This assassin is upright

Chapter 317 An Incredible Second Job Advancement! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
"Om-"

With a dizzying sensation, Yu Zhun found himself back on solid ground, back in the world of divine revelation.

The second job advancement trial is still 3A difficulty on the surface, so there is no God and Demon Shop. After it ends, you will return to the position you entered.

However, Yu Zhun had no time to pay attention to these things at the moment.

He was teleported so fast that he didn't even have time to properly check his situation after the second job advancement.

Character Name: Yu Zhun

[Level: Lv61 (132w/7000w)]

[Profession: King of Assassins]

[Professional Talent: Upright and Fair (Level 4)]

【Title: Withered End (Seven-Colored)】

[Attributes: Omitted]

[Skill: 6/6] (Skill Points: 0)

Passive Skill 1: Final Oath (Cannot be upgraded)

[Passive Skill 2: Final Judgment (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Skill 1: Death Knell (max)]

[Skill 2: Assassin's Domain (max)]

[Skill 3: Fearless Finale (max)]

【Skill 4: Unparalleled Sword Dance (max)】

[Equipment: 5/5]

The first and second career transitions in each profession are actually quite similar.

In addition to unlocking the next stage of the level system and being able to continue to increase the level that has already reached its limit, job changes have two other characteristics.

First, each job change grants a new passive ability, which is often the core ability of that class.

Secondly, you can learn the corresponding skills after each job change.

Previously, Yu Zhun was in the first job change stage, and all the skills he used were intermediate skills. Now, he can use the self-selected advanced skill book he obtained after job change to learn four stronger advanced skills, and use the skill point reset card to reset and allocate skill points.

Looking at the second passive skill that appeared in the skill bar, Yu Zhun took a deep breath.

After expending so much effort, and with the blessing of the [Power of Greed], he finally changed his class to the second job advancement, [King of Assassins].

Although it may not sound as mysterious as the [End of the Thorn], the fact that it is called "King" on a path indicates that its strength has reached the pinnacle of the second job advancement for the Assassin path.

Then...

What passive abilities will such a second-job class grant you?

Thinking of this, Yu Zhun quickly clicked on the passive introduction.

[Final Judgment: Attacks dealt to the target cannot be reduced or negated in any way, and the killed target cannot be resurrected in any way.]

“…Huh?” Yu Zhun blinked, and after understanding the full meaning of the explanation, he couldn’t help but gasp.

The attack on the target cannot be reduced or negated in any way. The former is actually not very meaningful to Yu Zhun, since his attack is "one-hit kill" and he does not need to consider the issue of damage reduction.

But ignoring the offsetting effect would be far more significant.

It's important to know that negating an attack can also negate the one-hit kill effect that comes with [Fair and Upright].

Along with the ability to lock health, it is considered the best way to counter a one-hit kill.

The latter, having reached X4 level with Yu Zhun's talent, can now be ignored. If the former is also ignored...

Yu Zhun's attack range can be expanded to a terrifying level!

And this is not even the most significant improvement that the [Final Judgment] passive skill brings to Yu Zhun!
The next half of the sentence is the key point!
Once a target is killed, they cannot be resurrected in any way!

If it's just a resurrection skill for priest-type classes, then Yu Zhun's upgraded level 4 additional one-hit kill is enough to counter it.

However, besides the resurrection skill, there is another type of resurrection.

That kind of resurrection is something that even if Yu Zhun kills a thousand times or ten thousand times, he cannot completely ignore.

That's the resurrection effect of the item [Life-Saving Stone]!

Does any form of resurrection include this one?
If so…

Yu Zhun's heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.

If he can ignore the substitute stone and truly kill the enemy completely, then this passive ability is incredibly overpowered in the second job advancement stage.

Although he hadn't actually tried it yet, Yu Zhun had a vague feeling that it was highly likely to be included!
Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun took out the skill point reset card.

The power of the second job's passive skills still needs to be verified in actual combat, but the advanced skills brought by the second job advancement are real.

With all four skills now maxed out and restored to their initial Lv1 state, Yu Zhun has 80 skill points.

“Advanced skills cost twice as many skill points as intermediate skills,” Yu Zhun muttered. “These skill points are only enough to raise the skill level by two.”

"Choose the skills first, then see how to allocate skill points."

As he spoke, Yu Zhun took out a self-selected advanced skill book, and after selecting it, a dazzling array of skill options appeared before his eyes.

There are 745 advanced skills applicable to all professions.

There are 1923 advanced skills exclusive to the Assassin class.

The End of the Thorn class has 412 advanced skills exclusive to this class.

Advanced skills exclusive to the Assassin King class…

One.

Yu Zhun's expression immediately became interesting.

Undoubtedly, the higher the level of the exclusive skill, the better it matches the user's second job advancement, and the stronger the user will be.

The King of Assassins has only four class-specific skills.

In this way, it seems there is no need for any choice.

To be on the safe side, Yu Zhun looked through the four skills he could choose one by one.

Then, his breathing became rapid, and without saying a word, he switched to four skills, and the skill list on the panel changed accordingly.

[Skill: 6/6] (Skill Points: 80)

Passive Skill 1: Final Oath (Cannot be upgraded)

[Passive Skill 2: Final Judgment (Cannot be upgraded)]

【Skill 1: Premonition of Final Death (Lv1): Marks all enemy targets within a 20m radius, equivalent to a death sentence. The mark lasts for 30 seconds. When attacking a marked target, the player can predict the target's next ability. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Mana cost: 270.】 【Skill 2: Shackles of Silence (Lv1): Opens a 50m radius field that moves with the user. Every 2 seconds, it inflicts a silence effect that ignores super armor on all enemy targets within the area. Every 3 seconds, it inflicts a root effect that ignores super armor. Lasts for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Mana cost: 400.】

【Skill 3: The King's Drive (Lv1): Passive: After killing a target, the user chooses one of the target's abilities to use for 10 seconds; Active: Revives targets killed in this battle, making them fight for the user for 30 seconds, 100-second cooldown, consumes 600 mana】

[Skill 4: Sanctuary of Freedom (Lv1): Passive: Maximizes melee combat ability and allows switching between equipped weapons during combat; Active: Grants invulnerability for 3 seconds, 120-second cooldown, consumes 800 mana.]

"This wave..." Looking at his four brand-new skills, Yu Zhun could not calm down for a long time.

The first skill, [Prelude to Death], is directly comparable to the previous intermediate skill, [Death Bell], but there are obvious differences.

First, it doesn't mark a single target, but rather all targets within the range.

Although the mark only lasts for 30 seconds, 30 seconds is a very long time for a second-stage battle.

It should be noted that during the second-stage trial, Yu Zhun slaughtered the hundreds of golden-clad assassins surrounding him in just 10 seconds.

30 seconds is more than enough time.

The previous [Death Bell] had an effect that temporarily increased all of the user's attributes after killing a target. This effect no longer exists in [Prelude to Final Death], but for Yu Zhun, this is a minor issue.

After all, with the powerful weapon [Greed Power], the effect of increasing all attributes will be greatly diluted.

To give a simple example, under the [Power of Greed], Yu Zhun's attributes can easily be increased to 400%.

If Yu Zhun receives a temporary buff that increases all attributes by 50% at this time, his actual attributes will increase from 500% to 550%, with the real increase being only a mere 10%.

Therefore, the removal of the "Death Knell" buff is not a problem for Yu Zhun at all. On the contrary, the new ability added by "Premonition of Death" is a real weapon of mass destruction for Yu Zhun.

What was Yu Zhun most worried about in his previous battles with his opponents? Naturally, it was getting bogged down in close-quarters melee combat, unable to truly injure his opponents, trigger his talent effect, and deliver a fatal blow.

This problem has been alleviated to some extent by various methods to reduce the opponent's agility, but there are always some powerful opponents who have corresponding trump cards to deal with, putting Yu Zhun in a tough battle.

Now that he can predict his opponent's next attack, Yu Zhun can naturally counter his moves and more easily inflict fatal damage.

If it's a formidable opponent like Dongtu before, even if you predict their next attack, you still can't defeat them...

It's okay, he still has the "silence shackles".

This skill is comparable to the intermediate skill [Assassin's Domain], but it has also undergone significant changes. The agility bonus that [Assassin's Domain] originally gave Yu Zhun has been completely removed in [Silent Shackles].

Instead, it possesses a terrifying ability to bind the target.

A 30-second area-of-effect skill that silences the target every 2 seconds and immobilizes the target every 3 seconds.

Just hearing it made Yu Zhun gasp in amazement.

The lack of a description of the duration of control in "The Silent Shackles" implies that it is not continuous control, but rather instantaneous control.

Normal control involves a process of being controlled and de-controlled, but instantaneous control only lasts for a moment, so there is no need for de-control.

It's pretty useless in low-level games, but it's a different story in high-level games.

Because a strong person who has reached the second level is able to seize every opportunity and turn the tide of the battle.

Silence can instantly interrupt an opponent's current ability, while immobilization can cause the opponent's body to stiffen briefly.

Such a situation is quite fatal in the second job advancement stage.

Only those with special professions or abilities who can put themselves in a state of invincibility, immune to all control, have a chance of escaping this fate.

Unfortunately, the Silent Shackles ignores super armor.

The 15 silences and 10 immobilizations during the duration will absolutely make any opponent suffer terribly during the duration of [Silence Shackles].

If these two skills can be traced back to the previous skills, then the third skill of the [King of Assassins], [The King's Way], is a completely new ability unique to the [King of Assassins].

Passive effect: For each target killed, choose one of the killed target's abilities to use for 10 seconds.

This ability is undoubtedly far more powerful than the temporary attribute boost after a kill.

The opponent's abilities are ever-changing, and Yu Zhun, who possesses this skill, can also adapt his abilities to face multiple targets.

This greatly enhanced his combat agility.

What impressed Yu Zhun even more was the active effect of this skill.

Revive targets killed by you in this battle and make them fight for you for 30 seconds!

This effect reminded him of Zhu Xiuming's SSS-level talent, [Peerless Domination].

Of course, the latter's resurrected targets have no time limit and can exist indefinitely, which is much stronger than the active effect.

However, the fact that half the effect of a skill can be compared to an SSS-level talent is already quite incredible.

Although this skill has a cooldown of up to 100 seconds, it cannot be used consecutively under normal circumstances.

But never forget the first passive skill Yu Zhun gained upon his first job advancement: [Final Oath]!
Killing a target will immediately refresh all cooldowns!
With this passive ability, the so-called cooldown is meaningless to Yu Zhun; he can revive his target every time he kills it!

By constantly eliminating targets and reviving them to fight for him, Yu Zhun can deal with an endless stream of opponents!

As for the last exclusive skill, [Sanctuary of Freedom], it also gave Yu Zhun a huge surprise.

The passive effect maximizes close-combat ability and allows switching between equipped weapons during combat, completely encompassing the capabilities of [Peerless Sword Dance], and further enhancing it.

It's important to know that in the previous "Peerless Sword Dance," switching weapons was an active skill with an extremely long cooldown. Even with "Final Oath," Yu Zhun could only switch weapons once after killing one person.

Now, he is no longer restricted from switching weapons. Switching weapons can be done more smoothly. Although he only enjoys the attribute bonuses from one weapon, he can truly take into account the equipment effects of two weapons!

In addition, its active effects are even more incredible.

Gain 3 seconds of invincibility!

Combined with the refresh cooldown of [Final Oath], it's equivalent to Yu Zhun gaining 3 seconds of invincibility every time he kills a target!
Thinking of this, Yu Zhun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Why does this effect sound so familiar to him?
Oh right, it seems that Lu Wen's talent after upgrading to X4 has this effect, but Lu Wen gains 5 seconds of invincibility after killing a target, which is longer than Lu Wen's...

Thinking of this, Yu Zhun couldn't help but shake his head and sigh softly, clicking his tongue.

Four skills, comparable to several powerful professional talents.

It exceeds the standard, far exceeds the standard.

"add a bit!"

Looking at the 80 skill points waiting to be used, Yu Zhun was eager to make his move.

[Sanctuary of Freedom] No need to add points for now. The strength of this skill at Lv1 is already enough to make Yu Zhun Huo Huo. It's like being at the peak right from the start.

Similarly, there's no need to add [the driving force of benevolent rule] for now.

In this way, the remaining two skills can be maxed out directly.

【Skill 1: Preview of Final Death (max): Marks all hostile targets within a 50m radius, equivalent to declaring death. The mark lasts for 60 seconds. When attacking a marked target, you can preview the next ability the target will use. Cooldown: 20 seconds. Cost: 270 mana】

【Skill 2: Shackles of Silence (max): Opens a field that moves with the user, with a radius of 50m. Every 0.5s, it silences all enemy targets within the area, ignoring super armor, and every 1s, it immobilizes them, ignoring super armor, for 30s. Cooldown: 40s. Cost: 400 mana】

(End of this chapter)