Chapter 86: Clouds of Traitor Suspicion

A level‑25 Normal BOSS is nothing but a splash of water to Su Sheng.

When Su Sheng spawns the monster, its 440 attack doesn't break Su Sheng's defense at all; it seems Su Sheng actually wants the BOSS even more.

But this guy has thick skin; its defense is 520, a bit higher than Su Sheng's current attack value.

Still, it's not a big problem—only a 10‑point gap, and skill attacks can easily pierce the defense.

Moreover, there is a Weak Spot Attack; the glaring big eyes are the weak spot.

But that's the only weak spot.

The BOSS's thick earthen hide is probably a damage‑reduction passive.

At first, Assassin Alliance players Chen Guan and Ten Court Yanluo also wanted to help.

They basically can't break the defense unless they hit the eyes.

But the eyes are on the front; assassins rely on high agility and weaving around the BOSS, so with their small frames, charging straight at the BOSS is essentially suicide.

That's why Chen Guan called Su Sheng over; the Assassin Alliance can defeat this BOSS, but it comes at a cost.

If Su Sheng comes, it can be done without any loss.

In the end, it turned into Su Sheng dueling the BOSS alone.

300,000 HP, the Normal BOSS regenerates 1,500 HP per second, which is nothing in front of Su Sheng.

Without needing to deliberately guard the BOSS's attacks, Su Sheng simply plants himself and meets force with force; the demon‑tooth long sword locks onto the BOSS's eyes, the attack rate is rapid, and his technique of softening stiffness is masterful.

On average he lands 2–3 sword strikes per second; even without crits, each swing deals over 760 Weak Point Damage, outputting more than the BOSS's 100+ HP regeneration each second.

Occasional Weak Point Critical Hits exceed 2,000, not to mention his skills.

It feels like Su Sheng's solo fight with this BOSS won't last long.

"Mo Wen, the great god! So strong!" Shen Yang blurted out, watching Su Sheng's silky maneuvers.

Boom~

The BOSS attacks Su Sheng.

-21

White numbers.

Swish~

Weak Spot Attack -762!

Meanwhile, the stiffness from normal attacks is quickly softened by Su Sheng, followed immediately by another strike.

-766!

The HP exchange is completely uneven; don't forget Su Sheng's Wolf Fang Pendant grants 3% lifesteal.

Except when he hard‑takes a BOSS skill, Su Sheng's HP hardly ever drops.

And whenever the BOSS begins a skill, Su Sheng promptly activates Defensive Stance to reduce damage as much as possible.

By the time the BOSS's next skill activates, Su Sheng has already replenished his lifesteal fully.

"Truly perverse."

The others can't help but make jokes at the sight.

(Rhino BOSS: I am a BOSS, but today I'm fighting a BOSS.)

"Brother Sheng is still Brother Sheng; after seven years and a new route, he's still a god." Chen Guan mused.

But at that moment, the BOSS's HP had already reached 60%, and Chen Guan's expression suddenly turned sour.

"Brother Sheng!"

"The situation has changed, stop fighting!"

Chen Guan watched Su Sheng shout.

Everyone was stunned; suddenly stop fighting in this situation?

Are you kidding?

Everyone looked at Chen Guan; although he is the Alliance leader, they still need a reason.

But Su Sheng didn't ask further, simply stepped back, widened the distance, and gave up on fighting the BOSS.

"Qiancheng Muxue and Bianhua have arrived!"

Chen Guan's next words made everyone's expression change!

"Two Thousand-Person Teams, a total of two thousand people, are arriving soon!" Chen Guan added.

"These guys have such keen noses!" Dong Jiaojiao quipped.

"What puzzles me is that there are no other players here; how did they know we were fighting the BOSS?" Yingyi said, a bit frustrated.

The Assassin Alliance's habit is that everyone spreads out and sneaks when they go out.

Especially during group actions, they gather stealthily.

Everyone fell silent instantly; the only possibility was that there was a traitor.

The stranger, the only stranger in the arena, was... Shen Yang!

"Based on the timing, their gathering speed plus travel time, and the need to hide from our scouts, it's clear the other side acted before Brother Sheng arrived." Chen Guan's words cleared Shen Yang of suspicion.

As for Su Sheng himself, no one doubted him.

Thus there was only one possibility: the traitor came from within the Assassin Alliance.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became eerie.

Among the over a thousand people present, not a single stranger; they all followed from the crowd of heroes.

Chen Guan's expression turned sinister: "I hope you hide well; the price of betraying the Assassin Alliance is not pleasant."

The last betrayal was seven years ago.

The cost was that Qiancheng Muxue fell from fourth place to eighth, and ever since, under the Assassin Alliance's continued targeting, she hasn't risen a single rank.

All right, Kong Lang, stop being suspicious; it's not necessarily a traitor, maybe other players just happened to notice the situation. Su Sheng, however, spoke calmly.

Believe in the brothers, we'll retreat first, but this BOSS Qiancheng Muxue and the Red Spider Lily won't be easy to take down. Su Sheng looked at Chen Guan.

Chen Guan nodded silently.

Actually, everyone knows deep down that the chance of a traitor is over ninety percent.

Although the Assassin Alliance also has a thousand members, being all assassins, they simply can't fight the Grand Guild head-on.

The advantage of assassins is always stealth and ambush.

"Retreat!"

"Spread out on the perimeter and wait for orders!" Su Sheng gave the order instead of Chen Guan.

Swish swish swish~

In an instant, all thousand people present went into stealth; in some sense, Su Sheng's words were more effective than Chen Guan's in the Assassin Alliance.

The Ten Court Yanluo, Shadow Wing, and Shen Yang, who had just joined the Assassin Alliance, were instead gathered together.

"Sheng Ge, sorry..." Chen Guan apologized to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng had handed over the Assassin Alliance to himself seven years ago; he never expected that the Assassin Alliance would now encounter this matter again.

"All right, this is a good thing, isn't it?" Su Sheng patted Chen Guan on the shoulder.

Everyone was stunned.

"Just a level 25 normal BOSS showing its hoof isn't a good thing, is it?" Su Sheng grinned.

Besides Shadow Wing and Shen Yang, the other eight of the Ten Court Yanluo, all with relieved expressions, recalled that incident seven years ago which had nearly crippled the Assassin Alliance.

It was only after that that the Assassin Alliance began to reduce its size.

The Assassin Alliance, which had numbered tens of thousands, was cut down to a thousand.

"All right, gather you all in private to show you're trustworthy." Su Sheng clapped his hands and spoke.

I have a plan next; if it goes smoothly, neither that level 25 BOSS Qiancheng Muxue nor the Red Spider Lily will get anything.

Upon hearing that, everyone looked up at Su Sheng.

Just letting that BOSS go like this is really frustrating, especially that traitor, who certainly doesn't want him to succeed.

Subsequently, Su Sheng turned his gaze to Shen Yang!

This time, the core of the plan is Shen Yang!