Zhang Mu shuttled through the forest. The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon was heavily injured in the siege, and its movement speed was greatly reduced. Zhang Mu's speed was barely able to catch up. This black shadow rushed over from behind. It was the powerful assassin-Scorpion!
Zhang Mu glanced at him from the corner of his eye and frowned slightly." This guy followed us too?"
The two of them approached the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon.
Zhang Mu threw the axe with all his might. Scorpion waved his hand and shot out three silver flying needles. The short axe struck the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon's thigh, and the three flying needles landed on the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon's body.
"Ow!"
The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon let out a long, mournful howl. Suddenly, its legs were attacked, causing it to lose its balance and fall heavily to the ground. Its HP was less than 10%.
Zhang Mu held his sword in both hands and jumped down from the tree. He cut a deep wound on the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon's body. Then, he used a Gale Successive Slash. Because he did not hold both hands, he only attacked three times. Even so, the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon was still beaten to a residual level of blood.
The Deinonychus waved its claws, and the strong claw wind even peeled off a layer of bark. Zhang Mu lowered his body to avoid the sharp claw wind. At the same time, he stomped his feet hard, and a faint glow appeared on his sword. This final fatal blow was about to land.
Suddenly, Scorpion's ghost-like figure rushed out. His right hand extended an arm blade and inserted it between Deinonychus and Zhang Mu. The sword and arm blade collided. A crisp sound of metal and metal mixed, and dazzling sparks splashed in the night. The sword that instinctively killed Deinonychus Silver Dragon was actually blocked by Scorpion.
Zhang Mu narrowed his eyes." Damn it!"
Scorpion Block blocked Zhang Mu's attack with his right hand and turned his body agilely. He grabbed at the silver dragon with his left hand. Zhang Mu would not let him succeed. He swung his sword and gave a vicious whip kick. Scorpion hurriedly blocked the attack with his arm, and both of them were bounced away at the same time. Neither of them could kill the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon. The dragon took the opportunity to attack the two of them. Scorpion jumped up high to avoid the attack. Zhang Mu lay on the ground and swept his tail over his head. He reached out and pulled out his axe, just about to launch an attack.
Scorpion threw a flying knife.
Zhang Mu had no choice but to split the flying knife. The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon suddenly bit him again. Zhang Mu quickly activated speed skating and slipped away from the Deinonychus.
After a short exchange, leaves fell from the sky.
The two of them stood still. Scorpion stared at Zhang Mu indifferently. Zhang Mu looked at him at the same time. In fact, he could have used the Heavenly God's Blessing to create an invincible effect and then killed the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon. Zhang Mu did not do that. This skill was a trump card that he would definitely win. He did not want to expose himself too early. Scorpion was a top expert. Zhang Mu had to be cautious when fighting him.
The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon roared. Scorpion was about to attack, but Zhang Mu suddenly attacked. He threw the axe at Scorpion with all his might and stabbed the sword in his right hand.
Scorpion waved his right arm blade, sending the axe flying and hitting a tree nearby. He grabbed Zhang Mu's long sword with his left hand, and the friction between his finger blade and the sword blade made one's heart ache. A large number of sparks flew out, and Scorpion was pushed back by Zhang Mu's power. As the two of them fought, neither of them could give the dying Dreadclaw Silver Dragon the final fatal blow. The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon seized the opportunity to launch an attack.
Zhang Mu suddenly revealed a strange smile. A scroll suddenly appeared in his left hand. Powerful magic power was released, and the skeleton captain appeared behind him. Scorpion obviously didn't expect Zhang Mu to have such a trick. He reached out to stop him, but Zhang Mu stopped Scorpion with his sword.
The Skeleton Captain used Charge to approach the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon. He raised his broadsword and used Gale Slash. The Dreadclaw Silver Dragon fell to the ground four times in a row. Its HP had already returned to zero. This time, it was completely dead. Since the Skeleton Captain was summoned by Zhang Mu, killing the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon was equivalent to Zhang Mu killing it. A large amount of EXP fell on Zhang Mu's head.
The two of them separated from each other and gave way to each other. Zhang Mu conveniently pulled out the axe that had been inserted into the tree, then sped to the side of the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon and picked up the three loot with lightning speed.
Zhang Mu heaved a sigh of relief and stared at Scorpion." You lost."
Scorpion stood in the shadow of the tree. His thin figure did not have any aura at all, just like a ghost. He still looked indifferent and did not show any anger. His right hand slowly lowered, and the short blade extended from his sleeve reflected a cold light. His left hand gently rubbed, and the sharp finger blade made a metal friction sound, which made people feel a chill down their spine.
Zhang Mu felt that he wasn't facing a single person, but a venomous snake lurking in the dark. He knew how powerful the other party was, so he didn't dare to be careless at all. Otherwise, he might lose.
Scorpion, what do you want?"
"There is a problem." Scorpion's voice was hoarse." Do we know each other?"
Putting aside the matter of the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon, he actually asked such a question. It was no wonder that Zhang Mu gave Scorpion a strange feeling. It was as if he had known Scorpion for a long time. In fact, there were only a few people in the country who knew Scorpion's identity. He never remembered dealing with Zhang Mu.
"What do you think?"
Zhang Mu's answer was the same as not answering. He couldn't possibly say that he had seen scorpions in his previous life, right?
Scorpion didn't ask. He suddenly said," No skills. Let's fight."
Zhang Mu narrowed his eyes slightly." What if I refuse?"
Scorpion did not say anything and appeared in front of Zhang Mu like a ghost. Zhang Mu was shocked. Scorpion's speed was too fast. He hurriedly used the axe to block his chest. The sharp arm blade just happened to stab the axe. Zhang Mu thrust out his sword, but Scorpion caught it with his left hand and kicked it at the same time.
Zhang Mu took half a step back and gripped his weapon tightly with both hands. He hacked at Scorpion from different directions with his axe and sword. Scorpion was quite experienced in combat. No matter how many tricks Zhang Mu had, he could always block and counterattack one by one. Zhang Mu played very carefully, attacking with defense, using his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses, cleverly resolving Scorpion's sharp attacks.
Sparks burst out in the forest, and the sharp whistling and clanging sounds of blades did not stop for a moment. In the dark night, the battle was extremely intense.
Zhang Mu had gone through two months of cruel training. He was constantly in dangerous battles. Every day, he had to face the test of life and death. His combat talent had been fully tapped. In two months, he had grown more than an average person in a few years. Scorpion, on the other hand, received inhuman training since childhood, making his heart as hard as a stone. After more than ten years of accumulation in his killer career, he was honed into a person who was at the top of the world in terms of consciousness and skill.
Scorpion could defeat several special forces soldiers by himself. Zhang Mu might not be Scorpion's match even if five or six of them were added up with his normal physique. When both sides have superhuman strength and physique, Zhang Mu has the ability to fight Scorpion.
This was because Scorpion's training in the past was limited by the limits of his body. When he exceeded his limits, his previous skills and experience would sometimes become obstacles. He could easily do actions that he could not do in the past. In the past, he would hit the vital points and instantly kill people. Now, his health was not zero, so he would not die... Everything was different. If he continued to fight in the old way, he would definitely not be able to keep up with his body's progress and adapt to the new changes.
Even scorpions couldn't completely shake off their old shackles in just a few days.
Zhang Mu discovered Scorpion's weakness and couldn't help but feel confident. This Scorpion was far from the Scorpion in his memory. Zhang Mu had fought Scorpion two months later. Although he was not confident of winning, he had the strength to fight when his skills and equipment were similar. At this moment, Scorpion was much weaker, and his equipment was still at a certain disadvantage. Would Zhang Mu be afraid of him?
Of course not!
The two sides clashed again. Zhang Mu let his finger blade slide across his chest. The sharp blade cut through his scales, sending out a series of sparks. Scorpion stabbed Zhang Mu in the chest with his arm blade again. This time, Zhang Mu did not resist. He threw away the axe and grabbed the sharp blade. When Scorpion could not retract his hand, he stabbed the sword in Scorpion's chest with his right hand. He pushed Scorpion forward for more than ten meters and pinned him to a big tree.
Blood oozed out from the corner of Zhang Mu's mouth. Scorpion's blade stabbed into his chest, almost into his heart. However, Scorpion was more severely injured. The sword pierced through his body. Zhang Mu's defense was very high, so Scorpion's damage was limited. Zhang Mu's sword almost took out 60% of Scorpion's health.
Under normal circumstances, when a person was stabbed in the heart, they would instantly lose their ability to resist. Scorpion also thought so. In reality, Zhang Mu had more than half of his HP left, so he took the opportunity to trade damage for damage, dealing nearly double the damage to Scorpion.
Zhang Mu pulled on his arm blade tightly, preventing it from advancing any further. His fingers were cut open, and blood flowed freely. However, he didn't care. The sword in his right hand slowly entered the scorpion's body." I won this battle."
"You…"
Scorpion's strength was weaker than Zhang Mu's, so he could only watch as the sword stabbed into his chest bit by bit, his HP rapidly decreasing.
Scorpion understood that he had lost.
In all these years, no one had ever been able to defeat Scorpion in a one-on-one battle, and he actually lost to a junior who was almost ten years younger! However, Scorpion was not afraid. He killed people for a living. The killer had to be aware of being killed. When he stepped into this line of work, Scorpion knew that this day would come.
Zhang Mu suddenly took two steps back and drew his sword from Scorpion's chest.
Scorpion immediately covered his wound. Blood gushed out from between his fingers like a fountain. His face was indifferent and unconcerned. He looked at Zhang Mu and asked," Why didn't you kill me?"
"Why would I kill you?" Zhang Mu also covered his bleeding chest and smiled slightly." I've already defeated you, haven't I?"
Scorpion's pupils contracted and his voice was hoarse." You'll regret it."
Zhang Mu took out something from his pocket and threw it to Scorpion. Scorpion took it and saw that it was an equipment dropped by the Dreadclaw Silver Dragon.
[Silver Dreadclaw](Excellent Black Iron), Level 5, Attack +17, Sharpen +5, 2% chance of critical hit when attacking, Durability 30.
This was a finger blade, an assassin's equipment. The finger blade was similar to the claw, and it was a very sharp weapon.
Scorpion wasn't surprised or grateful. He put away his equipment as if it was a matter of course. Without saying a word, he retreated into the dark forest and disappeared.
Zhang Mu shouted at his back," Hey, wait a minute. I lack a powerful assassin. Are you interested in joining the team?"