- Online Game : God Level Assasin, I am The Shadow!
- GTA Chapter 81
Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon the *Blackflame Gift: Piercing Leather Armor*.
This was an Emerald-tier piece of equipment with the *Blackflame Gift* effect, which could weaken the target’s defense and elemental resistance by up to 35%.
“Use the Cursed Slate.”
As Qin Feng issued the command, the *Ancient God Slate* in his hand emanated a surge of black mist. Faint whispers echoed from within, intertwined with the eerie white power of calamity, enveloping the Emerald-tier leather armor on Qin Feng’s body!
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[You have applied *Uthos’ Curse* to *Blackflame Gift: Piercing Leather Armor*!]
[*Uthos’ Curse*]
[Beneficial Affix: The maximum stack limit of *Blackflame* is increased to 15.]
[Negative Affix: The base attributes of the equipment are reduced by 31%.]
[Do you wish to retain this curse?]
[Yes/No]
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Qin Feng glanced at the new stats and was instantly astonished.
“The *Blackflame* state now stacks up to 15 times?”
“With each layer reducing 7% of the target’s defense and elemental resistance, that’s… 105%!”
“That means I can reduce the boss’s defense and elemental resistance into the negatives with this!”
This was the true power of an *Ancient God Slate*’s beneficial affix!
Originally, the weakening effect capped at 35%, but now it had been raised to 105%. The difference in impact was immense.
“However, the negative affix is a bit painful.”
“The base attributes of this armor—95 physical defense, 120 elemental resistance, plus 77 points of damage mitigation and constitution—will all be reduced by 31%.”
After thinking it through, Qin Feng decided to keep the curse.
After all, he was an assassin, and at this stage, with the protection provided by *Blacklight Shield*, his defense stats weren’t crucial. Furthermore, the newly evolved legendary *Shadow Strike* could grant him a shield up to 900% of his maximum health, making survival less of a concern.
Once Qin Feng used the *Ancient God Slate*, the slate turned into an ordinary-looking stone.
It appeared unimpressive now.
“Still, as long as I carry it and kill monsters, it will gradually absorb the death energy and recharge.”
“Roughly three hundred kills should allow me to use it again.”
“At that point, I can try to see if I can roll for an even better beneficial affix.”
From 35% defense reduction to 105%—this upgrade was powerful enough to leave most players in awe. Yet, Qin Feng still wasn’t completely satisfied.
This demonstrated just how significant an impact the *Ancient God Slate* could have on a player’s growth!
Of course, one *Cursed Slate* could only be applied to a single piece of equipment at any given time.
If Qin Feng chose to use it on another piece of gear and decided to keep that new effect, the curse on the *Blackflame Gift* would disappear.
“That said…”
“There’s no rule that limits one piece of equipment to only a single curse or blessing!”
In other words, every additional *Ancient God Slate* a player possessed would provide them with another powerful affix—without any hard cap!
However, there was one caveat.
Some *Ancient Gods* were hostile toward one another, and conflicts between certain *Ancient God Slates* could lead to contradictory effects.
Of course, that was something to consider when he acquired more slates in the future.
For now, the benefits Qin Feng was reaping from this single slate were incalculable.
With everything handled, Qin Feng gathered all the loot from the area.
He then messaged An Yu: “The bosses are down. I’m heading out to level up now—feel free to do as you wish.”
Qin Feng had made his plan.
He would keep grinding until nightfall. Once night arrived, his *Phantom Nightwolf* would be able to cloak itself in the real world!
At that point, he would ride it to the Magic City and deal with Qian Shishi.
This woman had set her sights on Qin Feng, and as the only one who posed a real threat to him in the real world, he had no intention of letting her live!
“If I grind in the Jianghai City ruins until night, I should hit level 15 by then.”
Qin Feng estimated his progress and felt quite satisfied.
Based on the timeline from his previous life, no one in the world had even reached level 11 yet…
In *The Forsaken Game*, leveling became exponentially harder the higher you went.
Sometimes, even being just one level apart could represent a massive gap in experience required.
In terms of total experience, Qin Feng had already earned dozens of times more than most other level 10 players.
After receiving Qin Feng’s message, An Yu relayed the news to the six official players guarding the valley entrance.
When those six players went to check, they were stunned to find that the seven Gold-tier bosses had vanished—without even leaving corpses behind!
“Just earlier, we were wondering if Shadow could even handle these seven bosses.”
“And now, in just over ten minutes, they’re all gone?”
“Damn! We didn’t even notice he was here!”
“And didn’t those bosses have the ability to resurrect? How did he pull this off?!”
In that moment, the six official players were deeply shocked.
The name ‘Shadow’ now held an entirely new significance in their minds!
…
Time passed swiftly.
As the *Forsaken Game* continued to unfold, and the world transformed, night fell in the Great Xia region.
In the *Forsaken Continent* and the ruins of the Magic City…
A female player with the codename ‘Ace of Spades’ was hiding in a ruined house with five foreign men, watching a battle unfold before them.
The fight involved eighteen Great Xia players, all attacking a single Gold-tier boss.
The female player, *Ace of Spades*, wore revealing clothing and had a spade tattoo on her leg.
She watched the battle unfold with amusement in her eyes.
If Qin Feng had been present, he would have recognized this woman instantly—this was Qian Shishi!
Of course…
Both Qian Shishi and the five foreign men had activated face-obscuring features. Unless you knew them well, their real identities were impossible to discern.
At this moment, Qian Shishi glanced at the battle with a sneer on her lips. “Men of Great Xia are such weaklings, needing eighteen people to take down a simple Gold-tier boss. Cowards.”
“Dear Qian, don’t be so harsh,” said a white man with slicked-back hair named Tony, who smiled politely. “They are working hard for us, after all. We should be grateful they’re delivering this boss’s loot to us.”
Qian Shishi giggled. “Hehehe~ You’re far too polite.”
Due to the larger population of the Magic City compared to Jianghai, there were already thousands of level 10 players in its ruins, and the area was several times larger than Jianghai’s.
These players were all struggling to push toward level 11.
However…
The fastest among them had barely reached halfway through level 10, and none had undergone any class advancements yet.
It wasn’t their fault for leveling so slowly, nor was it due to a lack of monsters.
Rather…
The monsters in *The Forsaken Game* were highly intelligent—they wouldn’t just sit around waiting to be slaughtered!
If they couldn’t win, they’d flee.
If they saw a group of players approaching, they’d run away.
They frequently set ambushes and even formed hunting squads to kill players.
All of this caused massive headaches for players trying to level up efficiently. Speed leveling was almost impossible…
Ten minutes later, in the hidden corners of the Magic City ruins.
Qian Shishi frowned in annoyance. “These Great Xia pigs have such low damage output. They’ve been at this Gold-tier boss for so long?”
Tony, the heavily armored white man wielding a halberd, chuckled and said, “They’re almost done. Let’s get ready to claim their prize.”
With that, Tony, Qian Shishi, and the rest of their group emerged from hiding.
Using the superior gear and skills Qian Shishi had provided them, they easily overpowered the remaining dozen or so Great Xia players, cutting them down like wheat.
“Shit, it’s the Spade Gang!”
“Dammit, why are they here?!”
“Run! Anyone who can, get out of here!”
“Goddammit! How could she ally with foreigners to kill her own people?”
The battlefield was filled with chaos and death, as more and more bodies hit the ground.
“Pathetic losers deserve to die. You’re Great Xia trash, after all. Hehehe~”
Qian Shishi strolled leisurely across the battlefield, sneering at the fallen Great Xia players.
Backed by the financial power of the Qian Corporation, she had accumulated a vast amount of lifespan and stayed ahead of the curve in both equipment and skills.
“For now, I’ll have some fun in the Magic City.”
“I’ve heard the Great Xia authorities are hunting us…”
“Even though our real identities haven’t been exposed, it’s best to leave Great Xia early and head to North America.”
“Once we’re there, we can form a guild and specialize in killing these Great Xia pigs!”
What Qian Shishi didn’t know, however…
Her death was fast approaching!
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