#101Chapter 101 Infiltration and AssassinationAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
For no apparent reason, a scarlet film appeared on Qin Jie's body. Although it was the first time he had seen such an effect, he clearly knew that he had just exempted himself from an instant death.
Qin Jie's expression darkened. He hadn't expected Fountainhead Palace to be even more dangerous than he imagined. In less than ten minutes, he had already triggered an instant death.
Kill the small ones first.
Qin Jie crouched down and infiltrated Fountainhead Palace, but even so, it would create ripples on the water's surface.
Listening to the flute music, Qin Jie passed through a long corridor. At the end of the corridor, three Okami Nobles, with ashen faces, shriveled, fish-like features, and tentacles growing from their lower bodies, were playing flutes.
[Insight]
Name: Okami Noble
Health: 86%
Mana: 100 / 100
Strength: 4
Agility: 5
Stamina: 2
Intelligence: 10
Charm: 0
Luck: 3
Skill 1, Soul-Snatching Flute Sound: The flute sound played by the Okami Noble can cause instant death. (Note: This skill cannot be blocked and ignores defense.)
Skill 2, Call Guard: The Okami Noble calls for guards, summoning Okami Guards within 30 meters.
Skill 3, Life-Draining Flute Sound: Locks onto an enemy and plays a flute sound that drains life. If the flute sound is heard for more than 15 seconds, the target will gain the 'Aging' effect, reducing all attributes by 90%. (Note: This skill cannot be blocked and ignores defense.)
Skill 4, Abyssal Flute Sound: When there are more than 5 Okami Nobles, they will play together, sounding the Abyssal Flute Sound, dealing 12% of the target's maximum health damage per second and 80 points of erosion damage to enemies within 100 meters. (Note: This skill cannot be blocked and ignores defense.)
Skill 5, Lesser Abyssal Creature: ???
---The skill effects are very troublesome, and the flute sounds can stack. Therefore, if Qin Jie is targeted by these three Okami Nobles, he will enter an aged state within a few seconds, and then be dismembered by these disgusting creatures.
Because stepping on the water would cause ripples, Qin Jie directly leaped onto the eaves, then quickly approached these Okami Nobles, and then jumped down from the eaves.
The devouring abyss switched to a greatsword in mid-air, and Qin Jie became visible. The next moment, the three Okami Nobles simultaneously spotted Qin Jie's figure, and their throats immediately began to play flute sounds. But Qin Jie's greatsword arrived quickly. A red-robed Okami Noble was immediately attracted by the devouring abyss's blade, then crashed into it, and was instantly cut down on the spot.
Buzz.
The crimson blade extended half a meter. Qin Jie spun and slashed, instantly killing the remaining two Okami Nobles.
And their corpses turned into nourishment for the devouring abyss.
Corpses would alert others, so a greatsword that could absorb enemy corpses naturally became the best choice.
[Obtained 6.8% Soul Value.]
The number that popped up made Qin Jie raise an eyebrow. He hadn't expected these Okami Nobles to have such high Soul Value.
Po Jun Blade increases the Soul Value obtained, with an amplification range of about 23% to 27%. With its bonus, the Soul Value of a single Okami Noble was actually greater than 2%.
One must know that in his last world, killing a Stand user only yielded about 5% Soul Value.
However, high rewards naturally come with high risks.
Qin Jie looked at his hand. At this moment, several wrinkles had appeared on his palm, and his attributes had also been reduced by about ten points.
He had only taken two seconds to kill these Okami Nobles, yet his body had been weakened so much. Fortunately, these attribute reductions would gradually recover over time.
After killing the three Okami Nobles, Qin Jie switched back to the han sword form and then entered Shadow of Concealment.
Killing that large Okami Noble would be a waste of time and would attract attention. If a large number of Okami Nobles simultaneously drained Qin Jie's lifespan, or played the skill called Abyssal Flute Sound, he would not fare well.
Qin Jie leaped onto the rooftops again, beginning to shuttle between different rooftops.
On some rooftops stood tall Okami Guards. The attack methods of these guards were strange and light, like a dance. Although they couldn't withstand a single blow from Qin Jie, these Okami Guards were scattered. As soon as Qin Jie killed one, the other Okami Guards would discover Qin Jie's whereabouts.
To take out these people, Qin Jie needed to act as quickly as possible, otherwise, he would definitely alert other enemies, which would make things difficult.
Qin Jie observed the patrol routes of these Okami Guards and mentally simulated their approximate line of sight. After a moment, he roughly understood the movement range of these Okami Guards and decided how to proceed.
There were a total of eight Okami Guards on the nearby rooftops, distributed in different positions.
Five of them stood on the rooftops, and three patrolled on the ground.
These Okami Guards' movements were extremely fixed, like emotionless robots, which allowed Qin Jie to understand their patterns through their actions.
It's worth mentioning that these guards seemed to only react to enemies, but if a companion's corpse appeared before their eyes, these Okami Guards would display an indifferent attitude.
The Okami Guards patrolling on the ground were difficult to deal with. Once these guards were attacked, the guards on the rooftops would immediately attack Qin Jie. Therefore, he needed to target the five Okami Guards on the rooftops first.
Three of the Okami Guards were arranged in a triangular formation, mutually monitoring each other's positions. According to their patrol pattern, these three would only see each other within the next 5 seconds and would not be seen by the other two Okami Guards outside of this group.
In other words, if he could seize this 5-second window to eliminate these three Okami Guards, the remaining Okami Guards would find it very difficult to complete their surveillance task.
Qin Jie left a Sword Shadow, then suddenly appeared on the rooftop of an Okami Guard. He ordered the Sword Shadow to attack one Okami Guard, then he himself fired six consecutive shots at another Okami Guard.
"Bang bang bang!"
Six consecutive shots were fired. His aim was a bit off, but four shots still hit the enemy, dealing damage and stacking four layers of 'Decay', which in turn converted into three layers of 'Wither'.
One layer of 'Wither' causes 30% of maximum health to be lost, and three layers cause 90%. The body of the hit Okami Guard turned ashen, and a moment later, his body fell from the rooftop, plunged into the murky Source Water, then dissolved into powder, settling into the water.
The Sword Shadow Qin Jie summoned this time consumed 30% of his health and had the same attributes as him. The Sword Shadow also climbed onto the rooftop and, within two rounds, cut down the Okami Guard on the rooftop.
The last Okami Guard was naturally the one in front of Qin Jie. With a surprise attack, the devouring abyss's blade sliced through, and a gush of blood erupted as Qin Jie cut down the Okami Guard in front of him.