Chapter 457 - Fighting against an Apex Expert
“This…” Aqua Rose also could not help her surprise when she saw s.h.i.+ Feng disappear.
It wasn’t just Aqua Rose who was confused. Even Blackie, who was standing beside her, was stupefied, not to mention Virtuous Cloud and her party, who had little knowledge regarding s.h.i.+ Feng.
Everyone present couldn’t use any of their skills, and the same went for their tools as well.
Just what sort of method did s.h.i.+ Feng use to disappear from everyone’s eyes? Moreover, unlike a.s.sa.s.sins who had to go through a short process before vanis.h.i.+ng, s.h.i.+ Feng had taken only an instant to disappear completely.
“How could I forget that Guild Leader has this move?” At this moment, Fire Dance suddenly recalled that s.h.i.+ Feng knew Void Steps.
Aqua Rose and the others had never seen s.h.i.+ Feng use Void Steps before, so they did not know that s.h.i.+ Feng possessed such a card.
As for Fire Dance, Flying Shadow, and Violet Cloud, they had personally seen s.h.i.+ Feng use Void Steps before, so they knew how powerful this technique was.
Even if Summer Suns.h.i.+ne was incredible, he would be rendered helpless in the face of this move. After all, an enemy that one could not see was quite frightening; moreover, the attack method gave one no time to react at all. Even if Summer Suns.h.i.+ne removed all excess movements and increased his body’s speed to the maximum, he still could not block s.h.i.+ Feng’s sword.
Meanwhile, traces of shock appeared on Summer Suns.h.i.+ne’s face as he failed to locate s.h.i.+ Feng’s figure even after he searched his surroundings.
Suddenly, s.h.i.+ Feng appeared beside Summer Suns.h.i.+ne. The silvery-gray Abyssal Blade also abruptly appeared at the a.s.sa.s.sin’s waist, cutting across it.
“You!”
Although Summer Suns.h.i.+ne used everything he had to dodge and block s.h.i.+ Feng’s attack, the time the Abyssal Blade had taken to cut him was simply too short. The Abyssal Blade had already struck him before he could even dodge or block, and damage of over -400 points subsequently appeared above his head. In just an instant, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne had lost close to one-tenth of his HP.
However, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne had quick reactions. After being attacked, he counterattacked, his dagger suddenly striking at s.h.i.+ Feng’s back with even greater speed. With the distance between them so close, there was simply not enough time for s.h.i.+ Feng to withdraw his sword and defend himself. In addition, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne’s attack had no unnecessary actions, so his dagger moved at an extremely fast speed. Let alone now, even if s.h.i.+ Feng was not in a Weakened state, he would still have great difficulty defending against this strike.
In s.h.i.+ Feng’s desperate attempt at dodging, the dagger missed its mark and only managed to sc.r.a.pe s.h.i.+ Feng’s shoulder. Still, this single attack dealt over -800 damage to s.h.i.+ Feng, taking close to half his HP away.
“You’re quite good. You’ve actually managed to damage me. However, it seems that your Attributes have been greatly weakened. I just attacked you once, and you already lost close to half of your HP,” Summer Suns.h.i.+ne stated in a carefree manner as he looked at his injured waist. “That footwork of yours is amazing. However, you are bound to reveal yourself when you attack. Your one strike took away only around a tenth of my HP. Even if I just exchange damage for damage, it will still be your loss three moves later.
“But since you were able to harm me, as a reward, I won’t suppress you using my Attributes. I’ll let you see what real strength is.”
Summer Suns.h.i.+ne spoke in a very casual and overbearing tone. However, s.h.i.+ Feng did not think that Summer Suns.h.i.+ne was bluffing, because the moment the a.s.sa.s.sin finished speaking, the aura surrounding him underwent a complete change.
Previously, he had still leaked out a little killing intent. Now, however, he completely sheathed it. The gaze in his eyes no longer focused on a single point. Instead, it was a gaze that took in everything in the surroundings, looking at everything objectively.
This move was none other than Omnivision. However, compared to when Soaring Snake and the other amateurs used it, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne had mastered it to the realm of perfection.
As expected of the Death G.o.d of G.o.d’s Domain. It seems he won’t be that easy to deal with. s.h.i.+ Feng had never fought against such a powerful character in the past. To be precise, he had not had the qualifications to do so.
Although a Tier 3 Sword King was similarly very amazing in the eyes of ordinary players, in front of G.o.d-tier players, he was no different from an ant.
In the past, there was a saying that went around in G.o.d’s Domain: everyone beneath G.o.d-tier was an ant. Without becoming a Tier 6 cla.s.s, one would never know how frightening Tier 6 players truly were.
The a.s.sa.s.sin standing before him was an expert that had always stood at the very peak of G.o.d’s Domain.
s.h.i.+ Feng had never expected to fight such an expert.
However, the past and the present were different. First and foremost, the Summer Suns.h.i.+ne before him right now had yet to become a G.o.d-tier expert. Meanwhile, s.h.i.+ Feng himself knew Void Steps, an advanced footwork. Defeating Summer Suns.h.i.+ne and escaping was not necessarily impossible.
As for escaping?
Looking at Summer Suns.h.i.+ne’s speed, s.h.i.+ Feng knew escaping was not an option unless he defeated the a.s.sa.s.sin.
In reality, there was another method he could use, and that was to execute Void Steps continuously. However, due to his Attributes being reduced, the distance he could move each time was also greatly reduced. Moreover, using Void Steps multiple times in quick succession was mentally taxing. He would most likely lose consciousness before he could even run one or two hundred yards away.
It seems that I can only try to take care of him by continuously using Void Steps. s.h.i.+ Feng really could not think of a better idea right now.
Melee combat relied on Attributes and techniques. In terms of Attributes, s.h.i.+ Feng was no match for Summer Suns.h.i.+ne at all. Hence, he could only try to gain victory through techniques.
Since using Void Steps only once was not enough, then he would use Void Steps twice in a row: once for attacking, and once for dodging.
After thinking up to this point, s.h.i.+ Feng immediately used Void Steps and dashed towards Summer Suns.h.i.+ne.
Suddenly, s.h.i.+ Feng disappeared from everyone’s eyes once more.
A short moment later, s.h.i.+ Feng appeared beside Summer Suns.h.i.+ne once more, and the Abyssal Blade was also sweeping towards the a.s.sa.s.sin’s abdomen.
Dang!
Suddenly, the sound of metal clas.h.i.+ng rang out, a dazzling spark appearing around Summer Suns.h.i.+ne’s abdomen. Instead of landing on the a.s.sa.s.sin’s abdomen, the Abyssal Blade was actually blocked by his dagger. Immediately after, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne used his other dagger to strike at s.h.i.+ Feng’s blind spot.
s.h.i.+ Feng was shocked. However, with equally fast speed, he promptly used Void Steps and just barely dodged the dagger’s attack.
Everyone’s hearts trembled when they saw s.h.i.+ Feng and Summer Suns.h.i.+ne exchanging moves.
“He couldn’t have possibly seen through Guild Leader’s footwork, right?” Fire Dance could not help but be shocked.
Void Steps was an advanced technique that allowed s.h.i.+ Feng to easily defeat a Chieftain. Yet, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne had seen through it after just two uses…
“Your footwork really is mysterious,” Summer Suns.h.i.+ne chuckled lightly as he looked indifferently at s.h.i.+ Feng standing four yards away from him. “Originally, when I first saw that footwork, I really did think that you had disappeared. However, when you used it the second time, I can say with certainty that you did not disappear. Only, that footwork of yours forces my eyes to automatically ignore all information relating to your existence, which is why you seem to suddenly disappear from my eyes. Unfortunately, you’ve met me. If it were anyone else, they would really be rendered utterly helpless against you, without undergoing special training.”
“That’s right.” s.h.i.+ Feng nodded, having no intention of hiding the mechanics of Void Steps.
Although Void Steps was an advanced footwork, it was not invincible. In the face of a G.o.d-tier expert, it was nothing but a joke. Only, s.h.i.+ Feng had not thought that Summer Suns.h.i.+ne would see through it so quickly.
Sure enough, Summer Suns.h.i.+ne’s t.i.tle of Death G.o.d was not undeserved.
He really was as strong as a monster.
Just as s.h.i.+ Feng was thinking of how he should deal with Summer Suns.h.i.+ne, the latter took a step forward, then abruptly dashed towards s.h.i.+ Feng.