Chapter 71: Ghost Ice Soul (2/2)
I put the Ghost Ice Soul back into my bag and thanked my lucky stars again. If the sword had dropped when I was killed, I would've regreted this loss of opportunity for the rest of life!
The exit was now right in front of me. I continued to run full speed toward it.
But just as I was about to reach the exit, I suddenly felt a cold gleam making its way toward me.
It was the a.s.sa.s.sin skill, Cold Blade!
Crack!
187!
d.a.m.n, what a powerful attack!
I glanced sideways, and a face scrunched up in rancor entered my view. It was none other than the greatest a.s.sa.s.sin of the Mad Dragon guild, Unyielding Mad Dragon!
”Die, motherf.u.c.ker!”
Unyielding Mad Dragon ran toward me with shocking speed. When he pa.s.sed through my sides, an unbearable pain exploded from my waist area and lowered my movement speed drastically!
Beep!
Combat Log: Player ”Unyielding Mad Dragon” used ”Poisoned Weapon IV”. Your movement speed is reduced by 35% for 12 seconds!
s.h.i.+t, he learned Poisoned Weapon already?
I couldn't help but swear in my head. At this point, the situation was absolutely disadvantageous for me!
Unyielding Mad Dragon didn't dare to get too close to me because he was worried about my Pardon skill. It would've been a piece of cake for me to one-shot a low-HP a.s.sa.s.sin like him. Thus, he took out a black card from his bag and tossed it into the air instead. Thunder a.s.saulted my ears for a moment before three lightning bolts dropped right on top of my head!
Bang bang bang!
176!
198!
201!
It was a Thunder Beast Card, an offensive-type Skill Card that dealt ma.s.sive damage to its target. G.o.d knows how much money Unyielding Mad Dragon had spent to buy it!
It was a deadly attack, and my HP hit rock-bottom in the blink of an eye. I quickly downed a Rank 3 Health Potion to stay in the fight. If this situation continued, I would run out of options very, very soon!
By now, Roaming Dragon, Coldmoon Rose and the remaining members of their party had caught up to me. They looked absolutely livid, and all they wanted to do right now was murder the s.h.i.+t out of me. In that moment, I made peace with the fact that I would have to die again to my enemies. Clearly, this ambush wasn't going to end perfectly like it did in the past. Coldmoon Rose was about to catch up to me and I had been poisoned by Unyielding Mad Dragon.
Swhoosh swhoos.h.!.+
She fired a Penetrating Arrow and a Devil Piercing Arrow at me the moment she got into range. Then, she followed up the attack with a harsh Volley. Clenching her teeth and fuming in anger, Coldmoon Rose said, ”How dare you kill-steal our boss, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You will die without a grave to your name!”
Man, this woman is seriously wicked. No wonder she's a pair with an equally wicked man like Roaming Dragon. I guess birds of a feather really do flock together.
I stumbled out of the valley with arrows in my back. My HP was dropping right before my eyes, but there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.
100, I only have 100 HP left!
50! I'm not even at 50 HP!
It's all over...
Just as I was about to be consumed by despair, the thick undergrowth in front of me suddenly trembled unnaturally. It looked like someone was about to come out.
Rustle!
A pure white figure with long, white legs pushed her way out of the undergrowth. She wore a glowing chest armor and a pair of boots. She gripped a sword in her right hand and a dagger in her left. Her hair was dancing in the air, her eyes looked like stars in the sky, and her smile looked as sweet as honey. The beautiful girl in front of me was none other than the number one player on the Heavenly Ranking of Floating Ice City, Lin Yixin!
”Hoho~ what a pitiful appearance.” Lin Yixin giggled while covering her mouth. ”Come on, tell me already. Where are your bullies?”
I was just about to say something when I took an arrow to the back of my head and lost 44 HP. It was Coldmoon Rose's basic attack!
My HP couldn't be any lower than it was right now.
Beautiful eyes suddenly br.i.m.m.i.n.g with killing intent, Lin Yixin pulled out her sword and shouted, ”Charge! Kill them all!”
The undergrowth shook even harder, and a dozen or so high-level, second-promotion players burst into the open and charged behind Lin Yixin.
Coldmoon Rose got caught in Lin Yixin's Moon Gaze and suffered a series of random blows. Retreating hastily, she exclaimed in panicked surprise, ”Wind Fantasy, wh-what are you doing?”
”What?” the beauty replied.
”Why are you helping Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand? What is the relations.h.i.+p between you two?”
Coldmoon Rose was hoping that Lin Yixin would reconsider and stay out of this. After all, all she and Roaming Dragon wanted was the loot, Stormy War Boots and Ghost Ice Soul, I had stolen from them.
However, Lin Yixin looked back at me with a smile before curling her lips. ”There's nothing between us. I just don't like your style…”
Sword surrounded by holy energy, she fell atop Coldmoon Rose in a crus.h.i.+ng blow and killed her without mercy.
Thump!
Roaming Dragon was also dead. A still-quivering arrow was stuck to his neck, and it belonged to none other than Clear Perfume, the number one archer on the Heavenly Ranking and Lin Yixin's friend, Sun Qingqing.
……
The battle was over in less than three minutes, and not a single one of the remaining Mad Dragon guild members managed to get away. Lin Yixin had brought a lot of pros with her besides Clear Perfume such as Zi Chuanyu and Lifetaking Sword. They were all top-rate players in Floating Ice City.
It looked like Lin Yixin was the leader of this group. She walked toward me and opened her palm, smiling. ”Give it to me?”
”Excuse me?” I asked blankly.
Lin Yixin narrowed her eyes and giggled. ”I know that the Hill Protector G.o.d was killed by your hands, and I know there's a chance a Level 60 boss might drop a Hero's Token. If you got it, I want the right to buy it off your hands first before anyone else.”
”It didn't drop…” I spread my arms and said.
Lin Yixin moved her palm closer—it was literally touching my chest at this point—and smiled wider. ”Maybe so. But I still saved your life, didn't I? Don't you think you should pay me some gold as thanks?”
”f.u.c.k…”