Although it was a bit brainless, it shouldn’t have led to such a miserable Death for me, right?

When the notification for the first kill of an Epic-grade BOSS spread…

Intense discussions erupted all across the globe…

Whether it was in major nations with relatively stable Order like Great Xia and North America, or in small countries that had long since fallen into Chaos, the remaining four billion people on Earth were once again awed by the codename 'Shadow' at this moment!

For the previous Diamond-Level first kill, Qin Feng had taken it together with Wan Ye Wei Yu and the others.

That time, it caused many people around the world to look up to 'Shadow' slightly less.

After all, he had achieved that first kill of a Diamond BOSS as part of a team, and the vast majority of players wouldn't know the inside story—much less that the Diamond BOSS was almost single-handedly insta-killed by Shadow…

But this time.

The first kill of an Epic-grade BOSS was taken by Qin Feng alone once more!

There were some rumors on the internet saying 'Shadow' was already level 25, or that Shadow could insta-kill a Diamond BOSS with a single skill… these sounded like mere gossip, making them hard to believe.

However, now that the first kill of an Epic-grade BOSS had also been taken by 'Shadow', many of the skeptical comments regarding his strength instantly crumbled.

“It's Great Xia's Shadow again! Truly a miraculous Eastern nation!”

“Shadow is truly powerful! Being on good terms with Great Xia was indeed a wise choice!”

“Guard against fire, theft, and Shadow! Although Shadow hasn't left Great Xia yet, we must prepare for the possibility of him invading our country…”

“Shadow must be listed as a target that has to be eliminated! Otherwise, Great Xia will soon stand above the rest of the world. I suggest the whole world unite to oppose Shadow!”

“The suggestion from those West Eight guys isn't bad; don't suggest it again next time. Shadow is so strong, why wouldn't we choose to cooperate with Great Xia?”

“Shadow? What does him getting first kills have to do with me? All I know is that in my Non-China tribe, I've already married twenty wives. It's great!”

…

The entire world was in a state of turmoil.

In fact, the places that still had functioning internet were already less than half of what they used to be.

A large portion of regions had fallen into complete Chaos, where powerful individuals became local tyrants and the weak could only survive by attaching themselves to the strong, or even becoming slaves…

In comparison, the environment within Great Xia could be said to be much better.

At least the official government could currently maintain Order and protect many of its citizens.

But…

Even in such a situation, some people were still dissatisfied, constantly causing trouble for the officials.

To put it simply, the officials were protecting certain 'creatures' far too well…

At the very moment Great Calamity Underworld King fell.

The over two thousand 'Undead' player skeletons originally converted by the Great Calamity Underworld King died instantly!

Of course, their health merely dropped to zero in the game, and the 'Undead Blessing' and 'Undead Coating' they previously had were removed at the same time.

As their skeletal bodies died.

Three seconds later, these two thousand-plus people all respawned in their respective guild Hideouts; those without guilds respawned at public teleportation arrays…

Among these two thousand-plus people, over a thousand had been dragged into a nightmare state by Qin Feng's Endless Nightmare because they were recalled by the BOSS to self-destruct.

Even though they respawned at the resurrection points, they were screaming in pain and crawling gloomily on the ground, looking extremely miserable.

However, nearly a thousand others had been sent out earlier to hunt down other players and expand the Undead ranks, so they weren't near the BOSS at the time and weren't dragged into the nightmare by Qin Feng.

For example, the former manager of the Sky Vault Guild, the young man 'Fu Xi'.

Of course, this fellow had already been kicked out of the Sky Vault Guild by now.

When he respawned at the central teleportation array of the Magic City Ruins, he was in a daze.

“I… I survived…”

“Shadow killed the Great Calamity Underworld King… I survived!!”

First came shock, then wild joy.

The young man Fu Xi fell into a state of ecstasy after surviving a disaster!

One must know, he had personally watched a player who seemed to be a Summoner get trampled to Death by the BOSS over a dozen times, dropping over a thousand years of lifespan and dying permanently!

At a time like this, he didn't have the mind to think deeply about how that Summoner player had as much as a thousand years of lifespan.

It was probably some guild leader who embezzled member taxes or something!

Fu Xi's mind was filled with the scene of that guy being crushed into a pile of broken bones.

How tragic would it be to die permanently like that person?

“Didn't I just want to take some advantage and try to snatch an Epic-grade BOSS?”

“Although it was a bit brainless, it shouldn't have led to such a miserable Death for me, right?”

Thankfully, the BOSS was killed by Shadow.

Fu Xi felt like he had found life in a dead-end!

At this moment, if this young man were told to kneel and call Qin Feng 'Father', he probably wouldn't hesitate for a second!

And there were many players like Fu Xi.

They respawned in their respective guild Hideouts or public teleportation arrays, each experiencing the joy of surviving a catastrophe!

A full thousand or so people recovered from their 'Undead' state. Although they died once before recovering and dropped a lot of lifespan, they had survived, which led most of them to revere Shadow as a god!

The news of so many people recovering immediately spread through the Magic City Ruins and even throughout all of Great Xia.

After all, private messaging between players was real-time and even more convenient than making a phone call.

The news that had just started circulating about 'Shadow disregarding the lives of over two thousand people just to kill an Epic-grade BOSS' was immediately and fiercely criticized by countless people!

At this time.

The female player riding the gray eagle, 'Tao Tu Jin Tian Chi Huo Guo', was also suddenly dumbfounded.

“By killing the BOSS, those people actually recovered?”

“How is this possible?”

“Could the BOSS's shout have been a lie?”

Until now, this female player hadn't realized that the BOSS was a being with complete consciousness and wisdom; she thought it was just a routine shout for when a BOSS's health was low!

However, seeing many people being flamed online, this Tao Tu didn't regret it.

After all, by selling this news, she had gained three hundred years of lifespan.

To her, this was a massive fortune!

But just then, the player with the English ID on her friend list suddenly messaged her privately: “The information you provided is untrue; we have the right to refuse payment.”

???

Tao Tu was completely bewildered: “No way, how is this news untrue? That's exactly what the BOSS said!”

No matter how she explained, since the other party hadn't achieved their goal of slandering Qin Feng, they naturally wouldn't be a sucker and pay up.

Having failed to get the benefits, Tao Tu naturally wasn't willing to let it go!

Moreover, she had just seen the BOSS throw something and wanted to go pick it up, but her eagle flew too slowly and she lost track of it, having no idea where the item had been thrown…

This made her extremely frustrated.

“You wait, I have other news…”

The reason she said this was because she saw a post on the forum lamenting a loss.

It was from a player who had been turned into an Undead and then recovered.

This player tearfully said that all those players currently in a nightmare state were sent there by 'Shadow', including his own wife!

Because that original poster had also suffered two stacks of the nightmare gauge from Shadow!

If he hadn't happened to be on the edge of the area of effect and Shadow hadn't been constantly moving, he would have fallen into the nightmare too…

That post wasn't popular, and there were very few replies.

After all, anyone in the know understood that if Qin Feng hadn't acted, those people's end would have been even worse.

But to 'Tao Tu', it was like grasping at a life-saving straw!

She immediately contacted the player with the English codename again…

She thought that her three hundred years of lifespan had hope again!

Unfortunately, she didn't know… for these three hundred years of lifespan, she was walking further and further down the path of seeking her own Death!

Regarding the source of the news that slandered Shadow earlier, the officials were already investigating with full effort!

…

Meanwhile, Qin Feng was happily organizing the spoils of war from this encounter.

First was the lifespan.

Since Great Calamity Underworld King · Hals had absorbed a massive amount of lifespan from players during this battle, after Qin Feng killed him, all of that lifespan was dropped as well!