Chapter 1 The Disappearance

Lord Grim disappeared around the corner of the street like that. In the end, Zhan Loulan and the others didn't follow.

"Fine, let's just gather information!" Zhan Loulan said dejectedly.

"Information is information, but don't act like a lackey again." Seeing that there were no outsiders, the other four immediately and mercilessly gave him a warning.

A stain!

Zhan Loulan looked up at the sky, tears streaming down his face. Today was truly a humiliating day. He was blown away in a crowd, and acted like a dog in front of everyone. He really wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in!

Ye Xiu was currently controlling Lord Grim to hurry on his way. He had just chased Deception, so Ye Xiu knew very well what Deception's maximum movement speed could be. He was very confident that he could definitely intercept him before the teleportation array. Of course, that was on the premise that he didn't go the wrong way. After all, he had too little interaction with online games. Whether it was in the wild, in towns, or in dungeons, Ye Xiu couldn't be said to be familiar with the terrain.

However, with the help of an external electronic map, it was impossible for Ye Xiu to make such a low-level mistake. Soon, the teleportation array of Dark City appeared in Lord Grim's field of vision, but Deception's side had lost its intelligence.

Deception took a turn on the trading street without any gains. Then he rushed to the teleportation array with all his strength. No one wanted to waste time on the road, so everyone ran as fast as they could. As a result, the players from Yi Zhan Tian Xia who were staring at Deception quickly lost track of him. They couldn't keep up with his speed!

"Don't tell me he went somewhere else and isn't coming to the teleportation array..." Ye Xiu muttered to himself. Then he looked at the electronic map, and Lord Grim had already found a spot to stand. From here, he could see the three streets that Deception could come from, without attracting too much attention.

Ye Xiu wasn't very familiar with the terrain, but that didn't stop him from using the terrain. He would improvise on the spot. He would just treat it as playing an away game.

"Almost there, right?" Ye Xiu checked the time. If Deception was going all out, he should be appearing in his field of vision around this time. Ye Xiu turned Lord Grim around and scanned all three streets, but he didn't see Deception's figure.

Not coming?

Moving slowly?

Ye Xiu thought to himself, but of course, he didn't give up and leave just like that. After waiting for a while, finally, on the street in the middle, a figure sprinting towards him appeared.

Ye Xiu immediately prepared Lord Grim to attack at any time. Soon, the name above the figure's head could be seen clearly: Deception, it was indeed Deception. But the speed at which this guy was running seemed a bit slow to Ye Xiu.

Deception didn't notice the danger lurking here at all. Like an ordinary player on the road, he didn't pay any special attention to the scenery on both sides. After leaving the street entrance, he headed straight for the teleportation array.

*Bang!*

A gunshot rang out.

During a world war, such a gunshot was insignificant. Inside and outside the city, there were sounds of skills and players shouting. The players who were still online had more or less adapted to this environment. But right now, the sound of this gunshot felt so real to Deception.

As expected of a scavenger who often walked in crowds, Deception actually judged that this shot was aimed at him. His body suddenly turned to the side, and the bullet grazed past him.

"Not bad, dodging so well!"

After hearing such an evaluation, a top-heavy monster jumped in front of Deception. This image was too eye-catching. Even Deception couldn't help but be attracted by this image before noticing the ID above the character's head: Lord Grim.

Deception had been wandering around Glory for some years, and he was doing a risky job. He wasn't like ordinary scavengers who just picked up scraps without thinking about how to survive. It was all about living a little longer and picking up one more thing. Deception had always been patient when it came to saving his life. Moreover, scavenging was most profitable in the big scenes between the big guilds, so Deception would actively participate in these scenes. He had seen many experts in online games. Lord Grim, this person's strength was unprecedented for Deception. If he really had to fight this guy, Deception really didn't have much confidence.

Now he was being targeted by this person again. Deception was a little flustered. But the teleportation array was just ahead. As long as he could rush there, he would soon leave Dark City. The other party definitely wouldn't know where he went. If it wasn't a life-or-death battle, Deception was prepared to take a chance.

Once he made up his mind, he didn't waste any time. He came up and directly used Shadow Clone Technique to flash out a distance first.

As a result, the real body took a big step forward. Before his vision could completely clear up, a large helmet was already swaying in front of him.

"Shadow Clone Technique? I can do that too!" The other party didn't seem to need to wait for the vision to clear up. The thing in his hand had already smashed down.

Deception quickly retreated. The thing in the other party's hand suddenly flipped and extended a bit. Deception's hands were fast enough. He swung his ninja blade down and blocked the attack with a clang.

The section of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella that had grown out retracted. Deception had just wiped away his cold sweat when he heard a *boom*. The end of the weapon flashed with fire, and three cannonballs came straight at him.

The attack range of a cannonball... was undoubtedly much longer than a battle lance. Using a blade to block it was not the same as a collision between weapons. It was basically a futile operation.

But did Deception have any other choice right now?

He really didn't. Being able to subconsciously protect his body with his ninja blade to block the cannonball was already a pretty good display of awareness and hand speed. Who would have thought that in such a short period of time, the other party would use a sword strike, then a spear thrust, and finally fire a cannon?

The fire from the anti-tank gun engulfed Deception. The powerful impact pushed Deception against the wall.

There were still two pairs of players fighting under the wall! They didn't find it too surprising that someone was blown over. They just glanced at him and noticed that he didn't have a guild tag above his head and wasn't related to them, so no one paid attention to him.

Deception slid down the wall. Looking again, his Shadow Clone Technique not only didn't get him closer to the teleportation gate, but he was blown back even further by the cannon...

Just use a big move!

Deception thought to himself and immediately began to form the hand seals for the Shadow Dance ultimate.

He thought that he was quite a distance away from Lord Grim, so he could complete this complicated set of hand seals while dodging the harassment of ranged attacks.

This was also an advantage of the ninja class. The hand seals for spells didn't affect the character's movement at all. Even if an elemental mage maintained a "mobile casting" state while chanting, their movement speed would be greatly reduced.

The ninja didn't have this problem. Deception's hands kept gesturing, and his legs moved quickly, dodging left and right, and quickly trying to lead Lord Grim's attacks onto other players.

How could Ye Xiu fall for that? But because of this, the effect of ranged attacks was not ideal, and it didn't have any impact on Deception's hand seals.

Ninfa: Shadow Dance!

In an instant, more than a dozen Deception figures appeared, all full of energy and spectacular. But when Deception took another look, where did Lord Grim go? He turned his head and, damn! Lord Grim didn't pay attention to his shadow clones at all. He ran to the teleportation array, as if he was just guarding the final gate.

Was that useful?

Deception didn't think so. The closer Lord Grim stood to the teleportation gate, the more advantageous it was for him. With so many shadow clones rushing over at the same time, he didn't believe that Lord Grim was capable enough to stop all the shadow clones. As long as one of them got through, wouldn't everything be fine?

Deception thought to himself and was about to unleash his hand speed to make a swarm of shadow clones rush forward. But when he switched his perspective, he was shocked to discover that so many shadow clones were being attacked!

"Tsk tsk tsk, your experience is really lacking." Lord Grim's voice came over.

Deception was depressed! It turned out that after he completed the hand seals for the Shadow Dance, and this group of shadow clones stood open in such a splendid way, many players who were fighting intensely around them misunderstood.

Who wouldn't be wary of a shadow clone that suddenly appeared next to them?

So without saying a word, they attacked first. For a time, Deception became a public enemy. Many people were attacking his shadow clones. Deception wanted to drag Lord Grim's ranged attacks onto other people to help him attract hatred, but he didn't expect that his Shadow Dance would actually attract hatred in the current environment.

Deception wasn't the type to explain, and no one would believe him even if he did explain in this situation. He quickly controlled his shadow clones, not wanting to get entangled with these players. He just tried to rush towards the teleportation gate.

There were too many opponents, and Deception was having a hard time dealing with them. Ye Xiu wasn't kind either. Just when Deception was at his most difficult, Lord Grim attacked. He used Falling Flower Palm to blow one away, Throwing Technique to throw one out, and Repel to push one away. He always attacked the gaps that Deception couldn't take care of. In a short while, Deception was shocked to find that his shadow clones were scattered to this extent. Such a distance...

*Puff puff puff puff...*

Half of the shadow clones disappeared in an instant. Lord Grim had scattered them too much. No matter which shadow clone he focused the Shadow Dance Heart on, he couldn't take care of the overall situation.

The Shadow Dance ultimate was completely useless. Deception still wanted to try the remaining half, but then he realized that this half wouldn't work either!

The remaining half of the shadow clones rushed forward, but they had a sequence, which gave Lord Grim time to knock them away one by one. If they gathered together and charged at the same time, there wouldn't be enough time. Skill effects had a time limit!

The Shadow Dance ultimate was completely useless.