Chapter 9: Assassination

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"You try to enter a meditative state ......"

"The level of concentration is at the minimum level of entering meditation, and the perception of successful contraction ......"

"You've successfully entered a meditative state!"

"Depending on how focused you are, you are currently in a shallow meditative state."

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"Meditation is over."

"Depending on how you perform during the meditation process, your maximum mana has increased by 6 points. Current mana is 6/6. ”

"You can't get special feedback with shallow meditation."

"You've earned the Racing Achievement [Beginner]."

"[Beginner]: Successfully perform a meditation. Base Bonus Spirit +2. Increases the effect of meditation by 10% while worn. ”

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After observing the system logs, Rod felt a burst of joy in his heart. In his previous life, Rhodes also achieved the achievement [Beginner], but did not enjoy the additional rewards that come with racing.

"I remember that the beginner achievement in my previous life seemed to be only Spirit +1, and there was no additional reward after wearing it. Now not only does the increased spirit improve, but it also enhances the meditative effect after wearing. Rod recalled.

Comparing the achievements in his memory, Rhodes realized once again how high the attributes of the achievements he gained with the blessing of racing would provide. At the same time, Rhodes also deeply understands how powerful he can become when he can get a lot of racing achievements, just his basic attributes.

Shaking his head, Rhodes forced himself not to think about the accomplishments for a moment, and focused his attention on the necromancer's apprentice on the ground not far away. With Eagle Eye, Rhodes looked towards the enemy.

Walking in the front was a group of skeleton soldiers, the specific number of Rhodes did not count, I think there should be more than a dozen. In the middle of the group was a black-robed man on a horse, shrouded in black robes, the standard attire for necromancers. This person should be the manipulator of this group of undead, the necromancer's apprentice.

The apprentice was flanked and behind by four heavily armed skeleton warriors. At the back of the line was a dense crowd of walking corpses, which could only limp behind as they were the slowest and could only limp behind. Rod reckoned that the apprentice had placed this large group of walking corpses at the end of the line for this reason.

Rhodes watched quietly from the tree, and the position was so secluded that the apprentice would not have found himself if he hadn't taken a closer look at someone in the tree.

As the apprentice moved a little closer to the tomb, Rhodes slowed his breathing to reduce the possibility of any exposure.

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On the way back, Elliott was thinking about how he would use it when he returned to the Necromancer Academy with so many gold coins.

First of all, I have to learn all the courses that I couldn't afford before, what mystic deep meditation methods, and then learn some powerful spells, and when I finish learning these, I will become a first-class necromancer, and then whether I participate in various wars on the continent or become a big lord of a place, I will let myself make a choice......

As Elliott got closer and closer to the tomb he had discovered, he suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart. Elot didn't understand the origin of this feeling, but he knew that it made him very uncomfortable.

Before he could get close to the tomb, Elliott was shocked and angry to find that his sealed exit had been opened again. Elote clearly remembers that he had the undead creatures seal the entrance to the tomb before leaving.

Who is it...... The thought came to Elliott's mind.

Elot first suspected that someone had been here, but the tomb had been around for so long that it hadn't been discovered, and it wasn't likely that someone else would find it by luck alone.

If no one else has ever been here, then the most likely thing is that the sleeping undead creatures in the catacombs have awakened. Elliott came to this conclusion.

Elliott felt in his mind that the undead creatures that he had originally arranged to be stationed in the passage had all disappeared at this time, and they should all be destroyed.

There was no time to feel sorry for these undead creatures under his command, Elliott thought about it for a while, and reason told him that he already had the gold he needed at this time, and the safest way was to leave this place immediately, exchange the rest of the undead creatures for gold coins, and return to the academy quickly.

But there was another voice in Elliott's heart, and he was not willing to leave like this. There is a sleeping undead creature in the tomb, and according to his thoughts, the most likely reason is that the undead creature has awakened, rather than the tomb has been discovered by someone else.

The undead creature in the tomb had already been predestined by Elliott. Elliott believed that with the help of this powerful undead creature, he would soon be able to stand out in the academy.

In the end, you still have to go to the depths of the tomb yourself, and you will know when the time comes. Thinking of this, Elliott turned over and dismounted, and began to dispatch the undead creatures.

Elote first had all the skeletons on guard against possible enemies, and then had the walking corpses disperse to the outermost periphery to observe. After arranging the skeletons and the walking corpses, Elliott prepared to enter the passageway.

Another bad feeling came, and Elliott was sure of what was inside the tunnel.

Unaware of the specifics of the passage, Elliott had the two skeleton warriors enter the passage first to see if there were any enemies lurking in the passage.

Skeleton Warriors are low-level undead creatures that cannot convey specific information. After making sure that there were no anomalies in the passage, Elliott prepared to enter the passage to check it out himself.

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From the tree, Rhodes watched the necromancer apprentice below make the deployment of the undead creatures, and couldn't help but secretly say that it was dangerous.

Rhodes had thought about lurking in the passage to assassinate him, but he gave up on the idea considering that there were too many variables in the passage, and the necromancer's cautious approach confirmed this at this time. Without the tree, Rhodes couldn't think of any other place to hide.

Rhodes saw that the necromancer apprentice sent the two skeleton warriors down the tunnel. This is undoubtedly good news for Rhodes. What Rhodes had to think about was how to deal with the remaining group of undead creatures in addition to how to deal with the necromancer apprentice.

Once surrounded by this group of undead creatures, the undead creatures' fearless nature will be maximized, and with the four skeleton warriors, I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to get out.

Fortunately, the apprentice first sent two skeleton warriors to the tomb, and the remaining group of undead creatures, although extremely numerous, can end as long as they are not surrounded and take a little more time.

Rhodes watched the necromancer apprentice walk towards the passage, and in order to increase the success rate of the assassination, Rhodes assigned the remaining free attribute points to speed, which is currently 9.

Since it is an assassination from a great height, the sharp blade combined with the impact of gravity can deal great damage. The assassination did not rely on Rhodes' own strength, but on Rhodes' hit rate.

Although it was almost impossible to miss, Rod allocated the remaining attribute points to speed just in case. In addition to increasing the speed of shooting and movement, the speed attribute can also improve one's reflexes.

The necromancer apprentice came to the entrance of the passage, first looked down, then stretched out a foot to step into the passage.

At this time, while the apprentice's attention was all focused on the passage, Rod moved.

I saw Rhodes leaping out of the trunk of a tree five or six meters above the ground, holding a sword in both hands, and the blade of the sword was downward. The target of the blade is the necromancer's apprentice who has half a foot in the tomb.

As if sensing something, the apprentice turned back to look at Rod, his body instinctively trying to dodge the surprise attack that fell from the sky. But it was too late, and in an instant Rod's sword had arrived, and there was still a trace of astonishment in the eyes of the necromancer apprentice.

Rod's sword easily stabbed into the back of the necromancer's apprentice, stabbing diagonally from top to bottom from the top of his spine. With the blessing of gravity, Rod didn't even exert too much effort, he only needed to hold the hilt of the sword with both hands, and the blade of the sword was completely submerged from the back of the apprentice's body.

The blood shot out with the sword's thrust, but it immediately stopped due to the contraction of the muscles. Hot blood splashed on Rod's face, different from the previous games of conquest and killing, and unlike the previous killing of cold undead in the tomb, Rod could feel a kind of heat in his blood.

A...... The heat of life.