No One looked at the guild notifications on his phone, bewildered.
She was supposed to find people to run the dungeon, but instead, she directly changed her class?
Well... that works too—one problem solved.
While eating his box of fried noodles, No One continued to read the game updates.
While he slept, the Black and White guild team had pushed the Boss's HP down to 73%.
The team consisted of a Qi Master, Shadow Assassin, Musician, and Falconer.
They fought in a Demonic state, so they didn't use Earth Dreamer or Blade Dancer. True damage wasn't necessary.
Their strategy differed from the Moonlight Clan, leading to a different team setup.
Earlier that morning, seeing everyone put in so much effort, No One couldn't stand by. He even said he could switch to the Demonic path if needed.
Lady Lam quickly scolded him, telling him to focus on fighting.
Looking at the current formation, No One felt somewhat confident.
Now the last piece of the puzzle was here.
...
No One went directly to the main hall.
He saw the Heavenly Demon In Black seated on the throne, looking at him."Daring to keep your Master waiting, you've grown bold, haven't you?"
No One paid his respects.
"There was a small matter, please forgive me, Master."
The Heavenly Demon In Black nodded.
In the blink of an eye, the Demon was right next to him.
"So, you wish to defeat the Phantom of The Immortal Blade?"
No One nodded.
"I want to complete the Tomb of The Immortal Blade."
The Heavenly Demon In Black vanished again.
As always, the main hall was left with only him.
Or so he thought.
The voice of the Heavenly Demon In Black echoed through the hall.
"Compete with each other."
"Your Junior Brother also has a request for me. And so do you."
"I will assist the winner."
"Begin."
Immediately.
A blade flew upward, slicing across his arm.
【Negative Effect: Bleeding】
Startled, No One stepped back.
It was the shadow.
He quickly drew his dual daggers, then threw out the Musical Cube.
Whoosh.
This time, he finally saw the one who threw the blade.
Clad in black attire, with a fierce mask.
Their jet-black hair was somewhat long.
Their forearms were wrapped tightly with chains.No One immediately swung his dual blades.
The other person spread their hands, revealing sharp metal claws attached to each fingertip.
CLANG
The person knew that No One was trying to lure him in, so instead of attacking directly with the claws, he threw a throwing knife.
No One used a technique that the Phantom of The Immortal Blade did, canceling the animation of his swing and then swinging again to parry it.
The stranger anticipated this move and threw the knife first.
Long-range skills, when countered, do not stun.
Simultaneously, No One jumped back.
He recognized the skill, as he had read about it.
【Shadow Strike】 of the Shadow Assassin.
It allows hiding in the target's shadow. The following attack involves throwing a knife that causes bleeding. Then they reveal themselves.
Although the knife throw deals minimal damage, it inflicts a bleeding effect, causing damage over time.
Shadow Assassin is an assassination class. It appears more suitable for the Society In Black than the Blade Dancer.
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The class's ability involves using shadows and blood to attack.
"Hello, Junior Brother, at the very least, we should know each other's names, right?"
"Ye Yu."
Immediately after answering, he charged forward, throwing another knife along the way.
The speed of the assassination class was indeed high, moving almost as swiftly as the blade being thrown.
No One began to activate the Cube.
Facing an assassin, it's best to apply debuffs.
Ting
Huh?
Ye Yu realized that the Cube was likely his speed reduction effect.
He immediately threw out another cube.
At any given time, only one Musical Cube can be activated.
This bastard...
Is he a Bard + Assassin combo?
Music started playing.
He recognized the tune.
Darn it. So cheesy.
It's the song "Assassin."
In summary, this song enhances critical and speed.
No One quickly grabbed another cube and threw it.
Ye Yu was also preparing to use another one.
BOOM
A dark hand crushed their two cubes.
"Noises."
It was the Heavenly Demon In Black that did it.
Alright then, if Master says so.
No One activated the Sword Cultivator skill.
【Sword Aura Formation】
His dual blades were enveloped in aura.
Then he immediately began his dance.
No One faced considerable disadvantage in this duel.Shadow Assassin is a class with low defense and high damage.
Blade Dancer is a class that counters tanks, making it advantageous against classes focused on blocking.
The assassin-type class is also very strong in 1v1 duels.
From Ye Yu's ability to effectively counter, it indicates he has done a lot of PVP.
"Junior Brother, what's your current PVP ranking?"
Ye Yu was still at a distance and then suddenly vanished.
【Flash】
Poof.
"Don't talk while fighting."
【Heart Piercing Strike】
Ye Yu's claws pierced through No One's body.
"Master Rank," Ye Yu continued.
Victory seemed within grasp.
Heart Piercing Strike is a skill that deals extremely high damage. It's almost a one-hit kill for Assassins against non-tank classes.
"OH REALLY?"
No One shouted out loud.
The Heavenly Demon In Black seemed annoyed, as if she was about to strangle No One again, calling him for making noise.
Ye Yu was startled.
"I'm an Emperor Rank. Next tikme, read the skills of the other classes, Junior Brother."
Clearly, the claws were still aimed at No One's heart.
But at that very moment, it was merely a phantom.
This was an evasion effect!
No One had managed to successfully activate his skill.
He had intentionally spoken just as the skill's sound effect triggered.
"Conceal it."
So that Ye Yu wouldn't recognize the perfect moment to parry.
"Junior Brother, you got more to learn.."
【Peerless Dancer's Blessing has expired and is entering cooldown.】
【First Move of the Blade Dancer: Sever The Sun And Moon】
Ye Yu took the hit directly.
【Heavenly Demon In Black's Blessing has expired and is entering cooldown.】
Both had used their one-time evasion effect.
This is a passive skill for the disciples of the Heavenly Demon. It seems Ye Yu's activation condition is slightly different.
No One was aware that Ye Yu had this skill, so immediately after Sever The Sun And Moon, he followed up with another strike.
Ye Yu took the damage, this follow-up attack was an animation cancel right after Sever The Sun And Moon, leaving him unable to counterattack.
After a powerful skill strike, there is a very short period where the target is "stunned."
During this short window, they cannot retaliate. It's like when you are in battle and take a hit from the enemy, there's a brief moment where you feel the pain.
That brief moment is just enough to land another strike.
Ye Yu took the damage from that strike. It wasn't too strong, but he immediately activated 【Smoke Bomb】
The hall was instantly shrouded in smoke.
"Master, please forgive me," No One laughed.
【Vocal That Melts One's Heart】
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"
That scream directly cleared away the smoke.
The Heavenly Demon In Black was exasperated. I might just strangle you later.
At this moment, Ye Yu had managed to trigger the 【Invisibility】 effect from the smoke bomb.
However, he was directly stunned by that scream, which canceled his invisibility.
No One followed up with another strike.
There is a limitation to the stun ability of Vocal, where enemies can only be stunned by it again after a certain period of time.
However, No One had a different plan.
【Phoenix Soars】
He swept both blades, launching Ye Yu into the air.
This is the launching skill of the Sword Cultivator, but it does not restrict weapon usage.
At this moment, both blades were engulfed in flames.
【Phoenix Dance】
The two blades relentlessly slashed at the enemy.
Ye Yu was caught in a combo chain.
Every class has an escape skill, and some have invincibility skills.
Escape skills commonly allow the user to break free from control effects. Then, depending on the class, they may have different additional effects.
Escape skills for ranged classes often allow the user to leap backward, creating distance and providing additional effects.
Escape skills for melee classes typically increase damage for the next attack or enable a parry.
All escape skills share a cooldown period. So even if you have multiple classes, you can only use one type of escape.
The same applies to invincibility skills.
Invincibility skills grant a short period of damage immunity. However, they have a long cooldown, so they are only used in decisive moments.The Shadow Assassin class has both escape and Invincibility skills. It's a perfect class for PVP.
The reason Ye Yu hasn't used an escape skill yet is that is because he knows who his opponent is.
Every PVP player sets their own "conditions."
They only use their escape skills when all conditions are met.
Some use escape the moment they are lightly touched by a control effect.
Some, like Ye Yu at this moment, know how the combo that follows will play out.
Much like facing the Phantom of The Immortal Blade, No One will strike him before he touches the ground.
The Phantom of The Immortal Blade can counterattack at that point. But players cannot.
Before reaching the ground, counterattacks cannot even be activated.
So, that will be an opening for the opponent to deal more damage.
【Chasing Blade】
A blade stabbed into Ye Yu.
This skill causes a knockback; if it hits a wall, it stuns.
Ye Yu wasn't surprised; there was a wall behind him.
He took the damage directly and was pushed back.
This is a state where the player is essentially like a dummy.
Since being stunned, aside from the escape skill, there's no gap to activate any other skills.
This is referred to as "CC chaining" or control chaining.The use of continuous control skills gives the enemy no chance, not even half a second, to activate any other skill as allowed by the system.
It's a technique that forces opponents to use escape skills!
If newcomers face this kind of control chaining, most might even quit the game out of frustration.
In contrast, Ye Yu remained unfazed.
"Senior brother, I'm afraid I must offend you."
Whoosh.
Just as his body was about to hit the wall, it suddenly transformed into a black smoke.
【Shadow Step】
This is the escape skill of the Shadow Assassin.
It teleports the user to Any point around them.
After escaping, it grants invisibility and one use of 【Shadow Strike】without starting the cooldown.
"You are the prey."
The sound echoed within the grand hall, its origin unknown.
No One swallowed nervously.
Now comes the challenging part.
Escape skills have a very long cooldown. On average, during this cooldown period, the enemy can apply control effects two to three more times.
Thus, forcing the opponent to waste their escape skill is almost like claiming half of their life.
However, with a combination of Bard, Assassin, and Shadow Assassin.
There's an overwhelming amount of control available.
If No One gets chain-controlled perfectly by Ye Yu, only death awaits.
An invisible pressure weighed heavily on No One.It felt as if there was a hidden snake, waiting for the right moment to devour the little rabbit, No One.