Chapter 611: An Assassination in Daylight?
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
When the morning sunlight shined through the glass door, Mr. Fang wrote down the second cinematic trailer of Assassin's Creed on the small blackboard.
A mystical realm focusing on assassins...
It made many people doubt the sanity of this 'creative' alchemist.
After all, making a mystical realm cost a big fortune.
Even enough it was made by the System, a ton of the crystals that the shop earned was invested into this project.
In fact, it wasn't unheard of that some big alchemist workshops went bankrupt when they couldn't earn back the great sum of money that they had put into the creation of mystical realms.
Even the Dulan Workshop, which was supported by the powerful Judgement Godly Palace, didn't dare to do anything outrageous except for adding some extra content about the godly palace.
However, a new shop in the city planned to release Assassins' Creed?
Almost everyone who heard the news felt baffled.
They were sure that this alchemist was crazy.
However, it seemed like the shop wasn't affected by all the rumors.
...
"Ms. Elina, did you hear that?" In a tavern not far from White Pigeon Square, a middle-aged man with short hair and a short beard said in a low voice from a corner.
If they listened carefully, they could hear some people in the tavern talking about something like Assassin's Creed.
"Assassin mystical realm? Creed?" Elina was exasperated. "What does these people know about assassins?"
They even came up with something like... Assassin's Creed?!
How come I didn't know that we have a creed of some sort?
However, she didn't have time to think about this.
"I'm afraid that the assassins in the Morning Light Empire won't recover for a long time," she signed as self-blame appeared in her bright eyes.
"Don't blame yourself, Ms. Elina. You're the 'Rose of Moon' and have a noble bloodline. You're here to lead the assassins to fight against the damn Judgement Godly Palace. If you lose confidence..." The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I think all the assassins in this area would be doomed."
Elina shook her head, feeling a bit lost.
Her heart seemed to sink into the bottom of a dark abyss. Perhaps the assassins would never see light again.
...
However, Big Sword Crete and Mage Lily, who had watched the first trailer of Assassin's Creed had different thoughts about the game.
"Oh! This is awesome!"
"I can't believe that assassins are like this!"
Hearing the gossip in the tavern, Crete said, "I think it's time to show these ignorant people the assassins in the shop!"
"Is the Spiritual Spell Visual Projection ready, Ms. Lily?"
...
"In fact, I think the shop owner is crazy as well!" In only a few days, the news that the shop would release an assassin mystical realm had spread all over the city. As a player of this shop, Elvin, the Commander of the Golden Griffin Knight Legion, felt ashamed.
Coming into Origins Internet Cafe during the casual time in the evening, Elven plunked down on a computer chair and sipped from his cup of milk tea. "I admit that Resident Evil is awesome, and the milk tea is delicious, but it's true that no one would want to play as those damned assassins. There's no market for it. Oh, I can't even tell my peers that I visit this shop's cultivation mystical realm every day."
The moment he said that, he saw a white-robed figure leaping down from a bell tower like a white eagle flying in the sky on Helen's screen.
"What is that?" Some members of the Golden Griffin Knight Legion immediately looked over.
"Is it another game?"
On the other side, Sala was talking to her elf friends. "The shop released a new trailer for Assassin's Creed. Should we watch it?"
Meanwhile, in the tavern where Elina was sitting in, a Spiritual Spell Visual Projection appeared, showing the same scene as in the shop.
They could vaguely see the screen of a computer. Obviously, the projection was aimed at a computer screen.
"??? Assassin's Creed?!" Everyone froze.
Eating spicy sticks, Helen was watching attentively.
On Helen's screen, the assassin wearing a white robe with a pointy hood ambled through the crowd and walked up the execution platform.
Seeing this scene and recognizing that this figure was an assassin, everyone thought that he was going to rescue the person who was about to be executed.
No... Is he really an assassin?! Then why is he wearing a white robe and walking up in front of everyone?
Shouldn't he sneak up from behind his enemies?
Is this assassin here to seek his death?
While people thought that this assassin was here to commit suicide, they saw the white-robed assassin using a longsword and hand crossbow, knocking down several soldiers around him. Then, he leaped into the air like a soaring eagle, shot down the last enemy with a hidden blade, and left without a trace.
With great skills and clean, crisp movements, he ended the battle before the audience could understand what was happening.
When the audience snapped back to their senses, the white figure had vanished into the crowd.
"Pu-!?"
Is he really an assassin?!
Shouldn't these assassins excel in stealth abilities and utilize their great skill in sneak-attacks?
How come this person just walked up under everyone's gazes and finished the mission with a few smooth movements?!
The audience saw a type of high-level skill in the trailer.
At the same time, the people's blood-boiling passion and heroism were ignited by the assassin's ability to kill enemies with ease and vanishing without a trace.
They didn't really understand what assassins were, but they had a strong urge to watch more of it.
"What's the creed that you mentioned before?"
"Nothing is true. Everything is permitted. You must understand that we're executors of our own actions, and we must take the consequences of our acts, regardless if it brings us glory or a tragic ending."
The figures getting ready for the mission flashed on the screen, and every viewer who saw this was stunned.
"These are the creeds passed down from our ancestors. One, stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent. Two, Hide in plain sight. Three, never compromise the Brotherhood."
"Take these as your creed. You can follow it and obey it. If you break it, you must bear the consequences."
The conversation accompanying the trailer talked about the creed of this ancient organization. They were strict but not rigid; they had their own codes of conduct.Chapter 612: The Whole Place Is Stunned
Translator:Noodletown Translations
Editor:Noodletown Translations
"These assassins...?!" Watching these scenes, Elven had a vague feeling that they could accept assassins among them, just not the ones who were filthy and despicable as described in the rumors.
They couldn't accept the unruly assassins who were always related to deaths and all kinds of filthy business.
In the tavern, Elina suddenly covered her mouth as disbelief appeared in her eyes.
She stared at the Spiritual Spell Visual Projection without blinking.
Only real assassins could understand this feeling.
"Rise, assassins!" The assassin on the screen was standing on a high mountain peak while looking into the distant snowy scenery.
"If you value life and freedom, then follow our call and battle in this chaotic age with us!" The eagle flew to the distance, leaving behind a long and piercing roar that resonated in the high sky!
At this moment, the assassins who happened to watch the trailer in the tavern stood up subconsciously with clenched fists.
"Oh! It's awesome!" Even the elves looked stunned. After all, life and freedom were the things that they valued the most!
At this moment, the music became loud and passionate. The white-robed assassins moved with leisurely elegance while their enemies fell one by one under their excellent combat techniques and killing skills.
"Never give up."
"Work together!"
The assassins on the screen all unsheathed their hidden blades.
"Everyone's equal before hidden blades!"
"Oh! Brothers, do you see this?" Having grown up in a slum, the Assassin called Harrison had also participated in the previous assassination.
Clearly, they had failed, failed miserably.
For a while, Harrison felt like he was indeed as lowly and despicable as the mice that people described them as.
He felt weak and powerless, yet he always dreamed about doing the impossible.
Once, he had been lost in the darkness.
But after watching this Spiritual Spell Visual Projection, he felt a fire beginning to burn inside him all of a sudden.
He had never imagined that assassins could look so glorious!
At this moment, they felt like shouting.
Meanwhile, Elven, the Commander of the Golden Griffin Knight Legion, wondered,Oh. If every assassin was this self-disciplined, how much more trouble would we have?!
The freedom-loving elves looked as if they were in a daze.
They had seen an emotion that they had never thought that an assassin could possess. It wasn't humbleness or lowliness but pride for being an assassin!
They had never imagined that assassins could have such an emotion.
Meanwhile, the freedom-loving elves couldn't help but feel proud for these assassins, especially when they saw the assassins leaping down tall buildings like birds.
The things that these assassins pursued were the same things that the elves loved.
Sala even had the urge to join these assassins.
"Unbelievable...!
"After this Assassin's Creed is released, I must try it!" She vowed silently with clenched hands.
"Where's this small shop?!" Long after the Spiritual Spell Visual Projection had ended, Elina snapped back to reality.
In fact, she was worried that her interest in the game would expose her identity.
At this moment, she found that almost all the mercenaries and mages in the tavern had stood up, and they asked, "Is this Assassin's Creed? Are these people assassins?"
This visual projection might be a prank, but they didn't care to find out who did it right now.
In fact, most of them had never seen assassins before. In their mind, assassins were despicable. But now, this image changed drastically in their minds.
In the past, assassins represented filthy mice in their minds. But now, the assassins were elegant, mysterious, and highly skillful with combat techniques... the assassins were like pure white eagles!
"I want to try Assassin's Creed. Tell me where I can try it!" a short and lean mercenary said eagerly.
In his team, he was a scout. He believed that this mystical realm would greatly benefit him.
"Please tell me too!" A mage stood up. Then, he saw many people glancing at him, wondering why a mage wanted to try this mystical realm.
"Of course, I'm not an assassin." He scratched his head in embarrassment. "I just want to know what these people are really like."
"Me too!"
"Count me in!"
Driven by curiosity and the interest of their peers, many people decided to follow the trend.
"..."
Elina and the other assassins in the tavern were dumbfounded by the scene.
It was a scene that they had never seen before. In the past, they would leave immediately when so many people stood up since it only meant that they were in trouble.
But now, to their astonishment, so many people were willing to learn about assassins.
Mercenary Crete and his companions who started all this was shocked. They were surprised that the Spiritual Spell Visual Projection of the trailer of Assassin's Creed caused such an uproar.
"Oh! So many people..." Crete suddenly exclaimed. "Hurry back to the shop! Otherwise, there won't be seats left for us!"
...
- Inside Origins Internet Café -
Mr. Fang was playing Resident Evil on the computer that was close to the counter.
The business was moderate in the shop. There were a few customers and not many.
Suddenly, a large group of people swarmed in.
"Shop owner? Where's the shop owner?"
Mr. Fang saw a red-haired girl rushing over with red eyes before slamming her hand on the counter. "Tell me where the shop owner is!"
"I'm here, I'm here." Mr. Fang exited the game and walked to the counter. "You guys want to get online?"
"I want to try that Assassin's Creed!"
"I want to try Assassin's Creed too!"
"So do I!"
"Me too!"
At this moment, everyone was staring at Mr. Fang expectantly.
Mr. Fang waved his hand and said, "Assassin's Creed isn't released yet."
"..."
"When will it be released?" Elina looked frantic as if she wanted to grab Mr. Fang and force him to release the game.
"This... maybe this year." After all, Mr. Fang couldn't recognize the assassin even if they stood before him.
"This year?!"
"Maybe?!"
"What did you say?!"
Their voices were louder than the next.
At this moment, even the peace-loving Elf Girl Sala had the urge to rush over and strangle the shop owner.
Chapter 613: Assassin's Creed I
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
Seeing people swarming into the shop. Mr. Fang knew that it was probably time to expand the space inside the shop again.
As for when to release the game...
He glanced at the task list and found that the requirement for assassins visiting the shop had been met.
Right now, many players who had come for Assassin's Creed began to play Resident Evil 2 while waiting for the release of the new game. Some of the visitors couldn't even squeeze into the door. Besides, many passersby also tried to get in due to curiosity.
From the looks of it, after the space was expanded tomorrow, the other part of the task requirement would be met.
On the next day, even though the shop's capacity had been expanded to 1,000 computers, there were way more customers compared to the day before.
Different from the old shops, the people here were only mildly surprised at the expansion of the space in the shop. They only thought that the shop owner had a powerful background and weren't shocked.
In fact, the Alchemist Union had a similar setup. If necessary, the Judgement Godly Place could achieve this as well. As for the Royal Clan of the Elves, they had their own independent small plane.
Therefore, when Sala entered the shop, she didn't pay much attention to the space expansion.
Smoothly, she bought a bowl of instant noodles and poured in hot water before adding a sausage in it. Then, she looked at the despicable shop owner and thought, Will you release Assassin's Creed today?
Harrison came into the shop early today. As an assassin who grew up in the slums, he never lacked the character of hard work.
With short gray hair, this man looked to be about 50 years old. Dressed plainly, he looked like a simple farmer instead of an assassin if he didn't talk.
In fact, everyone who escaped from the intricate traps in the godly palace after that failed assassination attempt were all excellent assassins.
Comparatively, Elina, who was sitting across from him on a couch looked quite different. She always sat straight and gracefully, giving people the impression that she would never do anything impolite in any occasion.
Of course, no one knew that this red-haired woman who was busy eating spicy sticks was the famous 'Rose of Moon' who had successfully assassinated a high-rank priest.
"Ah-!" While she ate spicy sticks, she heard Sala's exclamation.
Sala had just noticed the words [Trailer 2] had been erased from yesterday's announcement of [Assassin's Creed Trailer 2] on the small blackboard.
They were replaced by the number [1], and the announcement now read [Assassin's Creed 1].
"Ahh-!" She yelled again as if she couldn't believe what she had seen. "Assassin's Creed is released?!"
"What?!" Elina also exclaimed on the spot, almost dropping her spicy sticks. She had been sleepless last night with excitement after watching the trailer, wishing that she could sleep on the floor of the shop until Assassin's Creed was released. To her astonishment, the game was released today!
"Really?!" Many people looked over in disbelief.
Meanwhile, the players in the old shops were also eagerly anticipating the release of Assassin's Creed since they hadn't had new single-player games for a long time.
At the same time, they encountered trouble on the highest difficulty level of Resident Evil 2. Some of them could pass the ordinary difficulty level with a dagger, but not the high difficulty level. Trying to pass the highest difficulty level with only a dagger was too depressing.
That was why Nalan Hongwu was a bit idle these days. Song Qingfeng was even more so.
As for Mo Xian and other people of the Nanhua Faction, they were eager to be the first players of any new games.
Hearing the news that the new game was released, they immediately jumped up from the couches and shouted, "Activate it for me! Activate it for me!"
Jiang Xiaoyue also wanted to play the new game. "Boss, I want to play it too!"
The task for the Assassin's Creed series contained several points. After the game was unlocked, the System showed the requirements for unlocking the sequels after Assassin's Creed 1.
At this moment, Fang Qi was looking at the information on the System Interface.
After finishing the first task, Mr. Fang found that he not only activated the right to publish Assassin's Creed 1, but he also got an assassin-shaped prototype badge.
[Prototype Badge: When a game, a movie, or a TV Series has other prototype characters, it can only be activated when all the prototype badges are collected...]
There was more information about prototype badges underneath.
"What's this thing?" Mr. Fang continued to read, trying to find out the function of this thing. Meanwhile, many people had entered the game.
The first scene that they saw was an image consisting of many genetic sequences which finally formed a round logo.
"Ubisoft?" As a legit researcher, Li Haoran looked at it curiously. "So many genetic sequences? Is this senior named Ubisoft an expert in unlocking the genetic locks?"
By now, the players were quite familiar with the words 'genetic locks' even though none of them had truly unlocked it.
Before them was a medieval city. They saw Altair was leaping down from a bell tower to kill his target; they had watched this scene in the trailer.
However, this scene was more detailed compared to that in the trailer, showing how he assassinated the target, used visual illusions to deceive the pursuing soldiers, killed a soldier who was alone, and then vanished into the crowd.
For Sala who had no experience with assassinations, it didn't look extraordinary, but Elina's eyes lit up. In the system version, the soldiers were no different from their counterparts in the real world, completely unlike dull NPCs. It was not as easy to dodge as in the original version.
With some simple steps, he had dodged everyone's eyes in a matter of seconds before finding a chance to leave without a fuss. If the assassins in the real world had possessed such skills, the godly palace wouldn't have caught any of them in Gray Eagle City even if they botched the mission.
After this interlude, they entered the game.
Instead of the city that they had seen a moment ago, their vision before them turned pale grey as if they had put on a pair of big goggles.
For one moment, they found themselves in that medieval city. In the next moment, their vision turned pale grey again. They felt like they were in a dream.
Then, they saw a huge lab. Hearing their conversation, the players were amazed. "Can this object retrieve the ancestral memories stored in the bloodline?"
"It's a projector which renders genetic memories in three dimensions."
What if I told you the human body not only housed an individual's memories, but the memories of his ancestors as well?
"Genetic memory, if you will. Migration, hibernation, reproduction... How do animals know when and where to go? What to do?"
"Ugh?" Jiang Xiaoyue froze. "Can I display the memories of my ancestors?"
Li Haoran was also astonished. !!?? I can't believe that this little game about assassins holds such a piece of cutting-edge black technology!
After all, everyone in this world had powerful ancestors if they traced back far enough into the ancient times.
The players in the new shop were at a loss for words.
They felt puzzled as they couldn't understand what was going on, but they were awed at the same time!
Chapter 614: Master Assassin Su Tianji's Livestream
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
The players of the new shop had thought that this game was only a basic mystical realm for practicing combat techniques, just like the other mystical realms in the city.
But after they started, they were astonished.
Of course, for people like Sala and Elven, they didn't think too much about the genetic memories. After all, no workshop would simulate things exactly as they were in the real world.
They began playing Assassin's Creed cheerfully.
However, for the scientific researchers such as Li Haoran and Lan Mo and the Tang Family's elders who were cultivators that excelled in making artifacts, they began to wonder, "Hiss... Wow! Can we study this stuff...?"
"Auch! Don't cover my eyes! Let me have one more look of it!"
While others were playing games, these people tried to research, which was quite an oddity.
In the lab, the elders of the Tang Family who tried to study the machine were dragged to the platform and tied to it by the lab assistants. Then, the machine was activated and started the game.
Animus, the machine that the players were using to access Altair's memories, was bright silver. When it was in operation, the user's head would be covered by a glass panel from the side.
Different from the traditional virtual reality, this was a projected virtual reality in which the Animus could read the user's genetic memories and transcode them into a three-dimensional world.
It was an almost complete three-dimensional world.
The events and skills shown in the virtual reality would be reflected in the real world. It could be used to get information about the Brotherhood of Assassins and Pieces of Eden, and it could be used for virtual training as well.
It meant that...
"We are playing a virtual reality game inside a virtual reality game?!"
Su Tianji froze for a moment and then entered the world inside Animus.
On the side, she clicked open QQ Livestream and titled it [New Game Review].
Even in the old shops, many players were hesitating about playing the game.
"Elder Su is livestreaming!"
"Ugh? New Game Review?"
"Let me see! Let me see!"
After all, she was a good gamer and had blown off the Godly Palace Army's super magic spell, Spatial Storm, with her railgun. Many people were eager to watch her livestream.
Coming into the shop, people like Mo Xian and Liu Ningyun were about to have their breakfast of instant noodles when they noticed that someone was live streaming and reviewing the new game. Immediately, they turned on their new communication jade to watch on QQ Livestream.
The livestream had the tags such as [Technology] and [Godly Player]. She even changed her name to Master Assassin Elder Su, which sounded lofty and powerful.
Even though she had been lazy and watching anime, she was doing it to study the super spiritual spell named Super Su Tianji Cannon.
"It's Elder Su!"
"How come the shop owner isn't livestreaming today?"
"Let's watch this first!"
Even the Xichi Spiritual Master joined them on the couch. "I remember that Daoist Friend Su is a very good game player. She even won second place in the Counter Strike Group Competition. I must watch it."
On the other side, the two black-robed figures who had fought the last two crucial battles with the Judgement Godly Palace were still low-profiled.
They still sat in a corner and said, "Let's watch it and see if the new game is useful to us."
...
At this moment in the new shop, the Elf Girl Sala and the Assassin Elina had started their journey in the new game.
While getting herself familiar with the gaming operations, Su Tianji glanced at her livestream room and found that the viewers were several times more than usual.
Master Assassin Elder Su asked, "How come there are so many people today?"
"Today, I'll do an... um... review of the new game for you guys."
She entered a silver space which was not a complete virtual reality space. It was used to better synchronize the main character with the memory of his ancestors.
For players, it was a tutorial of the basic operations.
In the game, the players must abide by the code of conduct of the ancestors and not do anything against it. Otherwise, they would lose synchronization and exit from the virtual reality world created by the Animus using the main character's genetic memories.
It was also what happens when the players were severely wounded or died.
In the original game, the players must change to the first-person perspective and observe the faceless people around them. But in the system version, the players must focus their attention on these people's movements and minuscular changes in expressions.
With proficiency, Su Tianji finished this step quickly.
"This is so easy!" Su Tianji was more confident in herself. "Until now, this game is quite friendly."
Soon, bullet comments shot up on the screen.
Song Qingfeng typed: [Well done.]
Nalan Mingxue sent her three goose eggs.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang, for the gift," Master Assassin Elder Su said, "The shop owner is watching my livestream, too?"
Mr. Fang had played this game before, and he answered casually, [Of course.]
"..." Surprised that the shop owner came to watch her livestream instead of focusing on his own business, Su Tianji was at a loss for words. Soon, the scene before her changed to bustling crowds.
Beyond the crowds was a vague circle of genetic sequences which signified the end of the quest.
In the original game, the players only needed to pass through the crowds without bumping them so much that the pots fell from their heads.
However, in the real world, even a rookie assassin could achieve this with ease.
In the original game, the players were ordinary people instead of real assassins, which was why this step was greatly simplified.
Now, the System didn't need to simplify this step since the players were cultivators and warriors. How could a real assassin pass the bustling crowds?
The researcher's voice came from outside the virtual reality. "Please use the knowledge of your ancestor to go through the crowds and get to the gene sequences without being discovered."
"What?!" Not only Su Tianji, but the viewers of the livestream were astonished as well.
Even the assassin in the new shops were shocked.
Before them was a bright and flat path without any place for hiding. How can we walk over without being discovered?!
Su Tianji was frustrated and wondered, Are you kidding me?
At this moment, an idea suddenly jumped out in her mind. If every position and step that I take is in everyone's blind spot, I can go through the crowds without being discovered!
Chapter 615: Watch How I Assassinate the Target
Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
These new assassins quickly used the skills from their memories. Combining that with their first step of learning concentrated observation skills, they started to monitor their surroundings more carefully, taking note of each person's movements including their postures, blinking, and shifts of their attention.
Of course, it was a tutorial for beginners and thus had lower standards. In this tutorial, it was acceptable if the passersby only saw a flash of a white shadow and weren't disturbed.
Obviously, this step was much more difficult than the previous one. However, Su Tianji was indeed smart and passed it after trying several times. "Haha! I did it!"
At this moment, she heard the game prompt: [Basic profile – high/low profile]
In the original game, using high-profile would make it easy for the players to gain momentum but would also attract attention. In this profile, they might not be able to instantly kill their targets with their hidden blades and had to engage a in hand-to-hand combat, exposing themselves in public and in danger. In contrast, the low-profile was more secretive and would be less likely to be discovered.
However, in the real world, would people only see a person when he walked in high profile and turn a blind eye to a person walking in a low-profile?
The answer was negative.
As everyone knew, most veteran soldiers would acquire a sharp intuition to danger. The assassins lived in a chaotic time, which meant that people in this world had experienced many years of war and danger, and the bosses in the game wouldn't just stand there dumbly, waiting to be killed.
Sometimes, they could even dodge an attack without using their eyes.
Now that the players had synchronized with the basic skill of visual deception, they must synchronize the basic skill of sense deception and detection.
At this moment, the players faced a soldier and were required to walk over directly and toss him into the gene sequences before them.
They must show no murderous spirit or hostility. Standing on the edge of the soldier's vision, they must adjust their presence and other things to merge into the surroundings, giving the soldier the impression that they were only a harmless passersby, a stone, or a wall.
Even grand cultivators and warriors wouldn't pay attention to such people and things, let alone an ordinary soldier.
Soon, the audience watching the livestreams saw that Su Tianji controlled the main character to walk up to the soldier, who looked like a blind person, and grab the latter before tossing him into the gene sequences.
The synchronization was finished.
"Awesome!"
"F*cking superb..."
Many people watched the scene with widened eyes.
This visual effect stunned them.
The high-profile meant that one must use their strength perfectly and achieve 200 percent the effects with only 100 percent the strength. Of course, in the tutorial, the players only needed to outrun one soldier of similar physique and reach the circle of gene sequences to finish this step.
By now, Su Tianji had come to the last step in synchronization. She needed to use the knowledge that she acquired and carry out a complete assassination.
Of course, she only needed to assassinate an ordinary soldier and get away from the scene under another solder's pursuit.
With these synchronized skills, even a beginner would find assassinating one soldier quite easy.
Then, they encountered a scene similar to the one shown in the cinematic trailer of Assassin's Creed.
A white-robed assassin ambled over, unsheathed his hidden blade, dodged the chase of the other soldiers, and vanished in the crowd.
As an ordinary swordswoman, Sala was still trying to understand these skills. But the real assassins such as Elina and Harrison understood them immediately.
How did they hide themselves normally? They would cast a spiritual spell that was like an energy cloak to stop others from seeing them and stop spiritual spells from detecting them.
Yes, the assassins in this world knew spiritual spells but used them in different areas than mages.
How did the Judgement Godly Palace block these assassination attempts? They used higher-level spiritual spells to spot the presence of the assassins by detecting the extra surges of energy.
They also used spiritual spells to cancel out the assassins' stealth state and destroy the energy system.
In turn, the assassins had to find and create more powerful spiritual spells to avoid detection. The disguise method used by the shadow killer when he fought with Zong Wu was one of such spiritual spells.
Then, how did the Judgement Godly Palace deal with this spell?
They used godly spells. After all, there were few, if any, things that were even more powerful than godly spells.
As for the assassins, they had to find spiritual spells that could conceal them before godly spells.
However, human intelligence was no match for that of gods who had existed for countless years, which made it impossible for the assassins to win in this cycle of competition.
But now, the assassins seemed to see a glimpse of hope.
At this moment, Su Tianji continued to watch the cinematics of the game in which the main character Altair, who had great talent and became an Master Assassin in his twenties, botched a quest due to his arrogance. In the mission of retrieving the Piece of Eden from Solomon's Temple, he violated three tenets of the assassin's creed, which were killing an innocent old man, exposing himself, and leading the templar knights to the headquarters of assassins, endangering the brotherhood.
At this moment...
"Well! Now, I'll demonstrate to you guys how a master assassin eliminates a target with a perfect assassination." Having finished the tutorial and a smooth assassination mission, Su Tianji was full of confidence.
"We must not repeat Altair's mistakes," Su Tianji said solemnly, "Now, let me demonstrate what a true master assassin does."
She looked quite professional.
At this moment, templar knights had killed their way into the village.
"Watch carefully. This templar knight is dressed luxuriously and must be a high-ranking knight." Su Tianji found one templar knight. "Now, we must adjust our position to the blind spot of his vision."
The audience watched attentively.
"Let's walk toward him," Su Tianji said, "Watch how I assassinate the target."
"This distance is good enough!" Su Tianji walked forward directly. Then, she leapt up high like a huge eagle sweeping down from the sky, striking her hidden blade toward the vital organ of the templar knight!
Ding! A sword light flashed. It parried and then turned in a twist.
She was instantly killed by a parry strike.
On her screen came the message, [Desynchronization]
Seeing the black-and-white image on the screen, Su Tianji was at a loss for words.
"Ahh-!" She was extremely frustrated.
[Awesome!]
[Master Assassin Elder Su.]
[Instant kill with one sword strike! Unrivaled!]
[Awesome! Awesome!]
Bullet comments flooded the screen.
"No! How come the skills that I've learned are useless?!" Su Tianji yelled while slapping her hand on her thigh.
Calmly, the templar knight withdrew his sword.
You only passed the tutorial and want to show off your skills in front of me now?!
[Thanks to Song Qingfeng for 66 goose eggs; thanks to Mr. Fang for 99 goose eggs.]
"Hehehehe..."
Su Tianji said, "It doesn't count! It doesn't count!"
"Oh... The mentor is calling us to make the leap of faith! Let's switch!"