"Such a Short Knife Probably Can't Reach My Heart!"

The Poison escaped in a very sorry state.

Although Assassin excel at stealth and evasion, she had virtually no way to escape when pursued by three players, especially the [Silent] Hunter.

After running for a long time, with the towering city walls right in front of him, Poison knew he couldn't escape.

A strange light flashed in her eyes. She let out a heavy breath, paused for a moment under the city wall before the Hunter caught up, and took out the Daggers she had prepared for her final battle.

This is a Daggers imbued with the power of [Filth and Decay], named "Dance With Me". Whether it is the wielder or the victim, as long as they are touched by the aura of this Daggers, their desires will be infinitely stretched and amplified until they fall into endless madness, thus satisfying their unattainable extreme desires through unrealistic fantasies.

To put it simply, first the illness manifests, then the madness.

The effect of "Dance With Me" is excellent, but she rarely uses it Poison. She rarely even takes it out unless absolutely necessary and she has to fight to the death, precisely because its effects are so good.

So good that even a Filth and Decay Chosen of God could not resist the pull of desire within.

But today, now, she took out the Daggers from her personal space, gripped it tightly in her hand, and her face was full of solemnity.

All of this was because Poison suddenly realized that it could no longer understand the little Priest it had previously matched with.

In her memory, he was a player who was full of lies, extremely cautious, yet calm and capable of turning the tide in the face of danger. Most importantly, he was a trustworthy and good person.

But today, this good person has changed.

He didn't become worse, he just became... too strong.

Poison knew very well that Gongyang Jiao must have been dead at the time, but only a few hours later, the resurrected Screaming Count suddenly became the little Priest's henchman.

Yes, she believed the young Priest had orchestrated the attack.

When the Gongyang Jiao, which seemed to want to devour his own flesh and blood, abandoned its immediate attack on him and instead launched a surprise attack on Jiang Chi, Poison realized that things were starting to go wrong. Chameleon might take a roundabout approach, but the straightforward Screaming Count would never do that. His tactics were always to confront the enemy head-on and create fear, so he would never play any tricks on his target.

Among the three opponents, only the young Priest seemed to prefer using this method to divide the battlefield.

So when this fellow Faith took the opportunity to turn back towards her, Poison knew that she was the little Priest's target!

Run!

In the past, she might have tried to guess what the other person was thinking, but in this situation where a mad dog was biting, she didn't have that opportunity.

So the Poison escaped.

But they didn't escape.

She knew that in front of three Hunter, desperately running away would only delay the arrival of the battle, and it was impossible to completely avoid it. Moreover, she had not found any news about the Daggers and was unwilling to withdraw from the Trials, so she could only change her strategy and strike first.

Poison didn't know what agreement had been reached between Gongyang Jiao and Cheng Shi. She only knew that if she killed Ram Horn first, there might still be room for negotiation between her and the little Priest. After all, they were old acquaintances, and she had no deep grudge against Chameleon.

This silent Hunter seems more like a "mercenary" hired by Gongyang Jiao.

However, this mercenary seems a bit... too dedicated.

So Poison stopped, took out the Dance With Me, and prepared to fight Gongyang Jiao before the three Hunter arrived and joined forces.

She gripped the Daggers tightly and silently hid in the snow and wind beneath the city wall. Just as the three black dots in the distance rapidly approached, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared beside the Gongyang Jiao in the middle position.

A Chosen of God Assassin, with her most perfect assassination, prepared a huge surprise for the warrior who had been seeking revenge against her.

When Gongyang Jiao saw the Chameleon slow down, he had already begun to look around warily, but Poison's stealth attack was too perfect, just like his attack on Jiang Chi just now, the victim had no time to react.

Before Screaming Count could even let out a roar, a horrifying gash appeared on his neck.

A single, decisive blow!

But that's not all!

Knowing that this stab wouldn't kill Gongyang Jiao, Poison vanished in a flash and then reappeared below where Ram had fallen, delivering another perfect blow by plunging the Daggers directly into his lower back.

The ultimate power of Filth and Decay surged into the ram's wound immediately, and even though he was a Believer in Filth and Decay, his desires were instantly ignited.

"You bitch! You're asking for it!!"

His hoarse voice was like a leaky bellows. The peak warrior grabbed Poison's forearm and twisted his body in mid-air in an unbelievable way, turning from having his back to Poison to facing her. Then, with his other hand, he reached for Poison's shoulder, his eyes burning with desire as if he wanted to tear her apart on the spot.

Poison was not intimidated. Knowing she couldn't fight a warrior head-on, she gave a disdainful smile, broke off her own arm, and disappeared from the spot, reappearing behind Gongyang Jiao. With lightning speed, she plunged another knife into Ram's back!

All three hits landed!

In such a short time, anyone who came and was hit by this combination of Poison would have their life cut short, not to mention the pull of the desire to Dance With Me. The ram was instantly at a disadvantage.

Just as the Poison was about to seize the opportunity to finish off the warrior at close range, the arrow of [Silence] arrived.

Three whistling arrows came hurtling towards the ram's position at an unusually sharp angle. Judging from the previous position, these three arrows didn't seem to be helping the warrior out of trouble at all; rather, they seemed to be the Poison's accomplice in finishing off the ram.

The problem is that the Poison slipped behind the ram and switched places with it, landing precisely where it was hit by the arrow during its descent!

So this was a series of arrows fired with perfect anticipation. The Hunter had guessed that the Poison would attack from behind again, and he had guessed correctly.

Poison's expression changed, and he immediately dodged and retreated, attempting to launch another attack from another angle. But what happened next was even more Despair.

A healing holy light poured directly onto the Gongyang Jiao's body, and the surging healing power allowed its injured flesh to recover rapidly.

Upon seeing this, Poison felt a chill run down his spine.

Young Priest...

There was no chance, or perhaps there never was a chance at all.

Poison realized that his assassination attempt was futile, so he gritted his teeth and charged outwards.

However, just as she was about to use the shadow of the snowstorm to leave the battlefield again, she accidentally bumped into another person.

Her pupils contracted sharply as she turned to stab, but she stopped abruptly when she saw who was behind her. In that instant, she was bound tightly by a bloody pair of shackles.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar Scalpel was pressed swiftly against her chest.

Poison's expression froze, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately gave up resisting.

She chuckled self-deprecatingly, then tilted her head back to look up at the face so close to hers, and sighed softly:

"Young Priest, you have indeed changed."

Indeed, it was Cheng Shi who had bound her, and he was Cheng Shi who had removed his Mask and transformed back into the Fate Weaver.

As for why he gave up his identity as a Today's Warrior and went back to Priest... it was naturally to maintain his persona.

He didn't want to reveal his "other profession" too early, and only in this way could he keep more cards up his sleeve in the top circles.

Although turning back into Priest was risky, Cheng Shi had already prepared a backup plan, so that he would at least have the power to save himself if the situation completely collapsed.

So he switched back to the Priest and used a terrifying Healing Art to block all of the Poison's escape routes.

But he also knew that Poison wasn't so easy to catch, and the reason the other party had fallen into his hands was most likely because...

She did it on purpose.

From the direction of the escape to the pause just now, it was probably all part of the script.

Tsk, you've got a good plan. You just blindly walked right into my arms when you saw me here. What, you think you can use that "Filth and Decay" will to gain my trust, sis?

That's outdated!

But... why is her face so red?

Cheng Shi held the prisoner tightly in his arms, not revealing her thoughts, but simply chuckled and said:

"How does it feel to have a knife held to your throat?"

The scent of Poison mingled with her own, and her eyes glazed over. She glanced at the Scalpel at her heart, but instead of being afraid, she licked her lips and murmured in an extremely seductive tone:

"Young Priest, I suggest you change your angle, otherwise such a short knife..."

I'm afraid it won't touch my heart.

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