The Void Abyssal, a demonic construct resembling a giant Infernal, is essentially a type of Infernal.
It stood like a wall in front of Jiang Jie, blocking Farad.
At this moment, Nightbane had already swooped down, its fiery breath engulfing the entire area. Farad had nowhere to dodge and could only hastily appear in shadow, using a Cloak of Shadows to withstand the bone dragon's breath.
The breath had barely finished when the Void Abyssal ' attack arrived!
It summoned layers of abyssal flames, blasting at all surrounding enemies, but Jiang Jie leaped up, taking advantage of the Nightbane's descent, and jumped onto its back, and then...
Bang bang bang!
Jiang Jie held a cloth bag in one hand and pulled out bombs from it with the other, throwing them one after another!
Bombs exploded around Farad, their force overwhelming even him.
When the dragon transforms into human form, its physical abilities are naturally at a human level, making it completely unable to withstand an explosion of this magnitude. It can only immediately enter Stealth mode and then... Sprint!
As long as you run away and get far away, you won't be afraid of anything!
However...
Bang!
A bomb was thrown right in front of him, blasting him out of Stealth mode. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and a look of panic and disbelief appeared in his eyes.
How could that be!
The Legendary thief's Stealth is incredible; even if he stands right behind a Archmage and steals all the gold from his pocket, the mage will never notice!
How did that guy in those messy clothes find out?
Farad, refusing to believe it, stealthily went back into Stealth, only to be blasted out again, the disbelief in his eyes vanishing.
"You're not fast enough at Stealth. I refuse to believe you can catch me when I Sprint!"
He believed this was the best course of action and immediately Sprint.
With his speed, even if Jiang Jie threw a bomb, the bomb wouldn't be able to keep up with him!
It was indeed a good idea, but Jiang Jie took out a crossbow instead.
This is a decent Gnomes crossbow, which Jiang Jie extorted from High Tinker Mekkatorque when he left Gnomeregan. At the time, he took a lot of random but good items with him, each with its own unique use.
This crossbow is powered by three Arcane Crystal embedded in it. When fully charged, it can fire one hundred bolts in succession. The bolts are also specially made, and each one is very expensive. The production cost is more than one gold coin, and the prices vary. The most expensive bolts cost more than one hundred gold coins, making them ten times more expensive than bombs.
Jiang Jie pleaded and begged until he finally got a hundred crossbow bolts, nearly driving the Gnomes craftsman guarding the warehouse crazy!
Jiang Jie took out a crossbow bolt and fired!
A series of clicking sounds, accompanied by the light of Arcane Crystal, and the crossbow bolt shot out like lightning, its speed not even slower than that of the orange bow Thori'dal!
At that speed, even Farad had to stop to defend himself.
A dagger flashed, severing a crossbow bolt.
However, the moment the dagger and the crossbow bolt made contact, the crossbow bolt exploded with a deafening roar!
This crossbow bolt was actually a specially made Explosive Shot, filled with gunpowder!
The power of the explosion was no less than that of the previous bombs!
In an instant, Farad's face was covered in blood, and he was covered in dust and dirt.
Immediately afterwards, the second crossbow bolt arrived.
Farad gritted his teeth, furious, but he finally became alert. This time, instead of using his dagger to block, he flicked his wrist, and a small, exquisite throwing knife flew out.
As expected of Legendary thief, he was able to lock onto the trajectory of a crossbow bolt in an instant and then intercept it with a throwing knife.
If the throwing knife hits, it will definitely detonate the crossbow bolt from fifty meters away. At that distance, the explosive force certainly won't harm him.
However...
The crossbow bolt suddenly split apart before it made contact with the throwing knife!
A crossbow bolt split into four, perfectly avoiding the throwing knife, and then shot towards Farad from four different directions.
Farad hastily dodged, but only managed to avoid two; there were still two he couldn't avoid.
Left with no other choice,
He had no choice but to brandish his dagger to block the two crossbow bolts. Then, another explosion!
This crossbow bolt turned out to be a "split- Explosive Shot " that was ten times more expensive than the previous one, Farad was hit again.
It was only because he was equipped with a full set of purple epic-level gear, which provided extremely strong defense, that his injuries were not serious.
Farad turned his head and glared fiercely at Jiang Jie, feeling resentful.
He wanted to turn around and kill Jiang Jie, but Nightbane's flight altitude was over fifty meters, and the straight-line distance between them was over two hundred meters. As long as he rushed over, it would definitely rise higher, and he would have no chance of hurting Jiang Jie —thieves can't fly, and neither can humans!
Not to mention, there's a Void Abyssal right behind them, making them very difficult to deal with.
"Charge out! Then run! Let the mages and hunters deal with him!"
Farad made up his mind, so he focused all his attention and ran at full speed, while keeping his mind locked on Jiang Jie, paying close attention to Jiang Jie's movements and being wary of his attacks.
Jiang Jie certainly wouldn't hold back!
He raised his crossbow and fired three arrows in quick succession.
Three crossbow bolts blocked Farad's front, left, and right sides, leaving him nowhere to hide and forcing him to stop.
Farad stopped abruptly, even retreating hastily, because he knew the Explosive Shot could threaten him. If all three bolts exploded simultaneously, the force would likely severely injure him.
However...
The crossbow bolts landed but did not explode. Instead, a five-meter-high and one-meter-thick ice wall formed along the line connecting the three bolts and along the extended line of that line!
These were not Explosive Shot, but Frostbolt, the perfect masterpiece of the Gnomes craftsmen and Gnomes mages. Each arrow contained a sealed " Ice Wall." When the three arrows landed together, the three ice walls connected, completely blocking Farad's path.
Jiang Jie sighed softly.
If the Orange Bow Thori'dal hadn't been Anveena's host and taken away by Anveena, and if Phoenix Arrow hadn't been used up in the Chess World, why would we need to go through all this trouble?
A single Phoenix Arrow is enough to force Farad to reveal his true form!
The Phoenix Arrow are epic-grade, while these crossbow bolts obtained from the Gnomes are only of excellent or superb quality, with a hundredfold difference in value and tenfold difference in power. They are worlds apart.
However, Gnomes crossbows also have their advantages, namely, they are extremely versatile and come in a wide variety of types.
For example, this crossbow bolt!
This was an exceptionally large crossbow bolt; the crossbow mobilized ten times more energy than usual to fire it, making it incredibly powerful.
Farad looked at the crossbow bolt and knew that it was too fast to dodge. Even if he tried to dodge, he could only get a few meters away. Judging from the size of the bolt, the explosive power must be ten times greater than before. Even if it exploded a few meters away, it would still be terrifying. So he made another move and threw a throwing knife.
This throwing knife was obviously meant to deflect crossbow bolts.
Having just witnessed the "split- Explosive Shot," Farad was naturally prepared. So, after throwing out one throwing knife, he had three more in hand, ready to deal with the crossbow bolts that would follow the split.
The crossbow bolt did split, but not into several smaller arrows.
Its arrowhead split into more than a dozen, flying in different directions and simultaneously drawing out a net.
The entire crossbow shaft was hollow inside, and a net was hidden inside!
This was completely unexpected by Farad. Although in his haste, he threw three daggers that hit and pierced the net, they only created three small holes.
The giant net descended, enveloping Farad.
The web had a silvery-white sheen; it was actually a mithril web, woven from fine mithril threads. Although soft, it was extremely tough. Of course, he couldn't see with his eyesight that the mithril web also contained spider silk from some kind of spider, which was even ten times tougher than the mithril threads.
"Damn it! Which bored bastard used expensive mithril to make a net? Are they crazy?" Farad cursed.
If the network cable were ten times thicker, Farad certainly wouldn't be able to get out.
But how could such a thin thread, about the thickness of a human hair, possibly stop Farad's purple epic dagger strike?
Farad slashed through the giant net in a few moves, and then...
He's been poisoned!
He was wounded and his face was covered in blood. When he cut through the giant web, some of the web threads naturally touched his face, and the spider venom that was in the web seeped into his body.
This is a highly venomous spider from Northrend in the Arctic. It's the size of a grain of rice, and the venom on its silk can even kill a two-meter-tall Northrend bison.
The human body has limited resistance to poison; Farad was instantly poisoned and had no way to find an antidote.
It is not only a deadly poison, but also has a paralyzing effect.
Farad felt his face begin to stiffen and his arms become less flexible.
At that moment, Jiang Jie fired another crossbow bolt.
This time, Farad felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
He had no idea what kind of effect this crossbow bolt would have, and was unable to deal with it. The information asymmetry caused him to suffer a great loss.
And even if you wanted to hide, you couldn't hide at all.
Once you fall victim to this, you'll inevitably find yourself on the defensive at every turn.
If the bone dragon flew into the sky, and if dozens of bombs exploded around him or even on his body at the same time, he would surely die.
Farad couldn't understand it at all; who would target him?
Which version of myself am I dealing with this time?
Black Dragon?
impossible.
No one knew his identity as a black dragon, not even Nefarian or Onyxia, and not even Deathwing!
He didn't want to be controlled by the Old Gods, nor by Deathwing. He had his own plans and goals, so he hid and didn't tell anyone!
So, does this mean someone wants to take down the second-in-command of the Assassins' League? Who could it be?
Syndicate?
Considering the Syndicate's recent strange behavior, Farad was certain that the Syndicate had received help from some unknown force, and this bizarre creature capable of summoning demons and bone dragons might just be someone the Syndicate sent or invited to deal with him!
The Assassins' League has better information than any other organization; they even know who the demon lurking within the Syndicate is!
But why don't you go after Duke Jorach? He's the number one figure in the Assassins' League!
Farad looked furious, knowing there was nothing he could do.
There is only one way to get out of this predicament!
In an instant, he stared at the incoming crossbow bolt and reverted to his true form as a black dragon.