I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

After gripping the dagger in a reverse grip, Lis's figure, just like Basel's, vanished within the cabin.

Basel, who had just about managed to reach behind Lis, widened his eyes in disbelief.

What's happening?

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Basel forced himself to suppress his surprise, nearly failing to maintain his Stealth.

Could it be a Mage's "Invisibility Technique"?

But Basel had clearly felt a unique fluctuation of Shadow Power just now.

And what he had been holding in his hand was a dagger, it was definitely a dagger!

Could it be that the man before him truly possessed the abilities of an assassin?

Basel's thoughts were a bit chaotic; he had not heard about this kind of situation from his old man!

Stabilizing his emotions, Basel came to a harsh realization.

If that youth truly mastered the assassin profession's abilities, then his prowess was not much inferior to his own.

At least, relying on the perception of Shadow Power, Basel could only feel that there was one other person in the room besides himself, but their exact location was very vague.

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Basel felt that he now understood why he had previously deemed this ship so dangerous—it was because there was a freak on board.

The problem that Basel encountered was also the same for Lis.

He too was unable to locate Basel, who was in Stealth.

However, what little difficulty could possibly stump Lis?

Assassin combat technique "Sword Blade Chaos Dance"!

This was one of the assassin's rare area-of-effect skills, but this time Lis didn't choose a specific target to attack.

He forcefully swung his right hand, and the Sword Qi that radiated from the dagger brutally smashed into the center of the room's floor.

As the wooden planks shattered, countless streaks of Sword Qi scattered in every direction throughout the room.

Ding~Dang!

Basel's figure appeared near the doorway of the room, brandishing his dagger to block the Sword Qi that came hurtling towards him.

It was clear that after realizing Lis was no easy target, he had attempted to slip away unnoticed, but unfortunately, Lis had forced him out of his Stealth State.

Assassin combat technique "Deceit"!

[ "Deceit": Within 3 seconds after exiting Stealth State, skills that originally required Stealth can still be used. ]

Lis's body was once again enveloped by the dark grey Shadow Power, and he dashed towards Basel in a flash.

How could Basel not be familiar with this state—it was his favourite assassin combo technique.

Only this time, he was the target of the consecutive attacks.

Basel was well aware that after using the "Deceit" skill, it was often followed by either a "Choking" or a "Shadow Strike" skill.

Looking at it, it should be...

His eyes fixed intently on Lis's movements, he saw Lis's dagger suddenly raise, stabbing towards his throat.

Hm? Is it "Choking"?

An incorrect prediction left Basel puzzled, Could this obvious "Choking" really succeed against me?

His body subconsciously lifted the dagger, aiming to Block the incoming dagger.

Clang~

Basel's eyes, which had widened, distinctly saw Lis's dagger, shimmering coldly, slice through cleanly as if cutting through butter.

Bad!

Watching as a pale white blade reappeared on the remaining half of Lis's dagger coming for his throat, but his own dagger, having used all its strength to block the attack, continued its trajectory into the emptiness.

It's over!

Basel's mind went blank; all that remained in his thoughts was the blade thrusting towards his neck.

But the expected pain did not come; instead, he saw Lis's dagger embedded in the wooden wall, as Lis himself retreated several steps back, standing in the middle of the room with a smile, gazing at him.

Seeing Basel's bewildered appearance, Lis felt quite amused in his heart.

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This was a small trick he had seen on a player forum in his previous life, specifically designed to trap assassins with insufficient experience.

The dagger in his hand before was specially made, and while it appeared shiny and sharp, that was just a facade; in reality, it was no stronger than mud.

The handle, on the other hand, had a special design that could form a unique air blade.

This move was specifically used to trap those familiar with assassin combat methods, such as those inexperienced young assassins.

Upon seeing assassin skills like "Choking" and "Slicing," they would instinctively try to block with their daggers, and that's precisely when they'd fall right into the trap.

Next, all that was needed was to adjust the attack angle to ensure the attack's momentum could overpower the enemy in one strike, while avoiding the opponent's attacks.

Of course, this move was only effective on inexperienced assassins, and their strength couldn't be too formidable.

If they were Gold-level Assassins facing the same attack, with their body control power, they could completely reverse the situation, turning the tables on the user.

So, this was more of a fun trick, but it worked on Basel nonetheless.

Lis stood there, calm and collected, smiling as he said:

"You coming again?"

The rattled Basel angrily snapped back, I know you're better than me, but you're seriously underestimating me.

I, Basel, would rather die here than let you get away with this!

In a fury, Basel grasped his dagger and charged at Lis.

...

It wasn't long before,

"Stop!"

"I was wrong, big brother, spare me this once!"

"I'm done fighting, I admit defeat!"

"Not the face!"

Soon, Lis emerged from the room dragging the bruised and whining Basel, heading toward the deck.

Basel was on the verge of tears, now meekly complying as if he were a little chick.

I only got angry for a moment, why did you have to hit so hard!

In the next few confrontations, Lis used the abilities from various professions to give Basel a comprehensive thrashing.

Although Basel had talent, he was no match for the experienced Lis.

Basel was truly convinced this time!

This guy was really not someone to mess with, not only mastering Mage and assassin skills, but even the Professional Skills of warriors and Hunters, Basel was completely outclassed.

Of course, Lis wasn't being mean-spirited!

Basel was useful to Lis, or rather, he would be of use to the future Helen!

Having encountered him, they couldn't let him slip away.

Basel was a strange individual; before he met Helen, he mostly kept to himself.

He could sense danger, which made others perceive him as cowardly and hesitant.

This reputation was the reason for his name.

Anyone who teamed up with him would ultimately end with a big "death."

Every time only he survived.

Even if some believed his premonitions of danger, the outcome never changed.

Over time, despite Basel's strength, he was ostracized by others and viewed as a harbinger of ill fortune.

Truth be told, Basel was like a walking curse of the Goddess of Misfortune, truly terrifying to others.

That was until one day, Basel met Helen and joined her pirate crew.

The curse he carried seemed to vanish.

Whenever Basel talked about this, he would say with adoration:

"Helen is my goddess, she gave me the warmth my father once did."

Completely oblivious to the fact that he was over a decade older than Helen.

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