Chapter 38: The Crazy Ticket (7)
The people of Tallinn have a special innate ability to control their body temperature, or as they call it, "a natural talent for concealment".
If Mu Yan knew this, he would explain it very clearly: control the heartbeat, so as to control the speed of blood flow, so as to achieve the purpose of regulating body temperature.
In other words, people of this race have gone to great lengths to hide their slow heartbeats.
But now, Ricky felt that he couldn't control it, and the strength of his opponent made his blood boil, and his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
The "strong" here is not intimidating, but the feeling that when you meet an opponent in chess, you will meet a good talent. He thought that he would not meet an opponent in Heru who was not on par with his stealth skills, and that it was even more impossible to be above him.
There were two of the most famous Assassin institutions in Heru, one was Tallinn's "Gift of Deliverance", which was like a sharp blade in the hands of the king of Tallinn, obviously a short sword for assassination, but it was openly held in his hand to deter the enemy. The other is the mysterious Sanctuary, but the latter has been destroyed by the Tallinns.
And Ricky, for some reason, happened to inherit all the inheritances of both, which is impossible to find a second one in Heru.
But the man in front of him broke his notion.
The other party's concealment skills are very familiar, a bit of a Tallinn shadow, but not all, as if half of the body has escaped into other planes, so the movement is weaker than that of ordinary Tallinns.
But this still can't escape his ears, and blocking the opponent's attack just now is the best proof of it.
"I hope you don't let me down."
Ricky thought and licked his lips.
His heartbeat gradually calmed down, and his body temperature dropped.
……
Even if the target seemed weak, like a dumb fool, Gondor unleashed all his strength, which is the ethics of a top bounty hunter.
But the attack was blocked, much to his surprise.
He knew very well that as the first attacker, it was already a huge failure for him to not realize the existence of the opponent, and the opponent was able to block the attack, which showed that his every move was under the watchful eye of the opponent.
That's a tough opponent......
He focused, forgetting for a moment the immediate mission objective and focusing more on the information in the air.
Smells, sounds, temperature changes, and so on, these are all presences that can expose locations.
But he failed, the other party's concealment skills were not below him, or even higher than him, and the previous information seemed to be hidden.
This kind of concealment technique that doesn't even have the sound of a heartbeat...... It seems familiar, there are still such masters among the Tallinn people? Why didn't you meet each other when you entered the palace?
"Tallinn?"
He thought back to his time in Tallinn, and slowly touched the Whirling Blade behind his back.
"This weapon is stained with the blood of many Tallinn assassins."
The whirling blade had no handle, and when Gondor held a blade, the palm of the blade had been cut, and the blood was absorbed by the blade, and then a strange smell spread out.
Legend has it that the Tallinn treasure trove contained a long knife haunting the ghost, and when hit by this knife, the ghost on the blade would desperately burrow into the wound like a worm until the wounded died. This was not a weapon of the Tallinns, but a trophy of war after the destruction of the Templars.
Later, the long knife called "Annihilation" was broken in three by a foundry, sharpened into three blades, and made into a giant boomerang, which was named Flying Desolation, more suitable for the diminutive Tallinns.
The weapon later became a symbol of the king, and only the leaders of the Tallinns had the right to control it, and would use it to decapitate the heads of every traitor.
Over time, the blade was soaked in the blood of the Tallinns, haunting even more terrifying ghosts, and there was a kind of innate suppression of the Tallinns.
……
Ricky was surprised to find that the other party seemed to have stopped because the attack was blocked, and not only that, but a strange smell gradually filled the air.
The smell seemed pervasive, and even if he held his breath, it could penetrate through his pores, affecting his sense of hearing and smell.
Moreover...... There's also a sense of familiarity in it.
Whirling Blade?
He couldn't help but want to laugh a little, his relationship with this weapon was really deep...... A shadow immediately conjured up in his mind.
No, this is not the time for crankiness.
Thinking like this, he had two more uniquely shaped swords in his hands.
The one on the left hand is called Yaksha, the hilt is emerald green, and the blade is light and slender, white as snow. The one in the right hand is called Sanhua, and the whole body is pitch black, exuding a faint atmosphere. The two weapons are like day and night, intertwined but distinct.
Ricky clung to the wall, curling the lampstand with his long tail tied to the end of the dagger, immobilizing himself.
His legs curled up slightly, his hands holding Yaksha and Sanhua behind his back, across his chest, the two swords overlapping but not touching each other.
He locked onto the position he had perceived earlier, ready to eject the opponent when there was movement.
……
Why doesn't the other party seem to be disturbed in the slightest?
Gondor couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Goblin orphans are scarce, but Aspike's abilities can be found in many. He was chosen not because of his identity, but because he had a special devouring ability in his blood.
Gondor, who has been fighting with Warcraft since he was a child, can be said to have survived to this day with potions, but the process of being injured and receiving treatment is not as simple as the game shows, and the creature will experience a slow increase in drug resistance, and the injuries will gradually accumulate, just like a piece of paper, constantly crumpled into a ball and then expanded, and slowly it will tend to collapse.
Unlike Gondor, his special blood can devour all the medicinal power, and then convert it all into energy, partly for healing, partly for growth, so he can progress so quickly in the fight.
In addition, the long-accumulated medicinal power has made his bodily fluids a highly toxic with a special smell, which can not only track others, but also paralyze the enemy's perception during battle.
Before, he casually wiped a handful on Mu Yan's body, that is, he smeared the faint sweat stains on him.
The smell was so faint that almost no one could detect it, and when he looked closely, the young wizard didn't notice anything unusual.
Maybe someone else in the Grey Hat could detect the smell, but who can be sure it's a sign of Gondor? Those who knew of these things died.
As for the plan just now, the blood containing paralyzing poison in the plan will be absorbed by the dark blade and emitted into the air through the ghost attached to it, and if the opponent is a Tallinn, not only will it be paralyzed, but it will also be disturbed by the ghost.
As the old saying goes, only the ghosts of the Tallinns know what the Tallinns fear, a tactic that has been tried and tested in previous assassinations.
However, this time the opponent seems to be very unusual......
Gondor's hand holding the dark blade slowly moved to the middle of the intertwined blades, and the wound in his palm healed quickly.
He glanced at Uno at the mouth of the alley, whose eyes were wide open trying to see where the two were located, and suddenly threw the dark blade out.
The dark blade was as fast as lightning, and the three-petaled blades rotated at high speed, and the blood red color faded for a while.
Ricky sensed this as he started to exert his strength and his shoulder rattled softly, and he redirected himself and bounced at Unno almost at the same moment, trying to intercept the attack halfway.
Seeing that the enemy who had been hidden for a long time finally bit the bait, the corners of Gondor hidden under the red face scarf raised slightly, and a short knife appeared in his hand, and he unhurriedly hid his figure and touched it.
……
Ricky noticed that the closer he got to the attack, the stronger the special smell became, and he immediately made a decision and threw a yaksha in the air.
The dagger as bright as day pierced the air, piercing the round hole in the middle of the dark blade with a sharp whistle, and then let out a "bell" sound, and was bounced open by the high-speed spinning dark blade.
The flying Yaksha was pinned to the wall, buzzing.
However, the blow also caused the Dark Blade to deviate from its original trajectory, grazing Uno's cheek and flying by.
"Uno, stand firm!"
Ricky felt a chill coming from behind him, and he knew that it was the enemy who was still in the air and could not borrow his strength, so he took advantage of the victory to pursue. Fortunately, Uno is very brave and always stands in place, which can make it easier for him to borrow strength,
But in fact, he overestimated Uno, and this guy didn't see what was going on at all, only felt a strong wind fly over his face, and then his uncle's voice came to his ears.
"Oh."
He maintained that dumb position, his legs slightly bent, his center of gravity dropped, and he stood firmly.
Ricky, who had come to him, held him by the shoulders, like a pole dancing girl, twisting his body nimbly and making a 180-degree turn in the air.
Almost as soon as he moved away, a blade pierced the air where he was standing, revealing Gondor's figure.
"Bounty hunters?"
Seeing the other party's red face towel and brown-yellow skin, he immediately thought of the identity of the comer.
About a year ago, before Uno had run away from home, he (who actually received the letter from Uno's mother) received a letter from Tallinn stating that the king of Tallinn had been assassinated by a yellow-skinned goblin. The letter also described some of the other party's characteristics, such as a red face towel and a special mark left on the body of the deceased: a smiling skeleton with a yellow gold coin in its mouth.
It was recognized as the famous bounty hunter mark, a bounty hunter who was a frequent player in the southern part of the Stygian River, but his real name was unknown.
It is also for this reason that Uno's mother, who has royal blood, rushed to Tallinn to preside over the overall situation, as for why to leave her son to enjoy the world of two, it is just a joke.
You know, every time Uno went to the kitchen to steal food when he was a child, he would be discovered, with his clumsy nocturnal walking skills, even Ricky could detect it with his eyes closed, if he hadn't released water, how could Uno have managed to run away from home?
……
It was not surprising to hear the other party shout his name, the people of Tallinn were known for their unity and loyalty, and since the other party knew him, he naturally knew what he had done, and he should immediately attack him angrily.
Even if the current situation was slightly unexpected—the assassination target was so weak, but he stood here motionless like a log. Just now, he deliberately didn't hide the dark blade, just to intimidate him, as long as he ran away, or squatted down with his head in his hands, then this Tallinn man would be stabbed by him because he couldn't borrow his strength.
In this kind of battle, the slightest injury will bring about deformation, the most important thing is the battle between assassins, concealment is always the first, if there is blood on the body, it is no different from chronic suicide.
However, he guessed wrongly, and instead of attacking in anger, the other party did not attack in anger, just like the red-eyed Tallinns who saw their king lying in a pool of blood, but calmly threw another jet-black short sword in his hand, forcing himself to dodge, and at the same time kicked the target named Uno away, and curled the whirling blade embedded in the ground with his tail.
As Gondor sideways to avoid Sanhua, he quickly stretched out his right hand to grasp the jet-black short sword, and at the same time slammed into the other wall, pulling out the Yaksha and holding it in his hand.
After an encounter, with the exception of Uno who was kicked out of the alley, the two Master Assassins exchanged weapons, revealing their bodies and returning to the starting point to start the battle again.