Assassin's Counterattack

Boom—

The sound was deafening, shaking the entire earth. Ling Xiaoqin was crushed beneath the “earth,” with no chance of survival.

Wu Hanyang's face suddenly turned pale, and he roared, “Xiao Qin!”

Chu Qiuyue, who was on the same team as her, also looked grim. “She’s dead.”

Yes, Ling Xiaoqin’s status was no longer visible.

“Now is not the time for sadness.”

Lin Xiao’s voice rang out, and an ice wall instantly appeared behind Chu Qiuyue. Before she could react, she heard a “bang”.

An assassin!

“Do you think they’ll let us off after all this commotion?”

Lin Xiao looked coldly in one direction. Half a human face emerged from the void, bearing their tribe's pattern and wearing a bizarre ornament on its head.

After meeting Lin Xiao’s gaze, it “whooshed” and vanished back into the void.

“You two, be careful; the enemy assassins are starting to move.”

Lin Xiao said to Yan Anning and Wu Hanyang.

His primary goal was to protect the healer’s safety, followed by the other two.

“There should be five tribal assassins. Don’t stray too far from my summoned beast.”

Lin Xiao reminded them.

Shen Lu and the other two immediately moved closer.

At this moment, Chen Qiuyang muttered something, and four transparent halos enveloped the four of them.

“This can block one attack for you.”

Chen Qiuyang was a Paladin, a rare profession among healers, also known as a ‘Milk Dad’.

However, Paladins didn't have many healing methods; they focused more on protective skills.

Break—

A shattering sound rang out as the halo protecting Chu Qiuyue suddenly broke. She had been attacked, and they hadn't even reacted yet.

Chu Qiuyue felt a chill down her spine. If it weren't for Chen Qiuyang's protection, she might have already died.

“Assassins who survived the battle against the Ice Dragon are indeed not simple.”

Lin Xiao glanced around, and the Spider Prince was summoned.

“Find the rats hiding in the dark.”

“As you command, my master.”

The Spider Prince saluted and then vanished from everyone's sight.

Bang bang bang!

Suddenly, metallic clashing sounds came from the void, immediately drawing the attention of Lin Xiao and the others.

A moment later, the void tore open, and a corpse was thrown out, followed by Ye Xiaogu.

“These guys are stronger than I imagined. Their stealth abilities are superior to mine.”

Ye Xiaogu’s forehead was bleeding, and she had multiple wounds on her body, indicating the ferocity of the battle.

Seeing this, Chu Qiuyue immediately cast “Yesterday's Healing” on her, and the wound on her forehead receded at a visible speed.

“I thought you were on the front lines, waiting for an opportunity, but I didn't expect you to be hiding here.”

Chen Qiuyang was somewhat surprised.

Stab—

Suddenly, a sleeve arrow shot out from the darkness, directly hitting his neck. The wound instantly turned black and began to fester.

“It’s a poisoned arrow! And it has a continuous effect!”

Chen Qiuyang’s face changed drastically. He quickly cast a Purification Spell on himself, but the effect was minimal, only slowing it down.

“Healing Reversal!”

Shen Lu quickly acted. As the healing light descended, Chen Qiuyang’s festering wound returned to normal as if time had flowed backward.

Lin Xiao looked at her in surprise.

Although he knew Shen Lu was a rare profession—a Time Healer.

It was also the first time he had seen her use “time power”.

Bang!

The void suddenly shattered, and a figure shot out—it was the tribal assassin who had just fired the sleeve arrow.

The Snow Girl Doll immediately acted, and ice walls instantly rose around, forming a cage that trapped the tribal assassin.

Thump thump thump!

One layer wasn't enough, so the Snow Girl Doll added several more layers.

The terrifying power of ice invaded, instantly freezing him into an ice sculpture.

Afterward, the Spider Prince pursued him out. Seeing the tribal assassin trapped, he returned to Lin Xiao’s side, “Apologies, Master, I almost got him. He’s more agile than I expected.”

Lin Xiao wasn't surprised. Even an assassin like Ye Xiaogu hadn't gained an advantage against the opponent, so it was already very good that the Spider Prince had managed to corner him.

At this moment, a scream came from Wu Hanyang’s direction—it was another tribal assassin!

Chen Qiuyang immediately acted, rapidly flipping through his grimoire. A healing array appeared at Wu Hanyang’s feet. “Healing Holy Light!”

Crises came one after another. Shen Lu's body instinctively trembled, and she quickly reacted, her staff lighting up rapidly.

The next second, she rewound to her original position, appearing to others as if she had suddenly vanished and then reappeared.

And just as she disappeared, a dagger suddenly stabbed out from the void, aimed precisely at her heart, but it missed.

The tribal assassin wielding the dagger was very surprised, not expecting the opponent to be able to dodge his attack, even though he had hidden himself very well.

“Since you’re here, don’t think of leaving!”

Ye Xiaogu vanished from her spot, leaving only a silver streak.

The dagger assassin immediately felt a bad premonition and quickly concealed his figure, but Ye Xiaogu had already caught up, her dagger thrusting out fiercely.

The moment she made her move, a cold chill rose from behind her. Another assassin appeared behind her.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

He held a bamboo tube to his mouth and fiercely blew out a sleeve arrow.

In fact, Ye Xiaogu had noticed the opponent's presence the moment he appeared. Now, she had two choices: either kill the assassin in front of her or dodge the sneak attack from behind.

In 0.01 seconds, she chose the former.

“Moonlight Instant Kill!”

The dagger in her hand drew a silver moonlight, which then split into hundreds of streaks. Countless slashes appeared in the opponent's vision, filling his pupils.

Pfft!

The dagger assassin was dismembered. Ye Xiaogu felt a mosquito-like bite on the back of her neck. Fearing she wouldn't have time to deal with it, she quickly counterattacked, but the opponent had already vanished from the spot.

She didn't pursue, quickly retreating back to Lin Xiao's side, saying in a rapid tone, “I’ve been hit.”

Chu Qiuyue quickly acted, knowing that the opponent was skilled in using various poisons that were difficult to purify, so she didn't choose a healing spell.

“Past Oblivion!”

A gray mist fell on Ye Xiaogu.

Then Chu Qiuyue explained, “This only delays the damage and the onset of the poison. The effect will last until the end of the battle, after which you'll still need treatment.”

Ye Xiaogu nodded, as long as it didn’t affect the current battle.

Looking at the battle situation, two tribal assassins were dead, and one was trapped by Lin Xiao’s summoned beast, likely also dead, meaning two remained.

“Everyone, get out of the way!”

Suddenly, Feng Ping's urgent shout came from nearby.

A sharpened piece of Wood was thrown from a distance, aimed precisely at Ye Xiaogu’s location.

Ye Xiaogu vanished into the void to dodge. The Snow Girl Doll immediately acted, covering it with ice and snow power, but in the next instant, the sharpened Wood disappeared in mid-air.

Lin Xiao frowned.

Pfft!

The sharpened Wood that had disappeared suddenly reappeared, plunging straight into the ground, and blood trickled down.

A corpse was impaled!

Ye Xiaogu was pinned to the ground, her eyes filled with disbelief.