The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 362

Chapter 362

After inspecting the scene where Mary's mother was killed, how could Kieran not take precaution against such a stab?

In fact, not only did Kieran come up with precautions, he even placed himself in the situation, simulating how would he face the stab .

Dodging was the first option Kieran ditched .

Under the circumstances of not knowing whether the sixth had some follow-up skill after his attack, a direct dodge would cause Kieran to fall into a possible relentless combo attack, forcing him into a tight corner .

The second option that Kieran ditched was blocking .

The stab from the sixth man was certainly fast . If there was no negative effect of [Heavy] from [Armor of Excellence], Kieran might still consider blocking . But with it on his body, he couldn't afford to do so .

[Armor of Excellence] was not a backpack that he could remove anytime . The time consumed to take it off would allowed the sixth man to stab him like a beehive .

As for counterattacking, although the negative effect from [Armor of Excellence] still existed, but with the buffs from [Hand-to-hand Combat, Kick Combats], the negative effects could be neglected . But after some thought, Kieran chose not to go with that option as well .

Kieran had a more appropriate countermeasures up his sleeves . As the rapier was meters before him, Kieran raised his right hand swiftly .

The wristband with the spider symbol flashed before shooting out a spider web 3 meters in diameters from his hand . The spider web shrouded the sixth man before Kieran instantly, robbing off his fierce and vicious sword aura .

All that was left of the sixth man was struggle!

On top of that, the venom on [Mardos Arm, Web Binding] started to kick in, causing the exposed skin area of his to turn green .

[Web Binding: Target's Strength does not exceed B rank, binded for 10 seconds…]

[Web Binding: Target's Constitution lower than C+, received a Powerful poison attack…]

. . .

"Arrrrh!"

After an agonizing cry, the sixth man, who failed all three poison authentications, fell to the ground, sinking into the venom uncontrollably .

"Huh!?"

The battlelog notifications from Kieran's vision raised a question in his heart .

According to his speculations, the killer who killed Mary's mother shouldn't be this weak .

The spider web might bind him but it shouldn't last this long either, and the venom…

Even though the attribute was a little biased, but he shouldn't have failed all three authentications .

"Could it be?"

A new thought bloomed in Kieran's heart, but it didn't slow him down one bit .

Bang, Bang Bang Bang!

Kieran's first kick was like a hurling battle axe, crushing the wrist that was wielding the rapier . Then, Kieran retracted his kick swiftly and launched it again at the man's chin with his heel .

Crack!

Crack, crack…

The noise of cracking bones sounded more than once .

The afterimage of Kieran's kick had shrouded the man under the bindings of the spiderweb before him . When Kieran finally stopped, the man's body was heavily deformed . Other than his head which Kieran purposely skipped, the rest of his body was turned into minced meat .

Though the heavily deformed body didn't prevent the green color skill book from floating out from the pile of meat .

Kieran picked it up promptly after and the system notification started to appear .

[Discovered skill book: Sword Skill, Fast Sting]

[Prerequisite met, learn skill?]

"Yes!"

It was a no-brainer decision for Kieran to learn whenever he came across a new skill .

[Skill learned: Sword Skill, Fast Sting]

[Name: Sword Skill, Fast Sting (Basic)]

[Related Attributes: Agility, Constitution]

[Skill Type: Offense]

[Effect: Using an explosive speed to perform a stab at a target 3 meters in front you, +30% attack speed for that particular stab . (Consume 100 Stamina, cooldown 5 minutes)]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Any of Sharp Weapon- Dagger, Knife, Longsword skill reaches Master, Agility F+, Constitution F+]

[Remark: You can choose either dagger, knife or longswords to perform the skill but greatsword, two-handed sword are out of the range!]

. . .

"An advance skill!"

Kieran was certain of the skill when the attributes of [Sword Skill, Fast Sting] came up on his vision . Every aspects of the skill fit the criterias of an advance skill .

Using a basic skill as a base and the prerequisite were not that high; it was completely alike to what Lawless had said back in the bazaar .

Just that Kieran never would have thought of acquiring an advance skill like this .

After all, according to Lawless's words, most of the advance skills relied on learning to acquire them . Although it was not as beneficial as the newbie benefit, it was still a lot easier and delightful .

What Kieran had been through just now was definitely not delightful, but it sure was easy .

Kieran bent down and stripped away the black mask covering the man's face .

Behind the black mask was a youthful face, to the extent that it wasn't even possible to befriend Mary's mother .

"Because of Mary's mother's arrangement, the killer doesn't even dare show his face now?"

Kieran muttered softly .

The killer's fear of the unexpected aid-giver had far exceeded Kieran's expectation, which made Kieran curious about the abilities and identity of the unexpected aid-giver .

If the killer was this scared even with their strength, the aid-giver's strength was surely something to be reckon with .

As Kieran's gears turned in his head, it didn't hinder him from cleaning up the battlefield .

As for the identity of the young man Kieran had just killed, surely he was some assistant or disciple of the killer .

Kieran then took the weapon from the young man and the knight sword at his waist . Both weapons were only common tier, nothing too fancy about their attributes . Still, Kieran took them with him, including the head of the young man .

After a second check around the battlefield and making sure nothing was left behind, Kieran turned and went back .

. . .

When Kieran returned to Mary and Galeart, the sun was already hanging high in the sky, blessing the earth with its warmth and shedding light through the foggy jungle path .

The lighted up environment made it easy for Kieran to spot those two hiding in the woods .

Even though Mary covered the tracks like Keiran requested, under [Tracking]'s vision, the covered tracks were very clear and visible .

Wherever the foot landed, there would be tracks .

To Kieran, who had a Grand Master level [Tracking], everything was presented before his eyes .

"2567!"

Mary was gripping her sword tightly but gave out a breath of relief when she saw Kieran walking into the jungle . However, she straightened swiftly once she saw the bag of cloth in Kieran's hand .

Even thought it was wrapped with layers of cloth, but the shape and the red seeping through the seams was enough for Mary to guess what it was .

Her face turned pale instantly .

"This is the head of the arsonist?"

Mary had difficulties trying to ask the question .

"Umm, do you need a break?" Kieran asked .

"No need for that!"

Mary switched to her hardened tone and took over the bag of cloth from Kieran and revealed it herself .

As expected, Mary's face turned even paler, but fortunately, she didn't vomit .

While looking at Mary struggling with her adaptation, Kieran took out the rapier and the knight sword from his backpack .

"Do you recognize any of this?" Kieran asked .

Although Kieran had a clear answer in his heart and Mary denied repeatedly like Kieran had expected, what Mary requested afterward had Kieran completely stunned .