High-Level Duel, the Prefect's Feigned Death

And at this time...

General Liu, saw the blood on the prefect's body, he immediately showed a hint of panic.

He quickly moved away from Prefect Liu.

He had heard of the Heavenly Assassin before, who said there was no one in the world they couldn't assassinate, but he thought people were ignorant and always liked to exaggerate.

However, now that the other party has appeared in front of me, I realize that the rumors have underestimated them. People cannot imagine things they have never seen before.

The White Mist figure on the treetop was indistinct and clearly a decoy; killing it would be pointless.

He was completely unaware of the Sword of Curse of his opponent.

In such a situation, even if the other party is his lord, they will all flee for their lives when disaster strikes.

"Come save me!" Prefect Liu was furious and beckoned to the adjutant.

"My lord, I do not know your true whereabouts, and there is nothing I can do to save you. Please hold on for a moment, I will go find a master." The General Liu the first to turn and run.

The same thing happened to everyone else; however many people had just been called in, the same number had already run away.

However, Gao Linzhi's eyes, the purchasing manager, for some unknown reason, fell and lost consciousness while fleeing.

And the spot where he fell was just right so that Gao Linzhi could see the whole scene clearly.

Of course, this is an exaggeration. There was also a small group of people who, either loyal or confused about the situation, just stood there.

Only a few brave enough individuals attempted to fire arrows at the white figure.

Unsurprisingly, the arrows pierced through the figures in the White Mist without causing any damage.

The person who had come from the treetops paid no attention to his attackers, nor did he chase after the fleeing people; he simply watched Jingjing as Prefect Liu bled.

And at this time...

Prefect Liu cried out, "No, please spare me!"

"I'll do whatever you want me to do. I don't want the Longevity Water anymore, and I won't rebel."

"Heh, do you think I'm still the same person I was back then? My master told me that the only truth the people in the court tell is when they deny something," the Heavenly Assassin said with a faint smile.

Gao Linzhi wholeheartedly agreed.

It seems the assassin organizations in this world are not naive; they must be seasoned veterans.

Despite Prefect Liu pleas, the other party completely ignored him.

Prefect Liu finally began to hurl insults:

Who do you think you are?

"Do you think that all your assassinations will make life better for the people?"

"Impossible! The more you assassinate, the more the people will suffer!"

"What you're doing is wrong, let me go right now!"

However, the figure in the White Mist watched as the governor's aura grew weaker and weaker.

Gao Linzhi also frowned; the devil is always one step ahead of the saint.

If there's a double, there's a way to assassinate them.

There is no such thing as invincible technology, only invincible people.

Because any technology will eventually become outdated.

Just as the prefect was about to die, a voice suddenly rang out:

"Friend, he has learned his lesson. Killing him now will only plunge the entire Prefectural Island into chaos, and the people will still suffer."

"Rather than let that tragedy happen, it's better to let him continue as governor."

"Friend, you said it?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Linzhi looked in the direction of the sound.

Then another figure in a Daoist robe appeared from mid-air.

Upon closer inspection, Gao Linzhi realized that the person looked somewhat familiar.

It was none other than the old Daoist priest that the Imperial Observatory had sent to the Eye of the Storm.

This fellow is a member of the imperial court, known as the Old Daoist Tiansheng .

He reappeared on this Sea Sky Island at some unknown time.

With his appearance, he then flicked his whisk and touched Prefect Liu, instantly stopping the bleeding from his seven orifices.

The blood that had flowed out was slowly returning, which was truly horrifying.

How did this guy get here?

Gao Linzhi a little confused.

You should know that this guy was from the Imperial Observatory, but he had already run away.

Is the other side still unwilling to give up on that Eye of the Storm?

And at this time...

Jingjing the Old Daoist Tiansheng save the prefect, the Heavenly Assassin on the treetop finally gave a cold laugh:

"You Imperial Observatory, that's enough."

"They colluded with the imperial court, harming the people."

"So corrupt, you all deserve to die!"

"You're lucky I didn't kill you. How dare you show your face in front of me?"

After saying that, the Heavenly Assassin thrust his sword at the Old Daoist Tiansheng once again.

The sword light appeared directly on the Old Daoist Tiansheng's chest.

It was the same sword used to assassinate the governor.

And being naturally talkative, one's figure flashes by, clearly impossible to avoid.

After all, the assassin was incredibly fast. Even with Gao Linzhi's physique exceeding a thousand, he still couldn't see the assassin's movements clearly.

However, the next moment, a rune lit up on the Daoist robe of the Old Daoist Tiansheng, and then went out.

This clearly demonstrates that they successfully withstood a fatal attack from the opponent.

It must be said that this old man's true skills are quite terrifying.

Last time, I only saw the opponent running away frantically in the face of the storm, but I didn't see them display any fighting skills.

Gao Linzhi looked at it carefully.

The two immediately began to fight.

This time, he truly realized that there are always people more capable than you, and that there's always something beyond your understanding.

We still need to find ways to improve our survival skills.

However, it's impossible for them to find their true identities.

They can only find their own game data character at most.

In this way, the other party cannot curse you.

In this way, he is still safe.

With this in mind, Gao Linzhi stopped worrying and patiently watched the duel between the two masters.

Clearly, the Old Daoist Tiansheng is following the path of increasing combat power through runes and buffs.

The Heavenly Assassin follows the typical assassin route in the game, characterized by high agility, high attack, and high evasion.

His figure finally began to descend from the treetops.

Each time he appeared in the courtyard, he would appear in a different location from the old Daoist priest.

Most of them are from behind and the side.

Each appearance was accompanied by a flash of sword light—simple, brutal, and terrifying.

Deadly and cursed, who can withstand that?

The Old Daoist Tiansheng continuously cast spells, first targeting his own body, then his surroundings, and finally expanding to a large area nearby.

The combat pattern on site was typical of mages using shields and relying on spell buffs to deal with assassin attacks.

Against assassins with high agility and evasion, mages simply cannot compete in terms of speed.

Then we can only compare damage reflection, area-of-effect damage, and target lock.

The Old Daoist Tiansheng should be following the counter-damage route.

He directly applied a large number of runes to himself.

The shadows flickered above, and with the help of the game's skill assessment, Gao Linzhi was able to understand most of the skills being used by both sides.

One is a spellcaster, and the other is a physical attacker with curse abilities.

Just then, the guy he had used the spying talisman on had already fainted.

This gave him a perfect opportunity to spy.

Just as Gao Linzhi had guessed, with the hints given by the game, the old Daoist priest stacked up many magical effects on himself.

First comes "damage reflection," then poison backlash, curse backlash...

Gao Linzhi also greatly impressed.

It seems that this is how battles between these masters are going to go.

The old Daoist knew he was slower than his opponent and couldn't fight him head-on, so he played it passively.

Once these buffs were stacked up, when the Heavenly Assassin thrust his sword at the old Daoist again, a green light flashed across his body.

A halo of poison appeared, directly covering the White Mist body of the Heavenly Assassin.

A dark green toxin appeared within his White Mist figure.

Not only were there toxins, but a black mark also appeared on the other person's body.

The next moment, the figure of the Heavenly Assassin was clearly seen to sway.

"Oh, so this is the poison and curse that your Imperial Observatory researches?"

"It's ridiculous. What was originally a dignified and respectable art of divination and astrology has been turned into poisoning and curses by you."

"Do you really think this kind of thing can deal with an assassin as fast as me?"

"Whether it's possible or not, we'll find out soon enough," the Old Daoist Tiansheng, not in a hurry.

In any case, once the poison rebounds, the assassin's speed immediately decreases significantly.

It turned out that Gao Linzhi couldn't even see the other person with the naked eye, so he couldn't catch a glimpse of them at all.

It can now be seen faintly.

It turns out that the opponent didn't move at high speed directly, but rather dispersed and then condensed instantly.

It's like a sci-fi Teleportation device that kills someone on one side and clones them on the other, making it appear to outsiders as Teleportation.

And the Heavenly Assassin also followed this path.

No wonder they use White Mist as a substrate for condensation.

Fog is readily available and can be found anytime, anywhere.

Of course, in Gao Linzhi's view, this gathering and dissipation should involve rules and concepts.

It's not simply the condensation of fog in nature, as that's a much slower process.

Just then, the assassin gave a cold laugh.

Then his entire body turned into White Mist and completely dissipated.

Then he reassembled at the treetop, and the effects of the toxins and curses on his body disappeared.

His speed returned to normal.

He launched another attack on the old Daoist priest, but this time, he used a different method.

Instead of thrusting with a sword, he took out a Nail-headed Hammer and smashed it hard at the old Daoist priest.

Well, when it comes to armor penetration, Nail-headed Hammer is still the best choice; it's much more effective than a sword.

Swords are not meant to pierce armor.

The structures are all different.

Sure enough, the next moment, the speed at which the runes on the Old Daoist Tiansheng's body dissipated suddenly increased.

Even the usually calm and composed Old Daoist Tiansheng became somewhat flustered.

"Your White Mist Dharma Body is truly powerful; it seems you've absorbed a trace of something strange." The Old Daoist Tiansheng, having been busy for a while, finally had time to ask after fully applying the buffs.

"You should know that if you spend too much time studying the supernatural, you will eventually become the supernatural yourself."

Upon hearing the old Daoist's probing, the Heavenly Assassin couldn't help but sneer.

"As long as I can sweep away all injustices in the world, what does it matter if I become a monster?"

The old Daoist priest looked at him like he was an idiot.

"You idiot!"

"People should live to eat, drink, be merry, and enjoy wealth and luxury."

"What a pity that you died like this?"

There are so many wonderful things in the world that you haven't seen yet.

"Shut up!"

"You degenerate bastard!"

The two began to fight again.

This time, however, mental attacks and defenses have also been added.

One called the other a fool, the other called the other degenerate, like scum, no different from a pig.

One side continuously heals itself, increases armor, applies counterattacks, curses, and poisons.

On the other side, they continued to assassinate at high speed, breaking armor and debuffing the opponent.

Gao Linzhi figured it out.

The duel between these two masters is actually quite similar to the wars fought between people in the offline world.

It's a battle of attrition; it's a test of who can wear down the other more.

That's what a master is like.

First secure your survival, then engage in combat.

At this moment, Gao Linzhi became somewhat puzzled again.

Why couldn't the governor prevent it?

It seems the governor isn't really a combat specialist; he's put all his skill points into conquering factions.

And this Old Daoist Tiansheng skill was indeed extraordinary.

Previously, Gao Linzhi only saw his opponent running away, without revealing his strength.

That's because he was facing something as strange as the Eye of the Storm.

This old guy needs to keep a low profile to avoid using too much of his Mysterious Energy and attracting the attention of strange entities.

The weirdo doesn't care about your speed attack reflection or anything like that.

If you fall within its attack range, you're doomed.

Unless you have other rules to counteract it.

Without resistance, the result is immediate death.

The fight between the two lasted for a very long time.

For at least half an hour, the two sides remained evenly matched, neither able to inflict any effective damage on the other.

Gao Linzhi noticed that the Old Daoist Tiansheng could not lock onto the target, while the Heavenly Assassin could not break through the defenses.

Such a long period of time is impossible to achieve even in offline combat.

A round of boxing only lasts one minute.

This high energy consumption can only be sustained by Mysterious Energy.

One cannot sustain oneself for long using only the body's biological energy.

In cold weapon warfare, special attention must be paid to the rotation of soldiers, and a squad of soldiers should not be used up in one go.

Finally, the Heavenly Assassin was the first to stop.

The figure shrouded in White Mist sneered, "You lackeys of the imperial court, just wait, we'll wipe you all out sooner or later!"

"You are indispensable to the people!"

The Old Daoist Tiansheng shook his head and said, "Without us, these people wouldn't be alive today."

"Your intentions were good, but your execution was poor; you were too extreme in your actions."

"If you see someone doing something wrong, you assassinate them. What's the difference between you and the emperor?"

"Can you guarantee that the people you kill deserve to die?"

"Like this governor, in his early years he single-handedly drove away a great monster and saved hundreds of thousands of people, which qualified him to become the ruler of this region."

"You ignore his past achievements and only think he wants to rebel and seize the Longevity Water, so you try to assassinate him. Isn't that very unreasonable?"

The White Mist assassin fell silent.

He seemed to be pondering the old man's words. After a while, the White Mist assassin dissipated and never reappeared.

Gao Linzhi essentially got to enjoy a grand show for free.

And at this time...

The Old Daoist Tiansheng then produced a jade talisman, completely curing Prefect Liu of the curse.

After the treatment, the Old Daoist Tiansheng, contrary to his earlier politeness towards the assassin, instead mocked him:

"How?"

"Prefect Liu, I thought you were planning a rebellion. Just how capable are you?"

"I didn't expect you to be unable to withstand even a mere Heavenly Assassin. Is this all you've got? You think you can rebel?"

Prefect Liu took a deep breath, then suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Did you really think he was going to kill me?

Do you think I can't withstand his curse?

"Do you think you can scare me with just a few words?"

"How ridiculous! I was just trying to fake my death to escape, but your arrival has ruined my plans."