The Faceless One, nicknamed Jiebao Face by Danmaku, is a mid-level officer under the ancient god, a dangerous lurker who wants to revive the ancient dark empire.
Wherever there are ancient gods, there are bound to be faceless ones.
In other words, as long as you see the Faceless Man, you can basically be sure that there are powerful creatures of the ancient god system nearby.
Maybe not the Ancient God himself, but at least someone of Xeraki's level.
Nazmir is the home of the man-made ancient god G'huun, so it is not surprising that the Faceless Men appear.
Sarlayan was curious as to why this guy would ambush him where he was trying to enter the water.
Sarlayan's journey was entirely based on whim, and he had only one core idea: to avoid Nazwatha, a large blood troll settlement.
For a moment, he was a little confused as to whether the "encounter" with the Faceless Man was accidental or inevitable.
'Hawkeye!'
Species: Faceless One
Level: 45 (elite template)
At this stage, the eagle eye can only see this much information, and the high level of 45 alone makes Sarlayan's scalp feel numb.
'As expected of a middle-level cadre of the Ancient God System, any one of them will have near-legendary strength.'
Sarlayan didn't want to waste time in Nazmir, G'huun's lair, but when he saw the Faceless One coming out of the water and casting a spell to block the entrance to the sea, he realized that this battle might be difficult to avoid.
In barrage terms, 30 versus 45 is too difficult.
Even if Sarlayan's actual combat power is stronger than the panel, he will still be ruthlessly crushed when facing this faceless man.
that's the truth.
"drink!"
Sarlayan has never known what it means to be timid. As long as the gap is not so big that there is no hope of winning, he will challenge the enemy with high fighting spirit.
While shouting a battle roar, he used Heroic Leap to leap high into the air. Sharlayan used the accelerated falling force to enhance the power of his attack, and heavily chopped down the faceless man who was standing in the water with his lower body.
The Faceless Men are flesh-and-blood creatures in humanoid form and do not carry any weapons.
There are two tentacles, one big and one small, on both of his hands, and a thick nose-like tentacle trailing down from his head, and his eyes can't be seen at all.
This was the first time Sharlayan saw the Faceless Man. Although he was curious about its appearance, he did not have any doubts about its strange red and blue color scheme. He thought that the Faceless Man was originally like this.
But the barrage started a heated discussion at this time.
The faceless men they had seen before were either purple, dark blue, or cyan, and they had never seen a strange red and blue variety.
"Ouch!!"
The Faceless Men are the minions of the Ancient God, and naturally they also possess the Ancient God's means of influencing the soul.
Before launching a physical attack, it first opened its mouth and roared.
Feeling the mental attack at close range, Sarlayan's movements paused slightly, but he quickly regained his consciousness through the talent skill "Endless Fighting Will".
A moment of confusion allowed the Faceless Man to take the lead, and the larger tentacle on his right hand suddenly swung out towards Sharlayan.
This flesh and blood tentacle strangely extended rapidly in mid-air, and suddenly launched a long-range attack.
This attack was just a test. Sarlayan, who had regained his concentration again, ducked with a slight tilt of his head.
But when the tentacles brushed past him, the sound of ghostly cries and howls sounded in Sarlayan's ears.
This was the mental pollution incidental to the Faceless Man's attack. Sarlayan frowned slightly, quickly suppressed his inner restlessness, and raised the Demon Slayer's sword with his backhand.
"Crack!"
Easily cutting off the extended tentacles of the Faceless Man, Sarlayan was very surprised. He thought that the Faceless Man would retract its tentacles, but he did not expect that the other party had no intention of hiding at all.
"Poof! Poof!"
Ignoring the right tentacle that had just been shortened, the Faceless Man opened his mouth and sprayed a series of small black energy bombs at Sharlayan.
This move was indeed beyond Sarlayan's expectations, but he still adjusted his posture in time and stood the broad blade of the Demon Slayer sword in front of him, blocking most of the incoming energy bombs.
Ever since he learned that he could manifest dragon scale armor, Sarlayan rarely wore heavy armor.
At this time, he only had a simple piece of leather armor on his body. Under the large-area stray bullet attack of the Faceless Men, the leather armor on his hands and feet was easily penetrated like paper. On the surface of Sarlayan's body,
It left some scorched black scars that were neither deep nor shallow.
"Hiss~"
The corrosive feeling coming from the wound made Sarlayan twitch his lips. This kind of skin injury was not serious. Sarlayan, who often fought, had long been used to it.
But all of the Faceless Men's attacks seem to have psychoactive effects.
Sarlayan had a hallucination for a moment, as if he saw the flesh and blood on his hands and feet rotting and falling like viscous liquid, leaving only thick white bones.
When Sharlayan got rid of the hallucination, the severed tentacles of the Faceless Man grew back in an unscientific manner. This super-speed regeneration was beyond the reach of even Sharlayan, who also had strong self-healing power.
Through this round of testing, the Faceless Men roughly figured out Sharlayan's strength and began to get serious about it.
His right tentacle is mainly responsible for physical attacks, and the smaller tentacle on the left is used for casting spells.
[Be careful, Sasha! The flesh-and-blood monsters in the ancient god system use void energy, which is extremely corrosive to both the spirit and the body. Try not to be touched by their attacks!]
"Even if you say so..."
A huge black energy ball was thrown out by the Faceless Man. Feeling the terrifying energy contained in the energy ball, Sarlayan did not dare to catch it and used a heroic leap to jump out of reach.
"boom!"
The empty black energy ball quickly fell into the dense swamp jungle. All animals and plants it touched were instantly dyed black, turning into lifeless black ash and falling everywhere.
Before Sharlayan, who was covered in mud, could stand upright, the Faceless Man once again threw his right tentacle over.
The attack frequency this time was obviously much faster than before, and there was a blood-red shimmer on the top of the tentacle that was quite familiar to Sarlayan.
"Well!"
Although he narrowly avoided the tentacle's piercing attack, the sharp air flow brought by the passing tentacle left a small blood mark on the side of Sarlayan's neck.
A large amount of blood that did not meet the wound specifications spurted out from Sarlayan's neck. The originally small wound was torn apart by the force of the blood, and the small wound turned into a large gap.
"Blood magic?!"
The blood flowed towards the faceless man uncontrollably, and Sarlayan's face became paler and paler visible to the naked eye.
"Gan! I let you suck it!"
Sarlayan opened his eyes angrily and activated the new skills gained when the warrior level is 25.
"Avatar!"
As the skill is activated, Sarlayan's flesh and blood body quickly hardens, and his body size becomes slightly larger.
Although it cannot turn into a stone body like the dwarves did when they used the gods to descend to the earth, the hardened body effectively prevents the blood from flowing out.
"It's not over yet! The Dragon Man transforms!"
At the same time as the transformation started, golden scales grew on the surface of Sarlayan's body, and a pair of golden flesh wings stretched out from his back.
"Ding!"
The Faceless Man tried to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but this time its tentacles hit the scales and failed to cause damage to Sharlayan, who had both buff skills activated.
Sarlayan, whose strength had greatly increased in a short period of time, raised the Demon Slayer Greatsword with both hands, and quickly closed the distance between the two parties with the help of his wings.
"Arcane Blast!"
When he was about to come into contact with the Faceless Man, Sarlayan first released the weapon's special effects, disrupting the opponent's prepared defense rhythm.
"Die to me!"
The giant sword that followed came down head-on, and the heavy sword made a dull sound of breaking wind as it was swung with great force.
Sarlayan originally thought that even if this blow could not kill the enemy, it would still cause greater damage to the Faceless Men, but the enemy's response was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"Wow~"
The Faceless Man, who had always had the upper hand, suddenly retracted into the water, using the buffer of the water to avoid Sharlayan's attack.
After diving into the sea, the Faceless Man did not appear again. Sarlayan waited nervously on the shore for a long time.
It wasn't until the side effects of Dragon Man's transformation gradually became unbearable that he had no choice but to release the enhanced state, holding the sword with both hands and breathing heavily.
Looking at the sea that had returned to calm after the Faceless Men disappeared, Sarlayan frowned tightly.
"What do you mean? Test? Force out my trump card?"
Worried about the sea where the Faceless Men were lurking, Sarlayan stayed on the shore and waited for a long time.
For a short period of time after releasing the dragon's transformation, the combat effectiveness will decline due to side effects. This is the best opportunity for a sneak attack.
But until the side effects of Dragon Man's transformation subsided, Mr. Jebelface never appeared again.
Full of doubts, Sarlayan did not dare to enter the sea for the time being. He once again spread his wings and flew into the sky, clinging to the sea like a golden stream of light and quickly heading towards Kul Tiras Island.
After Sharlayan left, Bwonsamdi's shadow appeared where he had fought the Faceless Men.
Loa, the always cynical god of death, looked a little serious at this time.
Looking up at the Heart of Darkness in the center of Nazmir, Bwonsamdi's eyes flashed with worry.
"Blood God... Humph! I finally couldn't bear it anymore."
"Forget it, let Lezan worry about it. Hey~ anyway, the more people die on both sides, the more souls there will be, which is more beneficial to me."