The ability Ghost Gate Stab was similar to Jiu Long’s Sky Piercing Dagger Technique, but with a key difference: the latter was more unpredictable and sudden, while Ghost Gate Stab was essentially a sneak attack launched by the user after closing in on the target.
However, this ability had more variations and follow-up attacks. Relying on the old man’s incredible camouflage, this strike caught Liang Chuyin off guard.
Under normal circumstances, an evolved would be unable to withstand attacks from two opponents of the same level. This assassination attempt had been meticulously planned. Not only had Liang Chuyin’s guards been killed first, but the three assassins had also surrounded her, showing just how much importance they placed on this core member of Cloud Peak.
By now, a massive sword transformed into a bolt of lightning was closing in from behind, while a dagger was mere inches away from her front. The assassins’ eyes gleamed with cruelty.
This was the end. No matter how much Cloud Peak had been hyped up, its core members were still within the realm of ordinary evolved. Perhaps the only truly formidable one was Ye Zhongming, the King of Cloud Peak. As for the others, they would end up like the countless others they had killed—dead on the spot.
Only the man with the snake-like tongue was slightly disappointed. A dead woman wasn’t as fun.
But just as the three assassins thought their killing blow was certain to land, Liang Chuyin flicked her wrist, causing her whip to snap against the ground. Using the recoil, she propelled herself upward by a few dozen centimeters.
This movement was so fast that it seemed as if the whip had moved the moment the attacks were launched, and by the time the attacks reached her, her body had already risen to a new height.
Thud! Clang!
Liang Chuyin grunted, her whip lashing out to the side as she used the momentum to break free from the pincer attack.
The flying sword arced through the air before reattaching itself to the other sword. The burly man, Kuang Lei, stared at Liang Chuyin in disbelief, unable to comprehend how she had withstood his attack.
The old man’s hand, holding the dagger, was flung upward by the recoil. His target had already moved out of his attack range when he regained control.
“Oh?”
The snake-tongued man’s eyes widened in surprise, but his expression quickly turned to excitement.
“Looks like it’s still up to me!” he shouted, disappearing from his spot and reappearing right before Liang Chuyin. His strange weapon swung upward from below, aiming for her chin.
If this hit, half her face would likely be torn off.
“Damn you!” Liang Chuyin’s temper flared after being attacked repeatedly.
Facing the man’s vicious strike, Liang Chuyin’s whip hissed softly, instantly forming a series of rings around her body, creating a cylindrical barrier. When the strange weapon collided with it, the cylindrical barrier didn’t collapse or scatter. Instead, it seemed to merge with Liang Chuyin, using the force of the attack to push her backward.
This allowed her to escape the attack range once again.
The snake-tongued man was even more shocked this time.
His attack hadn’t been a regular one—it was one of his proudest abilities, Positional Rush!
It allowed him to move at nearly the speed of sound to close in on his target, using the immense momentum to deliver a devastating blow.
Countless evolved had fallen to this ability.
He was confident that even if his opponent of the same level weren’t killed, they would at least be severely injured.
Yet this woman had withstood it completely unharmed. What was that whip’s ability to form those looping rings?
Chain Defense!
This was the name of Liang Chuyin’s skill, an innate ability of her blue-grade whip, which is known for its exceptional defensive capabilities.
The Earth Armor set was renowned for its defensive properties. Both had defensive functions, whether it was the armor Liang Chuyin wore or her weapon. Looking at the attacks from the massive sword and the dagger, they had only left two gashes on her armor, failing to penetrate it. If not for the immense force and the lightning element of the attacks causing internal vibrations, Liang Chuyin could have completely relied on her equipment to block the enemies’ attacks.
By now, the other two assassins had caught up. Seeing their target in such a state, their expressions turned grim.
They had expected their target to be tough, but not this tough.
“How long do you think you can keep this up?!” Kuang Lei roared, his eyes red as he transformed another massive sword into a lightning bolt, slashing toward Liang Chuyin.
His companions immediately realized that Liang Chuyin was using her weapon to defend herself, effectively giving up on counterattacking. All they needed to do was keep attacking. No matter how tough her defenses were, they would eventually break under their relentless assault!
The two immediately followed up with their own skills, determined not to stop until their target was dead.
Bang!
Their answer came in the form of a gunshot.
The old man’s body swayed, and he stumbled before collapsing to the ground.
“Old Se!” the snake-tongued man exclaimed in shock. He quickly summoned a transparent energy doll before him, blocking his body, before rushing to his companion’s side.
This transparent doll moved with him, always in front of him, acting as a bulletproof shield.
Another bang rang out, and Kuang Lei grunted, unable to maintain his sword formation. He reversed his stance, plunging his swords into the ground to keep himself from falling.
“Get behind me!” the snake-tongued man shouted anxiously. He had just reached Old Se, who was still camouflaged when he realized Liang Chuyin’s attack wasn’t aimed at him but at his other companion. He couldn’t protect both, so he had to call his companion over.
Liang Chuyin, however, wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip. Standing within the ringed defense formed by her whip, she raised a blue-grade pistol. The lightning-infused sword attack was blocked, but her bullets could easily pass through.
She glared fiercely, muttering “Die!” under her breath as she fired at the burly man, who was temporarily defenseless.
However, she had no shooting-related job or skills, and her aim wasn’t the best. Out of six shots fired before Kuang Lei could take cover behind the snake-tongued man, five missed and only one hit. Liang Chuyin was frustrated, realizing her first two hits had been lucky shots.
“How are you?” the snake-tongued man asked, watching as his opponent continued to fire bullets at them, even though the transparent energy doll blocked them. He sneered before turning to his panting companion behind him.
“I-I’ll live,” Kuang Lei gasped, clutching his chest.
He had been hit twice. The first shot had grazed his ear, likely because his massive sword had been positioned in front of his chest, forcing Liang Chuyin to aim for his head. However, she had missed, only piercing his ear and leaving a hole.
The second shot had hit his chest. His armor hadn’t been able to stop it—the bullet had entered through the front and exited through the back, possibly damaging his lungs and making it difficult for him to breathe.
As for Old Se, who the snake-tongued man was cradling, his injuries were much more severe. He had been shot in the left chest, right where the heart was. Blood was gushing out, and even with the snake-tongued man trying to staunch the flow, it was clear that the bullet had either hit the heart or a major artery. If not for the fact that he was an evolved, he would have been dead already.
Seeing that Liang Chuyin only hit one out of every three or four shots, the snake-tongued man was more shocked than ever.