Chapter 34: The Confrontation!
It’s time to showcase true skills!
Soren’s figure disappeared from the spot, and the Shadow’s ability to “Hide from Sight” allowed him to enter stealth at any moment, while the Anti-Detection Cloak made it impossible for these assassins to pinpoint his exact location. Conversely, in front of Soren, who possessed the divine profession of “Tracking,” these assassins who had launched attacks were utterly exposed, all of them being mentally locked onto by Soren. Although his Shadow Travel ability was sealed, it was enough for Soren to eliminate these enemies without relying on Shadow Leap.
—”Backstab!”
A cold glint suddenly appeared, and the next moment, blood splattered.
These assassins did not break their stealth state until they were killed by Soren. It seemed that the Lord of Shadows had endowed some ability into their bloodline.
A magnificent counterattack had begun!
As the top Wanderer of the Material Plane, Soren was exceedingly familiar with the characteristics of this profession.
These assassins were merely showing off their skills.
He had faced countless Wanderers in the past, and was already well-acquainted with the assassins’ attacking techniques.
—”Human Stasis!”
Lady Silver Moon appeared to be enraged by the sudden attack, especially since she was the main target of the enemies. After her anger flared, this goddess directly began casting “Human Stasis.” Her casting level was frighteningly high; as long as she caught them, it was guaranteed to be a successful spell. Moreover, Lady Silver Moon’s spells had an exceptionally long duration. Once these assassins were immobilized, they basically stood there waiting to die; this time would be enough for a child to stab them to death with a dagger.
“Retreat!”
After suffering nearly half their casualties, the assassins finally couldn’t hold on any longer.
They had come with the belief they would die, but after fighting thus far, neither Lady Silver Moon nor Soren had suffered any injuries. Continuing the battle would be a foolish death march. They finally abandoned this assassination operation and prepared to withdraw from the battlefield.
“Want to leave?”
Lady Silver Moon’s expression was quite cold as she lifted her hand and cast ‘Turn Fossil into Mud.’
Disordered footprints immediately appeared on the ground.
These assassins were indeed quite formidable, but they were not on par with the Monk’s “Silent Steps.” The path they took to retreat became muddy ground, immediately revealing faint footprints.
—”Gisz Silver Blade!”
—”Change Form!”
A silver-white luminous flow appeared in the palm of Soren. It subsequently transformed into a silver battle bow emitting an unusual radiance.
—”Divine Power Infusion!”
Swish, swish, swish!
Arrows rained down like a storm, as Soren directly used divine power to form the arrows, completely eliminating the time needed to notch them onto the bow, firing a barrage of arrows like a machine gun.
He had considered this combat style long ago.
The effect was even more powerful than a missile storm, but the downside was the serious consumption of divine power—a single arrow required one point of divine power.
Pfft.
Thud, thud.
Continuous sounds of bodies hitting the ground echoed as splatters of blood filled the air.
Soren flipped his palm. The Gisz Battle Bow reverted into a silver-white metallic sphere and then vanished into the Battle Master’s gloves. Currently, this weapon was not in its complete form; although Gloria had restored part of its capabilities, it was not sufficient to be used as Soren’s primary weapon until it reached artifact level. To unlock its true combat power, he would probably need to complete the fragments of the Gisz Silver Blade. The Northern Witch Council indeed had a piece, but the Eye of the North would not easily hand it over.
Soren needed two artifacts.
One for the main hand weapon, and one for the off-hand weapon.
The divine power infusion had completed the mold for the main weapon, but the Gisz Silver Blade as an off-hand weapon was still far from enough.
“You actually have something like this?”
Lady Silver Moon was quite surprised as she glanced at the silver-white metallic sphere in Soren’s palm. She said slowly, “The Gisz Silver Blade? This thing can be a bit too hot to handle!”
Soren smiled at her words and did not respond.
Could he possibly still be afraid of the Gisz? The Saint’s Cataclysm had already erupted, and the Gisz were probably preoccupied with some astral behemoths by now.
There was little chance they would have the leisure to trouble him.
“Let’s go.”
“The Lord of Shadows is not here! He probably wouldn’t dare to show himself easily, as my old rival is also after his divine profession.”
Lady Silver Moon’s expression turned dark as she spoke.
She had fought against the Lady of the Night for countless years and had always been at a disadvantage. Mentioning her old rival naturally made her uncomfortable. The Lady of the Night could be said to be one of the three leaders among the evil faction deities— a Spider Queen, a Lord of Storms, and the Lady of the Night. In the past, the God of Slaughter was at the core of the evil faction, but with the “God of Murder” sealed and the Demon God of Fear in a half-dying state, now the only remaining divine powers in the evil faction were these three “Strong Divine Power” entities.
“Let’s go.”
Having just encountered an assassination, Soren’s expression was not good either.
He simply could not coexist peacefully with the Lord of Shadows.
If the Lord of Shadows wanted to elevate himself, he would need to obtain the “Wanderer” divine profession, while Soren could not avoid the “Shadows” divine profession if he wanted to rise up; both sides were destined for a dramatic confrontation.
He just didn’t expect the Lord of Shadows to act so soon.
It was likely that the churches and factions of both sides would inevitably encounter conflict. Soren had never been one to sit back and wait.
Since both parties had already been set against each other.
He would need to strategize on how to deal with the Lord of Shadows.
Medium Divine Power.
Was an extremely dangerous enemy.
Relying solely on Soren’s strength to overcome him would be extremely difficult; he needed to find some partners, and these partners had to possess at least the strength of a Demigod.
Otherwise.
With one of the Lord of Shadows’ divine powers—“Time Stop”—they would all be dead.
The Princess.
This was the first person Soren thought of.
There was no way around it.
The Princess had her reputation; she was one of the few individuals in the Material Plane capable of confronting deities head-on.
So who else was there?
Soren thought of Gloria and the Fallen Witch, but quickly dismissed them.
He couldn’t bear to have Gloria face a life-threatening situation. Soren had always had somewhat of a male chauvinist mentality; although all the women in this world were very formidable, his protective instinct towards Vivian was evident.
He cared about these people.
He was unwilling to let them risk their lives to help him against an enemy like the Lord of Shadows.
As he thought this.
An audacious idea suddenly sprang into Soren’s mind!
A name floated in his consciousness.
—“Ascendant”—Eugene!
The leader of the Half-Orcs, the most powerful War Shaman of the Material Plane, an indigenous figure who ascended to divinity through his own strength.
An unparalleled powerhouse who could also confront deities head-on!
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