Everyone lost their target. Chu Tian, having transformed into a leopard, moved like a black ghost. They couldn't find him.
All the priests unleashed their Holy Light illumination skills, covering the area around the high platform from all angles without any blind spots.
Yet, they still hadn't found him. Where could he be?
"Knights with the Divine Eye skill, find him!" Tianya Kuang Dao shouted from the high platform.
Among the four hundred-plus people, only three knights, upon hearing Tianya Kuang Dao's call, had their eyes glow with golden light.
They scanned their surroundings but still couldn't locate Chu Tian. Logically, their Divine Eye skill should have been able to spot the stealthed Chu Tian, or at the very least, detect some trace.
Unless Chu Tian's stealth level far surpassed their detection range.
As they were surveying the area ahead, a Paladin suddenly looked back. A faint flash of lightning zipped past.
"There!" the knight shouted.
Everyone turned. Chu Tian, now illuminated by the Divine Eye's glow, appeared as a blurry, almost transparent silhouette.
How could he be so fast? Covering a hundred meters in just six or seven seconds?
What kind of running speed was that?
In Tian Dao, normal running speed was nine meters per second, so a hundred meters should take at least twelve seconds. Furthermore, stealth should reduce movement speed by fifty percent. How could he be this fast?
Chu Tian, in his leopard form, possessed a 140% movement speed, and even after entering stealth, he still had 90% movement speed.
However, having spent his past life constantly on the run, his backpack contained more than just essential survival potions.
He had three scrolls that cost ten gold coins each, which increased movement speed by sixty percent. He even had two of the less popular body size reduction scrolls that halved his physical dimensions.
The Tian Dao system store would remove all items once player shops were opened. Of course, items that players couldn't craft would still be available for sale.
A scroll costing ten gold coins seemed expensive now, but when players started crafting and selling them, the price would be higher. Based on the cost of materials, players would add a profit margin before selling.
Later on, a single scroll could cost thousands, even tens of thousands of gold coins, though gold itself wouldn't be as valuable then.
If not for the current system limit on purchase quantity, Chu Tian would have loved to hoard some scrolls to sell at a higher price later.
Given the execution speed of the "Slaughter" guild, which was like dealing with mentally underdeveloped giants, Chu Tian had consumed an acceleration scroll the moment he entered stealth. It was more than enough time to slip behind them before they could surround him and cast anti-stealth skills.
Although the priests' Holy Light illumination eventually covered the entire area, it was cast unevenly. Chu Tian, with a few leaps and twists, reached the base of the high platform during the gaps where the illumination hadn't yet covered.
By the time the knights activated their Divine Eye, Chu Tian was already standing on the high platform.
Now, only a few dishevelled women stood between Chu Tian and Tianya Kuang Dao.
The black leopard grinned, his mouth stretching to his ears. His gleaming white teeth flashed with a bloodthirsty glint.
"Ah..." The women on the high platform screamed, terrified, and scrambled down.
Players from the "Slaughter" guild below were also rushing upwards, colliding with the fleeing women.
They tumbled down the platform, some "Slaughter" players landing amidst the beautiful women. For a moment, they forgot to rescue their leader. Seeing the women on the ground, many feigned falls, diving into the pile of women and groping them.
This caused the women to scream again.
At the same time, Tianya Kuang Dao raised his shield. "The first newcomer king? I've heard your attack is quite high. Let's see if you can break my defense!"
Chu Tian completely ignored his words and entered stealth.
Within milliseconds of Tianya Kuang Dao assuming his defensive stance, Chu Tian appeared behind him.
`Swipe!`
Tianya Kuang Dao was stunned and suffered a bleeding debuff. As Chu Tian prepared to cast `Shred`,
Tianya Kuang Dao twitched and then spun around, unleashing a shield bash.
He has an escape skill, Chu Tian thought to himself.
However, it was to be expected. As the leader of a guild, he would have access to ample resources. Otherwise, he wouldn't be the top guild in Shengjing City.
Transforming into bear form, he gained ten rage.
`Maul!` A skill requiring ten rage.
The bear's body reared up, and one of its paws slammed into the shield.
*Bang...*
Tianya Kuang Dao staggered back three steps, while Chu Tian, in his bear form, didn't even wobble!
-31, -44!
In the brief exchange of a single second, Tianya Kuang Dao only suffered the bleeding damage from `Swipe` and the true damage effect from Chu Tian's weapon.
Seeing the damage numbers above his head, Chu Tian mused, "His defense is indeed high. If not for the boost from the god-tier talent [Concentration], I might not have been able to break through his defense."
As Tianya Kuang Dao was knocked back on his first step, Chu Tian transformed into owlkin form and cast two consecutive debuff skills, `Sunfire` and `Moonfire`.
-31, -44!
-1, -44!
-1, -44!
Three damage instances floated above Tianya Kuang Dao's head!
As he retreated to his third step, Chu Tian transformed back into his leopard form and moved to his side.
`Shred!`
Tianya Kuang Dao desperately tried to maintain his balance and block with his shield.
*Clang...* a crisp sound.
-1, -44!
Shield block successful, damage reduced by 30%.
Chu Tian's attack power, nearing six hundred, combined with `Shred` and god-tier talent bonuses, provided a skill damage multiplier of three hundred percent.
That meant an attack of eighteen hundred, yet after the shield block, it only managed to deduct one point of health from the opponent.
Chu Tian's heart tightened. Such high defense! He truly was a beefy shield warrior! And with top-tier equipment, it seemed his own gear needed an upgrade.
In all his time in the game, this was the first time he hadn't instantly killed an enemy.
While thinking, he had already brushed past his opponent. Simultaneously, he spun around, his tail sweeping directly at Tianya Kuang Dao's ankle.
This wasn't an attack skill, but with the "God of Slaughter" title, he could act freely.
The sweep of the leopard's tail sent Tianya Kuang Dao completely off balance.
The leopard's body, after the tail sweep, landed precisely behind him. His hind leg kicked out, sending Tianya Kuang Dao's falling body flying into the air.
Chu Tian flipped, `Shred!`
He sank his claws into his back. A rear attack, with no block, no parry, and no dodge.
-546! -44!
Two damage numbers appeared, along with ongoing debuff damage and true damage.
Tianya Kuang Dao's health dropped by a sixth!
He actually had nearly 4000 health.
"Priests, heal me!" Tianya Kuang Dao roared in the guild chat.
"Boss, you're on the high platform, and the line of sight is blocked. We can't reach you," a priest replied. As he sent the message, his hands were still roving over the fallen women.
"Damn it, what are you all doing down there? Get up here and kill him for me!" Tianya Kuang Dao was infuriated by Chu Tian's maneuver and the five-hundred-plus damage.
"Uh..." At this point, the "Slaughter" guild members who were taking liberties with the women below finally remembered their leader was in danger.