On the other side.
In a certain human newbie village, a knight with the ID "Darklord" sat atop a tall and majestic horse.
He had spent a thousand dollars to purchase this horse.
Although it didn't add much to his attributes, it was extremely valuable as the game had just started, and any horse was considered precious.
As he passed by on the streets, other players looked at him with envious expressions.
This was precisely the publicity effect that "Darklord" wanted.
Once the players generally reached level 20, he could start recruiting for his guild. The more experts who came to join because of his reputation, the stronger his guild would be.
At his side, a fully armored warrior asked, "Young master, where are we going?"
"To level up," Darklord replied. "In the last game, we suffered a lot at the hands of 'Galewind'... This time, it absolutely cannot happen again!"
"No matter what, our guild must be the strongest in 'Godslayer'!"
The warrior looked surprised and said, "But young master, wasn't 'Galewind' sent to be sacrificed by us? He's now among the most miserable players in the server, and he can't escape unless he deletes his character... Why should we fear him?"
"Besides, if he really deletes his character and starts over, he'll never be able to obtain a rare talent again. Maybe there is no need for us to worry about him anymore."
Darklord sneered and said, "That's true, but we can't underestimate Galewind. What if he really deletes his character and starts over, and then gets a decent character? Although he won't be able to obtain a rare talent again, what if he gets lucky and acquires some top equipment?"
"In any case, we must be well prepared for the worst!"
"As long as we're strong enough, the next time we meet him..."
At this point, Darklord's eyes turned extremely piercing.
"We'll hunt him down and kill him until he's back to level 0!"
...
Back in the temple.
John didn't hesitate for too long and walked straight towards the twisted stone gate.
At this moment, he was wearing nothing but a tattered prisoner's suit and iron chains binding his hands.
That's right, these two items were also "equipment."
The iron chains gave +5 attack but -20 agility.
The prisoner's suit gave +1 defense but -20 max HP.
Wearing these two pieces of Equip was worse than not wearing them at all.
If it weren't for the fact that John didn't like being naked, he would have already taken off the prisoner's suit.
Upon entering the stone gate,
John found a long tunnel in front of him.
On both sides of the walls, every similar distance apart, there was a stone statue emitting blue flames, illuminating the entire tunnel and making it appear even more gloomy.
After a short while, John arrived in a spacious hall.
In the center of the hall on a huge stone throne, there was a terrifying figure shrouded in black smoke, staring straight at him.
John knew that this was the legendary "Devil".
Without any hesitation or fear, John remained calm. He knew that his only advantage was to constantly fight with The Devil...
According to the system's description of his class, even if he died at the hands of The Devil, it would only bring benefits and no harm.
With this in mind, he believed that through persistence, he would eventually wear down and kill The Devil!
Even if The Devil's level and HP were terrifyingly high.
As long as he could inflict damage on him...
John was confident that sooner or later, he would wear down this BOSS!
He charged directly at him.
A black mist passed by, and he died instantly.
[Ding, you have been killed, losing 10 points of weapon and Equip durability.]
[Due to your 'God Slayer' class feature, being killed by a god-level BOSS will grant additional rewards.]
[Exp Points +10000]
[Gold Coins +10]
...
With a swoosh, John found himself back at the temple's spawn point.
He looked at the durability of the iron chains and tattered prisoner clothes he was wearing, and laughed mockingly: "These two pieces of trash Equip, I wouldn't care if they lost all their durability."
"Gaining over 10,000 Exp points and 10 gold coins, leveling up to level 5, not bad at all."
"I just don't know how fast other players in the outside world are gaining Exp and gold coins..."
"I need to speed up. It wouldn't be good if I fell too far behind the others when I leave the temple."
With that thought, John didn't have any intention of resting.
Since his pain feedback was set to 0, he wouldn't feel any pain from injuries or death, so he had no psychological burden in fighting The Devil.
He went through the stone door once again and faced The Devil.
...
At the same time, in a valley outside a newbie village, human players had completely occupied the area as it was home to many level 2 monsters called "Bamboo Rats," perfect for newbie players to level up.
Player "Darklord" led a group of followers, driving out all the players who originally leveling up in the valley and completely monopolizing the Spawn.
Although the players were extremely dissatisfied, no one dared to defy Darklord.
Everyone who played games knew how rich this kid was in the real world.
In the previous games, he was the leader of several high-ranking guilds, leading numerous elite players.
If they offended Darklord, they might as well give up on this game.
And since Godslayer had the potential to be the most popular game in the future, these players were not willing to give it up easily.
So, they could only leave with resentment.
Despite occupying the entire valley, the leveling speed of Darklord's guild members was not fast.
[Ding, you killed a Bamboo Rat, gaining 5 Exp points.]
[Ding, you killed a Bamboo Rat, gaining 5 Exp points.]
[Ding, you killed an elite Bamboo Rat, gaining 10 Exp points and 1 copper coin.]
...
After a busy afternoon, Darklord had just barely reached level 3 and saved up 98 copper coins.
It takes 100 copper coins to exchange for a silver coin, and 100 silver coins to exchange for a gold coin.
In other words, after working hard all afternoon, he hadn't even earned a single silver coin yet.
This leveling speed made Darklord speechless.
"It's no wonder this is the most popular game nowadays; leveling up and earning money is so difficult..."
"Even though we have already occupied the best leveling spot near the newbie village, we're still leveling up so slowly... I wonder if other players have reached level 2 yet."
"It takes 3,000 Exp points to level up from 3 to 4. It's unlikely we'll make it today. Everyone, take a good rest after logging off today, and meet at the newbie village at 8 a.m. tomorrow!"
Hearing Darklord's command, his followers responded in unison:
"Yessir!"
...
Inside the temple.
[Ding, you have been killed, losing 10 points of weapon and equipment durability.]
[Due to your 'God Slayer' class feature, being killed by a god-level BOSS will gain additional rewards.]
[Exp Points +50000]
[Gold Coins +50]
[Ding! Congratulations on comprehending a new Divine Skill - 'Divine Blade' after being killed by a god-level BOSS!]
[Divine Blade (Divine Skill) (Level 1): Use this skill to create a weapon out of thin air based on your mental strength. The weapon's attributes are determined by the skill level, character level, and character's mental strength. The initial attributes of Divine Blade are +500 damage and a 1% critical hit rate.]
...
Upon resurrecting this time, John was surprised to find that not only had he gained more Exp points and gold coins after being killed, but he had also learned a new skill.
"Not bad, this skill seems perfectly suited for me to use now."
John closed his eyes and activated the skill secretly.
The next second, a long sword made of blue light appeared in his right hand.
The sword was incredibly sharp, capable of easily cutting through even rock.
"Already starting with 500 points of damage and a 1% critical hit rate..."
"When my level is higher, it'll probably be even more."
"Great."
"Now let's see if I can break through The Devil's defenses!"
...
[Ding, you have been killed, losing 10 points of weapon and equipment durability.]
[Due to your 'God Slayer' class feature, being killed by a god-level BOSS will grant additional rewards.]
[Exp points +50,000]
[Gold Coins +50]
[Ding, congratulations, you have leveled up to level 12!]
Soon, John found himself back at the spawn point once again.
However, this time, his expression was noticeably more excited.
"Great, even though I was still instantly killed, I could clearly feel that The Devil's attitude towards me has changed."
"Before, I only saw contempt in its eyes, as if it regarded me as nothing more than dust or an ant..."
"But this time, I could clearly see a hint of surprise in that guy's eyes!"
"As long as I keep going, one day I'll be able to defeat it!"