Blood Without Trace moved with incredible speed, completing everything in the blink of an eye.
He gave Zi Yan Liu Yun no chance to cast a spell at all.
Blood Without Trace knew a little about Zi Yan Liu Yun as well. She was extremely strong; if he gave her even the slightest chance to catch her breath, the assassination might fail. That was why he had spent so much time slowly approaching her, activating Shadow Step at its maximum range. By the time Zi Yan Liu Yun's instincts reacted, it was already too late.
The dagger etched with black demonic runes easily tore through the air and struck Zi Yan Liu Yun in the center of her back.
Having landed his blow, Blood Without Trace immediately used the Assassin's highest-damage skill, Shadow Kill, rather than Backstab. Backstab still required an attack motion and would waste some time, whereas Shadow Kill required no attack motion.
In an instant, Blood Without Trace transformed into a streak of black light and passed through Zi Yan Liu Yun.
Appearing before Zi Yan Liu Yun, Blood Without Trace spun in midair and unleashed the strongest skill attached to his dagger, Flowing Light. Its single-target damage was far higher than an Assassin's Shadow Kill, and it was even faster. The entire sequence was completed in a flash.
"You!"
Blood Without Trace's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at his dagger. No matter what he did, it could not pierce Zi Yan Liu Yun's pale golden robe, as though it were forged from divine iron, impervious to blade and spear alike.
"You really are impressive. If I hadn't used Void Separation immediately, I probably would have been dead by now." Zi Yan Liu Yun glanced at the black-rune-etched dagger. The runes looked very familiar to