Iron Man and his twenty-three subordinates all resurrected in a burst of white light at Shell Town.
Their faces were grim.
They had intended to take over the gold-level boss that "Shadow" was fighting, but to their surprise, the boss was far stronger than they had anticipated!
"This is ridiculous! We were barely in that swamp when we were surrounded by silver-level monsters!"
"And those water columns were spraying everywhere, there was no way to dodge them…"
"I could react, but I didn't have enough speed. How fast does 'Shadow' have to be to dodge those water columns?"
"Must have invested everything in agility, right?"
"Impossible! If he invested everything in agility, where would he get the damage from? How could he bring the boss down to half health?"
"That's right! We were attacking for a while, and we barely took 3% of its health…"
"How did he solo the boss down to half health?"
Iron Man's face darkened.
The losses they suffered this time were immense.
Iron Man's theory was that dying and losing some non-tradable life wasn't a problem. The key was to get strong enough before all your non-tradable life was gone!
But now…
This was a pure throwaway!
"Let's go, keep moving."
Iron Man, unwilling to accept defeat, led his team to continue, despite the surprised gazes of many players in Shell Town.
Their situation had raised some eyebrows.
It wasn't common for such a large group to be wiped out…
Soon, others began following them, leaving the town and heading toward the swamp…
However, Qin Feng was much faster than them.
By the time Iron Man and his team set off, Qin Feng had already returned to the swamp.
Shadow Slash! Toxic Dart!
He resumed the same tactic, attacking the Golden Ghost Ship.
After reaching half health, the Golden Ghost Ship gained several new abilities.
One of them was a large-area attack, where the skeleton oarsman of the ghost ship would strike, sending waves of water in all directions!
With Qin Feng's current stats, being hit by these waves would guarantee death…
But for Qin Feng, this was easy to dodge.
When the waves spread, all he had to do was jump.
However, the spread of the waves was erratic, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, requiring quick reflexes from players.
If anyone was too slow and got within 100 meters of the Golden Ghost Ship, they would surely die.
Most of the boss's other attacks were single-target.
Since Qin Feng was always in stealth, those attacks didn't trigger.
He only needed to avoid the area attacks.
...
By the time the boss had only a quarter of its health remaining, Iron Man and his team had finally arrived.
They saw the swamp littered with life orbs and immediately wanted to go in and kill "Shadow" and claim the boss's loot.
But just as they were about to step out of the forest and enter the swamp...
A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from the trees, striking Iron Man and then spreading to several of his subordinates!
-39!
-34!
-36!
...
This was the typical damage range for most players at their stage.
To prevent anyone from disturbing Qin Feng, Lin Li Yu had been hiding in the forest and launched a surprise attack!
Moreover, Wang Meng's elite team knew that agility was crucial in the game.
Lin Li Yu's movement speed was much faster than an average player's.
After landing the surprise attack, she immediately fled…
Qin Feng, still in the swamp, kept an eye on the situation. He didn't pay much attention to it.
In fact, even if those players entered the swamp, they would mostly die.
Shadow Slash! Toxic Dart!
Qin Feng took another opportunity, dealing another round of attacks. The boss had only 5,000 health left, making it appear to be down to a tenth of its health.
Just as a group of players following Iron Man arrived at the edge of the swamp, Qin Feng used his last Shadow Slash, slicing through the Golden Ghost Ship.
Five quick slashes followed, hitting the boss's ship!
-549!
-549!
-549!
[You have killed 'Golden Ghost Ship (Gold Level)'.]
[You have gained 4,800 experience points.]
[Congratulations, you have reached level 8!]
[Congratulations, you have gained 7 evolution points!]
[You have gained 216 days of tradable life.]
At the same time, the global announcement sounded in the minds of all "Abandoned Gods" players:
[Player 'Shadow (Shell Town)' has achieved the first kill of a Gold-level boss, earning 3 reputation points!]
This announcement played three times in a row.
It left all players in "Abandoned Gods" worldwide in a dazed and shocked state!
Gold-level boss?
First kill?
"Holy crap, what's up with this 'Shadow' guy? So strong?"
"Damn, I can't even beat a regular monster, and this guy soloed a Gold-level boss?"
"Which country's starting town is Shell Town?"
"Definitely a strong player from our country, Dahan!"
"Wait, it must be someone from our Sakura country, this 'Shadow' is a pro!"
...
Players all over the world were stunned at this moment.
Even in reality, anyone who had played "Abandoned Gods" heard the global announcement.
For instance, Wang Meng.
He had just reported back and was heading toward the swamp when he heard the announcement and was completely dumbfounded.
He had just said that "Shadow" could only solo a bronze boss.
And now…
That guy had soloed a Gold-level boss!
"How can the gap between people be so huge?"
"I'm leading a hidden class team, and we're barely able to handle a bronze boss, and this 'Shadow' soloed a Gold boss?"
Wang Meng was instantly filled with doubt!
In the Abandoned Lands.
While countless players around the world were stunned, Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged.
After all, in his past life, he had been the first to kill several bosses. Though he did it with a team, he had triggered these full-server announcements many times…
Gold, platinum, emerald, and diamond-level bosses counted for first kills based on their tier.
For example, a Gold-level boss first kill only counted once.
Now that Qin Feng had triggered it, no one else would get the first kill of a Gold-level boss.
However, if it were an Epic-level boss, each kill would trigger a server-wide announcement.
This time, Qin Feng wasn't in a team with Lin Li Yu.
So the announcement only listed his name.
As the final Shadow Slash was released, the Golden Ghost Ship shattered, dropping a heap of loot.
Before Qin Feng could pick it up, a group of players rushed into the swamp.
"A Guang, use your skills to find that guy!"
"Kill him, and we'll claim the Gold boss's loot!"
A tall, skinny young man, with pale skin, eyes gleaming at the loot dropped by the boss, clearly intent on stealing it!
A Gold-level boss!
In other words, the loot on the ground was at least silver-level equipment and skill books!
He even saw a golden glow, meaning there were Gold-level items!
Then...
Behind him, a hunter player raised his hand, summoning a 'Spectral Horned Eagle'. The eagle flew up, and waves of light blue energy spread out in all directions!
This energy wave could reveal hidden players.
With this strategy, the group of players planned to find the stealthy "Shadow" and kill him.
However…
When the Spectral Horned Eagle flapped its wings and released the energy waves, it failed to detect any hidden players!