Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 4: Killing Night
The thief was stunned. He didn't expect that this down-and-out noble could remain calm and make the most correct judgment in this situation.
The beach of Pine River is extremely wide. If Marvin were on the beach, he would definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the Akron gang members.
The only possibility is the sparse woods nearby.
"Is this just a blind guess?" The thief muttered to himself, without any hurry. He called out to the gang members who followed him and quickly followed.
His agility is very high, and I don't believe that he can't deal with a noble who doesn't even have a combat profession.
What's more, the terrain in this forest is not that complicated, so he can't run away.
Marvin was the first to rush into the woods. Under the cover of the dark night, he quickly approached a large tree with lush branches and leaves.
"You don't even need to sneak. You look so confident."
Marvin leaned against the pine tree, watching the thief chasing after him with a dagger in his hand, and sneered in his heart.
I still have advantages.
After seeing the Akron gang, Marvin was surprised and confused, but he never lost his composure. What a joke! As a former master of the night, he had a lot of combat experience. These little hooligans could barely be considered professionals. Although they were stronger and outnumbered, combat experience was very important!
Especially in complex terrain!
When Marvin successfully became a ranger, he was very careful when wearing the ranger badge and wore it in a very hidden place, so those gang members should not have realized that Marvin had become a professional like them!
That's a huge advantage.
"Want to kill me? Then don't blame me."
He silently drew out the white curved knife from his waist, revealing a hint of ruthlessness. Since these scums wanted to eat him, he should be prepared to be killed in return.
Yes, ever since the Akron gangsters showed up, he never thought of escaping. He wanted to find out the truth.
He plans to keep all these people here!
Thinking of this, his blood began to boil. It had been a long time since he had this feeling. The last time he was so excited was probably when he was completing the mission of becoming a god and facing the pursuit of more than a dozen demigods alone.
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This patch of woods was actually quite small, and Marvin didn't have much room to maneuver.
We must kill this thief before the others get close. Marvin believes that there should be no thieves among the rest of the gang. This guy who doesn't need to sneak is their only thief. He is also the most threatening among them. The thief has high perception and agility, so it is easy to find his hiding place.
As long as he kills him, Marvin has plenty of ways to deal with the rest.
Thinking of this, he curled up slightly and moved closer to the pine tree.
[Skill hiding activated! ]
The ranger's signature skill was naturally extraordinary. With the help of the night, Marvin's body was faintly integrated with the pine tree. The thief was unaware and walked towards this side with big strides. Marvin clenched his scimitar and held his breath.
The 41-point hiding skill, plus the +9 provided by the Sika Deer Badge, is just enough to trigger the hidden effect [Night Blessing] that comes with the 50-point hiding skill.
[Night Blessing]: When you use the hiding skill at night, the effect is increased by 5%.
Don't underestimate this 5%. In many cases, even a 1% increase is enough to change the situation.
As a PK expert in his previous life, Marvin was not only extremely proficient in the thief profession, but also familiar with other professions. That's why he immediately raised his hiding skill to 50 points.
But he didn't expect that it would come in handy so soon.
This thief's perception seemed to be even lower than Marvin had expected. He might have become a thief because of years of influence and training in the market, not because of his natural talent.
He walked past Marvin carelessly, and at this moment, a shout suddenly came from the entrance of the woods:
"Jack, where the hell are you? Where's that noble?"
Jack turned around impatiently and shouted towards the entrance: "I'm here! That little noble is nearby, he can't get away!"
Marvin waited silently for him to finish his words, then he took a clean step and came behind the thief like a ghost.
He suddenly pressed the thief's mouth with his left hand, and the inner edge of the scimitar in his right hand easily cut across the thief's throat !
In an instant, blood gushed out and the thief's body began to struggle violently!
But Marvin covered his mouth expressionlessly; the man's desperate struggle before death could not hurt him at all.
[Normal attack successful! ]
[Hit the fatal point! Normal attack turns into a fatal attack! ]
[The target died! Gain 18 points of killing experience! ]
Without looking at the flashing battle records, Marvin could sense from the opponent's gradually limp body that this guy was already dead.
"It's too slow." Marvin shook his head dissatisfiedly.
Limited by his body and profession, the power he can exert is not very strong. The set of moves just now is the Phantom Assassin's iconic combo [Shadow Cut] + [Throat Cutting], this combo will produce a very high lethality bonus to the skills, which is perfect for killing the opponent instantly.
Although Marvin is no longer a thief, he can still complete these two technical moves by relying on his memory and physical instincts. Although he is not satisfied with the completion of the moves, and these two moves themselves do not have super high attack bonuses like skills, but correspondingly, his opponent is not a powerful character.
Marvin would have a hard time dealing with a level 2 rogue with 42 health points unless he was hit in the vitals. However, a level 1 profession has no resistance to the vitals, and once hit in the vitals, it is certain to die.
This careless thief was clearly a negative example of a low-level professional. He probably thought that Marvin had no power to resist, but he didn't expect that the person they were chasing would suddenly turn into an assassination expert.
Marvin quickly searched the thief's body and found a purse and some materials for making traps.
"Poor bastard..." There were only five silver coins in the purse, and they were very dry.
Those materials were quite useful. Before the others came, Marvin pulled the thief's body to a hidden place, found a big tree, and started hiding.
He looked up and saw a dark cloud passing over the moon, making the visibility very poor.
Tonight is destined to be a night of killing.
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The thief's companions included four other people. They rushed into the woods holding torches. Under the light of the fire, the originally sparse woods suddenly looked brighter.
With the torch lighting, Marvin's hiding skills would undoubtedly be greatly reduced. What's worse, they would soon discover the thief's body. Because of the tight time, he didn't have time to deal with the body, but only provided a little cover.
By then, they will be more alert, knowing that their prey is not defenseless. In this way, Marvin's chances of continuing to succeed will be greatly reduced.
"Damn it, damn Jack, he didn't even stop that little noble from running into the woods." One of them cursed gruffly, "He's not responding to us yet, what on earth does he want to do?"
"Maybe the little noble ran faster, so he caught up with him first."
"But he didn't leave us many traces. It would be a waste of time to keep looking for him. We must ensure that the boss's orders are carried out. Tonight, that little noble named Marvin must die!"
The firelight shone over, and Marvin turned sideways, listening calmly to the enemy's footsteps. Without professional listening skills, his perception became somewhat passive, but these people were as careless as the thieves, and did not deliberately control their footsteps when walking, so he could still judge their direction by the footsteps.
There were four people in total, two tall guys, one fat guy, and one sissy.
He could make this judgment even without using his eyes.
The four men came near him and started arguing with each other. To Marvin's delight, after a short argument, the four men actually made a decision that made Marvin very happy: search separately!
It seems that they are very confident in their own strength and think it is easy to deal with a small noble who has no combat profession.
The four of them dispersed, with the remaining three leaving in three different directions, while the fourth searched nearby.
Marvin cleverly used the shadows to avoid the search range of the other three people - he had too many such experiences, facing the pursuit of a well-trained team alone in a complex cave group or jungle. These gangsters had not received professional training, otherwise they would not have left Marvin so many search blind spots for him to hide.
The fourth person was circling in place, and Marvin waited for the opportunity. In less than half a minute, he finally got the chance.
It was exactly the same action as the one used to deal with the thief just now, a clean and neat cut and throat-slitting technique.
[Normal attack successful! ]
[Hit the fatal point! Normal attack turns into a fatal attack! ]
[The target died! Gain 11 points of killing experience! ]
This is a first-level gangster, one of the most common professions among urban gangs. The gangster profession has expertise and trait bonuses in street fighting, but in the wild, they have no advantage.
The threat he posed to Marvin was far less than that of the thief. The only thing that satisfied Marvin was that this guy was slightly richer than the thief, and he had 12 silver coins on him.
A faint smell of blood filled the woods. Marvin continued his move and killed two more people in the same way.
The two men provided Marvin with 26 silver coins and a total of 30 points of killing experience. Unfortunately, when killing the last person, because the opponent was a little tall, Marvin's hand failed to cover him tightly. Although the throat-cutting technique worked as usual, the unfortunate guy still screamed.
This immediately woke up the last Akron gang member, and he rushed over with a torch in hand in a few seconds.
Marvin didn't have time to dodge.
"We underestimated you." The tall man looked at the corpse at Marvin's feet with some surprise.
He held a torch in one hand and a machete in the other, revealing a ferocious look: "But tonight, you are dead."
Marvin calmly threw a recon.
[Reconnaissance (35) skill is being activated...]
[Passing relevant tests...]
[Reconnaissance failed! You cannot obtain more information! ]
Reconnaissance failed!
This means that the other party has at least three levels of adventure professions!
The tall man licked his lips and rushed over with big strides, holding the machete high in his hand, as if he wanted to chop Marvin into meat paste!
