King Grimm, the headquarters of the Holy See, outside a huge castle inlaid with holy white jade, the leaf marks in the black cloak are hiding in a dark corner, carefully looking at the holy and majestic castle in front of them.

From a distance, the castle has three floors, each of which is twice as tall as a normal house, and the three-story castle is equivalent to a normal six-story building. The castle is surrounded by a white brick wall about five or six meters high, and two rows of tall and heavily armed paladins are guarded at the gate, all of them looking heroic and unpretentious.

Quietly looking at those paladins in silver armor, Ye Zhen frowned slightly, the Holy See is the highest authority in the Green Kingdom, presumably in addition to these paladins at the door, the guards in the castle will definitely be even stricter.

However, even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, for the reward of the S-level task, Ye Zhen has to break through hard. In addition to being able to kill people, the ability of a scout must also be able to do something.

Turning around the wall as if no one was around, when he came to a secluded place, the flying claw in Ye Zhen's hand shot out violently, and with a swish, it firmly slashed into the white diamond at the top of the wall, not to mention the six-meter-high city wall in front of him, even if the height doubled, it would be just a piece of cake for Ye Zhen.

Climbing up quickly, a head slowly poked out from the top of the wall, and only then did he see the picture of the castle's perimeter, and Ye Zhen's outstretched head immediately retracted, only to see a team of paladins armed with silver shaking knight spears, patrolling under his head.

As the residence of the Pope and the Cardinal Archbishop, the Holy See's defense is naturally extremely tight, and almost every two minutes, a team of ten NPC paladins patrols by.

After a period of observation, Leaf Scar finally figured out the pattern of their patrol, and after a group of NPC paladins walked over, Leaf Scar decisively climbed over the fence and slid down the black soft rope of the Flying Claw.

Burst!

Before he landed on the ground covered with white jade, Ye Zhen retracted his claws and started the golden cicada to shed its shell, if it was discovered and caught by the guards, the crime of trespassing on the Holy See would be enough for him to drink several pots.

At this time, the MP of the leaf mark has reached 725 points, and according to the rate at which the golden cicada consumes 1 MP per second, the stealth state can be maintained for about 12 minutes. However, if you count the effect of reducing the skill consumption by 30% attached to the Immortal Chapter, 725 MP points is enough to support the golden cicada to shed its shell for more than 15 minutes, which is more than 15 minutes of stealth than the strong concealment, what kind of concept is that?

There are two types of stealth skills of assassins in the game, one is stealth, and the other is strong stealth. The stealth time can only last for a maximum of 5 minutes, and although there is no cooldown after the natural end, it can be activated again immediately, but once it gets too close to the target, it will be 100% perceived by the target. In addition, stealth can only be used in the wild, and it cannot be used in a combat state, so it is subject to various restrictions.

As for the strong hidden state, although it cannot be perceived and is not limited so much, it has a fatal shortcoming, and the duration is only 10 seconds. There are very few players in the game who have power-ups that extend the time of strong concealment like Black Funeral, and most assassins only have a 10-second strong concealment skill. There are even many low-end assassin players who haven't even learned how to use ordinary Qiangyin. Not only that, but it also reduces movement speed by 30% in the strong hidden state, which has a big limitation.

And the golden cicada shelling,Almost all the shortcomings of stealth skills,Not only can the stealth time be extended with the increase of MP,There are no perception and geographical restrictions,More importantly,In the state of the golden cicada shell,The movement speed is the player's normal speed。

Of course, if you insist on finding a shortcoming, it is that the cooling time of the golden cicada shelling is too long. Even if Leaf Scar has an Immortal Seal that reduces the cooldown by 30%, it will take 18 hours before it can be used again after using the Golden Cicada once to shed its shell.

Therefore, regardless of whether or not the Purification Orb can be obtained, Ye Zhen must leave the Holy See within 15 minutes, otherwise once he is caught in the dark prison, even if the Purification Orb is in his hands, it will have no meaning.

Stepping into the majestic and holy castle, the magic chandeliers hanging high in the corridor were very strong, illuminating everything in the passage as if it were daylight, compared to the castle of the Assassin League, it was simply a paradise and a hell.

While walking and looking at the rooms on both sides of the passage, Ye Zhen found a lot of NPC silver armor paladins, and when he walked to the end of the passage, a paladin wrapped in dark red armor suddenly appeared in Ye Zhen's sight, only to see that this person was holding a dark red knight spear more than three meters long, without the slightest expression of joy and sorrow on his face, as if a god descended to earth. Behind him are the white jade staircases that lead to the second floor of the castle.

"Lord!" I have been in contact with the leaf marks of lord-level monsters many times, and almost immediately felt the monstrous power emanating from the red-armored paladin's body, only the lord can make people chill invisibly.

However, Ye Zhen was in the state of the golden cicada shedding his shell, even if he was a paladin with lord-level strength, he would not be afraid, I saw his figure flash, and quickly bypassed the red-armored paladin, stepped straight onto the stone steps, and climbed up the second floor.

At this point, there are more than 11 minutes left in the stealth state.

The second floor of the Holy See Castle is where the cardinals dwell, and there are also quite a few of them, most of whom are in the room reciting some doctrine or something. Ye Scar was not interested in listening carefully to what they had discovered, and when he found out that Pope Barça was not on the second floor, he quickly climbed to the third floor of the castle. At this point, his MP has already consumed almost half.

There was silence in the corridor on the third floor of the castle, although the light was also extremely bright, but there was a layer of misty brilliance invisibly, which made Ye Scar can't help but increase his precautions and act more cautiously. Although the golden cicada is in a shelled state, even if it encounters a lord-level monster, it has never been recognized, but what he will face next is likely to be the legendary Pope, and the title of Pope alone will make Ye Zhen's heart a little worried.

Walking in the silent corridor, just as Ye Zhen was still worrying about which room Barcelona was in, there was a sudden sound of noise in a room with a door half-hidden on his left. Almost subconsciously, Ye Zhen turned his ear to the door and listened carefully.

"Archbishop Musso, in your opinion, when will the situation on the mainland rise again, back to the situation of twenty years ago?"

A majestic and old voice came from the room to Ye Zhen's ears, and Ye Zhen couldn't help but be stunned, and his attention became more concentrated.

"Your Majesty of Barcelona, the Lord God has already issued an edict that all countries must not start wars again, alas, I am afraid that the Yilan Continent is likely to be so peaceful forever." A respectful voice rang out, and the man who spoke was named Messo, the cardinal archbishop of the Holy See and the next generation of papal heirs.

"Pope Barcelona." Hearing Archbishop Musso's words, Ye Zhen was shocked in his heart, and immediately understood who the owner of the majestic voice just now was, wasn't it Pope Barcelona, the target of his visit.

"Calm down forever? No, you are wrong, Mosso, although the Lord God has issued an edict that restricts our freedom, it is only a matter of time before the storm rises on the mainland. The old man sitting on a holy throne in the room said to the cardinal archbishop in front of him with his eyes closed.

Hearing Barcelona's confident words, Musso, who was standing on his waist, seemed to be more respectful, and asked, "Forgive your subordinates for being stupid, and please ask Your Majesty to solve your doubts." ”

"It's very simple, do you know that many mysterious adventurers have sprung up from all over the world a few days ago?" Speaking slowly, Barcelona's eyes still didn't open.

"Yes, my subordinates know a little, there were still many adventurers who tried to break into the Holy See by force, and in the end they were all killed on the spot by the Holy Knights under the command of the red-armored paladin Edward. However, those adventurers seem to have endless lives, and death is a new life for them, and this ability to defy the sky is really incredible. Mosso said with a puzzled face, and the doubt on his face became more and more intense, you must know that even the greatest Pope in the history of the Holy See, Barcelona, who was in front of him, would never be able to resurrect the dead.

Hearing Mosso's voice, Ye Zhen, who eavesdropped on the conversation between the two through the door, suddenly crossed the corners of his mouth with a narrow smile, and the player's infinite resurrection turned into endless life in their eyes, which was really funny.

"How can those adventurers have such an ability to defy the sky, I have no way of knowing, it must be given by the main god, in the Yilan continent, the main god is omnipotent." Barcelona sighed, his tone was a little adoring, but there was a hint of unwillingness.

"Barcelona's old man is quite reliable." Ye Zhen was shocked by Barcelona's answer, and he didn't expect this NPC old man to be able to guess the reason for the system, it seems that their wisdom is indeed a little amazing.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I just don't know what the situation on the mainland you just said has to do with those weak adventurers?" Mosso asked respectfully, in the eyes of the cardinal archbishop with lord-level strength, the player at this stage is indeed as weak as an ant, and he can barely resist even one of his holy light bullets.

"Musso, don't you see it, the organization established by those adventurers in Green City is already quite strong, and the ** of the human race is always endless, when Green City can no longer satisfy their **, they will definitely continue to expand outward, and it won't be long before the war will continue to the border fortress. At that time, not to mention the four great powers of Green, Bingxue, Ling Tian and Loulan, even the free city that has never been affected by the flames of war will be difficult to avoid the robbery among countless adventurers. You must know that they are not like us, and the Lord God seems to be extremely lenient with them adventurers, and never restricts any of their actions. Barcelona said, suddenly opened a pair of deep eyes, and the look was very confused.

"I see, Your Majesty is wise." Murso respectfully slapped a sycophant.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ye Zhen, who was hidden outside the door, was also thoughtful, according to the last memory of his previous life, the battle for fortresses in various countries has set off to an unprecedented level, and almost all the large guilds in the game have participated in the battle for border fortresses, causing a storm. As for the fifth main city in the game, Liberty City, it has not been opened in the previous life, and it is not known at what level the player will open the Liberty City.

In a flash, Ye Zhen suddenly checked the remaining time for the golden cicada to come out of its shell, and there were still 5 minutes. And to run from the third floor of the castle to the gate, it will take at least more than three minutes, and at this time, there is a cardinal archbishop by Barcelona's side, which will inevitably affect Ye Zhen's actions, and it seems that he can only give up today.

However, since he came, Ye Zhen would not leave in vain. Seeing that he was on one side, he squeezed into the room through the half-hidden door and stood straight in front of Pope Barcelona. For the sake of safety, this guy wants to test in advance whether this unfathomable Pope Barcelona can see through the golden cicada's shell. You must know that even the Paladin Leader Edward and Cardinal Archbishop Musso are both lord-level strengths, and Ye Zhen even has some doubts that Barcelona will be the legendary spirit level!

As soon as the footsteps landed, Ye Zhen saw the figures of the two people in front of him clearly, and saw Mosso wrapped in a crimson robe, bowing to Barcelona, who was sitting on the throne with his back to him.

And Barcelona, who was facing the leaf marks, was wearing a golden dress, although the skin on his face was wrinkled, but the whole body was full of the majesty of a king. What's more, the golden crown worn above his head was actually inlaid with a milky white orb like a pearl of the night, exuding a huge holy aura out of thin air.

Undoubtedly, this is the Purification Pearl that can help Ye Scar complete the S-class mission!

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva fiercely, Ye Zhen opened his hands and feet, and suddenly made a 'big' gesture towards Barcelona on the opposite side, and then carefully observed Barcelona's expression.

I saw that Barcelona's withered face was still not angry and arrogant, no matter what kind of exaggerated movements Ye Zhen made, there was no trace of strange look on his face from beginning to end. This made Ye Zhen ecstatic at the same time, and he couldn't help but be even more curious, what kind of character was Nie Li, the assassin who created the golden cicada shell, and the skill that could be perfectly hidden in front of the Pope's eyes was really amazing!

After a burst of joy, when Ye Zhen found that there were only 4 minutes left for the golden cicada to come out of its shell, he immediately put away his exaggerated movements, and stepped out of the door with a dodge and ran towards the castle. At the same time, he also secretly made a decision to take official action tomorrow to steal the Purification Pearl of Pope Barcelona!

(To be continued)