Chapter 1067: Chapter 1037: You Are Not of This World

The profession system of the Nine Nether Continent is quite simple compared to the Rafam Continent.

On the Nine Nether Continent, there are only elemental mages (wind, fire, water, earth, ice, lightning, light element, dark element) and swordsmen who wield fighting qi.

Some particularly gifted swordsmen may even awaken to certain elements, such as fire element knights.

However, the difficulty of training in these elements for swordsmen is several times, even tenfold, that of ordinary mages.

Thus, even if these swordsmen awaken various elements, they can only use them as an auxiliary form to aid in combat.

Therefore, on the Nine Nether Continent, these swordsmen are also known as elemental knights.

They often add a layer of elemental power to their fighting qi, allowing their attacks to directly incorporate elemental damage.

Having introduced this, many people may already sense the issue at hand.

In the vast expanse of the Nine Nether Continent, besides mages, only swordsmen are available as professions. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Unlike the Rafam Continent, where besides mages and warriors, there are also archers, priests, summoners, thieves, and various other professions.

And each profession has numerous branches to choose from.

It is precisely because of this that when Lin Yi sensed the presence of a thief deep in the Demon Forest, he was so shocked.

Because, as far as he knew, the Nine Nether Continent didn’t have the thief profession.

Lin Yi was so certain a thief was nearby because whenever a concealed unit (human) appeared around him, the passive of the Werewolf Race Totem Mark he wore would be triggered:

’Wolfman’s Eye: Automatically identifies all concealed units within a 20×20 range.’

When this passive activated, Lin Yi would get a sense, and he suspiciously glanced around.

Ling Yuwei noticed this and curiously looked at Lin Yi:

"What’s wrong?"

Lin Yi shook his head, intending to say nothing was wrong, but then his gaze zeroed in on a figure at the edge of the crowd.

He saw a man about 1.7 meters tall, roughly 20 years old.

He was wearing a simple set of leather armor, standing like a ghost outside the crowd, watching everything with an emotionless gaze.

However, strangely enough.

Despite people coming and going around him, it was as if no one could see that there was such a person there.

Under Lin Yi’s watch, Wen Xu continued to direct people to handle the corpse of the Three-Eyed Lone Wolf King that Lin Yi had killed, preparing for a barbecue.

At the same time, as if blind, Wen Xu headed straight toward the figure.

At the last moment, the figure sidestepped nimbly to avoid him.

And Wen Xu seemed not to notice anything amiss, continuing with his task.

Witnessing this scene, Lin Yi instantly locked onto the target.

The most crucial part was, Lin Yi couldn’t recall there being such a person among them at all.

This individual seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, without any warning.

As Lin Yi continued to stare at him, suddenly!

A gaze full of chilling intensity shot through the dense crowd towards Lin Yi.

The man’s angular features, obscured by the firelight, became faintly visible.

As their eyes met, Lin Yi could clearly feel an undisguised killing intent and shock flash simultaneously in the man’s cold eyes.

Suddenly, the Emperor’s Charm Sword appeared at Lin Yi’s side.

At that moment, the man drew two sharp daggers from the sheath at his waist.

Upon seeing the man’s weapon, Lin Yi was visibly taken aback.

Because on the Nine Nether Continent, no one would use such weapons, which seemed like children’s toys to them.

In the Nine Nether Continent, only swordsmen used great swords, or knights used long swords.

In just that instant of Lin Yi being distracted, the man suddenly shot toward Lin Yi:

"So fast!"

Even though Lin Yi’s eyes had the ability to slow down time, it was still difficult to immediately capture the man’s movements.

The moment the man made his move, Lin Yi instantly realized he had lost the initiative due to his distraction.

But that was all it amounted to.

Because faced with a sudden attack, Lin Yi had various ways to respond.

However, Lin Yi opted for the most direct approach:

"Titan’s Fury" (80% damage reduction for 10 seconds)

A phantom of a Titan briefly flashed on Lin Yi’s body:

"Roar~"

Then, Lin Yi’s body was coated with a layer of faint golden light.

The man’s dagger struck toward Lin Yi’s chest from an extremely trick angle.

But in Lin Yi’s eyes, this attack seemed like child’s play; Lin Yi manipulated the Emperor’s Charm Sword to block in front:

"Clang~"

"-8100" Block/Damage Reduction~

The man clearly hadn’t expected Lin Yi to block his attack.

And in that instant of their encounter, the man realized that the person before him was not someone he could contend with.

Just as the man began to form the intention to retreat, a mocking voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"Now you want to leave? Too late!"

The Emperor’s Charm Sword suddenly switched from defense to offense, aiming for the man’s abdomen.

The man’s reaction speed was clearly no less than that of Red Eyes and Tian Ci, both Divine Thieves.

Even in response to the sudden assault of the Emperor’s Charm Sword, he was able to shift from offense to defense instantly, skillfully using the two daggers in his hands to effortlessly block the ’sneak attack’ of the Emperor’s Charm Sword.

Yet, just as the man was thinking that Lin Yi was not much of a threat, a sharp pain in his neck made him shudder.

Lin Yi had appeared behind him at some point, holding the Dragon Scale Sword to his neck:

"Don’t move!"

Noticing the man’s foot placement, having spent a lot of time with Tian Ci and Red Eyes, Lin Yi immediately recognized them as signs of a thief’s readiness to escape.

Thus, Lin Yi pressed the Dragon Scale Sword slightly harder against his neck, a streak of crimson instantly staining the blade.

Lin Yi remained unmoved and said:

"Do you believe I can take your head before you manage to escape?"

As soon as he said this, the man hesitated for a moment.

But shortly after, the man seemed to believe it wholeheartedly.

With practiced ease, he sheathed both daggers "whoosh" back into the holster at his waist.

At this moment, inside the temporary camp.

Everyone stared in shock and bewilderment as Lin Yi pointed a sword at the air and spoke.

From their perspective, the momentary exchange between Lin Yi and the air had looked like an act of bravado.

Until a stranger, like magic, slowly appeared in their view, a chorus of gasps arose within the temporary camp.

Everyone looked as if they had seen a ghost:

"What’s happening?"

"Who is this person?"

"How did he appear? Did you see him?"

"So King Jialan wasn’t just talking to himself just now..."

"How frightening! If King Jialan hadn’t discovered him, wouldn’t we have..."

This thought sent a chill down everyone’s spine, including Sikong Tingzhi.

However, the next words from the man left Lin Yi rooted to the spot.

The man ignored the sword at his neck and turned directly to Lin Yi, saying:

"You’re not from this world."

Before Lin Yi could recover from the statement’s impact, the man followed up with another sentence:

"Did you come from the Pilgrimage Mountain?!"