[System Transference Complete!]
This system notification presents itself to Lurker as he accepts the request to transfer him to the Bones Devouring Sect's base. It was very unbelievable for him. There was such a good thing! And here he thought he has to find that demonic sect by his lonesome.
Lurker looks around and sees familiar faces all of them either at the 4th stage or 3rd stage. "Damn, that little villager is not here… He is quite a weird guy." He recalls a certain fellow player who had a great love of traps.
Cracking his neck, Lurker readies himself for the fight ahead. He realizes he has strong competitors besides him including Nee Chen, Xiang Ya, and Lu Gao. Lurker's eyes land on the Dantian Destruction Pill.
If it were in the past, Lurker will be reluctant on using something as dangerous as this. But with the convenience of resurrection, he can just fuck with it and fight all he wants.
The players gather and discuss with each other the mysterious power that was able to send them here. It is understandable as most players of the sects still have their mortal inclinations. That would be bad for a long time. This must be why the Game Master insists on using Game IDs.
"The Game Master is a true immortal!"
"We already know that, you dingo…"
Lurker ignores their praising of the Game Master and focuses his spiritual senses on the Buddhist temple. It seems normal at first, but suddenly profound forces surround the temple. Lurker observes rune traps littering the place with his superior senses.
As Lurker was taking the natural cultivator's path, he is able to use Spiritual Sense as every normal cultivator does.
A 3rd stage player comes rushing to the temple all too eager to test their luck. He with a band of his friends rushes to the temple only to find themselves burning down to their bones with only ash remaining of them.
Lurker is not sure whether they did burn until they become ash, or it was just the power of resurrection taking over them.
Summoning his Dantian Destruction Pill and swallowing it in one bite, Lurker transcends his current cultivation in one go. As he was previously an expert 5th-stage beast, he was able to easily adapt to the surging power on him.
Ping!
[Temporarily Allowing Access to all Rogue Skills!]
[Temporary class promotion is now available!]
The system notification stuns him. The first message is not so much, but the latter is just something else. Lurker scrolls down on the lists of classes to which he can promote himself too. There are too many of them, and just too little time for him to study it.
Lurker decides to pick something familiar. His eyes land on 'Assassin', and he thought… Why not?
So he clicks it.
[Temporary Class Promotion to Assassin!]
[Temporary Allowing Access to all Assassin Skills!]
Martial Skills of tricky nature and deadly effects fill his mind. The feeling is exhilarating, but Lurker knows that it is only transient as he feels his power to be not really his own but only borrowed.
"I will break through! My fellow players! CHAAAAARGE!" He screams at the top of his lungs with the aura of a general. Nee Chen who is just beside him didn't expect him to be so passionate.
With a single step, he bolts off to the temple fearlessly. The other players watch the croc test the waters for themselves. Even with resurrections, the players aren't so daring as they only have one life once a week.
Lurker didn't mind their unscrupulousness.
"Rogue Skill— Sonar*****"
Lurker feels that he can see every little trick that catches his eye. He can detect every rune in his path, and none of them can escape his observation
"Rogue Skill— Anti Trap***!" With his overwhelming qi, he uses a rather plain rogue skill to disable the deadly-looking traps. Lurker is starting to harbor suspicions as to how reliable the leveling system of skills is, or maybe that is just how trashy the rune traps are.
"Assassin Skill— Transient Inexistence of Stealth*****"
Using his natural abilities to hide, and his new Assassin Skill, he goes into hiding at once as he enters the temple. The waiting 3rd stage, 4th stage, and even the few elite 5th stage cultivators inside the temple didn't even see Lurker coming inside.
Lurker is nice enough to leave the lower-level cultivators as he doesn't like to steal experience points from his juniors. Moreover, while in this state, Lurker cannot really earn any exp for himself. The only reason for Lurker to rush in is so that he can solo the merits of killing the leading figures of the Bones Devouring Sect.
Though he is aware that Nee Chen, Xiang Ya, and Lu Gao has quarrel over the Bones Devouring Sect, that won't stop Lurker from gaining his merits.
He senses where most of the qi is the strongest. With his superior speed, he outruns the illusion array that would even confound 8th-stage cultivators. In front of the 5-star skills of the system, this array is nothing but a little challenge.
"Assassin Skill— Shadow Step*****"
As long as Lurker has the humility to overestimate himself, he won't fall over the illusions. With consecutive Shadow Steps, he makes quick work of the maze-like illusions.
He arrives at the villa where most of the strong qi gathers. Lurker leaps from where he stands with a Shadow Step. For a five-star skill, this skill is a monstrous power that allows him to step and alternate to the shadows.
Sneaking on the religious-looking man wearing sacred robes, Lurker draws out his crocodile claws and uses a four-star skill. If he uses a five-star skill, his target might detect him, and he might miss this precious opportunity.
"Assassin Skill— Death Claw****"
Contrary to Lurker's eagerness to inflict death is the musing grin of the old man with grizzled white hair. "I can smell you!" With his hand resembling a wolf, the old man intercepts Lurker's claw strike. "I am the Wolf Demon! Reveal yourself, you assassin!"
Lurker nimbly flips in the air and makes the distance from the Wolf Demon. "I know that it wouldn't be easy." Lurker removes his Transient Inexistence of Stealth***** giving the Wolf Demon some face.
The Wolf Demon still has a grin on his face, but not his companions.
To have an assassin this near without them knowing is tantamount to them losing their lives without knowing. The Eternal Demon are especially incensed. "Wolf Demon, let us kill him!"
To the Eternal Demon, it is the highest priority to kill this hateful existence.
However, to the Wolf Demon, it is more than that. "NO!" His malicious aura exposes itself in the air. There are just these little things he cannot compromise. "He is my prey!" he announces.
Lurker goes under invisibility once more as he activates Transient Inexistence of Stealth*****, and runs off. He is not really running, but more likely baiting the wolf. Lurker knows that he cannot fight the four experts all by himself. Maybe he can if the wolf is not there to pinpoint his location.
The Wolf Demon hungrily follows Lurker's scent as he runs on his four legs. The Wolf Demon is much faster than Lurker, resulting in their clashing. The Wolf Demon moves too fast to the point that he is almost invisible.
The other demonic elders silently watch as the confrontation comes farther and farther away from them. The Eternal Demon expresses his outrage to his fellow demons, but the Sword Demon just yawns clearly finding him to be annoying. The Earth Demon just laughs hur hur hur.
The Eternal Demon massages his temple, aware of how uncooperative his colleagues are. "Sigh… I didn't expect there to be another 8th stage in this place. But I have tagged a talisman to the Wolf Demon already. If something really happened, we should come to his aid."
The Sword Demon softly hums to his words, while the Earth Demon just laughs hur hur hur.
Meanwhile, Lurker and the Wolf Demon are having there fun at the back of the mountain. They exchange their moves and further engage in combat.
Lurker uses his old martial arts instinctively as he kind of misses them, but the way he is sticking to it, he wouldn't see any results for a long time.
The Wolf Demon sneers at him. "What are you doing, lizard? Show me other martial arts! The superior ones! Not these trashy tricks!"
Lurker finds the Wolf Demon's remark annoying. His original martial arts as a crocodile is a part of his identity, so by insulting his old martial arts, the Wolf Demon is also insulting him. The Wolf Demon is not wrong, however, and Lurker knows this.
"You want to see something interesting?" Lurker grinds his teeth. He is attempting to mix his original martial arts with his skills, but he cannot really move them according to his liking.
Lurker removes his Transient Inexistence of Stealth***** as he finds their consumption of qi to be wasteful consumption. With a thought, Lurker uses another martial skill.
"Assassin Skill— Assassinate*****!" Using his claws, he tries to touch the Wolf Demon, but the Wolf Demon is too fast for him. The ultimate skill of assassin isn't working too well for Lurker.
The Wolf Demon feels dread suddenly as that Assassinate***** almost makes contact with him. He hides his dread with false bravado. "What is that? Is that your best shot? You fucking lizard!"
"Oh, I will show you more, you arrogant canine!" Lurker's teeth morph into a crocodile's, and so are his hands up until his shoulders. "I will shred you to pieces!"