infodatos Chapter 24 Thunder Shatters Illusions, an Insurmountable Mountain
Chapter 24 Thunder Shatters Illusions, an Insurmountable Mountain
On the stage, a middle-aged referee dressed in a tight-fitting outfit held a list of opponents and scanned the contestants' area with his eyes.
At this moment, apart from Cai'er sitting alone in the first row, the eyes of the other twenty-three fourth-tier assassins became exceptionally fervent. Many of them even clenched their fists nervously, their eyes filled with eager anticipation.
What are they hoping for? Of course, they're hoping to be the one to draw "Assassin Number One"!
So what if he's at the fifth rank? How strong can a blind assassin who can't even see his surroundings be in the arena?
If Cai'er were a normal Tier 5 powerhouse, these Tier 4 assassins would absolutely avoid her like the plague, praying they wouldn't encounter her before the finals. But unfortunately, she exposed the most fatal weakness of an assassin—loss of sight.
In these people's eyes, Cai'er wasn't some high-ranking powerhouse at all, but a shining "stepping stone." If they could defeat a fifth-rank opponent, they would not only secure a place in the top ten of the preliminary rounds, but this honor of fighting above their level would also make them famous throughout the entire Holy Temple Alliance! Who wouldn't want to climb over her to the top?
"Round Three, Match One!" The referee's deep voice echoed through the training grounds. "Assassin Number One versus Assassin Number Thirty-Two!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a lean young man suddenly stood up in the back row of the contestants' area.
"It's me! Hahaha, it really is me!"
Assassin number thirty-two was visibly excited, his body trembling slightly. He was at the peak of the fourth rank, and among all the contestants except for Cai'er, who was at the fifth rank, his strength was definitely among the strongest.
In the short few dozen steps toward the ring, his mind was already wildly imagining the glorious scene of easily defeating the blind girl and enjoying the cheers of the crowd.
The two stepped onto the ring and stood fifty meters apart.
With a muffled mechanical roar, the ground in the center of the arena slowly cracked open, and four thick stone pillars rose up. These were obstacles specially set up by the Assassin's Temple to simulate a real combat environment and provide assassins with concealment and leverage points.
"The match begins!" The referee swung his arm down sharply.
Almost all the contestants below the stage held their breath, their eyes wide, eager to see the fifth-level blind girl panic and taste the bitter fruit of defeat.
However, to everyone's astonishment, after the match began, Cai'er simply stood there quietly, without moving an inch. The bamboo staff in her hand hung casually at her side, as if she had no idea that the match had started, her entire body riddled with openings.
"Hmph, a blind man is a blind man; he can't even find where I am!"
Assassin Number Thirty-Two sneered inwardly. He immediately used his stealth skill, like a nimble gecko, silently clinging to the shadow of one of the stone pillars, and like a venomous snake, he stared intently at the unsuspecting purple figure in the center of the arena.
"it's over!"
A fanatical glint flashed in Number Thirty-Two's eyes. He pushed off the stone pillar with both legs, shooting out like an arrow. In mid-air, the two daggers in his hands crossed, gleaming with a chilling light, as he unleashed his strongest killing move—a fourth-tier skill, Devious Strike!
Ten meters, five meters, three meters!
As the sharp edge of the dagger was about to sever the girl's thin shoulder, some contestants in the audience couldn't help but cheer in victory.
At this critical moment, Cai'er finally moved.
Instead of dodging in a disheveled manner as everyone expected, she slightly turned her head and attacked back!
With a flick of her wrist, the green bamboo staff that had been hanging by her side instantly transformed into a green lightning bolt, striking the thirty-second crossed dagger node with a crisp "ding".
There were no flashy skills used, nor any dazzling spiritual light.
With sheer power, speed, and terrifying precision, the seemingly invincible "Deceptive Spike" crumbled instantly!
"What?!"
Number Thirty-Two felt an overwhelming force surge through the dagger, instantly splitting his tiger's mouth. He was sent flying backward by the blow, losing his balance in mid-air.
Before he could even land and adjust his posture, a bone-chilling cold suddenly rose from his back.
Cai'er's steps faltered slightly, and the "Phantom Tracking" technique taught by Bai Ye was activated with a vengeance. The audience below only saw a blur before their eyes, and the purple figure vanished from the spot like a ghost.
The next instant, number thirty-two crashed heavily to the ground.
He was about to leap up when his body suddenly froze. A cold, smooth bamboo staff had silently pressed against his back. Just half an inch further and it would easily pierce his heart.
The girl's cool voice sounded softly behind him, devoid of any emotion: "You lost."
Dead silence.
The entire training ground fell into a deathly silence.
The battle was too fast! So fast that the mocking smiles on the faces of the crowd below the stage hadn't even faded yet; Cai'er's speed was also too fast! So fast that none of the fourth-tier elites present could even catch a glimpse of her movement!
From the moment Number Thirty-Two launched his surprise attack to his instant death, the entire process took less than three breaths. The battle was over without any suspense.
"Whoosh—"
After a brief moment of deathly silence, the entire venue erupted in an incredible uproar.
In the contestant area, those assassins who had originally hoped to draw Cai'er and climb to the top by stepping on her were now all pale-faced, their backs soaked with cold sweat.
Only at this moment did they realize, as if waking from a dream, a terrible truth.
How could this be a stepping stone for others to exploit?
Even if one loses their sight, a fifth-tier being is still a fifth-tier being! That is supreme liquid spiritual power, a speed and strength that crushes everything!
The blind girl with the bamboo cane on the stage was not a prey they could even dream of, but a towering mountain that stood in their way, inspiring despair and proving insurmountable!
Amidst the horrified and stunned gazes of the entire audience, Cai'er slowly retracted her bamboo staff, quietly facing the referee's bench, awaiting the final verdict.
Even the experienced referee was visibly taken aback at that moment.
The humiliating scene that the fifth-tier assassin was expected to lose to a fourth-tier peak due to loss of sight did not occur. Instead, the battle ended instantly with a lightning-fast sweep.
The harsh reality slapped everyone in the face – how could anyone who dared to participate in the Demon Hunter Selection Tournament be a pushover?
The fifth rank is, after all, an unshakeable fifth rank!
"The first match of the third round, Assassin Number One wins!" The referee took a deep breath and loudly announced the result of the match.