"The Assassin King's challenge?"
One-eyed Bord looked at Ma Wen up and down and couldn't help but say, "If I'm not wrong, you should be a Ranger, right?"
Ma Wen nodded and said casually,
"I remember the rule is that all Rogues can participate, right?"
Bord scratched his head, a little at a loss.
Rules were one thing, but reality was another. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
A Ranger challenging the Assassin King? Wasn't this just destroying the place?
Several instructors who seemed to be in charge of training assassin apprentices heard their conversation and walked over.
They surrounded Ma Wen. There were also a few scimitar warriors who were in charge of maintaining order.
One of the White Clan's scimitar warriors said arrogantly, "You want to participate in the Assassin King's challenge?"
"You have to ask the scimitar in my hand first …"
However, before he finished speaking, Ma Wen suddenly struck like lightning!
Shadow Cut!
The distance between the two sides was instantly shortened.
A clean hand chop made the opponent cry out in pain. His left wrist was cut, and the scimitar was about to fall.
At this moment, Ma Wen took advantage of the opportunity to catch it.
Blade snatching success!
With a clang, he backhanded the scimitar on the opponent's other forearm!
The scimitar warrior's face was ashen.
Marvin's speed was simply too fast. In the time it takes for a spark to fly off a flint, before anyone could react, he had already completed all of his actions!
Fortunately, Ma Wen used the back of the scimitar, otherwise his forearm would be gone.
With a swish, everyone else drew their weapons at the same time and looked coldly at Ma Wen.
Ma Wen turned the scimitar in his hand and returned it to the scimitar warrior, saying calmly,
"Is this how the White Clan greets challengers?"
Among the instructors, one seemed to be the leader. He looked at Bord and said,
"One-eyed, this is the person you brought. What do you think we should do?"
Bord shrugged, "According to the rules, Rangers are indeed qualified to participate in the Assassin King's challenge."
The instructor sneered, "Very good. In that case, let him participate. "
"I'll personally take charge of the first stage."
As soon as he said that, everyone looked at Ma Wen with sympathy.
Although Ma Wen's attack was frighteningly fast, it was more or less a sneak attack, and the Scimitar Warrior he attacked was only at the Second Order.
However, this instructor was one of the leaders of the Shadow Valley. He was a Level 15 character, a Master Level Dagger Proficiency, and a powerhouse who could advance to Level Four at any time!
If he was in charge of the first stage, this Ranger who came out of nowhere would definitely have no hope.
Bord frowned slightly and looked at Ma Wen.
Ma Wen said very casually, "Just follow the rules."
…
The challenge of the King of Assassins.
This was a challenge with a long history. Since the establishment of the Shadow Valley, there would be participants of the King of Assassins challenge almost every day.
However, those challengers were all Assassins.
For a Ranger like Ma Wen, although he was also a Rogue, it was the first time in many years that he came to participate in the King of Assassins challenge.
In an instant, the news seemed to have grown wings and spread throughout the Shadow Valley.
Everyone who had nothing to do came to watch.
This was an invisible pressure for those who participated in the King of Assassins challenge.
However, this challenge itself included a test of one's ability to deal with various tasks under high pressure.
As for Ma Wen, he did not care at all. The whispers of others could not affect his performance at all!
"If it wasn't for the pass to the Black Hole, I wouldn't even bother to participate in the King of Assassins challenge."
"Only by completing more than two challenges can one be recognized by the Assassin League and obtain the pass."
As for the black hole, it was a secret passage that led to the underground world.
Ma Wen was temporarily not interested in entering the Underground World, but through the Black Hole, he could find an underground river. Along the underground river, he could directly cross the Sage Desert and reach the Stony Mountain.
Walking underground was much faster than walking on the ground. What he lacked the most now was time. His ultimate goal was to reach the Stony Mountain as soon as possible and find the Order Tinder.
But thinking about it carefully, the King of Assassins challenge was not completely without benefits.
According to Ma Wen's memory, every time he won a challenge, he would obtain a level of [Dagger Control].
This basic ability seemed to be useless to Ma Wen. After all, he was currently using a scimitar. But once he advanced to the Dominator of the Night, if he had both the Legendary [Scimitar Control] and [Dagger Control], then these two basic abilities would be combined into one and become the Legendary [Short Weapon Control].
At that time, he could freely switch back and forth between the scimitar and the dagger, provided that his hand speed was fast enough, or he had an item to quickly switch weapons.
No matter what, for Ma Wen, he had to participate in the King of Assassins challenge.
The entire challenge was divided into many challenges.
The first challenge was to defeat an assassin of the same rank.
This challenge tested one's comprehensive combat ability.
Generally speaking, more than 80% of people failed in the first challenge. The instructors of the Union of Assassins were all top notch in terms of combat ability.
For example, Ma Wen's opponent, the guy named Juve.
…
"Mr. Ma Wen, if you are ready, please tear off the black cloth on your chest."
In a rather spacious room, a staff member said, then he slowly left the room.
Above the room, countless eyes were staring at Ma Wen.
The latter did not move.
The crowd was getting impatient, and boos could be heard everywhere.
Ma Wen still had his eyes closed, quietly feeling the empty space around him.
This was the rule.
If the black cloth was not torn off, the challenge would not begin, and Juve could not attack him.
An assassin against a ranger was actually at a disadvantage. A ranger had the same level of agility, especially a dual-wielding ranger. An assassin with fragile skin could not even withstand a single strike from a ranger.
But the [King of Assassins] challenge was unfair. Juve entered the room before Ma Wen. He chose to go into stealth or hide — only God knew where he was now.
As long as Ma Wen tore off the black cloth, Juve could attack in an instant!
The boos from the crowd were actually helping Juve to deceive Ma Wen's senses.
At least [Listen] would not be of any use.
Ma Wen was not in a hurry. He gently pressed his right hand on the black cloth on his chest.
The crowd immediately quieted down.
But he did not tear it off. He only pressed on it and slowly paced around the room!
"Coward!"
"Hurry up if you want to fight!"
"How can this trash be qualified to participate in the [King of Assassins] challenge?"
The crowd immediately began to curse.
The residents of Shadow Valley did not have a good impression of this ranger. Seeing Ma Wen acting so shamelessly, they could not help but curse.
This was because other than weapons, Ma Wen could not use any tools, so he could only rely on his own strength to break the assassin's invisibility.
Juve's invisibility was very good. At least he could not feel any traces.
Fortunately, Ma Wen had participated in the [King of Assassins] challenge many times. He had a lot of experience.
Most of his opponents would probably choose to move slowly with [Stealth].
Based on his experience, Juve should be around six steps away from him. Usually, it would not be behind him because it would be easy to be targeted in that direction. Of course, it would not be in front of him, but to his side.
"Left? Or right? "
Ma Wen stood still.
His position was right in the middle of the room. This was the best place to take back the initiative.
In the next second, under the crowd's curses, Ma Wen suddenly tore off the black cloth.
In that instant, he threw a large black handkerchief to his right hand.
Then, he exerted force with his right foot and pounced to the left like a ferocious tiger, slashing down with both his swords!
The entire process was done in one go.
This was Ma Wen's meticulously planned strategy. Whether it was the left or the right, Juve would not be able to get the comfortable space he wanted!
The crowd's eyes widened. The place where Ma Wen pounced to and the place where his swords struck was empty.
And the black cloth slowly fell to the ground.
It was neither the left nor the right!
"Motherf * cker, this Juve is really good at holding back …"
Ma Wen's heart sank.
However, at this moment, an ice-cold chill came from behind him!
It was from behind!
A cold dagger suddenly appeared on his neck.
Throat Slit!
The crowd held their breaths.
…
In that instant, Ma Wen reacted. His body jerked backwards.
Ewen was caught off guard and let out an "Ah!" as the back of Marvin's head smashed into Ewen's nose bridge. The machete in Marvin's left hand was turned at an ingenious angle, and the dagger was stuck in the narrow space created by the flash of light, preventing it from advancing any further.
Ma Wen's lips curled into a smile.
Throat Slit? I'm the ancestor of throat slit! If he did not know how to counter this move, he would not have participated in the King of Assassins Challenge!
Next, it was time for Ma Wen to counterattack. He immediately let go of the scimitar in his right hand and grabbed Juve's right wrist.
Juve did not even have the time to use [Disappear] or [Enhanced Invisibility] due to the intense pain.
Ma Wen took advantage of the situation and swung the scimitar in his left hand down viciously!
Clang!
Juve could not dodge in time and barely managed to block the attack with his dagger. But in the next second, Ma Wen's scimitar slid down along the dagger and directly into Juve's shoulder blade!
Smack!
The scimitar pierced into his flesh and Juve screamed in pain. His left hand that was about to counterattack lost its strength.
Ma Wen released his grip and mercilessly kicked Juve's stomach. Juve was sent flying and slammed into the wall. He immediately fainted and no one knew if he was dead or alive.
The crowd was in an uproar!
Ma Wen could so easily counter Juve's Throat Slit and even counterattack in an instant, directly knocking Juve down!
Such reflexes and combat ability should not have appeared on a teenager.
He looked like a wily old fox.
But no matter what, Juve lost.
On Ma Wen's data panel, it showed that his dagger control had increased by 1 and he had obtained [Beginner] level of control.
"Let's move on to the next event."
He said to the staff.
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