The Dark Elf Master Twilight in front of s.h.i.+n is currently smirking at him while playing with his daggers.

'D*mn! Is this my bad luck or something? And where that heck is that Charlotte girl? Didn't she supposedly a.s.sisting me? And she is just a few distances behind me earlier, now she is gone somewhere?' s.h.i.+n got a lot of complaints while looking at the details of the opponent in front of him.

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Name: Vega

Race: Dark Elf

Level: 104

Cla.s.s:

 •Main: Master Twilight (Tier 2)

 •Poisoner: (Intermediate)

Affiliation:

 •Guild: Miracle

 •Adventurer Team: N/A

Player Recognition: Ranker (t.i.tled)

Ranker's t.i.tle: Thief of the Eastern Valley

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The corner of s.h.i.+n's mouth suddenly twitched after seeing that. 'Everything seems fine, but what's with that t.i.tle? No... Is that even a proper t.i.tle?'

"Tsk! Looks like you are abandoned by your group, buddy. And–...." Vega is currently talking when he saw s.h.i.+n transformed into a stick of silver light and came rus.h.i.+ng at him, so he immediately stopped what he wants to say and dodge towards his left.

He didn't bother to use an escaping skill since he is quite confident about himself. What's more, he already studied s.h.i.+n's movements for a few times before coming here, so he knows some things from s.h.i.+n's skill set.

s.h.i.+ng!

And that his when Vega heard a metallic sound of the sword when it is being pulled out from its sheath with a great speed.

'Cla.s.s Fighting Style: Moonlight Splitter'

Since s.h.i.+n is already used at combining his breathing technique with the execution of his skills, he can freely change the trajectory of his attacks.

And just like now, when Vega gets away from the path of 'Moonlight Splitter' skill, s.h.i.+n is are twisting his waist while swinging his sword. And with that, the [Yamato] seems to be chasing after the dodging opponent.

Vega was surprised at s.h.i.+n's fast reaction and great control, but that was it. He is still a player that stood of the peak after all. He gently taps his toes on the ground, moving backward, and dodging the tip of the sword.

s.h.i.+n didn't wait for his sword-swing to end, he immediately flipped his grip on the sheath of his sword before transforming it into a straight sword with a narrow blade and sharp edges.

'Legacy Skill: Mondi's Style: Conviction Form'

But before s.h.i.+n managed to do an attack, he suddenly felt a bunch of needles flying towards him, through his 'Sensing Circle'. And since his posture is a little awkward to defend, those needles successfully land on different parts of his body and immobilizing him in the process.

'Extra Skill: Paralysis Needles'

Vega is wearing an evil grin on his face while looking at s.h.i.+n. But that grin turned stiff when he saw s.h.i.+n thrusting the rapier on his left hand, going straight to his chest.

'Extra Skill: Heart Seeker'

Well, s.h.i.+n is also not sure about how he can move his body despite being hit by those needles. All he knows is when he is done changing the form of his sheath, those needles also landed on his body at the same time. And for some unknown reason, he felt a warm energy coming from the rapier on his left hand, making those needles to become ineffective on him.

But he don't remember the [Piercing Thorn] having that kind of special effect.

Well, he doesn't have time to think about it now, he is going against a t.i.tle Ranker after all so he needs to focus on the fight first.

Swoos.h.!.+

The [Piercing Thorn] is traveling fast with s.h.i.+n's sword thrust, together with the sudden turn of event, whoever on the other end will become helpless in that situation. But Vega is not you ordinary John Doe, he is a t.i.tled Ranker. The moment his feet landed on the ground, he moves his left shoulder backwards before slowly turning his body around. And with that, he skillfully dodged the sword-thrust of s.h.i.+n.

And while s.h.i.+n is brus.h.i.+ng past him, Vega uses the momentum of his spin to throw a horizontal slash with his dagger, targeting the left side of s.h.i.+n's waist.

'Twilight Skill: Counter-Strike'

s.h.i.+n can't block or dodge with his current position so he was forced to take that counter head-on while using one of his lifesaving skills. He enfolds his body with a bunch of sword Qi, protecting him from harm.

'Extra Skill: Swordsman Resolve'

Ding!

A metallic sound was created when Vega's dagger touched s.h.i.+n's body.And Vega frowned his brows when he see that. 'This guy's Reaction Speed must be really high to be able to respond that fast. And maybe he can also use some breathing technique to able to execute those skills without delay.'

'Tsk! This guy is quite scary, his battle standards must be a little bit higher than a High Ranker even if it is lower than a t.i.tled Ranker. Maybe our stats and equipments are the only difference between him and us, t.i.tled ones, and also a little bit of experience.'

After having that train of thoughts, Vega immediately use some footwork to position himself properly at the back of s.h.i.+n while stabbing the dagger on his right hand.

'Twilight Skill: Backstab'

And that strike successfully landed on s.h.i.+n's back. And even if it didn't deal any kind of damage, it still removed the buff skill cast on s.h.i.+n's body.

And while pulling his right-hand dagger, he is simultaneously swinging the other dagger on his left hand at s.h.i.+n's back.

'Extra Skill: Backbreaker'

s.h.i.+n immediately use his 'Moonlight Steps' backwards to pa.s.sed through Vega's body and dodge that attack.

Swoos.h.!.+

Without looking back, Vega threw his right dagger behind, and that dagger chased after s.h.i.+n. At first, that dagger pa.s.sed through his body since he is still in spiritual form, but the moment his body materialized, he felt that he had been immobilized for some unknown reason.

'Twilight Skill: Spiritual Lock'

After that, Vega immediately turns his body around and rush towards s.h.i.+n. And during his run, his figure suddenly disappeared from s.h.i.+n's sight.

Without further ado, s.h.i.+n immediately uses one of the anti-CC Skill in his a.r.s.enal. And his trousers suddenly release a silver light, before spreading on his whole body.

'Equipment Skill (Lower Armor): Spirit Immunity'

Then s.h.i.+n immediately regained his control on his body. But at that very same moment, Vega suddenly appeared in front of him while stabbing his right-hand dagger straight to s.h.i.+n's chest.

'Master Twilight Skill (Tier2): Heart Stopper'

Pssk!

(-115 523)

The dagger successfully landed at s.h.i.+n's left chest and ripping off more than 15% of his total HP!

'D*mn! That was a ma.s.sive damage!' thought s.h.i.+n to himself while gritting his teeth and swing the [Yamato] in a powerful manner.

'Extra Skill: Destructive Slash'

'What!?' Vega was gotten off-guard when saw s.h.i.+n moving his body after receiving his 'Heart Stopper' skill. He is already expecting s.h.i.+n to use an anti-CC skill after getting hit by the 'Spiritual Lock', that is why he immediately used a fatal skill with a stunning effect as a follow-up.

That was supposedly a perfect combo, and s.h.i.+n is supposedly going to become a sitting duck after that and can be finished off by his chain of more CC-Skills and Fatal Skills.

Well, unfortunately for him, the 'Spirit Immunity' attached to [Megumi's Shadow] can not only remove a debuff or immobilizing effects but also gave him a 10-second immunity for any CC-Skills.

Pssk!

-68 262(Stunned)

-4 020(Burning Damage)

+6 826(Lifesteal)

Because of the successful hit of his sword skill, the 'Laceration' pa.s.sive skill of s.h.i.+n's 'Dissonant Wish' ring, the [Sword and Shadow], immediately took effect and reducing Vega's physical defense by 20%.

At the same, the 'Sword Dance' attached to that ring also been activated, giving s.h.i.+n an additional Attack Speed.

s.h.i.+n didn't want to let that opportunity slip away and immediately swings the [Yamato] and [Piercing Thorn] at Vega. His arms transformed into a blur as he throws three consecutive slashes with a force stronger than the other.

'Self-Created Skill (Personalized): Triple Slash'

-24 210

-4 020(Burning Damage)

+2 421(Lifesteal)

..

-48 240

-4 020(Burning Damage)

+4 8240(Lifesteal)

..

-72 260

-4 020(Burning Damage)

+7 260(Lifesteal)

And since he doesn't have much time to execute another skill he just followed it with four more basic attacks. And each of those sword-strikes deals 10,000 damage on each.

Vega was shocked at s.h.i.+n's attack speed. In just a span of a second, he immediately received a ma.s.sive damage from that combo!

So without further ado, he immediately used one of his lifesaving skills to get away from his current predicament. His body suddenly disappeared in front of s.h.i.+n while also removing all of the overlapping burning effects on his body.

'Twilight Skill: Gale Steps'

Swoos.h.!.+

s.h.i.+n had already been expecting that, so he immediately gathers a bunch of Mana on both of his eyes, giving him an ability to see through disguise and invisibility.

'Extra Skill: True Sight'

Then s.h.i.+n saw Vega rapidly moving backwards, trying to widen the distance between the two of them.

And since s.h.i.+n is in the upper hand for a little bit, he needs to move and continue taking the initiative, or else, he is going to be in the pa.s.sive state just like before.

He just got lucky earlier so he can't let this chance slipped away from his fingers!

s.h.i.+n immediately charges forward and chase after Vega while thrusting the [Piercing Thorn] towards his front as his body suddenly get enfold by some sword Qi.

'Extra Skill: Sword Rush: Thrusting Dash'

Swoos.h.!.+

'Tsk! I've been too careless earlier and gave this chap a good chance to take the initiative!' thought Vega when he saw s.h.i.+n charging at him. 'Well, a single mistake is enough. I will not let you do anything from now on.'

Vega slowed his movement for a moment and wait for s.h.i.+n to catch up with him, and when the [Piercing Thorn] is only a few centimeters away from him, his feet suddenly move with some footwork and make his body to turn into a blur before disappearing on s.h.i.+n's front completely.

'Advanced Combat Technique: Spectral Steps'

'This movement is similar to Vanis.h.i.+ng Steps but a level higher and a level lower than my Ghost Evanescent. I can still catch him.' s.h.i.+n's head is moving fast when he saw Vega disappeared from his front.

Then he focus all of his senses trying to find Vega's location by utilizing his 'Sensing Circle' to the max while being reinforce by his Awareness Stat.

And immediately after that, he felt a movement a few meters behind him and throwing an attack towards his back.

He immediately stopped his first charge before turning his body around. Then he charged for another time while brandis.h.i.+ng the [Yamato] towards the empty s.p.a.ce on his front.

'Extra Skill: Sword Rush: Slicing Dash'

Cling!

The [Yamato] collided on something and creates a metallic sound together with some sparks that are flying in the air. Then Vega appeared and materialized in front of s.h.i.+n.

After that, Vega do some strange movements before closing the distance between him and s.h.i.+n in a blink of an eye with a single dash while slas.h.i.+ng his dagger at the swordsman's waist.

'Twilight Skill: s.h.i.+ning Cut'

(-48 725)

And with that move, Vega positioned himself at s.h.i.+n's back once again. Then he immediately turned his body around before throwing a powerful stab with his right-hand dagger while targeting s.h.i.+n's waist once again.

'Extra Skill: Vital Strike'

(-127 092)(Critical)

'D*mn! This is how a Fatal Skill should be like!' s.h.i.+n can't help himself but s.h.i.+vers when he experienced those series of damages.

Then he immediately gathers some fire Elemental Mana from the surroundings before turning it into the power of the Black Sun that enfolds his entire body. After that, he dashes forward, leaving Vega behind.

'Slayer Skill: Sunlight Movement'

"Going somewhere?"

During the dash, s.h.i.+n heard Vega's voice right beside him. He frowned his brows since he knew that he can't outrun a Master Twilight because the latter's speed is much higher than him.With that, s.h.i.+n immediately stopped his forward charge before throwing a six-consecutive stab towards his right using the rapier on his left hand.

'Extra Skill: Multiple Stab'

Cling! Cling! Cling!

All of s.h.i.+n's stabs were blocked by Vega effortlessly, but he didn't get frustrated yet, he gathers some water/ice elemental Mana towards his body and turned it into the power of the Silver Moon while guiding it towards the [Yamato].

And without further ado, s.h.i.+n immediately brandishes his right-hand sword towards his front and sending a silver crescent-shaped sword Qi.

'Slayer Skill: Half-Moon Slash'

Swoos.h.!.+

Vega formed a smirking smile with his lips while having a ridiculing look at his face. After that, his body suddenly exploded into a bunch of black smoke when the 'Half-Moon Slash' sliced through his body.

'Master Twilight Skill (Tier 2): Extreme Disappear'

Vega's presence suddenly disappeared from s.h.i.+n's perception range, making him frown his brows further.

After that, he immediately releases the 'Conviction Form' of the 'Mondi's Style' and turning the [Piercing Thorn] back to its sheath form before putting the [Yamato] in it.

He doesn't have time to think further and just acted based on his instincts. He gathers another bunch of water/ice elemental Mana once again and transformed it into the power of the Silver Moon before transferring it towards the sheathed sword.

The next instant, he swiftly pulled the [Yamato] out from its sheath and intending to slash it forward.

Unfortunately, a hand materialized in front of him while pus.h.i.+ng his right wrist backwards, and making the execution of his 'Lunar Flash' to become canceled.

After that, Vega materialized in front of s.h.i.+n while saying. "Ah-Ah~♪... That skill is too strong and quite dangerous so I can't let you pulled your sword anymore."

The expression on s.h.i.+n become solemn in this situation. After that, he immediately hopped backwards trying to create some s.p.a.ce. But Vega is following closely after him while slas.h.i.+ng his daggers at s.h.i.+n.

s.h.i.+n forced himself to the limits and used the 'Mystic Movements' with all of his might as he tried to dodge some of Vega's attacks while trying to find the right timing to pulled his sword out.

"Nice moves you got there. That Movement Combat Technique must be a high ranking one. Unfortunately, your speed is not fast enough to shake me off." sneered by Vega while he continuously throws some slashes with his daggers to hara.s.s s.h.i.+n.

After a few more moments, Vega notices that s.h.i.+n's speed is continuously increasing as time goes by. No, it is more accurate to say that his speed is increasing every time his HP fall by 10% of it Total!

'Equipment Skill (Foot Armor): Death Approach'

And s.h.i.+n let it happens because he knows this is the only way to much Vega's speed. He didn't even dare to cast some heal on his body because his bonus speed will disappear the moment he did it.

And the moment s.h.i.+n's HP reached the 30% mark of its total, Vega decided to end it here. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, indicating that he is about to execute a finis.h.i.+ng move.

On one of the branches of one of the trees around the two, Faker, who is currently watching, is about to make his move to save s.h.i.+n from his predicament. But he immediately stopped himself from moving when he saw what happened next.

His mouth suddenly curves into an interested smile before muttering to himself. "You really are a stubborn one, aren't you? Not giving up even at this point, Huh?"

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