"Tell me— Wu Ming, how much did Liu Qiang that idiot spend to hire you? One thousand taels, two thousand taels? Or three thousand taels?"
"Five hundred taels!"
"Five hundred taels, hahaha, interesting, interesting. I hope you won’t regret too much when you die, dying for just five hundred taels, tsk tsk tsk."
Wu Ming’s hand gripping the mouse trembled, he swallowed, and said coldly, "Maybe the one who will die is you."
Xiao Jie smiled slightly; he could hear the fear in his opponent’s voice. As an experienced guild leader, not only is the game level important, but also it’s crucial to play mental tactics.
"At this point, stop talking nonsense. Actually, there’s still one way out for you. Just tell me everything about Liu Qiang, and I’ll let you go."
"How would I know." Wu Ming said annoyed, which was indeed not false. The bounty tasks from Mo Ying Hall were anonymous, maybe it wasn’t even Liu Qiang who placed the order.
As long as the money is received, the organization naturally issues assassination missions, and the assassins freely choose to accept them.
Who would know the client’s information?
Xiao Jie sighed, "Then that’s too bad. Since you’re of no value anymore, just go die. Tell me, will you suicide or shall I do it."
Wu Ming laughed out of anger, you really think you are the big villain here?
Telling me to commit suicide? No! He suddenly calmed down, the opponent’s such outlandish villain speech was clearly to provoke him, to lose his cool and act rashly...
This should have been his tactic, when hunting targets in the past as a Hunter, his study of the target’s psychology allowed him to always be one step ahead in battle.
Now the tables are turned. I’m seen as the prey.
No, the winner hasn’t been decided yet!
Wu Ming thought grimly in his heart.
Being used to poisoning and sneaking attacks, he was confused facing someone who didn’t fear these tactics. But still, he was faster than his opponent, and he hadn’t had the chance to display his martial skills. With the control immunity effect of the Infinite Golden Pill still active, he still had a chance to win.
But time was of the essence; once 60 seconds passed, and if the opponent puts two DEBUFFs on him, it would be over.
Moreover, he still had an ace up his sleeve.
Thinking of this, Wu Ming gathered his courage once again.
Suddenly, he raised both daggers left and right, crouched in a stance, readying a Charging forward rush.
Xiao Jie saw this and wasn’t surprised; people always struggle a little.
Are you trying to use your Big Move? Heh, I was hoping you would go all out.
Xiao Jie similarly positioned himself in a Charging stance with a hidden dagger.
The two stared at each other, the air seeming to freeze.
Both rapidly calculating in their minds the potential secret technique attack routes, timings, power of the opponent, and which move they should counter with, whether to strike first or retaliate, to clash head-on or dodge and counterattack.
It was like a cowboy duel from a Western movie, each focusing on the decisive strike that would determine the outcome.
Wu Ming realized this in his heart, that his greatest advantage was still his speed. The opponent had a reduction skill, so chipping away was pointless; better to unleash a killer Big Move, a single move to kill, to possibly win.
Xiao Jie’s mind was also racing. The opponent’s speed was too fast; if he used his Big Move too early and it didn’t immobilize the opponent, it would be a wasted move.
That would be his own death.
But on the other hand, if he activated it even 0.01 seconds late, the opponent’s Big Move could hit first, and if he got hit, his own secret technique would be interrupted.
Xiao Jie suddenly moved, his body fiercely swung the sword, initiating the Wind Roll Cloud action.
Haha, courting death!
Wu Ming felt a surge of ecstasy inside; that move could clear small monsters, but in a one-on-one duel, it had huge openings, and it required several turns to build up, not to mention the attack was not high.
Secret technique—Divine Demon Flash!
Swoosh! The dagger directly pierced through the figure of Hidden Moon Following Wind, still maintaining the spinning motion.
Not right! Why is there no damage?
The next second, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.
What—Wu Ming’s heart jumped, a strong fear surged over him; the opponent had tricked him out of his initiative, taking the advantage, and now was inevitably going to use his real Big Move.
Especially since Divine Demon Flash had a half-second sheathing action, in an ordinary fight, half a second was nothing, but at this moment, half a second was enough to determine life or death.
But why, what was that illusion just now? I’m the assassin here.
It turned out that Xiao Jie had only posed in the Wind Roll Cloud initial form and didn’t strike before directly using Phantom Traceless to forcefully cancel it. The figure that seemed to be charging at Wu Ming was merely the afterimage left by Phantom Traceless.
The opponent fell into the trap, Xiao Jie hadn’t used Phantom Traceless from the start of the fight just for this moment.
Secret technique—Illusion Shattering Bubble Shadow!
Moving shape... Wu Ming frantically pressed the Displacement Skills button, but still didn’t make it in time, his figure just starting to dash away but abruptly stopped in position.
What? Is the computer lagging? Just at this moment, damn—
The screen quickly returned to normal.
-597 (182 points of excessive damage)!
Wu Ming didn’t hesitate and darted away.
Now it was Xiao Jie’s turn to be dumbfounded, crap, he didn’t die?