Nether had come here for one purpose: To kill Love at First Sight.
Using the first ability of his SSS-rank hidden class, Judge, he would seize her A-rank Talent, Enhancement Amplification, which increased the effects of all enhancement-type skills by 50%.
But when he saw Xia Xin crouching on the ground, crying uncontrollably, Nether hesitated, 'She was just betrayed by her boyfriend.'
'If I take her talent too...'
'Maybe she'll completely lose hope in life.'
'It would ruin her.'
More importantly, the talent Xia Xin possessed was a core T0-rank talent for Nether.
Combined with his existing A-rank Talents, Undead Summoning, Attack Enhancement, Defense Enhancement, and Health Enhancement, it would make him even stronger.
Because of that, based on what he knew about the Boss, Nether guessed, 'If I take her talent, then to keep it permanently... she probably won't survive in the real world either.'
Originally, Nether hadn't known the Boss had such ruthless methods.
It wasn't until yesterday, when Lin Mo killed him in the Divine Tomb dungeon.
Nether unexpectedly discovered that, although most of the talents he had stolen had returned to their original owners, he still retained several A-rank Talents, including Undead Summoning, Attack Enhancement, Defense Enhancement, and Health Enhancement.
Although his SSS-rank hidden class, Judge, could steal talents of any rank by killing their owners, every stolen talent only lasted seventy-two hours before returning to its original owner.
Or, if Nether died, every stolen talent would immediately return as well.
There was only one way to keep a stolen talent permanently.
The original owner had to die permanently during the period when the talent was stolen.
So when Nether came out of the Divine Tomb yesterday and found that several of those talents were still with him, he realized, their original owners had most likely already been murdered in the real world.
After hesitating for a moment, Nether canceled his attack.
He turned and walked toward the exit of Gloom City.
He had already made up his mind.
If the Boss asked about it, he would simply say he had arrived too late, and Love at First Sight had already left Gloom City.
But just as Nether was about to leave...
Whoosh!
A beam of obsidian-colored light descended from the sky and enveloped him.
[Ding~ You have been hit by player Dream Black Hand's Soul Suppression skill. You have entered the Suppression state for 3 seconds!]
Nether's heart sank.
At the same time, behind him, after one of Chu Yan's Dark Wizard guild members launched a sneak attack with the ultimate skill Soul Suppression, successfully immobilizing Nether, Chu Yan folded her arms, snorted, and said proudly, "What an arrogant fool!"
"You actually killed so many of my guild members!"
"Get him! Kill him!"
At Chu Yan's command, the few dozen surviving Dream Guild players, after losing two-thirds of their members to Nether, all raised their weapons and charged at him.
Locked in Soul Suppression, Nether couldn't move at all.
He could only judge by the sounds that his enemies were getting closer and closer.
Just then...
Whoosh!
A black shadow shot past Nether at incredible speed.
Immediately afterward, from Nether's perspective, he heard cries of alarm behind him.
"Damn! He's got backup!"
"Wizard, lock her down!"
"We can't! She's too fast! We can't control her!"
Moments later, the shouting was replaced by screams rising one after another.
When the three-second Soul Suppression finally ended, Nether turned around after breaking free.
Ahead of him, a ghostlike figure moved through the Dream Guild players at a speed almost impossible to follow with the naked eye.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
-59,864 (Critical)!
-55,558 (Critical)!
-60,993 (Critical)!
Under a barrage of devastating damage, in an instant...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of white beams shot into the sky, lighting up the night.
Standing amid the light was the silhouette of a woman in a black skintight outfit, with a graceful figure and long legs.
Seeing dozens of guild members wiped out almost effortlessly by a single person, Chu Yan and Chen Feng were completely stunned.
"Y-You... who are you?", Chu Yan asked in shock, her eyes wide.
"Someone who's about to die doesn't deserve to know my name."
As soon as she finished speaking, the black figure disappeared like a gust of wind.
In an instant, she flashed before Chu Yan and Chen Feng.
Her blade rose and fell.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
-58,642 (Critical)!
-59,111 (Critical)!
The next moment, the two of them clutched their throats before turning into white light and disappearing.
Silence fell over the scene.
The nearby spectators all looked toward the female Assassin in the black skintight outfit with shocked expressions.
[Witch · Frost Dance (Level 60 Third-Turn Assassin · Rank 4 Heavenly Rankings)!]
The crowd immediately erupted, "Holy shit! Another Heavenly Rankings expert!"
"Two Heavenly Rankings players showed up at once! One's third and one's fourth! That's insane!"
"So Frost Dance is actually a girl! Other than Liuli, it's rare to see women on the Heavenly Rankings."
"Frost Dance is ridiculously strong. She wiped out so many Dream Guild members by herself. First time I've seen a girl who's this good at the game."
"Strange! I know Nether, but I don't remember ever seeing this Frost Dance on the Heavenly Rankings before. It's like she suddenly appeared in Inferno City."
"Forget that. Damn! Frost Dance has an amazing figure. That tiny waist. Those long legs! Those curves! Man, I love that skintight outfit! It's everything I imagined!"
Ignoring everyone's discussion, the Assassin named Frost Dance, who had reached Rank 4 on the Heavenly Rankings immediately after arriving in Inferno City, turned and walked over to Nether.
Her stunning face was as cold as frost.
"No wonder Godfather always says you're too soft-hearted to accomplish anything."
"Now I finally see it for myself."
"You really are a saint."
"Don't you know that showing mercy to your enemies is being cruel to yourself?"
"And you're actually Rank 3 on the Heavenly Rankings."
"Worthless."
No matter how much she mocked him, Nether couldn't deny that she had just saved his life.
He said to her, "Thank you."
Frost Dance actually laughed, "I'm insulting you, and you're thanking me?"
"Are you an idiot?"
Then Frost Dance turned toward the High Priest girl, Love at First Sight.
She frowned slightly.
"Didn't Godfather tell you to steal her talent? Why is she still alive?"
"Couldn't bring yourself to do it?"
"That's fine."
"I'll help you."
As she spoke...
Whoosh!
Frost Dance flashed beside Xia Xin and landed a critical strike, reducing her to a single point of HP.
"Kill her."
"Now."
Urged on by Frost Dance, Nether finally made his move.
Boom!
One spell killed Xia Xin, who only had one HP left.
[Ding~ You have killed player Love at First Sight. Judge class effect activated. Congratulations, you have stolen the target's A-rank Talent: Enhancement Amplification!]
With the battle over and his objective achieved, Nether said to Frost Dance, "Can you ask the Boss to spare that girl's life in the real world?"
"If the talent disappears, we can always kill her again and steal it back."
"There's no need to take her life."
The moment he finished speaking...
Whoosh!
Frost Dance walked over and pressed a dagger against Nether's neck.
She leaned in close.
The tip of her nose was less than a centimeter from his.
Her cold eyes quietly stared into his.
She said coldly, "You're good-looking."
"So why are you so stupid?"
"Why did Godfather choose you?"
Nether replied calmly, "Because I'm the only one who can help the Boss deal with Rulebound in the world of Divine Oracle."
"Hehe!"
Frost Dance laughed, "You think I don't know how badly Rulebound crushed you in the Divine Tomb yesterday?"
"And look at you now."
"So hesitant."
"So soft-hearted."
"Worthless."
"You..."
"...can't kill Rulebound."
"Enough," Frost Dance lowered her dagger and deliberately provoked him, "I'll go tell Godfather right now that he doesn't need to count on you anymore. Our cooperation is over."
"We'll think of another way to deal with Rulebound."
"As for you... go find your missing childhood sweetheart yourself."
"Wait!", Nether called out, stopping Frost Dance as she was about to leave.
"Rulebound has a Divine Pet with him, the Divine Descent Seraph."
"As the princess of the God Clan, the supreme race of Divine Oracle, that pet is immune to crowd control. It can even ignore a Dark Wizard's ultimate skill, as well as my Judgment."
"As long as we can get rid of that God Clan princess..."
"I can kill Rulebound."
Frost Dance stopped.
She turned around, walked back over, pressed a hand against Nether's chest, and pinned him against the wall.
Looking straight at him, she smiled seductively.
"Good."
"Big Sis will help you."