Soulshadow Tianyou shifted back a single step, effortlessly evading all incoming attacks.

The moment she flipped backward mid-air, a Landmine Mushroom and ten Slowing Mushrooms materialized before her. A Poison Kunai materialized in her right hand; a throwable mushroom pinched between the fingers of her left.

Four skills unleashed in one second—zero cooldown delay.

Eight Prayers lunged at her, all missing. Five slammed directly onto the cluster of Slowing Mushrooms, triggering the Landmine Mushroom.

*Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop…* Explosions erupted in rapid succession.

The tiny Slowing Mushrooms packed weak individual blasts with small radii—but sheer numbers ensured cumulative damage. Coupled with the high-damage Landmine Mushroom? More than enough to make these Prayers regret their choices.

Mushroom explosions were AoE skills—guaranteed damage on every target.

True enough, after this barrage, the five Prayers lost over half their HP. All were now afflicted with Slowing.

Yet Soulshadow Tianyou’s assault wasn’t over. Just before her feet touched ground after the backflip, she hurled the Poisonous Mushroom and Poison Kunai forward—without even looking.

*BOOM!* The mushroom struck the head of one slowed Prayer. Critical weak-point explosion—tenfold damage. Instant kill.

*Shhk~* The Poison Kunai pierced the neck of another slowed Prayer. Not a headshot—only a sliver of HP drained.

*"Still rusty with the new skills…"* Soulshadow Tianyou bent her knees to absorb landing impact. No relaxation. Her head snapped up, eyes locking ahead.

Four slowed Prayers crawled on the ground. But the other three—full HP—lunged at her again.

Skills still cooling. This time, Tianyou skipped flashy moves. A simple sidestep left. But her Poison Dart skill was ready—three non-reflective silver needles materialized between her fingers.

*Shhk~ Shhk~ Shhk~* She ignored the nearby full-health Prayers. Her darts targeted the lowest-HP slowed Prayer instead.

That Prayer was already poisoned—whether from the mushroom or kunai, Tianyou hadn’t checked. Poison effects were always up to chance anyway.

But her Poison Dart skill? 100% poison chance. Clearly designed to stack with Toxin Accumulation.

Instantly, four toxin stacks piled onto the Prayer. Its HP plummeted. Already weakened—it collapsed seconds later.

*"Decent damage,"* Soulshadow Tianyou sneered coldly.

No time to savor it. The slowing effect vanished from the remaining three Prayers. Now six surrounded her—three half-HP, three full—closing in from left and right.

*"Skills mastered. Bored already. Your AI’s dumber than forest wolves."*

This time, Soulshadow Tianyou charged first. Drawing her Fangblade Shortsword, she sprinted toward the half-HP trio—but cleverly summoned ten Slowing Mushrooms beneath her feet mid-stride.

The plan was set: annihilate the three wounded Prayers, then pivot to finish the rest. One second too slow? Death from front and back.

A feral grin split Tianyou’s face. Unflinching, she faced the three diving Prayers. A Poisonous Mushroom materialized in her grip. She sidestepped left—assassin agility in motion.

Her first throw slapped against the leftmost Prayer’s grotesque mouth.

*BOOM!* Explosion. Critical headshot. The Prayer vanished in white light.

As mushroom smoke cleared, a Poison Kunai appeared in her right hand—gripped forward. Her Fangblade Shortsword spun once, now held reverse-grip in her left.

Steel flashed. The kunai flew point-blank—burying into the middle Prayer’s eye. Next second, the shortsword cleaved its jaw.

Dual headshots. The half-HP Prayer disintegrated.

*"Last one… might be tight."* Explosions erupted behind her—Slowing Mushrooms detonating.

Three Poison Darts flew from her fingers, piercing the final Prayer ahead. Only three toxin stacks applied. Not enough for a kill. Tianyou dodged its swipe instead.

She couldn’t see it—but felt three gusts of wind and guttural roars at her back…

*"Ugh… didn’t want to waste this skill yet."*

Soulshadow Tianyou’s arms dropped limp. She stood perfectly still, listening to the sounds behind her—then vanished in a flash of white light.

**[Blink]**: Teleport three body-lengths in any direction.

All four Prayers crashed face-first into empty earth. They scrambled up, snarling, scanning wildly—front, back, left, right. No trace of Tianyou.

She’d blinked *upward*—hovering mid-air.

*"Witness my original combo!"* Her voice rang from above. *"Celestial Petal Storm!"*