Amos had no special mechanics, nor did he have a second phase. After taking countless throwing knives, this Silver Tier BOSS that could have dominated the Newbie Village fell with rage and resentment.
The black rocky body lost its luster, quickly filled with cracks, turned into scattered rubble, and crashed to the ground.
Amid the dust, several clusters of silver light could vaguely be seen.
As well as a flash of gold hidden among them!
Qin Chuan's heart surged with excitement.
A massive drop!
An incredible massive drop!
A Gold Grade item had actually dropped across tiers!
In Apocalypse, the tier of a BOSS generally determined the tier of its drops.
Only on extremely rare occasions would it drop loot one tier higher.
As for how rare that chance was—
Put it this way: Qin Chuan had farmed Apocalypse for ten years in his previous life, yet he could count the number of cross-tier drops on one hand.
Even on a global scale, the odds remained pitifully low.
Of course, there was no shortage of truly lucky players who encountered cross-tier drops far more often.
But the price was that such lucky players tended to have tragically short lifespans, vanishing from sight soon after Apocalypse merged with Blue Star.
As he pondered, system notifications sounded by his ear.
"Silver Tier BOSS defeated. You have gained 20,000 experience points." "This kill is the first kill across the entire server. Additional rewards: 50 Free Attribute Points, 5 Skill Points, 50 Fame Points." "You have reached Level 9!" "You have gained 5 Free Attribute Points!" "Power of Shadow is gathering. 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!" "You have reached Level 10!" "You have gained 5 Free Attribute Points!" "Power of Shadow is gathering. You have additionally gained 5 Free Attribute Points!" "Beast Blessing activated. You have additionally gained 5 Free Attribute Points!" "This first kill will soon be announced across the entire server. Do you wish to hide your nickname?" "No." [Player "Night Roaming God" has achieved the first kill of Silver Tier BOSS Obsidian Lord Amos. All players are encouraged to keep up the good work!] "You are the first player to reach Level 10. This will soon be announced across the entire server. Do you wish to hide your nickname?" "No." [Player "Night Roaming God" is the first to reach Level 10. The Level Rankings have been unlocked. All players are encouraged to keep up the good work!] "You have reached Level 10. Please proceed to a class instructor as soon as possible to complete your first class advancement." "Please note: before completing your class advancement, your experience limit will be locked. Excess experience will automatically enter the Experience Pool."
A string of notifications kept chiming nonstop.
As a Silver Tier BOSS, Amos's first-kill rewards were incredibly generous.
The generous experience rewards in particular sent Qin Chuan up two levels on the spot.
That also meant that as long as he could use Amos's dropped equipment, he could equip it immediately.
Level 10 Silver Tier equipment was far stronger than Level 5 Black Iron Tier equipment.
Not only that, he also had a large number of Free Attribute Points to allocate.
Additionally, the five Skill Points could not be overlooked.
They were enough for Qin Chuan to raise all his remaining skills to Level 2, or raise Shadow Stealth by two levels on its own.
Either option would be a substantial boost.
As for Evolution Points, they were even more crucial.
However, evolving Shadow Stealth again required four Evolution Points, so he did not have enough for now.
As for his other skills, Qin Chuan had yet to decide whether to evolve them.
But that was fine. He had plenty of time to plan things out.
He put all 80 Free Attribute Points into Agility, then casually glanced at his current attributes.
[Attributes]: Strength 19, Constitution 14, Agility 224+5, Spirit 13
Over two hundred Agility!
What did that mean? If it translated into the real world, it would be enough to make him the world's fastest runner—the kind who shattered the limits of humanity.
A man like the wind was the best description for him.
"My build is a little too lopsided."
Qin Chuan thought to himself.
"I hope some equipment that boosts Strength and Constitution drops."
Qin Chuan opened his inventory and began inspecting his loot.
The first thing he looked at was the Gold Grade loot, the item he cared about most.
[Substitute Straw Man (Gold Grade Item): Takes a fatal hit in place of its owner and teleports the owner to a designated safe area. Activation may be chosen manually. Uses: 1/1]
Qin Chuan was stunned. It was actually this thing.
During Apocalypse's game phase, the Substitute Straw Man was considered a rather lackluster Gold Grade item.
Players generally felt that if they died, they could just run back to retrieve their corpse. At most, it wasted a little time.
But Qin Chuan knew that Apocalypse would descend upon and become reality.
At that point, death would truly mean death.
The value of the Substitute Straw Man had continued to soar from then on.
Who would not want an extra life?
As a ranged assassin with Infinite Stealth, Qin Chuan's safety was already maxed out, yet he was still quite pleasantly surprised when he saw the Substitute Straw Man.
It was a good item. He would not sell it no matter how much money was offered.
This Substitute Straw Man alone was enough for Qin Chuan to remember Amos's name.
What a good guy it was.
After happily putting away the Substitute Straw Man, Qin Chuan looked at another piece of loot.
[Obsidian Plate Armor: Silver Tier, Defense +300, Health +1000, Strength +10. Equipment Requirement: Level 10, Strength >50]
Equipment in Apocalypse generally had no class restrictions, only attribute requirements.
Qin Chuan's build was entirely focused on Agility, so this plate armor was destined to be useless to him.
He casually sent the attributes to Dragon Soaring World.
As expected, he received another round of enthusiastic praise from his buddy, warm enough to melt thousand-year-old ice.
He then looked at the third piece of loot.
[Obsidian Necklace: Silver Tier, Health +100, Mana +300, Spirit +20. Equipment Requirement: Level 10, Spirit >50]
Qin Chuan took back his previous conclusion.
Amos deserved to die.
What kind of junk was it dropping?
The Obsidian Plate Armor was understandable. After all, it was just a lump of rock.
But this necklace was going too far.
With those thick brows and big eyes, did it look like the kind of creature that would drop caster equipment?
It should be ashamed of itself!
Fortunately, Amos had dropped plenty of items. Qin Chuan looked at the fourth, and this one was usable.
[Ring of Mountain's Heart: Silver Tier, Health +200, Mana +200. Equipment Requirement: Level 10] [Equipment Effect: Creates a shield that absorbs 3,000 damage for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes]
The attributes could not be called particularly good, since it merely added health and mana without any extra attributes.
Fortunately, it had an equipment effect, and it was exactly what Qin Chuan needed.
He knew that Rakshasa One-Slash was waiting to ambush him at the Respawn Point. More means of staying alive could never hurt.
A three-thousand-point shield was worth several of his health bars.
Qin Chuan looked it over twice more just to be safe. Only after confirming that it had no attribute requirements did he relax.
Honestly, if another item with attribute requirements appeared, he was ready to start distributing his points evenly.
"There are still two drops left. I hope I can use them too."
Qin Chuan muttered.
When he looked at the fifth piece of loot, his expression turned somewhat blank.
What the hell, why was it this thing?
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