Assassin Job Change

At the sight of this All-Region Announcement, every assassin Player was so excited it was as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

After entering the class showcase, the scene rapidly changed, and the Players' view returned to that familiar wilderness.

At that moment, the Rune Warrior in the clearing had transformed into a figure clad in black skintight clothing, wearing a vicious ghost mask.

Class Introduction:

Curse Acolyte: Those willing to suffer curses, forsake their faith, and become Curse Acolyte practitioners who wield death. They draw the power of curses from pain; in their eyes, death is the true beginning.

Class Traits: Mastery of curse power and the ability to summon Curse Demons.

Equippable Weapon: Daggers.

Class Requirement: The initial class must be Assassin, and the Player must reach level 30.

As the introduction faded, the figure at the center moved.

"Hell Path – First Form: Night Slaughter."

The moment the words fell, a black circular magic array abruptly emerged beneath the Curse Acolyte's feet. Dense black mist poured out, accompanied by the shrieks of evil ghosts. Vaguely, withered black arms stretched out from within as if trying to seize something, only to quickly vanish again.

At the same time the array appeared, a three-meter-tall phantom of an evil ghost slowly condensed behind the Curse Acolyte.

The ghost had a blue face and vicious fangs, its entire body crimson red. It wielded an enormous blood-red blade and radiated a terrifying aura.

After the array disappeared, the Curse Acolyte slashed forward with his dagger. The Night Butcher Demon behind him mirrored his motion, violently swinging its blood blade forward. A crimson streak flashed past, carving a bottomless blade mark into the ground.

The scene then paused, and a skill description appeared.

Hell Path – First Form: Night Slaughter (Focus): Summons the Night Butcher Demon as a guardian apostle for 30 minutes. During this time, all damage dealt carries the power of Night Butcher, while damage received under Night Butcher's protection is reduced by 15%.

The skill description vanished, and the scene continued.

"Hell Path — Second Form: Avīci."

As the second skill activated, the Night Butcher Demon dispersed. Another array appeared beneath the Curse Acolyte's feet, while a phantom of the winged Avīci Demon condensed behind him.

With a violent flap of the Avīci Demon's wings, it actually carried the Curse Acolyte into the air.

Suspended in midair, the Curse Acolyte slashed forward with his dagger. The Avīci Demon phantom let out a low roar and shot toward the direction indicated by the dagger.

"Boom!"

The earth shook and the mountains trembled. A deep crater appeared in the bombarded area, with blazing flames burning within it.

"Tap."

As the Curse Acolyte descended, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and landed steadily.

Hell Path — Second Form: Avīci (Null): Summons the Avīci Demon as an attacking apostle for 1 minute. During this time, grants the ability to fly and allows the selection of an area as the Avīci Demon's attack target, dealing widespread destructive damage.

"Hell Path — Third Form: Prajñā Life-Sacrifice."

After the third skill was activated, a third array emerged on the ground.

What exceeded the expectations of every watching Player was that what appeared behind the Curse Acolyte was not an evil ghost, but a golden Buddha seated cross-legged atop a lotus.

At the same time, a demonstration figure appeared before the Curse Acolyte: a berserker wielding a massive silver greatsword.

"Hah!"

With the berserker's furious roar, he launched his attack.

Yet the Curse Acolyte merely cast him a cold glance before raising his dagger horizontally in front of him.

The advancing berserker suddenly froze in place. He struggled furiously, but he simply could not break free from the invisible restraint.

Then, a scene that stunned the Players unfolded. The Curse Acolyte raised his dagger and viciously stabbed it into his own chest.

"Pfft!"

What should have been a self-inflicted attack left the Curse Acolyte completely unharmed. Meanwhile, the distant berserker suddenly sprayed blood from his mouth, and a bloody hole appeared in his chest.

A cold smile appeared on the Curse Acolyte's face at the sight. This time, he moved the dagger to his own throat and ruthlessly drove it in.

At that moment, the golden Prajñā Buddha revealed a benevolent smile, like a kind savior delivering all living beings from suffering. Buddhist light flickered around it, and a massive swastika Buddhist seal hung high above its head.

On the distant berserker's neck, a bloody line gradually deepened. Then his body crashed to the ground and turned into black smoke.

Hell Path — Third Form: Prajñā Life-Sacrifice (Ultimate): One of the three ultimate paths. Transforms the user into a Prajña Demon for 1 minute. During this time, the user can restrain a selected target, while any damage inflicted upon the user is reduced by 85%; the selected target bears that portion of the damage instead.

After the showcase of the Eighteen Forms of Hell Path Demon Transformation ended, another Game Notification appeared:

Note: Curse Acolytes can master the Eighteen Forms of Hell Path Demon Transformation, possessing eighteen forms of attack. From low to high, they are divided into four grades: Focus, Null, Void, and Ultimate. Among them, the third, ninth, and eighteenth paths are ultimate evil paths and are extremely difficult to master. For details, consult a job change instructor.

After witnessing the Curse Acolyte job change, the Players went completely mad.

Strike Gold: Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Why did I feel like a Curse Acolyte who fully masters the Eighteen Hell Paths is even stronger than a Rune Warrior? That's terrifying! You can kill someone by killing yourself! That's invincible!!!

Ye Xue'er Is the Scariest: Ahhh! Let me change classes already! I want to control the Hell Path! It's so damn cool! Evil ghost phantoms fighting alongside you—how awesome is that? As expected, us great assassins are the game's favored children. We can casually insta-kill all those trash classes!

Crayon Shinchan: What about us mages? I can barely stop myself from raising my middle finger. Somebody come hold it down for me.

Assassin Creed: I'm going to find a job change instructor right now. I feel like I won't be able to sleep if I don't change classes immediately.

A Mammoth: Honestly, Curse Acolytes are insanely cool. They completely fulfill my fantasies, especially that phantom demon behind them. Looking for job change materials—I want to change classes immediately.

Black Witch: Nothing but tears when I talk about this. Where's the promised springtime for mages? Why are assassins so powerful? If this goes on into the late game, wouldn't us mages be guaranteed to die whenever we encounter an assassin who has mastered Hell Path — Third Form?

Jia Xu: Stop arguing. I did some calculations with my fingers, and our mage job change should be Athena. Once we successfully change classes, we'll become gods and one-shot the Earth with a single move.

A Mysterious Deity replied to Jia Xu: You calculated by pinching your philtrum, didn't you? Athena? Want me to throw in a few Cockroaches too and make you a Saint Seiya squad?

With the appearance of the Curse Acolyte job change, all assassin Players fell into a state of frenzied excitement.

In their eyes, the rise of assassins was inevitable. As long as they changed into Curse Acolytes and mastered the Eighteen Hell Paths, they would practically be invincible.

Yet reality always exceeded people's expectations. Upon seeing the job change requirements, every assassin Player burst into tears.