Chapter 325 Assassination

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With no players intentionally luring monsters, as long as Song Jian was careful, the beasts around him posed no threat. He easily moved through the fifteenth-level monster area and, after spending a little more than half an hour, arrived at the twentieth-level monster area.

This was a pedestrian street, surrounded by a multitude of plants. Perhaps due to a lack of management or the climate, these plants were growing rampantly, making the entire pedestrian street look like a dense primordial rainforest.

While Annie wasn’t familiar with the environment of Zombie City and couldn’t provide the exact location of the Demon Zombie, after Song Jian accepted the mission, the system automatically revealed the Demon Zombie BOSS’S haunts. However, the area provided was vast, seeming like the BOSS was some kind of roving monster, not confined to a fixed location. To find his target, Song Jian would need to spend a lot of time and energy.

“Indeed, there are fewer mutant zombies here. I haven’t encountered a single zombie yet even though Iv’e been walking for so long!” Song Jian was carefully searching the area. The surroundings were peaceful save for a few insect and bird calls. The absence of a zombie’s roar was eerily unsettling.

Just then, a strange low groan came from a small alley on his left. Song Jian was about to turn his head to look when he suddenly felt a refreshing chill behind his head.

Killing intent!

After three months of grinding in the game, Song Jian had an instinctive alertness to danger. He was 80% sure that it was the Backstab skill of an Assassin class.

Sacred Parry!

With a thought, a golden glow radiated from Song Jian’s body. Mysteriously twisting with incredible speed, he held the longsword in front of his chest.

Block!

A metallic clashing sound echoed, and a ‘MISS’ appeared above Song Jian’s head. In front of him, a figure was slowly appearing from an invisible state, a look of surprise on his face.

“Interesting!”

Excitement gleamed in the eyes of the shadowy figure who ignored the over two hundred damage points floating above his head. His figure retreated rapidly, just in time to avoid the Sword Finger skill released by Song Jian, as it missed by a hair’s breadth.

Having lost the element of surprise, this Assassin didn’t seem to want to give up. A flash of white light blinked under his feet as he deployed an Acceleration Skill and charged straight at Song Jian.

In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Song Jian. He swung his arm to the side, making a wide arc. His body, as if driven by this arm, began to rotate, like a nimble hawk rolling in the air.

The shiny dagger went for Song Jian’s back once again. The entire move was as seamless as floating clouds and flowing water.

Song Jian’s face turned ashen. He had realized that the opponent was not weak, and his skill usage was just as good as his own.

Sword Silk!

Three strands of silver Sword Qi condensed into gleaming threads that writhed and retracted in midair like tentacles. In an instant, they lunged like a snake eyeing its prey, rushing towards the shadow;

At the same time, Song Jian’s Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword swept towards the enemy;

The shadowy figure was taken aback. Song Jian was using a mutually destructive method without hesitation, but this was somewhat unprofitable for him. In a split second, the figure fiercely withdrew the dagger to block the attack.

Clang, clang, clang…

Sparks flew in the air as the shadow’s dagger accurately blocked each Sword Silk and Song Jian’s long sword. Unexpectedly, he still lost over three hundred Vitality Points;

“Interesting, so it’s forced damage?” The shadow retreated swiftly; after a series of attacks, his Vitality Points had dropped to nearly half, while the damage Song Jian suffered was negligible.

“As expected, he’s the one who seized the treasure of the Imperial Dragon Demon Palace, he did not disappoint!” The shadow let out a frivolous laugh as he didn’t seem to be bothered by his loss.

Song Jian stared intently at his opponent. The man had no name or properties above his head, donned in all black, with a piece of black cloth covering his face. Even his head was completely wrapped in a black turban. Only his eyes were visible.

“Who are you?” Song Jian asked gravely. The aura emanating from his opponent was terrifying, just like a real assassin, silent and lethal. His moves were practiced and deadly. If there had been a slight hesitation or a mistake in response, Song Jian could have been assassinated.

“The treasure of the Imperial Dragon Demon Palace is not yours to keep. Someone has already initiated assassination orders with the Assassin Alliance. As long as you don’t give up the treasure, you will always live in constant fear of being assassinated!”

“This failure was due to my carelessness and lack of preparation. However, the next time we meet, I will take your life!” The assassin finished speaking and turned to flee.

“Want to escape? It’s not that easy!” Song Jian scoffed and lunged at the assassin like a shadow.

Having lost his stealth and surprise advantage, the assassin, one of the weakest classes in all professions when without these advantages, could be killed easily by an ordinary class warrior. Song Jian certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

He tossed a potion at the assassin, but the assassin seemed prepared. He had a smoke bomb ready in his hands and slammed it to the ground. A cloud of smoke rose and when it dissipated, the assassin was gone.

But at that moment, the Weakness Potion had just hit the spot where the assassin had been standing.

“Forced Stealth Skill?” Song Jian frowned. An assassin who possesses the ability to re-stealth in combat has the chance to initiate again. No one wants to face such an assassin.

Vertical Pupil!

Song Jian’s vertical pupil in his forehead opened in an instant. He scanned his surroundings, but found no traces of the assassin.

“He’s too fast!”

Song Jian decided to retreat. His hand tightly clutched the Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword as he slowly retreated.

“Who was that guy, really? The Assassin Alliance he mentioned previously; could it be that he is a member of the Assassin Alliance?” Song Jian thought to himself, “It seems like the trouble stirred up at the Imperial Dragon Demon Palace earlier. I seized the treasure in the Bronze Throne, it must have upset someone who decided to post a hunting order with the Assassin Alliance!”

Just then, a name came to mind.

“Qian Xiaohao!”

“It’s likely that only Qian Xiaohao has the resources and power to post an assassination contract on me with the Assassin Alliance!” Song Jian murmured to himself, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent.

“Next time we meet, you won’t be leaving alive.”

Qian Xiaohao was far away, but the assassin from the Assassin Alliance was just around the corner. Having such an assassin who could strike at any moment hot on his heels was putting a lot of pressure on Song Jian.

Using Sword Shadow Step again, Song Jian fled to the distance.