Chapter 250: Phantom Assassin Metamorphosis, Crescent Waltz Form! (6000)

If Sarah previously concealed all her presence after entering stealth, making people unable to sense her existence…

Then now, Sarah is more like a drawn blade, filled with lethal danger!

Seeing this, Cao Xing felt at ease.

Because this meant Sarah had a high probability of succeeding!

Sure enough, a system prompt appeared not long after.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance has successfully metamorphosed into a Tier 4 Commander-grade creature, basic attributes +30%, learned commander skill: Crescent Waltz]

[Crescent Waltz: Causes oneself to enter the Crescent Waltz form, stealth skill becomes ineffective, armor increases by 20%, critical strike rate increases by 20%, normal attacks will deal 30% splash damage to 4 nearby enemies; and additionally learns skills: 'Moon Dance', 'Deadly Chain Dance', 'Slaughter Flurry', duration 2 minutes, cooldown 30 minutes]

…

"Oh? A status-type skill?"

"Status-type is great! After being blessed by my Eternal Power, it will exist permanently!"

A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

Then, unable to wait, he glanced at the attributes of the three new skills.

[Moon Dance: Utilizing the power of the dark moon, makes oneself lighter, able to jump forward 3 to 30 meters in the air, and during this process, can perform attack actions, jumping up to 5 consecutive times.]

[Deadly Chain Dance: Locks onto a single enemy, dealing continuous 8 * 112% slashing damage to them, each attack inflicting 1 layer of bleeding effect, cooldown: 120 seconds]

[Slaughter Flurry: Breaks physical limits, instantly splitting into 5 to 8 figures, dealing 3 * 112% slashing damage to all enemies within 10 meters around, each attack inflicting 1 layer of bleeding effect, cooldown: 180 seconds]

…

"What the… so strong?"

After being shocked, Cao Xing was overjoyed!

"The metamorphosis from Leader to Commander rank is truly terrifying!"

"This Crescent Waltz form is also so damn formidable, directly turning Sarah from an assassin into a berserker!"

"Moreover, she is an extremely flexible berserker!"

This could be seen from that [Moon Dance] skill.

If Sarah previously was still restricted to ground units, then now it can be said that no terrain can restrict her movements!

Encountering a situation like dealing with the witch previously, they wouldn't be so passive anymore.

Sarah could directly jump into the sky and beat down aerial units.

As for the other two skills, one single-target and one AoE, the damage coefficients were likewise explosive.

After the eight attacks of 'Deadly Chain Dance', followed by 'Shadow Bloom', during which 'Coup de Grace' might be triggered.

With this wave of burst, even commanders of the same rank found it somewhat too much to handle.

This was the true—Goddess of Assassination!

Cao Xing was overjoyed, "Sarah, display your Crescent Waltz for me to see."

Upon hearing this, Sarah didn't hesitate at all and instantly released the power within her body.

A black moon seemed to emerge behind her.

At the same time.

Sarah's two short daggers also carried a trace of dark moon power.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance successfully cast the skill [Crescent Waltz], affected by the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has turned into a permanent status.]

(Note: Under permanent status, you can exit and enter at any time.)

…

"Haha, Eternal Power is reliable as always!"

At the same time, Sarah's figure flashed.

Cao Xing saw a slender figure dressed in tight leather clothes leap into mid-air.

Then she lightly stepped, instantly jumping even higher into the air, like a graceful elf.

Sarah's movements were so agile that within a few consecutive steps, she landed by the window of the old castle.

Not only that, Cao Xing also saw that she could use the skill [Phantom Flash] in the air.

"Swish!"

An afterimage flashed past.

And then immediately followed with 'Moon Dance'.

Various skills were used by her increasingly proficiently, filled with aesthetic beauty.

At this moment, Sarah was so elegant, yet dangerous!

The next moment, with a light jump, Sarah steadily landed beside Cao Xing.

Then, she respectfully knelt on one knee.

"Sarah, how does it feel?"

She raised her beautiful face and softly said, "Lord, I feel my condition is unprecedentedly good."

"In this form, I can even go fight that half-elf over there alone."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also smiled.

Francesca lost her divinity blessing, and her attributes dropped by a large margin.

Although still terrifying.

But if she didn't have Cao Xing's series of status bonuses on her, she might not necessarily be Sarah's match.

Sarah in the Crescent Waltz form was simply too strong.

Glancing at Sarah's attributes.

[Phantom Assassin: Sarah Blade Dance]

[Race: Dark Elf]

[Level: Level 32 79523 / 340000 (Tier 4 Commander-grade creature)]

[Detailed attributes: Click to expand]

…

"Hiss!!!"

Cao Xing took a sharp breath.

"Eighty-six thousand health points, four thousand six attack power! Coupled with up to 70% critical strike rate!"

"Too ferocious!"

The metamorphosed Sarah was simply too terrifying.

At the current stage, dealing with Tier 5 Leader-grade creatures, it would probably be a breeze for her!

At the same time.

The witch over there—Francesca—had also recovered.

She slowly stood up from the ground, then looked at her own body.

"Truly unimaginable power…"

"To think it could even heal such severe injuries as mine."

"No wonder you were able to defeat that one…"

Cao Xing led Sarah to her side and then asked, "How do you feel now?"

Francesca's pupils, shimmering with a faint green light, flickered.

"I feel much better, in a few more minutes, I will have combat capability."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also nodded, and then glanced at her skills.

Ever since the dark power dissipated from her body.

Francesca's skills had also changed.

[Forest Witch: Francesca]

[Race: Half-Elf]

[Level: Level 50 0 / 1 Million (Tier 5 Commander-grade creature)]

[Detailed attributes: Click to view]

…

"Not bad, not bad."

As a Tier 5 Commander-grade creature, Francesca possessed formidable combat power.

Her several skills could play a huge help in team battles.

For example, [Aura Surge]'s group attack + group healing.

For example, [Forest Blessing]'s life shield.

Not to mention that [Witch Domain], forcing all enemy skills into cooldown and halving ally skill cooldown times, could exert an even greater role.

However, what Cao Xing had his eyes on wasn't her combat power, but her life skill: [Master-level Pharmacy Mastery]!

You must know, what he needed most right now was an alchemist.

And the importance of a master-level alchemist was already self-evident!

Cao Xing thought to himself: "Right, through these days of cultivation, the Spirit Breath Grass and Ice Luan Flower in my territory have also grown almost enough."

"Let's see how many there are after returning."

"If these materials can all be made into potions, they should be able to exchange for a massive amount of resources."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing became even more determined in the idea of abducting Francesca back to his territory.

Thus, Cao Xing directly said, "Francesca."

Hearing Cao Xing call her, the witch before him, dressed in a red low-cut evening gown and possessing an exquisite appearance, slightly raised her head.

"You should know that I am a lord."

"My territory is not here either."

"So I need you to come back to the territory with me, do you have any opinions?"

Hearing this, some hesitation appeared in Francesca's eyes.

After a moment, she still didn't answer.

Cao Xing asked in puzzlement, "Are you unwilling?"

Francesca slightly bowed, covering her fair chest with one hand.

"Respected lord, it's not that I am unwilling to go back to the territory with you."

"It's just because… I have entered this forest for nearly two hundred years."

"During these two hundred years, I have basically been conducting research, making medicine, and fighting for consciousness with that existence inside my body…"

"I don't know what has happened outside, nor do I know how to get along with other humans in my current state…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization.

For two hundred years, Francesca had always stayed inside the old castle.

If it were on Blue Star, two hundred years ago our society was still in the era of feudal dynasties.

Although this world's development wasn't that fast.

But Francesca didn't know what the outside world looked like, being completely isolated from the world.

In our words, she was out of touch with society.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing said, "If you feel unaccustomed to getting along with strangers, I can arrange a private room for you to slowly adapt."

"I don't currently need you to do anything, just use your specialty to help me make medicine."

He stated it directly.

Hearing this, a trace of temptation seemed to appear in the witch's eyes.

At this moment, Elisa gently pulled her arm and excitedly said, "Witch sister, come back to the territory with us, I want to be friends with you."

Little Chuchu nearby also said, "That's right, that's right, beautiful witch sister, come back with us."

"Big Brother's territory is very warm, much warmer than inside the old castle."

"And everyone is very easy to get along with, you won't find it unaccustomed…"

It could be seen that these two little girls both liked her very much.

Looking at Francesca with a hopeful gaze.

She pondered for a moment, locking gazes with Tong Chuchu and Elisa.

Then she sighed softly, "Alright, I'll go back to the territory with you…"

Hearing this, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

Little Chuchu and Elisa held her arm, shouting excitedly, "Yay!"

"The beautiful witch sister is going back with us!"

And Cao Xing was also very happy.

He couldn't help giving a thumbs up to the two little girls, Tong Chuchu and Elisa.

After making her decision, Francesca didn't drag her feet either.

Instead, she softly asked, "Lord… when shall we set off?"

Cao Xing checked the time; it was already past 1 a.m. in the deep night.

Pondering for a moment, he directly said, "We will hurry back overnight right now."

He was worrying about some things.

This time, he had killed a Red-robed Bishop of the Church of Light.

As an important member of the Church of Light, the other party was very likely to send people over to investigate.

So he needed to leave as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if discovered, it would truly be an endless feud.

Francesca slightly nodded.

"Alright, please give me a few minutes to pack up and take away some potions and tools…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing awkwardly said, "Uh… no need…"

The beautiful witch before him fluttered her black eyelashes, looking at Cao Xing with puzzled eyes.

"Why?"

"Because I have already packed them up for you."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help smiling, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

Francesca fell silent for a moment, seeming to understand something, and a hint of a smile also curled at the corner of her lips.

This was the first time Cao Xing saw her heartfelt smile.

Just like a peerless flower blooming alone in the deepest part of the forest, accidentally glimpsed by him.

The momentary stunning beauty struck straight to the soul!

"Ahem…"

Cao Xing hurriedly averted his gaze, then said, "Let's go, prepare to leave this place."

"Andrew, cast a few Moonfires and burn that red-robed bishop's corpse."

"As you command, Lord."

After Andrew finished speaking, he directly cast several 'Moonfires' in succession.

"Boom! Boom boom!"

The flames burned, making a 'crackling' sound.

Until everyone saw that the corpse was completely charred, they gradually left.

They came all the way to the third floor.

Francesca also saw that corpse leaning against the tombstone.

She sighed softly, then waved her hand casually.

The corpse disappeared along with the tombstone.

No one knew where the long-haired princess's corpse had gone.

Including the corpses on the second and first floors, they also disappeared from the spot by Francesca using the same method.

Then, everyone came outside the mottled city walls.

Francesca took one last look at this ancient castle full of the breath of time.

She pressed her right hand against her forehead, performing a certain prayer ritual.

It was like bidding a certain farewell to her memories of the past few hundred years.

Then, she moved with elegant steps and stepped out of the barrier in one stride.

At this moment, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue were sitting on Dabai's back again.

Little Elisa and Tong Chuchu were lying on Voli's back.

The surrounding environment was pitch black.

Elisa said excitedly, "Yay, we can finally go home!"

At this moment, Cao Xing suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a minute, I seem to have forgotten something!"

He remembered that he had previously accepted a quest from that forest Old Witch.

Now the quest should be completely finished.

He glanced at the quest progress.

[Kill the Forest Witch]

[Quest Objective: Defeat the castle's three major guardians, the big wolf, the Ogre, the long-haired princess, 3 / 3 (Completed)]

[Go to the highest level of the ancient castle and defeat the Forest Witch: 1 / 1 (Completed)]

[Quest Reward: Dark Crystal Ball * 1, Legend Shield — Anrodite's Clue…]

…

All quest conditions have been completely completed.

As for one of the quest rewards, the [Dark Crystal Ball], Cao Xing had already gotten his hands on it.

As for the other reward, the clue to the Legend Shield, he didn't know it yet.

Such an important thing, he definitely couldn't just let it go like that.

Therefore, Cao Xing led everyone to shuttle through the Witch Forest in the deep night.

The surroundings were complete darkness.

Isabelle lit up the holy light, illuminating the path forward for everyone.

Soon, their group came back to that small wooden cabin.

Seeing this small wooden cabin, Francesca's eyes carried a look of doubt.

It seemed a bit strange how a small wooden cabin could suddenly appear near her ancient castle.

But she didn't say much, instead watching Cao Xing step forward to knock on the door.

"Thud! Thud thud!"

The hollow knocking sound echoed.

However, there was no response inside.

After knocking several times, it was still the same.

Cao Xing couldn't help it, stepping forward directly to push open the wooden door.

However, pushing the door open to look, inside there was only a blackened small wooden bed, and a few wooden tables, chairs, and benches.

Thick dust had already fallen on them, and they were even decaying.

It could be seen that for many years, no one had entered this small wooden cabin.

However, just two days ago, Cao Xing had still seen that Old Witch here.

Obviously, she had lived here for a long time.

"Bizarre… Where is that Old Witch?"

Elisa also propped her chin, asking doubtfully, "That's right, why has that scary old granny disappeared?"

Including the others, they also felt extremely puzzled by the scene before them.

At this time, Francesca said softly, "You mean, someone has been living here?"

Cao Xing nodded, "That's right, three days ago, we ran into an Old Witch here."

"It was she who told us the information inside the ancient castle."

"And the props to enter the ancient castle were also given to us by her."

Hearing this, Francesca's long eyelashes fluttered, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, she shook her head and said, "What a pity, ever since I entered the forest, I've never heard of any Old Witch actually… near my ancient castle."

"This person's true identity is probably very special."

Everyone also gradually realized this point.

Being able to casually pull out orange teleportation props and know the situation inside the castle in detail.

Even, the other party's target from the beginning was Francesca.

Or rather, that existence within her body?

Delving into it carefully made everyone feel terrified upon deep thought.

However, for Cao Xing, he didn't care about the identity of this Old Witch.

What he cared about was what to do with his reward.

"Damn it!"

"We agreed she'd tell me the clue to the Legend Shield, why did she just run away!"

Cao Xing was extremely angry.

And right at this moment.

Renice seemed to have discovered something different.

She said softly, "My Lord, there seem to be some texts in the room."

Hearing this, everyone cast their gazes over.

However, none of them had Renice's [Hunter's Eye], so they couldn't see anything.

And Cao Xing happened to have the [True Sight] effect.

When he concentrated, he really saw a few lines of text left on the floor.

")"

"Hmm? What does this mean?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, quickly found a piece of wood and wrote it out.

"Does anyone of you recognize this kind of text?"

Everyone looked at the text above and shook their heads one after another.

And Francesca stared at it, saying softly.

"This seems to be an extremely ancient language."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up, "Oh? Do you know what it means?"

Francesca was silent for a moment, seemingly recalling something in her mind.

After a moment, she replied, "This… seems to record a place name…"

"A place name?"

Francesca nodded slightly, "Yes, it seems to be called… City of Gloom."

"City of Gloom…"

Cao Xing quickly thought about it, having no impression of this City of Gloom at all.

Obviously, this should be a city hidden in some corner of the Western Continent.

He kept this name in his heart.

Waiting for a day when he could find related clues.

"Very good, consider that Old Witch as good as her word."

At this point, the trip to the Witch Forest was considered over.

Cao Xing ordered, "Let's go, prepare to set off!"

After speaking, they sat back on the Mammoth Dabai.

Isabelle held up the staff in her hand, emitting a bright light.

In this deep night, everyone began to shuttle all the way through this deep and cold forest…

Meanwhile.

In a place thousands of kilometers away from the Witch Forest.

There was a large lake frozen for thousands of miles.

And on the lake shore sat a magnificent Giant City.

Towering city walls, retro watchtowers, equipped with various cannons and large siege crossbows.

Inside the city were various large arrow towers and many houses.

This was precisely Lake Doron City.

The city had a permanent population of over a million.

Because it backed onto Lake Doron, there were many fishermen here.

Famous for its rich aquatic resources in the Gale Snowfield.

However, on the surface of Lake Doron tonight, a group of uninvited guests appeared.

They uniformly wore vortex masks.

The number reached over a thousand people!

Among them were a large number of priests of the Church of Light dressed in black and white robes.

At the very front, there was also an existence dressed in a red robe with a powerful aura.

At this time, a white-robed priest nearby came over and said, "Lord Bishop, the passage to Lake Doron City has been cleared."

"In the south, west, and north of the city, we have our teams, ready to attack at any time."

Hearing the report, that red-robed bishop slightly nodded.

Then he said, "Very good, according to the instructions of the Seed of Light, we can attack Lake Doron City in a few days."

"Now, we just need to wait for Bishop Eugene to negotiate with that existence."

The white-robed priest next to him couldn't help asking, "Lord Bishop, what is the situation on Bishop Eugene's side, why must we wait for him?"

The red-robed bishop glanced lightly, then shook his head.

"You don't understand, the plan on Bishop Eugene's side is extremely crucial."

"Even more important than our side."

"Once Bishop Eugene negotiates with that existence, we can guide out more of the God of Light's will."

"At that time, all of us will enjoy the blessing of Lord God of Light!"

Hearing this, not only the white-robed priest, but also the dozens of black robes in the rear, and those existences wearing masks, all showed a look of fanaticism in their eyes!

And right at this moment.

The red-robed bishop before them changed color wildly.

Even the aura on his body became somewhat out of control.

A terrifying aura instantly erupted from him, directly sweeping a radius of several kilometers!

This made all members of the Church of Light present feel a terrifying will descend, not daring to even breathe heavily!

The white-robed priest asked cautiously.

"L… Lord Bishop, what… what's wrong with you?"

The red-robed bishop's face was gloomy, then he said through gritted teeth, "The Seed of Light just sent a message over."

"Bishop Eugene's side… something happened…"

The white-robed priest asked doubtfully, "Something happened as in?"

"Bishop Eugene has been killed!"

On the scene, all members of the Church of Light changed their expressions wildly!

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