- Online Game : God Level Assasin, I am The Shadow!
- GTA Chapter 139
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[Merge with Darkness (Diamond Level): Assassin-type Skill. Upon activation, grants a Level 2 Invisibility status to oneself and allies within a 20-meter radius for 300 seconds. In dim environments, the invisibility level increases to Level 4. Cooldown: 120 (55.81) seconds. Required Level: 15]
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It was a group stealth skill!
Currently, Qin Feng relied mainly on “Shadow Blend” for invisibility.
However, “Shadow Blend” was an initial skill after all.
Even with Qin Feng evolving it to the Epic level, it only provided 60 seconds of duration, 500 points of stealth-breaking attack, and was limited to Level 1 stealth.
On the other hand, “Merge with Darkness” offered at least Level 2 Invisibility and had a duration of five minutes!
“The downside is that ‘Merge with Darkness’ does not grant stealth-breaking attacks.”
“But that’s not a big issue.”
“In a nighttime environment, the skill offers a 3-level boost to invisibility. With the Epic-level enhancement from ‘In the Depths of Darkness,’ it provides an additional 900 stealth-breaking attack, surpassing Shadow Blend!”
In the real world, this meant it would only reach Level 4 Invisibility at night.
However, in the game world, where the Abandoned Continent of the Gods was perpetually shrouded in a gray, decaying mist with no sun, this skill would almost always be effective at Level 4 Invisibility.
“I can evolve it three times.”
Qin Feng checked his evolution points—he still had 391—and immediately issued the evolution command.
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[You have consumed 1 + 20 + 300 evolution points. Remaining: 70 points.]
[Merge with Darkness (Diamond → Epic → Legendary → Mythic): Grants oneself and allies Level 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 Invisibility, lasting 300 → 400 → 500 → +∞ seconds. In dim environments, Invisibility increases to Level 4 → 6 → 8 → 10.]
[Legendary-level New Effect: Grants 20% Damage Reduction while in Invisibility.]
[Mythic-level New Effect: Duration of Invisibility is permanent.]
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With three evolutions, the skill transformed instantly from Diamond to Mythic!
“Using this skill for stealth, I get an initial Level 10 Invisibility, with the ‘Invisible Steps’ providing 2 levels, ‘In the Depths of Darkness’ granting up to 7 levels, and my class traits adding another 2 levels…”
“That totals to Level 21 Invisibility!”
With this incredibly high invisibility level, there was no way any current player could detect Qin Feng.
After all, this power came primarily from the combined effects of two Mythic-level skills!
Furthermore, a Level 21 Invisibility granted Qin Feng a staggering 6,300 points of stealth-breaking attack.
In contrast, a top-tier assassin at this stage would be lucky to have 200 points of stealth-breaking attack.
Not even a fraction of Qin Feng’s potential.
“Plus, with the Mythic-level ‘Merge with Darkness,’ the duration is permanent!”
“In other words, I no longer need to continuously activate Shadow Blend to refresh my invisibility duration…”
However.
If Qin Feng took damage, he would still be revealed from stealth…
That said, having a damage-absorbing shield prioritized protection; as long as it blocked the attack, Qin Feng could maintain his stealth.
Of course, such shields had limited layers.
Under certain circumstances, dozens of shield layers could be depleted almost instantly…
“Luckily, right now, I can one-shot anyone I encounter.”
“There’s almost no chance of getting surrounded.”
Surround Qin Feng?
Dream on.
With such a high level of stealth, he could either eliminate his target in one strike or remain undetected entirely.
That’s the deterrence power of a high-level stealth assassin!
The only scenario where Qin Feng might face a siege would be if he actively attacked someone’s stronghold…
“Even now, my damage isn’t enough to break through someone else’s stronghold defenses instantly.”
“And those defensive barriers work against external threats but not internal ones.”
“When I attack their barrier, they can unleash all manner of area attacks from inside…”
Qin Feng shook his head, dismissing the thought.
That situation seemed far off for now.
No guild was foolish enough to cross Qin Feng, and he had no reason to attack anyone else’s stronghold.
Finally.
Qin Feng glanced at the corpse of the “Demon’s Blade” and walked away.
Of all the loot the boss dropped, only the “Merge with Darkness” skill was of use to him.
As he left, he opened his equipment menu.
Having slain the Demon’s Blade, the Curse Stone of the Calamity Ancient God was once again fully charged.
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[You have affixed ‘Utoth’s Curse’ to the Witch’s Altered Ring!]
[Utoth’s Curse]
[Buff Prefix: Cooldown Speed +369%]
[Negative Prefix: All other cooldown speed sources are nullified.]
[Would you like to retain this curse? If retained, the ‘Utoth’s Curse’ on Black Flame Ritual Armor will become inactive!]
[Yes/No]
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“Is this… jackpot?”
Qin Feng was pleasantly surprised.
During his monster-slaying spree aboard the Haunted Ghost Ship, he had used the curse stone many times.
But none offered better results than his current curse effects.
Either the buffs were lackluster…
Or the negative effects were too crippling.
Now, this random roll yielded an excellent result.
“369% cooldown speed boost straight up!”
“This really feels like unlimited power mode!”
“A skill with a 10-second cooldown now only takes a bit over 2 seconds!”
As for the curse’s drawback, which nullified other sources of cooldown reduction…
It hardly mattered.
Qin Feng’s original cooldown reduction barely exceeded 100%.
Overall, the curse’s effect was a tremendous net gain!
“Switching the curse would mean losing the 100% armor-penetration effect of the Black Flame Ritual set.”
“But instead, I get…”
A “Flash Strike” with a cooldown of 2.56 seconds!
A “Throat Slash” (active from Graceful Release) with a cooldown of 3.19 seconds!
A “Night Edge” with a cooldown of 2.13 seconds!
And… “Blacklight Shield” and “Killing Shadow” with a 12.79-second cooldown!
Although the armor-penetration ability of the Black Flame Ritual set would be somewhat weakened, reducing single-hit damage…
The overall damage per second (DPS) skyrocketed.
Notably, “Graceful Release” alone added a sustained damage burst of 930%!
With a 3.19-second cooldown, it was a game-changer.
And that was merely the effect of one curse stone!
“The Ancient God Slate above the beginner town must be obtained.”
Having two Ancient God Slates would allow for two such powerful effects!
Qin Feng glanced at his level.
Having just defeated the Demon’s Blade, he was now Level 20 and eligible to explore the “Skull Relic” beyond the ruins of the Magic Capital. There, he could reliably acquire a flying mount…
However, the challenge was immense. No other player besides Qin Feng could hope to complete it for the time being.
But before heading out, Qin Feng, with the “Magic Tower Stronghold Key,” sought out Feike Heavy Industry’s female guildmaster, Huang Huifen!