Luck Was on His Side

The moment Feng Xue stepped into the entrance of the Tower of Babylon, the scenery before her eyes was instantly transformed. The entrance, which had been dark due to the lack of windows, had now become a vibrant forest.

The ground beneath my feet was covered with soft fallen leaves, and dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves overhead.

Feeling that warm sensation, Feng Xue almost thought she had accidentally walked through a door again. After all, there was no such real sunlight in Infinite City.

Turning his head, Feng Xue found that the entrance behind him had disappeared, and instead, a piece of information entered his mind.

Compared to the rigid indoctrination of the "goalkeeper "Tag, this method of instruction was much gentler, and Feng Xue grasped the rules here with almost no difficulty.

The moment he stepped into the entrance of the Tower of Babylon, he had already entered the trial of the first level, and the forest he was in now was the "arena" guarded by the first level.

The playing field changes depending on the defender's fighting style, meaning that challengers are essentially fighting on foreign soil every time they challenge a defender.

However, as long as you can defeat the guards, any strategy or tactic can be used. No matter how insidious, despicable, or underhanded the victory may be, as long as you can win, you can pass the level.

Of course, there are no Air Wall or distance restrictions in this arena, so there is no way to run out of the arena or get stuck in a corner.

In fact, this challenge doesn't even have a time limit; if you take a passive approach, you could live here for the rest of your life.

However, the Infinite City Trial has no limit on the number of attempts and no life-threatening danger. As long as you're not out of your mind, you generally won't risk your life here.

After reviewing the information in her mind, Feng Xue found a sturdy tree to use as a wall to avoid being attacked from both sides, and then, according to the knowledge in her mind, gave the starting command.

Almost the instant he gave the command, the entire forest came to life.

If just a moment ago this forest seemed like some kind of deliberately staged "setup," then at this moment, everything has become incredibly vibrant.

The spots of light overhead began to sway constantly, and the rustling sound brought by the breeze was incredibly realistic.

If I had to point out any shortcomings, it would be the lack of insect chirps and bird calls.

"Enemies skilled in forest warfare, cavalry lacking opportunities for charging, snipers lacking visibility, but the rest are all possibilities."

Feng Xue was on edge, waiting for the enemy to appear.

If the opponent at this time were any other Weird Tale, Feng Xue could have taken the initiative to ring the bell and used the marking effect of the Bell of Absolution to find the target. However, the guardians generated by the Tower of Babylon obviously do not have any concept of "evil".

Even with these thoughts in mind, he still flicked his finger and struck the small bell at his waist, but just as he expected, nothing happened.

"So, these guards are indeed NPCs, and not some kind of 'beings brought from other worlds' setting?"

Feng Xue flicked out the Blade of Suffocation, but instead of touching the Disassembly Madonna with her left hand, she took a grenade from her belt.

Although toy grenades are a bit comical, their effects are quite obvious. Moreover, the Tag [prop], [toy], [counterfeit], and [scare] are all easy to obtain. Once the recipe is known, mass production is not difficult. Even with Feng Xue's luck, she could probably get one or two out of ten Reforge.

In fact, if it weren't for the difficulty in establishing a "customary" factor, Feng Xue would have preferred to mass-produce soap.

However, just as he was thinking about setting up a few booby traps with toy grenades, a chill suddenly ran through him, and then, as if he had gained an extra vision, he clearly saw three arrows flying in a triangular formation.

"So lucky?" Feng Xue, who had triggered [Arrow Protection] many times in real life, immediately laughed. If he was most good at dealing with enemies, it would definitely be archers and snipers. After all, with Arrow Protection, unless the opponent was carrying a Gatling gun, there was almost no chance of being hit.

Easily dodging the three arrows, Feng Xue pulled the pin and threw the grenade in the direction from which the arrows came.

Before the grenade could even hit the ground, an arrow shot out from the woods, knocking the toy grenade down on the spot.

"Both the rate of fire and the accuracy are very high."

Without picking up the grenade, Feng Xue strode towards the direction from which the arrows had come. The Oath Keeper's two Phantom Object were useless against the "Innocent" guard. By the time Feng Xue rushed into the woods, the attackers had vanished without a trace.

"Thank goodness the guards don't have a passive fighting mechanic." Feng Xue muttered to himself as he turned around and picked up the toy grenade and four arrows. Before he could even straighten up, [Arrow Protection] was triggered again.

This time, Feng Xue didn't hesitate at all. She immediately activated [Ghostly Evasion] and followed the trajectory of the arrow to complete a jump of about five meters. At the same time, she suddenly raised her right hand, exerting force with her ring finger and wrist. The Blade of Suffocation transformed into a streak of light and shot into the dense forest.

Only then did the arrow he had sensed finally fly out. Easily dodging the arrow, Feng Xue strode into the forest, and this time, he finally saw the figure that had attacked him.

With its yellow and green attire, slender ears, and delicate features, it was the quintessential elf appearance.

Seeing that the opponent had pulled the Blade of Suffocation from his body, Feng Xue did not give him another chance to disappear into the jungle. The Disassembly Madonna directly fell into her hand, and she used the knife and sword techniques to Life-taking sword.

With her Sword Technique and Killing intent amplified, Feng Xue firmly locked onto the elf. Upon seeing this, the elf, who was panting heavily, immediately drew her bow and fired arrows in rapid succession.

However, under the Blade of Suffocation debuff, her arrows were significantly less effective than the previous ones, so how could they possibly hit Feng Xue was protected by [Arrow Protection]?

However, the moment Feng Xue stood before the elf, her expression suddenly changed!

"Snap!"

A sharp crack was accompanied by a sudden rustling of fallen leaves as a pair of animal traps snapped shut, clamping tightly onto Feng Xue's right leg. Upon seeing this, the elf immediately drew two short swords and charged forward.

Two short swords, like guillotines, slashed towards Feng Xue's neck. Feng Xue had no choice but to raise the Disassembly Madonna to try and block them.

Seeing this, the elf immediately changed tactics, deflecting the parry with one sword and aiming straight for a vital point with the other. However, just as the sword strike was completed, a thin mist suddenly rose, and at the same time, a dazzling arc of light, which even the mist could not conceal, exploded outwards. The two short swords that had been evenly matched with the Disassembly Madonna were broken in the blink of an eye. The elf didn't even have time to retreat before the Disassembly Madonna had already pierced her heart.

All the clashes happened in an instant; before the Misty Field could dissipate, the forest before them had already become distorted.

"Damn it, I haven't picked up the Blade of Suffocation yet!"

The moment Feng Xue felt the animal trap on her leg disappear, she lunged towards the spot where the Blade of Suffocation had fallen, only to find that everything had vanished without a trace.

"Holy crap, did it swallow the Blade of Suffocation?"

Feng Xue straightened up, cursing, but felt a reassuring weight on her wrist. The Blade of Suffocation was still in her Sleeve Blade, as if it had never been drawn...

PS1: Regarding the properties granted by filters, it's one-to-one, meaning it only works on the person equipping the filter. It's somewhat similar to the difference between WarGreymon and Joestar. Joestar sees everyone as a dragon, so whoever attacks him will be attacked as a dragon. But WarGreymon sees people as dragons, only to WarGreymon. Filters and WarGreymon are of the same type; they see others as girls, but only to the filter holder.

PS2: You can roughly think of [Knowledge] as experience points. Knowledge gained through human beings is professional experience, which can only be used for a single profession and related skills. The experience points extracted from the Residential Area bank are general experience, which can be used for all professions and skills. As for the [Knowledge] in True Thing... it can only be used to maintain consumption.

PS3: The last sentence was originally supposed to be posted tomorrow, but I'm worried that someone might use this as an excuse to make a fuss, so I'm just telling you now that it's not lost...