Song Fei was actually pretty baffled himself.
He hadn't entered the Godforsaken Game all that late.
After all, he'd spent the whole night playing with two girls, and after eating breakfast that morning, they'd fallen asleep together...
Besides, he had so many girls helping him in Firefly Town!
He'd thought he was definitely leveling up fast.
But he'd never expected "Dark Shadow" from Shell Town to completely outclass him in leveling speed!
And that guy had even scored the first kill on a gold tier boss!
"That guy must have exploited a bug to kill that gold tier boss, right?"
"This silver grade boss is already so hard to kill. How could anyone possibly solo a gold tier boss?"
Still, overall, Song Fei was having a great time.
With dozens of girls protecting him, he was in his element in the Godforsaken Game.
Although he only had the ordinary "mage" class, Song Fei had still reached level 6 at blazing speed.
He was the one who'd activated the Teleportation Array in Firefly Town!
"As long as I kill this silver tier boss, I'll reach level 7..."
"That Dark Shadow from Shell Town has supposedly been stuck at level 9 for ages, right?"
"I'll overtake him in one push and become the number one player in the Godforsaken Game!"
With that ambition in mind, Song Fei was determined to take down the Two-Headed Flame Burner before him, no matter what!
He led dozens of girls in surrounding and attacking the boss.
The other players nearby were targets for them to hunt down as well.
At this rate, Song Fei's victory over the silver grade boss was practically guaranteed.
But...
Just as the Two-Headed Flame Burner's health dropped to one-third, something unexpected happened!
A figure clad in sinister leather armor instantly appeared beside Song Fei, who was surrounded by a protective ring of girls.
The figure appeared for just an instant, then vanished from the battlefield again!
Immediately afterward, nine flashes of blade light erupted across Song Fei and several girls around him!
-1995!
-2052!
-2009!
Song Fei only saw a cluster of damage numbers rise before his eyes, then his vision went black.
[You have been killed by "Dark Shadow"! You have lost 1,106 days of lifespan (tradable)! You have lost 18 years and 113 days of lifespan (non-tradable)!]
The system notification left Song Fei stunned.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in Firefly Town's square...
"I... died?!"
Disbelief covered Song Fei's face.
The silver grade boss had only a third of its health left. Victory had been within reach, yet Dark Shadow had suddenly appeared and killed him?
"Impossible! Why would Dark Shadow come to our Firefly Town?"
"There are so many starting towns in the River-Sea City region, and he just had to come to mine? Then run into me and steal my boss?"
Song Fei's sleazy, effeminate face took on a constipated look.
Behind him stood five mage girls from his party, who had also been killed and sent back.
They all looked just as bewildered.
"Huh, I died?"
"How did that happen? Why did our darling die too?"
"It was Dark Shadow! But why would Dark Shadow kill us and our darling?"
"He must want to steal the silver grade boss!"
"He's so awful, ambushing our darling when he wasn't paying attention! How despicable! What a total turnoff!"
"Song Fei, darling! Are we going back to get revenge now?"
"I don't think we need to. The other girls will avenge him!"
As the five girls discussed it, they gazed at Song Fei with eyes full of love.
Song Fei tossed his hair ostentatiously and flashed a confident smile. "An assassin's stealth ambush is powerful, sure, but once he shows himself, he'll become a sitting duck for us. Just watch. Our people will kill him and send him back here soon..."
That was what he said.
But before long, he realized something was wrong.
More and more players were respawning in the square, and most of them were girls from his entourage!
As more girls respawned, Song Fei began to lose his composure.
"How is this possible?"
"You were all killed? That makes no sense!"
"One ambush from Dark Shadow is one thing, but how could you let him slaughter you like pigs?"
Song Fei's expression darkened.
The girls who respawned afterward looked ready to cry, all chattering over one another:
"Song Fei, darling, we're sorry..."
"We're so useless, but Dark Shadow was just too fast!"
"My attacks couldn't hit him at all."
"Yeah, and he seems to have an evasion ability. A lot of our attacks clearly landed, but we got notifications saying they'd been evaded..."
"Even landing a hit was useless! My Ice Spike hit Dark Shadow, but it only dealt 2 damage!"
The situation kept getting worse.
Soon, not a single member of Song Fei's entourage remained around the silver grade boss, the Two-Headed Flame Burner.
Qin Feng had killed all of Song Fei's people and sent them back to town!
Inside Mourning Valley.
After ambushing and instantly killing Song Fei, Qin Feng hadn't left. Instead, he'd stayed and slaughtered the man's brainless fangirls, leaving them screaming for their parents.
Of course, these girls did have one particular talent...
Running their mouths!
They hurled abuse like mad, cursing out "Dark Shadow."
But venting was all they could do. With their abilities, they could barely even touch Qin Feng.
Even if they managed to land a hit, Qin Feng still had a 75% evasion chance that could negate the damage.
Most importantly...
The defense of his gold tier Ghostfire Leather Armor was simply beyond anything they could penetrate right now!
Surrounded by dozens of girls, Qin Feng cut through them as if no one stood in his way. In just a minute or two, he slaughtered every last one!
Some unaffiliated players nearby had originally banded together to compete against Song Fei...
Now, all of them watched in stunned disbelief!
Their group had close to twenty players in total.
But while fighting Song Fei, quite a few had been killed. Some had even died two or three times.
So they knew all too well how terrifying, frenzied, and reckless Song Fei's entourage was.
Yet...
An assassin had now appeared and gone on an absolute killing spree right before their eyes!
Those girls could only rage helplessly, stubbornly hurling insults as they were slaughtered like little chickens!
"Holy crap... isn't he way too strong?"
"Who's this assassin? Could he be Dark Shadow?"
"He must be the big shot who got the world's first gold tier boss kill. Who else could it be?"
"I think so too, but why would Dark Shadow come to our Firefly Town?"
"Everyone, fall back! Let the big shot have the boss!"
The unaffiliated players knew when to step aside. Filled with admiration and awe, they retreated toward the rear of the valley.
Soon, Qin Feng was the only person left beside the boss!
Faced with this situation...
Qin Feng used Shadowmeld and entered stealth. Just as everyone thought he was about to slip away, a Deadly Poison Dart suddenly shot out and instantly struck one of the Two-Headed Flame Burner's heads!
What happened next stunned everyone nearby. The instant that Deadly Poison Dart struck the boss's head, the health bar above it emptied completely!
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