Iron Man and his 23 subordinates, all revived in Shell Town as glowing white figures.
They each had sour expressions on their faces.
They had intended to take over the golden-tier boss that Shadow was fighting, but to their shock, the boss was far stronger than they had expected!
"This is ridiculous! We barely stepped into that swamp and got surrounded by silver-tier monsters!"
"And those water jets were spraying everywhere, we didn't even have time to dodge…"
"I could react, but I wasn't fast enough. Just how high is Shadow's agility if he can dodge those water jets?"
"He must have put all his points into agility, right?"
"That can't be. If he maxed out agility, how would he deal damage? How could he get the boss down to half health?"
"Exactly. We fought for a bit, and we only managed to take off 3% of its health…"
"How did he manage to take off half its health by himself?"
Iron Man's face was grim.
The losses this time were too great.
According to Iron Man's logic, losing some non-tradable lifespan wasn't a big deal.
The key was to become strong enough before all the non-tradable lifespan was lost!
But now...
This whole effort had been in vain!
"Let's go, we're going back."
Naturally, Iron Man wasn't ready to give up. Under the curious gazes of many in Shell Town, he led his group out again.
Their situation puzzled many in the town.
At this point in the game, it was rare to see so many players get wiped out at once…
As a result, other players began to follow Iron Man and his group, leaving town and heading towards the swamp...
However, Qin Feng was much faster than they were.
By the time Iron Man and his team set out again, Qin Feng had already returned to the swamp.
**Shadow Slash!** **Poison Dart!**
He resumed his previous strategy, continuing to deal with the Golden Ghost Ship.
After reaching half health, the Golden Ghost Ship gained several more abilities.
One of them was a wide-area attack skill. When the skeleton on the ship rowed its oar, waves of water would ripple outwards!
With Qin Feng's current attributes, being hit by those waves would be a guaranteed death…
But for Qin Feng, dodging them was easy.
All he had to do was jump at the right moment when the waves approached.
However, the speed of the waves was inconsistent—sometimes fast, sometimes slow—making them difficult to predict. Players with slower reactions would be as good as dead within 100 meters of the Golden Ghost Ship.
As for the boss's other abilities, most were single-target skills.
Since Qin Feng remained in stealth, those skills weren't being used.
All he had to do was avoid the area attacks.
...
When the boss's health dropped to a quarter, Iron Man and his group finally arrived again.
Seeing the lifespan orbs scattered throughout the swamp, they immediately planned to kill Shadow and steal the boss.
But...
Just as they were about to leave the trees and step into the swamp, a bolt of lightning shot out from the woods, striking Iron Man and chaining to several of his nearby subordinates!
**-39!**
**-34!**
**-36!**
...
This was the damage level of most players at this stage of the game.
In an effort to prevent anyone from interfering with Qin Feng, Lin Liyu had hidden in the woods and launched a sneak attack!
Knowing that agility was crucial in this game, Lin Liyu's team, led by Wang Meng, had trained to have faster movement speed than most players.
After her attack landed, and as Iron Man's group turned to retaliate, Lin Liyu quickly fled...
Qin Feng, still fighting the Golden Ghost Ship in the swamp, saw this from a distance but didn't pay it much mind.
In reality, even if those players had entered the swamp, they would have most likely met the same fate as before.
**Shadow Slash!** **Poison Dart!**
Qin Feng timed his next attack perfectly, reducing the boss's health to just 5000 points, with only one-tenth of its health bar remaining.
Just as another group of players, following Iron Man's group, arrived at the edge of the swamp...
Qin Feng landed his final **Shadow Slash**, dashing through the Golden Ghost Ship.
Five consecutive slashes gleamed across the boss's hull!
**-549!**
**-549!**
**-549!**
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[You have killed the Golden Ghost Ship (Gold Tier).]
[You have gained 4800 experience points.]
[Congratulations! You have reached level 8!]
[Congratulations! You have gained 7 evolution points!]
[You have obtained 216 days of tradable lifespan.]
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At the same time, a global announcement echoed in the minds of all **Godforsaken** players:
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[Player "Shadow (Shell Town)" has achieved the world's first kill of a golden-tier boss, gaining 3 reputation points!]
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The announcement was repeated three times.
Players from all around the world, both in-game and out, were left in a state of shock and disbelief!
A golden-tier boss?
First kill?
"What the hell? How is Shadow so powerful?"
"Damn, I can't even handle small monsters, and he's out here soloing a golden-tier boss?"
"Which country's starting town is Shell Town?"
"The player who got the first kill on the golden-tier boss must be one of our great warriors from Korea, for sure!"
"Absolutely! This 'Shadow' must be a top player from our country, no doubt about it!"
...
Players from all over the world who had entered **Godforsaken** were stunned at that moment!
Even in the real world, anyone who had entered the game also heard the global announcement.
For example, Wang Meng.
He was just on his way back after reporting some information when he heard the announcement and was left dumbfounded.
He had just been talking about how Shadow could solo a bronze-tier boss.
But then, suddenly…
Shadow had soloed a golden-tier boss!
"How is the gap between people so huge?"
"I've been leading a team of hidden-class players, and we can barely handle bronze-tier bosses. And Shadow's out there soloing a gold-tier boss?"
Wang Meng suddenly began to doubt his life choices!
In the **Godforsaken** world.
While countless players worldwide were still reeling in shock, Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged.
After all, in his previous life, he had also been the first to kill several bosses. Though he had done it with a team back then, these global announcements were nothing new to him...
Gold, platinum, emerald, and diamond-tier bosses were all categorized by their level of importance.
For example, there was only one world-first kill for each gold-tier boss.
Now that Qin Feng had triggered it, any future kills of gold-tier bosses wouldn't count as first kills.
However, epic-tier bosses, which had unique names, would trigger a global announcement every time one was killed.
This time, since Qin Feng hadn't teamed up with Lin Liyu, the announcement only displayed his name.
With his final **Shadow Slash**, the Golden Ghost Ship collapsed, spilling loot all over the ground.
Before Qin Feng could collect the items, a group of players rushed into the swamp.
"Ah Guang, use your skill! Find that guy!"
"Kill him, and we'll take all the loot from the golden-tier boss!"
A tall, thin young man with pale skin looked greedily at the loot the boss had dropped, clearly intending to steal it!
A golden-tier boss!
That meant the loot scattered on the ground was at least silver-tier equipment and skill books!
He even saw a golden glow, which indicated a golden-tier item!
Immediately.
A hunter player behind him raised his hand and summoned a **Spectral Horned Eagle**. The eagle soared into the sky, sending out waves of pale blue energy to detect hidden players!
This energy could reveal players in stealth.
According to their plan, they would locate the hidden Shadow, kill him, and claim all the loot.
However...
As the **Spectral Horned Eagle** flapped its wings and spread out the blue energy waves, it failed to detect any hidden players!