Chapter 229: Escape from the tent (1/2)
Shingi didn't expect to find something like that, and he was confident that this was part of that door he had seen while in his SCRY MODE some time ago.
Shingi had little time, so he had to move fast. He cast some quickly made a mess in the tent, making it seem like one was here searching it. He knew the Mage could probably have already reported that someone killed him, so he had to prepare the scene.
At the same time, he took a piece of stone that was in the tent, probably one they brought to check if it fit the other one, and he started using Earth Mana to manipulate its form. He tried to shape it as close as the part of the door he had taken.
It didn't take him long since he just replicated the look and did not putting an Enchantment on it since the piece he took didn't seem to have an effect by itself either.
It was ready in seconds, and Shingi detected some movement. But, unfortunately, it didn't come from where guard Players went but the cave.
There were Players in their mining, and they got informed about the attack, and headed towards the tent.
Shingi put the replaced stone on the table, and then he put out of his ring a cloak with a hood he had. It was the same one he had taken a long time ago when he visited the dungeon the first time with his students.
Two Players entered the tent from the front entry. Shingi detected two more quickly moving around to the back entrance. The Players in the front were Warrior-based classes, as both had a longsword and shield at hand. From the speed of the other two, Shingi was confident that they were Rogue based, most likely.
Shingi acted like he had just found the stone and was ready to pick it up but got interrupted when the two Players got here.
”It's been a while since we had encountered a fool in the Tower. ”[Warrior #1]
Both of them charged toward Shingi at great speed. It was clear that both knew ACCELERATION, which didn't surprise Shingi even if it was a Skill that not all Warrior-based players learned. Most high-leveled ones had it, especially if they belonged to an organization with plentiful resources or knowledge of the game's Skills.
But even with their boost at their speed from the Skill, Shingi could easily keep up using no Spell or Skill to help him. So he sidestepped out of the way and summoned out his ring another dagger. He still had the silver dagger he used on the Mage out, so he currently was dual-wielding them.
He did so because he didn't want them to know who he was and consider him to be a Rogue. Since he killed the Mage without being detected by him, the Mage wouldn't be able to know the way Shingi used to kill him, and being killed by a Rogue was possible since it was something common to happen.
His second dagger was like the one Hineko had, with a mana gem attached to it. Since Shingi and Volig were selling them publicly, just not the latest version, he had no problem using it since it was the same dagger Players could buy.
The specific one had a Fire Mana Gem and could become a Fire Blade. It wasn't as strong as the Fire Mana Blade that Shingi could make. Even so, it was pretty strong.
He enabled the Fire Blade and attacked one of the Warriors as he passed from next to him on their charge as Shingi dodged their charge.
The blade damaged the Warrior a bit but wasn't a lethal hit. Still, the fact that Shingi avoided their attack and even countered was a clear sign for the two Players that this was a person of sharp skills.
Soon two more figures entered the tent by the back entrance. By looking at their equipment, Shingi was confident that his thinking that they were Rogue-based class was correct. They were dual-wielding blades, with one having shortswords, while the other had a rapier and a dagger.
The dagger of one of the persons that just entered the tent was very similar to the one that Shingi had just attacked with. The only difference was that its gem wasn't red but blue, meaning it had Water Mana Gem.
The use of that dagger didn't offer an increase to the damage of the weapon, but instead, it changed it from slashing into piercing. In most cases, that change offered little difference. Still, there were cases where a target could be affected less by a specific type of damage, like slashing, so changing it to something else without changing the weapon was helpful in these situations.
The same was for fighting Players, as some armors could have similar effects of resisting specific types of damage. Hineko's dagger was different since it had an Ice Mana Gem, which could also be used as a Water Mana Gem.
If it was used with the effect of Ice Mana, its effect was still the change of the damage but also had the chance of freezing some part of the target at the point the dagger hit.
Of course, the Ice Mana Gem dagger was something that only Hineko had access to. Shingi had one too but didn't plan to use it unless he had no other option.
Shingi turned toward the direction of the two Rogue Players, and even if his face was hidden from the hood of his cloak, he acted like he was surprised and worried about the new people.
Shingi then started moving at the front entrance to exit the tent, since the two Warriors weren't in the way as they were behind him after dodging their charge. However, this was a foolish move on their part, as even if they probably could get him down with his attack, at the same time, they left a clear path for him to leave.
Shingi didn't waste this opportunity and ran outside.
As he made his first step outside, Shingi jumped back into the tent. A ball of fire hit just a short distance from where Shingi was before jumping. When it hit the ground, an explosion happened that almost caught Shingi.
Shingi turned his head towards the mine's entrance, where a figure stood. A figure was there, a person similarly dressed to the Mage that Shingi killed just a few moments ago, but with some noticeable differences. The most obvious one was that this figure was a female and not a male as the one Shingi killed.
Shingi had detected the FIREBALL heading towards him at the last moment, and he hadn't noticed the Mage till now, which was a rare instance for him. It seemed that Mage hid herself waiting for the right opportunity, most likely using an INVISIBILITY Spell; otherwise, Shingi should have detected her as the mine's entrance wasn't too far for his detection Skills.