After carefully inspecting the scene where Mary's mother was murdered, how could Kieran not be on guard against such a slash?
In fact, not only did Kieran have his guard up, he even thought about how he should face such a slash based on his own situation.
Dodging was the first option Kieran gave up.
Without knowing whether Kieran had a follow-up move or not, dodging directly would very likely land him in an endless stream of attacks, putting him in a disadvantageous position.
Blocking was the second option Kieran gave up.
Kieran's slash must be extremely fast. If it wasn't for the [Heavy] debuff from [Armor of Excellence], Kieran would have given it a try.
However, after equipping [Armor of Excellence], Kieran didn't even think about it.
[Armor of Excellence] wasn't a backpack that could be taken off and put on at any time.
The delay would be enough for Kieran to stab seven to eight holes in his body.
As for attacking?
Although [Armor of Excellence]'s debuff was still there, with [Hand-to-Hand Combat, Kick Combat]'s buff, the debuff was negligible.
However, after some thought, Kieran still chose to give up.
Because Kieran had a more appropriate way to deal with the slash!
Kieran raised his right hand when the tip of the sword was inches away from him.
The wrist guard with the spider pattern on it shone brightly and a 3-meter radius spider web was fired out from his hand, trapping Kieran within it.
Instantly, the overbearing slash aura vanished.
All that was left was …
Struggle!
The poison on [Mardos Arm, Spider Web Bind] started to take effect as well, the exposed skin on Kieran's palm started to turn green.
[Spider Web Bind: Target's Strength is below B rank, bound for 10 seconds …]
[Spider Web Bind: Target's Constitution is lower than + 1, Target will suffer a Powerful attack poison damage …]
...
"Argh!"
Kieran fell to the ground with a loud cry. After failing the poison authentication three times in a row, Kieran was completely poisoned and couldn't control himself anymore.
"Huh?"
The battlelog notification in his vision raised doubts in Kieran's heart.
According to his speculations, the murderer of Mary's mother should not be so weak.
Although the spider web could restrain the enemy, it shouldn't be able to restrain them for such a long period of time.
And the poison …
Even if his attributes were biased, he shouldn't have failed all three tests.
"Could it be?"
A thought appeared in Kieran's mind.
But this didn't slow down Kieran.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
He kicked out like a battle axe, shattering his opponent's wrist that was holding the sword. Then, he pulled back and kicked his opponent's chin with his heel.
Crack!
Crack, crack …
The sound of bones breaking rang out immediately.
Not just once.
The afterimage of Kieran's kick completely shrouded the man who was bound by the spiderweb. When Kieran stopped, the man had already lost his human form.
Apart from the head that Kieran had specially left behind, his entire body had been kicked into minced meat.
However, this did not stop a green skill book from emerging from the corpse.
Kieran picked up the skill book and the system notification popped up.
[Discovered skill book: Sword Skill, Quick Sting]
[Learning requirements met. Do you want to learn?]
"Yes!"
For Kieran, learning a new skill was nothing out of the question.
[Learned Skill: Sword Skill, Quick Sting]
[Name: Sword Skill, Quick Sting (Basic)]
[Related Attributes: Agility, Constitution]
[Skill Type: Offensive]
[Effect: Perform an explosive stab at a target within 3 meters in front of you, + 30% movement speed (Consumes 100 Stamina, 5 minute cooldown)]
[Consumes: Stamina]
[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, dagger, short sword, longsword, Master level, Agility +, Constitution +]
[Remark: You can choose any dagger, short sword, longsword or any other sword type weapon, but heavy swords and two-handed swords are out of the question!]
...
"An advanced skill!"
As the attributes of [Sword Skill, Quick Sting] popped up in his vision, Kieran deduced with certainty.
The skill before his eyes was exactly what an advanced skill should be.
Using basic skills as a prerequisite, it didn't have high attribute requirements.
It was exactly the same as what Lawless had said.
However, Kieran never thought he would acquire an advanced skill in such a way.
After all, according to Lawless, most of the advanced skills were acquired through learning.
Although it wasn't as good as the newbie dungeon, it was still relaxing and enjoyable.
What Kieran had just experienced was definitely not enjoyable, but it was really relaxing.
Kieran bent down and removed the black cloth that was covering the killer's face.
It was a young face.
It was impossible for the killer to be Mary's mother's friend.
"Because of Mary's mother's arrangement, the killer doesn't even dare to show himself?"
Kieran muttered to himself.
The killer's fear towards the unexpected helper had far exceeded Kieran's expectations.
It made Kieran curious about the identity and strength of the unexpected helper.
Given the killer's strength, if he was this afraid, his strength must be something else.
The thoughts in his mind didn't stop Kieran from cleaning up the battlefield.
As for the young man's identity?
It was nothing more than the killer's assistant or disciple.
Then, Kieran picked up the killer's weapon and the Knight Sword at his waist.
They were all Common rank weapons, nothing noteworthy, but Kieran still brought them along with the killer's head.
After double checking to make sure he didn't miss anything, Kieran turned around and left.
...
When Kieran went back to his hiding spot with Mary and Galeart, the sun had risen high up in the sky. The warm sunlight dispersed the mist that covered the forest path.
It also allowed Kieran to locate the two of them who were hiding in the bushes.
Mary had carefully covered up her tracks according to Kieran's order.
However, under [Tracking]'s vision, the covered tracks were getting clearer.
Wherever one walked, there would be traces.
For Kieran, who had Grand Master [Tracking], everything was as clear as day.
“2567！”
Mary heaved a breath of relief while holding her sword when she saw Kieran walk into the bushes.
But right after that, she straightened her face and sized up the cloth bag in Kieran's hand.
Even though it was wrapped in layers, the shape and the red oozing out was enough for Mary to guess what it was.
Mary's face instantly turned pale.
"This is the arsonist's head?"
Mary asked with difficulty.
"Yes.
Do you need to calm down a little? "
Kieran asked.
"No need!"
Mary replied stubbornly. She then took the cloth bag from Kieran and opened it herself.
As expected, Mary's face turned even paler.
But the good news was that she didn't throw up.
Kieran took out his rapier and Knight Sword from his backpack when he saw Mary's reaction.
"Do you recognize him?
And them! "
Kieran asked.
He hoped for good news.
Even though he already had an accurate answer in his heart.
Just as Kieran expected, Mary gave a series of negative answers.
However, Mary's next request stunned Kieran.
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