Chapter 228 – Killing Clear Sky (1/2)

Chapter 228 – Killing Clear Sky

When they saw Nie Yan disappear, everyone’s hearts suddenly tightened.

With his ability to hide under stealth, Nie Yan was undoubtedly worthy of his reputation. Trying to keep track of him was truly a difficult task. This was the Mad Rogue, after all! If he took action, he definitely wouldn’t fail!

“Everyone attack!” Clear Sky roared. His underlings charged at their enemies, but he was still worried. Nie Yan’s abrupt disappearance left him rather uneasy. He couldn’t help but suspect that Nie Yan was coming after him.

He had hundreds of Azure Falling Sky players in close formation around him, creating a solid line of defense. Plus, Clear Sky himself was in the densest part of this massive army. Even the Mad Rogue wouldn’t be able to threaten him here!

“Priests, Illuminate!”

“Paladins, Eyes of the Divine!”

All of the Azure Falling Sky players began to nervously call for skills that would reveal a player in stealth. Rays of light bounced up and down in various places as they tried to locate Nie Yan.

Right there!

A Priest noticed an approaching silhouette five meters away from himself, but had no time to react. His comrades beside him hadn’t even seen anything before the shadow passed by him. He leapt back in terror, feeling a dagger stab into his throat.

Horrified by the thought that he had just lost his life, the Priest instinctively grabbed at his throat only to find that it was completely fine. It was just his imagination fueled by fear. The dagger had swiped within centimeters of his throat as Nie Yan passed by.

Nie Yan missed on purpose to scare him and then brushed past without actually attacking. If he really attacked, then his stealth would break.

This intimidation proved to extremely effective. The Priest, despite having noticed the other, didn’t dare to wantonly draw attention to Nie Yan. If the Mad Rogue was irked by him, he could die without ever seeing where the attack came from!

Nie Yan threaded through dozens of players in a blur. He flashed by so quickly that none of them even had the chance to start an attack. His speed reached the apex as he left the Azure Falling Sky elites behind.

This was the speed of a Shadow Dancer!

When one’s speed and evasion reached a certain point, they would form a certain resonance. By complementing each other perfectly, both would soar to even higher levels!

This was the ultimate manifestation of the system’s data. When an object was in movement, it could enter a state of resonance. The system used its unique method to simulate a virtual universe that was very close to reality. The laws of physics within were all determined by its calculations. Gravitational acceleration, kinematics, the rules of magic, and even one’s strength, intelligence, and dexterity all followed the directives of the system. Additionally, it even defined an extremely rich history, the detailed Atlanta Continent, and the rest of the game’s universe. This was the mesmerizing world of Conviction.

When a player advanced into their ultimate profession, they would have an opportunity to comprehend the natural laws of this virtual world.

All these laws were manifested from immense amounts of data.

After comprehending these laws, you could utilize the virtual world’s data to bring about maximum power. Where a regular player might only be able to add two statistics to show off their powers, an ultimate class player would be able to use a connection between the two in the laws in order to multiply those statistics. These players’ multiplications would result in far greater results than mere additions could possibly achieve.

Different classes would unravel different mysteries. Warriors pursued the peak of strength, Mages sought the greatest magic resonance, Paladins prayed for the holy light, and Shadow Dancers moved towards the ultimate speed.

An expert player had to calculate the most optimum method with data! Only by using data could you maximize your power!

This was the mystery Nie Yan had comprehended about Shadow Dancers!

Nie Yan, having sidestepped another line of Azure Falling Sky players, closed in on Clear Sky like a shadow. The feeling of speed transforming into more under the soles of his feet gave Nie Yan a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment.

However, even after comprehending the skill of the Shadow Dancer, there were still higher mountains to climb.

Nie Yan recalled the videos he’d seen of Shadow Dancers running rampant in the past. One after another they flashed through his mind, their footsteps superimposing onto his own as he ran.

Such a thrilling feeling!

Nie Yan suddenly recalled a move that many of the Shadow Dancers of the past liked to flaunt: Dance of Death!

While running swiftly, they would lighten their breathing and perfect their hiding. While the opponent was still completely unaware, they would strike from behind to do massive damage! Just like the scythe of Death, quietly reaping the foe.

Nie Yan slowed down a little. Although he was no longer at his fastest speed, his movements became more erratic and evasive.

“He’s there! Stop him!”

A couple of Paladins saw a faint figure with their Eyes of the Divine. Activating Indomitable Will, they moved forward to intercept him. However, by the time they had taken their first steps, they found that they were no longer looking at their target.

By the time they charged over, he was long gone.

Nie Yan smirked to himself as he easily dodged between the Paladins.

“Where’d he go?”

“I dunno.”

Clear Sky himself activated the Eyes of the Divine as well. From the corner of his eye, an indistinct blur registered about sixty meters to his left. When he turned his head to look more closely, it was already gone. Having seen that Nie Yan still had to cross such a large distance layered with Priests and Paladins, Clear Sky looked away as his shoulders loosened a fraction.

Just as Clear Sky relaxed, one of his subordinates gave a startled shout from the right. A figure could be seen ramming through Azure Falling Sky players on his way towards him.