Chapter 174 - Exchange (2/2)

While he hesitated over what to do, the rival Thief’s eyes blazed with a aze sweep past hihtened, and he held his breath while activating Cover Tracks, which increased his Cloak by 30 points for two minutes

The other Thief didn’t pinpoint his location yet, but they were definitely aware that he was here and looking for hiht Hapless Frog gazed attentively at the location where the Thief had disappeared, but he couldn’t even find a trace hinting at his existence

He still felt a sense of deadly crisis, which he used to confir part was that his opponent still found his general direction despite the Cloak bonus frouy have? Hapless Frog couldn’t detect his opponent at all!

! </e raised an eyebrow He was seized by a sudden i to cross blades with such a skilled adversary Co across another player that , one that almost never happened since he started Conviction He coht coe He was absolutely confident in his ability to escape though

Only the best Thief deserves that treasure chest!</elanced in the other Thief’s direction before opening his bag, looking for what he could use He still had two pouches of Revealing Powder left This was a rare item that dispelled Stealth in its area-of-effect It was impossible to find his hidden ene such a rare ite activated a scroll that enveloped the entire clifftop with a blinding light

Radiance Scroll! </e Radiance Scroll dispelled Stealth from any Thief below Level 21 It was a Junior-ranked scroll that orth about one silver, and it could sometimes be found in the treasure chests on low-level ht that radiated from the scroll revealed Nie Yan’s shadow A hazy silhouette dashed at hier at the back of his head

attack and instantly dodged to the side The dagger sliced through the e hireen lustre on the blade It was coated with poison!

Nie Yan circled behind Hapless Frog He activated Inti Strike! The ind of attacks would be the end of this ene saw Nie Yan circle around hi Slash to deal a surprise attack His attack was cut short e an inch Just what kind of skill is that? He had never met a Thief with such a skill before Just as he was about to be stunned by Nie Yan, facing imminent death, he activated his cloak’s Shadow Mantle ability

He was invincible for two seconds!

A short ding rang out! Nie Yan’s S ap open and struck out with a Concussive Blow

Nie Yan raised his dagger to block

「Clang!」

Nie Yan effortlessly blocked the Concussive Blow His dagger snaked around Hapless Frog’s arger flashed towards Hapless Frog

By the tier, it was already in front of his eyes ed the blow on pure instinct alone

MISS!

His trained reflexes allowed hiet out of the way just in the knick of ti crushed a Haste Scroll and fled the scene A cold bead of sweat dripped down his forehead in’ ninja? He was a step ahead of me the whole time! All I could do was defend That last attack ay too quick I didn’t dodge it in time Thankfully, it was adidn’t dare to iine the consequences He believed hiined that he’d encounter another Thief as skilled as him, let alone one that was even better than hih to convince Hapless Frog that he wasn’t a match for Nie Yan, so he chose to retreat He wasn’t about to die because he got too greedy over a treasure chest Hapless Frog shook his head with a wry smile

Nie Yan watched the other Thief retreat into the distance and decided to end the battle here Both of them wanted the same chest, and he was the one who came out on top There was no need to pursue the matter any further