Cataclysm King

Chapter 379 Black Knife Squad

The boatman obviously knew the situation of this black market waterway and also knew the means to ambush the group of people secretly.

 Once you take action, it is absolutely impossible to give the target a chance to survive.

 So the "thirty seconds" he told Ji Xun was not an intentional threat.

 But after crossing this water, they entered the enemy's ambush circle.

 By then, even if you want to leave, it will be too late.

Ji Xun listened, still thinking, but did not express his opinion.

With the [Gray Mist Relic] in his hands, there was no way he would just give it to an unknown person.

 Furthermore, the boatman’s motives are very mysterious, and what he said may not be entirely true.

  Ji Xun is not that easy to trust people.

After hearing what the boatman said about the deal, Ji Xun remained calm on the surface, and there was no emotion in his tone: "Why do you think that I will easily believe you? Or, before saying these words, should you first Report your home?”

Ever before entering the black market, Ji Xun had thought about being hacked.

 So no matter what kind of robbers he encounters, he will not be surprised.

On the contrary, it was a surprise to meet such a guy who can perfectly control human puppets.

 “I’m just kindly reminding you.”

The boatman also heard the other party's distrust, his tone became more urgent, and he was still slightly angry: This guy is so stupid, how dare he come to the Black Market of Thieves City alone?

 But this was the only chance he had to safely access the photo after staring at it for so long.

 Absolutely never give up.

The boatman didn’t mean to reveal his identity, and added: “There are still five seconds left. Just think about it, once the boat passes this corner of the river, I won’t be able to save you!”

Ji Xun didn't take it seriously at all and continued to test: "So, who are you?"

He also saw it, that photo seemed to be really important to this guy.

 Human nature is hard to hide at times like this.

So Ji Xun also jokingly wondered, did the other party have the consciousness to risk his life for the photo?

The boatman couldn't hide his anger when he was asked: "You"

If he didn't take action here, he would be attacked from both sides. He really wanted to take action and rob it directly.

 But as soon as the thought flashed, it was suppressed.

 Intuition told him that something was wrong.

 Actually, it wasn't Ji Xun who was grinding on purpose.

Ji Xun deduced another possibility from the moment the boatman told him that his purpose was to take photos: this guy was caught fishing.

The old black-toothed woman sold this photo to herself just now, with the intention of slaughtering herself as a fat sheep;

But there may not be any plan to lure out the puppet master behind the boatman.

 Facts soon proved that he was right.

 The boatman failed to convince Ji Xun after all.

The sampan quickly turned the corner of the dark river and came to an empty cave space.

 The "Boatman" knew that he had lost his chance, so he said nothing in a dull tone, and cursed angrily: "Stupid!"

Ji Xun had no intention of getting serious with a puppet and sat leisurely on the boat.

At this moment, without any warning, a murderous intention made him frown: "Toxin?"

Ji Xun didn’t see the enemy or notice anything unusual, but he sensed a fatal crisis.

Think about the conventional card master’s methods, which are most likely to be poison attacks.

He is also wearing a gas mask on his face, so it is possible that the pores on his skin can absorb special poisons.

 “Have some skills.”

Ji Xun looked at it for a while but didn't recognize what kind of toxin it was. He thought it was some secret formula.

 He did not use Gang Qi to isolate the surrounding space, which would let the enemy know at a glance that they had been discovered.

 Just control the repulsive force to slightly isolate everything on the surface of the skin.

The sampan continued to row forward, and the sound of water rushed to my ears.

Ji Xun's "intent" that he has now condensed is already very good among the fifth level, especially his sense of malice is very keen.

After carefully sensing it, he discovered that there were enemies lurking in the water, there was also a strange smell on the dark rock wall, and there was an assassin hiding in the darkness.

The auras of these people are hidden very well. If they weren't already very close, it would be difficult to detect them.

This feeling is right!

This is how it felt when the four-man team came to attack and kill me in Innocence City.

 This is the suffocation feeling unique to elite killer organizations.

 Professional, well-trained, kill with one hit.

Ji Xun felt the cold malice that was gradually approaching his neck like a blade, and his expression under the gas mask was already playful.

 It is because the enemy is strong that he arouses his desire to fight.

Sudden!

The enemy is moving!

 Without any warning, there was a quiet ripple in the air.

That rhythm was just covered by the water waves caused by the boatman's rowing, and it was as weak as a wisp of breeze hitting the neck.

Ji Xun noticed it, but didn't feel that the attack was really fatal to him, so he didn't move in a hurry.

 But at this moment, the other person is faster!

 Seeing him being attacked by surprise, the "Boatman" finally took action.

 Once the "outsider" in front of me is killed, I don't know how long it will take to have such a good opportunity to come into contact with the photo again.

 Even if it’s a risk, give it a try!

The boatman grabbed it with one hand, and several crystalline threads suddenly appeared in the void.

As soon as the thread between the fingers was pulled, a "crunch" sounded like a sharp metal sound, and a hooded killer wearing a tight black leather jacket was pulled out of stealth out of thin air.

Ji Xun watched the boatman "rescue" him, and only then did he finally confirm that this guy and the killer were not in the same group.

But at the same time, watching the boatman take action, a strange smile of surprise rang out in the darkness: "Spider cut? Hehe, I didn't expect there was an unexpected harvest, Reni, you finally showed up!"

Ji Xun heard the name and searched the memory in his mind, but he didn't match up with any masters from the East Wasteland.

But there was no threat in the first place, and he acted very calmly.

 The body shook slightly, which can be regarded as a conditioned reflex to be aware of the assassination.

 The "boatman" on the other side seemed a little flustered.

 The sneer in the darkness made him instantly realize that this might be a killing move aimed at him!

At the thought of this, a card that had been prepared for a long time suddenly appeared in the boatman's hand and was activated.

 The moment the cards collapsed, a six-pointed star formation appeared out of thin air.

A huge wooden box appeared on the boat, and it looked like it was trying to cover the two of them together with the boat.

Ji Xun looked at the method and his eyes lit up: "The secret of magic. Truss's magic box?"

 He has seen this [Juggler] sequence of mystical spells in a certain book.

 It is said that this is a magical trick that can move through space.

Ji Xun has now touched the threshold of the laws of space and vaguely understands the magic.

It's a bit like a teleportation array. If it is covered by a magic box, it may actually be able to move to another set coordinate point.

 It seems that the "boatman" had this idea before.

 But it’s a pity.

 The first contact, Ji Xun didn’t know who was behind the boatman and what his methods were.

As a black knife killer of the Oran Royal Court's special service team, he knows how to track targets very clearly.

 Looking at the moment when the magic box appeared, the man in the dark was well prepared and sneered: "Haha, you want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Before the magic box could completely cover the boat, with a "swish" sound, a green will-o'-the-wisp burned the box instantly.

At the same time, someone shouted: "Seal this water area! The guy's body is nearby!"

As soon as he finished speaking, and no one knew what method the other party used, the water elements in the underground river strangely condensed into a barrier.

In just an instant, the water flowing in the river turned into a pool of stagnant water.

Ji Xun only glanced at it and murmured: "Water prison barrier?"

 As expected, he was a killer trained by the same organization.

 Tactical means are all interrelated.

Although it is not a catastrophic object of the law of space like [Monet's Sunrise], Ji Xun's visual inspection is that it is a rare high-level relic.

"At least three killers. A fourth-level [Assassin]? The one who uses toxins should be [3 of Hearts - Potion Apprentice], and there is also a fifth-level person who controls the water element. It is most likely an [Element Controller]. Huh? , Isn’t that black-toothed old woman from the black market here? She’s obviously very strong.”

Just in the moment of the confrontation, Ji Xun had already seen through the killer's methods.

However, from the current point of view, these guys are using the secrets of the Oran royal family, and they are quite powerful.

 The strength of this group is normally enough to kill a fifth-level person.

The three people who set up an ambush in the dark probably thought that the fat sheep was trapped, and it would not be too late to deal with it later.

They accidentally discovered the big fish named "Reni", and they immediately switched their firepower.

 In addition to the increasingly dense toxins, Ji Xun did not feel any murderous intention targeting him.

On the other side, a cloud of water mist suddenly exploded under the water.

Ji Xun watched as a guy wearing a sharkskin cloak was forced out of the water.

At the same time, the river burned and turned into a sea of ​​fire.

“This guy has a very good understanding of the laws of elements”

Ji Xun looked at the spell that made water burn, and immediately recognized that it was another lost secret technique that could only be seen in classics [Reversal Spell: Water Burning Mystery].

 It's a bit like hydrolyzing hydrogen and oxygen, achieving the effect of elemental transformation, and then the water also burns.

As soon as Reni was forced out, the Blade Dancer stabbed him with his poisonous dagger.

A dark red dagger was swung in the air so much that a phantom appeared. Hundreds of shadow blades were airtight, forcing Reni to have nowhere to hide.

The dagger is so slippery, he is not an ordinary assassin.

Ji Xun also finally confirmed the professional sequence of that person, and thought to himself: "It turns out that he is not an [Assassin], but a Blade Dancer of the [Diamond A-Samurai] sequence."

 Weapon specialization sequence can maximize the power of weapons.

However, the strange thing is that although it looked like they were all stabbed, no blood was seen.

Instead, sparks flew everywhere, and only the sound of "clang, clang, clang" was heard.

Ji Xun took a look and realized that part of Reni's body was actually made of metal. His eyes lit up: "Hey, a mechanical prosthesis?"

 It is not an external mechanical arm as seen in the outside world.

But a mechanical prosthetic limb!

Before he could see clearly what was happening, Reni took out two cards from his other hand and exploded them. Ten smiling puppets suddenly appeared around him.

Seeing this method, Ji Xun's pupils froze slightly, and he finally confirmed something: "It is indeed the [Magician] sequence. What is the relationship between this guy and Domingo?"

 There are indeed some puppet masters in Donghuang.

But this Reni in front of him controls the puppets in the same way as "The God of Shows" Domingo.

 There is definitely some relationship between the two!

 Originally, Reni was still at a numerical disadvantage.

 But when this puppet comes out, it sprays water, fire, poisonous gas, and mechanisms.

 The disadvantage was reversed in an instant.

 Looking again, there is more than one mechanical prosthetic limb in Reni's body. From time to time, this guy stretched out some mechanical arms from under his cloak, or held a shield or a sword, or conjured up some miniature missiles to swish around.

 This is not a traditional juggler, but a juggler who is proficient in mechanical technology!

Not to mention, Ji Xun found it refreshing to see it, and was amazed in his heart: "It's interesting. This guy transformed his body into a mechanical puppet?"

  Unfortunately, the Black Knife Assassins obviously know all the means available to their targets.

At this moment, an "acid bottle" suddenly dropped from under the rock wall that he was staring at.

The sound of crackling glass was heard, and yellow-brown corrosive acid immediately covered a large area where Reni was.

  Once the puppet is summoned in the puppet control room, displacement is a fatal shortcoming.

 The [Magic Master] hiding in the dark had obviously expected this.

The acid bottles were covered indiscriminately, and only a corrosive sound of "hiss, hiss" could be heard.

In the yellow mist, the originally majestic puppets were instantly corroded until they were full of potholes, and were scrapped on the spot. Reni cursed secretly: "Damn it!"

He used several shells as cover and rushed towards the rock wall above his head. He seemed to want to deal with the sneak attack of the potion master first.

 with the Black Knife team working together so well that the Blade Dancer stuck to them like a shadow.

 In the blink of an eye, the battle entered a white-hot state.

This section of the underground river was originally restricted by the barrier. The two sides clashed with each other and the waves immediately became turbulent.

Ji Xun was teetering on the boat.

　　Seeing that the other party was unable to die for a while, he also looked at it with great interest.

 Originally, I wanted to see the excitement and assess the strength of both sides.

 But obviously, both sides of the battle are veterans, how could they ignore him?

 Reni could no longer hide his anger in his heart at this moment. From the corner of his eye, he looked at a guy sitting on the boat watching the theater and roared in his heart: "Why doesn't that guy take action? What on earth is he thinking!"

If I hadn’t had some skills, I would have died several times just now.

**** it!

How could you meet such stupid teammates!

In Reni's opinion, people who dare to go to the black market alone to buy things have some skills.

 The scheming is definitely not bad.

He originally took the risk to save people, thinking that this "outsider" could at least hold back one killer, so that his situation would be much better.

I didn’t expect that this guy has been fighting for so long and has no intention of interfering at all.

He even suspected that the person in front of him was not an outsider who came to the black market to hunt for goods at all, but a bait to lure him to show up.

 But it’s not right!

Just now, I was sure that the person with the black knife wanted to kill him, so I took action.

That "outsider" is definitely not from the Black Knife organization.

  Why.

 Reni was confused as to which link had gone wrong.

 On the other side, several people from the Black Knife Organization were equally puzzled.

They looked at Rennie rescuing this man and thought they were accomplices.

Unexpectedly, after fighting for a long time, the guy had no intention of helping at all?

 Frightened?

 Absolutely impossible!

　　It’s weird no matter how you look at it.

 For those uncertain factors, they choose to actively eliminate them.

 Soon the acid spread from the river.

Ji Xun was instantly melted like chocolate while riding in the boat.

　　The boat could not be sat on, so he stood on the water with control of his energy.

But the moment his feet almost touched the water, he seemed to have discovered something. He smacked his lips and muttered to himself: "Why bother to trouble me if you can't just calm down with us?"

The fifth-level elemental manipulator was very capable, and not only did he use exquisite elemental spells to force Reni to retreat steadily.

 He can also transform into elemental state to avoid damage.

From the very beginning, he has been melting into a water element and hiding in the water, which also evaded most of the attacks from Reni's puppet.

 Normally speaking, card masters of the same level will have a headache when encountering this elemental state that is almost completely immune to physical attacks.

Not only can’t we hit him, we can’t even see anyone there.

However, when Ji Xun looked at the river water under his feet, he could clearly feel the "qi".

Although it has been transformed into elements, it still requires magic power to maintain it.

 In the eyes of Ji Xun, a high-level qigong master, this water is very different from the river water in other places.

 He could clearly feel that the water with a radius of several tens of square meters under his feet had flowing Qi.

This is the guy hiding in the water in elemental form.

Even if he was discovered, it would be difficult for someone to injure his vitals on a body measuring several dozen square meters.

Ke Ji Xun frowned when he saw this.

His eyebrows were lowered, and when he saw two arms emerging from the water under his feet, trying to pull him into the water, a sharpness suddenly shot out of his eyes.

 “Ba Fist·Earth Ming!”

Like lightning, a strange ripple formed on his fist, and he punched the water.

Ji Xun punched the water.

 The fist did not penetrate the water, but seemed to use the entire nearby large area of ​​water as a mirror, and punched the plane.

At this moment, time seemed to pause for a second.

 Both sides in the distant battle felt the sudden and terrifying aura.

 Before they understood what happened.

 There was only a "click" sound like a shattering mirror ringing in my ears.

Several pairs of eyes looked straight at him, and spider web-like cracks appeared on Ji Xun's fists.

 The crack suddenly exploded with the fist as the center.

The next moment, there was a "bang" sound of a water ball exploding, and the water surface of dozens of meters in radius exploded.

 At the same time, something in the water seemed to have been exploded, and the originally dark blue river water was stained with a blood mist.

Ji Xun retracted his fist, glanced at the badly injured guy who escaped, and did not pursue him.

 The bursting water droplets fell on the water.

This punch seemed to force the pause button on the battle not far away.

 The picture freezes on the spot.

The two sides who were fighting fiercely were immediately dumbfounded, stiff, and all looked over.

"this"

Reni's eyes widened, as if his brain didn't accept the picture he saw in front of him.

Just now, I was preparing to use the last resort to escape, but I didn't expect that the situation of inevitable defeat would actually be reversed?

You know, the guy who was hit hard just now is unknown to others, but does he know it?

That is the "Wind Master" Marika, a cadre of the Black Knife organization!

This is a notorious Class A wanted criminal in the black market, a veteran assassin. He was hit hard by a punch?

besides!

What kind of fist can severely damage a card master in an elemental state?

 Supernatural power!

Reni's insight made him realize that that punch was definitely not ordinary.

 He suddenly realized that he had just been wrong.

 It’s so wrong!

It's not that this "outsider" doesn't want to help, but the reason why this guy watches the show is because he never takes the killers of the Black Knife organization seriously!

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Reni couldn't help but gasped when he thought of this: That guy is so strong!

At the same time, he recalled the previous conversation, and then he understood why he always felt that the guy's reaction was almost "stupid".

Looking at it now, it’s not that the opponent couldn’t figure it out, but that he had the ability to control the whole game from beginning to end!

 He was also glad that he had not taken anyone away by force just now.

Reni suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he thought of this.

 Because at this time, he had already matched the person in front of him with an S-class wanted criminal on the wanted poster.

 Once the identity is recognized, the greatest risk has been eliminated.

 At least not an enemy.

However, on the other side, Heidao and others all had a completely different idea: they shouldn't take action.

They also didn't expect that the fat sheep they originally thought was this murderous **** with such ruthless methods.

Ji Xun was in Innocence City before, and the person who came to trouble him was an assassination team led by a sixth-level card master.

There are only two fifth-level ones in front of you.

 The configuration is too different.

It is precisely because the opponent does not know his intelligence that a core output member was severely damaged by a blow just now.

If these black knives knew who they were facing at this moment, Ji Xun felt that they would never dare to approach so rashly.

 However, it is too late to say this now.

 Everything that needs to be observed has been observed. Now that he has taken action, Ji Xun has no intention of dragging his feet and is ready to end the battle immediately.

 However, just when he was about to take action, some people seemed not to see the situation clearly.

"Huh?"

Ji Xun let out a sigh and suddenly looked down at his arm.

At this glance, red spots were rapidly appearing on the skin, and then spread and fester at a speed visible to the naked eye, accompanied by a putrid stench.

The burning pain on his arm made him even frown: "Is it a curse? Did you get it when you bought something in the store before?"

If you want to judge the career sequence that card masters are least willing to encounter, card masters who are good at curses will definitely be ranked in the top three.

However, although Ji Xun was slightly surprised, there was not much fluctuation in his eyes.

 Instead, he muttered: "Let me tell you, there should be someone hiding."

 Looking at it, I saw that the curse was of a very high level, as if it was borrowed from some relic.

Normally, at the speed at which the curse spreads, a fifth-level card master would not be able to survive for more than a minute, and he would die suddenly on the spot.

However, Ji Xun only glanced at it, and the red spots on his arms were healed by a green spell.

 The curse did not disappear, but the immortality curse forcibly restored the injury.

 But it cannot solve the curse, he can solve the person who cast the curse.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun suddenly kicked his foot into the air, and his figure disappeared on the spot with a "pop" sound.

Not far away, the face of the "toad" whose murderous intention was exposed just now suddenly changed in a very anthropomorphic way.

It wanted to jump into the water and hide.

 But as soon as he kicked his legs, the fists in his eyes were already as big as sandbags.

 “Boom!”

The toad exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

 At the same time, a figure fell out in embarrassment.

Looking closely, it was the black-toothed old woman with tattoos on her face from the black market before.

At this moment, she was looking at the young man whose gas mask was mostly corroded, revealing his true face. She no longer had the same excitement as when she saw the fat sheep before.

In those turbid yet shrewd eyes, there was only endless fear and despair.

 (End of this chapter)