In the evening, at the gate of a noble manor in the eastern district of Laiyan City.
Several men in blue cloth coats greeted the guards with a laugh and entered the manor through the side door.
No one noticed that in the darkness a few dozen meters away from them, a man in black was standing there quietly.
This is Tang En who has been following him all the way here.
These men in blue didn't catch Tang En at the hotel, but he took the opportunity to track them down and found them here.
Looking at the Viscount emblem of the Delk family on the main gate in the distance, Tang En shook his head speechlessly.
It's Vincent indeed...
Knowing the target, the reason was easy to figure out. Perhaps Josiah had been looking for him quite frequently these past few days, and since the library wasn't exactly a secret place, word gradually reached Vincent. Hence the stalking today.
Beauty is a disaster. Tang En suddenly felt like an unwitting victim...
But no matter what, he already had the intention to kill Vincent.
No one wants to be followed, especially since Tang En is now a killer.
Tang En walked around the Delk Manor from a distance, and after a while, he disappeared into the night.
Of course, he couldn't just rush in and kill people right now. Not only was he unprepared, but the place was heavily guarded and it wasn't a good place to do it.
The noble manor is not comparable to the mistress's house before. If you sneak in casually, there is a high possibility that you will die before you can take revenge.
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The next day, Tang En put on his hermit cloak and came to the Thieves Guild early.
As expected, the mission has been confirmed completed.
Tang En told the union staff the mission number and received 4 gold and 50 silver coins.
Go out, quickly find a hotel, enter the system space,
"Ding, congratulations to assassin Tang En for completing the noble tracking mission."
"Task difficulty: f, completion evaluation d"
"Experience gained: 25 points"
...Tang En breathed a sigh of relief. The experience points gained from this kind of mission were indeed low, and it just met the upgrade standard.
"Ding, reaching the system advancement standard."
"Start the advanced mission - Dagger Training Ground. This mission has no time limit. Do you want to start it?"
Dagger training ground? What the hell...
yes!
Tang En's eyes blurred and the scene changed instantly.
I found myself on a platform of about 1 square meter, surrounded by a brilliant nebula, which was very dreamy.
"The mission begins 3, 2, 1..."
A flash of white light passed by the corner of his eye, and Tang En subconsciously turned his head to avoid it.
A knife slid across his throat.
Before Tang En could figure it out, another dagger stabbed at him from the front in the nebula map.
"Ding", Tang En bent his arm and pulled out the dagger, blocking it head-on.
Silently, two more small swords emerged.
"Ding, ding…"
Uh... Tang En felt a pain in his chest. He looked down and saw a black dagger appeared above his heart.
The two small swords just now attracted his attention, and this black dagger took the opportunity to attack from the side.
Bang... His figure disintegrated. Tang En appeared in the system space.
"Mission failed. Do you want to start the mission?"
…
Tang En suddenly understood that the so-called dagger training ground was to allow himself to dodge or block all attacks on the high platform and survive.
Yes, survival is that simple.
But it is not easy to achieve this. Tang En is no longer a rookie with no vision. He knows that this task is of high difficulty.
If it were on a plain, Tang En would have some confidence. He could dodge some attacks that were out of his reach.
However, on a platform that is no more than 1 square meter in size, the space for dodging is only within two small steps, which greatly increases the difficulty.
However, the conditions were set, and the system would not bargain with you. Tang En had no choice but to confirm it again.
"The mission begins 3, 2, 1..."
Damn... Tang En quickly pulled out his dagger and knocked away a small sword that was stabbing at the back of his head from the side.
Damn, this mission is still alive...
This made Tang En, who was just trying to remember the attack pattern, completely give up.
"Ding, ding, I'm hiding..."
"Ding, I dodge... Ouch!" My feet felt empty...
"The mission failed. Do you want to start the mission?"
yes!
Depend on...
Hold...
Fuck...
With repeated mission failures, Tang En's confidence was hit again and again.
He originally thought that his sword-drawing speed was fast enough, but the repeated hits to his heart and throat made him realize that he was still slow, too slow...
And as more and more daggers were opened, Tang En also found that the dreamy nebula map was so annoying.
Because in the later stages, Tang En was facing daggers from all directions, and his mind was already extremely tense, but these flashing nebula images kept interfering with his vision.
Tang En was hit many times by dagger sneak attacks while the star map was flashing.
Damn...
Needless to say, Tang En failed again.
"Learn to trust your perception."
Suddenly, a word came from the old butler who was quietly and attentively holding a large book in the distance.
"Trust your own perception?"
Tang En was thoughtful.
Enter the dagger training ground again.
Bang! "Mission failed, do you want to proceed?"
…
"Idiot!" The old butler curled his lips. "I told you to trust your perception, not to close your eyes. Who do you think you are?"
Uh... Tang En's face turned red.
Then he felt wronged. He clearly remembered seeing it in movies and novels: the protagonists would often have a sudden realization when being mistreated, then close their eyes and suddenly their strength and character would burst forth, beating their opponents to pieces. Why didn't that work for him?
For the next three days, Tang En forgot about the library, Josiah, and Vincent, and focused all his attention on the dagger training ground.
Tang En couldn't remember how many times he had failed. He just kept confirming and kept entering the training ground.
If being abused is a talent, then Tang En undoubtedly has the maximum value of this talent.
Now, as long as he is in the dagger training ground, Tang En can quickly get into the state, blocking, dodging daggers, and being killed in an orderly manner.
As the number of times he was killed increased, Tang En could hold on for longer and longer.
From the initial 10 seconds and 30 seconds to nearly three minutes now.
From an outsider's perspective, it's easy to see Tang En's progress.
At noon that day,
On the small platform, Tang En transformed into a figure, dodging and moving between dimensions. A cold light flashed continuously, and amidst the clanging sounds, small swords were shattered onto the platform.
In the surrounding nebula map, there are countless hidden swords and knives that are looking for opportunities to attack from the front or in the dark.
The nebula flickers, "ding, ding, ding"
In a critical moment, Tang En expressionlessly knocked away three black daggers that were about to reach his throat, temple, and heart.
This is a huge improvement, considering that Tang En has fallen victim to this trick many times.
However, Tang En still looked unhappy. He knew that a greater test was about to come. This was the threshold he had never successfully crossed since he touched it all day.
Suddenly, the nebula map shone brightly.
Here it comes...
Tang En leaned forward, his legs tensed, and his arms hanging naturally, like a cheetah ready to strike.
In an instant, Tang En's eyes were filled with the attacking swords.
He felt like needles were pricking his back, causing a slight sting and numbness. He knew that behind him, where he couldn't see, there were also just as many attacks.
dumb...
Tang En's dry throat rolled out an unpleasant roar.
"Come on, I'm the king of this little area, all of you get out of here!!"
In an instant, Tang En's body swayed from side to side, and his figure changed, like a drunkard.
However, if someone is careful, they can see that no matter how his body shakes, one of his toes remains nailed to the same place, like a compass.
In this situation, many of the swords that were thrusting at him were dodged, or collided with the swords behind him, and the two canceled each other out with a clang. After dodging a round of attacks, Tang En decisively stretched out his dagger.
"Ding, ding, ding…"
Suddenly, like rain hitting banana leaves, a cold light suddenly appeared in front of him.
Faster! Faster! Faster!
There is no martial arts in the world that is invincible except speed.
roar...
The surrounding cold stars suddenly rose sharply again.
Perception, perception...
Tang En followed his instincts and spun rapidly, constantly adjusting the cold light to the most powerful point of attack. Any missed targets were also dodged in an instant.
Good, that's the feeling...
Tang En knew that the opportunity had come. He was undoubtedly in the best condition at this moment, and success or failure depended on this one move.
"Get out!"
Amidst the roar, the blade light grew stronger, and as the light swirled, the attacking swords were crushed into slag, with the broken blades sparkling.
In an instant, everything around Tang En was cleared.
But before he could be happy, he suddenly felt a gust of wind behind his head, and his scalp felt slightly numb.
Huh... Impossible.
Tang En, who was frightened by the sight of his own ghost, immediately felt that there was something wrong with his perception.
There was clearly only a dagger in that direction, and I had already smashed it, so where did this attack come from?
But this slightly tingling feeling cannot be wrong, there must be something behind the head.
There was no rush to think about it. He took a half step forward, tilted his head, opened his mouth, and heard a soft creaking sound.
puff...
With a jingle sound, Tang En spat out a crescent blade with an arc shape from his mouth.
Suddenly I realized it!
Tang En was furious. Damn, so fucking insidious, he even hid a boomerang.
Fortunately, your uncle has practiced it before, otherwise he would have been tricked by you.
As the boomerang was broken, the system synthesized voice sounded,
"Ding, congratulations to Killer Tang En for completing the advancement mission!"
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