Chapter 14: Unyielding Mad Dragon (2/2)

He actually pulled off a beautiful zigzag and dodged my attack!

I was astonished. I guess Roaming Dragon wasn’t talking completely out of his ass when he claimed that he would dominate Floating Ice City. At the very least, this Unyielding Mad Dragon was quite skillful.

Swoosh!

A chill blew toward me as dark green light surrounded Unyielding Mad Dragon’s dagger. It was none other than the Assassin’s Level 10 skill, Cold Blade!

Cold Blade increased critical rate by 20% and dealt 125% damage.

Puchi!

Unable to react in time, the attack hit me squarely in the chest. Luckily, Unyielding Mad Dragon’s dagger was a Common-grade weapon with 3~5 Attack only, or this would have been pretty dangerous.

“Die!”

Unyielding Mad Dragon’s killing intent skyrocketed as he followed up with a swing straight toward my neck. He was an Assassin alright, every strike was made with the intent to kill!

My own killing intent was forcefully dragged to the surface. I absolutely cannot allow someone like him to live!

Thwack!

I kicked him in the arm from a tricky angle and used the momentum to flip myself in the air. Then, I activated my own skill and cut right through him!

Crack!

Unyielding Mad Dragon stared at me blankly. I had snatched victory from his hands in just the blink of an eye. He was sure that his attack would connect, but not only did it miss, my counterattack killed him instantly.

I let out a cold snort as Unyielding Mad Dragon slowly crumbled to his knees and died. Then, I turned away and walked deeper into the forest. At the same time, I realized that there was absolutely no chance I could defeat the twenty or so pursuers behind me unless my brain delay was completely gone.

I could hear the yells from a distance. Roaming Dragon and his goons were closing in already. He was at least as skilled as Unyielding Mad Dragon, and he had acquired his class skill already. It wouldn’t be easy to kill him!

Eventually, we all entered the inner part of Frost Forest. There were only five people pursuing me now because the rest was either too slow or got entangled with a random monster.

“Heh!”

I abruptly turned around and brandished my sword arrogantly, standing in the middle of a clearing. It was a rather hilarious scene—a tiny skeleton with a sword puffing his chest out like he was an immortal incarnate.

Roaming Dragon and his four goons chasing after me saw that I was no longer running. He hesitated. He had witnessed my skills before, and even he didn’t think that he could beat me 5v1.

For a time, Roaming Dragon stood where he was and did nothing. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

“Boss, let’s kill him already! He’s one or two Iron-grade pieces away from completing a full set!” a short barbarian warrior said in a deep voice.

Roaming Dragon continued to frown deeply. It was true that a full set of Iron-grade equipment was tempting, but that also meant that the wearer was nigh unkillable thanks to their extraordinary defense.

I couldn’t help but laugh loudly at the hesitant bunch. I pointed a finger at Roaming Dragon and said, “Floating Ice City is one of the nine tier 2 cities of the China server, and most of the players from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are here. You must be seriously deluded to think that you and your tiny guild can reign over Floating Ice City!”

I was about to attack them first when an archer from Mad Dragon stumbled into the open while crying, “Boss, it’s… it’s terrible…”

“Calm yourself. What’s going on?” Roaming Dragon asked impatiently.

The archer quickly moved closer and whispered his message.

“Fuck!!!”

Roaming Dragon exploded into fury. “Wind Fantasy has gone too far this time! Mad Dragon is not to be trifled with! Come, we head to Snowing Forest!”

“Hey wait, don’t leave…”

I tried to stop them, but Roaming Dragon and his goons vanished in the blink of an eye. Whatever crime that Wind Fantasy committed against the Mad Dragon guild, it seems it’s much bigger than mine...

“Sigh, what the heck is this even…”

A bit annoyed by the anticlimactic ending, I turned around and headed toward Frost Mound again. Now that I had exchanged the Bony Cyan Fan for boots and some silver, it was time to check if there were any new quests to accept.

I only took two steps when a burning heat suddenly approached my face rapidly. It was a spear imbued with the power of fire!