The man at the front of the ladder was almost at the edge of the deck. Sword in hand, he was about to strike the dazed Huang Xiaowen.
Ling Chu drew her bowstring to its limit again. She aimed at the man's back, and another Storm Arrow formed at her fingertips.
The man was completely unprepared. The Storm Arrow punched straight through his shoulder, tearing flesh with a sharp crack.
He screamed and pitched forward, landing at Huang Xiaowen's feet.
The scream snapped Huang Xiaowen out of the illusion. When she saw what was happening, shock filled her face.
But she reacted quickly. One look at the wounded man told her she had been trapped in an Illusion Realm and had nearly been ambushed.
She drew her Iron Dagger and finished off the man without hesitation.
[You killed player Single Handed Tractor. Sin Value +20.]
Ling Chu's Storm Arrow had wiped out most of Single Handed Tractor's health bar. Even though Huang Xiaowen had dealt the final blow, the system still assigned her the Sin Value.
After finishing him off, Huang Xiaowen looked up and met the eyes of another man on the ladder.
Seeing her kill his companion, the man's eyes blazed red with rage. He gripped a long-handled axe and raised it high.
"Die!"
Just as the axe came down, a translucent, eerie green ghost floated in front of Huang Xiaowen and passed straight through the man's body.
Terror!
A chill swept through the man, leaving him briefly frozen in place.
Huang Xiaowen seized the chance to kick him, sending both man and ladder toppling over.
Splash!
Someone hit the water and began shouting for help.
Huang Xiaowen shook Little Hook, who was closest to her. Once he woke, she went on to shake the other