Chapter 289 Assassin’s Ace: Shadow Shining Thorn!
"The legend (golden) is about to be born!"
OK.
Very good.
It was the big skeleton who cast the resurrection spell.
I have the reputation to get it!
Rosalia must have said something to someone in hell.
——She thought it was Baxter who resurrected her!
Shen Ye was a little embarrassed.
It's my fault for always causing a sensation in hell, but being too handsome is a helpless thing given by God, and there's nothing I can do about it.
To be honest——
In fact, I am also very curious about what the effect will be if the entry "Vampire Baby" reaches the gold level!
During the deep night of thought, Rosalia opened her eyes.
She got up from the ground, knelt on one knee, and saluted gratefully:
"grown ups!"
"Well, I need your help with something here." Shen Ye said.
"I will do my best to serve you!" Rosalia said.
"It's not convenient for me to go to Yongye City now. You can go there on my behalf to check out the powerful men who died recently and look for any suspicious clues from their relics."
"——The louder the noise, the better."
"Yes!" Rosalia said.
"By the way, this is for you."
Shen Ye handed her the badge of the captain of the Wuyu Guards.
——Work troubles were also handed over to this grateful subordinate.
"One more thing - if you find any information in Yongye City, tell Lord Mogahu directly."
"Understood."
Rosalia took the badge and immediately left the secret passage.
She used the assassin's shadow skills and quickly left the human position, heading in the direction of the Undead Empire.
"Can she do it?" the big skeleton said uncertainly.
Shen Ye said: "At least the direction I gave is correct, plus she is quite tenacious in doing things and will not give up easily. I guess-"
"80% hope to get the corresponding secret and then tell Mogahu directly, which will increase the persuasiveness."
"——Mogahu needs to be more vigilant about Jiuxiang."
In Yongye City, almost all of the powerful men who died recently were due to the fate trajectory scatter attack of the "Flag of the Nest".
The Banner of the Nest attacks all of Tianluo's companions.
Even Mogahu didn't escape.
What's more, it's Tian Luo's subordinates?
As long as there are any clues among Tianluo’s men, I believe that Rosalia will be able to track them down with her status as the “Captain of the Five Desire Guards”!
At that time, Mogahu may have some doubts.
As for myself——
"Mother Earth, can you find Karula's location?" Shen Ye asked.
"She is my messenger, I can sense her." Earth Mother said.
"good!"
——Go save Karula.
Thinking about it carefully, I still have to overcome all difficulties and save her first before talking about anything else.
He has inherited the Huntian Sect. The old Taoist once said that Yaotai is the strongest weapon bred by the planet to fight against the emperor species.
...Must get Yaotai!
Chen Ye couldn’t help but recall what Mogahu said:
“When I get it——”
"The existence of the dead planet only depends on my thoughts."
——Move faster!
We must grab the Yaotai before they discover everything!
Shen Ye walked out of the secret passage and looked around.
On the battlefield, the soldiers were sparse and looked very relaxed.
It seems that there has been no fighting recently.
Shen Ye was about to leave when he suddenly saw a hand stretched out from around the corner, making a vague "love you" gesture.
Brotherhood of Shadows!
Chen Ye patted his head and walked towards that hand.
I saw an ordinary-looking man standing at the corner and whispered:
"Lord St. Page."
"Well, what's wrong?" Shen Ye asked.
"His Royal Highness, along with the diplomatic mission's convoy, has entered the territory of the undead and has arrived at Eternal Night City."
"This trip is extremely dangerous. Do you want to get in touch with His Highness the Prince?"
"I'm going to help the prince!" Shen Ye said solemnly.
The man suddenly showed joy.
"Wait!"
"Is there anything else?"
"I have a special gift package for Assassin's Action here, please bring it with you!"
A leather bag was placed in front of Shen Ye and then opened, revealing the dagger and horse whistle inside.
Shen Ye took a deep breath, looked nostalgic, and said softly: "Assassin suit..."
"Yes, the battlefield assassin comes standard with a horse dagger set." The man looked serious and made a "love you" gesture again. "This set was just produced. The shelf life of the tactical camouflage dagger is two years. That horse dagger set I just graduated from drama school.”
Shen Ye pondered: "Forget about horses, after all, riding a human horse in the Empire of the Dead is too eye-catching. I'll keep the dagger - are there more daggers?"
"Yes, sir, how many do you want?"
"Four handfuls."
"Here, with your guarantee of His Highness the Prince's safety, we can all rest assured! The shadows will protect you!"
"Thank you."
Shen Ye took four tactical camouflage daggers, returned the opponent's "love you" gesture, and then slowly backed away.
Following the path into the dense forest, Shen Ye placed four tactical camouflage daggers on the ground.
The glimmer of light emerged and gathered into words:
"Tactical camouflage dagger."
"Special props, green (excellent) quality."
"To use: Lick it."
"Death disguise: When you pretend to be dead, you look like you are really dead."
"Poison smearing: Special poison is applied, and as long as you lick it casually, you will fake death (the poison has a shelf life of up to two years)."
It is indeed worth remembering.
When I first came to the nightmare world and came into contact with the Brotherhood of Shadows, I was recommended such a treasure.
Now it seems that this is indeed a good thing for assassins.
Otherwise, the other party would not take it out at this moment.
So--
"Fusion."
Shen Ye said softly.
The glimmer of light quickly gathered into more small words:
"You activated the power of the purple entry 'Vampire Baby'."
"The current four identical daggers began to fuse and produced an evolutionary effect."
"Done!"
The power of the Dharma Realm surged from the void and penetrated the four daggers on the ground like a wave.
A moment.
They all disappear.
A brand new, gray dagger appeared in front of Shen Ye.
"Shadow Disguise Dagger."
"Special props, blue (excellent) quality."
"To use: Lick it."
"Death Shell: When you play dead, you can choose your own death look."
"Constant toxin: The toxin on the blade will not expire. Just lick it casually and it will fake death."
Shen Ye looked at the dagger and pondered.
Think carefully——
He can open doors and run away during battle.
Although this can save lives, there is a drawback.
That means leaving the scene, not knowing what will happen next.
If you can pretend to be dead and stay where you are——
"Walk!"
He put away the dagger, speeded up, and returned to the human military camp again.
Find the Brotherhood of Shadows tent.
Go in.
I saw the ordinary-looking man sitting inside, studying the map with several assassins.
"St. Page!"
When several people saw Shen Ye coming in, they hurriedly stood up and stretched out their hands to make a "love you" gesture.
The difference is that if someone puts it next to their face, it means they haven’t seen you for a long time.
Someone puts the gesture on their chest, which means "I have been thinking of you in my heart."
Putting it on the stomach means "I would like to communicate with you further".
Shen Ye responded with the same brotherhood gesture and said:
"Everyone, I need more tactical camouflage daggers now. Do you still have them in stock here?"
The leading man said: "Actually, most of the tactical camouflage daggers are on the front line. If you need them, I will find them all."
He pulled out a wooden box from under the table at the back and placed a brand new dagger in front of Shen Ye.
Nine in total.
It's not enough... at least twelve more are needed before they can be fused.
"Do you have any on you?" Shen Ye asked.
"have!"
Several people took out their daggers and placed them in front of Shen Ye.
Exactly twelve.
It's all done now.
"Lord Page, are you planning to organize a team of assassins to go to Evernight City to pretend to be dead?" the man asked excitedly.
"Count me in, Master Page."
"Yes, I am also good at pretending to be dead, sir."
Several people said enthusiastically.
"Are you so confident?" Shen Ye couldn't help but ask.
"My lord, look—"
Several people took out a banner from behind the tent and saw that it read:
"Warm congratulations on the successful conclusion of the 15th Northern Battlefront Pretend to Die Competition."
"Organizer: Brotherhood of Shadows."
Shen Ye took a breath of cold air.
——This has become a competition?
So "playing dead" is actually a core skill in the assassin profession?
Awesome.
Looks like I have to revisit this skill.
"Brothers, I appreciate your kindness. When necessary, I will definitely call on you and serve the country!"
Shen Ye said.
Several assassins said in unison: "At your call at any time, Page!"
Shen Ye nodded, put away the dagger, reluctantly said goodbye to everyone, and left the human position.
Back to the woods.
Divide the twelve daggers into three groups of four.
All laid out on the floor.
Activate the purple entry "Vampire Baby".
The power of the Dharma Realm swept through all the daggers, and only twelve daggers were melted into three shadow camouflage daggers.
Put the previous dagger on it.
These are four daggers of the same blue quality.
The time has come to witness the miracle——
"Fusion."
Shen Ye said.
The power of the entry "Vampire Baby" exploded again, triggering the law world and instilling the law into the four daggers.
A moment.
Four daggers were missing.
A gray, inconspicuous-looking dagger lay quietly on the ground.
Fusion is complete!
The glimmer of light emerged into small words, floating next to the gray dagger:
"Shadow Shining Thorn."
"Special treasure, purple (one in ten thousand) grade."
"To use: Lick it."
"Death Dress Up: When you play dead, you can choose your own personalized 'death skin' and 'look'."
"Master of Anesthesia: The toxin on the blade will not expire. Just lick it casually and you will fake death. You can retain your consciousness and wake up at any time."
"Death's Reward: When you pretend to be dead, any damage will only be applied to your personalized death skin. Only after crushing the death skin will you begin to withstand attacks."
"—Try and die."
Shen Ye read it quickly and was filled with doubts.
What do you mean by "death skin" and "look"?
Try it!
He picked up the dagger, licked it, and suddenly fell to the ground.
Snap.
The moment he hit the ground, he turned into a knight wearing tattered armor. He was hit by seven or eight arrows in the back, and blood was flowing.
A shimmer appeared in small letters:
"Current Death Skin: Death's Field Knight."
"Current appearance: Killed by an arrow in the back."
A bit interesting...
Can I choose death skin?
Following Shen Ye's thoughts, he suddenly turned into a skinny magician again!
Still in the shape of an arrow in the back!
——Change your look!
Half of the magician's body was cut open by a sharp blade, and he lay on the ground, dead.
Shen Ye canceled the skin and styling, got up from the ground, and fell into deep thought.
Can the skin be changed to other races?
Grab the dagger and take another lick.
Crash--
The bones were scattered on the ground, and the ghostly soul fire in the cracked skull's eye sockets quickly extinguished.
You can also become undead!
So strong!
This dagger is not strong in the traditional sense.
But when it comes to pretending to be dead, it has reached a master level!
However, all this is due to——
"Vampire baby".
This entry has extremely powerful magic power in fused items!
It seems that we need to find a way to continue to upgrade it.
While Shen Ye was thinking about it, he suddenly felt something and pulled out the magic letter paper.
A line of words appeared above:
"I heard you were looking for me?"
Prince Norton!
Shen Ye immediately wrote: "Where are you? I'll meet you."
"Eternal Night City, Diplomatic Mission Building."
Have you really arrived in Yongye City?
Shen Ye was surprised.
Where Jiuxiang is, maybe Mogahu is also there!
“Wait for me—I’ll be right back!”
He hurriedly collected the magic letter, looked at the direction, and took off into the sky.
Less than half an hour.
He arrived at the border of the Undead Empire and landed by the stream.
"Why don't you leave? Do you want to give up Baxter's identity?" asked the big skeleton.
"Yes, Jiuxiang is in Yongye City now, and Mogahu is probably there too. If I go there directly, it will look too eye-catching." Shen Ye said.
"You want to enter Eternal Night City as a human? You are not an outside mission, you will be arrested directly." The big skeleton said. "So now I need your help."
"What?"
"——I remember that you undead can also send messages."
"right."
"Shall we send a courier?"
"What is express delivery?"
"Just send the things to Yongye City."
"Of course you can mail other things, but if you send a living person, other undead may steal it."
"It's done."
"Huh? Is it done?"
After a few minutes.
An inconspicuous skeleton came to the undead town on the border, found the messenger, and paid a large sum of bone coins.
Sending something is simple.
The address is also very reliable.
Nothing to say——
The messenger looked at the pile of bone coins, stamped the "expedited" postmark directly, opened the freight transmission array, and transmitted the package to Yongye City.
Evernight City.
Courier Transport Agency.
A package marked "expedited" was picked up.
After repeated inspections, they were put back.
Then a courier took the package and delivered it to the hotel where the diplomatic mission was staying.
"A package from Viscount Guangwa to Prince Norton?"
Two bodyguards and an assassin inspected the package.
Everything works fine.
The package finally reached the hands of the prince's chief court mage, Eudria.
The contents of the package were so simple that Yudria just took a glance at them and understood what was in the package without even using any spells.
To be cautious, Yudria still lost her reconnaissance technique.
The package is unresponsive.
She then got up, walked to the door of the prince's room, and knocked on the door.
Things are being discussed inside.
"What's up?"
Prince Norton's voice sounded.
"Viscount Guangwa sent a package."
"he?"
"Yes, I've seen it, there shouldn't be any danger."
"Bring it in!"
"yes."
The package was placed on the table.
As for Prince Norton——
He was sitting on the spacious and comfortable sofa, drinking coffee and reading a piece of information.
All the staff were gathered around.
"My lord, there is a package from a viscount. There is no need to look at it."
One staff member suggested.
"Yes, it must be those guys who are at both ends of the spectrum. Seeing that His Majesty did not punish you, they quickly came to curry favor with you."
"No need to say more," said Prince Norton, "open it immediately, I want to see what is inside."
An assassin opened the package with his own hands.
Only an ordinary makeup mirror appeared in front of everyone.
The assassin picked up the mirror, played with it carefully, and said: "Your Highness, this is just an ordinary mirror."
"This is strange. Come, let me take a look." Prince Norton took the mirror and observed it carefully.
That's right.
It is indeed an ordinary mirror.
"Where did it come from?" Prince Norton asked.
"Undead Border Town, a very small town." Yudria said.
"...What the hell? He really can't just say something if he has something to say?" Prince Norton sighed.
suddenly.
A voice sounded from behind everyone:
"It's okay, I just came to see you."
In the room, everyone turned around together——
"Peppa!"
"St. Page!"
"——It's Mr. Page, who was granted the title of Prince, and he's here too!"
The crowd became noisy.
Shen Ye was seen squatting on the window sill outside the room, looking at everyone with a smile.
——Legendary Assassin, Lord St. Page!
How did he appear?
No idea at all!
A sense of respect arose in everyone's hearts.
——The strong are always respected.
Someone got up hurriedly and went to open the window.
Shen Ye jumped into the room.
In fact, to be honest, the whole process is actually very simple.
The profession of "unborn master" allows people to exist in the mirror.
Enter the mirror first.
Let the big skeleton do the mailing.
Upon arrival, look in the mirror at the window pane.
Transform yourself into the windowpane.
Come out of the windowpane.
Squatting on the windowsill and saying: "hi~"
It's that simple.
But if you don't understand the principles of the profession of "unprajna", you will be confused.
——In the final analysis, no one should have seen this profession.
After all, even the giant cosmic insect of the emperor species was caught.
"Where did you come from!" Prince Norton asked in surprise.
"Do you believe me when I say it's a mirror?"
"I know that you assassins have many methods, but don't mention it when they appear in the mirror. I'm not a child!"
"Well, I don't know your specific location, so I sent a package and followed the courier to find it."
Right, this should be the truth.
Everyone nodded secretly.
Shen Ye smiled and exchanged greetings with everyone.
"I have something to tell Page alone. Please step aside first." Prince Norton said.
Everyone got up knowingly and left the room.
Only Norton and Shen Ye were left.
Norton suddenly pulled out a short sword and stabbed Shen Ye.
Shen Ye blocked it with a knife.
Norton stabbed with his sword continuously, but was blocked by Shen Ye again.
"So hardworking?" Shen Ye smiled.
"I didn't open the Dharma, so you can deal with it easily." Norton said.
A faint golden light emitted from his body, all of which was poured into the dagger.
A powerful wave of power emanated from the sword's edge.
The next moment.
Before attracting anyone else's attention, Norton suddenly sheathed his sword with a clang.
"How?" he asked.
"No, it's still far away." Shen Ye said truthfully.
It is true that his own strength is not very good.
But with more knowledge, my horizons are really high.
"Hmph, your strength is average, why should you say I'm far behind." Norton was unhappy.
strength……
Shen Ye glanced at the void.
The frequency of small shimmering words popping up is not as high as before, but every few minutes, prompts such as "Strength +0.5" and "Comprehension +0.7" will still appear.
Tianluo's power has not been fully absorbed yet!
"Your target is not me, but the guy who killed your father - has your bloodline awakened?" Shen Ye said.
"I used the blood-burning secret technique. The bloodline is awakening and it will take a while." Prince Norton said.
Shen Ye understood.
——He wanted to avenge his father so much.
Killing Jiuxiang is too far off.
But liberating the Earth Mother requires his help.
"How long will it take for you to fully awaken?" Shen Ye asked.
"I don't know - if the situation is good, it will be very soon; if the talent is not enough, there will be no hope in your life." Prince Norton said.
"What is the principle behind your bloodline awakening?" Shen Ye asked.
"Remove the impurities in the blood, infinitely activate the magic power of the blood, and use the power of the magic pattern to revive the divine blood and ignite the divinity." Prince Norton said.
Shen Ye nodded.
Didn't understand.
However, Norton must wake up.
Only by gathering the power of the three gods can the cage that seals the Earth Mother be opened.
"I have a question." Shen Ye said.
"explain."
"Where did you get that death disguise cloak?"
"Not useful?"
"It's easy to use, almost too easy to use, so I'm very curious about its origin."
——When I was dressed as a vampire, no one could tell the difference!
It’s simply an artifact!
Norton smiled and said: "That is a treasure passed down from our family. A long time ago, our family actually came from the divine world."
"Why are you in the nightmare world?" Shen Ye asked.
"According to family records, on the way to escape, we found that a world suddenly appeared in this void, and there was a complete ecosystem that could allow us to survive, so the whole family stayed in this world."
"The cloak is one of the heirlooms of our family. It is said that even the strongest men in the ninth level of the Dharma Realm cannot see through it."
"If something goes wrong, I'm going to escape to the world of the dead and become a vampire." Prince Norton said.
Shen Ye suddenly realized.
No wonder this kid has hidden so many bone coins and so many undead armors.
He has already prepared his escape route!
"You are willing to give it to me." Shen Ye said with emotion.
"It's not because you saved my life. I think I can take a gamble. After all, I am more adaptable to life in the human world."
Norton said, stood up and picked up a few invitations from the table on one side.
"When I came to the Undead Empire this time, several major undead forces sent me invitations, hoping that I would go to the banquet."
"The count of the Pale Shadow, the skeletons of the Soul-Forging Sacred Bones, the night undead of the Dark Rose, and of course His Royal Highness the Regent."
"They seem to be on their own side."
"Page, which party do you think I should get closer to?"
Shen Ye walked to the window and looked out at the bustling Street of the Dead.
The voice of the Lord of the Underworld, Mikte Tikasiva, sounded quietly:
"The Earth Mother asked me to tell you that Karula is in the castle of the Marquise. The Marquise belongs to the forces of the Night Undead."
"It's best to find a way to meet the Marquise and see if she is Jiu Xiang's subordinate, or she is Jiu Xiang!"
Shen Ye thought for a while, then turned back to Norton and said:
"You need the goodwill of the regent, otherwise you will be killed in an instant."
"Really or not," Norton said in disbelief, "I am the prince of the human race. If he kills me, isn't he afraid of triggering a world war?"
"He is the strongest and doesn't care about anything in this world - Your Highness, you must listen to me this time." Shen Ye said seriously.
"...So dangerous?" Norton hesitated.
In fact, he can distinguish between truth and falsehood, and at this time he already knows that the other person is telling the truth.
"That's right, don't be careless. Even if it's a false promise, you have to get along with him happily - this is to save your life." Shen Ye said.
"But what if he doesn't accept me?" Norton asked.
"Tell me as soon as you go that you are friends with Vampire Long Wu Baxter, a life-long friendship. Baxter recommends that you come to see him and ask His Highness the Regent what you need. The human race will definitely support you," Shen Ye said.
Norton mused.
He dressed up as Baxter in a cape?
Even the Regent of the Undead Empire wants to betray Baxter?
It seems that Page has done a lot of work in private.
"...He's going to ask me how I know Baxter?" Norton asked.
"Internet friends - no, we should start as pen pals," Shen Ye took out the magic letter paper, "After meeting each other, we gradually became good brothers."
Norton pulled out an invitation and looked at the time on it.
"The time is almost up. Since you said so, I will no longer hesitate and go to see the regent first!"
"There's one more thing I want to trouble you with."
"What?"
"Send a gift of sufficient size to the Marquise."
…
Half an hour later.
A mirror sculpted from gold appeared on the table of the Marquise Chatelet.
The butler inspected the gifts as usual.
——Gifts are of course no problem.
But the matter of the prince's gift was not reported.
Because the Marquise never cared about such things.
The mirror was moved directly into her collection room and covered with a thick dust-proof cloth along with other treasures.
The door closes.
Everything goes quiet.
For a while.
"Can you sense Karula?" Shen Ye asked.
"About southwest of the castle."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
"But I want to remind you one thing."
"What?"
"This place is full of dead people - souls whose souls have gone to hell, leaving only their remains here."
Shen Ye jumped out of the mirror, lifted the dustproof cloth, and looked around carefully.
"Ah...I feel it..."
He opened the door gently.
The melodious sound of the flute suddenly came.
Listening carefully to the sound of this flute, people's spirit will slowly relax and their body and mind will be peaceful.
Shen Ye narrowed his eyes.
A wave of sleepiness surged into my mind, but it quickly receded.
Immediately afterwards.
The whole person became energetic.
"It's Karula - she's aware of everyone listening to the flute, she already knows you're coming, so the quiet effect of the music avoids you."
The voice of Mother Earth sounded.
"I'm going to find her right now!"
(End of chapter)