Chapter 718 - NOCTIS VS RAZOR (V)

CAI HONG blinked. He was waiting for Noctis to turn into light particles. But after a few seconds, nothing happened. He was sure that the blade of his dagger went through something. But when he stretched his hand, nothing was there.

He thought that Noctis managed to quickly run forward or something. After all, the other was still in that invisible stealth mode. But that's when he saw the shadow on the ground acting strange. Like a stone dropping on a lake and causing a ripple.

At first, he suspected that a shadow cage would appear again. But that suspicion disappeared when he saw the shadow cage he had been in collapsed and it rushed to the shadow where the ripple appeared. Almost as if this shadow was absorbing it. Or to be more precise, it's like it was entering the shadow to go to its source. 

Cai Hong narrowed his eyes at the shadow below. Could it be--? 

The shadow looked pretty normal now. But there's a chance that the white-haired elf was inside it. No, there's a high probability that Noctis was indeed there. Considering the other's shadow attribute which was probably something unique to his race, that might really be the case. 

If so, then the other was most likely healing the wound he inflicted. And then he would bounce back to fight him once again.

Cai Hong already felt a headache coming. It would probably have been better if his opponent was that dragon. Maybe that one wouldn't give him this much headache. 

He gazed down at the shadow. If that was some kind of skill, then, there would be a time limit for the other to remain inside the shadow. Noctis would definitely do a sudden attack to take him by surprise. Considering how he disappeared into the shadow, this skill probably gave him the ability to travel through it.

He wasn't sure just how much the scope of this shadow skill was. But he knew that he should do something to prevent the other from attacking him directly. The best way to do that was to get rid of any kind of shadow on the rink. But the problem was, he didn't know how. The only way he could think of was for the whole place to go dark. If there's no light, there's no shadow, right?

But how could he possibly do that? There's probably another way that didn't involve extinguishing all the light in this place. Maybe if he had listened to his science classes, he might have known the answer to that.

Cai Hong drank a high-grade potion to fill his depleted HP from the stab he suffered earlier. He then scratched the back of his head annoyingly. Ah, whatever.

He just had to keep an eye on the shadow below him. And for good measure, he turned into his smoke form. He planned to just float around the rink. That way it would be harder for the other to suddenly attack him. And so, he once again dispersed like a smoke.

Inside the shadow, Luo Yan's HP finally became full after drinking two high-grade potions. He also took that time to fill his MP. The effect of the [Invisibility Cloak] was already over. But since he could use it three times a day, it's effect would return again later. 

He actually had to take it off for a second just to see if it was damaged by Razor's stab. Thankfully though, the hole that the blade made was starting to close on its own. He actually only found out at this moment that the cloak had that kind of function. Probably because this was the first time he was stabbed like that.

What he should be worried about was the time duration he could use [Shadow Walk]. Right now, he could use it for five minutes before it entered cooldown. He had to finish this match by then.

Remembering how Razor suddenly got out of the [Shadow Cage] and even managed to negate the effect of the Eternal Lotus, Luo Yan wondered if it had something to do with the 'wishes' that genies granted. Well, if that was the case, then the other had probably already consumed those wishes. 

That's good news for him. But it's not like he's in a good spot either. [Shadow Cage] was already on cooldown. It's the only skill he had that could force Razor to turn back to his avatar to normal mode.

He sighed. [Well, there's still that method.]

He took off the [Invisibility Cloak] and returned it to his Items Tab. Then, he slashed both of his palms using his two daggers each, coating them with his avatar's blood.

After that, he looked at where Razor was. Just like how he managed to trap the other using [Shadow Cage], he timed when his smoke form appeared on one place. 

He traveled through the shadow and jumped out on the spot where the smoke was. He attacked the smoke and as expected, his attack just passed through it. But he didn't care because he was waiting for something.

When he saw half of Razor's body materializing, he smiled inwardly and began to attack more fiercely. He was going in and out of the shadow while attacking Razor from different directions. 

He didn't care if the other managed to defend his attack or if he simply turned to smoke and dispersed. He continued to follow and attack him like some rabid dog. Then the notification he was waiting for sounded in his mind.

[The target has enough blood sprayed on him. You can now drag him to the shadow world.]

Finally! 

When Razor thrusted his dagger towards him, he didn't dodge. Instead, he just moved his body a bit so the dagger would plunge on his shoulder. This certainly startled the other. Giving him the chance to held Razor's wrist.

Then, he pulled him into the shadows.

As they entered the shadow world, Razor's avatar immediately turned into its normal form. As if the shadows around ate the smoke.

Luo Yan didn't give Razor any chance to react or to counter. He simply stabbed both daggers into the other's chest.. Then, he twisted both for good measure.