Chapter 141: Assassin's Creed

"Here it comes!" the opponent shouted in a low voice. Immediately following, a figure flashed and abruptly appeared right before me with a speed that took me by surprise, instantly followed by a sharp wave of pain.

"Ah—!" I let out a wild scream and immediately sidestepped. In that split second, a large patch of skin and flesh was violently torn right off my exposed left arm, exposing the gleaming white bone beneath.

"Hmph, is that all your strength amounts to?" The person discarded the bloody chunk of flesh just torn from my body and sneered, "Underestimating people will cost you dearly." With that, the Fiery Eyes scanned him. Level 49, Assassin, Equipment: Shadow of the Blade (Sealed Equipment), Phantom War Boots (Gold Equipment), Reaper's Gloves (Green Equipment), other items unknown.

"Assassin's Creed!" I blurted out.

"Oh, you know me. But it doesn't matter. When I poke a few holes in your body, you will definitely remember me." Then came a cold smile, closely followed by a heavy blow to my abdomen.

I let out a muffled grunt as I was sent flying backward, a damage figure of -500 floating up above my head.

I immediately steadied my body, let out a roar, slammed both hands onto the ground, and triggered the Thunderstorm.

The earth beneath Assassin's Creed instantly shattered, and a surge of lightning shot straight up into the clouds. "Hmph," Assassin's Creed let out a slight grunt, his figure flickering as he retreated backward, escaping the range of the Thunderstorm. I immediately launched a Cloud-Riding Charge to catch up, but he backflipped once more. Just as I stepped onto the exact spot he had just occupied, suddenly—

The soil and rocks burst apart. Having just lunged forward, I was caught square in the blast, and the shockwave violently blasted me back out.

"How do you like the taste of my Detonation Talismans? Those things are much stronger than Lurker Landmines!" Assassin's Creed declared, a purple crossbow materializing in his right hand. After stringing it, he made a "zip" sound, and suddenly a purple arrow transformed into a beam of purple light and shot toward me. After dodging it, countless small scraps of paper suddenly rained down from the sky. In the blink of an eye, I was surrounded by these fluttering scraps of paper. Everywhere I looked was a dense flurry of these tiny slips, and each and every one of them bore the character "Explode!" inscribed upon it. This was trouble. Wanting to escape was impossible unless I could fly into the sky or burrow into the earth, but I could neither fly nor burrow.

Surrounded by the densely packed Detonation Talismans, I remained silent and immediately cast Feint Attack, followed closely by Wind Guardian, and then switched to the Cold Light Sword to activate Ice Armor. At the same time, Assassin's Creed let out a sharp cry, and the Detonation Talismans detonated one after another. Buffed by these skills, I didn't choose to run away; instead, I took the initiative and charged straight toward Assassin's Creed.

Assassin's Creed flashed a look of faint surprise. Amidst his shock, cutting through the blinding, fiery glare of the frantic explosions, I unleashed Thousand-Mile Wings and roared forward at an extreme pace.

"What a bold kid—" Even Assassin's Creed couldn't help his expression changing as he retreated rapidly, tossing out small paper balls as he moved. These paper balls were each composed of multiple Detonation Talismans. If this kept on going, I wouldn't be able to get close to him, and relying solely on the power of those talismans, my health would eventually be blasted down to zero. In short, I was being utterly kited by him.

"Hmph!" I suddenly let out a resonant roar, my momentum unyielding. The Feint Attack and Wind Guardian shields outside my body were blasted to pieces, but the distance between us was rapidly closing, and the number of Detonation Talismans he was throwing out was decreasing noticeably—he was almost out.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang thrust forward to jab at him directly, but Assassin's Creed leaned back to dodge it. By this time, I had broken out of the Detonation Talisman array, and my Ice Armor had shattered. If I hadn't had those few skills, I surely would have been blown to pieces by those talismans; even relying on chugging potions wouldn't have saved me in time.

However, instead of continuing his retreat, the opponent charged straight at me. With a slide of his feet, he executed a rather peculiar footwork, the short sword of the Shadow of the Blade on his arm carrying a gust of fierce wind as he lunged downward!

His body moved like a ghost, a mere flash of its sharp edge as it already pressed heavily down onto the Ruyi Jingu Bang! With a forceful shove, he nearly sent me stumbling, but he refused to give me a chance to recover my balance. The next moment, Assassin's Creed's figure flickered, and his entire person was already behind me. The speed was simply too fast; by the time I realized it, his short sword was already braced against the back of my neck.

"Guttural Battlefield!" A slash of blood sprayed out—a massive damage figure of -4240 popped up from my body. "Ding~! You have entered the Silence state and cannot use any skills for 1.2 seconds!"

"What!" I muttered inwardly. Then, Assassin's Creed moved from behind me to my front, and the short sword on his arm swiftly slashed across my body, flashing a -1940 damage number. My entire body collapsed downward.

Following that, Assassin's Creed pointed his short sword at my neck and said, "You lost!"

"Is that so?!" I wore a grim smile. "What!" Before he could react, the Sonic Werewolf silently appeared beside him and sent him flying with a single punch. After that, I stood up and consumed some potions.

Sent flying over a dozen meters away, Assassin's Creed took -2740 damage overhead. The Fiery Eyes showed that this guy had less than a few hundred health points remaining. Evidently, much like Amaterasu, his attack power was off the charts, but his defense and health pool were extremely low. It seemed I still had the upper hand!

"Spit it out!" Assassin's Creed spat out a mouthful of blood, stood up, patted the dirt off his body, and said, "Still, you're much stronger than that last guy. I need to get serious now!"

I replied, "Couldn't ask for more."

"Dark power hidden deep within the abyss, manifest once more!" Closing his eyes, he spoke in a low voice. Following that, countless weapons of various shapes fell from the sky, impaling the ground. Then, a wisp of black smoke drifted from behind him and rapidly swirled around the surrounding area, quickly engulfing both of us within the fog.

"Slash!" Assassin's Creed shouted sharply, picked up a long saber from the ground before him, and lunged at me. I immediately used Cloud-Riding Charge to counter, knocking the long saber out of his hand, and then swung my staff, but the opponent easily dodged it, leaped high into the air with a long spear appearing out of nowhere in his hands, and stabbed down from above!

I raised the Ruyi Jingu Bang to deflect the long spear, but at the same time, he slashed down with a short sword. I instantly leveled the Ruyi Jingu Bang horizontally to block his short sword. "Not bad! But..." Saying this, he used his other hand to pull a single-handed sword from the ground and swung it fiercely sideways at me.

I immediately leaned my upper body backward, planted both hands on the ground, and rolled away. However, the opponent's sword chased swiftly after me. Lowering my body until I was sitting on the ground, I rolled to the left, and right after that, the Sonic Werewolf appeared above him and brought a fist down. "Boom!" With an earthquake-like roar, numerous black cracks splintered across the ground like a spiderweb, but the opponent leaped to the right to dodge it.

"Sonic Werewolf, Roaring Cannon!" The Sonic Werewolf immediately emitted a piercing roar, instantly stunning Assassin's Creed in place. I immediately made the Ruyi Jingu Bang thicker and longer, then brought it down in a heavy blow straight onto his head. "Boom!" Another loud crash echoed as it struck the ground, gouging a long trench into the earth.

Yet the Assassin's Creed pinned beneath the Ruyi Jingu Bang suddenly turned into a scarecrow. "Roar!" The Sonic Werewolf roared again. I immediately turned my head, but the opponent was already right in front of me. The Sonic Werewolf threw a punch at him, but he dipped his body to dodge it, then delivered an upward slash that instantly lopped off one of the Sonic Werewolf's arms, followed by a kick to the Sonic Werewolf's abdomen that sent it flying.

Without missing a beat, he lunged to stab me, driving a sword straight into my chest. Assassin's Creed wore a smile, but the moment my body turned into a wisp of smoke right before his eyes, his smile froze.

"Don't think only you know how to use a substitute technique." The next second, I appeared behind him. "Oh no!" Assassin's Creed cried out in shock as he turned his head back. But before he could even turn halfway, I had already arrived behind him, slammed a heavy hand onto his back, and twisted. "Grab-Explosion Cannon!" Boom! A huge hole was blasted into Assassin's Creed's back, and a massive damage figure of -3278 popped up. Assassin's Creed crashed to the ground, followed by the rise of a white light of death!

I recalled the Sonic Werewolf, let out a massive sigh of relief, and then watched as the opponent's energy node collapsed ahead, prompting a message to flash across the screen.

"Ding~!, Team Battlefield Class 11 (Name chosen during registration) wins! All Class 11 participating players receive 5% of their current level's experience!"

"Ding~! According to your records, you are a student of Golden Dragon Academy, so you have received an additional school reward: 1% of your current level's experience, 100 gold coins, and 12 hours of Double Experience, calculated starting from the next time the player logs in!"

Our class team channel erupted in cheers. Obedience finally yielded rewards, and to think the bonus reward even included double experience—something I hadn't expected at all. It seemed I would need to participate in more class battles from now on.