The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 357

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Chapter 357

A figure suddenly hurled itself out of the shadows .

The dagger in its hand was driving towards Kieran's neck .

It was fast and vicious, but before it could reach Kieran, the figure suddenly raised its left hand .

Kak!

Shuu!

There was a clear sound of the spring firing a short arrow towards Kieran's face .

It was a complete surprise . The methods were very fitting for the figure's identity, a hitman or a more accurate name considering the time period, an assassin!

When the assassin started to appear under Kieran's radar with a slow and hidden state, Kieran only used a fraction of a second to identify the target because the assassin struck a familiar feeling .

The killer players who kidnapped Coll previously gave him the same feeling .

However, compared to the killer player's skills and abilities, this assassin was still too lacking .

Even though the assassin was very careful, he still couldn't escape Kieran's Intuition and detection .

As the assassin was discovered, he lost the one chance for a sudden strike . Since it was Kieran he was facing, it would be useless for him to add another strike .

Kieran had a habit of being the most vigilant person in the room .

His attention was not fully taken away by the stabbing dagger . He was used to observing the target's body movements to plan his next move . Similar to himself when he attacked his target, he was used to playing some extra tricks . Kieran was hoping not to be confused by the enemies' tricks .

Therefore, the moment the assassin pulled the trigger that released the spring, Kieran had effectively dodged the attack . He picked up the girl behind and made a turn to the right .

Not only did he dodge the cold arrow but the dagger stab as well .

At the same time, his left leg launched a kick following his movement on the assassin's back waist .

Bang!

Kieran didn't hold his strength back and the assassin felt like he was hit by a truck . A clear cracking noise came from his spine, and he was sent smashing into the wall by the great impact . His head was the first part of his body to smash the wall . Upon impact on the hard wall, his skull was crushed and brain splattered .

Kieran promptly raised his hand and covered Mary's eyes, covering the grueome scene, but Mary moved Kieran's hand away with hers .

Her face turned pale in an instant, but she held it together, forcing herself to absorb the scene into her gut .

Kieran saw what Mary did and couldn't help but frown .

The little girl showed a great extent of stubbornness . Obviously, it was out of some reasons, but he couldn't ask in details . He was certain Mary wouldn't reveal it to him .

Just like her stubbornness , the little girl's persistence was not something easily moved .

At least Kieran knew his stance; a stranger like him shouldn't have the qualification to question her . So, Kieran went up to the body instead . There was a green glowing equipment on top of the body .

[Name: Hidden Wrist Bow]

[Type: Bow Weapon]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Common]

[Attributes: 1 . Extremespeed lvl 1; 2 . Armor Penetration lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is crafted by a skilled and experience craftsman, and was enchanted by an alchemist, granting its extreme speed . ]

. . .

[Extremespeed lvl 1: 10% increase in speed for arrows and bullets fired]

[Armor Penetration lvl 1: Able to easily pierce lightweight armor (Weak, Common defense)]

. . .

The middle tier Magic weapon was not all bad considering its attributes .

The only pity was that Kieran have to unequip either [Primus Arm] or [Mardos Arm] if he wanted to equip it .

It was a no-brainer to compare a Magic rank to a Legendary rank . Unless it was under special circumstances, Kieran wouldn't even give it any consideration .

Kieran kept away [Hidden Wrist Bow] into his backpack and while he had the window open, he opened up the skill book he had gotten from Gorl, [Greatsword Blocking] .

Kieran clicked the skill book and learned it while he had the time .

[Discovered skill book: Greatsword Blocking]

[Prerequisite met, learn skill?]

"Yes!"

[Skill learned: Greatsword Blocking]

[Name: Greatsword Blocking]

[Related Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution]

[Skill Type: Defense]

[Effect: You know how to block enemy attacks effectively with your great sword, increase 10% defense]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Strength F+, Agility F, Constitution F]

[Remark: This is just the basic blocking!]

. . .

There was not much difference from Kieran's expectation . Just as the name described, the skill effectively increased blocking skills while using two handed sword and greatsword .

Although there were some defensive techniques in [Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms], it was very limited . Most of the techniques were leaning towards offense .

In the skill compensation list before this, there was no such skill available like [Greatsword Blocking] as well, which was enough for Kieran to speculate even further .

"Although it might be a white basic skill, but it has deviated from the system's category of basic skills? Or do the basic skills have some hidden level ranking that I didn't know of?" Kieran squinted his eyes thoughtfully, but before he could come up with more, he had to put a stop to his musings .

Mary, on the side, forced herself to go up close to the brain-splattered body . However, the gruesome scene seemed to have stimulated her too much .

She covered her mouth and ran outside .

Kieran then heard Mary throwing up outside . He shrugged .

A stubborn person will always receive more suffering but also more rewards .

After a while, when Mary came back with a pale face . She seemed to have familiarized herself to the scene . Kieran looked at the little girl and lifted a corner of his mouth .

Mary reminded him of himself while he was still a total newbie . Maybe, he even had it harder than Mary when he was still a newbie .

At least, Mary was still able to stand on her feet after throwing up .

"I'm still trying, I will succeed one day!"

Mary seemed to have a slight misunderstanding when she saw the light smile on Kieran's face .

Though she didn't include any harsh words while speaking, it felt like she was giving out a statement . Of course, with a slight sense of emphasis .

"I believe that you can, but if it's possible, I don't mind sharing my experience . See more, get yourself used to it and you'll be fine . "

Kieran believed what the little girl said and was willing to give her a word of encouragement .

"Used to?" Mary raised a brow .

A sense of heroic spirit suddenly appeared on the little girl's covered face .

"Yes, just get used to it! A habit is the scariest thing . It can make you stronger or weaker . It all depends on your own judgement and how you do it! Though, I think we need to leave this place immediately . I believe this assassin was just the first of many . There will be more coming here because of that imperial envoy . We can continue the questions on the road . At least it wouldn't delay us," Kieran pointed at the dead body and said .

After Kieran expressed that they could bring Galeart along, Mary had no further objections .

However, just before they left, Mary brought Kieran to the highest room in the tower .