Web Binding was one of the rare area-control effects. It not only immobilized its targets but also dealt continuous physical damage to them.
Bai Xiaowen was impressed. Yangji Team deserved its fourth-place ranking in the Class-A League. Even Hua Wentao, a seemingly ordinary archer, had judged the timing so calmly: he had waited until Li Shuyi's Invincible Slash had landed all eight strikes before using Web Binding.
If he had rushed to use that skill, which combined movement and area control, while Invincible Slash was still active, Li Shuyi might have made a fool of him. Every strike of Invincible Slash let her shift position, effectively giving her a short dash.
While Li Shuyi was trapped, a small, slender figure materialized behind her again. Ji Xiaolou swept his short sword across her waist!
The second stage of the Awakening Skill Flashing Shadow Blade! Not only was he nearly impossible to spot while invisible, but attacks from behind had double the Critical Hit chance and dealt additional damage.
At that critical moment, a Bone Archer appeared behind Li Shuyi. With a crack, its spine was severed, and its skeleton scattered across the ground.
Li Shuyi spun around and unleashed the Heaven-Hiding Sword Art. Her twin swords struck like a storm, their relentless assault enveloping Ji Xiaolou and sealing off nearly every direction he could dodge.
Ji Xiaolou fought back without a word. Both were extraordinarily agile, and the clanging of weapons as they blocked and parried rang out without pause.
Suddenly, blood spurted from Ji Xiaolou's shoulder, and he retreated sharply.
An assassin was bound to suffer in a head-on clash with an agility-based warrior. Li Shuyi's Heaven-Hiding Sword Art was exquisitely intricate. She had not trained it to a high level yet, but it was the trump card of Zuo