528 Chapter 528 - The Biggest Weakness of Shadowmist Assaul (1/2)

”You call the things Miles affect as injustices? Whose action can be called justifiable, then? When it comes to what is fair or unfair, whose view should we consider? Yours?” Sword Demon scoffed.

”Justice and fairness come from the heart. Whether Miles can be considered as game-breaking or otherwise isn't something any person can decide, but I believe that a majority of the players will recognize just how ridiculous his ability is and will view him as a game-breaker,” the Priest confidently answered.

Sword Demon burst into laughter at that. ”That's just a roundabout way of saying that most people can't stand others being stronger than them. To put it bluntly, those are people crying sour grapes.”

”It seems that we won't see eye to eye on this. I'm really disappointed in you,” the Priest said.

”I'm disappointed in you as well. You're here to convince me into joining you guys, right? Unfortunately, you are not eloquent enough to draw me to your side! How rare it is that even someone who isn't good with words like me doesn't falter in this debate,” Sword Demon said.

”Since you know what we're here for, let me ask you one last time. Are you willing to admit Thousand Miles Drunk's existence is extremely disruptive to the game balance and join us in suppressing the damage he causes?” the Priest asked.

”Hmph!” Sword Demon laughed mirthlessly. ”I completely approve of Miles' existence and will stand by his side as one of his most staunch supporters.”

”Hmph!” The Priest laughed coldly as well. ”The reason you insist on taking his side – isn't it because you've greatly benefited from him? Your two daggers, your Shadowmist Assault, the faction you joined... Which one of these isn't from Thousand Miles Drunk's involvement? Honestly, I can help you gain far more practical benefits and in greater numbers. Take for example the nuisance of not being able to abandon your 'Daily Mission'; I actually know a way to abandon it. Would you like to hear it?”

Sword Demon looked at the smug smile of the Priest and shook his head. ”Seriously. I should not be swearing at my age, but I really can't stand it any longer. You f*ck*ng idiot! Put away your god-complex that casually assumes you know what people are thinking! This will be the last time I'm telling you this; I completely disagree that Miles is an unreasonable existence. In fact, I will go even further and tell you this. My goal is to become that sort of indomitable existence! As for you, I only have two words: inexplicably baffling.”

Sword Demon was about to leave after saying this, but he heard the Priest behind him sigh in regret. ”If that's the case...”

Standing before Sword Demon was Broken Water Arrow with his arm supporting the Six-shot Repeating Crossbow. The man was aiming it at him.

”You've gotten plenty of advantages from Thousand Miles Drunk's insanely powerful performance in this game. In order to protect the balance of this game, we have no choice but to take them back – as is appropriate. Don't worry; we won't go overboard. We're simply taking the Shadowmist Assault skill, your Dual-wielding Mastery, and your faction membership,” the Priest said.

”These things; are they stuff you can take back just by claiming that you will?” Sword Demon asked.

”It's very simple. As long as you drop below level 40, all those things will disappear…” the Priest said.

”I see.” Sword Demon understood what he meant. The two Assassin skills he had gotten were not accessible if he was reduced back to being just a Thief, and the faction membership seemed to be something only players that had completed their Job Class Advancement could obtain. Losing the necessary levels would naturally mean losing those things automatically. He did not think that this man would actually come up with such an idea.

”I seriously can't make sense of it.” Sword Demon suddenly spoke up. ”Why are you together with such a madman like him?” He admired Broken Water Arrow's style and how he acted. After eliminating his suspicion of the man, he found the latter to be rather upstanding. Never would he have imagined that someone like Broken Water Arrow would partner up with such a baffling person like that Priest, and by the looks of things, he even took orders from him.

”Just like you, I insist on standing with my friend.” Broken Water Arrow did not say much.

”So that's how it is. I get it.” Sword Demon nodded. ”I must thank you, then.”

”Thank me?” Broken Water Arrow was confused.

”At this rate, it appears that my 'Daily Mission' has a chance being completed!” Sword Demon proceeded to make his move by using the strongest skill in his arsenal, Shadowmist Assault. With both his arms crossed, the man came hurtling toward Broken Water Arrow.

The distance between them was such that Broken Water Arrow would have difficulty getting away. However, the man did not move away in a hurry, but opted to squat down as best as he could in the time he had, instead. The Priest behind the two revealed a slight smile.

The biggest weakness to Shadowmist Assault was not the user's shadow being visible under the sunlight, nor was it the need for distance to build up the necessary momentum to launch an attack. It was the fact that it was an Assassin skill, that meant the user would be using a short dagger as a weapon; they were unable to reach a lower angle in the process of their sprint over.

Of course, Sword Demon immediately realized this problem as well. In the instant that Broken Water Arrow squatted down, Sword Demon thought to dip his shoulder and his hips to lower his center of gravity. Ultimately, he discovered that even stretching to his very limit, Broken Water Arrow would still be outside of his reach from this charge.

Sword Demon would consider the rendering of this move he had the most confidence in useless to be an unforeseen mishap in the fight. Broken Water Arrow's position was really too low on the ground, looking like a spider sprawled. Despite this posture, the Sharpshooter still managed to lift his arm.

A cold flash.

Considering how close their distance from each other and how Sword Demon did not have Gu Fei's quick reaction time, getting hit by this shot was a certainty. But Sword Demon was well aware that Broken Water Arrow's bolts would not be able to deal much damage.

During the other day's fight, Gu Fei was able to withstand a Snipe straight from Broken Water Arrow, which Coco and the others had deemed to be him monkeying about. In fact, Sword Demon had taken a shot from Broken Water Arrow before and had also received Gu Fei's private message. The two of them first calculated the maximum damage output Broken Water Arrow could dish out, and proceeded to make a rough estimation just how much damage he could deal with his strongest skill, Snipe.