First Kill

Ordinary players hadn't dealt enough damage to draw the Wild Rabbit BOSS's aggro, so their retreat was completely unhindered.

As more and more players withdrew, the grassland outside the village grew emptier.

And that left quite a few players even more stunned.

The Wild Rabbit BOSS was extremely fast, without question. Every leap left behind an afterimage, and in the blink of an eye, it could cover twenty meters or more.

Some players had calculated that even if they attacked from forty meters away, they still wouldn't be able to retreat to a safe distance before the BOSS reached them.

Even stealth was useless; they would still get clipped by the shockwave when it landed.

Yet Night Roaming God had done it.

The Wild Rabbit BOSS's counterattacks couldn't hurt him at all.

"Night Roaming God's Agility has to be over twenty, otherwise he couldn't dodge the BOSS's landing shockwaves."

"More than that. I calculated it—twenty Agility would still get scraped for a bit of health by the shockwave. Even if Night Roaming God's stealth is special and he can't be forced out of it, he still couldn't withstand that constant chip damage."

"Could Night Roaming God's Agility be over thirty? What level would that take? How did he level up?"

"Didn't you see him dealing nearly a thousand damage with one knife? Killing monsters above his level must be easy for him."

"But the server hasn't been open for long. No matter how fast he levels, he can't possibly be level seven or eight already."

"Don't forget, Night Roaming God has a hidden class with extra attribute point bonuses. I bet he put all his points into Agility."

"This is outrageous! Why does Night Roaming God get all the good stuff?"

The players were in an uproar.

It was fine if they themselves were weak. Everyone was about the same anyway.

But if someone stood out too much, they couldn't blame everyone for focusing their fire on him.

Amid the discussion, Dragon Soaring World spoke up. "Why? Because of Night Roaming God's talent! Everyone drew a talent when entering the game, right? Players with hidden classes can speak up. Isn't your talent at least B-Tier or above?"

Dragon Soaring World's words gave many players something to think about.

But some people objected. "I have an A-Tier talent and a hidden class too, but I only get three extra Free Attribute Points per level. At this stage, getting a single attribute above thirty is very difficult."

"I took a look from afar just now. Night Roaming God is level three. Even if he put all his Free Attribute Points into Agility, it's impossible for him to exceed thirty."

"Could Night Roaming God's hidden class be stronger and give him more attributes?"

"That's possible, but we can't rule out the possibility that Night Roaming God has top-tier equipment."

"Come to think of it, back at the hunter's place, a player got something from an NPC. Could that have been Night Roaming God?"

"Now that you mention it, I remember that player used stealth too. Looking at it now, it was probably Night Roaming God!"

"Wasn't Apocalypse supposed to have no closed beta? How did Night Roaming God know the hunter had something good?"

"I seriously suspect Night Roaming God is a planted shill from the game company!"

Qin Chuan, who was waiting in the shadows for his skill cooldown, was dumbfounded.

The players really did have wild imaginations.

Still, they had guessed some of the details surprisingly close.

There really are all kinds of talented people among players. I can't let my guard down.

Qin Chuan silently reflected, then sent a flying knife into the Wild Rabbit BOSS's eye.

-976! (Weakness Attack)

Its Health Bar dropped another small section. In a few more minutes, it would be empty.

After Qin Chuan attacked, the BOSS immediately counterattacked. It leaped fiercely onto his previous position, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

A shockwave like that was enough to send a squishy assassin straight back to the graveyard.

But Qin Chuan had prepared for it. He had begun moving the moment he entered stealth.

With his high 37 Agility, he could leave the shockwave's range in time without taking even a trace of damage.

My attributes still aren't high enough.

After killing this BOSS, I'll keep leveling and get to level five as soon as possible.

I won't use these Evolution Points for now. I'll save up more and continue evolving Shadow Stealth.

My performance today should have put quite a few guilds on alert. They'll definitely invest heavily in training Archers. Black Iron tier stealth alone isn't reliable enough.

Thinking constantly was Qin Chuan's habit.

It helped him make wiser decisions.

Of course, the main reason was that the Wild Rabbit BOSS posed no threat to him. Since he had nothing better to do, he might as well think more.

-976! (Weakness Attack)

After taking countless flying knives, the Wild Rabbit BOSS finally collapsed unwillingly, dropping several balls of light.

The surrounding players watched with burning envy. Unfortunately, the loot rights belonged to Night Roaming God. Even if they crowded over, they wouldn't be able to pick up a single thing.

Even so, quite a few players gathered around.

They communicated in secret, preparing to kill Night Roaming God instantly when he picked up the loot.

Night Roaming God was an assassin and had put all his points into Agility, so his health definitely wasn't high. One round of focused fire would surely take him down.

If they couldn't make the BOSS drop loot, couldn't they make Night Roaming God drop loot instead?

Naturally, Qin Chuan noticed what the players were doing, but he paid them no mind.

After killing the BOSS, he received a flood of notifications.

"Black Iron tier BOSS killed. You have gained 3000 experience points."

"This kill is the server's first kill. Additional rewards: 20 Free Attribute Points, 1 Skill Point, and 10 Fame Points."

"You have reached Level 4!"

"You have gained 5 Free Attribute Points!"

"The Power of Shadow gathers. You have additionally gained 5 Free Attribute Points!"

"Beast Blessing activated. You have additionally gained 5 Free Attribute Points!"

"Hunting Hour activated. You have gained 1 Evolution Point!"

A full 35 Free Attribute Points!

Qin Chuan casually put all of them into Agility.

He glanced at his attribute panel.

[Attributes]: Strength 13, Constitution 8, Agility 74, Spirit 7

74 Agility!

Such an absurd value would have been normal on a level ten player, but Qin Chuan had reached it at level four.

If one had to describe Qin Chuan now with a single phrase, it would be light as a swallow.

The speed increase brought by such high Agility was incredibly obvious.

As for the Evolution Point, Qin Chuan had originally wanted to upgrade Shadow Flying Dagger, since one point was exactly enough.

But after witnessing the Level 3 Flare, Qin Chuan decided to continue evolving Shadow Stealth.

After all, he had wanted to evolve Shadow Flying Dagger to increase his damage. Evolving Shadow Stealth could accomplish the same thing while further improving his survivability. Killing two birds with one stone—why not?

As he considered this, another system notification sounded.

"This first kill will soon be announced across the server. Would you like to hide your nickname?"

"No."

[Player "Night Roaming God" has achieved the first kill of the Black Iron tier BOSS Giant Wild Rabbit. We hope all players will keep up the good work!]

With that, the first BOSS battle in the Newbie Village was mostly over.

Qin Chuan looked at the Giant Wild Rabbit. There were no fewer than five balls of light around its corpse!

Four pieces of equipment and one skill book!

That was definitely an incredible haul.

The skill book in particular left even Qin Chuan stunned.

Those things were notoriously difficult to obtain in Apocalypse. In his previous life, he had farmed until he was sick of it and only seen one a few times. Yet after being reborn, the very first BOSS had dropped one.

Just as Qin Chuan was marveling at his improved luck, Dragon Soaring World sent him a private friend message.

"Night Roaming God, can you sell me any equipment you don't need? Don't worry, the price will definitely satisfy you."