Chapter 179: You’re Already Very Strong
The so-called "space-related abilities" refer to the rights to enter and exit the Spirit Realm, Boundary Land, and so on, roughly equivalent to the effect of the Bloody Artifact [Combat Shackles], but with a longer duration of five minutes!
What surprised Bai Pu was, how long has it been since the Spirit Realm War started? Hidden Snake has already become a Lieutenant.
How many Honor Points are needed for that!
With the suppression power of the military rank, Hidden Snake sneered:
"Gangxin! You thought with your Professional Skills and fighting Crimson Wings for so long, you would have me already? Ridiculous! I don't even need my Professional Skills to kill you!"
Hidden Snake's dual-sword offensive poured like torrential rain! You must know that his Combat Specialization in One-Handed Swordsmanship had already reached Level 6, and the attack speed in dual sword mode had soared, coupled with the high Movement Speed brought by High Agility, that kind of indiscriminate and cornerless strike truly felt like being caught in a storm.
—Just like Golden Butterfly facing Bai Pu's feint attack.
But Bai Pu was not the fragile close-combat Illusionist, and he had already mastered some tips for dealing with such high-agility enemies from facing Crazy Zen.
He slid his palm to his waist, directly pulling out the Spider Demon Tower Shield to block his vital points! At the same time, the right-handed saber continued to mercilessly strike at Golden Butterfly, forcing the woman to be unable to focus on casting spells!
Hiss... Hiss... Hiss...
Hidden Snake's attacks landed on Bai Pu, leaving bloody marks! His Attack Power was indeed high; the pair of radiant and exquisite short swords must have been enhanced to above +7, not to mention a 30% extra damage brought by the Level 3 suppression!
But Bai Pu, who had activated his Scaly Skin, relied on his 1380 Life Value and seventy to eighty points of Armor Value all over his body, plus the percentage Damage Reduction attached to his Equipment, could still stand against Hidden Snake's frenzied output!
Hidden Snake hadn't struck twice before he noticed a layer of Blood Shield appear on Bai Pu! This Shield was exceptionally solid, at least a Two-Star rare Defense Skill.
Under the Shield's protection, one could faintly see Bai Pu's scars healing at a speed visible to the naked eye—thanks to the high Life regeneration brought by 64 Endurance.
Golden Butterfly let out a painful cry, having been cut by Bai Pu! Although this strike, due to Hidden Snake's interference, didn't infuse the Blood Fighting Qi "Shattering Mountain" or "Wind-Seeking", Bai Pu's naturally high Power was formidable, slicing Golden Butterfly's wound such that flesh was rolled back, alarming at the sight!
Hidden Snake's ears were once again filled with screams, those were Crazy Zen, Blood Spider, and Mad Rhino Luz, hunting down members of the Hidden Snake Team!
Blood Spider wasn't interested in "bullying the weak", targeting the strongest remaining member, Night Wings. Crazy Zen and Luz were undiscriminating, initially pouring out on Hidden Snake Team's Support, Archer, and other fragile targets!
Mad Rhino Luz's wide-range slow "Ring of Shock", combined with Crazy Zen's high Agility and high burst, truly felt seamlessly cooperative. Luckily, Hidden Snake Team's Awakened, more or less, had some life-saving means, not having been killed by Crazy Zen yet.
But don't forget a dreadful Enhanced Leader—Crimson Wings! She harbored deep hatred for the members of the attacking Hidden Snake Team, seizing the chance to snatch a green-turban Awakened into the air, draining their blood and tossing them down, the screams were from the green-turban being drained dry alive!
Hidden Snake immediately felt something was amiss! Without Crimson Wings, he had the confidence to face the combined Gangxin Squad + Crazy Zen Squad, but now the situation was entirely different!
Originally thinking Gangxin could be quickly resolved, the fact proved that this mere Level 3 opponent was as hard as steel! This tankiness induced great envy in Hidden Snake, fleetingly imagining, "What if my team had such an MT?"
Incapable of swiftly taking out Gangxin, prolonging the fight only risked great losses, possibly causing core teammates to die here!
Realizing this, Hidden Snake immediately whistled a signal.
Golden Butterfly, enduring the pain, tore open a Scroll. Instantly ancient, profound white runes appeared above their heads, wounds quickly healing, even the Movement Speed greatly boosted!
The three of them simultaneously rushed forward, Night Wings swiftly breaking away from Blood Spider, rushing over to embrace Golden Butterfly, the cloak behind unfurling, leaping high into the air, gliding like a giant eagle.
An Awakened teammate brought by Crazy Zen raised a hand, tossing a Short Spear, but it was deftly dodged mid-air by Night Wings turning slightly, speed unabated.
[Soaring Technique: Two-star Skill. After use, enables brief gliding in air, changing direction through void jumping, and increases the damage and range of falling attacks.]
Bai Pu and Blood Spider intended to pursue but saw Hidden Snake blocking ahead with a cold face, slightly lowering the Dual Swords before suddenly rushing at Blood Spider, knocking her staggering with a strike, and the Dual Swords thrust out suddenly.
Upper Spin Slash!
Seeing Hidden Snake's body flickering with black light, Bai Pu quickly realized the terror of this move! He suddenly exerted force, knocking Blood Spider aside, taking the hit of Hidden Snake's Dual Sword thrust himself.
Hidden Snake's Dual Swords pierced into Bai Pu's body, but only a few inches into the flesh, unable to go deeper. Hidden Snake's body spun abruptly, the powerful rotating force elevating Bai Pu into the air, forming two crescent arcs mid-air!
After all, he was a Level 6 Hero; Level 6 Skills were all aspects superior to Overlord.
But Bai Pu's [Heavy Armor Mastery] wasn't just for show either, this move usually caused enemies to float three to four feet high, Upper Spin Slash only lifted Bai Pu half a foot off the ground, like a plumb weight falling with a thud, the subsequent attacks naturally dissipating without form.
Hidden Snake's silhouette flickered, like an ink-black shadow, departing the battlefield.
With his terrifying 80 Agility, plus the Scroll-enhanced speed, he truly came and went as he pleased, even Blood Spider couldn't pursue! Of course, Blood Spider didn't dare continue chasing.
Only one creature was an exception, Crimson Wings! She despised the core trio of Hidden Snake particularly, immediately pursuing them into the distance.
Bai Pu felt a wave of powerlessness, unable to stop either Hidden Snake or Crimson Wings.
After a breath, applying ointment to his wounds, Bai Pu said, "I thought I could take down a couple of his core teammates, didn't expect Hidden Snake to be so formidable."
Frankly, during the profession-switching task, worrying about such a high-agility Assassin suddenly appearing, indeed felt like a thorn in the flesh.
Through this encounter with Hidden Snake, Bai Pu discerned the gap in strength between himself and the opponent—
The gap indeed was significant!
Not considering other factors, if Bai Pu and Hidden Snake dueled one-on-one, even if enduring for a long time, Hidden Snake would surely have the last laugh.
"You've already been formidable, holding out against Hidden Snake for so long," Blood Spider uncharacteristically comforted Bai Pu, likely because Bai Pu had just taken the strike meant for her from Hidden Snake's Upper Spin Slash.
Crazy Zen was still hunting down Hidden Snake Team's Awakened, having already killed one and seized a Bloody Treasure Chest.
The other Awakened had been scared witless, seeing the core members like Hidden Snake abandoning them, fleeing desperately.
These people didn't have the "forceful escape" items; after all, it's the Mid-level Spirit Realm, effective escape items became rarer, only exceptionally powerful Awakened like Hidden Snake, Overlord might find some, but mid-to-low level Awakened might never even see one.
"Gangxin, quickly use that large range slowing Skill!" Crazy Zen shouted; he still wanted to kill a few more.
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