Night.
The cold moonlight shone down on this ancient city.
Twin Lions Country, inner city wall, imperial city.
There were all sorts of plants in the courtyard.
Knights in heavy armor held torches as they patrolled the courtyards of the imperial city.
On the green stone ground, one could see the marks of time. In the cracks, moss-like plants grew.
Ka ka ka.
The knights in heavy armor stepped on the green stone ground, leaving a series of heavy footsteps.
Under the light of the fire, a thin shadow was left behind each knight.
Weirdly, the burning torches did not sway at all. The shadows of the knights swayed from time to time, as if the wind had messed up the darkness.
There was no wind.
The knights did not speak to each other, as if they did not want to break this rare silence. In the courtyard, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, becoming the only sound in this place.
Within the imperial city palace, a grand banquet was being held.
Melodious palace music and gentle singing came from within the imperial city. It was pleasing to the ear, making one feel relaxed and happy. The knights couldn't help but imagine how extravagant and luxurious the banquets in King's City would be.
Sha sha sha …
Ka ka ka …
In a corner of the courtyard.
There was a training ground for the knights.
The training ground was covered with fine sand. In the sand, there were many messy marks left by the knights after their training.
Around the training ground, there were many dummies neatly set up.
The dummies were also wearing strong armor. The style of the armor was similar to the standard armor of the Twin Lions Country Knights. The only difference was that the Twin Lions Country Knights had the 'Twin Lions Sword and Shield Emblem' tattooed on their chest. On the other hand, these dummies had a large 'enemy' word on their chest.
On each of the dummies, there were sword marks of different depths, forming all sorts of patterns. Some of these sword marks were deep, some were shallow, some were long, some were short, some were new, and some were old. If one looked closely, one might be able to roughly imagine the person who left these sword marks, the angle and strength of each strike.
"That dog … is having a lot of fun."
Irin was not jealous.
He had just sneaked past the imperial city.
The atmosphere of the palace banquet was extremely extravagant.
Perhaps it was because of Blacksmith Ge Lang, the middle-aged, plump king of the Twin Lions Kingdom, who didn't seem to be a shrewd person, sat high up on the throne. His face was red and drunk as he stared at Blacksmith Ge Lang with a lustful expression.
"Is it because of the appearance of Blacksmith Ge, the Sword Saint Teacher, that they have no time to pay attention to us?"
"Lock him up in the prison first. We'll talk about it when we have time."
After Irin sneaked out of the so-called "heavily-guarded prison cell", he could not believe what he had seen and heard.
Weren't they worried that the prisoners would escape?
The prisons of the Twin Lions Nation were indeed a little special.
The use of any "God-given skills" is prohibited.
However, the other functions, items, and talents of the players were not affected at all.
How strange.
He wondered if it was a bug in the game.
According to Irin's knowledge, it was a little cruel to kill a red-named player in front of everyone in some games. Thus, they dragged the red-named player into the "prison cell" and locked him up, completely sealing off his skills and items. He would be locked up for 2035 days, saying that he would be unlocked after 2035 days. In fact, it was no different from "deleting the account".
The prison settings in the Twin Lions Nation were probably similar to this.
Irin sneaked out like he was strolling in his own backyard and could run out at any time.
In fact, thinking about it carefully, Irin could just sneak out of the Twin Lions Nation and find a leveling spot. No matter how strong Pope Dige was, he would not be able to find a "player" in the vast leveling area.
However.
That was a little unkind.
Was he the kind of person who would cheat his teammates?
Irin temporarily gave up on the idea of "abandoning his teammates and running away alone".
Taking ten thousand steps back, if Irin really ran away, Ning You's skill, "I'll stand here and you hit me", also belonged to the category of talents. It would not be difficult to dig a hole in the prison cell and crawl out.
"Let's wait and see."
In fact, Irin considered more.
Leaving the Gaia continent was not just to avoid an enemy like the Holy See.
In the days that they were trapped in the game, Irin's team had explored more than 85% of the Gaia continent.
On the map, there was not much of the foggy area left.
The highest level of the monsters in the leveling area was only Level 32.
It was far from the level limit of the game.
If they wanted to enter a higher leveling area, there was no other way except to find a way to get an airship and leave.
They almost snatched the airship, but no one knew how to drive it.
So even if they really snatched an airship, it would not be of any use.
Irin was thinking as he turned into a shadow and moved stealthily in the darkness.
The combination of the two skills, [Following Shadow] and [Shadow Kill], was very suitable for stealth. Along the way, no one noticed Irin's presence.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Irin came to a corner of the courtyard.
From the looks of it, this seemed to be a training ground.
"Someone's here?"
Suddenly.
Irin, who was strolling in the courtyard with the mentality of shopping, suddenly stopped breathing.
The surrounding air … seemed to have suddenly become heavy.
Of course, air was air, and it could not suddenly become heavy.
Irin's eyes focused as he looked forward in the darkness.
In the empty training ground, under the moonlight, a golden-haired man in heavy armor stood with his back straight and his hands on his sword.
It was Homeros.
That [LV????] BOSS.
Homeros did not move.
Under the moonlight, he was like a sculpture with a perfect side profile.
The posture of looking up at the moon at a 45-degree angle gave people a sense of silent pretentiousness.
"I finally found you."
Irin thought.
He did not dare to be careless as he carefully entered the sand of the training ground and circled around Homeros. Seeing that Homeros' movements, expression, and breathing did not change, Irin became bolder.
Homeros' level was unimaginably high.
Although during the day on the city wall, Irin did not directly confront Homeros, but in that short period of time, Homeros gave Irin an unusual sense of pressure.
Although this kind of pressure could be explained as an illusion caused by the level suppression. But for some reason, Irin was more willing to believe that it was because of some special characteristics of Homeros that made him feel that "this BOSS was unusually strong."
What Irin was more worried about was that the effect of his talent skill would be weakened by the Epic level when the level difference was too big.
"My HP is too low. If I did not attack in 'non-combat mode,' I would not even be able to take one hit from this BOSS."
"But as long as he cannot break my [Stealth] mode, he is just an ordinary BOSS."
"I can try."
Irin did not dare to be careless.
The constitution of a BOSS was not the same.
Irin tortured the Moonlight Wolf King for an entire night. Although it was also a BOSS, it was at most a [Level 25] mini-boss in a low-level leveling area.
Moreover, it was a pregnant BOSS with a "weak breast."
In front of Irin, Homeros was just standing there, but he gave Irin a feeling that he did not know where to start.
Badump, badump, badump.
Irin's heart rate suddenly soared.
He could even hear his own heartbeat. It was very clear.
His hands, which were tightly holding the godly sword with question marks, were sweating.
"Am I scared …?"
"No."
"This game is too interesting!"
Irin suddenly smiled.
His smile was kind.
[Pursuing Shadow]!
[Shadow Execution]!
[Poisoned Dagger]!
A green dagger went straight for Homeros's head.
Homeros: "?"
The BOSS … turned green.
But Irin did not intend to let Homeros live.
In the past, Irin's combo would wait until the poison damage began to appear before he attacked.
But this time, because Homeros' level was too high, his standing posture gave Irin too much pressure. Yi Lin's shadow was practically sticking to the back of Homeros' head as she threw out a "throwing type" skill. Before the "poisoned" damage could even float up, Yi Lin's follow-up combo had already arrived without warning.
[Two Blade Fighting]!
[Concentration]!
[Poison Assassination]!
[Breathing Technique]!
[Shadow Breaking Strike]!
This seemingly simple attack contained all the abilities that Irin had currently mastered.
What was that saying again?
All Techniques Return to One …
It did not matter how many combo attacks there were.
Countless combo attacks, even if only one attack was formed in the end, as long as the damage was enough, then this attack would be the most powerful combo attack.
Irin did not pursue the special effect of "CoombX99." He only pursued a one-hit kill.
【-1】
The first thing that appeared above Homeros' head was the poison damage.
Then …
【-97】！
Almost immediately after the poison damage, the number that appeared was only a two-digit number.
But Irin's heart was filled with joy.
The defense was broken!
But because Irin did not enter "battle mode," the opponent's health bar did not appear. But for Irin, as long as he could cause damage and break the defense, it was enough!
"Hmm?"
Homeros, who was looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, froze his cold gaze. The moment the damage number popped up, his seemingly clumsy two-handed sword suddenly jerked backward and swung out a terrifying sword shadow.
There was a momentary pause in the moonlight that was falling straight down.
If someone were to look from the side at this moment, they would see such a magical scene. The long sword swept across the moonlight, and for a moment, the shadow of the sword actually cut the moonlight in half.
Hiss —
Irin's scalp instantly went numb, as if he had done a complete set of electrotherapy spa.
He did not naively throw a second set of combos at Homeros' head. Instead, he decisively activated [Shadow Kill] and [Shadow Stalking], turned into an undetectable shadow, and with a whoosh, dived into the ground again, completely disappearing.
【-1】
【-1】
【-1】
【-1】
On Homeros' head, green numbers popped up one by one.
The lonely Guardian Grand Knight of the Kingdom, the Sword Saint, the Ice Mountain Prince Charming, the dream lover of thousands of girls, the lifelong enemy of thousands of unmarried men in the Twin Lions Nation … That man, the man with countless titles, turned around and looked at the empty space behind him. His expression finally changed for a moment.
Homeros' eyebrows furrowed slightly into an arc.
He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if waiting for something.
Irin knew.
The boss was waiting for the "balance."
The balance that symbolized "fairness."
That was the rule of the Uranus game world.
All battles had to follow the "turn-based" system.
"The level gap is too big … and this heavy armor obviously has a high defense. My combo that could instantly kill the priest in the novice village only caused two-digit damage to him. This is the effect of that set of 'breathing technique.' If it wasn't for that mysterious' breathing technique ', maybe this slash wouldn't even have been able to break through Homeros' defense. "
This slash had already allowed Irin to roughly deduce the level gap between the two of them.
It was like a gap that could not be crossed in a short period of time.
But …
It could break through the defense …
It could cause damage …
That was enough!
Irin held his breath and focused in the shadows. He quickly changed his position and once again came behind Homeros, preparing to launch a second set of combo attacks.
But at this moment.
A sudden change occurred.
Homeros seemed to have noticed something.
He snorted coldly.
"Sword Saint Domain, Selfless Realm."
Hiss —
In an instant.
The cold Homeros suddenly lit up like an LED light bulb.
"What the f * ck?"
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