Victor recounted his afternoon encounter with an almost imperceptible assassin.
After he finished saying that the assassin failed because the dagger could not penetrate his skin, there was a brief silence at the dinner table.
"Perhaps you are not the messenger sent by the elves to deliver the message. In any case, you are also their guest. It is impossible for the messenger of the elves to attack his own guest."
The paladin analyzed calmly.
"And his strength is too weak. Maybe it's just a passing thief who has evil thoughts?"
It was Reiner Knight who made this inference.
John and Satara were both unconvinced.
Victor had some different opinions. After all, he couldn't even detect the assassin's appearance. He didn't think this kind of assassination ability was weak.
However, he did not explain aloud.
But another figure in the tavern wanted to give Reiner a knife to show him how powerful the "thief" he called him was.
Yes, Mark was in the tavern and sat at the table next to them generously.
Even if they were close at hand, Victor and the others could not detect this legendary assassin.
Because he is not in the material world, but in the [etheric world]
The [Ether Plane], like the [Shadow Plane], is a parallel plane to the material world. People or things in these two parallel planes cannot be directly observed in the material world, unless certain special spells are used.
The difference is that when observing the material world in the [Shadow Plane], what you see is just a bunch of distorted light and shadow. But in the [Ether Plane] you can clearly see the scene of the material world.
Therefore, [Shadow Plane] is generally only used as a transit for spells such as [Shadow Leap], while entering [Ether Plane] can be used as a means of stealth detection.
Of course, entering the [Ether Plane] is much more difficult than entering the Shadow Plane, and Mark relied on a legendary item [Ether Gem] to enter and exit that plane.
Perhaps being too dependent on external objects is why he appears to be relatively weak in Legend.
*
After some casual chatting, everyone came to the conclusion that they should wait patiently for tonight's [Adventurer Conference], as the [Broken Foot Alliance] might be able to provide some additional information.
A pleasant lunch time ensued, and Victor had apparently forgotten all about his whitebait sashimi...
Mark, the assassin, was just waiting quietly for their meal to end.
*
Just like sailing on the sea before, Victor, who had eaten and drank enough, would go back to his room and read a book for a while.
The difference is that in the past, all he read was navigation-related knowledge, or the historical and cultural features of some countries, but now he is holding a book "Learning Magic from Scratch"...
As a typical [big muscle tyrant], even if he does not have to learn to cast spells, he must also acquire the ability of [Spell Recognition].
There are all kinds of strange spells. If you want to do well in this world in the future, it is essential to know how to cast spells!
It would be best to achieve this. As soon as the caster raises his hand, Victor will know what wave he is going to send and evade it in advance.
And as an earth traveler, he firmly believes that people cannot stop learning and live to learn!
*
“Uh~huh~~uh~huh~~~”
Just like sailing on the sea before, Victor naturally fell asleep in the past ten minutes...
No way? No way?
No one would believe that a muscular tyrant who has lived in the world of sailing for 28 years relying on his muscles and instincts can still read a book quietly, right?
"Crack!"
It was the sound of his nose bubble bursting...
Then there was another burst of subconscious picking of the nostrils...
Mark was speechless looking at the muscular man in front of him who was sleeping badly. Victor's defenseless state made his "assassination heart" ready to move.
However, after a brief thought and remembering the poet's words in the morning, "You have brought yourself a powerful enemy", he quickly calmed down.
The moment he released his "etheric invisibility", a thick big foot roared towards his face.
[Shadow Jump]
"Your Excellency, I am..."
Mark appeared in another corner of the room and said eagerly.
Unfortunately, a bright black fist interrupted his words.
[shave]
Again [Shadow Jump]
"I'm here for the morning's offense..."
Even if he spoke faster, he was interrupted by Victor's elbow before he could finish a sentence.
Again [Shadow Jump]
"Come and apologize!"
After finishing speaking, Mark gasped slightly. His [Shadow Leap] is also limited to the number of times per day, and [Aether Invisibility] requires a few seconds to activate.
At this time, the flying fist turned into a big open hand...
Fake! The clay figurine also has three points of anger!
The ghost assassin Mark suddenly turned into a black mist, and his big hand passed through the mist but caught nothing.
[Shadow Mist Form]
After the black mist passed through Victor, it instantly condensed into a half-human figure holding a dagger behind him. The dagger silently but quickly pierced his back...
Legendary Talent [Hunter Assault]
The black elbow struck backwards in anticipation, but the dagger that was about to be hit turned into a black mist...
Expertise [Delayed Strike]
The next moment, the dagger appeared from the back of Victor's neck and stabbed down at a faster speed...
Legendary talent [instant kill with one hit]
"bite!"
The same scene appeared again, and this time the legendary dagger failed to pierce his armor-colored hardened skin.
The moment Mark paused, Victor stretched out his hand and held the dagger in his big black hand, like a nimble little gray fish.
"What's your name?"
Victor asked as he looked at the dagger.
Black mist condensed into human shapes in the corners of the room.
Mark looked at him with a horrified look - this time he really tried his best!
"Mark Bata! Your Excellency..."
"I asked for its name!"
"...Soul-Eating Blade"
The black mask blocked Mark's twisted expression.
"It's so beautiful, um... and very comfortable!"
The assassin Mark Barta watched numbly as Victor scratched his own back with the legendary dagger. The dagger made a squeaking sound when it rubbed against the skin - and even scratched out sparks...
Victor showed an expression of pain and enjoyment, and he was about to scream with pleasure.
This weapon failed to cut through his armor-colored hardened skin, but it brought a sting to his soul.
It’s not harmful, but it’s exciting!
"You're not bad, come and sign up!"
After just scratching a few times with this "unbegging" dagger, Victor threw it back.
This killer is also very skilled. Relying on his magic ability, he can move around at close range almost as well as Victor.
In addition to the low damage, in other aspects, the average pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions is like this.
If Mark hadn't paused for a moment because the dagger couldn't penetrate the back of his neck, Victor would have had to work harder to capture him.
The armor color hardening can't catch the black mist incarnated by the Dark Assassin!
Of course, this is also because Victor took into account the facilities of the tavern. Otherwise, after a few of his large-scale moves, Mark would have been lying on the ground twitching!
But now after a fight, the wooden floors in the house are not cracked. The so-called lifting is easy, nothing more than that!
"…I am Mark Barta, Assassin of the Harpers, here to apologize for the offense I caused you this morning!"
Mark, who grabbed the [Soul-Eating Blade], was stunned for a while and then said quickly. He also held up the Sword Master's Notes with both hands.
He didn't have the nerve to declare his title, nor did he expect that this man would return the dagger to him so easily.
Victor himself didn't care much about this kind of foreign object. If it was a sword, he might stay and observe it.
This kind of dagger more than a foot long is useless to him, and this assassin... to be honest, he doesn't really pose much of a threat to him.
That’s what Victor thought anyway!
"Harper...um...what is this?"
Looking at the thin booklet in his hand, Victor asked with some confusion.
He knows that Harper is a "chaotic good" organization that acts a little unscrupulously and does whatever it takes to be "good".
But it is undeniable that they are indeed a kind organization.
John and Shatara both spoke highly of [The Harper].
Victor may have been influenced by the online novels in his previous life, and he is quite wary of this organization.
"A book about the practice experience of the Sword Master. I heard that you are collecting information on the way of the monk. Both the Sword Master and the monk are practitioners of [Qi Magic]. I hope it can provide you with some help!"
Mark had put aside his dignity as a legendary assassin and said in a somewhat flattering tone.
He really can't afford to offend the man in front of him. A good man won't suffer the consequences of his immediate situation, so he should be cowardly!
"On behalf of the Mist Elf, I also invite you to the Mist Hall party tonight!"
"Can the Harper represent the Elves?"
Victor asked with frowning eyebrows while flipping through the brochure.
