"Very well, since you wish to continue down the path of an assassin, my lord grants your wish!"

Zhou Huai nodded.

On a perilous battlefield, an extremely stealthy assassin can often play a strategic role that turns the tide of battle. Since Qin Ming has this obsession, then let's follow his path!

"Enlightenment!"

The phantom of the Great Sage Li Er raised his hand, and the power of rules descended.

Buzz—!

A white light enveloped Qin Ming, and Zhou Huai's consciousness entered the Star Sea of ​​Professional Laws.

He looked into the dark, starless depths of the sea of ​​stars.

There, a black star is twinkling.

"It's you."

Zhou Huai raised his hand and pointed forward. The S-level law star tore through the void and crashed into Qin Ming's soul phantom!

"melt!"

A sudden change has occurred in the underground training room outside!

Inside the underground training chamber outside, the white light enveloping Qin Ming was covered by black mist. Jasmine took half a step back and crossed her arms.

From within the black mist, a crisp sound of bones being reshaped could be heard.

Qin Ming's body blended into the surrounding space, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

As the black mist completely receded into his body, Qin Ming slowly landed on the ground.

His leather armor transformed into a night-clothes that shimmered with a dark purple light, the hem of which drew tiny wisps of air in the breeze.

He raised his hand and swiped open his attribute panel.

【Name: Qin Ming】

【Class: S-Rank - Void Assassin】

【Level: 46】

"My lord... this..." Qin Ming stared at the panel, his eyes reddening, his voice low and hoarse, "I simply can't believe it... I feel like I'm dreaming!"

"S-rank! I, Qin Ming, have actually become an S-rank professional!"

Qin Ming knelt down, his forehead striking the metal floor with a resounding thud: "I will repay the Lord's grace with eternal devotion! In the future, wherever the Lord's sword points, even if I am shattered to pieces, I will surely behead the enemy general for you!"

Zhou Huai leaned back in his chair.

Trading one million merit points for an S-level expert is a very worthwhile deal.

He began to plan that if he accumulated enough merit points, he could cultivate one hundred S-level subordinates and form a hundred-man S-level special forces unit...

It would be a piece of cake to flatten the free federation.

However, reason quickly brought him back to reality.

"Alright, get up, all of you." Zhou Huai's smile faded. "The undead crisis in the Abyss of Mist has been resolved, and the skeletons inside are a treasure trove. Qin Ming, Jasmine, you two lead the guild's elite forces to continue into the ruins and search for Mortal Demon Source Stones!"

"Yes! We obey the Lord's command!" the two replied in unison, then turned and walked outside.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Zhou Huai silently began to make plans in his mind.

Li Er's enlightenment skill can quickly increase the level and rank of his clones and subordinates, but it consumes too much merit points.

He glanced at the system backend and realized that he only had a little over 60 million merit points left.

It sounds like a lot, but we have to use it sparingly.

After all, the Abyss of Mist was just the beginning. The system had issued a world-class mission, "Chaos in All Directions," requiring him to quell the chaos in eight ruins around the world. Next, he would have to deal [N O V E L I G H T] with the ancient powerhouses who had resurrected in the other ruins.

Especially the ruins near Simon City!

According to intelligence from the military, the mutated ancient vegetation in Simon City is spreading extremely rapidly. In just a few days, it has completely covered the old site of Simon City, turning it into a deathly green sea.

If you have too little merit, you simply can't cope with this situation.

"After resolving the troubles below Donghai City, the next step is the ruins of Simon City..." Zhou Huai muttered to himself, "But before that, let's draw that guaranteed SSS-level professional ball that the system just rewarded us with. The more trump cards we have, the better our chances of winning."

With this in mind, Zhou Huai's consciousness withdrew from the underground base and returned to his physical body.

"Splash—"

The sound of waves crashing against the wooden planks filled my ears, and the salty sea breeze swept over me.

At this moment, Zhou Huai's true form was not in any safe house in Donghai City, but was floating on a dilapidated fishing boat hundreds of nautical miles off the coast of Donghai City.

Having been approached by Mr. Duan, the leader of the Dawn Guild, who instantly killed his clone with his high-dimensional power, Zhou Huai was well aware of the strength of the other party's methods. In order to avoid being targeted by that transcendent being again, he no longer stays in one place.

Moreover, the Misty Abyss ruins beneath Donghai City have now been restored.

The all-powerful Mr. Duan would soon notice something amiss, and given his intelligence, he would quickly realize that he was not dead at all.

This matter cannot be hidden even if he wants to. All he can do is to disappear into the vast sea beforehand and completely conceal his whereabouts.

"Squeak—"

The hatch was pushed open, and Uncle Fu walked in carrying two large fish.

"Young Master, you're awake?" Uncle Fu waved the fish in his hand, his smiling face crinkling into crescents. "This is a grouper I just caught from the sea! Wild game from the sea is much better than farmed fish in the city! I'll make you some fish soup for lunch, so we can have a good meal today!"

Zhou Huai looked at Uncle Fu, stretched his shoulders, and laughed, "Not bad, not bad. Uncle Fu, your fishing skills have improved a lot recently. You're even better than those professional anglers."

"Hey, young master, please stop teasing me. Drifting on this sea, there's no other pastime besides fishing."

Just as Uncle Fu turned to the stern to prepare lunch, Zhou Huai closed his eyes.

Deep in my mind, the image of that giant gashapon machine radiating a halo appeared.

"System, initiate the extraction!"

Zhou Huai pressed the extraction button.

Rumble—!

A roaring sound emanated from inside the gashapon machine, as colorful balls spun and collided within. Then, all the colors dimmed, and a black light shone forth.

As the rotation speed decreased, a small black ball with dark gold dragon patterns flowing on its surface rolled out of the exit.

When the small black sphere appeared, a powerful pressure spread through Zhou Huai's consciousness.

【Congratulations, host! You have drawn the unique hidden class, SSS-rank 【Heavenly Dragon Knight】!】

"A dragon knight?!"

Zhou Huai opened his eyes and placed his hands on his knees.

It's actually the top combat class in the Western fantasy system—the Dragon Knight!

Moreover, it's an SSS-rank item with a unique hidden prefix!

"Let me see what kind of incredible skill set this SSS-level dragon knight has!"

Zhou Huai couldn't wait to summon the attribute panel of his new clone.

【Clone Panel (Unnamed)】

【Class: The only hidden class, SSS-rank - Heavenly Dragon Knight】

【Level: 1】

【Health Points】: 3500/3500

【Mana Points】: 1200/1200

【Strength】: 250

【Agility】: 150

【Stamina】: 300

【Spirit】: 100

【Skill List】:

【Passive Skill 1: Ancestral Dragon Blood Pact: A Dragon Knight can forcibly bind a dragon as their natal mount. Upon successful binding, the bloodline of the ancient Ancestral Dragon will be automatically activated and infused, forcibly elevating the dragon's rank to quasi-god level! The Dragon Knight and their natal Ancestral Dragon share a complete life force and perfectly stack and share attributes. As long as the Ancestral Dragon lives, the Dragon Knight will never perish!】

【Passive Skill 2: Ancestral Dragon's Might: The Dragon Rider is surrounded by the aura of the Ancestral Dragon, suppressing all beast targets below the Quasi-God level, reducing all their attributes by 30% and inflicting a state of fear. As the slayer of dragons, it deals 300% true damage to dragons and sub-dragons, and is immune to all magical attacks!】

【Active Skill: Bloodstained Death Mark: Consumes 500 mana to infuse the enemy with the Ancestral Dragon's Fury. Skill damage is directly proportional to the Dragon Knight's current maximum health (the higher the health, the higher the damage). The mark inflicts absolute healing reduction and crippling effects, causing continuous true damage loss per second, and all wounds cannot be healed by any holy or light magic. The mark lasts for ten minutes, and each attack adds one stack of mark damage, up to a maximum of 100 stacks!】