Just as the blade was about to strike.
Shi Feng quickly activated Sword Control Return to Heaven, blocking the sneak attack. If an Assassin's ambush hit him, he would be stunned for 3 seconds—long enough for a skilled Assassin to kill a MT at half HP. And Assassins had more than one stun skill; once stunned, you'd be stunned to death.
"Get lost!"
Shi Feng shouted, pulling back and swinging his sword in a sweeping strike.
The Abyssal hummed with an explosive roar as it cut through the air.
"Interesting."
The dark figure reacted quickly, flipping over like a swallow, barely grazing the Abyssal. His arm lashed out like a whip, and the gleaming dagger stabbed toward Shi Feng's back again. The entire motion was fluid and seamless.
"You're asking for it!"
But Shi Feng completely ignored the stabbing dagger. Blood Edge had already swung out, transforming into four sword shadows aimed at the figure's vital points. He was very confident in his attack power.
The dark figure was startled. He hadn't expected Shi Feng to be so decisive—giving up defense to force a mutual injury. He quickly swung his other dagger to block.
Clang, clang, clang...
Sparks flew in the air.
The figure was knocked back two yards by Shi Feng's immense strength, stumbling three steps before regaining his balance. He stared at Shi Feng in shock.
"You really didn't disappoint me." The figure let out a low, cold laugh.
He had no idea how Shi Feng had so much strength. Moreover, Shi Feng had sensed the attack before it landed, reacting instantly. And at the moment of impact, he chose to attack without hesitation, forcing the figure to defend. This was the first time his sneak attack had failed in a virtual game.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng was also shocked. This dark figure was an assassin among assassins—silent, deadly, with extremely practiced killing techniques and incredible speed. He had even followed Shi Feng all the way here without being detected. If not for the killing intent that leaked a moment before the attack, Shi Feng would have been hit.
The figure was wrapped in a black hooded cloak, his face completely unreadable. The cloak was also special—observation skills were useless against it, and even his name couldn't be seen.
Shi Feng glanced at the system notification.
System: Red-name player Jue Tian has attacked you.
The cloak could fool observation skills and hide the red name, but it couldn't fool the system.
Shi Feng saw the name Jue Tian—he had never heard of it—but based on his skill, he was certainly no nobody.
"This failure was because I wasn't prepared enough. Next time I come, I'll definitely take your life." With that, Jue Tian turned to flee.
"Where do you think you're going!" Shi Feng stabbed forward with Wind Chasing Sword.
Once an Assassin showed himself, his combat power was halved. Since Jue Tian wanted to kill him, Shi Feng naturally wouldn't let him go. He'd kill him first and deal with everything else later. He didn't want an enemy constantly following him, wanting his life.
The Abyssal followed on the wind, stabbing toward Jue Tian's back in an instant.
As if expecting this, Jue Tian spun around, his silver dagger flicking up with minimal effort to deflect Shi Feng's sword, while the other silver dagger stabbed toward Shi Feng's abdomen.
Kidney Blow!
The combo points accumulated from the previous chain of attacks were enough to stun a player for over 4 seconds.
Shi Feng hadn't expected Jue Tian to pull off a sudden counterattack. He quickly twisted into a sideways roll, dodging the Kidney Blow, but Jue Tian's dagger followed closely, stabbing toward Shi Feng's back.