Iron Man and his twenty-three subordinates all turned into white light and respawned in Shell Town.
Every one of them looked grim.
They had wanted to take over the Gold Tier boss Dark Shadow was fighting, but they had never imagined the boss would be that powerful!
"That was fucking ridiculous! We'd barely entered the swamp before Silver Tier monsters surrounded us!"
"And those water jets were spraying everywhere. There was no time to dodge..."
"I could react in time, but I wasn't fast enough. How high must Dark Shadow's agility be to dodge those jets?"
"He must have put all his points into agility, right?"
"How could he? If he put everything into agility, where would his damage come from? How could he take off half the boss's health?"
"Exactly. We managed to attack for a while, and we only took off three percent of its health between us..."
"He took off half its health alone. How the hell did he do that?"
Iron Man's expression darkened.
Their losses this time had been enormous.
According to Iron Man's theory, losing a little non-tradable lifespan when they died was no big deal.
The key was to become strong enough before their non-tradable lifespan ran out!
But now...
They had thrown their lives away for nothing!
"Come on. We're going back."
Naturally, Iron Man refused to give up. Under the surprised gazes of many people in Shell Town, he led his team out again.
Their situation surprised quite a few people in town.
By now, it was rare to see so many people wiped out together...
So more people followed them out of town, heading toward the swamp...
However, Qin Feng was much faster than they were.
By the time Iron Man set off again with his men, Qin Feng had already returned to the swamp.
Instant Shadow Slash! Deadly Poison Dart!
He continued using the same tactics as before against the Golden Ghost Ship.
After dropping below half health, the Golden Ghost Ship gained several more skills.
One was a wide-area attack. Whenever the skeletal oars aboard the Golden Ghost Ship swept through the water, waves spread out in every direction!
With Qin Feng's current stats, getting hit by those waves meant certain death...
But for Qin Feng, they were easy to dodge.
He only needed to jump when a wave reached him.
The waves spread at irregular speeds, though, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, demanding extremely quick reactions from players.
Anyone with slower reactions would meet certain death within a hundred meters of the Golden Ghost Ship.
As for the boss's other skills, most targeted a single enemy.
Since Qin Feng remained invisible, those skills never activated.
Qin Feng only needed to dodge the area attacks.
Just as the boss dropped to a quarter of its health, Iron Man finally returned with his men.
Seeing lifespan orbs scattered all over the swamp, they immediately wanted to charge in, kill Dark Shadow, and steal the boss.
However...
Just as they were about to leave the woods and enter the swamp...
A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out of the woods, struck Iron Man, and chained to several people around him!
-39!
-34!
-36!
This was the level of damage the vast majority of players could deal at this stage.
To stop anyone from disturbing Qin Feng, Lin Liyu hid in the woods and launched a surprise attack!
Besides, Wang Meng's team was an elite squad to begin with, and they had already known how important agility was in this game.
Lin Liyu moved considerably faster than ordinary players.
Once her surprise attack landed, she saw her targets turn around and Lin Liyu immediately ran...
While maneuvering around the Golden Ghost Ship in the swamp, Qin Feng saw the scene from afar and paid it little attention.
In truth, even if those people entered the swamp, they would probably die anyway.
Instant Shadow Slash! Deadly Poison Dart!
Qin Feng seized an opening and unleashed another combo. The boss had only five thousand health left, its health bar looking barely a tenth full.
Just as another group of players following Iron Man and his men reached the edge of the swamp...
Qin Feng unleashed his final Instant Shadow Slash, passing through the Golden Ghost Ship.
Five flashes of blade light burst forth in succession, slashing repeatedly across the boss's hull!
-549!
-549!
-549!
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[You have killed the Golden Ghost Ship (Gold Tier).] [You have gained 4,800 experience points.] [Congratulations! You have reached level 8!] [Congratulations! You have gained 7 evolution points!] [You have gained 216 days of lifespan (tradable).]
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At the same time, a server-wide announcement rang out in the minds of every Godforsaken Game player:
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[Player Dark Shadow (Shell Town) has achieved the server's first Gold Tier boss kill and earned 3 reputation points!]
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The announcement played three times in a row.
Every Godforsaken Game player, whether at home or abroad, was left stunned and shocked!
A Gold boss?
The first kill?
"Holy shit, what the hell is this Dark Shadow guy? How is he so strong?"
"My God, I can't even fucking beat a regular monster, and he's already taking down Gold Tier bosses?"
"Which country's starting town is Shell Town?"
"The first person to kill a Gold Tier boss must be a powerhouse from our Great Han Nation, imnida!"
"Sugoi! This Dark Shadow must be an expert from our Sakura Nation!"
At that moment, every player around the world who had entered the Godforsaken Game was stunned!
Even those in the real world heard the server-wide announcement, as long as they had entered the Godforsaken Game before.
Wang Meng, for example.
He had just finished reporting the situation and was hurrying back when the announcement left him dumbfounded.
He had only just said that Dark Shadow could solo a Bronze Tier boss.
Then, all of a sudden...
The man had already soloed a Gold Tier boss!
"How can the gap between people be this huge?"
"I'm leading a whole squad of hidden classes, and we can barely handle a Bronze Tier boss. Dark Shadow soloed a Gold one?"
Wang Meng instantly began questioning his life!
The Land Abandoned by the Gods.
While countless players around the world reeled in shock, Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged.
After all, he had claimed first kills on some bosses in his previous life. Though he had fought them with a team, he had triggered this sort of server-wide announcement many times...
For Gold, Platinum Tier, Jade Tier, and Diamond Tier bosses, first kills were counted by boss grade.
For example, only one first kill counted for Gold Tier bosses.
Now that Qin Feng had claimed it, anyone who killed another Gold Tier boss afterward would no longer receive a first kill.
But bosses at Epic Grade and above each had their own names, and killing any one of them would trigger a server-wide announcement.
This time, Qin Feng had not teamed up with Lin Liyu.
So the announcement contained only his name.
When his final Instant Shadow Slash struck, the Golden Ghost Ship fell apart, scattering loot all over the ground.
Before Qin Feng could collect it, a group of players charged into the swamp.
"A Guang, use your skill! Find that guy!"
"Kill him, and we'll keep all the Gold boss's drops!"
A tall, thin young man with very pale skin stared at the boss's loot with shining eyes, making his intention to steal it plain!
This was a Gold Tier boss!
In other words, the drops on the ground were at least Silver Grade equipment and skill books!
There was even a golden glow among them, meaning there was Gold Tier loot!
Immediately afterward...
A hunter player behind him raised his hand and summoned a Ghostly Horned Eagle. The eagle took flight, sending pale blue ripples of energy spreading through the surroundings!
These energy ripples could reveal invisible targets.
The group's plan was to locate the invisible Dark Shadow and then kill him.
However...
After the Ghostly Horned Eagle beat its wings and sent out ripples of pale blue energy, it failed to reveal a single invisible player!
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