The couple, the man named Niu Gang and the woman named Guan Xiaoya, were clearly a typical tank-healer combination.
Niu Gang was a warrior, standing tall at 1.8 meters, broad and muscular, exuding a sense of security. He was confidently leading the way, his bravado filling the air.
As for Guan Xiaoya, she was anything but small. In fact, she was even more muscular than Niu Gang. With a low-quality priest's staff in hand, she vigilantly surveyed their surroundings.
Suddenly, a "whoosh" of wind swept over their heads.
Both of them, sharp in their senses, immediately looked up. But before they could see what it was, two thick, white spider threads entangled them, binding them to a nearby tree!
A towering black spider, about 2.5 meters tall, descended slowly on one of the white threads.
"Damn, what is that...?"
"Ah! A spider!!"
Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya screamed in terror.
[Broodmother (Lv1)]
[Grade: Bronze]
It wasn't just any ordinary monster; it was a Bronze-tier mini-boss!
This caught Qin Feng's attention. Killing boss-level monsters guaranteed him evolution points.
At this moment, Qin Feng remained hidden in the shadows.
"The Bronze-tier Broodmother has around 1500-2000 HP."
"This is not something regular newbies can handle."
"No matter how many people, they'll all be dead. The key thing is..."
"This mini-boss likely has a bunch of smaller spiders underneath."
Qin Feng watched coldly, not intending to help.
Just then, a rustling noise came from the surrounding trees. A swarm of black, smaller spiders swiftly approached Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya.
[Broodmother's Offspring (Lv1)]
[Grade: Normal]
These were the offspring of the Bronze-tier Broodmother!
Each spider had nearly one-meter-long legs and four pairs of compound eyes on their forehead.
Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya quickly found themselves surrounded by over ten smaller spiders...
Just moments ago, Niu Gang had been boasting about his strength. But now, he was utterly panicked.
Bound in spider webs and unable to move, with their low levels and attributes, they would take a long time to free themselves.
Helpless, they watched as the spiders crawled toward them and began to gnaw on them.
"Ah—!"
Both Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya screamed.
A flurry of damage numbers appeared above their heads.
In no time, both were dead.
The lifespan they dropped turned into gray-white light spheres, which were quickly devoured by the surrounding spiders...
At that moment, a flash of cold light streaked across!
Qin Feng swiftly appeared and slashed at one of the Broodmother's large eyes with his iron dagger.
-338 (Weakpoint Attack)!
The Broodmother took a heavy hit, its hundreds of eyes immediately locking onto Qin Feng.
But before it could spit any webs, Qin Feng had already vanished, completely disappearing from its sight!
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The Broodmother seemed stunned.
The smaller spiders, however, kept feeding on the couple's lifespan, unaware of Qin Feng's presence.
After 26 seconds, Qin Feng's Shadow Cloak skill was off cooldown.
He appeared on the Broodmother's other side, and with another strike, his iron dagger hit one of its eyes.
-338 (Weakpoint Attack)!
Qin Feng disappeared once more.
The Broodmother's HP was just above half.
"It needs about three more attacks."
After striking successfully, Qin Feng backed off, observing.
True to form, the Broodmother, enraged, began spraying webs in all directions, attempting to stop any further ambushes.
Such an attack would wipe out even a six-player team.
But Qin Feng, well-prepared, avoided the attacks without taking any damage.
Once again, after his Shadow Cloak was ready, he returned to the Broodmother.
The boss, now agitated, twisted its body in a futile attempt to avoid being ambushed.
Unfortunately, its weak points were too glaring.
Qin Feng, gripping his iron short blade, struck once more.
-338 (Weakpoint Attack)!
The Broodmother's HP dropped further.
After landing the blow, Qin Feng disappeared again.
This tactic was undeniably underhanded, but it was effective. However, monsters like the Broodmother were intelligent and wouldn't stay idle.
When its HP dropped to a third, the Broodmother leaped and clung to a nearby tree.
"Just two more attacks."
Qin Feng remained calm.
Once Shadow Cloak was off cooldown, he picked up a small stone from the ground.
In the game, everything in the environment had properties. The stone he held had 2 points of physical attack.
He threw it at the boss with perfect accuracy!
Thwack!
The stone struck the Broodmother's soft abdomen.
-279 (Weakpoint Attack)!
Thanks to Shadow Cloak, which added a substantial amount of damage, even a thrown stone could deal massive damage.
After hitting, Qin Feng once again disappeared.
The Broodmother, now frantic, moved quickly through the trees, trying to escape.
Meanwhile, the smaller spiders had finished consuming the couple's lifespan and began searching for Qin Feng's location...
But before they could find him, Qin Feng appeared again, this time about twenty meters away.
Another stone was hurled toward the fleeing Broodmother!
The Broodmother was slow, and Qin Feng's attacks consistently hit.
-279 (Weakpoint Attack)!
[You have killed 'Broodmother (Bronze Tier)'.]
[You gained 300 XP.]
[Congratulations, you have reached Level 2!]
[You have earned 2 Evolution Points!]
[Congratulations, you have unlocked the Shell Town Level Leaderboard, and you earned 1 Prestige Point!]
At that moment, a system announcement echoed in the minds of all players in Shell Town:
[Player 'Shadow' has killed the 'Broodmother (Bronze Tier)' and became the first to reach Level 2. The Shell Town Level Leaderboard is now live!]
By now, there were over three hundred players in Shell Town, all from Jianghai City. Most were in their twenties or thirties, with no elderly or children.
They had been wondering how they ended up in such a strange place after just falling asleep.
Suddenly, this system announcement rang out!
Those searching within the town, including Pear Sister and others, along with Niu Gang and Guan Xiaoya, who had just been killed, were all stunned!