Chapter 769: Chapter 483: Crushing Defeat_2

The state of charging up the power was too obvious, making it easy for enemies of the same level to distinguish and dodge in advance.

Thus, when using the [Arrow Rain Storm], rangers would generally have already trapped the enemy with pre-set traps or have companions limiting the enemy’s movements.

Otherwise, even if [Arrow Rain Storm] was powerful, it wouldn’t be effective if it couldn’t hit the enemy.

Therefore, Lis watched the incoming rain of wind blades and used the Thief Skill [Shadow Jump] to flash to another direction, completely avoiding the opponent’s attack.

Immediately after, Lis entered the [Stealth] status and slowly approached in the direction of the enemy.

As Lis got closer, the enemy’s appearance came into his view.

The ranger hiding in the forest shadows was an elf wearing brown leather armor. Although the face was unclear, the golden short hair and eyes undoubtedly proved the identity of a Day Elf.

A Day Elf?

Lis felt somewhat surprised. Although there was a possibility of disguise, this appearance plus the Sun Flames that only a Day Elf could master, made it seem like a genuine Day Elf no matter how one looked at it.

And this Day Elf seemed to have lost track of Lis’s position, turning their head to observe the surroundings with the longbow still at the ready.

Lis stealthily approached the Day Elf, and, getting close enough, suddenly appeared from the shadows with a sharp dagger aiming straight for the opponent’s neck from behind.

Assassin combat technique [Shadow Strike]!

Assassin combat technique [Backstabbing]!

However, the Day Elf reacted quickly. As a ranger who received double the agility attribute modifier, his speed was not much slower than Lis’s.

What was more important, special passives like [Tremor Perception] and [Breath Perception] maximized the ranger’s environmental awareness, allowing him to react the moment Lis made his move.

Clang!

Crack~

The Day Elf, out of instinct, lifted his longbow to smash at the dagger Lis was stabbing towards him.

But the outcome was not as expected; the terrifying force transmitted through the longbow made the Day Elf realize something was wrong.

The moment he let go of the longbow, the fine steel longbow was slashed into two by Lis.

What did it matter if his speed was nearly equal to Lis’s, or if he could react?

Lis always had an attribute crush on his opponents, like right now when the strength of the Golden Rank ranger simply couldn’t withstand Lis’s attack.

With the increase in tier and strength, the attribute bonuses brought by [All-Purpose] were becoming more and more significant for Lis.

The moment the Day Elf let go of his longbow, Lis didn’t stop the swing of his dagger and, at the same time, turned and kicked fiercely at the Day Elf with his right foot.

Assassin combat technique [Side Kick]!

This time, the Day Elf did not react in time and was harshly kicked by Lis in the side.

The terrifying power burst forth instantly, and the Day Elf was sent flying like a cannonball into the forest behind, smashing through several large trees.

Lis steadied himself, the sharp dagger in his slender fingers nimbly danced as if it possessed life, following the subtle twists of his wrist and drawing silvery trajectories that resembled freshly honed ice blades, hinting at a frightening sharpness and chilliness.

In his perception, the Day Elf was struggling to rise from the ground. Having suffered a heavy blow, even moving was difficult for him now.

The advantage of a multi-attribute crush in close combat was extremely evident; the Day Elf essentially took a fierce hit from a Golden Rank warrior without any defenses.

With the ranger’s somewhat fragile body, it would be difficult to recover quickly in the short term.

With a flick of his right hand, the dagger dancing at his fingertips obediently flipped into his grip, and Lis walked toward the Day Elf.

The Day Elf at this time was barely kneeling on the ground, his chest heaving as if to relieve the great pain in his body.

“Who are you?”

“Why did you attack me?”

Lis stood in front of the Day Elf and asked softly.

As he got closer, he finally saw the Day Elf’s face clearly.

What surprised him was that the Day Elf did not seem young. Although the face was as handsome as ever, the wrinkles indicated that the Day Elf had entered middle age.

Lis was certain that he had never seen this Day Elf before.

The Day Elf raised his head to look at Lis but did not respond at all to his question.

Lis also realized something was wrong. Although the Day Elf in front of him seemed fine, he gave Lis a feeling of utter stillness.

Moreover, even though he was heavily wounded and sweat beaded on his forehead, there was not the slightest expression of pain, just a numb and indifferent gaze directed at Lis.

“There’s something wrong with this person!”

Rosanara appeared beside Lis, frowning as she looked at the kneeling Day Elf.

“What’s wrong?”

Lis saw that the Day Elf still wanted to struggle to stand up and continue to attack, so he kicked him down to the ground and pressed his right foot firmly on his back, preventing any movement.

This Day Elf Ranger was reasonably strong, but that was just it.

He hadn’t even mastered the Extraordinary Domain, so he was utterly insignificant in Lis’s hands.

“I don’t sense the breath of fate on him.”

Rosanara focused on the Day Elf before her and said softly.

“The breath of fate?”

Lis asked curiously.

He knew what Rosanara was talking about, as she had sought him out before, claiming that the breath of fate on Lis was quite strange, which intrigued her as a Favored of the Lucky Goddess.

But what did it mean to have no breath of fate?

“It means that this Day Elf has already lost his fate.”

Rosanara nodded and explained,

“In other words, he should have died a long time ago.”

“But for some reason, he can still move, and there’s no sign of anything abnormal.”

“A dead person?”

Lis looked down at the Day Elf under his foot and said perplexedly.

As a World Tree Favored, he could sense the life around his body, which was a special ability he possessed.

The Day Elf in front of him still held life in his perception, albeit with an abnormal feeling.

Now that was interesting!

So, in a way, this Day Elf could be considered a corpse that someone had controlled through unknown means, even capable of exerting the strength he had in life.

Magic [Detect Evil]!

A faint white radiance emerged from Lis’s hands, enveloping the Day Elf’s body.

Under this light, a streak of black breath started to flow slowly on the Day Elf’s body.

This black breath gave Lis a feeling of madness, an ominous and evil sensation.

Grr, grr, grr~

As the black breath appeared, the Day Elf, pinned to the ground by Lis, began to shriek wildly, and his body melted away as swiftly as snow upon the intense heat of the sun.

In both Lis’s and Rosanara’s eyes, the previously lively Day Elf had now completely vanished, leaving only his leather armor and clothes on the ground.

“Is it over just like that?”

Lis held a twisting, writhing wisp of black breath in his hand, which he had deliberately preserved.

But his focus wasn’t on this breath.

Random attacks, a mysterious Day Elf–all that was certain was that the Evil God Sect had orchestrated everything from behind the scenes.

However, for Lis, it had no impact at all, and it was even quite effortless to resolve.

“Was this to probe me?”

Lis looked at Rosanara and said with a smile.

“I don’t know!”

Rosanara firmly said, her face faintly filled with excitement.

“Do you think he can get away?”

Lis raised the black stream of breath wrapped tightly by Magic Power in his hand and asked Rosanara.

“I don’t think you can do it.”

Rosanara rolled her eyes at Lis and played along.

“Men should not speak of misfortune.”

Lis shook his head slightly, preparing to delve deeper into the remaining breath in his hand.

Just at that moment, in his perception, several figures were approaching from afar.

At exactly this moment, in his perception, several figures were approaching from afar.

Both not