"Insignificant mortals..."
"Ugh..."
As the battle began, Kel'Thuzad let out a mocking taunt.
Then, less than two seconds later, he gave a long sigh and collapsed to the ground without another movement.
Rumble...
Pillars of level-up light appeared around all forty team members at once. Some even had more than one pillar, illuminating the lord's chamber where Kel'Thuzad stood as brightly as day.
The experience from an epic BOSS was already generous, and with the bonus for defeating an enemy above their level, even Qin Chuan leveled up. The others gained three levels on average.
For a time, the rankings on the Level Rankings changed dramatically. Starting from second place, every name belonged to someone else from the team.
Such a development naturally caught the attention of other players and sparked heated discussion.
"I told you Night Wanderer was hacking, but none of you believed me."
"What does this have to do with Night Wanderer?"
"He obviously found some bug and took them power-leveling."
"Didn't I hear that Night Wanderer took his own guild and some members of the Dragon Soar Dynasty into an instance?"
"Yeah, my distant cousin's classmate is in the Dragon Soar Dynasty. He told me Night Wanderer discovered a team instance."
"A team instance? No wonder I saw so many guilds rushing frantically out of Linggang City. So they were going into the instance."
"Let's not even think about it. I heard the Dragon Soar Dynasty's two teams wiped and came back to level before they even saw the first BOSS."
"As expected of a team instance—terrifying indeed. So Dragon Soar Under Heaven and the others leveled up so quickly because Night Wanderer took them through a team instance, and the experience was huge?"
"That's very likely."
While the outside world buzzed with discussion, Qin Chuan's team also erupted.
Dragon Soar Under Heaven: "Holy flying grass, that BOSS gave way too much experience! It shot me straight to level 23. Huh, can I equip the Bonecrusher Warhammer now?"
Dragon Soar Under Heaven rummaged through his backpack, pulled out the Bonecrusher Warhammer, and grew even more excited as he held it.
With this weapon in hand, he would level even faster outside.
Amid his excitement, Dragon Soar Under Heaven did not forget to transfer fifty million to Qin Chuan.
The Dragon Soar Dynasty had struck it rich this time. Including himself, the levels of twenty-nine core members had soared. It would surely take the Dragon Soar Dynasty's overall strength to a whole new level!
He had simply spent too much on equipment earlier. Otherwise, Dragon Soar Under Heaven would have wanted to transfer a hundred million directly to the great Night Wanderer.
The members of Peak were also overjoyed.
They had already slaughtered their way through Linggang City with the Destroyer, so their levels had been high to begin with. Now that the BOSS experience came in, Ji Xing had even reached level 26, directly taking second place on the Level Rankings!
Others, such as Yingluo Yezakura, Xiao, and Jing, were all in the top ten as well.
Even Xue Zhong Yi Jian Xia, who had quit the game for two days in the middle, surged all the way to level 21.
Di Jia Ling Yu reached level 23 and was in such a good mood that she directly sent out a red packet in the Guild Channel.
The next moment, I'm Not a Water God cried out in shock. "Holy shit, am I seeing this right? How many zeros are there? One, two, three... a hundred thousand?! I grabbed a hundred thousand from the red packet?"
Xu Changqing: "I got ninety-eight thousand... No, Sister Di, how big of a red packet did you send?"
Di Jia Ling Yu replied matter-of-factly, "Not that much. Just two million."
Ultimate Is Awesome: "I'm asking for a friend—Sister Di, do you still need a backup boyfriend?"
Xiao: "I want to lie flat too. Ask for me as well."
Jing: "Wow, I grabbed three hundred and sixty thousand from the red packet. This isn't a dream, is it?"
Di Jia Ling Yu: "Jing Meimei, don't be surprised. Come to Magic City and find your sister sometime. Your sister will make you soar."
Ji Xing: "Why did I only get one hundred and twenty? Not one thousand two hundred, not twelve thousand, but one hundred and twenty! Damn it!"
Di Jia Ling Yu: "Sister Ji, your luck with draws... is truly admirable."
Yin Mie: "Looks like you've all finished looting. Watch me work! Damn! Five hundred!"
Xue Zhong Yi Jian Xia: "Hahaha, another unlucky hand. Actually, I haven't grabbed the red packet yet. Watch me..."
Yin Mie: "Hahahaha. Even though you didn't say anything, I've already calculated from the changing numbers that you grabbed eight dollars and eighty cents. From a two-million red packet, you got eight dollars and eighty cents. That's legendary. I hereby name you the strongest."
Xue Zhong Yi Jian Xia: "Don't talk to me. I'm tired."
Ji Xing: "Ten people have claimed it. Looks like the guild leader hasn't claimed his yet."
Di Jia Ling Yu: "The guild leader hasn't said anything either. He's probably busy."
Just as Di Jia Ling Yu had said, Qin Chuan was busy thinking of a name for the First Clear title.
The moment the BOSS fell, he received a flood of notifications, including one asking him to name the First Kill team.
"Your team has achieved the server's First Kill of Pale Throne. Reward: 100 Free Attribute, 10 Skill Points, and 100 Fame."
This was the notification everyone on the team received upon clearing the instance.
Some quick-fingered players had even finished allocating their Attribute Points already.
This reward was far inferior to the First Kill reward for an epic BOSS.
But that was understandable.
A First Kill BOSS was Qin Chuan's personal achievement.
A team instance, on the other hand, was normally the result of the combined efforts of forty players.
One person versus forty.
The difficulty was on an entirely different scale, so naturally the rewards could not be treated the same.
Even if Qin Chuan soloed Pale Throne, that would not change.
It was also for this reason that he had chosen to bring members of the Dragon Soar Dynasty along to share the rewards, while collecting a little admission fee on the side.
Besides the attribute rewards, the most important notification was the next one.
"Congratulations on leading your team to conquer Pale Throne. Please name your team."
After pondering for a moment, Qin Chuan decided to let Peak enjoy this honor alone.
This was also what he and Dragon Soar Under Heaven had agreed upon beforehand.
They could come along and share the First Clear attribute rewards, but only Peak's name would appear in the server-wide announcement.
Dragon Soar Under Heaven had no objections to this, nor was he in any position to object.
To put it bluntly, if Night Wanderer had not thought highly enough of him to bring him into the team instance, he would not even have been able to share the First Clear rewards. How could he possibly make further demands?
Qin Chuan entered Peak as the team name.
Player 'Night Wanderer' has led Peak to the First Clear of the team instance Pale Throne. Their glorious deeds shall be passed down throughout Apocalypse!
Player 'Night Wanderer' has led Peak to the First Clear of the team instance Pale Throne. Their glorious deeds shall be passed down throughout Apocalypse!
Player 'Night Wanderer' has led Peak to the First Clear of the team instance Pale Throne. Their glorious deeds shall be passed down throughout Apocalypse!
This time, it was not merely a server-wide announcement, but a global announcement. The servers corresponding to other countries received it as well, naturally stirring up widespread discussion.
The commotion outside had little to do with Qin Chuan.
He did not care about it at all.
He put all 100 Free Attribute into Agility, then checked the guild chat log and discovered a red packet. He casually claimed it.
Five hundred and thirty thousand.
Not bad. He had spending money now.
But neither the First Clear attribute rewards nor the fame rewards were worth mentioning beside the dazzling orange glow next to Kel'Thuzad's corpse.
A drop from defeating an enemy above his level—a legendary trophy!
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