The Eroded Netherworld (2)
Three long, two short, one meal, and then three long again.
This is the secret signal for guests to arrive.
Looking across the Seven Kingdoms, everyone who comes to Net to accept a mission uses this code. Given that so many people know about it, it can no longer be considered a code; it's purely for verifying one's identity.
As for those assassins who belong to the Net organization...
There is another way to enter.
To put it bluntly, once you've all become an assassin, who's going to honestly knock on the door?
With a swift leap, he jumped in.
The Net network has dedicated channels for sending and receiving information.
The person in charge of a transit point will know in advance which point the assassin will stay at, and can make preparations accordingly, so there is almost no error.
That's why.
I heard that a guest had arrived.
The person in charge inside the room naturally pressed the button.
The door was slowly opened.
Ye Qingcang put away his umbrella and walked into the courtyard with Startled Salamander, who had also put away hers. After walking along a short stone path, they arrived at the door of the small house in the courtyard.
"Please come in, guest!"
Inside the room, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance spoke up.
They didn't think much of Ye Qingcang and Startled Salamander's attire.
They didn't think much of this timing.
There's no way around it; this is their line of work. If someone comes to them at noon, they'll be on guard, because they've never heard of anyone hiring a hitman at midday. But people like this, wearing Masks and black robes, sneaking in on rainy nights, are the normal clients. Hiring a hitman is always a secretive business. Whether it's to lower someone's guard, to clear their name after the job is done, or to avoid suspicion and retaliation after a failed assassination attempt, some disguise and timing are obviously necessary. Once you understand this core idea, it's not surprising to see these clients' whereabouts.
Just saying...
"His vigilance is really poor."
"If I were him."
"He would commit suicide immediately."
"At least with your delay, Sword Master Jing Ni, he still has a chance to succeed, even though the chance he fought for with his life is useless."
Ye Qingcang slowly raised his eyes.
Before the sound even faded, the water mist had already dispersed!
A distance of more than ten meters, gone in the blink of an eye!
In an instant, he appeared behind this ordinary-looking middle-aged man, and gently placed his left hand on the top of the man's head!
Before the middle-aged man could react, an ordinary-looking pill suddenly slipped from Ye Qingcang's sleeve, touched the middle-aged man's scalp under Startled Salamander turmoil, and took root in a horrifying manner!
It looks like a tumor!
You can even see its twitching with the naked eye!
Even the most disgusting Gu worms pale in comparison to this thing, at least that's how Startled Salamander understands it!
In response, the person in charge of the Net window, who finally realized what was happening, did try to resist. Unfortunately, the moment Ye Qingcang pressed his head down, his Goddess of Life was no longer in his own hands, but in Ye Qingcang's hands. Ye Qingcang would decide everything about him, including but not limited to the specific manner of his death.
"You're just too strong."
Startled Salamander commented from the bottom of her heart.
Is the person in charge of this Net transit point really incompetent?
Of course not!
Perhaps he is not as good as the Heaven Ranked Assassin.
They are no match for the Kill Grade Assassin.
However, this person definitely holds a place among the Earth Grade Assassin of the Net organization.
His skill level had reached what was considered top-tier in Jianghu martial arts world. If placed in a lower-level martial arts world, even if he couldn't compare to Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, or Ouyang Feng who were at the half-step Xiantian level, he would still be slightly better than First-Rate Martial Artist like Mei Chaofeng, Qiu Chuji, and Ma Yu.
They can react within 0.5 seconds.
They might even draw their swords.
Of course, the sword wasn't drawn, and he didn't stand up.
His hand rested on his waist.
His buttocks had already left the bench.
But Ye Qingcang's palm had already landed.
They completely subdued him with their martial arts skills.
Therefore, he was forced to remain in this awkward, in-between position, frozen in place, with only his eyeballs able to move.
even so.
He was still gesturing to Startled Salamander with his eyes.
Because he saw the Spider Pattern on the Cold Iron Mask worn by Startled Salamander.
This indicates that Startled Salamander is an assassin from the Net.
He was urging Startled Salamander to kill him.
Making so many correct responses and avoiding almost all useless choices in that short second is truly remarkable!
It's just that, under absolute strength!
No matter how skilled you are, there's no room to maneuver!
It's like a certain Niu Zai Ke Shi (a character in the game) who spent a long time grinding but couldn't even match the damage output of a single breath from the Dragon King. Even if the Dragon King can't hit water-immune monsters, like the Water Slime, while the Ke Shi can go for a physical damage build and wipe out the Thunder Slime, the numerical beauty still outweighs the mechanical beauty!
Let's make a substitution.
Ye Qingcang is this numerical monster.
He can make 10,000 mistakes.
However, the person in charge of this transit point of the Net cannot afford to make any mistakes.
Besides, even if this person realizes it...
He took his own life first.
It can also be assumed that Startled Salamander killed this person.
"Isn't that perfect?"
"This is to demonstrate my Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"
"Although the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique consumes a great deal of energy."
"But it's not difficult to fake the resurrection of a person."
"At worst, we can use the Ju Ling Qian Jiang to broaden Startled Salamander's horizons."
"It's just that compared to Edo Tensei, Ju Ling Qian Jiang is less effective. After all, the strength of the spirit general after Ju Ling Qian Jiang is far inferior to that of the impure body after Edo Tensei. It is a First-Rate Martial Artist, after all. Under the suppression of the world, it is uncertain whether the spirit general can retain the combat power of a third-class martial artist. The limitations are too great."
"Conversely, if it were in those supernatural worlds..."
"The Ju Ling Qian Jiang is much more effective than the method of Edo Tensei."
Ye Qingcang waited silently for a moment, maintaining his original posture.
Until the twitching tumor merged into the scalp.
He then let go of her hand.
They released the unremarkable middle-aged man.
"The Formless Sequence, Number 890, pays homage to the Great Creator!"
"I offer everything I have to the great Creator and the sublime Mother!"
A middle-aged man performs a 360-degree aerial spin.
He stomped on the wooden table and bench beneath him, crushing them.
With a thud, he knelt on the ground.
After bowing down.
He looked up again, his eyes filled with loyalty.
No.
Perhaps it's more accurate to call it faith!
The kind of fanatical faith!
A belief that even Jing Ni, Heaven Ranked Assassin, found Startled Salamander!
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Formless Men No. 890."
"If you can, please use your methods."
"Find a suitable platform for your colleagues."
"Tonight is going to be long."
"You have plenty of time to process your memories."
"How exactly do you do it... I don't need to teach you step by step, right?"
Ye Qingcang did not exercise the authority of the Creator, but spoke quite politely to the Faceless Men in front of him, because he was a person who liked to respect Goddess of Life. Since he created Violet, perhaps out of guilt, or perhaps out of awareness and self-correction, he naturally possessed this characteristic of not knowing good from bad.
Perhaps the Faceless Men is just a tool.
But since the Faceless Men possesses wisdom.
He should be given respect.
This is one of his bottom lines as a human being; you could say it's about not tainting Goddess of Life!