The man in the couple was named Niu Gang, and the woman was Guan Xiaoya.
From the looks of it, Niu Gang was a warrior and Guan Xiaoya was a priest-a very common tank-and-healer combo.
Just like Qin Feng and Qin Xiaoyou in his previous life...
At that moment, Niu Gang was talking away confidently.
The young man was six feet tall, big and muscular. He certainly looked reassuring as he strode casually ahead.
As for Guan Xiaoya...
There was nothing little about her.
She was even more heavily built than Niu Gang.
Holding a shoddy priest's scepter, she surveyed their surroundings warily.
Suddenly.
A rush of wind swept down from above their heads.
Both were fairly alert and immediately looked up, but before they could see what was coming, two tough, bone-white strands of spider silk wound around them and bound them to a nearby tree!
A pitch-black, hundred-eyed spider, eight feet tall, slowly descended along a strand of bone-white silk.
"Holy shit, what is..."
"Ah! A spider!!"
Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya both screamed in terror.
[Broodmother (Lv1)] [Grade: Bronze]
This wasn't an ordinary monster, but a Bronze Grade miniboss!
That was very tempting to Qin Feng. Killing a boss-class Demon guaranteed him Evolution Points.
At that moment.
Qin Feng had concealed himself in the shadows nearby.
The Bronze Grade Broodmother has around 1,500-2,000 HP.
Ordinary beginners don't stand a chance against her.
No matter how many come, they'll all die. More importantly...
This miniboss should have plenty of little spiders under her command.
Qin Feng watched coldly from the sidelines.
He had no intention of saving them.
Just then, a rustling came from the surrounding trees.
A swarm of small black spiders immediately began scurrying toward Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya along the webs strung between the trees!
[Nurturer·Brood Spider (Lv1)] [Grade: Common]
These were all offspring of the Bronze Grade Demon, the Broodmother!
Each Spiderling had legs nearly three feet long and four pairs of compound eyes on its forehead.
Over a dozen little spiders soon set their sights on Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya...
Niu Gang had been boasting about how tough he was just moments ago.
Now, his legs had turned to jelly.
He and Guan Xiaoya were bound in spider silk and couldn't move for the moment. With their low levels and stats, it would take them a long time to break free.
They could only watch as the little spiders crawled up to them and sank their fangs in.
"Aaargh-"
Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya screamed together.
A string of damage numbers rose above their heads.
Within moments, both were dead.
The lifespan they dropped turned into grayish-white orbs of light, which the dozen or so spiders gathered around to devour and absorb...
Just then.
A cold gleam flashed!
Qin Feng's nimble figure swept past one of the Bronze Grade Broodmother's Big Eyes in an instant!
-338 (Weakness Attack)!
After taking the heavy blow without warning, the Bronze Grade Broodmother instantly fixed her hundred compound eyes on Qin Feng.
But before she could spit out silk, Qin Feng's figure quietly faded, vanishing completely before her eyes!
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The Bronze Grade Broodmother seemed momentarily stunned.
The little spiders sharing the lifespan nearby were unaffected and continued fighting over the couple's lifespan...
Twenty-six seconds later.
Qin Feng's Shadowmeld skill came off cooldown.
He appeared on another side of the Broodmother, striking again with his scrap-iron dagger to deliver a Weakness Attack to one of the enormous Demon's eyes.
-338 (Weakness Attack)!
Qin Feng vanished again.
The Broodmother's health bar clearly had just over half remaining.
Three more attacks...
After landing this strike, Qin Feng retreated far away.
Sure enough.
Having suffered two ambushes in a row without finding her attacker, the Broodmother flew into a rage and began wildly spraying silk in every direction!
An area attack like this could easily wipe out even a six-player party on the spot.
But Qin Feng had been prepared and took no damage at all.
Once Shadowmeld came off cooldown again, he returned to the Broodmother.
By then, the Bronze Grade miniboss had grown agitated and was constantly twisting her body to prevent another ambush.
Unfortunately, her weak points were far too obvious.
Scrap Iron Shortblade in hand, Qin Feng struck again.
-338 (Weakness Attack)!
Another slash sent the Broodmother's HP dropping further!
After landing his blow, Qin Feng turned invisible again.
This fighting style was downright unfair.
But these Demons were intelligent. They weren't going to stand still and take hits forever.
When her health bar fell to one-third, the Bronze Grade Broodmother leaped up and clung to a nearby tree!
Just two more attacks.
Qin Feng remained calm.
Once Shadowmeld came off cooldown, he picked up a small stone from the ground.
In the Godforsaken Game, all sorts of objects on the map had stats.
For example, the fist-sized stone in his hand had 2 points of physical attack.
Qin Feng found an angle and hurled the stone at the boss with all his strength!
Thud!
The stone struck the Broodmother's soft abdomen!
-279 (Weakness Attack)!
Most of Qin Feng's damage came from Shadowmeld's bonus attack when breaking stealth.
So even a thrown stone dealt absurdly high damage if it hit an enemy.
After landing the hit, Qin Feng turned invisible again.
The Broodmother was panicking now.
She darted through the trees, trying to escape.
Meanwhile, the dozen or so Spiderlings had finished sharing the lifespan dropped by the couple and were searching everywhere for Qin Feng...
Unfortunately, before they could find Qin Feng.
Qin Feng had already appeared over twenty yards away.
Another small stone flew toward the fleeing Broodmother!
This Bronze Grade boss wasn't particularly strong or fast, and her large size made Qin Feng's attacks easy to land.
-279 (Weakness Attack)!
[You have killed "Broodmother (Bronze grade)."] [You have gained 300 EXP.] [Congratulations! You have reached level 2!] [Congratulations! You have gained 2 Evolution Points!] [Congratulations! You have unlocked the Shell Town level rankings and gained 1 reputation point!]
At the same time, a system notification rang out in the minds of every player in Shell Town:
[Player "Dark Shadow" has killed "Broodmother (Bronze grade)" and become the first to reach level 2. The Shell Town level rankings are now open!]
By then, Shell Town already had over three hundred players.
All of them were from River-Sea City.
Since it was morning, these players were all in their twenties or thirties.
There were hardly any elderly people or children.
They had all been wondering how they had ended up in such a strange place when all they had done was fall asleep.
Then, out of nowhere, they heard this system notification!
Sister Pear and the others searching the town, along with Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya, who had just been killed and sent back to town, were all stunned!
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