Chapter 318: The Assassin Flees
Snow Bird Harbor, slums.
The mysterious assassin is having a meal.
He was currently in a private house.
On the surface, this humble dwelling appeared no different from the surrounding houses, utterly unremarkable. However, in reality, it was heavily fortified.
After all, this was one of the hideouts of the mysterious assassins.
Setting aside the intricate traps and mechanisms, the defenses here were primarily divided into three layers.
The first layer of defense was the magic potion-created illusory maze.
The potion coated the interior walls of the house.
Most people who entered this shantytown, even if they wandered around searching, would find it to be an ordinary house with no valuables at all, literally bare walls, plain as day.
Even if the mysterious assassin was right nearby, they would not notice.
The second layer was a candle lit on the dining table.
This candle was pure white in color, as thick as an infant's arm, and stood 10 centimeters tall, burning quietly.
The flame of the candle was pure white.
Its glow illuminated the surroundings, faintly forming patches of mirror-like surfaces.
This was the Mirror Light Candle, a sacred artifact.
It originated from the Mirror God.
The Mirror God was a deity of the dwarf race, and the mysterious assassin was also one of his devotees. Through the church, he obtained this sacred artifact.
When the Mirror Light Candle burns, it emitted reflective light.
Within the range of this reflective light, all external attacks were reflected away.
This power reflected all external attacks, regardless of their nature. It was effective against battle skills, spells, and even divine magic. Of course, the actual effectiveness depended on the specific situation.
The third layer of defense was a defensive magic formation buried underground by the mysterious assassin.
Although the mysterious assassin was not a magician, he had a certain foundation in alchemy.
Of course, this defensive magic formation was not laid out by him personally but was built on a set of formation diagram panels.
This set of formation diagram panels was only silver level, much smaller and lighter than the one the dragonman youngster had obtained from the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord, and even more portable.
The third layer of defense was mainly to guard against surprise attacks from underground.
Of course, if enemies breach the first two layers of defense, the mysterious assassin can fully activate this defensive formation to provide ground-based defensive support.
Under the candlelight, the mysterious assassin enjoyed a delicious dinner with peace of mind.
The number of dishes was limited, but they were exquisitely prepared.
It was clear that the magic chef who created them possessed extraordinary culinary skills.
The mysterious assassin felt at ease.
The defenses in the room gave him a sense of security.
But the main source of his confidence was his own strength.
It was not that he was confident he could fight a thousand enemies, but if a strong enemy attacked, the mysterious assassin would immediately retreat and abandon this hiding place.
This was just a place for him to stay, so it would not be a pity to abandon it.
According to his gold level strength, there were only four people in the entire Snow Bird Harbor who were his equal.
Moreover, he was not alone in Snow Bird Harbor.
The mysterious assassin took a small sip of wine, then put down his glass.
He leaned back in his chair and took three gold level darts out of his bosom.
This set of darts was what he had stolen from the Love Triangle.
The three darts flipped between his fingers, landing obediently between the assassin's fingers.
The sharp blades of the darts caused him no harm. The mysterious assassin's movements were smooth and fluid, as if the three darts were not menacing weapons but coins or marbles.
The mysterious assassin suddenly flicked his finger.
One dart whizzed out.
After flying half a meter, a centrifugal force caused it to return to its starting point.
The mysterious assassin continued to play with the remaining two darts in his hand, making no extra movements to intercept it.
The returning dart landed precisely between his little finger and ring finger.
In the next instant, it joined the other two darts, spinning continuously between the assassin's fingers.
From this single move alone, it was clear that the mysterious assassin's mastery of throwing weapons was extraordinary.
Because throughout this process, the assassin did not use any battle qi or mental control techniques. It was purely a matter of his throwing technique!
Among the three gold level items stolen by the mysterious assassin, his favorite was this set of darts.
The darts twirled in his hand.
The other two gold level items, the longbow and the harpoon, were placed directly at his feet.
The contrast between the two was very obvious.
The mysterious assassin played with the darts while thinking back on his recent actions.
Regarding this theft and assassination operation at the pier, the mysterious assassin was fairly satisfied.
Killing two magicians was nothing to boast about for him.
As a gold level assassin, killing one or two magicians who weren't even silver level was a foregone conclusion.
The mysterious assassin's best record was far beyond that.
The main reason he was satisfied was the generous loot he had gained this time.
The storage bag he carried with him was already filled with various alchemy materials.
The three gold level equipment items could not fit in the storage bag, so he had to carry them with him. They were the most valuable part of his haul this time.
Even with the mysterious assassin's experience, he could not steal so many things at once during his usual operations.
“Their gold level equipment was not stored in a treasure chest.”
“If all my future opponents were like the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, how wonderful would my life be?!”
“They must be living in constant fear now, haha.”
The mysterious assassin chuckled to himself.
He was about to take another sip of wine when a sudden sense of foreboding gripped him, causing his pupils to contract to the size of needle tips.
A powerful flame spell descended from the sky, striking the civilian house where he was hiding with pinpoint accuracy.
The flames were intense, quickly burning through the walls.
The raging heat spread, filling the mysterious assassin's field of vision.
The magic potion serving as the first line of defense melted and evaporated under the flames, unable to provide any protection.
The flames surrounded the mysterious assassin from all sides and closed in, launching a relentless assault.
This offensive triggered the effect of the Mirror Light Candle.
Reflected light formed mirror-like surfaces within the flames.
Countless mirrors interlocked, creating a vast protective barrier.
However, this barrier held for just over a second before collapsing completely.
The white candle, which was originally as thick as a baby's arm and 10 centimeters high, also burned out in that second.
The mysterious assassin's face was grave: "A gold level fire spell! It exceeds the limits of the Mirror Light Candle."
This sacred object was only silver level.
However, it had already played a very powerful role.
Under the reflected light, part of the gold level fire magic was reflected, causing internal friction. After canceling each other out, its power was greatly reduced, and its momentum plummeted, becoming a spent force.
However, in the next moment, the color of the flames changed from orange red to white.
The temperature of the air dropped suddenly.
In an instant, the mysterious assassin seemed to have been transported from the side of an erupting volcano to a thousand-year-old ice cave.
Crack, crack...
Extremely cold air gushed out, quickly covering the ground with a layer of frost.
The fire spell had actually turned into an ice spell.
The latter was equally powerful, still at the gold level!
The mysterious assassin hesitated not a moment, immediately activating the formation diagram panels buried in the shallow layers of the ground.
The next instant, the defensive formation activated, forming a spherical shield that enveloped the mysterious assassin.
Half of the spherical shield was above ground, half below, providing him with all-around protection.
The freezing air engulfed the spherical shield, raging unchecked.
After a few seconds, the spherical shield began to fade in and out, showing signs of collapsing.
But the mysterious assassin had already gained the most precious time he needed.
He even had time to clean up the scene and remove his traces and clues as much as possible.
He carried the gold level longbow and a harpoon, stirred up his battle qi, and used his battle skill. Like a sharp arrow, he shot out the moment the spherical shield collapsed.
The mysterious assassin successfully escaped from his landing point, stepped on the roofs of the surrounding houses, and quickly retreated.
While leaping and fleeing, he also quickly observed and gathered intelligence.
He soon discovered the three groups of magicians who had cast spells and attacked him.
One group of magicians emitted a strong aura of fire elements, another group was surrounded by icy coldness, and the middle group of elf magicians was the smallest in number and had the deepest aura.
The mysterious assassin immediately recognized them.
These were the three magic teams of the city government palace!
They were the Fire Meteor Team, the Face Frost Team, and the Coordinator Team.
The elves were a race with strong magic talents.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps only had a handful of magicians, but in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, there were so many magicians that they had to organize teams to accommodate them.
The mysterious assassin was greatly relieved.
He had originally thought that it was a gold level magician casting a spell, but he didn't expect that it was just three teams with nearly ten silver level magicians.
For the mysterious assassin, the former was much more threatening than the latter.
“These people can't stop me!” The mysterious assassin ran all the way, and in a short time, he had already pulled away hundreds of meters from his hiding place.
But just then, a clump of bird droppings fell from the sky, landing on his head.
The mysterious assassin was stunned.
The droppings appeared out of thin air, falling from the sky at such speed that he didn't even have time to react.
He was hit!
Divine spell—Bird Poop!
The mysterious assassin's heart sank, and he cast a sharp glance straight ahead.
The clergyman who had used the divine spell had also revealed his exact location with this move.
He was the bishop of the Sea Bird Church in Snow Bird Harbor.
One of the four gold level high-ranking officials in Snow Bird Harbor!
"You've been hit by my divine spell, you can't escape. Surrender, Hua Tang." The Sea Bird Bishop announced loudly with a solemn expression.
"How is that possible?!" The mysterious assassin sneered and used his battle skill to increase his speed.
He did not sprint for long before suddenly changing direction and pouncing on the nearest magic team like a hawk diving for its prey.
He did not want to fight the bishop standing in front of him.
The other party was also gold level, and once the battle began, it would be difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time.
Moreover, he was currently holding two gold level weapons in his hands.
The mysterious assassin did not want to be entangled, so he made a quick decision and charged towards a magic team.
He wanted to use this as a breakthrough and escape!