Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 169: King of Assassins
"Assassin King Challenge?"
One-Eyed Bird looked Marvin up and down, and couldn't help but say, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be a ranger, right?"
Marvin nodded and said casually:
"I remember the rule is that anyone with the rogue profession can participate, right?"
Bird scratched his head, a little overwhelmed.
Rules are one thing, but reality is another. This is the first time he has encountered such a situation.
A Ranger comes to challenge the King of Assassins? Isn't this just ruining the show?
Several instructors nearby, who seemed to be in charge of training assassin apprentices, heard the conversation between the two and walked over together.
They surrounded Marvin, along with several scimitar warriors who were responsible for maintaining order.
One of the Bai people's curved sword warriors said arrogantly: "Want to participate in the challenge of the King of Assassins?"
"You have to ask the scimitar in my hand first..."
However, before he could finish his words, Marvin suddenly made a lightning-fast move!
Shadow cut step!
The distance between the two sides was instantly shortened.
With a clean and sharp knife strike, the opponent cried out in pain, his left wrist was cut in the vital part, and the scimitar was about to fall.
At this moment, Marvin took the opportunity.
The blade was seized successfully!
With a clang, he chopped the opponent's other forearm with his backhand!
The scimitar warrior's face turned livid.
Marvin’s speed was so fast that in a flash, before the others could react, he had already completed all the actions!
Fortunately, Marvin used the back of the knife, otherwise his forearm would have been in danger.
With a swish, all the others drew their weapons at the same time and looked at Marvin coldly.
Marvin turned the scimitar in his hand and returned it to the scimitar warrior, saying calmly:
"Is this how you Bai people welcome challengers?"
Among the instructors, one who seemed to be the leader looked at Bird:
"One-Eye, this is the person you brought with you. What do you say we should do?"
Bird shrugged. "According to the rules, the Ranger is indeed eligible to participate in the challenge of the [King of Assassins]."
The instructor sneered: "Very good. Then, let him participate."
"I will personally take charge of the first stage."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Marvin with sympathy.
Although Marvin's attack just now was incredibly fast, it was somewhat of a sneak attack, and the scimitar warrior he attacked was only at the second level.
However, this instructor is one of the leading figures in Shadow Valley, a level 15 character, proficient in master-level daggers, and has the potential to be promoted to the fourth level at any time!
If he were to be in charge of the first level, this ranger who appeared out of nowhere would definitely have no hope.
Bird frowned slightly and looked at Marvin.
Marvin said easily, "Just follow the rules."
…
Challenge of the Assassin King.
This is a challenge project with a long history. Since the establishment of Shadow Valley, it has welcomed participants of the Assassin King Challenge almost every day.
However, all those challengers were assassins.
Rangers like Marvin, although also wanderers, are different from other professions. It is the first time in many years that someone has come to participate in the challenge of the King of Assassins.
In an instant, the news spread throughout the Shadow Valley as if it had wings.
All those who had nothing to do came to watch.
This is an invisible pressure for those who participate in the Assassin King challenge.
However, this challenge itself involves testing one's ability to cope with various tasks under high-pressure conditions.
As for Marvin, he didn't care at all. Other people's whispers had no effect on his performance at all!
"If I hadn't wanted to get the Black Hole pass, I wouldn't have bothered to participate in the King of Assassins challenge."
"Only after completing two or more challenges can you gain recognition from the Assassin's League and obtain a pass."
The black hole is a secret passage leading to the underground world.
Marvin was not interested in entering the underground world for the time being, but through the black hole, he could find a dark river. Following that dark river, he could directly cross the Sage Desert and reach the Stone Mountain.
Going underground is much faster than going on the ground. What he lacks most now is time. His ultimate goal is to reach the Rocky Mountain as soon as possible and find the spark of order.
But if you think about it carefully, the challenge of the King of Assassins is not entirely without benefits.
According to Marvin's memory, every time he won an event, he would gain a level of [Dagger] control.
This basic ability seems useless to Marvin, after all, he is using a scimitar now, but once he is promoted to the Lord of Darkness, if he possesses the legendary [Scimitar Control] and [Dagger Control] at the same time, then these two basic abilities will be combined into one, becoming the legendary [Short Weapon Control].
At that time, he could switch back and forth between the scimitar and the dagger with ease - provided that his hand speed was fast enough or he had a prop to quickly change weapons.
No matter what, for Marvin, he must participate in the King of Assassins challenge.
The entire challenge is divided into many projects.
The first task is to defeat an assassin of the same level.
This level tests comprehensive practical capabilities.
Generally speaking, more than 80% of people fail at the first level. The instructors in the Assassin's League are all top-notch in combat ability.
For example, Marvin’s opponent, the guy named Juventus.
…
"Mr. Marvin, if you are ready, please tear off the black scarf from your chest."
In a rather spacious room, a staff member said this, and then he slowly left the room.
Above the room, countless pairs of eyes were staring at Marvin.
The latter remained silent.
The crowd grew impatient and started booing.
Marvin still had his eyes closed, quietly feeling the empty surroundings.
These are the rules.
Once the black scarf is not torn off, the challenge has not begun and Juventus cannot attack themselves.
The assassin is actually at a disadvantage against the ranger. The ranger has equally good agility, especially the dual-blade ranger. The fragile assassin can't even withstand a single blow from the ranger.
But the challenge of the [King of Assassins] was unfair. Juve entered the room before Marvin, and he chose to sneak or hide - God knows where he is now.
As long as Marvin tears off the black scarf, he can launch an attack in an instant!
The boos from the audience were actually helping Juventus to deceive Marvin's perception.
At least [Listening] is of no use.
Marvin was not in a hurry. He gently placed his right hand on the black scarf on his chest.
Everyone suddenly became quieter.
However, he did not tear it off, but just pressed it and then slowly paced around the room!
"coward!"
"If you want to do it, do it quickly!"
"How can such trash be qualified to participate in the challenge of the [King of Assassins]?"
The audience immediately started cursing.
The residents of Shadow Valley had never had a good impression of this ranger challenger, and when they saw that Marvin was such a rogue, they couldn't help but burst into cursing.
Since Marvin cannot use any props other than weapons, he can only rely on his own strength to break the assassin's invisibility.
Juve's invisibility is great, at least he can't feel any trace.
Fortunately, Marvin has participated in many challenges of the King of Assassins and he has plenty of experience.
Most opponents will probably choose the slow-moving [Stealth].
According to his experience, Juventus should now keep a distance of about six steps from him. Generally speaking, not behind him - because this direction is easy to be the focus of attention - and of course not in front of him, but from the side.
"Left? Or right?"
Marvin stopped.
His position happened to be in the center of the room, which was the best place to take the initiative.
The next second, amid the audience's abuse, Ma Wen suddenly tore off the black scarf.
At that moment, he threw a large black scarf fiercely to his right hand side.
Then he exerted force with his right foot, and pounced to the left like a tiger, slashing down with both swords!
The whole process was done in one go and was extremely smooth.
This is a strategy carefully prepared by Marvin. Whether on the left or the right, Juventus will definitely not be able to get the comfortable shooting space he wants!
Everyone stared with their eyes wide open, only to see that where Marvin pounced and where his two swords reached, there was nothing at all.
And the black scarf slowly fell to the ground.
Neither left nor right!
"Damn, this Juve is really patient..."
Ma Wen's heart sank.
However, at this moment, a cold chill came from behind him!
It’s actually behind!
A cold dagger suddenly appeared on his neck.
Cut throat!
Everyone held their breath.
…
In an instant, Marvin reacted—his body jerked back.
As Juventus was caught off guard by a cry of "Ah", the back of Marvin's head hit Juventus' nose bridge hard. The scimitar in his left hand turned at a very clever angle, and the dagger was stuck in the narrow space created in the blink of an eye, preventing it from moving forward.
A smile appeared on Marvin's lips.
Slit the throat? He was the ancestor of slit throats! If he didn't even know how to break this trick, he wouldn't have come to the King of Assassins challenge!
Next, it was time for Marvin to counterattack. He instantly let go of the scimitar in his right hand and grabbed Yuwen's right wrist.
Juventus was in severe pain and didn't even have time to use [Disappear] or [Strong Invisibility]!
Ma Wen turned around and slashed down with the scimitar in his left hand fiercely!
Bang!
Juventus was unable to dodge and barely managed to block it with the dagger. However, the next second, Marvin's scimitar slid down the dagger and directly hit Juventus' shoulder blade!
Bang!
The scimitar pierced into the flesh, Juventus screamed, and his left hand, which was about to fight back, lost its strength.
Ma Wen let go and kicked him in the stomach mercilessly. The latter was kicked away and hit the wall in a mess. He immediately fell into coma and his life or death was unknown.
Everyone was shocked!
Marvin was able to break Juventus's throat-cutting attack so easily and counterattack instantly, knocking Juventus down directly!
Such reaction ability and combat capability should not appear in a boy who looks only in his teens.
He looks like a complete old-timer.
But no matter what, Juventus lost.
Marvin's data panel showed that his dagger control was +1, and he had obtained the [Entry] level of control ability.
"Next project."
He told the staff.
