Chapter 55: 9×9, Lethal Damage

Obviously, the recent disturbance must have broadcast the Other Shore Flower Guild's actions here.

The Assassin Alliance, Qiancheng Muxue, and the Other Shore Flower Guild are all hostile to each other.

When the Other Shore Flower Guild makes a move, the Assassin Alliance will naturally show up.

"What do you mean?" Su Sheng didn't clarify.

"At these coordinates, the Other Shore Flower members are fighting the BOSS, and they're probably about halfway through."

Indeed.

Su Sheng wasn't wrong; the coordinates sent by Chen Guan were nearby.

"Why are you moving?"

"Of course, I've been keeping tabs on those Other Shore Flower kids; brother Sheng, want to show off a move?" Chen Guan's words clearly carried some expectation.

"We'll see," Su Sheng replied coolly.

Since the Assassin Alliance intended to act, Su Sheng instead widened the distance a bit.

Just watch; it's been seven years, let's see how much the Assassin Alliance has improved.

…

Gradually, in Su Sheng's observation, more people appeared around.

Obviously, they were all assassins from the Assassin Alliance.

An assassin's Invisibility can persist as long as they aren't in Combat State or detected.

At this stage, archers and Mages lack any scouting skill, so to know whether assassins are present they must rely on their own observation and judgment.

Clearly, the Assassin Alliance's assassins are above average.

In this area, scattered here and there, there were over a hundred assassins.

Ordinary Other Shore Flower Guild players didn't notice any anomaly at all.

It's not that the Other Shore Flower Guild lacks experts.

Huh… the experts are focusing on the BOSS.

Naturally, they have no extra energy to observe the surroundings.

This time the Assassin Alliance deployed over a hundred people.

…

As time passed, the Fubei Moshe Magic Snake Boss's HP gradually dwindled.

Finally, the moment of the final spawn arrived.

A screeching howl, and the Fubei Moshe Magic Snake Boss spewed a massive cloud of black Demon Energy.

In an instant, the Other Shore Flower elite squad fighting the BOSS took massive HP loss, and it kept going.

"The BOSS has spawned, all ranged DPS, Focus Fire, ignore OT!"

The Priest squad all focused, keeping the Assault Squad's HP safe.

Even so, after the BOSS spawn ended, the Other Shore Flower Guild's elite team still suffered casualties.

The loss approached one third; at this level, few players can endure a BOSS spawn.

Spawn~

At that moment.

Beside the elite team, silhouettes began to appear.

The Assassin Alliance struck!

The already low‑HP elite team, under the Assassin Alliance's ambush, almost all turned into white light.

Only one player held on.

In the instant of the Assassin Alliance's assassin ambush, he reacted, not only avoided an instant kill but also counter‑attacked, cutting the assassin's HP by half.

"Assassin Alliance! Kong Lang! I R your grandma!"

The surviving player, a Warrior, roared to the heavens.

However, with his HP not full, facing so many assassins' assault, he was flustered but not instantly killed, showing he was a master.

The Other Shore Flower Guild Chairman, Bi'an Huangquan!

And those Priest squads tried to support their Chairman, but they could barely protect themselves.

Priests and Mages are the first targets in PvP.

The mass of assassins appeared behind those Priests to kill; the Mages had a bit of resistance, but the Priests, not many.

Although most of those Priests are female players; male players who play Priests are few.

But the Assassin Alliance's guys are not soft at all.

Large swaths of white light lit up.

The Assassin Alliance, when they strike, it's a sure kill.

Su Sheng saw several familiar figures and was filled with deep emotion.

Spawn~

"Huangquan's grandson thief, I, your grandfather, am here."

Chen Guan's figure appeared at Su Sheng's original hiding spot.

Indeed, as close comrades, their hiding spots match.

This spot is the best position to take over the BOSS.

Initial skill: Assassinate!

Backstab, add a Break‑Invisibility strike, add Assassinate skill.

And it even crit! An assassin's crit growth is already high.

A terrifying damage jumped from the Boss's head.

Hiss~

The Magic Snake Boss instantly turned and attacked Chen Guan; with such high damage, it immediately drew the Boss's hatred.

However, Chen Guan's movements were not slow either.

Slide Step!

Afterimage Step!

Back Turn!

While sliding, with one dagger normal and the other reversed, he continuously attacked the Fubei Moshe's body.

Although it was white damage, it didn't break defense.

But what Chen Guan wanted wasn't damage, but the killing intent stacked from attacks.

The Magic Snake Boss itself had little HP left.

Plus Chen Guan's earlier Piercing Hidden Strike, it was nearly depleted.

At the moment of turning his back, he reversed grip on both daggers.

He turned, assassin skill, finishing move, Pierce Strike!

The Pierce Strike's multiplier is not low; furthermore, the finishing move detonates all stacked killing intent, adding extra damage.

Plus the assassin's back-turn bonus, and the two daggers precisely pierced the Fubei Moshe's vital point.

Finishing Move!

Weak Point Critical Hit!

-999999999

Nine 9s!

Black damage jumped from the Magic Snake Boss's head.

Whoa!

Seeing this, Su Sheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Black damage, fatal attack, instantly killed.

Chen Guan, this guy, is really lucky.

Normally, only absolute status or overwhelming strength can deal fatal damage.

For example, a huge level-100 Boss attacking players at this stage will always deal black fatal damage.

Although, attacking weak points actually has a chance to cause fatal damage.

However, the low probability is pitiful; currently Su Sheng grinding levels killing monsters, almost always just weak point attacks.

But he never triggered a fatal damage.

Thus it's clear how lucky Chen Guan is.

"Hahaha, Little Huangquan, truly heaven helps me." Chen Guan let out a hearty laugh.

Afterward, Chen Guan directly reached out and collected everything the Boss dropped into his bag.

Seeing his own guild's hard work go to waste, ending up making wedding clothes for Chen Guan, Bi'an Huangquan felt a surge of anger.

"Assassin Alliance, you're truly impossible to shake off, and this isn't The Heroes."

"Hehe... Thanks for Yellow Spring Grandson's filial piety; I, Grandpa, will gladly accept."

"Brothers, the situation is urgent, let's retreat."

Having said that, Chen Guan relied on the assassin's agility to flee outward.

The Assassin Alliance numbers about a hundred, all of them assassins.

Launching a surprise attack only gives the advantage of catching the enemy off guard; going up against a major guild is practically no different from seeking death.

But once struck and gone, the move targets the vital point.

This is the nauseating aspect of the Assassin Alliance.

They never linger in battle; after killing a wave, they flee.

It's also because assassins currently lack enough techniques; once they have strong stealth skills, they can appear, kill, then vanish with strong stealth—that's truly nauseating.

Of course, by then there will also be corresponding detection skills.

However, the coverage of detection skills is also limited.