MISSION 10: GREEN PHOENIX'S REVENGE
Everyone says you're the weakest among the seven Shadow Killers,
but also the most intelligent.
Is it true?
Let us find out.
Master…
I'm sorry.
I was too late.
Master…
His sword is called the Blade of Fear.
It creates illusions
that are difficult to distinguish from his actual attacks.
You must overcome your fear
in order to defeat him.
He lost his right arm.
This attack is an illusion.
SCISSOR SEVEN SHADOW DESTINY
That was a powerful strike.
If my servant wasn't a robot made of high-density alloy,
your sword would've pierced right through me.
You've been hiding your strength all this time.
You're actually the strongest
among the Shadow Killers.
Who would have thought the leader of the Xuanwu Killer League
would have a Stern robot servant?
Are you really that surprised?
As assassins, we have always used underhanded tricks to achieve our goals.
Nothing is beneath us.
So you do know my weakness.
But you missed your chance to kill me.
You seem to think I have no other way of killing you.
What makes you so sure?
You shut out your senses and went for the kill.
You knew that even if my servant tried to attack you,
she wouldn't be able to kill you
before your blade reached me.
You risked everything to land that strike.
I highly doubt you have a backup plan.
Wanna bet?
Oh dear.
Poor girl.
Why isn't her master here to save her?
I couldn't care less.
I only took her in to hide my true identity.
I wanted everyone to think I was the Twin Blade master.
She's just another pawn to me.
I may be your master,
but you are nothing to me.
If you're in danger, you're on your own.
I won't help you.
This is what it means to be an assassin.
The floral scent protecting her only lasts an hour.
The snake demons will have her for lunch.
You're a swift runner, Green Phoenix.
You can still save her if you come now.
I sense that your mind
is in turmoil.
Enough talk.
Make your move.
The poison on her is called
"The Poisoned One Kills Everyone."
If you save her, you'll be poisoned too.
The poison's effects are still mild.
You can save yourself if you put her down.
Oh dear.
Are you angry?
Give me a kiss, and I'll consider giving you the antidote.
My clothes are ruined!
How did he do that? The poison should've weakened him.
Master…
Did I ruin your plans?
My battle
was already lost.
I only survived because he was too afraid to risk his life.
I failed to get my revenge.
All the killers will be after me.
You can still escape them
if you don't try to save me.
It's time you learned the truth.
I was the prince of Qingyun.
I joined the Killer League to kill the leader and get my revenge.
But there were always other Shadow Killers around whenever I saw him.
I couldn't attack him.
I had to create an opportunity to fight him one-on-one.
I knew I would be able to defeat him then.
When I saw Seven fight Redtooth on Chicken Island,
I came up with my plan.
I made him come to Xuanwu, exploited his trust in you,
and poisoned him with the Dark Frost Blade.
I knew that once he went berserk, all the killers would go after him.
And that would be my chance to kill the leader.
I knew
it would put you in danger.
In other words,
I used you.
I took you in and taught you the Twin Blade technique
to make it look like I was the Twin Blade master.
I did it to hide my true identity.
But the Twin Blade isn't my strongest skill.
I want you to learn Qingyun's strongest sword technique,
Qingyun Flowing Sword.
Thirteen,
all your training so far has been with two blades.
You need time to master the Qingyun technique.
But I'm out of time.
There's another person in Northern Xuanwu who can teach you.
I've never lost a Go game since I was eight.
Father and Master praised me for being clever and level-headed.
But I failed to account for
the bonds that make us human.
The poison is still inside you.
You shouldn't use Qi in your condition.
He won't die that easily.
Master, you're really strong.
I don't think it's worth losing your life to save the weak.
Life isn't a game of Go. You can't look at it that way.