Hu Die Lan
Chapter 477 Ninjutsu? The Art of Concealment
North of the wilderness town, beyond the town limits, lay a vast expanse of open wasteland, offering no cover. However, the Yu River, originating from the Broken Spine Mountains as a waterfall and winding diagonally across the entire continent of the God Domain, flowed through this very wasteland. Submerging into the water and drifting downstream would make it difficult to stay in combat mode, and escaping should not be difficult.
Hui Bu倦, being in the business of scavenging, was quite experienced in running away. At this moment, he had a clear route in mind and even had a nearly perfect plan for where to safely come ashore after drifting downstream.
Whoosh!
A gray figure shot out of a window, jumping directly from the second floor of the small building onto the street. After a roll, he jumped up, thrusting his ninja blade into the wall. He repeated this twice to gain leverage and leaped onto the wall. With a tug, the ninja blade flew back, softly inserting itself into its sheath. The entire action was smooth and silent. In covert operations, ninjas were more stealthy than assassins and more aggressive than thieves. Hui Bu倦's understanding of this profession was quite profound.
After jumping onto the roof, Hui Bu倦 did not immediately jump down. He looked left and right, then crawled forward gently. He could already hear a series of messy footsteps on the street below. Hui Bu倦 remained still, carefully listening to the sounds.
"Don't go on the roof!"
This was Hui Bu倦's silent prayer, but things did not go as he wished. Suddenly, the sound of mechanical rotors filled the air. Helpless, Hui Bu倦 quickly flipped backward, his character sliding down the wall. However, he pulled out his blade mid-air and wedged it into a crack in the wall. Then, he swung his body, flipping himself so that he was sticking to the underside of the eaves. It would be difficult to notice that someone was hidden there unless you looked up.
This, of course, was not a normal operation, but a ninja skill: Ninpou? Dun Shen Zhi Shu (Art of Concealment).
However, sticking to the eaves like this required the player's own imagination and skill. Where you could use Dun Shen Zhi Shu, where you couldn't, and whether you could achieve the desired effect after using it, all depended on the player's own judgment. Being able to stick like this without falling was already support from the system.
As a skill, of course, it had a time limit. The Dun Shen state lasted 30 seconds at the maximum skill level. The number of levels added to this skill depended on the player's needs and was not fixed. From the perspective of a ninja's class positioning, this was undoubtedly an important skill that reflected the class's characteristics. However, players had their own ideas, and many played ninjas as straightforward combat classes. For these players, learning this skill at level 1 was obviously enough.
Hui Bu倦 had added levels to this skill in a way that was neither level 1 nor the maximum level. The Dun Shen state could last 20 seconds. In this situation, Hui Bu倦 felt that it was enough. Unless those guys were so bored that they went on the roof, saw that there was nothing there, and then decided to have a smoke before leaving, Hui Bu倦 would admit defeat.
Watching the skill's time axis, Hui Bu倦 listened carefully to the sounds above his head. However, it was difficult to hear the sound of characters landing on the roof amidst the noisy sound of mechanical rotors.
Only after the sound of the mechanical rotors stopped did movement come from the roof. It was just a series of chaotic sounds, making it impossible to tell how many people there were.
Immediately afterward, figures jumped down from the roof one after another.
"One, two, three... nine, ten..." Hui Bu倦 silently counted the number of people. A full team had actually come down. Hui Bu倦's heart was in his throat, but fortunately, none of the team members looked up. The team split into two groups, five on each side, and dispersed to the left and right of the street.
Hui Bu倦 breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the two groups were a little further away, and there was no more movement above his head, he cherished the remaining three seconds of his Dun Shen state. He quickly used it, his right hand grabbing the eaves, his body swinging, and he flew lightly onto the roof.
Crap!
After getting on the roof, he saw a guy standing there, fortunately with his back turned. In the Dun Shen state, Hui Bu倦's movements did not make any sound. He flipped up and landed behind this person, who did not notice anything.
There was still one left.
Hui Bu倦 felt extremely depressed. If this weren't a game, or the death mode of the arena, he would have had the chance to slit the other guy's throat and kill him silently. Unfortunately, in the current situation, there was no way to finish him off in one move. To fight to the death, with Hui Bu倦's current equipment, it would take at least a few minutes.
He dared not go back; there might still be people chasing him from that direction. Helpless, Hui Bu倦 could only continue forward, exposing himself if he had to! But surely this one person wouldn't be able to surround him again, right?
Hui Bu倦 dared not delay too much time, so after hesitating slightly, he immediately took action. Stepping forward, he flicked the long rope on the hilt of his ninja blade. As he turned around, the long rope crossed into a noose, which he tightened directly around the man's neck. Then, he leaned back, using a back throw to toss the guy onto the street.
With a clean and swift back binding technique, Hui Bu倦 ignored the man's reaction, stepped out, and jumped down into the street.
As a result, this side of the street was also divided into teams on the left and right, walking in both directions! It seemed that they had received the news at that moment, and they all turned their heads together, just in time to see Hui Bu倦. Without saying a word, they attacked from both ends at the same time.
Hui Bu倦 also felt regret. If it weren't for that guy on the roof, he would have passed through silently.
After crossing two more streets, he looked ahead and saw someone on the roof!
Hui Bu倦 felt depressed. He hadn't gotten rid of those behind him, and now he had run into someone in front of him. He definitely couldn't go forward. Hui Bu倦 flipped a coin in his mind and dashed to the right of the street.
These kinds of twists and turns in the route were unavoidable, but Hui Bu倦 had not wavered in his overall direction. He was determined to jump into the Yu River from the north of the town.
He sprinted all the way to the east end of the street, with pursuers two streets behind him. The half-team on the roof simply didn't jump down, chasing along the rooftops.
Hui Bu倦 wasn't wearing any good equipment, and he had a lot of stuff on him, so his movement speed was really affected by the weight. He had mainly relied on hiding and dodging all the way here. This straightforward race was something he knew he would have a hard time with. He had previously run neck and neck with Lord Grim, which just showed that Hui Bu倦's movement speed had been directly reduced to level 50 due to the weight.
Seeing that this street was a bit too big, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to run out of the street. Hui Bu倦 observed along the way, and seeing an empty house ahead, he decisively rushed in. He went through the hall and came to the back of the hall, only to find that the house had no windows!
Hui Bu倦 quickly returned, almost brushing past his opponent as he went out. These players from the big guilds were indeed skilled, and they decisively launched an attack in a hurry. Hui Bu倦 reacted even faster, rolling against the wall, managing to get out from under the sword light.
As a result, just as he was getting up from the roll, he saw a grenade floating down gracefully. Hui Bu倦 quickly rolled to the right again, the blast of air damaging a bit of health, but at least it didn't affect his movement.
At this time, Hui Bu倦 wasn't afraid of taking a bit of damage to his health, but he was afraid of the after-effects of the attack. If he was frozen in place, or grabbed, or blown away, he might never have a chance to survive again.
As Hui Bu倦 rolled and stood up, he saw ten or so people baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on him.
Helpless, Hui Bu倦蹭蹭蹭 jumped onto the roof again. This was the way he had come, and he really didn't want to go back. But as the saying goes, today's retreat is for tomorrow's great leap forward. At this critical moment, he still had to retreat to advance.
Hui Bu倦 flipped back the way he had come, only to find that his step back was trash. There was no one on this street just now, but as soon as he retreated, there were people.
And they were blocking the east exit that he had originally planned to rush out of. Hui Bu倦 could only turn his head and head west. Along the way, he saw empty houses and wanted to go in, but he was worried that he would encounter the situation just now, where he entered a house and found that it had no windows. That would be like entering a dead end. Looking at the pursuers beside him, at this distance, he wouldn't be able to get out if he went in again.
The pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer. The gunslingers' bullets had never stopped. Hui Bu倦 had to use s-shaped movements, which greatly affected his speed. The pursuers behind him were taking the shortest line between two points. If this continued, it would only be a matter of time before they caught up and surrounded him.
At this distance, he probably wouldn't even be able to complete the action of flipping over the wall. He could only gamble!
Hui Bu倦 gritted his teeth, flew into an empty house on the left, and as soon as he entered, he saw a bright light opposite him, which was a window. Hui Bu倦's heart suddenly opened up. He was just about to go up and jump out of the window when a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
This window was so obvious, so taken for granted...
Hui Bu倦 suddenly took a step back, leaped up, and thrust his ninja blade straight into the wall. After a rise and fall, he actually wedged himself into the corner of the wall above the door, like a spider, and used the Dun Shen Zhi Shu again.
Just as he finished jumping, a figure flashed in the doorway, and a character drilled in. Without any hesitation or pause, the character rushed straight to the window and flipped out.
One, two, three...
A series of pursuers followed this route. Hui Bu倦 counted them one by one, his heart blooming with joy.
Hurry, hurry!
Hui Bu倦 counted and urged these guys. He was annoyed that these guys were running so fast before, but now he was annoyed that they were running so slowly. His Dun Shen Zhi Shu only lasted 20 seconds. Once 20 seconds passed, he would fall. But 20 seconds should be enough. When Hui Bu倦 made this move, he had already calculated all of this.
As a result, he didn't get to wait for the exciting moment, but heard a sad voice. From the direction of the bright window, someone said, "Didn't come from this side?"
"No, didn't see anyone come out!"
There were people watching over there too!
Hui Bu倦 immediately understood that he could only wait to die if he stayed here. In a desperate situation, he could only force his way through.
He quickly canceled Dun Shen Zhi Shu, and the character immediately fell. One person was rushing in through the door. Hui Bu倦 held a knife in both hands and stabbed it directly into the person's head as he fell. Then, he pushed off the person's shoulders with his feet, pulled out the knife, and jumped out at the same time. The character immediately shot out of the door like a cannonball.
Ninpou? Que Luo (Sparrow Drop)!