The Meaning of an Assassin

I have to say, this method actually works quite well.

At least visibly, Tian Qing's attack speed has slowed down considerably.

He seemed to want to hear more.

At this point, the three men became even more enthusiastic.

"Junior brother, let me tell you, the greatest meaning of life is that in the last 10 seconds before you die, when you're running back to the starting point, you won't regret that you were in this world and that there were still landscapes you hadn't seen..."

"Nothing I've ever played with... nothing I've ever tasted, nothing I've ever drunk, nothing I've ever ridden on a wild horse."

"If even one of these things still exists, you will die with your eyes wide open, unwilling to leave this world."

"This world is so wonderful, why can't we enjoy it all to the fullest?"

"That way, I can die without regrets."

"Think about it, have you ever seen or owned the most beautiful woman in the world?"

"But you clearly have the ability; you're not like those ordinary people. They lack ability and can only dream."

"You can do it, you can..."

What followed was indescribable.

Upon hearing those foul words, Tian Qing was immediately enraged again.

Then, his nine figures, like white light, swiftly pierced towards the four people's tortoise shells.

All I could hear was a series of loud crashes, one after another, like a violent storm.

The sword lights, like thunder and lightning, pierced the jade barrier.

Gao Linzhi was shocked when he saw this.

He can't handle this kind of attack right now.

Even with the help of an AI system, his physical condition couldn't keep up.

His nerve reaction speed simply couldn't keep up.

This is high-speed flow; it's terrifying.

Tian Qing, this Heavenly Assassin, must be at least level 75 or higher.

That's why it can be ranked at the "sky" level.

His Person Appraisal Technique had not been fully verified before.

This demonstrates just how terrifying these assassins are.

Gao Linzhi understood that it wasn't that the Game System couldn't identify him, but rather that this guy's strength was usually very weak.

They conserved their strength until the mission came.

It's only at the moment of its burst that it becomes truly powerful, directly surpassing the opponent's health bar.

That's how formidable an assassin is.

High burst damage, high speed, high evasion.

Its biggest weakness is that it lasts too short.

After the outbreak, a retreat must be initiated within two or three minutes.

If we don't retreat, we'll be surrounded and killed by the enemy's superior forces.

Because after an outbreak, there are often various aftereffects.

From muscle strain to exhaustion, to torn muscles all over the body...

An assassin's survival strategy is to flee a great distance immediately if their attack fails.

Then, wait for the next opportunity to arise.

This is why those in power fear the Heavenly Assassin Organization.

You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

The emperor, however, was someone who was used to being a thief every day, so naturally he was not used to guarding against thieves every day.

Now that Tian Qing's four senior brothers have chosen to confront him head-on, Tian Qing's assassin tactics have already failed.

He had to retreat.

However, anger clouded Tian Qing's judgment.

The ridicule from the enemy and the depravity of his own people made his hard work nothing more than a tool for exploitation.

Although he did not fall into depravity, he would suffer the same sins.

This prevented him from thinking rationally.

Sure enough, his continuous attacks only lasted for a minute.

In just one minute, the battle between the two sides had already reached a high frequency of tens of thousands or even dozens of attacks.

Every second, countless attacks are launched at the barrier.

None of the four had considered retaliating.

Gao Linzhi know that they couldn't do it; they simply didn't want to.

A typical assassination mission must be completed within 2 to 4 minutes.

Even capturing someone alive needs to be done within 5 minutes.

The goal is to maintain high speed; there can be no delays.

And at this time...

With a gasp, Gao Linzhi stared intently in that direction.

After it shattered, the other phantoms turned into White Mist and dissipated, leaving only the Tian Qing main body.

He didn't say anything.

He was actually unable to speak.

His body broke apart inch by inch.

This is the result of a high-speed burst, and it unleashed power far exceeding its own limits.

Then a phantom figure appeared.

Gao Linzhi that this must be Tian Qing's soul.

Why bother with all this?

"Junior brother, you could have lived peacefully for another one or two hundred years."

"And now, because of those ridiculous ideas of his own, he has failed."

Tian Qing said calmly:

"You will never understand how insightful a person with true conviction lives; one must have conviction."

"The benefits of this belief are beyond your imagination."

"It can conquer death and secure a place for you in the Temple of Death."

The Elder Senior Brother shook his head and said, "Hmph, that's just something you made up."

"Men without convictions are doing much better."

Tian Qing said angrily, "You rats hiding in ditches, only good at chanting scriptures, would never have imagined this!"

"Truly powerful people never care about those trivial pleasures."

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that Tian Qing was about to die.

The other party has become a spirit, having lost its flesh and blood; it's impossible for it to live anymore.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh.

This guy was very rude to me; he even tried to kill me before because I refused to join the Heavenly Assassin.

Now he has died before him.

At this moment, the four senior brothers laughed and mocked:

"It's the same old routine again."

"We've known all along that you want to be worshipped and become a god, that you want people to be grateful to you?"

"You're wrong, that's just a hoax."

"Fools, let me tell you, our Heavenly Gift Temple has no incense offerings at all, and those foolish people will not worship us for long."

"You'll understand after you die; we already had predecessors who did just that."

"Within any incense offering, if you lack a physical body, you cannot resist its corrosive influence."

"Because you now only have a soul left."

Tian Qing fell silent, then slowly turned into a wisp of blue smoke.

He never came out on the defensive.

Gao Linzhi knew that the other party was courting death.

Otherwise, if you can't break the turtle's shell, you can just run away.

And so, Tian Qing died.

He died quietly, but life goes on.

And at this time...

The other four people packed up their equipment.

They put away the jade talisman and then looked at the dead Tian Qing.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said:

"It's a real shame, Tian Qing is actually a very useful tool."

"Yeah, he's really strong, but he just never thinks things through," someone else mocked.

"It's good that he can't think outside the box; that way, he won't fool us. I wonder what's wrong with him this time."

"They suddenly wanted to kill us, and even thought we were corrupted."

"Hey, you hiding under that wall over there, come out right now!"

At this moment, Gao Linzhi finally came out.

He glanced at the four people, a cold smile appearing on his face.

These few bastards have lost their faith and then slandered the deceased Tian Qing, thinking that the main party was stupid.

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

"Of course something's wrong. I don't know what kind of spell you cast on Tianqing, but he came to kill the four of us senior brothers who are so close to each other!"

Do you think you deserve to die?

Upon hearing this, Gao Linzhi immediately laughed.

Why would I dare to die?

"I did nothing. You deserve to die."

"You bastards. You've fallen so low, you've forgotten the organization's principles, you've forgotten your oaths."

"What principles? Stop talking nonsense."

"Kill him!"

"Yes, we can't beat Tian Qing, but we can't beat you?"

After he finished speaking, the young senior brother stepped forward and delivered a powerful blow with his staff.

I don't know where he got that stick from.

This is only possible if the other player is also a player and has Game Backpack.

The stick lashed out at Gao Linzhi.

Gao Linzhi, however, quickly dodged.

Fortunately, none of these four people possessed Tian Qing's high-speed, high-evasion abilities.

On the contrary, they attacked in a very methodical and predictable way.

It's just that it's very powerful.

Moreover, each strike makes a whooshing sound; if it hits a person, it could absolutely kill them instantly.

Unless you possess extraordinary power and immense strength, you cannot withstand it.

Otherwise, you can't win.

These four people completely disregarded the fact that Gao Linzhi was an innocent person.

They immediately launched wave after wave of brutal attacks.

Their ultimate goal is killing.

Kill Gao Linzhi and grant them their wish.

The four of them took turns attacking the protagonist.

However, Gao Linzhi soon noticed a weakling among them, the ordinary man who had retreated to the back of the group beforehand.

Although he joined the attack, he didn't dare to put in the same effort as the other three to besiege Gao Linzhi.

He was just going through the motions; the weapon never actually landed on Gao Linzhi.

While the protagonist was fighting against the others, he secretly Yao Li.

Clearly, this guy was also feeling guilty; he knew the situation was serious and didn't have the same desire to resist as others.

At that very moment.

The others were immediately enraged.

"Fourth brother, what are you doing?"

"Fourth brother, you tried to run away when we faced Tian Qing just now. We knew we couldn't beat him, so we didn't say anything to you."

"You're going to run away even when faced with a guy like this?"

However, before they could finish speaking, they discovered that the protagonist was indeed very difficult to kill.

Because the protagonist is a Substitute Puppet.

It possesses high defense and a high counterattack rate.

Each time they attacked, they faced a counterattack from Gao Linzhi.

That's really awkward.

Because Gao Linzhi's Substitute Puppet has strong defense and is not afraid of attacks, it won't have much of an impact as long as the damage isn't too high.

Secondly, Gao Linzhi's physique is extremely strong, enough to exempt him from ordinary injuries.

To ordinary people, Gao Linzhi is practically an all-powerful boss.

However, in Gao Linzhi's eyes, he realized that there are always people more capable than him, and Tian Qing's existence made him see the gap between them.

The other person died in your heart.

Rather than the strength of the opponent.

Neither swords nor other attacks could get close to Tian Qing.

Tian Qing will dodge it directly.

Gao Linzhi, however, lacked this ability and could only endure it.

And so, the two sides attacked and counterattacked in rounds for more than half an hour.

Only then did they cease hostilities and make peace.

"Fine, you're really something."

"You have earned our respect, you can leave now."

That's right, we won't force you to join the organization this time.

Gao Linzhi, however, smiled.

"You think you can let me go just because you can't kill me?"

"Do you expect me to be grateful to you?"

"That's right, you could be more or less grateful if you wanted to," the young senior brother said disdainfully.

"Heh, since that's the case, then I hope to become Sword of Balance."

"You're asking for it!"

"As expected, it was you who persuaded Tian Qing to betray us!"

The four were furious and launched another attack.

Finally, someone seized upon a weakness in the protagonist and pierced it with a powerful arrow.

The greatsword pierced straight through the Stand's outer shell defense.

Keep in mind that this is purple-grade puppet material.

Now it can't even hold on.

This is enough to show how formidable the enemy is.

And this time, as expected, the Substitute Puppet of Gao Linzhi was pierced through.

A sword protruded from Gao Linzhi's abdomen.

This time, the three senior brothers—the older one, the middle-aged one, and the younger one—became happy.

Only the fourth brother still frowned a little.

"Hahaha, we've already killed him!"

"Finally, this scourge has been eliminated. He's doomed!"

And at this time...

Gao Linzhi shook his head and said:

"Do you know what you're doing?"

"You're just feeling guilty; you're afraid of changes within the organization."

"You're nothing but a bunch of parasites."

And at this time...

The three men laughed at the same time, except for the fourth one.

He was still a little worried and kept thinking about running away.

At this moment, the Elder Senior Brother said:

"You idiot, what do you know?"

"Most people in our organization are just like us."

"They all support enjoying life to the fullest, and enjoying it as early as possible!"

"That's right, everyone supports us doing this now."

"Going to such lengths to assassinate those in power is utterly laughable."

Why should we assassinate those in power? They can't be above us.

Even if they disrupt and ruin the court, it's just another cycle.

"But we can continue to enjoy this world."

Gao Linzhi shook his head.

This is where Tian Qing failed.

He failed to grasp the situation.

He was destined not to be able to maintain control over this powerful organization indefinitely.

Because people can fall into depravity.

Humans tend to follow human nature.

Possessing immense power yet not receiving the best treatment will obviously cause resentment among the people.

If someone is dissatisfied, they will use their power to seize what they can.

Just like now, the four senior brothers used their power to fall.

However, even the Tian Qing has fallen into some decline.

It's just not deep enough.

Gao Linzhi sighed.

He actually had a high opinion of the Heavenly Assassin's principles.

He then launched a counterattack.

A series of spells were unleashed, quickly forcing the four into a passive defensive posture.

Gao Linzhi, however, showed no mercy to his opponent.