The Cursed One was a spellcasting Demon boss.
Most of its skills were area attacks, and they dealt heavy damage.
After throwing his Deadly Poison Dart, Qin Feng had already retreated at top speed.
Even with his speed, he only just managed to leave the boss's attack range before its skill erupted.
"That was close. If that blast had caught me, my current health and defense wouldn't have left me any chance of survival."
Qin Feng watched the vast Gray Mist Burst erupt before him, his heart racing a little.
This Cursed One had killed over thirty players, advancing straight to Silver Grade in one go.
The lifespan it had plundered was even enough for it to advance to Gold Grade, or higher still...
Unfortunately for it, it had run into Qin Feng!
After that Gray Mist Burst, Qin Feng did not approach.
Instead, he stayed far away from the boss and waited for his Shadowmeld skill to come off cooldown.
The Cursed One kept raising its hands, casting Gray Mist Blast at the empty air around it.
These lesser skills had smaller areas of effect, but they still posed a serious threat to Qin Feng.
If any of them hit Qin Feng, he would have no chance of survival.
Fortunately...
He remained invisible and kept his distance from the boss the entire time, never encountering the slightest danger!
By the time Qin Feng's Shadowmeld came off cooldown, the Cursed One seemed a little tired too. Casting over a dozen skills in succession had left its mana struggling to keep up.
The Cursed One watched its surroundings with extreme vigilance and began moving deeper into the dense forest.
Suddenly.
A figure appeared behind it, and another Deadly Poison Dart struck its head!
-659 (Weakness Attack)!
-219!
-219!
... Qin Feng's figure appeared and vanished in a flash. From roughly ten meters away, his dart struck the boss squarely in the head. That accuracy alone was already far beyond what other players could achieve with ranged attacks. Qin Feng did not dare get too close, either. Otherwise, he would have no time to escape the boss's area attacks... His raw stats were certainly strong now. But much of his strength also came from the rich experience he had gained through nine hard-fought years in his previous life. After two Deadly Poison Darts, the health bar above the boss's head had gradually dropped to just one-third! The Cursed One could not see where its enemy was. All it could do was flee frantically deeper into the forest. The shriveled, scrawny Cursed One raced away as fast as it could, its long, thin hands hanging down to its knees... Anyone who witnessed this scene would probably have been dumbstruck. No one could have imagined that a boss that had already advanced to Silver Grade would actually be hunted down by a player! After all, even back at Bronze Grade, this boss had slaughtered dozens of players in one fell swoop! And now... A shadow appeared behind the Cursed One once again. **Deadly Poison Dart!** Once again, the Cursed One's body turned green. Under Deadly Poison's continuous damage, the Cursed One's health bar finally bottomed out. It breathed its last, its shriveled, scrawny body collapsing onto the damp, rotting forest floor... --
[You have slain "Cursed One (Silver Grade)."]
[You have gained 1,800 experience points.]
[Congratulations! You have reached level 5!]
[Congratulations! You have gained 4 evolution points!]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradable).]
-- The huge haul of experience sent Qin Feng up two levels at once, bringing him to level 5! And the Silver Grade boss had given Qin Feng 4 evolution points! **"Greedy Hand!"** Qin Feng immediately looted the corpse! A great golden hand reached out of the void and grabbed the Cursed One's shriveled corpse... --
[Skill "Greedy Hand" check successful!]
[You have gained 4 evolution points!]
[You have gained 4 evolution points!]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradable).]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradable).] ```
--
He received two extra sets of rewards outright.
This single Silver Tier boss had given Qin Feng 12 evolution points and 372 days of tradable lifespan!
And...
After Qin Feng used Greedy Hand.
A flash of golden light appeared beneath the boss's corpse...
"Did something Gold Tier drop?"
"Just what I'd expect from Jadeite Tier Greedy Hand!"
Qin Feng knew that he had triggered Jadeite Tier Greedy Hand's additional effect: a 20% chance to raise extra loot by one grade.
It was certainly satisfying.
But looking at the seven or eight pieces of loot beneath the boss's corpse, Qin Feng felt a little frustrated.
"My inventory only has ten slots right now. I can't run back every time I kill a boss, can I?"
"That would waste far too much time..."
"I hope this Cursed One dropped a storage ring or something."
That would give him more slots.
Filled with anticipation, Qin Feng reached toward the pile of loot beneath the boss's corpse...
Just as Qin Feng finished off the Silver Grade boss and reached level 5.
Countless people in Shell Town saw the rankings and were stunned on the spot!
"Level 3 straight to level 5? Did he kill some powerful boss?"
"I only saw that expert selling equipment a little over ten minutes ago. He gained another two levels already?"
"That's ridiculous!"
"My little sister's eighteen this year. I really hope she catches his eye. Then I could benefit too and have him help me level..."
"Oh, please. He wasn't even interested in ten million. Why would he be interested in your sister?"
In the center of town.
Wang Meng, Lin Liyu, and the other four members of their party had finally reached level 3.
They instinctively glanced at the rankings.
"F***!"
The young Keen-Eyed Archer in their party swore. "We only just reached level 3, and that expert's already level 5? How are the rest of us supposed to keep up?"
Wang Meng looked dumbfounded too.
But he soon shook his head and said gravely, "Let's not dwell on that for now. We should each return to reality and tell our family and friends about the Godforsaken Game. The world may well fall into chaos. At the very least, we need to make sure the people close to us are prepared..."
Wang Meng was a member of the armed police!
The reason he had fallen asleep that morning was that he had spent the entire night watching a criminal suspect. He had just returned to rest after his shift ended, only to find himself in the Godforsaken Game.
Hearing Wang Meng's words, Lin Liyu and the others nodded solemnly.
They each returned to reality.
Their bodies in the Godforsaken Game gradually turned translucent, then disappeared...
While countless people were reeling in shock.
Qin Feng also reaped his tremendous haul.
From this Silver Grade Cursed One, he had gained not only 12 evolution points, but also 372 days of tradable lifespan.
He had even gained over two hundred years of non-tradable lifespan outright!
"My non-tradable lifespan is now 418 years and 271 days."
"That seems like a lot."
"But later, in the Godforsaken Game's high-level areas, or in reality after the first Desolation Spread, lifespan will drain faster and faster..."
Qin Feng shook his head and did not dwell on it.
He looked into his inventory.
First, he examined the Gold Tier equipment:
[Curse Ring (Gold): Usable by all classes. All Attributes +8. Dark element resistance +26, Weakness Attack multiplier +0.1. Equipment requirement: Level 4]
"A ring that boosts all attributes?"
Qin Feng was fairly satisfied.
Eight points to All Attributes amounted to 32 attribute points. This single ring gave him as many attributes as other people would gain from three levels!
"The added dark element resistance will be useful against plenty of Demons."
"The Weakness Attack multiplier starts at 1.5. With this ring, it'll be 1.6. Not bad."
There were no critical hits in the Godforsaken Game.
There was only a Weakness Attack multiplier for strikes that hit a weak point.
In other words, this Weakness Attack multiplier was somewhat like "critical damage" in certain online games.
Next, Qin Feng turned his attention to a skill book...
Compared with equipment, Qin Feng clearly preferred skill books.
Because he could use Infinite Evolution on his skills!
And now, a Silver Grade skill book dropped by the Cursed One made Qin Feng's eyes light up with delight!
Before you continue