Chapter 201: Fenghua Navigation
The appearance was very brief, and from Fantastar’s perspective, it was impossible to see the enemy as he appeared from behind.
However, Zane below could see it clearly.
Though it was only for a moment, he could make out the general features.
Wearing a blue-black military uniform, with something resembling a gas mask on his face, and holding a short knife in his right hand.
A hint of fear flickered in his pitch-black eyes, and in less than a second, he re-entered a state of stealth.
At the same time that the frenzy attack hit, Fantastar turned around, raising the sword blade, aiming at the position where the enemy had disappeared—Blademaster Fury!
Furious sword energy shot out from the blade until it disappeared beyond the maximum attack distance.
Not even a miss was seen.
So fast to change positions!?
“Who is that guy? I have no impression of him at all,” murmurs came from the audience below.
“I don’t know, I’ve never seen him before…”
“Wait, that outfit, could it be… the Qilei Army…”
Upon hearing this, the people around showed expressions of fear. “Could they be participating in the arena match?! Then what do we do?!”
“No, no… How could they be interested in such things, they’re not from a loose faction.” Kui shook her head, tapping her claws to clear the dust.
“That’s also true, but that person’s outfit is clearly…”
Qizhuí? Another term he hadn’t heard, but he decided to remember it for now.
The conversation below became lively, and the noisy sounds drowned out the footsteps on the stage.
Suddenly, Fantastar inexplicably felt a chill down her spine.
Dizziness—!
The blue-black figure flashed by from behind, the sharp short knife slicing through, and a rapidly passing afterimage appeared directly in front of her.
Swish!
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A terrifying damage number jumped out from Fantastar, with just one hit, she had been reduced to critical health!?
The assassin she faced frowned, turned towards Fantastar, and after a moment of contemplation, took a few steps back and disappeared.
She glanced at the battle information.
System Notification: The “Assassin” dealt 8165 points of damage to you with a lethal strike.
Not good.
Fantastar’s physical defense was over 800+, yet in front of this guy, it felt like paper. Perhaps it was a matter of level suppression, or maybe the skill had an inherent armor-piercing effect; regardless, if he touched her again now, she would definitely die.
Revitalization Heart + Double Potion!
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In a hurry, she used all three recovery items at once.
Her health appeared to be much healthier.
However, she had no idea what the cooldown on that last skill was; if she got hit by it again, she would undoubtedly die.
Moreover, the opponent’s usable skills were certainly not limited to just one; if stealth also counted, there were at least 1-2 skills left unused.
How to break through? She had very little combat experience against such enemies, especially in this noisy environment, feeling flustered.
Should she call for Fantastar? But she seemed very tired these past two days, and now she was still in a light sleep. Was it because she was entangled by a woman? Zane thought unconsciously.
During this brief moment of contemplation—”Go left, hurry!” Fenghuayue’s urgent voice rang out in the party channel.
Before her brain could react, her body had already taken a step forward.
As she stepped left, a silver flash behind her barely missed her right arm as the short knife slashed past.
Miss!
The assassin, seeing the attack miss, slowed down his movements, attempting to hide his form in the air once again.
This time she wouldn’t miss the opportunity. She immediately activated Charge!
Swift Shadow surged out, bang!
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The assassin was knocked back a step, but the stun effect did not trigger.
Normal Attack + Ice Moon Slash + Normal Attack!
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Her sword struck repeatedly against the enemy who had no chance to defend.
While taking advantage of the attack interval, she checked the information!
Assassin (Leader Level Boss):
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 40
Health: 250000
Physical Attack: 1377-1801
Physical Defense: 655
Magical Defense: 479
Skills: ???
Notes: ???
Similar to Red Rabbit’s stats, but clearly, the assassin was slightly weaker, though this guy was more mysterious; the notes were unreadable. Was it related to his profession?
Without overthinking it, Fantastar wanted to launch a pursuit.
Clang—!
Most of the damage was blocked.
“Bah!” A barely noticeable cold snort escaped the assassin as he raised his left hand, white powder was sprinkled out.
“Ding!”
System Notification: You were hit by the white powder, entering “Blind” state for 5 seconds.
Blind? At will!
Fantastar quickly recovered from the control, but the enemy had already disappeared.
However, Zane naturally knew where the enemy had gone. He had been watching! Right… to the right!
Fantastar raised the Qiu Yue Sword, ready to slash to the right.
“Not right!” Fenghuayue suddenly shouted, “He is on your left!”
What?
The next moment, the enemy’s faint figure appeared to her left rear.
“Die!” The assassin seemed unwilling to say more, uttering only a single short word.
For this kind of profession, hitting the enemy’s back granted additional damage bonuses.
The previous lethal strike was just that.
But Fantastar had no time to turn around; Ice Flow had already been countered by the undead’s killer move; what life-saving skills did she have left!?
Was she going to gamble on that one-third probability of the violent victory strike?
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miss
miss
A series of three attacks erupted instantly, similar to a combo skill, but the damage was even higher than those!
Yet, the last two misses left Fantastar dumbfounded.
Not just her, the assassin was also in shock.
What happened? What was going on?
Upon closer inspection, a group of green ghostly flames floated around the assassin.
This… was the passive of the Ghostfire Boots! It could reduce the target’s hit rate by 30%.
Additionally, the Military Hat and Qiu Yue Sword had their own evasion rates, leading to two misses!
With health at over 2600+, Zane certainly wouldn’t let this healing opportunity go to waste, promptly pulling his sword back to launch a Frenzied Triple Slash!
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Each strike was stronger than the last, and under the terrifying pressure, the assassin was completely unable to fight back, while the final hit triggered both a crit and the Qiu Yue strike, restoring over 2000 health.
As soon as the skill ended, the enemy immediately retreated, clearly realizing that in a head-on fight, Fantastar had the upper hand, and even their skills wouldn’t be easy to execute.
Moreover, fighting head-on would lose the advantage of stealth and backstab damage bonus.
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After receiving another sword strike, the assassin finally created some distance and slowly entered a stealth state.
Most skills were on cooldown, and she didn’t dare to use the Spinning Blade casually; otherwise, she might very well accelerate her own death.
“To the right front, that person is there!” Fenghuayue spoke again in the party channel.
Having confirmed twice already, Fantastar did not hesitate and immediately launched a normal attack.
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What a coincidence, it struck the assassin’s lower abdomen perfectly.
Zane’s pupils contracted, was it that accurate?
Seeing the assassin trying to escape, Fantastar quickly activated the Dry Flash Step to chase him down.
This chase lasted for 7 seconds, and continuous attacks directly restored her health to full.
However, the enemy’s health was only down to 72%, and she held on until the effect of Dry Flash Step expired, causing the assassin to once again enter stealth.
“Right in front of you, he hasn’t moved; attack directly and don’t hesitate!” Fenghuayue said confidently.
“… Is using the party channel to make a play too reliant?”
