This assassin is upright

Chapter 325 The Departed Players
"Be careful!"

Almost the instant Helmod's warning was given, Ella, who had been stumbling and dragging her chains along, vanished from her spot, as if her previous unsteady movements were merely a pretense.

Udir's pupils contracted sharply, and he felt the hairs on his body stand on end. A tremendous sense of crisis came from the back of his heart.

"Ping—"

A clang of metal clashing rang out in the next instant.

Lu Wen's raised longsword collided with an arrow, which, with astonishing kinetic energy, splashed up a large amount of fire before shattering instantly.

Lu Wen's longsword trembled uncontrollably from the recoil of the arrow, causing his expression to suddenly turn serious.

"This guy's trying to crush us with his stats." Muttering to himself, Lu Wen clicked his tongue and charged at his opponent without hesitation.

"I refuse to believe that a mere archer like you can..."

"Watch out!" Yu Zhun suddenly cried out in alarm. He stomped his foot and was already beside Lu Wen. He fiercely raised his two daggers and blocked another dagger that was about to pierce Lu Wen.

An assassin who had only appeared now stared at Yu Zhun with empty eyes, dragging a rusty black chain behind him. Before this, there had been no movement whatsoever.

At the instant the blade clashed with Yu Zhun, the assassin player slightly opened his mouth, as if swallowing the sound of the weapons colliding, and silently disappeared into nothingness, leaving no trace.

“It’s the [Void Slayer]!” Yu Zhun’s expression suddenly hardened.

This is the second job advancement for the Assassin's first job advancement, [Stealth Blade].

【Stealth Blade】is a class advancement that enhances the stealth capabilities of assassins, while 【Void Slayer】further enhances stealth on this basis.

It is the most elusive and unpredictable assassin among assassins.

As for why Yu Zhun knew this, it was because Asoka, one of the nine strongest individuals, belonged to this path.

But the guy in front of me, after being enhanced by the dungeon, is much stronger than Ahsoka.

"Hermod!" Yu Zhun roared.

The next instant, a pillar of light, wreathed in golden holy flames, shot into the sky from Helmod's center, completely covering this level of the Bell Tower.

[Holy Flame Envoy]'s exclusive skill: [Judgment of Holy Flame]!
"Bear--"

Accompanied by a low, explosive sound of flames, three figures in the arena were instantly engulfed by the sacred flames.

One of them is the archer named Ella who appeared at the beginning. The other two are assassins. The one who briefly fought Yu Zhun was only one of them. The other one was hidden in the shadows and never made a move. If it weren't for Helmod's outburst, no one would have noticed.

"Kill!" Yu Zhun's eyes flashed as he immediately fixed his gaze on the [Void Slayer] who had attacked once before. The opponent's mana bar had been temporarily emptied by Helmod's ultimate move, leaving him nowhere to hide.

"I'd like to see what you're capable of!" Lu Wen stomped his foot and flashed towards the archer, clearly determined to challenge him.

As for the last assassin player who only appeared at this moment, he was spotted by Yu Zhu as soon as he showed his face.

"Die!" As Yu Zhu pointed his finger, the assassin player instantly stopped all movement, frozen in place like a statue.

The Potion King's exclusive skill: The End of Freedom!
With one skill, the assassin was instantly put into a state of "pseudo-death". Unless someone in the field can cleanse him, he will never be able to forcibly escape from this state!
And the duration of this state is as long as 60 seconds, enhanced by Yu Zhu's level 4 skill description!
The moment the assassin froze in mid-air, Udyr unleashed a barrage of arrows that instantly covered him completely.

In just a short while, the assassin's health bar was completely emptied under the constant barrage of attacks, making him a sitting duck.

Meanwhile, Yu Zhun and Lu Wen each killed their targets.

The three players, whose strength was comparable to the strongest on Earth, were quickly killed by the combined efforts of the group.

In the very center of the arena, Helmod's expression remained somber. He looked around and raised his staff once more.

Another golden pillar of holy fire shot into the sky, enveloping every corner of the arena, and five new figures emerged from the darkness.

Moreover, these five figures seemed to be several times stronger than the previous ones. Even though they were surrounded by holy flames that could incinerate everything, they still silently attacked Yu Zhun and his group of five.

"When will the passage to the next level open?" Udir shouted as he fired arrows continuously.

“Once a certain number of people are killed, the passage will open automatically,” Yu Zhun replied loudly in return. “But the exact number will vary from person to person.”

Have you killed enough people...?

Seeing the seven players die in the third wave, a look of seriousness appeared in Udyr's eyes.

Fourth wave... Fifth wave...

Only after Yu Zhun and his group of five had killed all eleven powerful warriors in the fifth wave of attacks did a staircase entrance, shimmering with a cold, eerie light, appear in a corner of the Tower of Spirit Transformation.

What made Yu Zhun and his group of five want to curse was that the entrance was located in the farthest place from them, and at the same time the entrance appeared, the sixth wave of dead players had already rushed towards them.

"Tsk!" Lu Wen waved his longsword unhappily, then suddenly spoke, "I think I forgot to ask earlier."

How many floors does this dilapidated tower have in total?

Yu Zhun's lips twitched slightly. "The eighteenth floor."

Upon hearing this, the others felt a chill run down their spines.

If the first level is this difficult, what will we encounter as we continue down?
Despite their serious demeanor, the group moved at a rapid pace.

Facing the sixth wave of players rushing in, Yu Zhun and his group of five quickly fought their way into the passage to the next level and entered the second level.

Although it is an inverted tower that goes down continuously, the Tower of Spirit Transformation does not become narrower as you go down, but rather becomes wider as you go down.

The second floor was significantly larger than the first floor, and since Yu Zhun and his group of five had just arrived, the first wave of players had not yet appeared.

This is a rare opportunity to rest and recuperate.

However, it didn't last long.

Soon, players dragging black chains appeared one by one in the arena, with a total of five players in the first wave.

"Kill!" Yu Zhun took a deep breath, raised the dagger in his hand, and killed the attackers. The other four did the same.

But soon, Lu Wen suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

"It's you?!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a warrior-class player holding a long sword standing in front of Lu Wen. Like the other dead players, the warrior had empty eyes and black chains dragging from his body.

The only unusual thing was the text above the other person's head.

Server 39393

【Palo, Lv70】

He's from the same server as Lu Wen!

In an instant, everyone couldn't help but turn their gaze to Lu Wen.

For once, a complex and sorrowful emotion appeared on the other person's usually nonchalant face, and his expression was visibly filled with bewilderment.

"Lu Wen, do you know him?" Yu Zhu asked in a deep voice.

“He… was my former swordsmanship teacher.” Lu Wen’s voice was a little hoarse, and a look of nostalgia appeared in his eyes. “Most of my swordsmanship was taught by him.”

"But later, he died in the dungeon."

"I never expected to see this here..."

"Watch out!" Helmod suddenly raised his voice.

At the same time, the powerful man named Paro raised his long sword and slashed fiercely at Lu Wen.

"Ping—"

With a clang of metal, Yu Zhun suddenly appeared in front of his opponent, his daggers flashing as he parried Paro's longsword.

The sparks from the explosion reflected in Lu Wen's eyes, jolting him back to reality from his past memories.

"Awake?" Yu Zhun asked calmly. "Yes, I'm awake." Lu Wen took a deep breath. "Leave it to me."

"Sure?"

“I’m sure.” Lu Wen nodded emphatically, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. “I will use my sword to tell him that I have completed my apprenticeship.”

Yu Zhun nodded slightly, and in the next instant, he flashed off to another battle zone.

"Ping ping ping—"

The continuous clanging of weapons echoed throughout the space as three longswords clashed at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Lu Wen clearly had a faster way to finish the fight, but at this moment he seemed to deliberately choose not to use it. Instead, he used a sword technique that was very similar to his opponent's and fought with all his might.

As the swords clashed, the empty eyes of the player named Paro seemed to flicker, and his movements became even more rapid.

"Pfft-"

Lu Wen's sword finally pierced Paro's chest, and the X4-level talent [Ignorance of Fearlessness] instantly wiped out all of the opponent's health.

Paro twitched his lips, revealing a very faint smile, before collapsing and dissipating into a gray-black stream of energy.

"Be careful, everyone," Helmod's voice rang out at the right moment. "There's an unspoken rule in the Tower of Spirits."

"That means starting from the second level, there's a higher probability that the player who dies will be on the same server as the player who is trying to complete the strategy."

"Later on, players from the same server will inevitably appear on every floor." Helmod's voice carried a hint of seriousness.

"The Tower of Spirit Transfer is just that cruel."

Upon hearing this, Udyr was probably the only one in the arena who could remain calm.

After all, the players on the same server as Udyr are far from being strong enough to be here.

"Yu Zhun, who do you think we'll run into?" Yu Zhu couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly.

He knew most of the current second-tier powerhouses on Blue Star, but he was not familiar with those second-tier powerhouses who had fallen in history.

But no matter who appears, he will not hesitate to use his knife.

Soon, the fifth wave of players was wiped out by the combined efforts of the group. As the entrance to the next level appeared, Yu Zhun and his group of five braved the onslaught of the sixth wave of dead players and rushed to the next level without hesitation.

the third floor!
On this level, where the difficulty increased further, Yu Zhun and his group were fortunate enough not to encounter any other players from the same server.

Next, the group arrived at the fourth floor.

When the first wave of players appeared on the fourth floor, Helmod's expression changed instantly.

A figure wielding a long sword walked step by step toward the group. His gaze was as empty as the other players', and two lines of text were displayed above his head.

Server 9

Bean, Lv70

"Damn it!" Helmod's face darkened. "I didn't expect to run into this guy on the fourth floor!"

"What's wrong?" Lu Wen asked casually. "Is he your friend?"

“No, we are not from the same era at all.” Helmod shook his head.

Just as everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly spoke, "But when he was alive, he was the strongest divine child of his time."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.

A god-level player has actually appeared!

For a moment, everyone's expressions as they looked at Helmod became strange.

They suddenly realized something very important.

If we were to ask which of the four servers the five people present belonged to had the most players die in the past, it would undoubtedly be the Fourth God Server.

The server itself is so powerful that even ordinary players in the Fourth God Zone are much stronger than those in other servers, and there are even some god-level players who died prematurely.

in this case…

They will likely encounter more and more deceased players from the Fourth Divine Zone in the Tower of Spirits!
Helmod, realizing this as well, turned pale.

"Leave him to me!" he said curtly, and without hesitation, he charged toward Bean, now in his mage form.

"The strongest divine child?"

I'll show you what true power is!

Amid Helmod's furious roar, Bean seemed to sense something as well, letting out a silent howl as he charged forward with his longsword.

"Bear--"

Amidst the soaring golden holy flames, two god-level players from the fourth divine zone, who were not in the same time period, clashed in battle.

"We need to act quickly too, everyone be careful!" Yu Zhun calmed the turmoil in his heart and shouted in a low voice.

At that moment, Yu Zhu suddenly exclaimed.

"Yu Zhun! Look!"

Yu Zhun suddenly turned around and saw a figure walking towards Yu Zhu.

It was a middle-aged man holding a staff, his face covered with hideous scars, and the words were written prominently above his head.

Server 45239

[Su Changge, Lv70]

"Is it...is it that Su Changge?" Yu Zhu's voice trembled with disbelief.

“Besides him, there shouldn’t be anyone else.” Yu Zhun’s expression darkened slightly, and a complex mix of emotions welled up in his heart.

He had previously thought that even if a deceased second-tier powerhouse from Blue Star appeared in the Tower of Spirit Transformation, he wouldn't be familiar with him, so he could kill him with ease.

But who could have imagined that they would be proven wrong so quickly?

【Horn of the Storm】Su Changge, the first player to reach the second job advancement on Blue Star, and also one of the most heroic sacrifices made by a powerful figure during Blue Star's rise to power.

If this is still not enough to illustrate its status, then perhaps a different way of putting it can be better understood.

Of the nine strongest individuals today, four are his disciples.

"Ping—"

With a sudden burst of strength, Yu Zhun slammed one of the assassin players he was entangled with toward Lu Wen on the other side, and shouted loudly.

"Lu Wen, can you help me deal with this for a bit?"

"Hey!" Lu Wen, who was already struggling to fight two players at the same time, couldn't help but speak up. But after seeing the situation on Yu Zhu's side, he shut his mouth, muttered a curse under his breath, and then frantically swung his twin swords at the three players in front of him.

"One against three? What's there to be afraid of!"

On the other side, Yu Zhun stomped his foot and stood in front of Yu Zhu, watching Su Changge walk towards him step by step, raising her staff high.

"Senior Su," Yu Zhun said in a deep voice, "please enlighten me."

"I don't need your mercy." He said, raising the dagger in his hand. "Because I will use my absolute strength to tell you that Earth is no longer the Earth it once was!"

(End of this chapter)