Generating Composite Skill…
[NEW COMPOSITE SKILL ACQUIRED]
🌑 Phantom Counterstep (Passive/Active)
Effect:
Host instinctively predicts enemy movement within a 3-meter radius.
Combines predictive thinking with subtle shadow manipulation and Ghoststep.
Allows user to appear to 'phase' out of an enemy's attack trajectory and counter from an unseen angle.
From the opponent's perspective, the Host vanishes for a fraction of a second, only to reappear with lethal precision.
Additional Perk:
Shadow cloak subtly masks killing intent during movement, enhancing deception.
Nyx's eyes widened as she felt the shift in the air around Sion.
"Master… you… feel like you're not even here anymore."
Sion smirked, testing the ability — his foot slid an inch to the side, his body shifting just enough to disappear from peripheral vision for a blink… then reappear, uncomfortably close behind Nyx.
Her expression twisted into a mix of flustered and impressed.
"Okay… dangerous."
Sion's eyes gleamed coldly.
"Exactly."
With this, even skilled assassins or mages wouldn't see him coming. His Overthinking, his Curiosity, his Shadow Skills — now fused, making him an evolving predator in human form.
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Next options:
1. Actively test Phantom Counterstep against a tavern drunk or mercenary.
2. Let Lilith observe Elara while Sion practices this in secret.