Encountering Assassination

After the loot was distributed, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng bid farewell to Ye Yu Fei Fei and the others and departed.

Watching the direction Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng left, Ye Yu Fei Fei's expression calmed considerably. She muttered to herself, "Yan Hua Yi Leng truly lives up to their reputation as the 'Goddess of Wisdom' in the online gaming world; their command ability is exceptional. If our people hadn't acted on their own, we wouldn't have suffered any losses at all. Also, Ye Luo Zhi Qiu is a master, very formidable. It's a shame we can't recruit him to our guild."

"Second Miss, you have good judgment. You stopped us, otherwise, I fear we would have offended both a master and a major guild," Ye Yu Kuang Ren said, feeling fortunate.

"Remember not to easily offend anyone. After all, one never knows what opportunities they might encounter in the game," Ye Yu Fei Fei said. She then reiterated her instructions, "Pass down the word: tell everyone in the Night Rain Family not to offend Ye Luo Zhi Qiu and Yan Hua Yi Leng. If they need help, offer assistance if the situation allows."

Nodding, Ye Yu Kuang Ge and the others relayed the message. Afterward, wasting no more time, they continued to hunt monsters.

Meanwhile, Yan Hua Yi Leng, while walking, traded the Wolf King Ring to Ye Luo. She said calmly, "I got the better deal this time, acquiring that bow and the wolf king hide."

"What are you talking about, getting the better deal? Whoever needs it can use it. If you become stronger, it'll be easier for us to kill monsters," Ye Luo replied as he accepted the ring. Then, something came to mind, and he added, "Tailor Zhang needs 12 hours to craft Bronze Grade equipment. I'll send the wolf king hide to him now, so we can get the equipment sooner."

"I'll go. My speed is faster than yours," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Without hesitation, she turned back towards Novice Village.

Equipping the ring and adding 5 free attribute points to Strength, Ye Luo's Attack Power reached 172-183, a significant increase. He tested his attack on a Young Demon Wolf, and a yellow damage number of '360' appeared, depleting nearly a fifth of the wolf's Health Points.

"My goodness, just a normal attack deals almost 400 damage. Doesn't that mean I can kill a Young Demon Wolf in just five or six hits?" Ye Luo exclaimed in surprise, looking at the damage numbers.

With a Slash + normal attack + Combo Attack, the Young Demon Wolf lost over 1300 Health Points. Another casual attack later, the wolf turned into experience, which Ye Luo absorbed.

"My two Active Skills are still at the beginner level. I need to level them up as soon as possible to increase their power," Ye Luo thought to himself. With this in mind, he found a few more demon wolves to attack.

And so, Ye Luo used his skills as soon as their cooldowns were finished, and one by one, the Young Demon Wolves fell to his attacks. However, he was already level 11, and the experience required for leveling up was immense, making the experience gained from killing these wolves rather small.

"Killing these demon wolves is no longer a challenge. Once Yan Hua returns, we can go deal with the Demonized Scorpions," Ye Luo mused. He then checked the system time: "It's 8 PM now. There are still four or five hours until the Toad King respawns. I should set a reminder, just in case someone else kills it."

With Ye Luo's current strength, he no longer cared about the Toad King itself. However, he was very interested in upgrading the Jade Poison Bead to a higher tier. Although it was an extra piece of equipment, the stronger, the better.

While practicing his skills, Ye Luo suddenly sensed something unusual in his surroundings. His years of honed alertness immediately prompted him to act: he cautiously scanned his surroundings, his long sword ready to unleash a skill.

After a long moment, seeing that the area was empty, Ye Luo frowned slightly. "Something's not right. There's definitely someone around. Could it be that Stealth Skill Yan Hua mentioned? There are Assassin players nearby!"

As he was thinking this, Yan Hua Yi Leng arrived from a distance. Seeing Ye Luo's vigilance, she instantly entered combat mode.

"Assassins nearby?" Yan Hua Yi Leng switched to the private chat channel. "Can you pinpoint their location?"

"The game is slightly different from reality. I can't lock onto them yet, only sense their general vicinity," Ye Luo replied, then looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng with interest. "Are they enemies of your Misty Pavilion?"

Ye Luo had only recently entered the game and hadn't offended anyone, so he was certain these people weren't his enemies.

"They should be enemies of just the two of us," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly.

Ye Luo, being sharp, immediately understood. He shook his head. "Innocent people are often persecuted for their wealth. Many people saw us distributing the loot. It seems they don't dare to attack the Night Rain Family, thinking we're easy targets..."

"Your Defense should be around 70 points now, and your Attack around 170," Yan Hua Yi Leng asked, though her tone was quite certain. "Without at least 4 Assassins attacking you simultaneously, they couldn't kill you instantly, and you could likely kill them with a single skill. Therefore, there's no need for us to tangle with them. Let's go level up by hunting monsters."

"Don't worry, these few little assassins can't get within 5 meters of me," Ye Luo said confidently, muttering under his breath, "I didn't expect this game to be so realistic, even intuition and killing intent can be manifested in-game."

"Aside from the rigid settings, this game is almost indistinguishable from reality," Yan Hua Yi Leng stated calmly. Then, ignoring the assassins, she continued heading north.

While staying alert to their surroundings and on the move, the two occasionally killed monsters they encountered. With their combined efforts, especially under Yan Hua Yi Leng's Ice Spirit Power slowing them down, almost no monsters could get close to them. They killed them without any losses.

A few minutes later, Yan Hua Yi Leng stopped. She said calmly, "I can also sense people following us. These individuals are surprisingly patient. It seems they must be professional assassins from the online gaming world. It appears those assassin organizations have also entered this game."

"There are professional assassin organizations in the online gaming world? That's quite interesting," Ye Luo remarked, then changed his tone. "I wonder if any of my old acquaintances have entered the game, and if they tried to assassinate me now, could I still resist?"

As they were talking, Ye Luo's heart suddenly stirred, and he unleashed a Slash in the direction five meters behind him.

A massive sword-shaped phantom slashed forward. With a thump, a yellow damage number of '380' appeared, and a figure in black materialized out of thin air.

The person was an Assassin who had put all their points into Agility. They were level 10 with only a little over 400 Health Points. Ye Luo's single attack had left them critically injured, filling them with dread.

Simultaneously with Ye Luo's attack, he called out, "Yan Hua, 7 meters diagonally to my right rear, and 8 meters to my left rear."

Yan Hua Yi Leng instantly understood. Raising her Wolf Fang Bow, an energy arrow imbued with Ice Spirit Power whistled through the air. Another figure in black then emerged from the void, but under Yan Hua Yi Leng's attack, they were left with only over 100 Health Points.

The interval between bow attacks was 2.2 seconds. However, Yan Hua Yi Leng had invested all her points into Agility, making her attack frequency similar to that of a Swordsman. Two seconds later, she attacked again, and another black silhouette appeared out of thin air.

After their offensive actions, the names above Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng's heads also became visible. Their usual green names had turned gray, the color indicating they had initiated combat. Those attacked would not suffer the red name penalty for retaliating within 10 minutes.

In the Heavenly Tribulation Game, initiating a kill would incur a sin value, and the name would turn red. There would also be additional penalties upon death.

However, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng didn't care. They looked at the three figures who had revealed themselves and saw the names above their heads: 'Ye Ban San Geng', 'Ji Ming Gou Dao', and 'Yue Gao Feng Hei'.

By common sense, Assassins would activate their Backstab skill after revealing themselves. However, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng were positioned further back, a good seven to eight meters away. The range of an Assassin's Backstab was only 5 meters, making it impossible for them to use it.

Even if they could, they wouldn't. They were already critically injured, and their Stealth skill was on cooldown. Without any life-saving skills, they had no confidence in winning.

"As expected, they're from an Assassin organization," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly. She looked at Ye Luo. "They're quite well-known on the Assassin leaderboard, ranking within the top ten thousand. Especially Yue Gao Feng Hei, who was ranked 1732 not too long ago. Not bad."

There were tens of thousands of players on the Assassin leaderboard, yet Yan Hua Yi Leng recognized these individuals at a glance, demonstrating her incredible memory.

"As expected of Yan Hua Yi Leng, to recognize us at a glance," Yue Gao Feng Hei said, looking at Yan Hua Yi Leng and Ye Luo with a hint of helplessness in his expression. "I didn't expect our first job to fail. However, failing at Miss Yan Hua's hands isn't exactly shameful."

"That sounds nice, but the others were waiting to ambush us," Ye Luo said calmly, a hint of playfulness in his tone. "As expected of professional assassins, using every trick in the book."

"This brother is quite remarkable. To be able to clearly sense our positions... At this stage, there shouldn't be any items or skills capable of detecting invisibility, right?" Ye Ban San Geng asked, his expression full of confusion. "May I ask how you discovered us?"

His tone was quite sincere, as if seeking advice.

"You've been following us for so long, it would be strange if I couldn't sense you," Ye Luo thought to himself. However, he wouldn't reveal something as vague as a sixth sense. He pointed to the ground beneath Ye Ban San Geng and the others. "Even though you're invisible, the leaves and grass under your feet still reveal your presence. You should pay special attention to this in the future."

Looking at the grass that was subtly different from its surroundings due to being stepped on, Ji Ming Gou Dao and the others immediately understood. Yue Gao Feng Hei gave a wry smile and said, "It seems we've truly encountered a master. We admit defeat this time. Brothers, you should retreat first. In the future, if it's not necessary, don't accept any more assassination missions targeting Ye Luo Zhi Qiu."

Following Yue Gao Feng Hei's words, faint rustling sounds could be heard. Ye Luo sensed that those individuals had retreated, but his vigilance did not subside.

"Brother Ye Luo, our mission has failed. We'll accept whatever punishment you deem fit," Ye Ban San Geng said, appearing ready to be at their mercy.

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