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Whoosh, whoosh!

Swish, swish, swish!

Inside the small living room, a series of sharp and piercing sounds of air being torn apart echoed.

The setting sun spilled onto the windows, like a layer of gold powder had been applied.

The light shining into the room dyed the tables, chairs, and floor golden, and also made a young man glow with a special light.

He held an edged dagger in his hand, constantly waving and attacking the air.

Every movement was extremely concise and fierce, yet unpredictable and full of deadly danger.

Suddenly, the figure twisted its waist, retracted its hand, and stopped abruptly.

Eyes shining brightly, looking forward.

A light blue screen, only visible to him, was slowly unfolding in the air.

【Congratulations, you have diligently practiced your knife skills, and your skills have been integrated and mastered, reaching the expert level】

【Knife Skill lv1 (0/250)】

【Obtain enhancement reward, skill effect "Shadow of the Blade"】

Fang Cheng took a breath, his face showing a look of relief.

After persevering in practice for several days, he finally leveled up this important combat skill.

Immediately, he fixed his eyes on the specific effect of this new special effect.

【When using knives and swords to attack, the body seems to blend into the light of the blade, turning into a phantom, making it difficult to capture the movement trajectory】

Seeing the reward without specific values, Fang Cheng couldn't help but frown slightly.

After thinking about it, he took two steps back, leaned against the balcony, and stared at the direction of the door.

In his imaginary vision, a black figure was slowly emerging, posing in an attacking stance.

Fang Cheng gripped the butterfly knife tightly, his right foot pushed off the ground, and he instantly exerted force.

Swish!

The whole person immediately shot out like an arrow from a bow.

As the blade flashed, the target figure was also accurately stabbed in the heart, and disappeared suddenly.

"Still no feeling..."

Fang Cheng stopped and shook his head, twirling the knife in his hand.

Just now, he completed a surprise assassination in less than half a second, completely relying on the effects brought by his own agility and strength attributes.

It really didn't have much to do with this "Shadow of the Blade" skill effect.

"Could it be just a decoration?"

While puzzled, Fang Cheng's eyes suddenly caught sight of a full-length mirror on the living room cabinet.

Immediately, he had a new idea.

He walked to the mirror and stood sideways.

His left eye aimed at another imaginary enemy appearing on the balcony, and his right eye used the corner of his eye to watch his own reflection in the mirror.

Then, he gripped the hilt again, bent down, pushed off the ground, and rushed to assassinate.

Swish!

This time, the action of stepping forward and stabbing was still fierce and rapid, accurately hitting the target.

However, at the moment when the figure started, Fang Cheng noticed some kind of abnormal phenomenon in the figure in the mirror.

The light of the blade in his hand seemed to become particularly bright, but the self holding the knife seemed a little blurry.

It was like the camera's focus was out of focus, or the highlights were overexposed, making it difficult to see the specific appearance and movement posture clearly.

In order to ensure that it was not an accidental illusion.

Fang Cheng then conducted five consecutive tests at different attack speeds.

Finally, he got a clear answer.

The specific effect of "Shadow of the Blade" is actually very simple.

It is to forcibly attract the target's attention to the light of the blade when launching an attack, thereby producing an effect as if the body is covered by light and the figure is blurred.

This special effect is not an increase in the combat power of the skill itself, it is simply a literal "special effect".

Whether the speed of launching an attack changes or not, the phantom effect always exists.

Moreover, as the speed increases with the improvement of physical fitness, this effect will become more obvious.

Indeed.

When the speed of an object's movement reaches a certain level, afterimages will appear in the eyes.

But if your visual ability can be improved accordingly.

Then the so-called "afterimage" will no longer exist.

This is a relative concept.

Because the "afterimage phenomenon" is caused by the reaction speed of the optic nerve.

When the speed at which your eyes capture moving things cannot keep up with the speed of the things themselves, it will lead to the inability to see the position of the things in motion clearly.

However, due to the influence of visual persistence, the retina can still transmit the image of the thing's previous position to the brain.

Fang Cheng, with a visual nerve reaction speed of 33 points of mental attribute, still could not see his own movements when launching an attack clearly.

It can be seen how terrifying this special "phantom" effect is.

In other words, the "Shadow of the Blade" special effect is to impose a basic effect solidification on the high-speed motion afterimage mechanism.

No matter how strong or weak the opponents faced in the future, no matter how high or low their mental attributes are, and no matter what their visual perception is, they will at least be interfered by the most basic phantom effect.

Moreover, as physical fitness improves and movement speed increases, this superimposed effect will become more obvious.

Unless the other party also possesses some kind of special ability that can shield the influence of the skill's special effects.

It seems.

The power and speed of the knife have not changed, the attack moves have not changed, and the power does not seem to have been improved.

But it can make it more difficult for the enemy to figure out his own whereabouts and unable to defend in time, and the effect in actual combat will exceed many people's estimates and imaginations.

Fang Cheng gripped the hilt, his eyes凝眸沉思, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he had a sense of eagerness to try.

After all, the real appreciator of this skill special effect is not himself, but should be his enemy.

While fantasizing, suddenly a faint telephone ringtone rang.

Fang Cheng's eyes narrowed, he quickly gathered his thoughts, and walked to the bag thrown on the bed in the bedroom.

He took out his phone from it, glanced at the caller ID, it was an unfamiliar number.

He couldn't help but hesitate, thought about it, and still chose to press the answer button.

"Hey, hey, Acheng, it's me, Donghe!"

As soon as the phone was connected, a rough voice came from the microphone.

Fang Cheng was slightly surprised, he hadn't been able to contact him these past two days, and he didn't know where this guy was hiding.

Immediately, he asked, "Donghe, where are you now?"

"I'm hiding in the secret base, damn it!"

Ma Donghe cursed, and replied with a slightly depressed tone:

"Those bastards from the Red Tiger Gang are looking for me everywhere now, and they even ran to my house and scared my old man..."

Fang Cheng patiently listened to him recounting his recent encounters and learned some of the situations that had occurred.

Since the Red Tiger Gang destroyed the Three Wolves Gang, it has fully taken over the Three Wolves Gang's territory in Jiangbei and incorporated the remaining forces of the gang.

Therefore, it has become easier to specifically find some people.

Ma Donghe himself was relatively well-known in the Jiangbei underworld.

After this incident, he offended the Red Tiger Gang, and had no place to stand at all. He could only hide in the suburbs and countryside.

The people from the Red Tiger Gang did not intend to let go of this instigator, and sent people to Ma Donghe's hometown to smash and loot.

Fortunately, Ma Jianguo was not an ordinary person, and he had great prestige in the village.

Those gangsters were quickly surrounded by the villagers, who beat them half to death with hoes and carrying poles.

Then the police came over and took them all away, detaining them in the detention center for a night before letting them go.

But the Red Tiger Gang did not intend to let the matter rest, and continued to look for Ma Donghe's whereabouts everywhere.

Ma Donghe did not dare to go home, fearing that it would cause more trouble for his old man.

After learning about what happened at home, he ran to a small shop outside and made a special phone call to remind Fang Cheng to be more careful.

After Ma Donghe talked a lot about his recent situation, he asked with concern:

"Acheng, how is the situation on your side?"

"I'm fine for the time being. They don't seem to have figured out my details, and I usually wear a mask when I go out."

Fang Cheng replied with a calm expression.

Indeed, he was just an ordinary office worker, and had nothing to do with the underworld or anything like that.

If the Red Tiger Gang wants to find him, they will have to spend some effort and time.

"That's fine. The most important thing right now is to avoid this wave of trouble."

Ma Donghe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Then, as if to appease Fang Cheng and himself, he talked about some rumors and news in the underworld.

"I've already found out that the person who wants to find us is mainly that bastard Wu Shihao. He holds a grudge because his powder factory was taken down and wants to retaliate against us."

"However, the Red Tiger Gang is acting arrogantly and is making enemies everywhere now, so the situation is not much better."

"When the old-fashioned societies of Dongcheng Society start a war with the Red Tiger Gang, Wu Shihao won't be able to take care of us anymore. Damn it, we'll take advantage of the chaos to give him an even harder blow..."

After chatting with Ma Donghe for about ten minutes and communicating the situation and news with each other.

Fang Cheng hung up the phone and walked to the window.

Through the dimly lit glass, he looked at the scenery of the street downstairs.

At this moment, two swaggering tattooed youths were passing by on the street, collecting protection fees from the owners of several restaurants and grocery stores.

They were the Red Tiger Gang's newly recruited low-level thugs in Jiangbei, specializing in maintaining the order of the territory in the Old Factory Street area.

These people are not worth Fang Cheng's attention.

Fang Cheng's line of sight mainly fell on the faces of several other seemingly ordinary strangers.

Based on his trust in his own memory, it can be confirmed that they are not residents living nearby.

Because the Old Factory Street is already a mixed bag, and many outsiders come here to find houses or jobs, Fang Cheng didn't care too much at first.

But when he came home from the club at noon today, he saw these people.

Now that it's almost dark, he can still see these people wandering around his house.

It always makes people feel a little uneasy.

It's like... being deliberately arranged to stake out this area.

Fang Cheng became vigilant in his heart, and through secret observation, he firmly remembered the facial features of each suspicious person, and roughly figured out their patterns of behavior.

There are a total of five people in this group.

Three of them are responsible for squatting at fixed locations within a 200-meter radius around the tenement building.

The other two are strolling back and forth along Old Factory Street, as if they are shopping.

Fang Cheng had some guesses in his heart.

It is estimated that the people from the Red Tiger Gang had met him on Old Factory Street before.

Therefore, they want to find his whereabouts here again, and at the same time, they don't want to startle the snake.

The idea is not bad.

Realizing that they might be coming for him, Fang Cheng began to think about countermeasures in his heart.

At this moment, the distant sunset was obscured by tall buildings, and the sky gradually darkened.

Fang Cheng stood by the window, coldly watching those people.

The butterfly knife in his hand kept twirling, reflecting a cold light.