Cataclysm King

Chapter 379 Black Knife Team
The boatman obviously knew the situation of the black market waterway very well, and also knew the means to ambush the group of people secretly.

Whenever he takes action, it is absolutely impossible to give the target a chance to survive.

So the "thirty seconds" he told Ji Xun was not a deliberate intimidation.

But after crossing this water, they entered the enemy's ambush circle.

Even if you want to leave by then, it will be too late.

Ji Xun listened, still thinking and making no statement.

When the [Grey Mist Remaining Photo] came into his hands, there was no way he would just give it to a guy of unknown origin.

Moreover, the boatman’s motives are very mysterious and may not be entirely true.

Ji Xun doesn't trust people that easily.

After hearing what the boatman said about the deal, Ji Xun remained calm on the surface, and there was no emotion in his tone: "Why do you think that I will believe you easily? Or, before saying these words, should you first Report your home?”

Ji Xun didn't take it seriously at all and continued to test: "So, who are you?"

Before entering the black market, Ji Xun had thought about being hacked.

In fact, it wasn't Ji Xun who was grinding on purpose.

Ji Xun sensed the cold malice that was gradually approaching his neck like a blade, and his expression under the gas mask was already playful.

But as soon as the boatman said that his purpose was to take photos, Ji Xun deduced another possibility: this guy was caught fishing.

"Some tricks."

But this was his only chance to safely access the photo after staring at it for so long.

He did not use Gang Qi to isolate the surrounding space, which would let the enemy know at a glance that they had been discovered.

Professional, well-trained, one-shot kill.

The boatman also heard the other party's distrust, and his tone became more anxious, with a little anger in his heart: This guy is so stupid, how dare he come to the black market in Jidao City alone?

But as soon as the thought flashed, it was suppressed.

Ji Xun didn't see the enemy or notice anything unusual, but he sensed a fatal crisis.

He was also wearing a gas mask on his face, so it was possible that the pores on his skin could absorb special poisons.

Ji Xun looked at it for a while but didn't recognize what kind of toxin it was. He thought it was some secret formula.

It was because the enemy was strong that he aroused his desire to fight.

The "Boatman" knew that his chance had been lost, so he said nothing in a dull tone, and cursed angrily: "Stupid!"

On the contrary, it was a surprise to meet such a guy who could perfectly control human puppets.

Human nature is hard to hide at times like this.

If he didn't take action here, he would be attacked from both sides. He really wanted to take action and rob it directly.

He also saw it, that photo seemed to be really important to this guy.

Never give up.

Ji Xun had no intention of getting serious with a puppet and sat leisurely on the boat.

Just control the repulsion force to slightly isolate everything on the surface of the skin.

Think about the conventional card master's methods, which are most likely to be poison attacks.

"I'm just kindly reminding you."

The boatman didn't mean to reveal his identity, and added: "There are still five seconds left. Just think about it, once the boat passes this corner of the river, I won't be able to save you!"

So Ji Xun also jokingly wondered, did the other party have the consciousness to risk his life for the photo?

After a careful perception, he discovered that there were enemies lurking in the water, there was a strange aura on the dark rock wall, and there was an assassin hiding in the darkness.
The auras of several people are hidden very well. If they weren't already very close, it would be difficult to detect them.

The sampan quickly turned around the dark corner of the river and came to an empty cave space.

At this moment, without warning, a murderous intention made him frown: "Toxin?"

Ji Xun's "intention" now condensed is already very good among the fifth level, especially his sense of malice is already very keen.

suddenly!

This feels right!
It was the same feeling as when the four-man team attacked and killed me in Innocence City.

The boatman failed to convince Ji Xun after all.

So no matter what kind of robber he encounters, he will not be surprised.

This is the suffocating feeling unique to elite killer organizations.

His intuition told him that something was wrong.

The black-toothed old woman sold this photo to herself just now, with the intention of slaughtering herself as a fat sheep;
But there may not be a plan to lure out the puppet master behind the boatman.

The sampan continued to row forward, and the sound of water rushed to my ears.

The boatman couldn't hide his anger when he was asked: "You"

It soon proved that he was right.

The enemy is moving!

Without any warning, there was a quiet ripple in the air.

The rhythm was just covered by the water waves caused by the boatman's rowing boat, and it was as weak as a wisp of breeze hitting the neck.

Ji Xun noticed it, but didn't feel that the attack was really fatal to him, so he didn't move in a hurry.

But at this moment, the other person is faster!

Seeing him being attacked, the "Boatman" finally took action.

Once the "outsider" in front of me is killed, I don't know how long it will take to have such a good opportunity to come into contact with the photo again.

Even if it’s a risk, give it a try!

The boatman grabbed it with one hand, and several crystalline threads suddenly appeared in the void.

As soon as the thread between the fingers was pulled, a "crunch" sounded like a sharp metal sound, and a hooded killer wearing a tight black leather jacket was pulled out of stealth out of thin air.

Ji Xun watched the boatman "rescue" him, and only then did he finally confirm that this guy and the killer were not the same group.

But at the same time, watching the boatman take action, a strange smile of surprise rang out in the darkness: "Spider cut? Hey, I didn't expect there was an unexpected harvest, Reni, you finally showed up!"

When Ji Xun heard this name, he searched his memory and found that he didn't have any chance to compete with any masters from the East Wasteland.

But there was no threat in the first place, and he acted very calmly.

The body shook slightly, which can be regarded as showing a little bit of conditioned reflex to the assassination.

The "boatman" on the other side seemed a little flustered.

The sneer in the darkness made him instantly realize that this might be a killing plot against him!

When he thought of this, a card that had been prepared for a long time suddenly appeared in the boatman's hand and was activated.

The moment the cards collapsed, a six-pointed star formation appeared out of thin air.

A huge wooden box appeared on the boat, and it looked like it was trying to cover the two of them together with the boat.

Ji Xun looked at the trick and his eyes lit up: "Magic Secret. Trass's magic box?"

He had seen this [Juggler] sequence of mystical spells in a certain book.

It is said that this is a magical trick that can move through space.

Ji Xun has now touched the threshold of the laws of space and vaguely understands the magic method.

It's a bit like a teleportation array. If it is covered by a magic box, it may actually be able to move to another set coordinate point.

It seemed that the "Boatman" had had this idea before.

But it's a pity.

During their first contact, Ji Xun didn't know who was behind the boatman and what his methods were.

But as the black knife killer of the Oran Royal Court's special service team, he knows very well the means of tracking targets.

Seeing the moment when the magic box appeared, the man in the dark was well prepared and sneered: "Haha, you want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Before the magic box could completely cover the boat, with a "swish" sound, a green will-o'-the-wisp burned the box instantly.

At the same time, someone shouted: "Seal this water area! The guy's body is nearby!"

As soon as he finished speaking, and no one knew what method the other party used, the water elements in the dark river strangely condensed into a barrier.

In just an instant, the water flowing in the river turned into a pool of stagnant water.

Ji Xun only glanced at it and murmured: "Water prison barrier?"

As expected, he was a killer trained by the same organization.

Tactical means are all interrelated.

Although it is not a catastrophic object of the law of space like [Monet's Sunrise], Ji Xun's visual inspection is that it is a rare high-level relic.

"At least three killers. A fourth-level [Assassin]? The one who uses toxins should be [3 of Hearts - Potion Apprentice], and there is also a fifth-level person who controls the water element. It is most likely an [Element Controller]. Huh? , Isn’t that black-toothed old woman from the black market here? She’s obviously very strong.”

In just one moment of the confrontation, Ji Xun had already seen through the killer's methods.

But from the current point of view, these guys are using the secrets of the Oran royal family, and they are quite powerful.

The strength of this group is normally enough to kill a fifth-level person.

The three people who set up an ambush in the dark probably thought that the fat sheep was trapped, and it would not be too late to deal with it later.

When they accidentally discovered the big fish named "Reni", they immediately switched their firepower.

Apart from the increasingly intense toxins, Ji Xun didn't feel any murderous intent targeting him.

On the other side, a sudden "boom" exploded into a cloud of water mist under the water.

Ji Xun watched as a guy wearing a sharkskin cloak was forced out of the water.

At the same time, the river burned and turned into a sea of ​​fire.

"This guy has a very good understanding of the laws of elements."

Ji Xun looked at the spell that made water burn, and immediately recognized that it was another lost secret technique that was only seen in classics [Reversal Spell: Water Burning Mystery].

It's a bit like hydrolyzing hydrogen and oxygen, achieving the effect of elemental transformation, and causing water to burn.

As soon as Reni was forced out, the blade dancer's poisonous dagger stabbed him.

A dark red dagger was swung in the air until a phantom appeared. Hundreds of shadow blades were airtight, forcing Reni to have nowhere to hide.

He is so smooth with the dagger, he is not an ordinary assassin.

Ji Xun also finally confirmed the professional sequence of that person, and thought to himself: "It turns out that he is not an [Assassin], but a Blade Dancer of the [Diamond A-Samurai] sequence."

Weapon specialization sequence can maximize the power of weapons.

However, the strange thing is that even though it looked like it was stabbed, no blood was seen.

Instead, sparks flew everywhere, and only the sound of "clang, clang, clang" was heard.

Ji Xun took a look and realized that part of Reni's body was actually made of metal. His eyes lit up: "Hey, a mechanical prosthetic limb?"

It’s not the externally attached robotic arm seen in the outside world.
But a mechanical prosthesis!

Before he could see what was happening, Reni took out two cards from his other hand and exploded them. Ten smiling puppets suddenly appeared around him.

Seeing this method, Ji Xun's pupils froze slightly, and he finally confirmed something: "It is indeed the [Magician] sequence. What is the relationship between this guy and Domingo?"

There are indeed some puppet masters in Donghuang.

But this Reni in front of him has the same puppet control techniques as Domingo, the "showman".

The two are definitely related!
Originally, Rainey was still at a numerical disadvantage.

But when this puppet comes out, it sprays water, fire, poisonous gas, and mechanisms.
The disadvantage was reversed in an instant.

Looking again, there is more than one mechanical prosthetic leg in Reni's body. From time to time, this guy stretched out some mechanical arms from under his cloak, or held a shield or a sword, or conjured up some miniature missiles and swished around.

This is not a traditional juggler, but a juggler who is proficient in mechanical technology!
Not to mention, Ji Xun found it refreshing to see it, and was amazed in his heart: "It's interesting. This guy transformed his body into a mechanical puppet?"

Unfortunately, the Black Knife Assassins obviously know all the means available to their targets.

At this moment, an "acid bottle" suddenly dropped from under the rock wall that he was staring at.

There was a crackling sound of glass breaking, and yellow-brown corrosive acid immediately covered the large area where Rainey was.

Once a puppet is summoned in the puppet control room, displacement is a fatal shortcoming.

The [Magic Master] hiding in the dark had obviously expected this.

This stream of acid bottles was covered indiscriminately, and only a corrosive sound of "hiss, hiss" could be heard.

In the yellow mist, the originally majestic puppets were instantly corroded until they were full of potholes, and were scrapped on the spot. Reni cursed secretly: "Damn it!"

He used the cover of several cannonballs and rushed towards the rock wall above his head. He seemed to want to deal with the sneak attack of the potion master first.

It's a pity that the team members of the Black Knife Organization cooperated extremely well, and the Blade Dancer stuck to him like a shadow.

In just a blink of an eye, the battle became intense.

Originally, this section of the underground river was restricted by the barrier. The two sides clashed with each other, and the waves immediately became turbulent.

Ji Xun was teetering on the boat.

Seeing that the other party would not die for a while, he watched with interest.

Originally, I wanted to see the excitement and assess the strength of both parties.

But obviously, both sides of the battle are veterans, how could they ignore him?

Reni could no longer hide his anger in his heart at this moment. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at a guy sitting on the boat watching the theater and roared in his heart: "Why doesn't that guy take action? What on earth is he thinking!"

If it weren't for my own skills, I would have died several times just now.

damn it!
How could I meet such stupid teammates!

In Reni's opinion, people who dare to go to the black market alone to buy things must be somewhat capable.

Definitely not bad at scheming either.

He originally took the risk to save people because he thought that this "outsider" could at least hold back one killer, which would make his own situation much better.

Unexpectedly, this guy has been fighting for so long and has no intention of interfering at all.

He even suspected that the person in front of him was not an outsider who came to the black market to hunt for goods at all, but a bait to lure him to show up.

But that’s not right!
Just now, he was sure that the person with the black knife wanted to kill him, so he took action.

That "outsider" is definitely not from the Black Knife organization.

But why.
Reni couldn't figure out which link went wrong.

On the other side, several people from the Black Knife Organization were equally puzzled.

They watched Lenny save the man and thought the two were accomplices.

Unexpectedly, after fighting for a long time, the guy had no intention of helping at all?

Frightened?
Absolutely impossible!
How weird.

For those uncertain factors, they choose to actively eliminate them.

Soon the acid spread from the river.

Ji Xun took the boat and was instantly melted like chocolate.

It was impossible to sit on the boat, so he stood on the water while controlling his energy.

But as soon as his feet almost touched the water, he seemed to have discovered something. He smacked his lips and muttered to himself: "Why are you so anxious to trouble me if you can't just fight with us?"

The fifth-level element manipulator was very capable. Not only did he use exquisite elemental spells, he forced Reni to retreat steadily.

He can also transform himself into an elemental state to avoid damage.

From the very beginning, he has been melting into a water element and hiding in the water, which also evaded most of the attacks from Lenny's puppet.

Normally, card masters of the same level would have a headache when encountering this elemental state that is almost completely immune to physical attacks.

Not only can't I hit him, I can't even see anyone there.

However, when Ji Xun looked at the river water at his feet, he could clearly feel the "qi".

Although it has become elemental, it still requires magic power to maintain it.

In the eyes of Ji Xun, a high-level qigong master, this river is very different from the river water in other places.

He clearly felt that the water with a radius of dozens of square meters under his feet had flowing Qi.

This is the guy hiding in the water.

Originally, even if it was discovered, it would be difficult for anyone to harm the vital parts of a body covering dozens of square meters.

But when Ji Xun saw this, he frowned.

He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the moment when two arms emerged from the water under his feet, trying to pull him into the water, and a sharpness suddenly shot out of his eyes.

"Ba Fist·Earth Ming!"

Like lightning, a strange ripple formed on his fist, and he punched the water.

Ji Xun punched the water.

The fist did not penetrate the water, but seemed to use the entire nearby large area of ​​water as a mirror, and punched the surface.

At this moment, time seemed to pause for a second.

Both sides in the distant battle felt the sudden burst of terrifying aura.

Before they could understand what was happening.

There was only a "click" sound like a shattering mirror ringing in my ears.

Several pairs of eyes looked straight at him, and spider web-like cracks appeared on Ji Xun's fist.

The crack suddenly exploded with the fist as the center.

The next moment, there was a "bang" sound of a water ball exploding, and the water surface dozens of meters in radius exploded.

At the same time, something in the water seemed to have been exploded, and the originally dark blue river water was stained with a blood mist.

Ji Xun retracted his fist, glanced at the badly injured guy who escaped, and did not pursue him.

The bursting water droplets fell on the water.

This punch seemed to force the pause button on the battle not far away.

The scene freezes on the spot.

The two sides who were fighting fiercely were immediately dumbfounded, stiff, and all looked over.

"This"

Reni's eyes widened, as if his brain did not accept the scene before him.

Just now, I was preparing to use the last resort to escape, but I didn't expect that the situation of inevitable defeat would actually be reversed?
You know, the guy who was hit hard just now didn't know anyone else, but he did.

That's Marika, the cadre of the Black Knife organization, "Windstormer"!
This is the notorious Class A wanted criminal in the black market, a veteran assassin. He was hit hard by a punch?

and also!

What kind of fist can severely damage a card master in elemental state?

Supernatural!
Reni's knowledge made him realize that that punch was definitely not ordinary.

He suddenly realized that he had just been wrong.

How wrong!
It's not that this "outsider" doesn't want to help, but the reason why this guy is watching the show is because he never takes the killers of the Black Knife organization seriously!
hiss.
Reni couldn't help but take a breath when he thought of this: That guy is so strong!

At the same time, he recalled the previous conversation, and then he understood why he always felt that the guy's reaction was almost "stupid".

Looking at it now, it's not that the other party can't figure it out, but that he has the ability to control the whole game from beginning to end!

He was also glad that he had not taken anyone away by force just now.

Reni thought of this and breathed a sigh of relief.

Because at this time, he had already matched the person in front of him with an S-class wanted criminal on the wanted poster.

Once the identity is recognized, the greatest risk has been eliminated.

At least not the enemy.

However, on the other side, Heidao and others all had completely different thoughts: they shouldn't take action.

They also didn't expect that the fat sheep they thought was the fat sheep turned out to be such a ruthless killing god.

When Ji Xun was in Innocence City before, the person who came to trouble him was an assassination team led by a sixth-level card master.

There are only two fifth-level ones in front of you.

The configuration is too different.

It was precisely because the other party did not know his intelligence that a core output team member was severely injured by a single blow just now.

If these black knives knew who they were facing at this moment, Ji Xun felt that they would never dare to approach so rashly.

But it's too late to say this now.

Everyone who needed to observe was observed. Now that he had taken action, Ji Xun had no intention of dragging his feet and was immediately ready to end the battle.

However, just as he was about to take action, some people seemed to have not yet seen the situation clearly.

"what?"

Ji Xun let out a sigh and suddenly looked down at his arm.

At this glance, red spots were rapidly appearing on the skin, and then spread and fester at a speed visible to the naked eye, accompanied by a putrid stench.

The burning pain on his arm made him even frown: "Is it a curse? Did you get it when you bought something in the store before?"

If we were to judge the career sequence that card masters least want to encounter, card masters who are good at curses would definitely be ranked in the top three.

However, although Ji Xun had a slight accident, there was not much fluctuation in his eyes.

Instead, he muttered: "Let me just say, there should be someone hiding."

After looking at it, I saw that the curse was of a very high level, as if it had been borrowed from some relic.

Normally, at the speed at which the curse spreads, a fifth-level card master would not be able to survive for more than a minute, and would die suddenly on the spot.

However, Ji Xun only took one look, and the red spots on his arms were healed by a green spell.

The curse did not disappear, but the Immortality Curse forcibly restored the injury.

But he can't solve the curse, he can solve the person who cast the curse.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun suddenly kicked his foot into the air, and his figure disappeared on the spot with a "pop".

Not far away, the face of the "toad" whose murderous intent had been exposed just now suddenly changed in a very anthropomorphic way.

It wanted to jump into the water and hide.

But as soon as he kicked off his legs, the fists in his eyes were already as big as sandbags.

"Boom!"

The toad exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

At the same time, a figure fell out in embarrassment.

Taking a closer look, it was the black-toothed old woman with tattoos on her face from the black market before.

At this moment, she was looking at the young man whose gas mask was mostly corroded, revealing his true face. She no longer had the same excitement as when she saw the fat sheep before.

In those turbid yet shrewd eyes, there was only endless fear and despair.

(End of this chapter)