This couple, the man was named Garrick and the woman was named Sienna.
It was clear that Garrick was a warrior, while Sienna was a priest, a very common tank and healer combo.
Just like the previous life of Riven and Lyra...
At this moment, Garrick was talking confidently.
This young man was about 1.8 meters tall, with a strong and sturdy build, giving off a sense of security as he walked ahead.
As for Sienna...
She was not small at all.
In fact, she was even more muscular than Garrick.
She held a low-quality priest's staff, vigilantly surveying her surroundings.
Suddenly.
A 'whoosh' of wind rushed over their heads.
The two were fairly alert and immediately looked up, but before they could see what was happening, two thick white spider silk strands wrapped around them, binding them to a nearby tree!
A pitch-black, two-and-a-half-meter tall spider with hundreds of eyes slowly descended on one of the white webs.
"Holy crap, what is that..."
"Ah! A spider!!!"
Garrick and Sienna screamed in fear.
[Broodmother (Lv1)] [Grade: Bronze]
It was not an ordinary monster, but a bronze-level mini boss!
This was very attractive to Elias, as killing a boss-level monster guaranteed evolution points.
At this moment.
Elias, hidden in the shadows nearby, watched silently.
"A bronze-level Broodmother, with health ranging from 1500 to 2000."
"Definitely not something normal beginners can handle."
"No matter how many people come, they'll all die. The most important thing is…"
"This mini boss likely has many smaller spiders under its control."
Elias watched coldly.
He had no intention of stepping in to help.
Just then, a rustling sound came from the trees around them.
Soon, a swarm of black, small spiders swiftly crawled towards Garrick and Sienna through the webbing in the trees!
[Broodmother's Offspring Spider (Lv1)] [Grade: Normal]
These were the offspring of the bronze-level Broodmother!
Each little spider had legs nearly a meter long, with four pairs of compound eyes on its forehead.
Garrick and Sienna were soon surrounded by more than ten small spiders...
Just earlier, Garrick had been bragging about how powerful he was.
But now, he had completely lost his strength.
Both he and Sienna were trapped by the web and unable to move. With their low levels and stats, it would take them a long time to break free.
Helplessly, they watched as the small spiders crawled closer and began biting them.
"Ah—"
Garrick and Sienna screamed together.
A series of damage numbers popped up above their heads.
In just a moment, both of them had died.
Their lifespan exploded into grayish-white orbs of light, which were then surrounded and absorbed by the small spiders...
At that moment.
A cold glint flashed!
Elias's agile form suddenly dashed past the Broodmother's large eye!
-338 (Critical Hit)!
Caught by surprise, the Broodmother's hundreds of eyes instantly locked onto Elias.
However, before it could spit out webbing, Elias had already disappeared, vanishing completely from its sight!
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The Broodmother seemed to freeze for a moment.
The small spiders, who had been feasting on the couple's lifespan, were unaffected and continued to fight over the couple's lifespan...
26 seconds later.
Riven's Shadow Step skill had cooled down.
He reappeared in another direction, and with his rusty short sword, he made another quick strike, hitting another eye on the massive monster.
-338 (Critical Hit)!
Riven quickly disappeared again.
At this point, it was clear that the Broodmother's health was slightly above half.
"Just two more hits..."
After landing his attack, Riven retreated far away.
Sure enough.
The Broodmother, after two more surprise attacks and still unable to find the attacker, was now enraged, starting to spray webs wildly in all directions!
This area-wide attack method was powerful enough to wipe out even a team of six players.
But Riven had already prepared, taking no damage.
After waiting for Shadow Step to cool down, he reappeared in front of the Broodmother.
By now, the Bronze-tier mini-Boss had grown agitated, constantly moving its body to avoid being hit.
Unfortunately, its weak spots were too obvious.
Riven gripped his rusty short blade again and struck.
-338 (Critical Hit)!
Once again, the Broodmother's health dropped.
Riven struck once more and disappeared again.
This strategy was quite underhanded, but these monsters were intelligent and wouldn't just stay in one place and take hits.
When the Broodmother's health reached about a third, it suddenly leapt and attached itself to a nearby tree!
"Just two more attacks to go."
Riven remained calm.
Once his Shadow Step cooled down, he picked up a small stone from the ground.
In God Forsaken, all objects on the map had attributes.
For example, this stone, which was about the size of a fist, had 2 physical attack points.
Riven aimed and threw the stone at the Broodmother with force!
Boom!
The stone hit the Broodmother's soft abdomen!
-279 (Critical Hit)!
Since Riven's main source of damage came from Shadow Step's added attack after disappearing, even throwing a stone dealt ridiculous damage.
With a successful hit, Riven immediately vanished again.
The Broodmother, now desperate, quickly moved through the forest, trying to escape.
At the same time, the dozen or so spiderlings had finished consuming the couple's lifespan and were frantically searching for Riven's location...
But they hadn't even gotten close before Riven appeared over twenty meters away.
He threw another stone at the escaping Broodmother!
The Bronze-tier Boss wasn't very strong, nor fast, and its large size made it an easy target for Riven.
-279 (Critical Hit)!
[You killed 'Broodmother (Bronze-tier)']
[You gained 300 experience points]
[Congratulations! You've reached level 2!]
[Congratulations! You've gained 2 Evolution Points!]
[Congratulations! You've unlocked the Shell Town leaderboard. You gained 1 reputation point!]
Meanwhile, in the minds of all players in Shell Town, a system notification echoed:
[Player 'Shadow' has killed 'Broodmother (Bronze-tier)' and leveled up to 2 first! The Shell Town leaderboard is now open!]
At this time, there were over 300 players in Shell Town.
All of these players came from Riverbay City.
Since it was morning, most of these players were in their twenties or thirties.
There were almost no elderly people or children.
At first, they were all wondering how they had ended up in this strange place after merely falling asleep.
Then, suddenly, they heard this system notification!
The players who were searching the town, including Sienna and Garrick, who had just respawned, were all stunned!