Having received Night Roaming God's message, Dragon Soaring World felt conflicted.
On one hand, he was delighted.
Judging from Night Roaming God's tone, any equipment he could not use would definitely be resold to him.
This would help him rise quickly and, in turn, aid the Dragon Soaring Dynasty in competing for the title of Apocalypse's number one guild.
On the other hand, Dragon Soaring World was stunned by Night Roaming God's composure.
Apocalypse was a virtual reality online game, and in pursuit of realism, it used a fixed first-person perspective.
Under such circumstances, facing a twenty-meter-tall giant head-on would have an incredibly overwhelming visual impact.
Putting himself in that position, Dragon Soaring World felt that he probably would not have been able to remain so calm.
When faced with a creature far larger than themselves, humans instinctively felt fear.
Especially when a boulder came flying toward them and there was no way to dodge it—the despair of that was enough to make anyone's heart pound just imagining it.
Fortunately, Dragon Soaring World had weathered plenty of storms. He quickly adjusted his mindset and replied at once, "Anything under ten million can be transferred at any time."
Qin Chuan replied, "You do not need that much. The equipment this boss drops is only level ten anyway, so you will not be able to use it for now even if you get it."
Hearing that, Dragon Soaring World panicked and hurriedly assured him, "Boss, do not worry. I will definitely grind levels diligently and will not let you down. If you have equipment in the future, come straight to me. I will take it all."
Qin Chuan casually threw a flying dagger, dealing over six thousand damage. Then he lowered his head and sprinted at full speed, escaping the boulder's shockwave range just before the limit. He calmly raised a hand and sent Dragon Soaring World a reply.
"Fine."
From the shadows, Qin Chuan watched Amos rage helplessly and felt a sense of superiority.
No matter how high its attack was, it still had to be able to hit him.
No matter how thick its defense was, all were equal before True Damage.
As the one and only ranged assassin, he had probably beaten Amos senseless.
But if he had chosen Archer instead, he would have been the one in a miserable state right now.
"Not bad. Shadow Assassin is really not bad."
Qin Chuan grew increasingly satisfied with his choice.
At the same time, he secretly looked forward to the future.
If Arrow God descended once more, what expression would he have after taking one of Qin Chuan's flying daggers?
Still, it was a little too early to think about that. Qin Chuan had not even left Newbie Village yet.
His top priority was to wear down this boss to death, then return and find the Wolf King to trigger the hidden storyline.
To be honest, if Qin Chuan had not seen the relevant quest process in his previous life, he never would have imagined that the Wolf King could be connected to Amos.
That was not entirely accurate.
Between the Wolf King and Amos, there was another crucial figure that linked the two.
"Once Amos is killed and the hidden dungeon beneath the cliff is activated, I can drive the Wolf King over."
During the gap while his skills were on cooldown, Qin Chuan recalled the entire quest chain.
First, he had to accept the Wolf King Hunt quest from the hunter.
This quest had both a public version and a hidden version. The hidden version was the one Qin Chuan had completed, and it awarded the Exotic Beast Skull.
The public version, on the other hand, could be accepted by all players.
As long as a player reached level three, they could receive a hunting quest from the hunter. After killing a certain number of Wild Boars, wild bulls, and wild wolves as required, they would unlock the final quest: Wolf King Hunt.
Of course, the normal quest rewards did not include the Exotic Beast Skull. That item was unique.
No matter which version of the Wolf King quest one completed, it would ultimately trigger a hidden follow-up.
That was to avoid killing the Wolf King in a hurry and let him flee to the edge of the cliff, where he would jump into the dungeon entrance.
It was strange, but that was how the quest chain had been arranged.
After the Wolf King jumped into the dungeon, he would lead out Newbie Village's hidden boss, the revived Vampire Baron.
Qin Chuan looked toward Newbie Village, a faint shadow passing through his eyes.
Who would have thought that Newbie Village's village chief had been infected by a Blood Clan curse and become the Vampire Baron's lackey?
"If Apocalypse were an ordinary game, I would praise the designers for putting so much thought into it and hiding so many Easter eggs."
"Unfortunately, it is not."
"Newbie Village's hidden side quest represents the Blood Clan becoming active again. After the Blood Clan descended alongside Apocalypse, they treated Blue Star like an all-you-can-eat buffet."
As he recalled the past, the wails of his kin seemed to drift through his ears, while the lingering stench of blood filled his nose.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Chuan cast those distracting thoughts out of his mind.
Even though he knew how the future would unfold, there was nothing he could do while his own strength was insufficient.
Increasing his strength was the highest priority!
Amos, you will become the stepping stone to my growth!
Qin Chuan looked at Amos and raised his hand, sending another flying dagger at him.
After taking the dagger, Amos furiously slammed the ground, but it was useless.
Qin Chuan was completely outside his attack range.
However, Qin Chuan remaining unharmed did not mean the other players were equally fortunate.
After learning that a boss had spawned here—and that it was Silver Tier—players from Newbie Village immediately swarmed over.
You said they could not break its defense?
So what? They still wanted to go.
They would be instantly killed if they went?
What was there to fear? It was only a game.
What, Night Roaming God was there too?
Then never mind. They would go back to chopping rabbits.
After learning that Night Roaming God was present, the rational players immediately turned around and returned to Newbie Village to kill rabbits.
They knew that once Night Roaming God made a move, the boss would have absolutely nothing to do with them.
But there were also stubborn players.
Holding fast to the belief that their fate was theirs to decide, they charged over one after another.
Some were gored to death by Wild Boars on the way, while others were sent off by newly spawned Granite Giants.
Even if they were lucky enough to reach the boss, they would be slapped into meat paste before they could even land two strikes.
Yet even so, it could not dampen the players' enthusiasm.
Qin Chuan observed them from the shadows and did not care in the slightest.
Other players could come if they wanted. In any case, they could not steal the loot Ownership.
Except for those from Rakshasa Hall. He would kill every one of them who came.
Ten minutes later, Amos's Health Bar had fallen below half.
Ninety-nine percent of the damage had been dealt by Qin Chuan.
In other words, he had already secured Ownership of the boss's drops.
Dragon Soaring World, who was watching from afar, finally relaxed.
Good. The equipment was basically his already.
Judging from the boss's attributes, it was certain to drop some defensive equipment.
It did not matter that he could not equip it yet. He just needed to work hard and level up.
Once he reached level ten, his attributes would definitely soar as long as he equipped one or two pieces of Silver Tier gear.
Could the presidents of other guilds accomplish that?
They could not.
Dragon Soaring World wore a proud expression as he said, "If I had not insisted on leveling in the Wild Boar Plains, how would we have met Night Roaming God? And where would we have gotten the chance to obtain such excellent equipment?"
After saying that, he raised his head to look at the sky, wearing an expression that clearly said, Hurry up and praise me.
The Assassin and Archer knew Dragon Soaring World's personality well and could not be bothered to respond.
Light Snow, however, gave him plenty of face and generously said, "The boss is wise!"
Dragon Soaring World burst into laughter. "Well said, Light Snow. Go collect two months' salary from finance later as a bonus."
The Assassin and Archer exchanged glances, then said in unison, "The boss is wise!"
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