Powerful Phantom Assassin

The Phantom Assassin named Sarah bowed slightly to Cao Xing, the two Shadow Blades in her hands emitting a chilling cold light.

Cao Xing nodded, "Welcome to the fold, Sarah Blade Dance."

Sarah showed no reaction.

Liu Muxue then softly said, "Welcome, Sarah."

Hearing the voice, the aloof Phantom Assassin turned her gaze to Liu Muxue and replied, "Thank you, beautiful lady. Sarah Blade Dance is at your service."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes from the side.

This Phantom Assassin was a bit cold, only responding to Liu Muxue and ignoring him.

However, he was already accustomed to the cold reactions of new recruits when they were first recruited. A faint smile touched his lips.

Then, Cao Xing checked the attributes of this Phantom Assassin.

Phantom Assassin: Sarah Blade Dance Race: Dark Elf Level: 20 (7613/100000) (Tier 2 Elite Creature)

Health: 6713 (Equipment Bonus)

Attack Power: 731~754 (Weapon Bonus)

Armor: 134~151 (Equipment Bonus)

Attributes: Strength 234, Agility 307, Spirit 227, Constitution 251

Skills: Hindering Dagger (Throws a dagger, dealing 130% of attack power as damage to the enemy, and reducing the enemy's Agility by 135. Cooldown: 180 seconds.)

Phantasmal Invisibility (Blurs your form and hides your presence. While stealthed, increases dodge chance by 30% and movement speed by 20%. Duration: 5 minutes. Cooldown: 8 minutes.)

Gift of Release (When attacking, has a 30% chance to deal 225% damage, a 15% chance to deal 315% damage, and a 5% chance to deal 432% damage.)

Talent: Shadow Body (While stealthed, grants an additional 15% dodge rate.)

Bond: Assassin (When there are 3 or more Assassins in the party, the trigger chance of Gift of Release increases by 5%. When there are 10 or more, the trigger chance increases by 10%.)

Satiety: 63

Loyalty: 59

Disguised astonishment appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Clearly, this was a terrifying existence.

With nearly seven hundred attack power, a casual critical hit could rival Bullet's gunshot.

If Gift of Release triggered, the damage from that single strike could cleave the enemy's skull clean off.

Cao Xing exclaimed at this moment, "This isn't an assassin, it's practically a berserker! One strike and they're toast!"

However, even though Sarah was strong now.

With Cao Xing's permanent talent buff, she could be elevated several more tiers.

Thus, Cao Xing looked at Sarah with great interest and said, "Sarah, I am now going to bestow a blessing upon you. Are you willing to accept it?"

Sarah parted her lips, puzzled, "Blessing?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Yes."

Sarah didn't answer, seeming hesitant.

Firstly, she didn't trust this new Lord. Secondly, she felt that with his weak strength, what powerful blessing could he possibly bestow upon her?

After waiting for a moment, Sarah finally nodded gently, "Yes, please bestow your blessing upon me."

Then, without Cao Xing needing to say anything.

Ilena applied Serpentfolk Berserk and Scale Armor to her.

Sarah's body trembled; she could clearly feel the power of these enhancements.

Her thin lips parted slightly, and before she could speak.

Cao Xing also cast Ice Healing Technique and Ice Armor Technique, coupled with Liu Muxue's Aurora Blessing.

After applying a total of five permanent buffs.

Sarah froze completely in place.

Then, Cao Xing saw her shoulders trembling slightly.

As an assassin who frequently carried out assassination missions, Sarah knew better than anyone the terrifying nature of these permanent buffs!

They not only greatly increased her endurance but also her survivability.

Especially Ilena's Serpentfolk Berserk, which was a percentage-based buff.

Sarah could feel her movement speed and attack speed surge once more.

Heavy breaths came from beneath her helmet.

Then, she brought the Shadow Blades in her hands to her chest and respectfully bowed to Cao Xing.

"Thank you for your blessing, great Lord."

"Sarah Blade Dance pledges her loyalty to you!"

This bow, Sarah offered sincerely.

A system prompt also appeared in Cao Xing's ear.

You helped your follower: Sarah Blade Dance improve her strength, Loyalty has increased, current Loyalty 71

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Then, he looked at the others in his territory.

"Alright, let's continue our journey."

"Target, the Mole People Mine Cave!"

Assam and Andrew responded one after another.

"We follow the Lord's will."

The aloof Sarah also said softly at this moment, "The Shadow Sanctuary will guide my path."

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he brought Liu Muxue along.

A total of five figures, they walked out of the camp and headed into the boundless snowfield.

An hour later, the group appeared in the vast ice field.

A long string of footprints was left behind them in the snow.

The weather forecast said it would snow tonight, and these footprints would soon be covered.

Cao Xing stopped.

They had arrived at the location Assam had marked on his map.

It was a snow-covered mountain, and at its foot, there seemed to be a passage leading underground.

Assam spoke first, "Lord, that is the mine cave I discovered yesterday."

Cao Xing nodded and continued to lead his people forward.

As they approached, a system prompt appeared before them.

Mole People Mine Cave: Special Area (A large number of Mole People are active inside, along with some special dangers. Approach with caution.)
Danger Level: Extremely Dangerous

Extremely dangerous again.

But Cao Xing didn't care.

Compared to when he was at the Ranger Camp, his strength had improved significantly.

Cao Xing waved his hand and said, "Let's go in."

The group understood and moved towards the mine cave together.

Andrew, with the highest defense, walked in front, and Assam entered second.

As for Sarah, she blended into the darkness as soon as she entered the mine.

Cao Xing couldn't sense her presence at all.

But he knew Sarah was by his side.

Liu Muxue held her shield, cautiously observing their surroundings.

She knew her task was to protect Cao Xing from harm.

As they stepped into the mine cave, a system prompt appeared.

You have entered a special area: Mole People Mine Cave.
Current Temperature: -34℃

The temperature inside the mine was a bit warmer, gradually dispelling the chill from their bodies.

Cao Xing saw one or two torches emitting blue flames on the mine walls.

"Assam, help me get these torches down."

Assam obediently complied.

Obtained Magic Stone Torch * 1
Magic Stone Torch: A low-energy lighting tool. One Magic Stone can provide up to half a year of illumination.
(Note: You can remove the Magic Stone from the torch.)