Dusk has passed, and night has fallen.
Leng Qingying held her second exclusive weapon, the short sword [Original Darkness], and her entire body disappeared into the darkness.
Xiumi's pupils shifted slightly, but he still lost sight of his target.
"This assassin is really hard to catch, meow~"
The Crystal of Confusion conceals its aura, while Leng Qingying's profession excels at concealing her form. The combination of the two, though not true invisibility, is even more terrifying than ordinary invisibility.
Those arrows that were supposed to be tracking Leng Qingying completely lost sight of her.
Tracking arrows are essentially arrows with built-in sensing capabilities, automatically tracking detected enemies.
However, if it cannot be detected, the only option is for the robot to actively track it visually. If neither of these methods can capture it, then it will lose track of the robot.
Leng Qingying moved stealthily in the shadows.
Leng Qingying – The Twilight Terminator
[Profession Specialization 1: Shadow Error - When you are being observed by an enemy target in any mode, the position they observe you to always deviate from your actual position.]
Suddenly, Xiumi caught another glimpse of a figure flashing by!
Whoosh!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The arrows spun rapidly, raining down on the location where the figure had appeared!
Whether they were arrows or cannonballs, when these arrows struck the ground, they produced a terrifying explosion.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom!
However, these arrows did not give the sense of actually hitting anything.
The arrows that exploded did not continue to bounce.
"Troublesome meow~"
Leng Qingying was very fast, and her movement was not simply running.
Instead, it's [Shadow Chase] + [Shadow Perception] + [Shadow Step]
【Shadow Step】is the first level 60 skill that Leng Qingying learns after her first awakening. It is very similar to Shadow Chase, and can instantly appear in a shadowy area. As long as there are shadows within range, she can move instantly.
[Profession Specialization 2: Shadow Perception - You can directly perceive all dark areas within range. All your dark-related skills can be cast directly through shadows, no longer limited by the skill's own range.]
[Range is tied to level and job rank; current range: 1 kilometer]
Thanks to this, Leng Qingying's speed increased explosively.
Under the bright moonlight, the forest is filled with the shadows of trees.
In just one or two seconds, Leng Qingying can travel a distance of nearly two kilometers, which is much faster than most mounts.
Whoosh!
Swish swish swish!
As long as it's within a kilometer, Leng Qingying can instantly teleport there, which is equivalent to one kilometer per step. How could her travel speed not be fast?
"Hey! Isn't that speed a bit cheating, meow!"
Xiu Mi could only catch glimpses of Leng Qingying's figure occasionally, but from the speed at which she approached, Xiu Mi realized something was wrong.
It seems that an attack range of 200 kilometers is not far enough!
Xiu Mi retreated quickly, drawing her bow and firing a barrage of arrows. But this time, she didn't attack Leng Qingying; instead, she targeted the woods in front of her.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
[Scattered Flowers - Exploding Flame Arrow - Ten-Shot Barrage]
Swish swish swish swish swish swish!
Shumi fired ten shots in quick succession, the arrows splitting in mid-air before falling onto the forest floor!
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling display of fireworks exploded!
Rumble!
Explosions rang out incessantly!
Flames shot into the sky! They swept through the forest, instantly leveling several kilometers of forest to the ground.
"Eh~"
"I thought large-scale destruction was my privilege." Bai Lu sat on the makeshift stands, holding a telescope and watching the show unfold.
Leng Qingying is a member of the team, so we can clearly know her whereabouts.
"I'm nowhere near as good as you."
"Hmph, of course."
When Bai Lu makes a move, it's not just a matter of a few kilometers.
The flames raged, and Leng Qingying stopped. Before her was a sea of fire, with only faint shadows remaining, but these shadows were no longer enough to serve as a springboard for movement.
It was during this brief pause that...
The sound of wind breaking came from all around Leng Qingying.
【Wind Piercing Strike - Invisible Arrow - Sneak Shot】
Did the other side already plan this out in that instant when they stopped?
As Leng Qingying activated her Zero Senses, this thought also flashed through her mind.
This enemy is very strong.
This was the first truly threatening player enemy Leng Qingying encountered after entering the illusionary realm.
Even the withered ancestral tree hadn't given her any sense of oppression before.
As these thoughts flashed through her mind, Leng Qingying immediately used Shadow Step to teleport to a nearby shadowy spot.
Shadowstep has a one-second cooldown.
But what followed immediately was [Multiplied Speed Shot - 10x Speed - Tracking Arrow].
Bang!
It shot towards Leng Qingying at a speed many times faster than the speed of sound.
Leng Qingying had no choice but to switch places with the phantom, her figure disappearing instantly to dodge the attack.
Leng Qingying originally thought she could easily deal with this archer, but the archer's difficulty exceeded her expectations.
Do you think all players are weak because you haven't encountered any decent enemies in a long time?
Leng Qingying reflected on her actions, while simultaneously flipping the short knife in her hand.
A pure darkness spread outwards from Leng Qingying as its center.
In the next instant, Leng Qingying disappeared from Xiu Mi's sight again.
"Meow~ You're really persistent, meow~"
Leng Qingying found Xiu Mi troublesome, but didn't Xiu Mi also find Leng Qingying troublesome?
To be able to dodge even a shot fired at ten times the speed of sound is an incredible reaction speed. One second you're four kilometers away, the next you could blow an enemy's head off.
Xiu Mi quickly retreated in the opposite direction from Leng Qingying to create distance, while continuously firing Explosive Flame Arrows backward.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
A raging inferno, shadows flickering.
The streaks of firelight adorned the forest with vibrant colors; the destructive power of a battle between genius-level experts was beyond the reach of ordinary players.
The forest was ablaze, denying Leng Qingying any opportunity to use the shadows.
This greatly limited Leng Qingying's movement speed.
Xiumi knew that her greatest advantage was her long range. It wasn't that Xiumi was completely ineffective in close combat; in fact, she could handle close-range attacks against ordinary assassins without much trouble.
However, it is still very dangerous to be approached by a human prodigy.
Especially considering the opponent's current combat strength, getting caught in close combat will likely result in a terrible outcome, meow~
Leng Qingying was also somewhat annoyed.
This archer is so annoying, all he does is run away. Leng Qingying and the phantom switched positions, hiding in the shadows and accelerating towards Xiu Mi again.
Buzz!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
However, this time, Xiu Mi predicted Leng Qingying's movements.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Flames flew, and swathes of forest exploded!
This time, the Exploding Flame Arrow not only cut off Leng Qingying's path, but also ignited the forests in the other eight directions around her.
Leng Qingying was enveloped in flames.
"Scattered Flowers and Spider Webs"
Arrows are falling from the sky!
A dense purple net was formed, and it looked like it was about to surround Leng Qingying.
Meanwhile, Xiu Mi continued to retreat, and despite Xiu Mi's constant obstruction, the distance between the two did not decrease much.
"LuLu, let's intervene."
"If we let the two of them keep running like this, we might not even see their shadows anymore."
Bai Lu said, "I thought I was just a spectator."
Bai Lu raised her hand, and the book appeared.
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[Calamity Descends - Magic Advancement - Eight-Gathering Lightning - Cage]
【Ten Thousand Thunder Gathering - Heaven and Earth Thunder Prison (Six Stars) (LV: 1)】
[Effect: Draw a circular area within a 100km radius centered on you, and drop pillars of lightning to form a lightning cage. Enemies inside the lightning cage will suffer 10x their mental damage upon touching it. Any movement skill used outside the lightning cage will cause the user to fall onto the cage.]
Duration: 2 hours, Cooldown: 30 minutes, Mana Cost: 200,000
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boom!
He chanted in his mind for half a second, and countless purple lightning bolts descended from the sky!
Almost simultaneously, Xiumi's mana was instantly drained to 0.
"Oh no, meow!"
boom!
Purple lightning pierced the heavens and earth, forming a gigantic pillar of lightning!
Boom!
Thunder crashed to the ground!
Before he could react, the lightning cage had already formed completely. Xiu Mi stopped abruptly, his legs carving a long trench in the mud. When he stopped, his back almost hit the lightning pillar.
A series of lightning bolts formed a wall, trapping Xiumi in place.
"That's a bit too much, meow."
Xiu Mi broke out in a cold sweat.
Meanwhile, Leng Qingying, who was in the distance, had already broken through the spider web and arrived in mid-air.
The dagger was thrown forward, and in an instant, it teleported back to the dagger's position, breaking through the sea of fire in a few flashes.
Swish swish swish swish!
Through the flickering shadows, Leng Qingying was getting closer and closer, but her movement skills could not pass through the lightning prison.
A six-star binding skill isn't something you can just easily pass through.
Left with no other choice, Shumi could only raise his hands and shout, "I surrender! I surrender, meow!!"
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Leng Qingying grabbed Xiu Mi and brought her in front of Lu Cang.
Xiumi, who was stuffed into a “prisoner of war sack” and tightly bound, was thrown on the ground and wriggled like a paramecium.
"She said she wasn't there to fight."
"I know."
"You knew but you didn't tell me?" Leng Qingying frowned.
"I thought you wanted to fight, so I didn't stop you."
"So, how did you feel about this battle?"
Leng Qingying's tone was somewhat unwilling: "We didn't win."
Without Bai Lu's intervention, it's hard to say who would have won in the end.
The initiative in this battle was basically in the hands of the opponent. Although the opponent gained an advantage in distance in advance, this was an advantage that the opponent, as a marksman, should have.
More importantly, this was the first time Leng Qingying's battle with the players had reached a stalemate since entering Zone 3.
They might even be at a greater disadvantage. Being covered by the Spiderweb Arrows was already dangerous enough. After the Spiderweb Arrows, Xiu Mi's pre-released Rain of Stars and Explosive Arrows had already landed. If Bai Lu hadn't suddenly intervened and Xiu Mi had continued to suppress them, they might not have been killed, but it would have been difficult for them to catch up with their opponent.
Leng Qingying was certain that if it had been Lu Cang, he wouldn't have been blocked from moving.
This was indeed the first time I had reached a stalemate with a player, because I had never reached a stalemate when fighting Lu Cang.
"You underestimated the enemy, didn't you?"
"Yes." Leng Qingying frankly admitted her thoughts, without any intention of running away.
Lu Cang said in a calm tone, "The mistake you just made is the same as the mistake the withered ancestral tree made. You blindly thought that the enemy was not as good as you, and you were tempted to pursue them at the slightest temptation."
Even the strongest person can be caught off guard and capsize if they fall into the trap of the weak.
"Not to mention, the other party may not be weaker than you."
"You were lucky this time, but what about next time? If you act rashly without having any information about the other side, how can you be sure you won't be the next withered ancestral tree?"
The withered ancestral tree never imagined that, having been dead for so long, it would be taken out and repeatedly whipped.
Leng Qingying's mistake is all too common in the Fantasy World. When someone has been invincible for a long time, even if they hear that other players are very powerful, they may not really take them seriously, especially after defeating many powerful characters along the way.
They are also more likely to underestimate other players.
After all, it's all too common for prodigies to be dissatisfied with each other.
"Meow~ If you're going to discipline me, can you at least untie me first, meow~" Xiumi wriggled on the ground; being bound by this [limiter] was really uncomfortable.
"You stole our clan's sacred heirloom, but we've already let it go, meow~"
"How can you call it stealing? This is a dungeon we cleared through our own hard work," Lu Cang said with a smile.
"Then if we clear your race's heritage dungeon, your race's heritage artifacts will belong to us, meow?" Xiu Mi said irritably.
"Yes, if possible, I'll openly admit that it's yours." Lu Cang's smile remained unchanged.
Xiumi: "Tch."
Bai Lu tilted her head and asked, "But is it really a case of letting bygones be bygones? Or is it that you simply don't have the strength to take it back?"
"That means we'll let bygones be bygones, meow!"
Lu Cang untied Xiu Mi, who was freed from the "prisoner of war sack" and stretched his body.
"So, what brings you here?"
In fact, Lu Cang roughly knew the other party's intentions, but at this time he still needed to play dumb.
"I've run into a really tough dungeon, meow~ I can't get through it alone, and bringing ordinary strong players would just be adding more burdens. I really can't think of anyone else I can team up with, so I came to you guys, meow~"
“Our races are different,” Lu Cang reminded him.
"So, how do you explain that rock over there, meow~" Xiumi pointed to Zuya beside him.
“That’s Zuya.”
"Oh, it's Zuya. Did you think I would say that, meow!"
"Huh? 0.o?" Zuya looked over and scratched his head.
"I don't care at all whether we're from the same clan or not, meow. If we have to be from the same clan to team up, won't we never have teammates for the rest of our lives, meow? After all, the strength gap between our clan and mine is too severe, meow."
Xiumi was very clear about the rules of the Illusionary Realm. As she said, if you only cooperate with people of the same race, you will basically never have teammates of similar strength to team up with.
Leng Qingying asked, "Won't there be any problems with you cooperating with the alien race that attacked your city?"
"There might be some public pressure, meow~ but I don't care~"
Bai Lu: "Is there no one else we can look for?"
"Where are we going to find four other cats with combat strength on par with ours?"
"Are we really at the same level? Isn't my level higher?" Bai Lu asked innocently, tilting her head.
"You're so annoying, meow!"
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