Chapter 110 - 108: You’re an Assassin? What a Coincidence, So Am I

Chapter 110: Chapter 108: You’re an Assassin? What a Coincidence, So Am I

"Damn..."

A masked youth in dark light armor clutched a dagger as he hid in the darkness. His eyes widened at the sight of a player wildly sprinting ahead with a Long Sword in hand.

Following behind this player was an astonishing number of Demons. Demon Mages and Demon Archers followed him. There were even Demon Warriors howling as they brandished their Long Swords.

Faced with such a massive horde of normal monsters, if the youth were to engage them himself, he would have likely been completely overwhelmed by the sea of enemies. However, the Long Sword-wielding player before him was not only running with ease—as if he wasn’t even using his full strength—but he was also completely ignoring the attacks flying at his back, taking every single hit without dodging.

As for his health bar... what health bar? There was no health bar at all!

The youth narrowed his eyes and stared for quite a while before he finally spotted a tiny, barely noticeable sliver of red in the corner of the health bar. As for the rest, it was entirely made up of shields.

The most absurd part was that when an attack landed, white text indicating shield depletion did not pop up above the player’s head. Instead, green text indicating Life Value regeneration appeared. Furthermore, as the green text emerged, the white shield grew thicker and thicker, making that tiny bit of red in the health bar even more inconspicuous.

No way... what kind of monster was this guy!

The Assassin youth was completely dumbfounded. He had seen many Warrior players. Even among Warrior players of his own age, there was one who also possessed an SSS-grade talent. He and that person were collectively known in their world as the Contradictory Gemini.

He was the sharpest "spear," while the other was the sturdiest "shield."

A sturdy "shield" naturally lacked the damage to kill the Demonized Elf Commander, so out of everyone from his world, he was the only one who had come here. And now, he was actually seeing a Warrior with a tankiness comparable to his close friend appear in the Nether Abyss.

He could only say that if those two ever had the chance to meet, they would definitely have a lot in common to talk about. It was just a pity that those two were destined never to meet.

Because this guy had already become his prey.

The youth’s gaze turned sharp, filled with extreme seriousness and focus. He had been eyeing this guy for quite a while now. Initially, he had been accidentally attracted by the guy’s red name, secretly following him to see what kind of formidable character he was. Then, he witnessed the other party’s ridiculous display.

To be fair, the guy’s shield was genuinely thick—so thick that it would make hit-and-run Assassin players sigh in despair. But unfortunately, he was no ordinary Assassin player.

Because he was the sharpest "spear."

Because he possessed a talent that countless Assassins dreamed of! The SSS-grade talent, True Finale! Attack increased by 200%, and attacks dealt true damage that ignored shields and defenses!

Shields? What were those? They simply didn’t exist! Even if this guy’s shield was in the hundreds of millions, in the youth’s eyes, he would always be squishy!

As an Assassin who pursued ultimate damage, the youth’s Physical Attack had already reached 300,000, stacked through five pieces of +20 Equipment, the 200% boost from his talent, and the amplification from a red title! And this was not even his limit!

Because the level of the youth’s Lurking skill was MAX!

For Lurking at Lv3 and above, the effects of ignoring Physical Defense and increasing Physical Attack transitioned from flat numerical values to percentage-based modifiers. When upgraded to MAX, Lurking’s description for increasing Physical Attack was outright replaced with increasing damage! It increased damage by 2% for every minute spent in stealth!

This was an entirely new multiplier bracket!

The feedback from his Lurking told him that in the past ten minutes of tracking his target, the other party had not detected his presence. Therefore, his one-strike damage right now was as high as 360,000! Even a health sponge with a Life Value of 360,000 would still be doomed!

Not to mention, as an Assassin who was highly proficient at damage calculation, the youth was extremely sensitive to Life Value. Through the shield’s growth rate and the changes in the health bar’s proportions, he had already roughly estimated Yu Zhun’s Life Value.

It was a mere 130,000. This time, it would be a One-Hit Kill! So what if he was a red-named player? Talents naturally countered each other!

In the youth’s eyes, the other party had merely gotten lucky and encountered a player whose talent he countered, which was why he had successfully secured those kills. But now, having followed the guy for ten minutes, the youth was absolutely certain.

He perfectly countered this player named Yu Zhun! Running into him would be Yu Zhun’s ultimate doom!

Murderous intent bloomed in the youth’s eyes. He instantly deactivated Lurking, his figure shooting toward the sword-wielding player ahead like a phantom. Clutching his dagger tightly, he thrust it out in a flash!

CLING—

[Life Value -0]

As the strike landed, both sides fell completely silent at the same time.

[Equipment effect Sanctuary has taken effect. Nullified 360,000 damage. Cannot take effect again before leaving combat.]

Seeing the notification pop up, SWOOSH, a cold sweat instantly broke out across Yu Zhun’s back.

He couldn’t help but marvel at how truly badass this Little Brother was!

In that brief instant, while praising the Little Brother in his head, Yu Zhun’s gaze locked onto the attacker who had suddenly popped out of nowhere.

[Server 23993]

[Belorn, Lv30]

Through that strike just now, Yu Zhun had quickly deduced some of his opponent’s details. An Assassin Profession. His damage could ignore shields, and it was ridiculously high!

The more he thought about it, the more lingering fear Yu Zhun felt. If not for the Equipment effect Sanctuary, he really would have been done for. Although his opponent’s damage just now had clearly been boosted by Lurking, the subsequent attacks would definitely still deal terrifying damage. At the very least, it would be over 200,000.

And it could ignore shields. If it could ignore shields, then ignoring Physical Defense was also highly likely.

Under these circumstances, what abilities did he have to counter this opponent?

The Equipment effect Soul Capture would reduce the target’s Physical Attack by 30%. The Equipment effect Seize would steal 10% of the opponent’s Physical Attack and add it to his own Physical Defense stat.