Chapter 3: Chapter 3 – Server-wide announcement, first kill of the boss
In the entire Misty Cavern, countless bones slowly gathered in one direction.
All the bones in the cavern formed a gigantic, terrifying monster.
A flicker of soul fire appeared in the monster's hollow eye sockets, staring intently at Qiao Yu as if he were an ant.
[Ordinary Boss: Skeleton King] (Injured State)
[Level: lv10]
[Health: 400/500]
[Strength: 45]
[Defense: 60]
[Agility: 1]
[Skills: Bone Spike, Bone Explosion]
"Hiss~"
Qiao Yu felt a pang of toothache watching this. Are you kidding me? How can a novice quest have a boss? Isn't this just sending newbies to their deaths?
And the boss's stats are so exaggerated even when injured. How terrifying would it be if it weren't injured?
"Die!"
The Skeleton King's massive bone palm came crashing down on Qiao Yu, its anger towards him reaching an extreme. This kid really had a death wish!
The Skeleton King had guarded the Misty Cavern for years and had never seen a player who, for fuck's sake, stomped on bones for fun.
If it weren't for so many bones being crushed into bone powder by Qiao Yu, the Skeleton King wouldn't have appeared in an injured state.
Qiao Yu quickly twisted his body to dodge, pulling out his staff and swinging it at the Skeleton King's foot.
"-32"
This damage made Qiao Yu feel a pang of frustration, meaning he would have to successfully attack the Skeleton King a dozen more times, while a single hit from the Skeleton King would basically kill him.
"GOD DAMN!"
Without hesitation, Qiao Yu turned and ran. Facing a boss in a novice quest, this garbage quest wasn't worth doing!
However, the Skeleton King clearly didn't intend to let Qiao Yu go. It tore off a piece of bone from its body and hurled it forward, activating the Bone Explosion skill.
Boom!
The massive explosion forced Qiao Yu to retreat and dodge, while the Skeleton King took the opportunity to pursue.
"Is this never-ending? Do you even know what a professional pedicurist is?"
Qiao Yu was getting angry. He gripped the end of his staff, using it like a steel pipe, and leaped high to strike the Skeleton King's knee.
"-32"
The Skeleton King, enraged, tried to swat at Qiao Yu, but Qiao Yu kept dodging. With only 1 point in agility, the Skeleton King couldn't land a hit on Qiao Yu.
The Skeleton King's large head couldn't comprehend.
Wasn't it supposed to guard the novice quest dungeon? Where did this kid come from, and how could a newbie break through its defense?
"-32"
"-32"
"-32"
Qiao Yu circled around the Skeleton King's feet, striking whenever he found an opportunity. A few minutes later, the Skeleton King's health bar was halved.
The Skeleton King was utterly infuriated, letting out a long howl and launching the Bone Spike skill at Qiao Yu!
The Skeleton King spread its hands, and a barrage of sharp bone spikes shot towards Qiao Yu like lightning.
It wanted to pierce Qiao Yu through and through!
The bone spikes were too fast, and with Qiao Yu's current speed, he couldn't dodge them.
In a critical moment, Qiao Yu could only dive to the side, landing face-first in the dirt, narrowly avoiding the Skeleton King's killing blow.
But one bone spike still pierced into Qiao Yu's abdomen! The super-realistic pain made Qiao Yu grimace in agony.
His health instantly dropped to just 5 points!
The Skeleton King was about to press the attack, only to find that the ground was left with just a pool of blood, and Qiao Yu was nowhere to be seen.
A flicker of human-like confusion appeared in the soul fire of the Skeleton King's hollow eyes.
The next second, a figure appeared behind the Skeleton King!
Qiao Yu, clutching his wound with his left hand and wearing the Skeleton Gauntlets on his right, leaped high.
"Die!"
A 100% critical hit combined with Strength Miracle!
"-132"
This punch from Qiao Yu dealt a total of 184 damage!
Even with 60 points of defense, the Skeleton King took a bright red 132 damage on its head from this strike.
The Skeleton King's health plummeted to zero, and Qiao Yu followed up with a basic attack.
This once-mighty Skeleton King met a miserable end at Qiao Yu's hands.
[Detected that player Qiao Yu defeated the boss Skeleton King through melee combat, awarding 10 free attribute points, experience +50]
[Congratulations to the player for leveling up continuously, current experience: 0/50, awarded 10 free attribute points.]
Although he was nearly killed by the Skeleton King, Qiao Yu's gains were substantial.
Not only did he earn 20 free attribute points, but his level also skyrocketed to lv5.
"Skeleton King, you better drop something good for me!"
Qiao Yu reached into the Skeleton King's soul core, finding some ordinary potion supplies.
He also found a round ring.
[Skeleton King's Ring]:
[Grade: C]
[Effect: Increases the player's first basic attack damage by 50% after equipping. (Cooldown: 24h)]
[Class Restriction: None]
"Not bad! Although it's not as powerful as the Skeleton Gauntlets, it can be used continuously!"
Qiao Yu was delighted. If a C-grade piece of equipment were sold in the real world, it would fetch at least hundreds of thousands. He really hit the jackpot this time!
On the way back, Qiao Yu didn't encounter any more skeletons, as if they had all been cleared out by him.
Seeing the Light Gate he entered through again, Qiao Yu felt a sense of relief.
[Novice quest to escape the Misty Cavern completed. Congratulations, Mr. Qiao Yu, on officially becoming a player in the Inner World.]
Listening to the prompt in his mind, he took a deep breath and stepped out.
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As soon as he exited the Light Gate, Qiao Yu and all the other players heard an official world announcement.
[Congratulations to Mage player Qiao Yu for achieving the first kill of the Misty Cavern BOSS Skeleton King, awarding 10 free attribute points. We hope other players will continue to strive.]
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"What the hell? Which dungeon's boss is the Skeleton King? Haven't all dungeons been cleared?"
"I don't know, wait! Misty Cavern? Isn't that a novice quest? Did a newbie kill a boss as soon as they entered the Inner World? Is this Inner World bugged?"
"I did that quest too, wasn't it just about finding a way to escape? How did this Qiao Yu go and fight the boss? Is he crazy?"
"Is that the point? The point is that kid is still in the Apprentice Realm and soloed a boss! That's the most ridiculous part!"
"This kid is like a cow in a bull's pen, absolutely insane!"
Although Qiao Yu couldn't hear the other players' discussions, the world announcement made him vaguely sense something was off.
First kill?
Does that mean no one had killed that Skeleton King before him?
Then how did they clear the quest?
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