunning than the intelligence says.)

Fenger's voice came from behind, reminding Junzu.

In fact, there was no need for Feng'er to remind him, Junzu himself had already realized how difficult this old ratman was.

This guy is very sensitive to the trend of the battle. He always makes trouble when Junzu is about to take over the situation, making it difficult for Junzu to put an end to the battle.

"Po, Feng Er...Mund te ofrosh mbeshtetje si zakonisht." (Code: Yes, Feng Er... Then please support me as usual.)

[Note: Subsequent code words will be expressed directly in Chinese]

Junzu replied to Fenger, then rushed forward facing the gaze of the leader of Quetang.

Last time, she didn't see clearly how she was cut by the dagger. This time, she will definitely not make the same mistake again.

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While galloping, Junzu pulled out his usual "Blood Tiger Claw" from his black cloak and put it on his hand.

Although the attack range of this pair of claw blades is not as good as that of conventional swords, in terms of flexibility, they are quite comparable to the Galloping Foot.

However, before Junzu could close the distance between the two sides, the old rat man started talking nonsense again.

"Little girl, don't be so ignorant. If you come any closer, I will use this dagger to cut a gash in your arm in less than a minute."

——(One minute? On the arm?)

Junzu didn't care. As long as she could get close to hand-to-hand combat, she was confident that she could not lose to this old man.

To deal with this old man, Junzu believed that one precise blow would be enough.

So, ignoring the other party's endless "trash talk", Junzu used his speed advantage as a member of the Dark Rabbit clan, lowered his body and rushed to the old rat man in one breath.

Just as she was about to succeed from the front, she suddenly turned around and instantly went behind the opponent, with her sharp tiger claws pointing directly at the rat man's waist on both sides. Once a humanoid creature was severely injured in this position, it would be basically difficult for it to get up again.

However, just when Junzu was about to succeed, the golden cloak worn by the old rat man suddenly emitted light. Afterwards, although Junzu did feel like he was stabbed, from the visual results, the wound was much shallower than expected and did not cause much damage to the old rat man.

——(Is it Shenwu’s defensive skill? This is a bit troubling.)

Junzu did not choose to withdraw, but planned to continue to thrust forward with greater force. However, at this moment, an unbearable pain came from her arm, forcing her to temporarily withdraw.

——(Injured? How could that be?)

While retreating quickly, Junzu took the time to glance at his arm and found that it was indeed injured, as if cut by a sharp blade, but judging from the depth of the wound, it should not be as painful as before.

"Is this your full strength? Too weak! It turns out your arrogance just now was just a facade!"

Just as she retreated, the old rat man turned from defense to offense and took the initiative to follow her.

This old but strong guy even put away his golden cloak of magic, as if he was looking down on Junzu.

Recalling the old man's shouting just now, Junzu was a little surprised, because he was indeed cut in the arm by him, just as this guy had "predicted" at the beginning.

What made Junzu even more confused was that he had clearly gained an advantageous position behind the opponent, and he never missed the dagger in the opponent's hand during the attack, so why did he still get injured on the arm?

——(His dagger was clearly still some distance away from me, why…?)

"(Codeword) Gallopfoot, his dagger is longer than it looks."

Feng'er's reminder came at the right time. Due to the tacit understanding they had developed over the years, Junzu did not ask "why", but accepted the fact directly.

Since there was something fishy about the opponent's dagger, she just had to stay away from it!

Junzu did what he said and increased his speed to a level that the old rat man could not catch up with him. Then, while the old rat man was dizzy, he sprinted at full speed without reservation, hoping to end the battle with this one blow.

——(It’s too late for you to take out the Divine Martial Cape now.)

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The confident attack actually hit the target, but it did not hit the old rat man's body, but the invisible "something" on the surface of this guy's body.

At the moment of being stabbed, Junzu only felt that he was stabbed into a stone wall, not a human body, and his palm was numb from the strong reaction force.

——(What…is going on here?)

Her rich combat experience allowed Junzu to jump away from the old rat man at the first opportunity. She knew that it would be easy for her to be outmaneuvered if she couldn't use her hands.

Sure enough, as she retreated, the old rat man counterattacked. Fortunately, this time Junzu had reserved space to dodge in advance and was not hit by the opponent's strange daggers "through the air" again.

10.46 - Losing ground

——(As expected, this guy’s dagger has a hidden mechanism.)

Although Junzu was not hit by the enemy's dagger, he still felt the wind pressure when the blade cut through the air.

From this, she judged that the dagger in the enemy's hand might have hidden an "invisible blade", or something like "sword energy" composed of magical power... In short, the attack range of the enemy's weapon was about 20 to 30 centimeters larger than it appeared.

In addition, Junzu also had a guess about the unexpected "severe pain" just now. She estimated that the old rat man might have smeared a toxin that would sting the nerves on the blade, so a light cut made her feel so painful.

With these two levels of judgment, Junzu was much more confident about the upcoming battle.

She wasn't worried about how disgusting the enemy's cunning hidden weapons would be. She was only worried that she wouldn't understand the rules, which would lead to her always being hurt and ambushed by the enemy.

As for the defensive skills of the Divine Cloak and the "invisible shield" just now, Junzu believed that as long as he tried to attack a few more times, he would always find a way.

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"I've seen through your little trick."

The retreating steps of Junzu suddenly stopped, and then he resolutely and decisively stabbed the "Blood Tiger Claw" at the old rat man.

Her pair of weapons had the negative effect of causing the opponent to bleed abnormally, but because the wound was too shallow and she was unlucky, she failed.

However, for a passive skill like this that adds negative effects based on luck, failure is commonplace. Junzu now has to make up for the lack of luck with the number of attacks. As long as he can stack enough layers of "abnormal bleeding" status on the old rat man, then no matter how strong the defensive capabilities of the Divine Cloak and the Invisible Shield are, they will not be able to withstand the continuous stacking and accumulation of bleeding damage.

"Really? But I don't think you can even penetrate my shield."

This time, the old rat man continued to be as tough as before, and had no intention of avoiding a head-on confrontation with Steedfoot. He brandished the black blade dagger and fought back and forth with Steedfoot. For a while, there were flashes of swords and clangs of knives, and sparks from the friction between metals flew everywhere!

——(Tsk, this troublesome shield...)

Even though the battle was getting more intense, Stridfoot remained expressionless, but from the beads of sweat on her forehead, it could be guessed that she was actually under pressure.

In terms of head-on comparison of speed and skills, Junzu was actually a level ahead of the old rat man, but her lead was eliminated by the old rat man's invisible shield. All attacks directed at the flaws were blocked by the invisible shield without exception.

In addition, the inability of the passive skill "Blood Tiger Claws" to exert its effect also makes it difficult for Junzu to move forward. Her pair of claws are good in every way, but the "Abnormal Bleeding" status requires damage to be caused in order to have the probability of adding this point, which makes her passive skill sometimes become a decoration.

——(Why is this happening? This old man doesn't seem to be good at defense according to the intelligence...)

Just as Junzu was thinking, the old rat man's verbal attack came again.

"Are you out of strength, little girl? I'm going to make your shoulder bleed in ten seconds."

The arrogant speech was exactly the same as last time, and what made Junzu even more unbelievable was that the old rat man actually risked being stabbed in the abdomen by himself and forced himself to jump up and slash his shoulder.