My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 180 - 178 The Last Battle

The arena was empty, with only a pig on it.

Suddenly, a wound appeared out of nowhere on the pig’s back.

It was a rather terrifying sight.

As soon as the Shadow Assassin entered the arena, it demonstrated its incredibly terrifying aspect.

This silent method of assassination was chilling; if it had been any other Summoned Beast, it might have been seriously injured, but unfortunately for the assassin, its opponent was a pig.

The cut didn’t actually harm the pig; it merely scratched the Earth Spirit Armor on its back and quickly healed.

However, for the assassin, this was just the beginning.

Soon another wound appeared out of nowhere, this time on the buttocks, not a cut but rather a prod.

And clearly, the assailant was aiming for an indescribable spot.

Unfortunately for the assailant, after the previous encounter with the Gale Wolf, Tuantuan had significantly increased its protection in that area.

Not only did it have a tail, but the Earth Spirit Armor there was much thicker, so Tuantuan wasn’t harmed in that manner.

When the second strike failed, the assassin directly changed its glasses.

Although the assassin was skilled in invisibility, its speed wasn’t faster than the Gale Wolf’s; the pig knew what the opponent was trying to do the moment it made a move.

It simply closed its eyes and covered its nose, lying down on the ground, letting the Shadow Assassin do whatever it wanted.

It must be said, this lazy tactic was something the pig truly enjoyed.

It suited it well—all it had to do was do nothing, and lying there, the Shadow Assassin wouldn’t have any way to succeed.

There was no helping it, this pig was frustratingly tenacious.

Thus, the audience saw such a scene.

On an arena that should have been the scene of fierce competition, a pig was just lying there, sleeping.

Wounds appeared around its body from time to time, but none could break through the Earth Spirit Armor or even come close to injuring the pig inside.

Seeing this familiar scenario, the viewers couldn’t help but smirk.

It seemed like this round was settled again; the Shadow Assassin simply couldn’t breach the pig’s defenses, and the pig couldn’t locate the Shadow Assassin. Therefore, this round was likely to end in a draw again.

What was to be next was the 042 Summoned Beasts in a tag team battle against the 044 team leader.

However, just as the audience was scripting the narrative for 042, the pig lying on the ground suddenly let out a painful howl and jumped up.

Visibly angry, it turned its head toward its rear end, raising its trotters high and executing a Cute Pig Trample.

It achieved nothing, and Tuantuan then howled once again.

This wasn’t a sudden fit of madness; it was a sudden sensation of being stabbed in the buttocks. Although it wasn’t injured, it was extremely painful.

It was so painful that it couldn’t help but start running, as if trying to escape from something.

Lu Wu down below the arena was also perplexed.

Before Lu Wu could react, the running pig suddenly stopped and then jumped off the arena.

"What’s going on?"

This made Lu Wu even more bewildered, and the crowd was stunned as well.

Nobody expected the pig to suddenly jump off the arena.

After Tuantuan jumped off, it remained confused for a while before it suddenly realized and turned back, glaring angrily at the arena. At that moment, the previously unseen Shadow Assassin had appeared above the arena, looking indifferently at the pig, exuding an imposing aura.

Lu Wu then called Tuantuan over.

Checking Tuantuan’s state and briefly inquiring clarified the situation.

It was lying perfectly fine when it suddenly felt pain in its buttocks, as if something was stabbing it, causing it to run uncontrollably. As it neared the edge of the arena, it suddenly felt compelled to jump off.

Having understood this, Lu Wu reviewed the attributes of the Shadow Assassin and had a rough idea of what had occurred.

"The dagger! It’s the Shadow Assassin’s dagger!"

Lu Wu finally understood what the blade’s ability to ’cut through shadow’ meant—it could directly attack the shadow.

Although the damage wasn’t significant, it bypassed defense.

It sounds frightening, but it was manageable as long as the pig could bear the pain, but Tuantuan was a bit too sensitive.

It focused entirely on defense because it was afraid of pain.

Of course, being stabbed didn’t keep it down, as it uncontrollably jumped out of the ring, likely due to the Shadow Assassin’s Shadow Transformation talent.

It controlled the pig’s shadow, and incidentally, the pig itself, which is how it took down Tuantuan.

"It seems that even if you can see the opponent’s attributes, you might not fully master their situation!"

There was nothing that could be done about it, as the Golden Finger at Lu Wu’s house wasn’t the Identification Skill. The attributes he wasn’t aware of would not show up on the attribute panel.

"But no worries, the opponent’s move must have drained them significantly. Old Lin, it’s up to you now!

You should have an advantage against this one. Just make sure to stay away from the edge of the ring and keep moving!"

The goblin had specifically trained to counter Little Demon’s "Visual Deprivation," so even if he couldn’t see the opponent, he wouldn’t be passively hit like Tuantuan.

Soon, the goblin entered the ring, sword in hand.

The new round of competition officially began.

As soon as the referee blew the whistle, the Shadow Assassin vanished again.

Meanwhile, the goblin immediately closed his eyes and headed toward the center of the ring.

He had just taken a step when he suddenly swung his longsword backward, creating a clear sound of clashing blades, and the previously invisible assassin was struck and revealed.

The goblin seized the opportunity, closed in, and kicked the Shadow Assassin, sending him flying.

From the start, the goblin took the upper hand in the first round.

However, the opponent wasn’t to be underestimated.

After being kicked away, the Shadow Assassin disappeared again before even landing.

Seeing this, he stopped the pursuit and continued toward the center of the ring.

In that spot, there was a vertical beam of light coming down, leaving only a single point of shadow directly underneath oneself.

In other words, as long as the goblin stood there, the risk of being controlled by shadow transformation was minimal.

So, to defeat the goblin, the Shadow Assassin would need to control him before he reached the beam of light.

This was the strategy that Lu Wu had devised for the goblin.

After all, although the goblin could locate by sound, this ability was too passive, suitable only for defense, not for an active attack.

To defeat this Shadow Assassin, they had to force him to make a move.

Only by forcing him to act could the goblin have a chance to win.

However, the development didn’t go as Lu Wu predicted, and the Shadow Assassin didn’t attempt to stop the goblin, allowing him to reach the beam of light.

Seeing this, Lu Wu almost understood the opponent’s tactics.

The opponent wasn’t planning a risky attack but rather preparing to trade with the goblin directly.

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"It seems that the Shadow Assassin really drained his energy with invisibility and controlling Tuantuan just now, so now they can only adopt the most advantageous tactics for them."

This tactic was quite rogue-like, but Lu Wu had no other choice at the moment, and he couldn’t find where they were.

In the end, he could only let them exchange his two Summoned Beasts for the one Shadow Assassin.

Watching the goblin enter the stage and trade blows with the opponent in just one round before being replaced, Lu Wu couldn’t help but curse, "Damn it, who’s really the Cultivation Master here?

This guy is just too scheming to watch!"

After saying that, Lu Wu felt something was off.

"No, wait, who said Cultivation Masters are scheming? I am a honest and upright Cultivation Master who never plays tricks!

Right, Dudu?"

He even turned to confirm with Dudu who was behind the door.

Dudu nodded furiously, affirming that Lu Wu was indeed such an honest and upright Cultivation Master.

During this time, the final match between 042 and 044 had already begun.

Little Skeleton skillfully climbed onto the ring, while on the other side, the captain of Team 044, Wang Jun’s Summoned Beast also entered.

This was its first appearance in the high school league...

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I feel like I hear someone saying I’m short.