Shen Yue glared at Liam with her eyes shooting daggers at him.
As for the real daggers, she gripped them tightly and tried activating the strongest weapon in her arsenal to get some breathing room and refill her health.
[Beguile]
"Hmmm? Why is it not working?"
[Beguile]
[Beguile]
She gritted her teeth and mumbled loudly, loud enough for the other person to hear.
Liam grinned. This was something else that he had wanted to test.
Back when he was with the naga, the naga had said something about his mental acumen being good.
So he wanted to see what effect this skill would have on him, but he never expected it not to work completely.
"Try again." He then moved casually, cornering the woman again, and slashed his sword down lazily.
Even with everything he had said, this action was way more humiliating as it showed the difference between both their levels.
Overcoming her initial shock, Shen Yue bit her lips and then started casting her other skills. Why are my skills not working?! Is my charm attribute truly not effective against him?
[Beguile] [Mesmerize] [Distract]
She used all of her special skills at the same time in haste.
"Think steadily. Don't panic." Liam instructed her and prepared to make the next move when suddenly he noticed that something was off. His movements were a lot slower.
So something worked?
He quickly recollected her skills again, which included beguile - mind control, mesmerize, the stun spell, and lastly, a time-altering spell, distract!
So the distract skill was still working, which meant that his mental strength wasn't all that powerful just yet. He only had a slight advantage over her.
Shen Yue as well realized this and quickly gobbled up two bottles of health potion.
A red mist enveloped her, quickly recovering her health, and she dashed forward to land her attacks before the effect wore off.
She did not want to do this, but she also did not want to look like a weak, helpless burden in front of Liam. She wanted to prove herself.
There were 30 more seconds before the distraction effect wore off, so that was all the time she had, and that too the skill did not do much. It only warped Liam's sense of time by 1 second.
For dealing with others, this was more than enough, but for this person… it was not enough. He was strong. She needed to execute her strongest move in order to prove herself.
Shen Yue gripped her daggers with determination and spun around, her body starting to emit a dazzling glow.
[Blade Dance]
This was the special active skill of her Epic ranked dagger. An epic weapon was heads and shoulders above other weapons, so the skill was not for nothing.
Shen Yue's slender body was instantly enshrouded in numerous daggers. These daggers danced around her in a violent fashion, and yet not one injured her.
With Shen Yue herself spinning around as well, she along with the daggers looked like a violent hurricane brewed by the death goddess.
And suddenly, this hurricane came to a halt, Shen Yue disappearing and the numerous daggers flying forward like zooming bullets.
Except that all of these daggers had a unique torque in their momentum. They zigged and zagged, their trajectories unpredictable.
How was one supposed to block the attack if they did not know where it was going to strike?
And that too, with the sheer number of daggers in the air, this move was definitely a finishing move!
Everyone witnessing this gasped in shock. None of them had the confidence to defend against such a move. Mei Mei already started preparing a healing spell in case Liam needed one.
The daggers buzzed alive and shot forward, all of them heading toward Liam, and he as well was clearly not prepared, his movements still being sluggish.
There was no more mystery or suspense at this point. This was definitely game over, but everyone knew that things couldn't be so simple.
It was never simple when their big boss was involved.
And just as they suspected, at the last minute, before the daggers could strike Liam, he split apart into three different figures.
It was difficult for one person to block the attack, but it was not difficult for three people to block the same attack, especially when the said person was Liam.
The daggers that were violently thrumming alive one by one disappeared after getting tangled with the purple sword.
And Shen Yue, who by now showed up behind Liam to land the finishing touch for this move, was also completely trapped.
After avoiding the dagger dance, Liam did not give her a chance to make the next move. Though his movements were sluggish, there were now three of him.
Three purple swords flashed, and Shen Yue did not know which one to block. She used the dagger in her right hand to block one and the one in her left hand to block another.
But the other sword still hit her on the same wound again, pushing her away several feet.
She sprung back quickly, trying to cast [Mesmerize] and [Distract] again, but this time Liam was more prepared.
He quickly closed his eyes and dashed towards her once again using [Illusion Sword]. He was also testing just how much he could use this skill without feeling drained.
Shen Yue gulped. She genuinely did not know what to do now. She had not played against an opponent like Liam up until now. He was on an entirely different level.
She moved, trying her best to block the sword swings with her dual daggers, but she only barely managed to block one or two.
It was impossible for her to block the attacks raining down on her from the three Liams at the same time.
And before long, CLANG!