Boom!
Lu Cang always kept his Protective Barrier active, no matter the circumstances.
His constant vigilance had saved his life.
The invisible barrier couldn't be seen with the naked eye.
Only when someone came right up to Lu Cang and tried to touch him would they discover that a barrier was always surrounding him.
Even without the Observer's reminder,
it stayed active all the time.
Sizzle—
The barrier didn't fully stop the attack, but it slowed it down.
That gave Lu Cang a chance to react.
He reacted instantly!
Lu Cang reflexively unleashed a wind blast,
sending his enemy flying!
And blasting himself away at the same time.
He put some distance between them!
Lu Cang flew backward behind the city wall as ice gathered beneath his feet.
Mustering all his strength, he shouted, "An assassin's trying to kill me!"
Only an idiot would get ambushed without shouting for help.
Controlling an ice shuttle, Lu Cang sped backward!
At the same time, he could clearly see a masked assassin being blasted toward the side where the monsters were.
But she hadn't been thrown very far.
She immediately spun in midair, righting herself.
Then she kicked off the air and lunged forward!
An assassin.
And definitely not a Level 2 assassin.
She had easily broken through his barrier with a single strike, then adjusted her position the instant the wind blast hit her, using the air to propel herself.
She was at least a Level 4 assassin!
Why was she trying to kill him?
Who were his enemies?
Lu Cang raced backward on his ice shuttle, running through every possible culprit in his mind.
Had someone found out he'd obtained the secret scroll last night? Had Maizer hired someone to kill him?
That man named Mese?
Pali? She was the least