MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Chapter 719: Chapter 719: Battle of Wits
 

Just as the masked thief had guessed, the moment the enchantress entered stealth mode, she rushed towards him like a shadow.

As a leaf thief, although she could not directly enter stealth mode and could only stay in it for a few seconds at most.

Unlike other thieves who could stay in stealth mode indefinitely as long as they did not emerge.

But the leaf thief would become extremely fast once she entered stealth mode.

Ding…

With a swift move, the masked thief deflected the enchantress’s dart with his dagger; his technique was precise and skilled, indicative of extensive practice.

However, the enchantress had already gotten close. A hook lock hung on the wall, allowing her to leap into the air. Her dagger was dull and lightless, but no one doubted the sharpness of such a weapon.

Ding…

The masked thief didn’t panic. Sensing danger at his neck, he leaned backwards and blocked the enchantress’s stab with his dagger at the same time.

Due to the attack, the enchantress’s figure became visible, and she stopped, standing on the broken wall.

The masked thief, on the other hand, did a backward somersault on the ground, utilizing the rebounding force to land on the ground.

Unparalleled Enchantress held her dagger, and took a leap, making a direct frontal assault again.

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“Damn it!”

The thief swore, full of frustration. He hadn’t expected that a slight misjudgment would allow the enchantress to be so aggressive, not giving him even the slightest chance.

Ding…

Both their strengths were similar but the enchantress had the advantage of striking from above while he, just getting up from his roll, was unstable. Their relative strength was clear without having to think about it.

He managed to block the enchantress’s stab, but her dagger still left a cut on his face.

The masked thief did another backflip to evade the force of the blow, but the enchantress stepped forward again for another stab.

“Is that the only move you know.” The masked thief felt a numb sensation on his wound, immediately realizing he had been poisoned.

“It’s enough.” Unparalleled Enchantress was resolute, her attack continuous.

The thief could hardly keep up, he was unable to even put up a decent defense this time.

Wind Speed Step!

The masked thief had no choice but to activate Wind Speed Step, and retreat rapidly. He turned on the shadow cloak and removed his poisoned state.

The poison he was affected with was an Armor Breaker, which inflicted continuous damage. Importantly, he couldn’t enter stealth mode while poisoned.

With his movements leaving a string of afterimages, the masked thief ran swiftly, finally putting some distance between himself and the enchantress, and stabilizing his footing.

Flash Bomb!

A silver hand grenade was thrown out from the masked thief’s hand.

At the same time, the retreating masked thief suddenly advanced. He didn’t expect the flash bomb to affect the enchantress, but whether she closed her eyes or turned around to dodge the bomb, it would give him an opportunity to counterattack.

He had even prepared to vanish. As long as the Unparalleled Enchantress made a dodging action, he would vanish, enter stealth mode, and then strike back with a Shadow Step, backstab, and throat-slit combo.

Of course, if the flash bomb worked, the enchantress would undoubtedly die.

However, her calculation was quite good. As soon as he took out the flash bomb, she also threw a hand grenade, and it landed right at her feet.

Smoke Bomb!

The second the smoke exploded, the flash bomb also detonated. The blinding flash brought tears to the eyes of the spectators.

But the enchantress, shrouded by smoke, was not affected at all.

“Damn, that’s clever, so smoke bombs could be used like this.”

The spectators immediately cheered. Thieves could gain some evasion attributes in smoke, while anyone else entering the scope of the smoke bomb would lose sight.

The masked thief cursed silently but still chose to trigger vanishing.

Vanishing!

Being able to enter stealth mode during combat is an important skill for a well-rounded thief.

But this time, after entering stealth, he didn’t rush towards the demoness. Instead, he circumvented her and entered the area covered by the smoke bomb. Fighting in such a situation is a very foolish thing to do.

“Hehe, still fighting with outdated methods, I don’t have time to play cat and mouse with you.” The demoness once again threw a grey grenade.

The masked thief sneered. He had already disengaged from the fight and was hiding in a corner waiting for the smoke bomb to dissipate. The direction in which the demoness threw her grenade was completely opposite to where he was. It wouldn’t harm him in the slightest.

But as the grenade exploded, his expression changed.

Sonic Grenade!

Moreover, it was a Sonic Grenade mixed with the radiant dust, which was a specially made Sonic Grenade by Li Yao for the Unparalleled Demoness.

The radiant dust is said to be dust but in fact, it doesn’t have a physical form. Similar to sound waves, it can penetrate many things.

It doesn’t have much offensive power, but the unique advantage is that it can attach itself to living organisms as it disperses with sound waves.

In other words, even if he is in stealth mode, the radiant dust could still attach to the thief.

When the Sonic Grenade exploded, he did not take it seriously. But as the sound wave spread, he noticed the free-floating dust around him and his face instantly changed.

Thump…

Hand-held Sword!

This dart skill, although slightly slower than directly throwing darts, is more powerful.

As the dart of “Hand-held sword” hit him, the thief’s figure appeared again and he re-entered the battle state.

His HP only decreased by a few hundred, which was nothing for him with the Lieutenant Medal. But, the problem was not this.

“I’m all in.”

Seeing the approaching demoness, the thief decided not to dodge this time, but face her head-on.

The demoness threw another grenade. The masked thief stared at the silver grenade, his face turned pale.

He reacted very quickly and wanted to counter the Flash Bomb by throwing a smoke bomb, just like the demoness did.

And he succeeded, of course, if the grenade thrown by the demoness was indeed a Flash Bomb.

Boom…

The grenade exploded. But it was not a Flash Bomb, but a pure gunpowder grenade.

Plup, plup, plup…

He wasn’t scratched by the shrapnel or the steel balls of the grenade, but the thief didn’t feel any joy in his heart. He knew he had been duped.

She tricked him into using his smoke bomb by using a grenade that looked identical to a Flash Bomb. He was irritated but admired her at the same time.

The demoness too paused her stride, standing idly 20 yards away from the thief. Naturally, she wouldn’t engage in melee combat.

And the masked thief, now understanding the demoness’ occupation, wouldn’t throw a dart that would allow her to enter stealth again.

He took this opportunity to drink one of his agility potions, and then put a back-up red potion in his mouth, ready to drink it at any time. He was very aware that he was at a disadvantage.

Five seconds later, the smoke disappeared, and the masked thief with a dagger in his hand, charged at the demoness.

The demoness also headed towards the thief. Both could see the intense will to fight in each other’s eyes.

Both were charging at incredible speed. In just a moment, they were within striking distance of each other.

But the masked thief, holding his dagger, didn’t strike first; he was afraid she might use the Substitution Technique.

The demoness, on the other hand, hesitated not and used her skill, Disrupt!

Seeing the demoness make her move, the thief finally let out a sigh of relief. The most sensible thing for him to do was to act second, reacting to her every move. Although passive, this was the safest way to deal with a falling thief.

However, just as he was about to block the Unparalleled Demoness’ dagger, her figure suddenly disappeared.

The thief was stunned. His attack had already begun and couldn’t be taken back. Moreover, he didn’t understand — how did the demoness disappear…