Chapter 169: The Hurdle That Can't Be Passed
There don't seem to be many people in the guild, but there are actually a lot of people.
As a checkpoint, there will always be people paying attention. When Honglian first fought with the guard, someone was watching from afar.
"Look, it's that woman! She disappeared for half a month, and I heard.. I went to that important village, I really didn't expect her to come back alive! β
But everyone who often goes in and out of the guild knows that the doorman will not be embarrassed, and it is not difficult to deal with his first move.
Sometimes the doorman didn't bother to do anything, so he reminded: "Even if you go inside, you can't let your guard down, after all, we are assassins." β
Honglian forcibly took the doorman's slash, which made many people very puzzled: "I know her!" It seems that Teacher Sophie likes her, not for nothing! It's just that.. She actually provoked that guy like this, she was really not afraid of death? β
Afraid of not afraid of death.. Not to mention it for the time being, when Honglian approached the guard, many people were stunned: "How is it possible?" It's the third move, and that guy can't release the water..! Stinky flowers? β
The ears are good, and they all heard the doorman's decision: that woman cheated, and he even gave her the door card of the advanced practice room, is this really not a bad rule?
Ignoring the eyes of others and carefully putting away the key card, Honglian strode in: so strong! My two-stage attack... He can definitely kill the goblin in an instant, but he easily dodged it! If it weren't for my backhand, I'm afraid it would be hard to even touch the corners of his clothes!
"Hehe, it seems that the 5 silver is not in vain! Well? What to watch? Haven't you ever seen such a beautiful woman as me? β
In the past, when going to the meeting, Honglian was very cautious and cautious, and she didn't dare to put her mind at ease until she saw her mentor. This time she had the confidence, she wanted to be high-profile, but fortunately no one was as knowledgeable as her.
She came at a good time, and there was a guy who had been preparing for a long time and happened to be tested today.
When he arrived, the tutor was about to hand out the test papers: "Little girl, you are back!" β
The beautiful mentor is named Wilde Sophie, nicknamed "Orange Storm" and "Killer of Style", and she is very popular, and she usually follows many admirers wherever she goes.
"Well, he's going to challenge the promotion test?"
"Yes, how? Are you also interested? β
In the past, when facing Sophie, Honglian had never been restrained, but this time it was different, seeing the bitter face of the person answering the test paper, she became nervous: If she didn't pass the meeting, she would definitely be ridiculed when she went back, especially the blue ball! Or.. A little more preparation?
"Well, I want to try!"
There are only three chances, and except for some real materials, adventurers and newcomers don't know how to grasp it!
After half a month, Sophie can see that Red Lotus has grown a lot, but she still doesn't want Red Lotus to try it too early, so as not to suffer a big blow afterwards.
"Seeing that you have made the equipment so good, and you want to know what the promotion tests are, have you thought about it?"
"Written Exam. Forget it, let's fight first! β
"Are you sure?"
So far, Red Lotus has not been able to hurt Sophie, but has been beaten by Sophie, and if Sophie gets serious, she will have to lie in the infirmary for most of the day.
Honglian knew that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, but she still wanted to try, so she pointed out that Sophie would come: "Huh? Nice eyes! Since it's a promotion test, don't expect me to release water, you'd better be a little conscious! β
"Hmph, if you dare to release water, you will look down on me!"
Sophie is 27 years old, the vice president of the Assassins' Guild, and she is very strong, even if she is the president, she is not sure that she will win against her.
As the number one powerhouse recognized by the guild, it is a bit unruly to test the newcomers in person.
She doesn't care about these, except for a certain two newcomers, she is most optimistic... It's the red lotus, so I want to check the growth of the red lotus as soon as possible!
To prove that she didn't release the water, Sophie called three mentors to judge her.
The trial ground is spacious enough, looking at Sophie's harmless smile, Honglian feels pressure: Every time I am beaten by this woman, I can't believe that I can't hurt her!
As soon as she adjusted her breathing, Red Lotus launched an offensive.
The skillful use of two-handed weapons is a sign of becoming an assassin powerhouse, and Red Lotus can perform [Backstab] and [Assault] at the same time, I have to say.. She really put in a lot of work.
Previously, when the doorman made the third move, she used this to get close to the doorman's body, quickly closing the distance with the help of the characteristics of [Assault], and if the opponent reacted, she quickly jumped up and launched [Backstab].
And if this doesn't hurt anyone, the red lotus will swing out the [Diagonal Cross Slash] and cast it with one hand. The power is weaker, but as long as it hurts the vital point, it can still give a painful blow.
It's a pity that she used the wrong opponent, the doorman can dodge, and Sophie can't dodge. She was just about to strike when Sophie was hit in the back of her left hand, and the black silver dagger she got from the goblin was gone!
[Assault] can quickly get closer to the target, but the damage is limited, the attack mode is too simple, as long as you have some real skills, you will basically not be hit.
Red Lotus knows this very well, so she will make up for it with a two-stage attack: Damn, it shouldn't be like this!
"Haven't you learned that skill yet? Little girl, you have disappointed me so much, just like you... Forget it. β
When we first met, Sophie had demonstrated 6 skills, except for two that were not applicable, and the remaining four... She hopes that Honglian can learn as soon as possible.
Being able to skillfully use three skills in two months is enough to prove Red Lotus's talent, but to learn the last skill required by Sophie, talent and hard work alone are not enough!
This skill is called [Ghost Step], which has the same name as the talent possessed by Red Lotus, and is a kind of advanced footwork, silent and fast walking, using the speed of walking to drive the air, so as to cause many afterimages to confuse the enemy.
It can be as straightforward as [Assault], or it can trap the enemy in a "net" with its strange skills.
It's extremely difficult to learn, even harder than Tier 1 magic!
Mastering Tier 1 magic/skills is a mandatory requirement for promotion, and Jarrow has mentioned it to her, but unfortunately she has no concept of this, so she doesn't care much: go to his Tier 1 magic! In my opinion, can kill ... That's it! Why bother so much when something can be solved with a sword?
Sophie will agree to Red Lotus's wayward request, mainly just to see... Did she learn?
In fact.. She didn't have much hope for Honglian, and when she saw Honglian turning her head and running away like a frightened bird, she was very disappointed: "Little girl, this is not like you at all, please be serious.. Dot? β
[Ghost Step] is good, but Red Lotus just can't! will turn around and run, it doesn't mean that she is scared, but she is preparing for a certain killing move!
In Honglian's opinion, if he can learn [Ghost Steps], he may be very majestic, but after all, it is just footwork!
If you don't have a very powerful attack, even if you learn it, you can get out of it smoothly when you encounter a strong enemy.
Red Lotus is already good, there is no need for this at this stage, what she needs is a killing skill, a killing move that can turn the situation around!
When she first joined the guild, Red Lotus took a fancy to a certain sword technique, which was called [Silver Moon Slash], which was different from [Diagonal Cross Slash] in that it could swing a destructive slash without holding a sword in both hands.
The difficulty of learning is very high, and there are many harsh conditions, such as the need to mobilize at least half of the magic power, and not too close to the attack target, at least 30 meters away, after all, the power is very strong, if you get too close, you will inevitably be affected.
Red Lotus hasn't learned it yet, and it's still in the exploration stage, and in order to be able to use it, she has used all her magic power!
As an Assassin, his magic power is generally much lower than that of a Magician! And no matter how powerful the move is, if you are not strong enough, even if you learn it, it will be in vain!
After all, it was still too reluctant, and the silver-white slash had just been hit, and it turned into nothingness!
Fatigue swept all over her body, and seeing that there were only shallow sword marks on the ground in front of her, Honglian smiled: "It's really too reluctant!" Sorry, I let you down! β
When he came, he was full of confidence, but the result was like this, Honglian was not disappointed, but full of energy: "Huh? Just now.. You're going to perform [Silver Moon Slash], right? The vision is really picky, but it's a pity that you are now.."
"Now I... I didn't finish it, but three days later... Not necessarily! β
"Then I'm really looking forward to it!"
The three mentors who were watching were silent, not disappointed in Honglian, but shocked by her: the vice president really received a good disciple!
"Wait, teacher, I've worked hard, I can't just go back like this, can you let me see, the ultimate survival challenge... How exciting is it? β
How exciting is it?
Just a little bit of knowledge will show you how difficult the extreme survival challenge is! The pass rate is less than 1%, as long as you are not stupid, you will not choose this, but Red Lotus has this mentality, which is a little crazy!
The three mentors just had a good impression of her, and when they heard her words, their faces suddenly sank: after all, they are just newcomers, and they need to work hard... And many more!
"Yes, yes."
"Sophie-sama, you don't follow the rules like this, she didn't even pass the actual combat test.."
"What does it matter? Anyway, she wasted a chance, let her see... It doesn't get in the way! β
Putting away her smile, Sophie said solemnly: "It's dangerous! Once you're in, it's hard to get out alive, are you sure you want to try? β
"I'm sure!"
"Okay, follow me!"
The Jedi chosen by Red Lotus is Mount Doom: I have this armor here, and I should be able to survive two hours!
There is fire rat skin armor, and it is indeed not afraid of ordinary volcanoes, but unfortunately it is a doomsday volcano!
Even if it is listed as a Jedi, how can it not be dangerous! Even if it is an illusion created by magic, it is not accessible to ordinary people!
It's hot!
As soon as she walked into the room, Honglian felt the unbearable heat.
She was unlucky, and the location where she was teleported was right next to the crater. If she hadn't reacted well, she would have fallen into the crater and been burned to death by the boiling lava.
"Whew, this kind of hell place. It's really not human! Hey, how dangerous are the Jedi... I've seen it, can you let me out now? β
Honglian's whole person collapsed, and finally hid in a safer place, but a monster sprang out from behind her: "Damn!" How is this possible! β
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