It was time to show them what real skill looked like!
Soren vanished from where he stood. A shadow dancer's [Hide from Gaze] let him enter an invisibility state at any moment, while the Anti-Detection Cloak prevented any of these assassins from pinpointing his location. By contrast, before Soren, who possessed the [Tracking] portfolio, none of the assassins who had attacked could hide. He had locked onto every one of them mentally. Although his Shadow Shift ability had been sealed, he could kill these enemies without relying on Shadow Jump.
—"Backstab!"
A cold gleam suddenly appeared, followed a moment later by a spray of blood.
These assassins remained invisible even after Soren killed them. It seemed the [Lord of Shadows] had bestowed some ability upon their bloodlines.
The curtain rose on a spectacular counterattack!
As one of the finest rogues on the Material Plane, Soren knew the abilities and characteristics of this class all too well.
These assassins were simply trying to outplay a master at his own game.
He had fought countless rogues back in the day. He could not have been more familiar with assassins' methods of attack.
—"Hold Person!"
The Lady of Silver Moon seemed to have been angered by the sudden attack as well, especially since she was the enemies' primary target. Once her temper flared, the goddess simply began throwing out [Hold Person]. Her caster level was frighteningly high; whenever she caught someone, her spell was practically guaranteed to hit. Her spells also lasted an alarmingly long time. Once these assassins were paralyzed, they could do little more than stand there and wait to die. There was enough time for even a child with a dagger to stab them to death.
"Retreat!"
After losing nearly half their number, the assassins finally began to buckle.
They