Crafty Tactics
Unsurprisingly, Xiao Yu's name had two eye-catching red letters next to it: Missing.
Xia Fei's heart sank as he hesitantly clicked on Xiao Yu's name. Very soon, Xiao Yu's information appeared before his eyes.
Name: Xiao Ruoyu
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Birthplace: Pan-Human Alliance, Endaro Star Region, Earth Federation
Ability Type: Amethyst Guardian
Rank: Primary Star Rank
Status: Missing
There was also a picture of Xiao Yu in the information. In the picture, the little girl was riding on a giraffe, excitedly waving the straw hat in her hand.
Xia Fei lit a cigarette and stared at the little girl in the picture for a long time. The cigarette burned to the end, almost burning Xia Fei's fingers, but he did not even take a puff.
This picture is pretty good. Store it in your AI computer so that you can look at it often. Phantom whimpered. At this moment, this sensual killer's eyes were filled with some sort of crystal-clear liquid.
Xia Fei shook his head and switched the AI computer to the matchup for the second round of the assessment. He slowly said, There's no need for that. I'll never forget what I don't want to forget. No matter what, life has to go on. Let's first study the opponent for the next round.
Xia Fei easily found his and Chen Dongs name in the matchup table and clicked on Chen Dongs information.
Advanced Star Domain, Xia Fei slowly read out the words on the screen.
It seems that my luck is really bad. Not only is Chen Dong a powerful Nature Esper, but his cultivation has also reached the advanced Star Sector-level.
Xia Fei's ability was speed, which was the second most common ability in the universe, second only to the strength ability that was the most common.
If all the abilities in the universe were divided into high, medium, and low levels, the speed ability might not be at the bottom, but it could barely be ranked in the middle.
Meanwhile, Chen Dongs Nature Ability Freeze was definitely qualified to be ranked in the high level. In terms of ability type, Xia Fei was already at a disadvantage, not to mention that Chen Dongs cultivation was four levels higher than Lin Dong!
Every increase in level meant that his strength would double, and this was not just a difference of one level but four levels!
The gap between the two could be said to be like heaven and earth. Xia Fei wanting to defeat Chen Dongs was practically an impossible task!
A difference of one level could be made up for with experience, judgment, and techniques, but what could he use to make up for a difference of four levels? Use your life?
Silently standing up, he put on the Windshade Mark IV combat suit and strapped Chasing Light to his arm before walking out of the dormitory.
"Where are you going?" Spiritshadow asked.
Xia Fei did not turn around, nor did he slow down. "Of course, I'm going to train. As the old saying goes, sharpening a spear at the last minute will at least shine. Heh heh, I don't want to lose too badly."
Phantom followed closely behind Xia Fei, his head lowered, his expression solemn as if he was deep in thought.
You have no chance of winning against an Advanced Star Sector-level Ice Ability User. No matter how fast you are, you can only use it to escape. There is no way you can beat him, Phantom said worriedly.
Xia Fei smirked. I didnt say that I want to beat him. I just dont want to lose too badly.
Turning a corner, Xia Fei boarded the elevator. "This is a chance for me to spar with an expert. I've seen the rules of the tournament just now. If I can't win, I can admit defeat. If I really can't, I'll just admit defeat. I'll just lower my head a little and won't lose my life. What are you looking so miserable for?"
Phantom was still deep in thought. He only nodded slightly, not saying a word.
"In the past, I wanted to become stronger because I was unwilling to always be cooped up on this tiny Earth. I wanted to take a look at those mysterious foreign planets while I was still alive. I wanted to see just what the universe was like, to see if those so-called experts had three heads and six arms.
"After this incident, I suddenly realized that the outside world is a lot more complicated than I thought. I need to become stronger. Otherwise, who can guarantee that what happened to Xiao Yu won't happen a second or third time?"
Xia Fei said very casually. His tone was like two old friends chatting idly in an alley, but Phantom could tell that Xia Fei had really made up his mind. Xiao Yu's incident was motivating him to speed up on his path.
A life without a goal was terrifying. Only when there was a clear goal placed in front of them would they be able to withstand all the pressure and keep moving forward.
Phantom looked at Xia Fei with some excitement in his eyes, but then he furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head as if he was experiencing some kind of painful struggle.
The elevator shook twice before stopping at the lowest floor. Xia Fei walked out of the spaceship with a smile on his face and stood on the yellow soil of Australia.
The first round of the assessment had ended. Many candidates picked up their bags and were preparing to leave. When they came, they were all filled with excitement and hope, but when they left, there was only disappointment and a body full of pain.
Xia Fei waved his hand and pointed at a tall candidate. This candidate was tall enough to be a basketball player, and his physique was strong enough to lift weights. At this moment, he was carrying a heavy backpack, silently stepping onto the spaceship that was heading home.
His left arm was wrapped in layers and layers of bandages. He had a mournful look on his face, and his back was bent like a giant shrimp. His black and fat head was drooping, almost reaching the ground.
"Look, this is what a loser looks like. I admit that it was very difficult for me to defeat that battle maniac called Chen Dongs, but I don't wish to leave with my tail between my legs like he did. Even if I lose, I'll still stand tall and raise my head to go home!"
A glint shot out from Xia Fei's eyes, piercing right into that burly man's back.
The burly man only felt a slight heat on his back, but he was not in the mood to care about it. He sighed and staggered onto the escalator that led to the spaceship.
With that said, Xia Fei somewhat embarrassedly scratched his head and giggled. "I forgot that I'm still staying in a hotel. What home?"
"Then I'll raise my head and go back to the hotel!" Xia Fei joked with Phantom.
Phantom was completely moved by Xia Fei's seemingly calm yet extremely shocking words. He bit his lip and said in a deep voice, "I think there's a way that might help you. Though it's impossible for you to win, it'll at least prevent you from losing too badly."
"What way? Trick? I've thought about it. When facing an opponent who is definitely stronger than you, trickery won't work, "Xia Fei said.
Phantom shook his head as if he had made some sort of decision. "Do you know why the Crafty Thrust technique isn't called assassination and instead has the word 'crafty' in front of 'thrust'?"
Xia Fei spread out his hands. "How would I know? Could it be that it sounds good?"
Phantom chuckled. "Because Crafty Thrust doesn't just have the technique of thrust. There's another technique called crafty!"
Xia Fei was slightly stunned. "You mean to say that the Crafty Thrust I'm currently learning is actually only half of it, and there's still another half?"
Phantom nodded his head with some pride. "That's right! What you've grasped now is thrust, not Crafty Thrust. "
Xia Fei's expression turned somewhat serious, no longer smiling like before. "Why haven't I heard you mention this before? If that's the case, why did you only teach me half of it? "
The moment he said that, Xia Fei immediately understood the reason behind it. "I know. Every time you talk about your sect, it's as if you've turned into a different person, incomparably serious. It must be some sort of rule in your sect that prevents you from teaching me Crafty Thrust, right?"
Phantom somewhat helplessly said, "My master has been very kind to me. How can I break the rules he set?"
Xia Fei was even more puzzled. "Since you don't plan on teaching me Crafty Thrust, why bother telling me about it? Aren't you just deliberately leaving me hanging? You're really quite annoying when you get hateful."
"I didn't say that I won't teach you." Phantom hurriedly said, "But you must agree to a few conditions of mine."
Xia Fei was overjoyed. "As long as I can learn Crafty Thrust, I'll agree to any condition."
Phantom assumed a very serious posture as he stroked his chin and said word by word, "If there's a day in the future when my sect is in trouble, you must replace me and return to the sect to protect me. Even if you know that you're going to die, you mustn't decline."
Xia Fei nodded repeatedly and said solemnly, "That's what I should do. After learning the ultimate technique of your sect, I can be considered as a disciple of your sect. If the sect is in trouble, how can a disciple not help?"
"Secondly, if there's a day when the old master passes away, you must send him off on my behalf and guard his grave for three years."
"Thirdly, …"
Phantom rattled off thirteen conditions in a row, and every condition was related to his sect. It could be seen that although Phantom was a failure as an assassin, he was extremely respectful to his sect and his master. He could be considered a loyal and affectionate assassin.
Xia Fei readily agreed to all of them. As for whether he was really willing to do it, only Xia Fei and God would know.
"What other conditions do you have?" Xia Fei asked. "If there's anything else, I'll agree to all of them."
Phantom lowered his head and thought for a long time. "That's probably it. If you can do all of these thirteen conditions, I won't be betraying my sect by teaching you Crafty Thrust."
"After talking for so long, I still don't know what your sect is called?" Xia Fei asked.
"Well …" Phantom was somewhat hesitant. "Let's talk about this in the future. I'll tell you when you need to know."
It was already late at night, and Xia Fei returned to the dormitory with a body full of fatigue.
The Crafty Thrust that Phantom mentioned was indeed worthy of its reputation. This technique added many changes during assassination, making it impossible to guard against. It was simply unpredictable.
It was just that Xia Fei's current strength was not enough to bring out the full potential of Crafty Thrust. Changes were not a simple thing, and it required a high-intensity body function to complement it. After all, the more changes there were in Crafty Thrust, the more pressure it would put on the body.
Today's training was very slow, which had a lot to do with Xia Fei's body not recovering to its peak condition. After seven consecutive days of not resting, a few hours of sleep was far from enough.
Therefore, Xia Fei was not in a rush and rationally went to rest on time.
Without even taking off his clothes, Xia Fei lay down and fell asleep.
The moment his body came into contact with the bed, Xia Fei suddenly felt something beneath him, and it made him panic.
After groping around for a while, Xia Fei pulled out a few rings from under his body. Not only did he obtain two tokens from this assessment, but he had also obtained three spatial rings and a spatial bracelet. Among them, he had yet to check Xiao Yong's emerald ring.
Xia Fei held these items in his hand and glanced at the emerald ring that he had yet to check. "I still haven't had the chance to see what's inside this ring. Could it be something good?"
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