Chapter 235: The High-Level Profession [Ninja] Delivered to My Door

Tina stared intently at the young girl opposite her, who had green hair and an expressionless face, and didn't look very old.

That cold gaze and the wanton attack method left no doubt that the other party didn't care about the surrounding common people at all. If one combined this with the other party's identity as a demi-human, it made sense.

"This guy!"

Tina's peripheral vision swept toward the stalls destroyed in the surroundings; fortunately, there were no casualties.

Vine Entanglement!

Gurgle~

The floor under her feet crumbled.

Thick green vines grew out rapidly, surrounding Tina in a net, and then the vines squirmed and tightened rapidly, wanting to wrap her up.

Swish!

Tina's gaze flashed. She reached into her waist and pulled out a sharp dagger with blood-red patterns, spinning and slashing rapidly with herself as the center.

Clang, clang, clang!

The thick green vines that were tightening were rapidly slashed by the sharp dagger, turning into broken, small vine branches that scattered in the air.

Tina's body leaped, flipped in mid-air, and jumped out of the vine encirclement just now with agile and light movements, standing steadily on the ground.

"That's enough, I don't have any hostility." Tina spoke coldly, her gaze looking past the Miss Cuiye Witch toward a golden-haired girl in the back.

That ordinary girl who looked completely unremarkable was another member of "Free Will" named Enri.

What bad luck!

Tina complained in her heart.

With her ability, let alone tracking ordinary people, even some powerful adventurers would find it hard to discover her tracking technique.

Yet she was discovered by that Miss Cuiye Witch.

It wasn't because of magic, but purely because of sensory ability.

Represented by thieves and assassins, it should be called "Danger Perception Ability," which was a very important ability for professionals like them.

Because people without this ability couldn't be called qualified thieves or assassins.

Generally, there were two ways to master this technique: one was through training and long-term combat to slowly grope out the perception of danger.

The other was people born with a keen sixth sense. Coincidentally, some demi-humans had an advantage over humans in this regard.

There was actually a demi-human member in the "Free Will" adventurer team?

The Miss Cuiye Witch in front of her, although disguised with magic items, couldn't completely deceive some experts in the situation of moving.

Tina was somewhat surprised.

Having demi-humans in an adventurer team was a very rare situation. It was said that there was a demi-human member in the Empire's Adamantite-level adventurer "Silver Thread Bird."

That was only because the Empire's ideology was relatively open, while demi-humans in the Kingdom had never been very popular.

Of course.

This wasn't the reason Tina was most surprised, because in the information she had collected, the leader of that "Free Will" was a genius alchemist who liked to use the blood of demi-humans to make alchemy potions.

Such a person shouldn't have any good feelings toward demi-humans.

The Miss Cuiye Witch still looked at Tina opposite her coldly. She wasn't human, so naturally, she wouldn't care about some rules and constraints among humans.

The only one who could make her obey orders was her master.

This human made the Miss Cuiye Witch feel threatened, so she launched an attack without hesitation.

"Miss Miss Cuiye, the other party seems to have no hostility." Enri saw the two in a stalemate, pinched the corners of her clothes, and spoke nervously and carefully.

The magic movement was too big.

This was the capital, and there should be many powerful figures and noble lords.

Enri felt that if this continued, they would be arrested by the guards, and at the same time, she was worried about causing trouble for Tang Zheng.

"Shut up."

The Miss Cuiye Witch spoke coldly without looking back, the magic light on her hands flickering slightly, looking like she had no intention of stopping at all.

She wasn't releasing magic again at this moment!

It was because the Miss Cuiye Witch sensed Tang Zheng's arrival, and she was waiting for her master's order.

However.

After waiting for a short while, the Miss Cuiye Witch discovered that her master didn't intend to stop her from continuing the attack.

In that case—

"Rotten Destruction!" The Miss Cuiye Witch curled her lips, looked at Tina opposite her, and waved her hands.

A cluster of acidic, corrosive liquid emitting a strong corrosive smell instantly condensed in mid-air like raindrops and scattered toward Tina ahead.

Swoosh!

The corrosive liquid cut through the air, spreading in mid-air, forming a magic attack that wasn't easy to dodge.

Tina saw that the Miss Cuiye Witch was still continuing the attack, and her originally expressionless face turned completely cold.

"Arrogant guy."

"This isn't a place where you can run wild. In that case, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your leader."

Tina snorted, and the ground under her feet shook.

In an instant!

Tina turned into a black afterimage, rushing out from the spot. Facing the corrosive liquid smashing over, her speed increased by another double.

At the moment the magic attack was about to fall, she had already left the spot in advance and sprinted toward the Miss Cuiye Witch at an extremely fast speed.

Facing a magic caster, opening up distance wasn't a good choice. She had opened up distance before because she didn't want to fight, but since the other party insisted on fighting.

Tina naturally wouldn't hold back.

"Meeting me, consider yourself unlucky!"

Tina reached out and placed it in front of her chest, posing a unique gesture, intending to win directly with overwhelming advantage. As long as she approached the magic caster, the other party would lose:

"Ninja Art · Shadow Stealth!"

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, Tina turned into a shadow and disappeared out of thin air. When she appeared again, she had already come to the shadow behind the Miss Cuiye Witch.

The golden ponytail emerged from the shadow first, followed by the entire figure rising

Tina swung the dagger with red blood-vein patterns in her hand, stabbing toward the neck of the Miss Cuiye Witch.

So fast!

A trace of shock appeared on the Miss Cuiye Witch's face; this annoying human woman before her was completely different from the human powerhouses she had encountered before.

What magic is this?

"Magic Armor!"

Relying on her excellent ability to perceive danger, the Miss Cuiye Witch quickly activated magic defense.

Clang!

A translucent magical luster flickered around her body, forming a set of armor condensed from magic, blocking the dagger's attack and emitting a crisp clashing sound.

At this moment.

In a house about a hundred meters away on this street.

Tang Zheng leaned against the window, holding a piece of soft bread in his hand, calmly watching the two fighting figures on the street.

And in this area around them, a large crowd of chaotic people was gathering.

Those merchants and civilians who were originally on the street, after leaving the location of the Miss Cuiye Witch and Tina in fright, stayed nearby, one by one looking out toward those two figures.

Clearly, in whichever world, watching the excitement is human nature.

Such a big commotion naturally attracted many adventurers from the surroundings, and even more civilians gathered over.

For a time, it blocked this area quite severely.

"The red headband, it should be Tina."

Tang Zheng watched the location of the battle, his gaze shifting.

Tia and Tina looked very similar; the method to quickly distinguish the two was to rely on the color of their headbands.

"An unexpected surprise. I was originally thinking about how to acquire the 【Ninja】 class; I didn't expect it to be delivered to my doorstep."

A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.

Hum—

The attribute panel appeared before Tang Zheng's eyes.

【Discovered skill "Ninjutsu: Shadow Concealment", requires Gao Jie class 【Ninja】, current conditions not met, requires 3 skill points】

【No prerequisite Mid Rank class, conditions not met, requires 6 skill points】

【No basic class, conditions not met...】【"Genius" class activated, already possess basic class "Thief", learning conditions met!】

【Whether to consume 6 skill points to learn this skill】

Seeing the information refreshed on the panel, the smile on Tang Zheng's face became a bit brighter.

He raised his head.

Looking toward the scene where the Miss Cuiye Witch forced Tina back again.

"I don't know if taking this class will cause a commotion; it seems I need to leave for a moment." Tang Zheng placed the half-eaten white bread on the tray on the windowsill and whispered an incantation:

"Teleport!"

Swish!

The air twisted briefly, Tang Zheng's figure disappeared instantly, and when he appeared again, he had already arrived at the lava zone.

The crimson magma light came into view.

This place belonged to the depths of the lava zone, so even if a commotion occurred, there was no need to worry about being perceived by others.

"Learn!"

Not a single error, not a single mistake, look at it at a glance!

Tang Zheng stared at the attribute panel, his heart settled.

【Skill points: 71→65】

With the mastery of the skill "Ninjutsu: Shadow Concealment", the class information on the attribute panel blurred briefly, and then a Gao Jie class appeared on the panel.

Hum!

The shadow at Tang Zheng's feet twisted slightly, and a powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body, but it instantly subsided, even causing his own aura to weaken by a bit.

It was as if he had hidden his own aura fluctuations!

…………

Class: Ninja

Level: Gao Jie class

Ability effects:

Passive·

"Extra System: Ninjutsu": You continuously practiced techniques and finally mastered the moves unique to the Ninja class—Ninjutsu.

"Aura Concealment Mastery": More adept at hiding one's own aura and discovering hidden enemies; all concealment-type skills and moves gain enhancement, making them harder to detect and discover.

"Flexible Movement": Flexible limbs make your actions very agile, additionally increasing Agility by 60 points; cannot wear heavy-type equipment, otherwise the increased value is invalid and self-agility is lowered.

"Shadow Affinity": Ninjas are naturally adapted to dark environments, gaining 20% Dark attribute resistance, and gaining certain bonuses when acting in the dark.

Active: Class skill

【Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique】: Create a shadow clone; except for "Agility" and "Magic" attributes, other attributes only possess 1/4 (duration 10 minutes, cooldown 1h)

(Note: Each level up increases HP, MP, Physical Attack, and Agility by 15 points.)

Introduction: Is a shadow hunter, is a silent person, is a shadow killer, is an infiltrator, is an assassination master, so, tell me your enemy, friend.

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Tang Zheng quickly scanned the information about the 【Ninja】 class on the attribute panel, his eyes brightening slightly.

The overall class strength did not look very high; compared to 【Cursed Knight】, it was clearly a bit worse, but it was stronger than general Gao Jie classes like 【Magic Swordsman】.

"Teleport!"

Tang Zheng was not in a hurry to check the information of the 【Ninja】 class in detail and activated magic again to return quickly.

Swish!

The field of vision changed.

The surrounding environment returned to the position of the windowsill just now.

Tang Zheng reached out, continued to pick up the remaining half of the white bread to eat, lifted his chin slightly, and looked at the two figures not far away on the street.

The battle between the Miss Cuiye Witch and Tina was still continuing; after all, Tang Zheng's teleporting back and forth, plus the time for taking the class, was only a matter of ten seconds or so.

"Tsk, the movements are really flexible. Why not use more Ninjutsu skills? Relying solely on close-quarters combat won't take down the Miss Cuiye Witch."

Tang Zheng looked at Tina's flexible attack movements and commented to himself.

Tang Zheng speculated that the level gap between the Miss Cuiye Witch and Tina should not be large, but since the Miss Cuiye Witch was a demi-human and had unique perception abilities, to completely take her down,

Tina could not do it without using her full strength.

It was fortunate that this was not a forest environment; otherwise, the Miss Cuiye Witch's strength could have been boosted by another notch.

【Ninja】 class acquired.

Tang Zheng did not intend to let the Miss Cuiye Witch stop, because he still wanted to acquire Ninjutsu system skills as much as possible through the battle between the two sides.

Hum—

The attribute panel appeared before his eyes.

Tang Zheng studied the information of the newly acquired class while watching the battle opposite.

Four passive skills: "Extra System: Ninjutsu", "Aura Concealment Mastery", "Flexible Movement", "Shadow Affinity".

None of them were considered powerful passive skills, yet they were worth noting.

The abilities of the latter two passives were the clearest; "Flexible Movement" increased Agility by 60 points and had the class penalty of not being able to wear heavy equipment.

Compared to the class penalty of 【Cursed Knight】, it was nothing; Tang Zheng did not need to wear heavy equipment anyway, as his current main equipment was physical armament.

The information for "Shadow Affinity" was also very clear.

Only "Extra System: Ninjutsu" and "Aura Concealment Mastery" made him pay some attention, as these two passives were also the core of the 【Ninja】 class.

"Aura concealment... it seems it can block a portion of magic perception." Tang Zheng controlled his own aura somewhat clumsily, realizing that this was a very useful technique.

He had previously worried that the aura fluctuations caused by his high level would be perceived; the appearance of this ability came just at the right time.

On the street.

The Miss Cuiye Witch's expression was ugly; her attack magic could never hit the flexible Tina, and she was forced to defend.

She had not forgotten that her master was still watching here.

"Darkness!"

The Miss Cuiye Witch raised her hand and waved.

In an instant, the light within the entire area was quickly stripped away, like a mass of black thick fog shrouding this area.

The Miss Cuiye Witch lifted her foot, preparing to leave the spot.

But the next moment!

A pale golden light flew out from the darkness and landed on the Miss Cuiye Witch, causing her to freeze in place, unable to move.

"Ninjutsu: Immobilization Technique!"

"This is... damn it!"

"Ninjutsu: Detection!"

Tina used the Immobilization Technique to restrict the Miss Cuiye Witch's movement the moment before the surrounding environment was shrouded in darkness.

Immediately following!

She activated the detection Ninjutsu, confirmed that there were no other attack methods in the darkness, and after confirming the Miss Cuiye Witch's position again, she charged over fiercely.

In the dark environment at this moment, Tina's speed became even faster.

Beside the window.

"A wrong move was made."

Tang Zheng saw the Miss Cuiye Witch release the "Darkness" magic and couldn't help but shake his head.

He glanced at the skill information appearing on the attribute panel and, without hesitation, consumed skill points to learn them.

【Skill points: 65→68→66】

In just a moment, he had already mastered three Ninjutsu skills in his hands.

"Ninjutsu: Shadow Concealment": Move short distances between shadows.

"Ninjutsu: Immobilization Technique": Prevent the opponent from moving.

"Ninjutsu: Detection": Perceive hidden existences in the surroundings, and simultaneously perceive the opponent's strength.

Tang Zheng smiled lightly; what truly interested him about the 【Ninja】 class were the Ninjutsu series skills.

In the "Yggdrasil" game, besides the normal magic system, there existed some other systems, such as the Ninjutsu system, Senjutsu system, Forbidden Magic system, and Onmyodo system.

These different systems were all related to class construction, so they possessed unique effects different from magic.

Among them, the Ninjutsu system had no distinction of magic ranks; a portion of Ninjutsu increased in strength based on the amount of magic consumed.

(End of chapter)