Master of Kaidan
Chapter 185: Really Lucky

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Really Lucky

As Feng Xue stepped into the entrance of the Tower of Babylon, the scene before him instantly changed. The originally dim entrance, due to the absence of windows, had transformed into a vibrant forest emitting vigorous vitality.

Beneath his feet were soft fallen leaves, and above, light speckles trickled through the gaps in the leaves.

Feeling the warm sensation, Feng Xue almost thought he had accidentally passed through another door. After all, there was no such true sunlight in Infinite City.

Turning around, Feng Xue discovered that the entrance behind him had disappeared, and correspondingly, a piece of information entered his mind.

Compared to the blunt indoctrination of the Gatekeeper’s tag, this transmission seemed much gentler, and Feng Xue effortlessly understood the rules here.

The moment he stepped into the Tower of Babylon’s entrance, he had, by default, entered the first level’s trial, and the forest he now found himself in was the "battlefield" for the first level guard.

The battlefield would transform according to the combat style of the guard, meaning that every time challengers faced a trial, they were essentially on an away game.

However, as long as they could defeat the guard, any strategy or tactic was permissible, no matter how sinister, despicable, or vile. Winning by any means would allow one to pass.

Of course, the field had no air walls, nor distance limitations, so there were no possibilities of running off the field or getting stuck in a corner.

In fact, this challenge didn’t even have a time limit; if one chose to respond passively, living here forever was possible.

However, trials in Infinite City had no limits on attempts and posed no danger to life. As long as one was sane, they generally wouldn’t stubbornly fight to the death here.

After reviewing the information in his mind, Feng Xue found a thick tree to serve as a wall to avoid attacks from both front and back. Only then did he issue the start command, based on his knowledge.

Almost the moment he issued the command, the entire forest "came to life."

If previously this forest seemed like a deliberately set "scenery," now everything felt incredibly vibrant.

The light patches above his head started to shake continuously, and the rustling sound brought by the fresh breeze seemed so realistic.

If anything was lacking, it was the absence of insects buzzing and birds chirping.

"Enemies skilled in forest combat, cavalry lack charge terrain, snipers lack visibility, but almost everything else is possible."

Feng Xue tensed up, waiting for the appearance of the enemy.

If his opponent were now anyone else from Kaidan, Feng Xue could have taken the initiative to ring the bell, using the mark effect of the Pardon Bell to locate the target, but the guards generated by the Tower of Babylon obviously didn’t have anything like "sin".

Thinking this, he still flicked his finger and rang the small bell at his waist, but just as he had thought, nothing happened.

"So, these guards are indeed NPCs, not ’creatures pulled from other worlds’ or anything like that?"

Feng Xue flicked out the Suffocation Blade with his left hand, but instead of reaching for the Holy Mother, he took a hand grenade off his belt.

The toy hand grenade might be a bit comedic, but its effect was quite apparent, and tags like [Tool], [Toy], [Fake], [Scaring] were easy to obtain. Knowing the recipe, mass production wasn’t difficult, and even with Feng Xue’s luck, he could produce one or two out of every ten reforges.

In fact, if it weren’t for the difficulty of dealing with the conventional element, Feng Xue would have preferred to mass-produce soap.

However, just as he was contemplating setting up a few Deceptive Mine Traps with toy grenades, a sudden chill surged over him, and he seemed to gain an extra sense of sight, clearly seeing three arrows in a品 shape flying towards him.

"Am I this lucky?" Feng Xue, who had triggered Arrow Avoidance Protection several times in reality, immediately rejoiced. If there was one type of enemy he was best at dealing with, it would definitely be archers and snipers, as with Arrow Avoidance Protection, unless the opponent was wielding a Gatling, there was hardly any chance of being hit.

Easily dodging the three arrows, Feng Xue pulled the pin and tossed the grenade towards where the arrows came from.

Before the grenade even landed, another arrow shot out from the woods and struck down the toy grenade on the spot.

"Both the firing speed and accuracy are quite high."

Not bothering to pick up the grenade, Feng Xue briskly moved towards the direction from which the arrows had come. The two phantom items of the Swearer had no role to play when facing the "sinless" guards. When Feng Xue charged into the forest, the attacker had already vanished without a trace.

"Lucky that the guards don’t have a passive combat setting," muttered Feng Xue as he picked up the toy grenade and the four arrows. Before he could even straighten up, Arrow Avoidance Protection activated again.

This time, without any hesitation, Feng Xue instantly activated "Nowhere to Hide," and following the trajectory of those arrows, he executed a jump of about five meters. Simultaneously, his right hand lifted abruptly, and with the power of his ring finger and wrist, Suffocation Blade transformed into a streak of light shooting into the dense forest.

It was only then that the arrow he sensed earlier barely shot out. Easily dodging the arrow, Feng Xue moved swiftly into the woods, and this time, he finally saw the figure who had attacked him.

Dressed in overlapping yellow and green, with slender ears and soft features—it was the quintessential appearance of an elf.

Seeing the elf pull out the Suffocation Blade from his body, Feng Xue didn’t give him another chance to disappear into the thicket. Pardon Bell fell into his hands, and with a slash, he unleashed Life-taking Sword.

With the enhancement of Swordsmanship and murderous aura, Feng Xue firmly locked onto the elf. Seeing this, the panting elf immediately drew his bow and like a string of pearls, shot arrows continuously.

However, under the debuff of Suffocation Blade, her arrows were significantly weaker than before—how could they possibly hit Feng Xue, who was protected by Arrow Avoidance Protection?

Just as Feng Xue approached the elf, his expression suddenly changed!

"Crack!"

A crisp sound accompanied by a sudden flurry of fallen leaves; a pair of animal traps designed to catch fierce beasts snapped shut, viciously clamping around Feng Xue’s right leg. Seeing this, the elf immediately pulled out two short swords and charged forward.

The two short swords, like a guillotine, slashed towards Feng Xue’s neck. Feng Xue could only raise the Pardon Bell trying to block.

The elf quickly changed his move, sweeping away the block with one sword and aiming for the vital spot with the other. However, just as this sword move took form, a thin mist suddenly rose. At the same time, a dazzling arc light that even the mist couldn’t conceal exploded. The two short swords, which had been evenly matched with Pardon Bell, broke upon impact. The elf couldn’t even retreat before the Pardon Bell had already pierced her chest.

All these exchanges occurred in an instant. Before the mist cleared, the forest in front of him had already begun to distort.

"Fuck, I haven’t picked up Suffocation Blade yet!"

The moment Feng Xue felt the animal trap on his leg disappear, he lunged towards where Suffocation Blade had fallen, only to find that in the next moment, everything had vanished.

"Damn, did it swallow the Suffocation Blade?"

Feng Xue cursed as he straightened up, but he felt a reassuring weight on his wrist. Suffocation Blade, still within his Sleeve Sword, seemed as if it had never been unsheathed...