Chapter 354: Freezing Hea (1/2)

“Teleport now!” I growled.

“It’s too late!”

Lin Yixin’s eyes turned steely when she suddenly took half a step backward, barely dodging a light blue arc of energy that appeared out of nowhere. It was none other than the Assassin’s offensive skill, Cold Blade!

Shit, we got ambushed!

Lin Yixin and I entered the battle phase at the same time as three assassins appeared all around us. They were all high-level assassins from Hegemon Palace, and the fact that their IDs read very similar to each other meant that they were probably a group of friends—The Little Mushroom Who Plucks Girls, The Little Girl Who Sells Matches, and The Little Ponytail Who Wears Girls!

The resemblance didn’t just stop at their IDs. All three assassins were around Level 90 or so, and in Sky City Level 90 assassins were incredibly rare. The fact that three of them currently resided in Hegemon Palace meant that Pillar of the Nation must have splashed a lot of money to get them!

Little Mushroom retreated immediately and used Fluorescent Powder after missing his attack. Behind him, the other two assassins also jumped backward and entered stealth mode again!

“Hmph!”

Lin Yixin moved lithely across the snow before swinging her Ice Flame Slash horizontally, “Show yourself!”

Boom!

As expected, the assassin called The Little Ponytail Who Wears Girls was knocked out of his stealth. However, his body was glowing with the light of Priest’s Spell Shield, and it canceled most of the Ice Flame Slash’s damage. Thanks to that, he lost almost 2000 HP but survived the attack.

But Lin Yixin wasn’t alone. I rushed toward The Little Ponytail Who Wears Girls and pressed my blade against his chest. His eyes flashed with shock, but there was nothing he could do about it. My sword easily pierced through his back and dealt 3764 damage to him, killing him on the spot!

However, Lin Yixin suddenly let out a snort behind me and fell still. At the same time, a stun icon appeared above her head. Little Mushroom had stunned her!

The assassin immediately executed two skills in a row: Cruel Blade, Evil Will!

Lin Yixin shuddered as the dagger sank twice into her flesh and deleted a huge chunk of her HP—

1120!

1345!

Fuck, these assassins are quite powerful! They managed to pierce even Lin Yixin’s Defense!

I ran toward her like crazy while the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf pounced toward her attacker. Before Little Mushroom could swing his dagger a third time and end Lin Yixin’s life, it let out a howl and executed the devastating Flurry Dance!

But Little Mushroom reacted with uncanny speed and spun 45 degrees to the right on one foot. The second he was facing the wolf, he slammed his dagger—now glowing with a different blue energy—into my pet’s body and stunned it for 3 seconds! It was the skill “Bloodgush”!

My eyes turned steely, but I didn’t lose my cool. The grass on the ground shook unnaturally for a bit when the third assassin finally showed himself!

Swhoosh!

I arrived at Lin Yixin’s side just in time to parry away Bloodgush aimed at her neck. Then, I stomped the ground with my foot and used War Crush!

The Little Girl Who Sells Matches looked stunned as War Crush hit him three times in a row. Another assassin was one-shot just like that!

Lin Yixin finally recovered from her stun and downed a health potion. Then, she activated Charge, stunned the assassin that was fighting the wolf and pulled out her own dagger. Moon Gaze covered her pupils, and Extreme Break drew an arc in the air. The last assassin dropped to the ground and turned into a cold, dead corpse as well.

……

“Phew…”

I sucked in a deep breath. These three Level 90 assassins had caused quite the panic even for me and Lin Yixin. Thankfully, Lin Yixin sensed them first before they could sneak up on her, and their coordination was disrupted just enough for us to turn the situation around. Had they tried to chain-stun Lin Yixin from the start, their plan to take her out first might very well have succeeded!

Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to escape before Pillar of the Nation and his three heavy-armor players reached us. Staring at us with scorn and disdain, he said, “It looks like Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand and Wind Fantasy are grinding here. Pathetic. Are Snowy Cathaya and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls so weak that they cannot conquer Dragonbone Mountain Range alone?”

I walked toward him with my sword at the ready. “What is the meaning of this, Wang Dongliang?”

Pillar of the Nation chuckled. “Just taking revenge for the loss at War Holy Temple, that’s all. Hegemon Palace will be testing the mettle of the best experts of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Snowy Cathaya today!”

“Test our mettle?” The corner of Lin Yixin’s lips turned up slightly. “And who among you are enough to challenge us?”

“He is!”

Pillar of the Nation pointed behind him. It was none other than the Level 95 Cold Wind Swordsman, Little Piglet. He was a handsome youngster who wore a careless smile on his face. Pulling out the deep cyan broadsword behind his back, he said, “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, Wind Fantasy. I’ve been wanting to challenge you two for a long time now, but I haven’t been able to find a chance to do so until now. Please don’t hold back, you two!”

I glanced at him once before smiling. “I thought that you were an independent player since you refused all the guild invitations you received, so I’m surprised to find you the vice leader of Hegemon Palace now. What on earth did Wang Dongliang offer you to tempt you out of independence?”

Little Piglet put his broadsword on his shoulder before answering, “Lu Chen, right? You can save the provocation. It’s quite simple. I’m not a member of Hegemon Palace, I’m just the mercenary he hired for three months’ time. I belong to Hegemon Palace during this time, and I will fight anyone who harms their interest.”

“Oh? Three months? How much is your pay then?” I smiled.

Little Piglet licked his lips. “1.5 million, so 500k per month. Not bad, right?”

“Yeah, it’s pretty good. Just to clarify but, we’re definitely enemies now, aren’t we?”