Chapter 294: Chapter 294: Sonic Exploding Arrow (Thousand Illusions Rain Ice, Ten Thousand Rewards Added)
Nightfall nodded, saying, “Though we are adversaries, honestly, he’s the most astounding player I’ve encountered. You don’t pay much attention to the wider world and stopped visiting the forum, but you should know he has appeared in numerous announcements, each of them weighty. Ancient Gods’ system settings are tough; he’s the one constantly defining the trends and leading us all.”
“I do have some impression, but isn’t this a bit of an exaggeration?” Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty furrowed her brows.
Prosperous Era’s cousin sighed and said, “We too hoped it was an exaggeration, but while he hasn’t garnered widespread recognition, he just doesn’t have enough fame or exposure. In reality, his influence on us is considerable. To put it simply, the universal tactics he advocated for different occupations were introduced by him. He has contributed a lot many tech advancements. Sis, you can Google Prairie Fire to find out.”
“Right, you may not believe it, but listen to this and you will. Prairie Fire, without knowing it, was gifted a New Model Mech by the Ancient Gods Company. It is the only one of its kind and many higher-ups and powerhouses coveted it, I bet you already know about it,” Nightfall laughed with bitterness.
“That’s truly strange. Seems like a lot has happened while I was busy,” said Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty, raising her eyebrows at Nightfall. She was puzzled, “So why are you guys opposing someone like him? Don’t you usually win people over by throwing money at them?”
Nightfall once again laughed bitterly, “It’s a lengthy explanation. Let’s leave it at that, get to know Prairie Fire first. Let’s focus on how to deal with this guy.”
“Big brother, why don’t you go back first? I will keep watch,” suggested Prosperous Era’s cousin.
“We can’t retreat now, running away is more humiliating than being killed by Prairie Fire three times.” Nightfall shook his head, rejecting the proposal.
Prosperous Era’s cousin said with disbelief,” The problem is, Prairie Fire’s a hunter, stealth is expected. But how did he evade all our thieves? He couldn’t possibly detect the thieves’ presence, was it sheer luck?”
“Judging by his performance at Arna’s place, he will be here soon. Why don’t we tighten our defenses? That way we eliminate the chance of surprise. This time, I am confident I can delay him, just make sure you finish him off immediately,” Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty suggested with a furrowed brow.
“Alright, tighten up the formation,” commanded Nightfall. All of Prosperous Era’s hundreds of players gathered up and patrolled aimlessly, not allowing Li Yao another chance to infiltrate.
Above them, the Firehawk circled the sky and saw all. Li Yao, meanwhile, was lost in thought, working out a strategy for the second assassination attempt.
“They have tightened up their formation,” Li Yao sat on a distant stone column, pondering. There was a degree of luck in his first successful assassination, there was a minimal chance of failure.
This time, the enemy tightened their formation, not only had he to be more careful about infiltrating, but he couldn’t use his prior location either.
So how could he carry out the second assassination?
Li Yao opened his own attribute panel as he contemplated, then studied his equipment and skills, looking for a way to succeed in the second assassination.
However, even after full consideration, Li Yao was still without any leads.
It wasn’t until he saw the last skill and noticed Sonic Exploding Arrow that his eyes lit up.
The Sonic Exploding Arrow and the Sonar Arrow were actually the same skill, they simply produced different effects due to varying frequencies.
The Sonic Exploding Arrow did not produce a loud noise to harm opponents. Likewise, it was silent. It didn’t put Li Yao in a combat state. Even though the Sonic Exploding Arrow couldn’t kill people, its control was still significant because of the technique’s side effect.
Li Yao didn’t need any control measures, so the Sonic Exploding Arrow hadn’t played an important role yet.
But now, he thought of a way for the second assassination.
“Success or failure depends on this.” Li Yao took a deep breath, jumped down the stone column, and carefully used the Sonar Arrow to scout while cautiously permeating through the various defensive lines.
It must be said, the quality of the players from Prosperous Era was outstanding, very alert, and their patrol arrangement was very scientific.
However, their invisible watchmen were no use against Li Yao. As long as he was cautious, didn’t make any sounds or step on any dried branches, the players from Prosperous Era would not detect Li Yao.
While they were clever, placing many dried branches and soft soil on the ground in the hope of causing inconspicuous movements, this method might work against other thieves, but not Li Yao. Having played a thief for two years in his previous life, he was highly skilled; these simple tricks would not fool him.
Li Yao slowly treaded and found a place. Taking advantage of the thief’s patrol in the other direction, he quickly set up his sniper rifle.
A thief was cautiously patroling around the stone column from a distance of two hundred yards. Li Yao was under camouflage, striving to avoid ascending the stone column.
The thieves patrolling under stealth were excellent at detecting stealth, if Li Yao was even close to the edge of the stone column, they would sense it. Li Yao had no hope of mounting the stone column unnoticed.
“Now’s the moment.” Li Yao pulled the trigger immediately, then packed up his sniper and swiftly left. At that moment, the concealed thief turned around and started patrolling again.
The Sonic Exploding Arrow had also flown out, compressing like air. If one looked closely, they would see a slight ripple, but no one would stare blankly at the sky.
Even if they did stare, they might not see the fleeting traces.
The Sonic Exploding Arrow collided with the body of the player and silently spread and exploded, but no one heard a single sound.
This thief didn’t hear it either, and couldn’t sense it.
At this moment, he was conscienstously and carefully detecting if Li Yao had stealthily ascended the stone column, but suddenly, he felt a shortness of breath and a slight dizziness.
Immediately, he lost his balance. The slight dizziness was only a momentary condition, but it was enough. His body was already on the edge and had lost consciousness.
By the time he regained consciousness, it was too late, and he screamed sharply.
Then, in front of everyone’s eyes, he fell to the ground and died.
“What happened? Is that Prairie Fire?” asked Prosperous Era’s cousin, and the entire group became tensed. Their attention turned towards the stone column and the Shield Warriors raised their shields and protected Nightfall.
“No…there is no one. I accidently fell,” said the elite player, thinking he was momentarily distracted.
“It’s probably not Prairie Fire. If he had been pushed, he would engage in combat and reveal his form,” analyzed Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty.
Nightfall nodded, “But, we should stay alert, please send a thief up there.”
“Okay,” Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty nodded and walked towards the stone column.
Li Yao was also fast approaching the stone column…