Chapter 46: SSS-grade talent obtained! Killing Instinct!

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Shadow Continuous Slash] (Skill)!]

[Shadow Continuous Slash]: Conjures countless shadows to launch swift, continuous slashes at the enemy; the number of slashes varies according to attack speed, up to 24 times, each dealing 50% attack damage. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Cost: 999 MP.

The first skill was obtained.

Perfectly adapted to the Empty Hand talent!

Su Liang’s mouth curled up, a smile appearing on his face.

This could be considered a good start; he could use many of the Shadow Mantis’s skills.

"The end is near; taste fear!"

Once the two seconds were up, the Shadow Mantis spoke hoarsely, as if a hunter toying with its prey.

In an instant!

Its figure disappeared from Su Liang’s field of vision, entering a stealth state.

"The first sneak attack was fine, but you want to sneak attack again?"

Su Liang sneered disdainfully.

The talent Eye of Truth was activated, and the Shadow Mantis’s figure appeared in his eyes.

Nowhere to hide!

At this moment, the Shadow Mantis in stealth didn't know it had been exposed.

[Taste Fear]!

It quickly circled behind Su Liang, its sickle foreclaws covered in sharp teeth and carrying purple energy with a terrifying aura, and swung down.

Su Liang’s mouth arched.

BANG!!!

The ground was shattered by the sharp claws, but Su Liang’s figure had already changed position.

[Flash Thrust]!

[Frigid Wind Impact]!

In order not to let the Shadow Mantis’s HP drop too quickly, Su Liang didn't even use Instant-Move Thrust, relying on the untargetable displacement of Flash Thrust to dodge the attack.

He turned back and thrust with his sword, the attack landing on the Shadow Mantis’s wing, and then, frost swept over Fire-is-Happy’s flame blade.

This sword thrust directly into the ground!

BOOM!!!

Frost fell, and countless ice spikes surged up, freezing the Shadow Mantis.

Another round of sword swinging followed, attacks falling like a rainstorm.

Every sword tore through the air, fast as lightning!

However...

This time, before the two-second freeze duration was up, the Shadow Mantis had already broken free from the frozen state.

This wasn't using a super-armor that ignored control.

BOSSes have control resistance, meaning the more control skills they are hit with, the less time they will be controlled!

There are exceptions to this situation.

For example, Throat-Slitting Blade is a forced effect.

Not only does it ignore super-armor, it also ignores the BOSS’s control resistance.

[Shadow Continuous Slash]!

Su Liang didn't give the Shadow Mantis a chance to attack, transforming into a shadow to continuously slash its body.

Very soon...

The Shadow Mantis’s HP was reduced to one-tenth.

[Divine Concealment]!

At the right moment, Su Liang entered stealth, exiting combat.

Are you kidding!

The SSS-grade talent hadn't been stolen yet; how could Su Liang bear to let it die?

Additionally,

Su Liang was also very greedy for Killing Instinct.

He had to take this too!!!

Fight!

Fight!

Fight!

After roughly understanding his damage, Su Liang began to skillfully use Frost Clone for double stealing.

But because the stealing difficulty of a Legendary BOSS was too high!

One person and one mantis fought from morning until night, from sunrise to sunset.

Experienced I don't know how many battles.

Hundreds?

Thousands?

He couldn't remember.

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Shadow Boots] (Legendary)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Fear Sickle Blade] (Skill)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Shed Mantis Claws] (Material)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Sonic Blade] (Skill)!]

But Su Liang still hadn't stolen the talent and Killing Instinct.

And in this process, Su Liang became more and more shocked the more he fought.

Because,

as he and the Shadow Mantis fought continuously, although the number of the Shadow Mantis’s skills was decreasing.

It didn't feel fear like other BOSSes.

From beginning to end, the Shadow Mantis was very calm, so calm that Su Liang found it terrifying!!!

It dodged Su Liang’s attacks with increasing proficiency.

Even...

It didn't learn skills automatically when it reached a level, but realized several skills during the battle.

"This thing really can't be let out!"

Su Liang was secretly shocked.

It wasn't just strength; the Shadow Mantis’s combat skills were evolving too fast!

Of course, Su Liang also had his own gains.

His combat talent was very good; otherwise, how could he have occupied the number one spot in his grade for two and a half years, even with Qin Qin Xiaoyu hiring the best tutors?

Because Qin Qin Xiaoyu was getting stronger, but what she learned would be learned by Su Liang in the blink of an eye.

After experiencing this day of high-intensity combat, Su Liang’s combat skills also skyrocketed; at the beginning, he was beating the Shadow Mantis entirely by attribute suppression.

But now!

Su Liang was confident that if he went back to a day ago, he could go toe-to-toe with the Shadow Mantis before its combat skills were upgraded, without relying on attribute suppression.

The next day, early morning.

The sun rose again!

[Shadow Continuous Slash]!

Su Liang slashed out with his sword, and the Frost Clone made the same movement.

86=1^064746……

The next day, early morning.

The sun rose once again!

"Shadow Chain Slash"!

Su Liang slashed out with his sword, and his frost clone performed the exact same movement.

Swish swish swish swish swish!!!!!!

Swish swish swish swish swish!!!!!!

For a time!

Dozens of shadow sickle blades appeared, continuously slashing at the Shadow Mantis’s body.

With Su Liang’s attack speed, he could fully trigger the maximum number of slashes for Shadow Continuous Slash.

In an instant!

There were dense, 48 slashes falling!

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Talent · Devour Evolution] (SSS-grade)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Killing Instinct] (Skill)!]

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have triggered the passive "Pickpocketing" of [Empty Hand], stealing: [Isolated and Helpless] (Skill)!]

Holy crap!

Holy mother of crap!!!

Triple burst!!!

Three consecutive notifications appeared.

Su Liang’s pupils dilated, overjoyed.

The SSS-grade talent and the skills he wanted were all in hand!

"Hahahahahaha!!!"

Su Liang excitedly placed his hand on his forehead, unable to stop himself from laughing wildly.

And at this moment.

In the Shadow Mantis’s pupils, a trace of fear finally began to emerge.