Chapter 46: Shadow Arrow
Starry’s pretty face turned cold; this person’s sudden attack had disrupted their rhythm. Not only had the boss escaped, but Endless Sea had also lost a level, leaving no reason to spare him!
With Thousand Flash Step, Starry rushed toward the target, the Qiu Yue Sword slicing into the battle from an awkward angle.
“Swish”
As if her back had eyes, Ruyin Ruyuan crossed her dual daggers before the sword descended, intending to block the attack.
In Dream of the Mists, as long as the angle was right and the force was similar, even without specialized defensive skills, a perfect block could be achieved.
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The damage number was significantly lower; this attack had blocked at least half of the damage!
A hint of surprise flashed in Starry’s eyes; she hadn’t expected that not everyone in this world was weak.
Ruyin Ruyuan was even more astonished.
The force of this attack was too fierce!? Even though it had been blocked… she was almost unable to grip her daggers.
Though she thought this, she coldly mocked, “Is this what they call being level one? Just that.”
Using the oppressive force, she moved a few steps forward and distanced herself from Starry.
Turning around with her dagger in hand, she was ready to face the next confrontation at any moment.
“Wish—” A tender voice filled with emotion rang out from behind Starry.
Ruyin Ruyuan’s expression changed immediately. Having followed these few people for so long, she certainly knew how terrifying this wish series control was. Once attached, even a Silver Grade boss like Lord Xisi could only be slaughtered at will!
“Don’t intervene, let me handle this!” Starry snapped, and Zane’s casting motion halted.
Although she didn’t know what they were up to, since the boss had already run away, there was no need to push forward.
If that little girl didn’t act, she could completely escape the battle state before Starry reached her, becoming invisible in her flight.
Retreat!
This decisive choice was why Ruyin Ruyuan had always maintained her position as the top assassin.
She pretended to advance for an attack, then suddenly swayed and ran back without stopping!
The assassin’s agility growth was exceptionally high, reaching an impressive 2.5 stars. Among all mainstream classes, only archers could rival this. Even swordsmen only had 2 stars. Thus, taking advantage of her innate speed and the 2 pieces of Black Iron Equipment that enhanced her movement speed, Starry could not catch up to her.
Although she had used a skill to dramatically increase her speed earlier, such skills typically had a long cooldown, allowing Ruyin Ruyuan to run away for certain!
“Ice Moon Slash!”
A chilling voice sounded from behind him.
“What!?” Ruyin Ruyuan was so frightened she nearly stumbled. How could a swordsman catch up to an assassin without a displacement skill!?
What she didn’t know was that Starry had not switched classes and had fully invested in agility points, with an effect that increased movement speed by 11%, which could reach a terrifying 31% in a disengaged state.
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The power of frost spiraled around Ruyin Ruyuan’s body, instantly freezing her into an ice block; the freeze was successful!
However, it seemed her equipment was relatively good, as she still had a third of her health left after taking two hits from Starry.
“Swish”
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Starry mercilessly added a sword stroke, shattering the ice block and causing Ruyin Ruyuan to drop to level 13, transforming into white light as she flew back to Yunshui City.
There was a string of white necklaces on the ground! It was likely what she dropped.
Incidentally, the drop rate under red-name status is doubled, which can be seen as a form of protection for regular players.
Wind Necklace:
Rarity: Black Iron Equipment
Required Level: 11
Agility: 12
Stamina: 8
Movement Speed: 5%
Description: A necklace containing faint wind powers, said to only be obtainable by those predestined.
A great item; it added 12 points to agility and 8 to stamina, making it perfect for a fragile assassin. Unfortunately, she hadn’t expected it to be so easily dropped.
After swapping out the worn agility necklace, her attack power increased by 11 points, and her health rose to 710 points.
At this moment, Endless Sea sent a message.
“Heroine, what’s the situation!? I’m sorry… I couldn’t hold the boss.”
“You did your best; you can’t predict a critical hit, but… I’ve already dealt with that Ruyin Ruyuan.”
“…God, are you really that strong? The top assassin of Unity of Heaven and Earth isn’t your match!” Endless Sea marveled.
“…” Starry didn’t argue.
“I’ll head over right away!”
In fact, Ruyin Ruyuan’s defeat was due to her equipment and skills; she hadn’t performed to her potential and was eliminated.
However, Starry was confident she could take her down during her prime time.
“Starry, look! The boss left a trail of blood!” Zane said excitedly, meaning they still had a chance to kill him!
…
“I’m back…” Lord Xisi could hardly stand, blood flowing intermittently from his wounds.
“Clan Leader!” The two spear goblins tasked with escorting players were shocked and rushed over to support Lord Xisi.
“Quick, get the medicine! The clan leader is severely injured!”
“…But we left in such a hurry that we didn’t have time to bring those things,” one club goblin whispered.
“I’m fine; don’t worry about me, keep going!”
“But…”
“This trail of blood might attract many adventurers, even… you guys take the side road; I’m afraid they’ll catch up and…”
“What about you…”
“I told you I’m fine! Cough, cough…” Lord Xisi propped himself up with the giant stick to avoid falling.
“I’ll help you bandage!” Youyoufen said.
“No!” a spear goblin rejected. “This human definitely wants to harm the clan leader!”
“Okay,” Lord Xisi nodded laboriously. If more blood kept spilling, he would lose consciousness.
“…Alright, keep an eye on her!”
Youyoufen approached, and Lord Xisi’s health bar was already so low it was barely visible. Normally, his health would auto-recover after disengaging…
However, she had no intention of acting against him. Although their time together was short, Lord Xisi had left her with a good impression. While doing the message delivery task in the beginner village, an aunt had given Youyoufen some gray cloth, which unexpectedly came in handy now.
…
“All done~!” Youyoufen happily looked at her handiwork.
The more serious wounds on Lord Xisi were wrapped in gray cloth, tied into little bows.
To see this on such a tough goblin was extremely odd.
But Youyoufen thought it looked very nice.
It seemed the bandaging had worked, as Lord Xisi’s health bar slowly started to recover.
“…” He remained silent.
“You should leave.”
“Eh!? Then you won’t be able to report!” Youyoufen asked doubtfully.
Lord Xisi felt a vein throb on his forehead; what was wrong with these adventurers? Was their thought process different from regular people? Shouldn’t they be overjoyed and turn to flee at a time like this?
“I… don’t want to be their lackey anymore. So, you should go.” Lord Xisi declared firmly.
Youyoufen wanted to say something else when the nearby valley suddenly shook.
Something was flying over, she realized.
Magic arrows made of shadows pierced through the air, mountains, and trees, coming toward them!
“Protect the clan leader!” The goblins panicked.
