Chapter 22 Assassin
Ethan's reaction was very fast. This little thing had only shown this posture when he first saw him. Suddenly, there was only one possibility for this.
"There's someone behind you!"
I didn't have time to think about why the Exploration Glasses did not give any prompts for the creature to approach, nor did I have time to think about why I didn't notice it at all.
At this time, it is meaningless to think about these things. The other party has sneaked into such a close distance. The priority should be how to deal with the other party's sneak attack.
Almost as Ethan touched the Book of Inheritance, a figure appeared strangely behind Ethan. The short blade held in his hand did not reflect at all, and firmly stabbed the vital point behind Ethan.
Buzz!
A white energy shield suddenly appeared, and the short blade that seemed to be able to absorb all light stabbed firmly on the white energy shield, making a strange buzzing sound. Before Ethan turned around, he was surprised to find that the shield that blocked the short blade was actually collapsing rapidly.
"Demon-breaking?"
This situation is familiar to all mages. Even if every mage has not seen it with his own eyes, he will see detailed introductions from countless related books.
Destroying Demons is a situation that all mages are extremely afraid of. Some specialize in practicing this ability to deal with magicians, while others have obtained weapons with this ability.
The Ethan in front of him didn't know what the situation was, but it didn't prevent him from killing the man to death.
While touching the Book of Inheritance casts a magic shield, Ethan had already pulled out the battle cross he had been wearing with him, and the transparent energy blade slashed towards the opponent. Even if he could not kill the opponent, he could force the opponent to change his moves, block the opponent's sneak attack, and give himself time to breathe and observe the situation.
The sudden appearance of the enemy reacted very quickly. He retreated as soon as Ethan counterattacked. His figure, which had not yet been completely clear, disappeared into the air again, as if it had never existed.
Ethan looked at the collapsed part of the magic shield. The collapsed area did not continue to expand. He judged that the opponent's magic destroying ability was not strong enough to the point where he could not deal with it, which meant that the situation did not develop to the worst situation.
"Xiao Ou, is the other party still here?"
Xiao Ou is the animal that is suspected to be a cat. Ethan had a name casually before, and he chose the first word of Aurora. Aurora is the name of the goddess of dawn. Naming this way can be regarded as a change of direction to declare ownership - even if Xiao Ou himself doesn't know these at all.
In fact, the little thing is not very adaptable to this strange name and doesn't like it very much. Unfortunately, it has no right to speak at all. Even if it strongly expresses its dissatisfaction, Ethan still calls it this way.
If it was normal, it would definitely not pay attention to Ethan, but after it was about whether he could eat magic stones at will in the future, the little guy could still tell the difference. After patrolling the round eyes, he suddenly raised his front paws and pointed firmly at a place.
There was a very dark corner. Even if it was not carefully viewed during the day, it would be difficult to see the situation there clearly. Ethan did not waste time. He used the water element of his wrist guard to control the water element in the air to turn into drops of water, and then formed a tornado full of water droplets, sweeping the area pointed at by Xiao Ou.
Under this temperature, the newly formed water droplets almost quickly froze into ice crystals, and then hung layer by layer on a human-shaped object.
The sword blade formed by the battle cross slashed the air and slashed towards the strange enemy. When the other party realized that he was discovered, he had already responded. He took out something from his waist with his left hand and threw it directly in front of him. Then he suddenly made a leap and rolling action to the side.
"This is……"
Ethan almost subconsciously stopped her body shape. While there was a sharp fluctuation of energy on her glasses, she subconsciously switched to sunglasses mode.
These behaviors were completely instinctive reactions. They were trained with Diana for a long time in more than half a year. Many things were hardly thought about, such as switching the glasses to the sunglasses mode to avoid the strong light generated by the explosion that interfered with his vision.
Unexpectedly, the guy threw out not an explosive, but a "flash bomb" that could release strong light. At the same time, the enemy raised the short blade in his hand and stabbed it again after the fish jumped to Ethan's side.
"What's going on with this guy?"
The opponent's combat mode is completely different from what he encountered before. Compared to the guy he met before who likes to fight head-on, this guy is more like an assassin.
He immediately pulled back without a single blow, and at the same time he hid in search of the next opportunity - what Ethan couldn't understand was why this guy was trying to kill him?
Although Ethan had many questions, it did not affect his movements. Almost at the same time, Ethan took out a small prop from his waist and directly crushed it in his hand because he had sunglasses to protect him.
This thing was just made by him these days. The raw material is the magic stone produced by this island, and it is a magic stone of relatively poor quality.
The effect is also very single, which is to release a strong flash in an instant, equivalent to a magic stone version of the flash bomb - but it is much less powerful than the flash bomb that Ethan brought back from the biochemical world, and the blinding effect is much weaker.
But at this moment, the effect of the opponent being caught off guard is even better than that of the flash bomb, because Ethan's movements are too fast and too hidden, and the flash bursts too fast, so the opponent has no time to deal with it.
I have to admire this person's reaction. After losing his vision, the person did not fall into panic. Instead, he adjusted his direction and accelerated as soon as possible. This was easier to stay away from Ethan than to stop and retreat, and he could also give himself enough time to restore his sight.
Unfortunately, he lacked understanding of his opponents at all. Ethan had already set up a net of heaven and earth. How could he let him escape?
So before this man rushed out, he hit the inside of the magic shield and almost fainted without any preparation.
"I advise you not to act rashly, if you don't want to make a big hole in your heart."
Although I didn't open my eyes to see the situation, the sharp feeling from my heart reminded this person all the time that Ethan was not joking.
"Now, remove your equipment and reveal your true colors."
After the two of them fought for a while, Ethan had never seen each other's appearance. The ice crystals that were originally hanging on this person also fell clean with the previous battle. Ethan can only see his personal figure vaguely, as if he was separated by something.
Although he didn't know what it was, he could guess that he must have used some special equipment - just like the high-tech stealth cloak that often appeared in science fiction movies he watched in his previous life.
The other party was very sensible and obediently removed the invisibility effect on his body.
What was revealed was a completely unfamiliar face. Ethan was 100% sure that he had never seen this person, and he was even more unlikely to know him.
What attracted Ethan's attention most at this time was the equipment on this person. The appearance was actually very sci-fi, with a completely tight design, and the metal parts such as arm guards and breastplate were also very close to each other. This design should be to reduce its own area, and in addition to being convenient for movement, it is also more conducive to hiding.
Ethan looked around carefully and saw magic stones in several key parts of this set of equipment. Even these magic stones were hidden very well. At first glance, they were perfectly integrated with the equipment, and there was no sign of magic stones inlaid. Unfortunately, for Ethan, a magician who is extremely sensitive to energy, all these disguises were futile.
However, when he entered the invisible state, no fluctuation was revealed. Ethan himself and the glasses were not discovered, which made him even more curious about this set of equipment.
Unfortunately, now is not the time to discuss this, Ethan continued to use his sword blade to press against the other party’s heart: “Who are you? Why are you sneaking into me?”
Unexpectedly, when the other party heard his words, he looked surprised and gave an answer that made Ethan speechless: "I like the resources here. Isn't it normal to kill you and take them away?"
I almost forgot that in this world, killing and robbing people is simply too ordinary. The sea is eating people, and people are eating people. Logically speaking, the resources on this island are enough for both of them to make a fortune, but some people will never be satisfied.
"It's that simple?"
“Yes, that’s that simple.”
Ethan was silent for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Sorry, I don't believe you." While speaking, the blade in his hand also pressed down for about a century. The other party could feel that the armor on his chest was pierced by the sword edge and pierced the flesh under the protection of the armor.
"I said I said."
"Speak quickly."
Ethan's patience is actually not bad, but there is no need to let this guy know this at this time.
"Actually, someone hired me to assassinate you specifically, and he held a grudge against you..."
Listening to this man's words, Ethan suddenly laughed. He could now conclude that there was nothing this guy said worth believing.
"Do you know?"
He was suddenly interrupted, which made him a little stunned. When he heard Ethan's question, he instinctively replied, "What?"
Chapter completed!