Planting Green Lotus in Troubled Waters, Burning Star Sea in Fury (I)

"Damn it!"

Seeing that another Earth- Earth Grade Assassin Earth Grade Assassin had fallen to Ye Qingcang after the loss of three, a Kill Grade Assassin behind Startled Salamander couldn't help but curse. Afterward, maintaining a rare moment of clarity, he asked Startled Salamander, "Sir, judging by this man's speed, it might be difficult to hold him off. Perhaps we should find an opportunity to assassinate him, ending the problem once and for all!"

"If you're not afraid of death, you can give it a try."

"Certainly."

"It's you who's trying, not me."

"And it wasn't anyone else who tried it."

Startled Salamander's tone was unusually calm.

Because she is an assassin.

The people behind her were all assassins.

Teammates are teammates, but your own life is your own responsibility.

She wasn't a saint, nor did she have any compassion. She had never witnessed a sound barrier being shattered, but the distance of over 300 kilometers per second was something she had to be on high alert for, because not every Grandmaster could traverse such a long distance in such a short time, which meant that the opponent's speed was at least no weaker than most Grandmaster.

She herself is Grandmaster.

I'm quite certain about that.

But she was facing a powerful opponent whose attack and defense were unknown, but whose speed was no less than hers, and might even surpass hers.

Taking the initiative is the most foolish thing to do.

There's a common saying in the Jianghu.

Suitable for the vast majority of people.

The attacker, swift and fierce, is defeated by the decline of momentum!

The defender, though composed, can be defeated by a single oversight!

The wanderer, ethereal and fleeting, is defeated by freedom!

To put this common sense into perspective, which is to say, the above three sentences roughly mean: Those skilled in offense are quick and powerful in their attacks, but when their offensive is thwarted, that is when they fail, because they lack the strength to follow up. Those skilled in defense are patient and seek stability in everything, but when their energy is divided, their weaknesses will appear. As the saying goes, even the most meticulous plans can have a lapse. Those skilled in movement are agile and versatile, with a variety of methods, but when they think they have the initiative, they will naturally become careless, allowing their opponents to seize the opportunity and instantly ruin the great situation they have built up.

Of the three mentioned above.

Attack to conquer, defend to conquer, and conquer to conquer.

Therefore, when facing an opponent whose speed is slightly greater than her own, Startled Salamander, as the attacker, should remain still and look for an opportunity to strike.

Of course.

The above three classifications are too one-sided.

He reached the level of Grandmaster.

Most of them are proficient in two or three paths.

Startled Salamander herself is proficient in both. In addition to being skilled in attack, her speed is also among the best of all Grandmaster.

For example, Hei Bai Xuan Jian is also proficient in two arts. While he excels in attack, his defense is also second to none among all Grandmaster.

Like the Yan Ri, he is proficient in both, excelling in defense while also mastering movement techniques. He is widely recognized as the most troublesome and hardest to kill swordsman.

Therefore, even though she also excelled in speed, she wasn't confident she could catch up with this person.

The only guarantee is that this person cannot launch a surprise attack on her.

In other words, she can guarantee that she has time to react.

Even if they aren't Grandmaster of speed, they're at least proficient in some areas.

Those Earth Grade Assassin won't escape.

And those assassins below the Earth rank won't escape either.

This is perfectly normal.

And on this wilderness.

If she, Grandmaster, dies in battle, along with these Kill Grade Assassin, even if it drags on for a while, those Earth Grade Assassin and those below Earth-level will still not be able to escape, because the speed difference is too great, enough for the other side to run to both ends and still hunt them all down.

Moreover, assassins don't need emotions.

Preserve humanity.

This was the only mercy the Net.

Therefore, these Earth Grade Assassin and assassins below Earth-level can all die, and even the Kill Grade Assassin beside her can die, as long as their deaths are valuable enough.

But she, the Heaven Ranked Assassin, cannot die.

Just like these Kill Grade Assassin were thinking at that moment.

Anyone can die.

The only thing I cannot die is myself.

Therefore, Startled Salamander chose to observe coldly, without making a clear move, but also without giving up. She kept the distance at a level where she was confident she could react to Ye Qingcang attack, keeping Ye Qingcang hanging on, her sword's energy fluctuating.

And beside her.

The same goes for those Kill Grade Assassin.

Therefore, the scene at this moment does indeed look somewhat absurd and bizarre.

Ye Qingcang walked ahead.

They hunted down the fleeing assassins one by one.

In other words, assassins of the Earth rank and below.

Startled Salamander and the others hovered around him, occasionally throwing a few Hidden Weapon or sword energies to test him and see if the flaws he revealed were real or fake. Then, they repeated the process when they found nothing.

Until Ye Qingcang killed all the fleeing assassins.

Stop walking.

Startled Salamander and the others then stopped in their tracks.

Maintain a safe distance from Ye Qingcang.

"To be so tight-lipped, truly a killer from the Net."

"Cold-blooded and ruthless."

"To endure and remain silent."

"They watched helplessly as their teammates died, without ever risking coming over to test the waters."

"You all have excellent patience... don't you think?"

Dispersing the milky-white Qi Aura from his hands, amidst the torrential rain and corpses scattered everywhere, Ye Qingcang looked around and jokingly remarked with even breathing.

Startled Salamander did not answer.

He simply raised the Jing Ni Sword in his hand.

The killing intent remained locked onto Ye Qingcang's figure as always.

It's been locked down since just now.

However, Startled Salamander's silence did not mean the other assassins remained silent. One of the Kill Grade Assassin, a Innate Expert who could be considered Second Level God in the Douluo Star System, responded to Ye Qingcang's words, which were neither praise nor sarcasm, with a cold laugh.

Even if the response is cold.

Just like this cold reality.

"They gave us thirty-five opportunities to test you with their Goddess of Life... without a doubt, that was invaluable!"

"They really want to live."

"Unfortunately, they didn't have the strength to survive."

"Weakness is the original sin."

"Valuable? That's already top-tier praise!"

"At least they increased our chances of successfully ambushing you; otherwise, we would have died just as miserably as they did!"

"You killed everyone here..."

"Or should we sacrifice some people to accompany you in death?"

"We are facing you with complete ignorance..."

"Or should we launch a joint attack after several rounds of probing?"

"They're gambling, gambling that before they all die, we can probe your strength... We're gambling too, gambling that you'll reveal more weaknesses, making it increasingly easier for us to kill you!"

"If that's the case, how can you call it cold-blooded?"

To put it bluntly, it's about facing a big boss.

Without knowing the numerical values or the skills.

Use cannon fodder to test the waters, rather than sending the main force of the attacking team to take risks.

It is the most rational approach.

Even if it's rather cruel.

Moreover, even if we concede that these cannon fodder players failed to discover all the stats and skills, because there are always some hidden stats and skills, such as reduced resilience after being controlled, automatic health regeneration after taking damage, or triggering massive full-screen damage when the health bar drops to a certain percentage, this shouldn't cause the main players to waste unnecessary skills or deplete their own status in the basic stages.

Of course, the addition of another Kill Grade Assassin is also one of the essential elements.

"If you hadn't displayed a speed that caught us off guard, we might have actually stopped you as Lord Startled Salamander had planned."

"I even considered capturing you alive."

"But just now, after you revealed your speed, Startled Salamander had to abandon her original plan to stop you."

"The specific plan thus turned into a trial."

"Although this means there will be a price to pay."

Even if we don't pay for it.

"As for patience... we assassins have never lacked it. It's a pity these people are too weak, otherwise we would have waited longer instead of making a hasty move like this!"