Chapter 49: Can This Double Standard Be Any More Obvious?

Slash!

Charge!

Stomp!

Relying on its hundreds of compound eyes, the Golden Arthropod could see through any stealth ability not exceeding Level 2.

Even Qin Feng could not escape its capture.

However…

No matter what kind of attack this Golden-level BOSS launched, it could not hit Qin Feng!

Compared to special BOSSes like the Golden Ghost Ship, this Golden Arthropod was significantly easier to deal with.

Qin Feng even had room to spare when dodging those attacks.

Once his skills finished cooling down, he would immediately throw them back, shaving off one-sixth of the BOSS's health each time.

After just over a minute.

Right under the shocked and incredulous gazes of Gray Rose and her team…

The Golden-level BOSS actually turned and fled!

But Qin Feng was too fast!

The Golden Arthropod had only run about two hundred meters into the forest before Qin Feng caught up and killed it completely!

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[ You have killed 'Golden Arthropod (Lv8 Gold-grade)' . ]

[ You have gained 6,400 EXP. ]

[ You have gained 7 Evolution Points! ]

[ You have gained 497 days of tradable lifespan. ]

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Taking advantage of the fact that Gray Rose and the others hadn't caught up yet, Qin Feng immediately activated 'Hand of Greed'.

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[ You have gained 7 Evolution Points! ]

[ You have gained 7 Evolution Points! ]

[ You have gained 7 Evolution Points! ]

[ You have gained 497 days of tradable lifespan. ]

[ … ]

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A series of system notifications arrived, giving Qin Feng a refreshing feeling.

"One Golden-level BOSS gave me 28 Evolution Points and nearly 2,000 days of tradable lifespan!"

The combined effects of Hand of Greed and Ghost Fire Bell made Qin Feng's development speed far exceed that of average players.

As for EXP…

Going from Level 9 to Level 10 only requires 10,000 EXP.

But going from Level 10 to Level 11 requires 100,000 EXP.

This 6,400 EXP, while a lot, was not enough for Qin Feng to level up…

When Qin Feng checked the loot, his eyes lit up immediately.

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[ Black Light Shield (Platinum): Assassin skill. After active use, converts all of your Evasion rate into a Damage Immunity Shield, lasting 8 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Required Level: 8 ]

[ Conversion Rate: Every 20% Evasion converts into 1 layer of Damage Immunity Shield! ]

(After the shield is broken or the duration ends, Evasion rate returns to normal!)

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"To think this skill book actually dropped?"

"Once I learn this skill, I can clear many BOSSes without taking damage… especially the BOSSes on the God Abandoned Continent!"

Qin Feng was quite pleasantly surprised.

He learned it immediately!

Take the fact that he had already learned 'Ghostly Blur' and evolved it to Epic-grade; he had a passive 75% Evasion probability.

After using Black Light Shield, he would gain 3 layers of Damage Immunity Shield.

In other words, no matter how high the opponent's damage was, Qin Feng could nullify the first three attacks he received!

"It's not just for fighting BOSSes, but also for when I explore ruins and maps…"

"With this skill, I can even explore many high-level areas in advance!"

Qin Feng did not hesitate at all.

He directly consumed 1+2+3 Evolution Points, a total of 6 points, and evolved this skill to Epic-grade!

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[ Black Light Shield (Platinum → Epic): Assassin skill. Damage Immunity Shield duration 8 → 10 → 12 → 14 seconds. ]

[ Conversion Rate: Every 20% → 15% → 12% → 10% Evasion converts into 1 layer of Damage Immunity Shield! ]

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The Epic-grade Black Light Shield, when used, could convert Qin Feng's 75% Evasion into 7 layers of Damage Immunity Shield!

"Continuing to evolve Black Light Shield requires 50 Evolution Points…"

"It's enough for now."

Qin Feng still had 22 Evolution Points left.

He first spent 3+5+8, a total of 16 Evolution Points, to evolve Venomous Dart three times.

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[ Venomous Dart (Silver → Emerald): Maximum range 14 → 17 meters. Adds 120 → 240 attack damage upon hit. ]

[ Venom: Deals 50% → 80% damage per second, no weak point bonus, lasts 5 seconds, cannot be stacked. ]

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Evolving Venomous Dart three times meant the damage of this skill had at least doubled!

Since this skill's base cooldown was only 5 seconds, its sustained output was no weaker than Instant Shadow Slash.

"I still have 6 Evolution Points left, so I'll just have to save them for now."

Besides the skill, the Golden Arthropod also dropped two usable pieces of equipment for Qin Feng.

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[ Ring of Lightness (Platinum-grade): Assassin accessory. Agility +20. Movement Speed +20%, Attack Speed +20%, Cooldown Speed +20%. Equipment Requirement: Level 8 ]

[ Thick Red Leather Gloves (Gold-grade): Assassin armor. Physical Defense +18, All elemental resistance +15. Constitution +12, HP +588. Equipment Requirement: Level 6 ]

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After switching to these two pieces of equipment, Qin Feng's Cooldown Speed reached 55%!

The Instant Shadow Slash, which originally had a 12-second cooldown, now only needed 7.7 seconds!

Additionally, Qin Feng's Constitution, defense, and HP were all higher now.

"51 Constitution, 106 Physical Defense, 1,517 HP!"

"With these stats, I could take two or three hits from the Golden Arthropod I just fought and not die."

"As for the Level 5 Golden Ghost Ship from before, its half-health screen-wide skill wouldn't be able to kill me either."

"What's more, I have a 75% passive Evasion rate."

Qin Feng put away his backpack.

Half of his few backpack slots were filled up again…

It was only then that Gray Rose, bringing her remaining three teammates, caught up.

When she saw the corpse of the 'Golden Arthropod' lying in front of Qin Feng, she felt an indescribable shock!

"A big shot is a big shot; you really soloed this BOSS."

Gray Rose's beautiful eyes revealed a look of admiration and anticipation: "How about it, Big Shot? Do you have any equipment or skills I can use? I'd like to buy some!"

"If you're a Mage, there's a Gold-grade skill book, Frost Ricochet."

Qin Feng glanced at his backpack, took out a skill book with an icy blue cover, and displayed it in front of her: "It's an AOE skill. It releases an ice ball that can ricochet up to ten times… 800 days, fixed price."

The loot dropped by a Level 8 BOSS had a usage requirement between Level 6 and 8.

This Frost Ricochet skill book was a Level 7 skill book.

The higher the level of the skill or equipment, the higher the stats naturally were!

Being a Gold-grade skill, the Level 7 Frost Ricochet dealt over 40% more damage than a Level 5 Frost Ricochet.

Of course.

You cannot learn the same skill twice; you can only use a higher level one to overwrite a lower level one…

"800 days, that's too expensive…"

Gray Rose had a bitter smile on her face.

But looking at the stats of the skill book Qin Feng had taken out, she didn't want to give up. After all, this Frost Ricochet skill would greatly speed up her leveling!

When encountering a large group of mobs, once this skill was unleashed, the damage would be explosive!

In the end, Gray Rose thought about it for half a minute, went to find her teammates again, and borrowed Lifespan from them.

"800 days, deal!"

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[ You have lost 'Frost Ricochet (Gold-grade skill book)'! ]

[ You have gained 800 days of tradable lifespan! ]

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A system notification arrived, and Qin Feng turned and left.

He planned to return to the town and post a message to acquire location information on Silver-grade and Gold-grade BOSSes.

30 days for Silver-grade, 100 days for Gold-grade.

This way, Qin Feng would have a constant stream of BOSSes to kill, maximizing his development speed!

It was only after Qin Feng killed the 'Golden Arthropod' and sold 'Frost Ricochet' that he received a private message from Wang Meng.

"What the hell? Qin Xiaoyou wants to give me a Bronze skill book?"

Qin Feng was speechless and directly refused!

Right now, most people outside were guessing that it was Shadow who killed Song Fei.

According to Qin Xiaoyou's personality…

If Qin Feng had killed Song Fei, Qin Xiaoyou would definitely risk her life to fight Qin Feng.

But if it was 'Shadow' who killed Song Fei, not only was Qin Xiaoyou not angry, she even wanted to give him a skill book?!

Can this double standard be any more obvious?