I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Hand knife!

Not in the conventional sense, where five fingers are put together and the lower edge of the little finger is used to hit someone, but a real knife in the hand.

There is a row of wavy blades from the lower edge of the little finger to the wrist. The blades are painted black and have a matte finish. If it weren't for the blade cutting the air and making a slight sound, this hand knife would be truly silent. No interest.

It was this sound that gave Shinji the opportunity to react.

Sensing the danger, Shen Er hurriedly ducked, then with a backhand move, he slashed at the attacker from bottom to top - no, it was not necessarily a human being. Although he could roughly tell from the corner of his eye that it was a humanoid, Shen Er did not. It does not sense the characteristics that humans should have, such as body temperature, heartbeat, and breath.

"Is it a doll?"

Shinji made a judgment while the blade was blocked. Although the magic gun, bow and knife are not very sharp, they cannot be caught in someone's hands so easily. The owner of the house, Miss Aozaki Orange, passed the Clock Tower's "Grand Rank" evaluation as a "doll".

Taking the initiative to cut off the magic supply of the bow and sword, the blade woven with magic power disappeared. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shinji quickly retreated while sizing up the doll in front of him.

She has long hair and is about 165cm tall. Although she is hiding in the shadow and cannot see her face clearly, judging from the outline, she should be a woman, and it is not a common Aoko signal, because the doll's eyes are a rare amber color.

His vision blurred for a while, and the outline of the human figure disappeared from Shen Er's eyes in a strange way.

"Stealth? It seems that Cheng Zi referred to my fighting style when making the puppet... Very good, let's compare, whose stealth is more professional."

As soon as Shenji pulled his cloak, his figure began to disappear.

Generally speaking, no one will play stealth in person, because the effectiveness of stealth abilities or props will be greatly reduced as soon as they are discovered, but there are not without exceptions, such as in special environments. The barrier built by Orange creates a special environment. The confusing shadows will affect the vision to the maximum extent, making hiding easier.

Calm once again returned to the single-family house that was at a certain distance from the surrounding buildings. However, this calm was only on the surface. Under the shadow that was difficult to detect with the human eye, the secret war intensified.

The light was distorted, and although it was not completely dark with the silver moon in the sky, there was still no picture flowing out, and even the sound could not escape from this area. Standing outside the barrier, Erquet could only vaguely hear the sound of sharp blades intersecting. The sound is becoming more frequent.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

…

One minute.

Two minutes.

three minutes.

…

The time is not long, but it feels extremely long.

Hand knife, bow knife.

Fists, palms.

Can't see clearly, can't hear clearly.

One side is a doll with no life characteristics, and the other side is a hidden person with an artifact.

This is a dark duel.

This is a confrontation between silences.

This is a real assassin battle.

Such a battle is destined to be impossible to last... When one of the parties is forced to lift the concealment, it is time to decide the outcome, just like the darkness can never last long.

With a strange explosion, a figure was punched out of the air, stumbling and stumbling.

His gray cloak was in tatters, spirits were constantly escaping, and the re-woven blade of his bow and knife also became fragmented. His left arm turned golden at some point, and a flesh-tossing wound occupied most of his forearm, with blood dyed golden flowing out gurglingly.

Along with the blood, sweat fell on his forehead. There is no doubt that Shinji was defeated in this confrontation in the darkness.

With Shinji's current strength and physique, it was impossible for him to sweat profusely in just a few minutes, no matter how strenuous the exercise was. But the pressure on the mental level is another matter. The pressure of being blinded by your senses and knowing that there is an enemy but not being able to grasp it is really too great.

This is probably what it would feel like to let ordinary people dance on a blade while blindfolded.

It was this experience that made Shinji realize what real assassination was for the first time.

Unlike myself, a faker who relies on her Noble Phantasm and wears the name of an assassin, she is a real assassin who kills people invisible.

"Tick tock!"

"Tick tock!"

"Tick tock!"

Blood mixed with sweat dripped to the ground, and Shen Er was convinced.

However, while admiring him, he had some doubts as to whether this doll was actually made by Cheng Zi.

It's not that he doubts Chengzi's ability, but he feels the "mystery of historical objects" from the doll. It is the history accumulated over a long period of time, and it only belongs to the doll itself, not external additions. It was precisely because of this attribute that he broke through the protection of the relic and injured Shinji's left arm.

Of course, it does not rule out that Chengzi used a lot of ancient materials to create this doll.

"You, what on earth are you?"

Of course she didn't answer, as it would have exposed herself. During a certain flash of lightning, Shenji saw the spark of intelligence in those amber eyes.

She is no ordinary puppet.

"Answer me! If you don't answer, I will have to go to your master and ask him face to face."

Regardless of the wound that was still bleeding, Shinji rushed towards the door of the hut.

Just a second before he was about to touch the doorknob, a sharp blade suddenly appeared and plunged straight into his back.

However, at the critical moment when he could lose his life at any time, Shinji not only did not panic, but showed a confident smile. With a move of his right hand, the "magic gun, bow and sword" came out of his hand, deflecting the sharp blade that struck the back.

At the same time, Shenji turned around in the opposite direction of the blade, and placed his dark palm against the assassin doll's abdomen and patted it lightly.

The puppet slipped and almost fell to the ground, with obvious panic flashing in its eyes.

Not caring about the enemy that was right in front of him and could be killed in just one step, the assassin puppet quickly retreated.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The puppet only took two steps back and found that its feet were getting heavier and heavier. When I looked down, I saw that the area below the knees had turned gray-white - a sign of petrification.

"I finally caught you, Miss Assassin, can you tell me the answer now?"

Taking away the "Shield of Athena" in his hand, Shinji showed a gentle smile to the doll.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. The owner of this room will tell me the answer."

"No, I'll tell you the answer."

There was a delicate voice from a young girl and a majestic voice from a superior, but it did not come from the mouth of the assassin's doll, but came from a farther place.

"Similarly, I also have some questions to ask you. Please answer them truthfully, if you don't want your companions to be harmed."

PS: At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the company organizes learning and activities to improve posture levels. Forget it during the day, and sometimes at night, so the latest updates may become unstable. I will try my best to maintain the name of the second update. I will ask for leave in advance when encountering special circumstances. Please forgive me, book friends.

PS2: There is another annoying thing. It’s the Chinese New Year again, I have to go back to my hometown, and I have to face relatives from all walks of life urging me to get married - blind dates, blind dates, blind dates, and kisses with your sister. It’s really annoying. Last year I finally found an excuse to escape on the third day of the new year, and I don’t know what this year will be like. It’s annoying, it’s really annoying!