- Online Game : God Level Assasin, I am The Shadow!
- GTA Chapter 122
“Extra payment?”
An Yu was amused but exasperated.
It wasn’t a big deal to her since she was just the messenger; at the moment, no one in the Devil City’s official ranks had direct contact with ‘Shadow,’ so she had to relay the message.
She asked, “How much extra?”
Qin Feng replied, “The going rate for a platinum-tier hideout is around two thousand years. For helping with this boss fight, I’ll charge eighteen hundred years, since the emerald-tier boss is far more challenging. Ask if they’re willing.”
In reality, Qin Feng was indifferent to whether they accepted his terms or not. If they declined, he could simply kill the boss and sell the hideout key himself, leaving them without any options since he was the only one capable of defeating it.
Discussing the price was merely a gesture to extend a courtesy to the officials.
“Eighteen hundred years…”
An Yu was a bit taken aback.
Shadow had just hiked the price by eight hundred years!
Still, she understood it was reasonable.
An emerald-tier boss!
Globally, no one had yet secured a first kill on one.
Frankly, An Yu had even doubted whether ‘Shadow’ would be interested in taking the job.
The fact that he was willing to help, even with a price increase of eight hundred years, made sense. After all, he could have defeated the boss himself and claimed the hideout solo…
He could then sell the key for a solid two thousand years without any issue.
So, eighteen hundred years was effectively a discounted offer—a courtesy price to the officials.
Soon, An Yu got back after consulting with Devil City’s officials and said, “They agree to the price, but Feike Heavy Industries is facing some losses right now and may not be able to pay the full amount upfront.”
“For now, they can pay eight hundred years. The remaining thousand years should be available in three days. Does that work?”
Hearing this, Qin Feng pondered.
Feike Heavy Industries probably didn’t have enough tradable lifespan at the moment.
However, gaining access to a large hideout would stabilize and accelerate their development significantly, minimizing losses during their explorations.
In such circumstances, the guild could increase its tax rate!
This would allow them to quickly accumulate more lifespan.
“Fine, but I’m busy now. I’ll notify you when I’m ready.”
Qin Feng closed the private chat window.
At that moment, he continued his relentless slaughter of the monsters surrounding the altar within the Terrifying Ghost Ship!
With each kill, the altar’s crimson glow grew brighter, turning the broken ship’s cabin even more eerie and chilling…
…
Meanwhile.
Beneath a towering magical obelisk, a hundred meters high.
Huang Huifen, along with the members of the Feike Heavy Industries guild, scoured the area for monsters to kill.
The guild channel was thick with tension.
Because…
Their challenge against the platinum-tier boss had failed!
They had tried to overwhelm the platinum-tier ‘Blade of the Demon’ with sheer numbers.
But the ‘Blade of the Demon’ was swift and evasive; each guild member suffered multiple deaths, barely reducing its health by 20%…
In theory, they still had a chance if they kept at it.
But then…
The ‘Blade of the Demon’ suddenly evolved!
It transformed from platinum-tier to emerald-tier!
Upon evolving, the emerald-tier boss slaughtered a healer with a single strike, regaining health from 80% to 90%!
Another strike killed an assassin, instantly restoring the boss to full health!
This turn of events crushed Feike Heavy Industries’ spirits!
A boss that healed by killing?
This meant…
This boss couldn’t be taken down with a numbers strategy alone!
Huang Huifen felt utterly defeated.
She knew that with Feike Heavy Industries’ current capabilities, defeating the emerald-tier ‘Blade of the Demon’ was impossible.
But to simply give up would mean all the lifespan lost by guild members would be for nothing.
This wasn’t like the old days!
In this era of forsaken gods, suffering a massive setback without any gains could easily lead to the guild’s collapse and dissolution!
So…
Huang Huifen had no choice but to reach out for help once more, asking ‘Shadow’ to step in.
“What? Eighteen hundred years?”
“That’s almost double the price!”
Huang Huifen almost exploded with rage, her expression darkening.
But she quickly forced herself to calm down.
She had no choice but to accept the price, though they couldn’t pay in full just yet.
Feike Heavy Industries had converted almost all their cash reserves into lifespan. Even then, they only managed to scrape together around nine hundred years…
Additionally, guild members had pooled together roughly six hundred years in the ‘standby personnel’ reserve, but this reserve belonged to the members and couldn’t be touched recklessly.
So, Huang Huifen proposed an initial payment of eight hundred years.
Luckily, ‘Shadow’ agreed.
The downside, though, was that Shadow wasn’t available immediately…
“Could he be stalling because he’s unsure about defeating the emerald-tier boss?”
“If he delays too long, this guild might fall apart.”
Huang Huifen frowned anxiously.
Meanwhile, within the guild, members grinding and leveling in various teams were also downcast.
Without the silver-tier hideout, the ‘Face Tree Courtyard,’ many would have likely left the guild already.
At this moment, Huang Huifen posted an announcement in the guild channel:
“We must obtain this magical obelisk hideout! We’ve invited ‘Shadow’ to help with the boss. Once he takes it down, the hideout will be ours.”
“However, to cover the eighteen-hundred-year lifespan fee, the guild tax rate will be adjusted to 50% until the full amount is paid…”
“After claiming the hideout, each member will be able to select a room in the magical obelisk as their private quarters!”
Clearly.
Huang Huifen wasn’t planning to dip into the guild’s lifespan reserves.
Instead, she was passing the cost onto the members!
Given that the magical obelisk was a platinum-tier hideout, with tens of thousands of square meters per floor and many available rooms, it could comfortably house the guild’s two thousand members!
Motivated by the thought of having their own private rooms, the guild members reluctantly agreed to the temporary high tax rate…
Effectively, each member only needed to give up two to three hundred days of their lifespan to secure an absolutely safe private room.
In the world of the forsaken gods, this was a fantastic deal!
Many would jump at such an opportunity.
Still…
Some guild members remained skeptical.
“That’s an emerald-tier boss. Even Shadow might have a tough time.”
“No one’s taken down an emerald-tier boss yet. What if Shadow fails?”
“Whatever, as long as he took the job, he has to find a way.”
“What if he asks us for help?”
“Haha, yeah right. If he fails, he better refund us!”
“Fine, fine. Just remember, if Shadow asks for help, count me out. But if we win the emerald-tier boss first kill, don’t get jealous…”
…
If Qin Feng had known what they were thinking, he would’ve been exasperated.
Fail?
It’s just an emerald-tier boss!
Roughly three hours later, Qin Feng had slain over three thousand monsters in the Terrifying Ghost Ship, causing the crimson altar to emit a chilling sound as waves of blood-red mist gathered!
“The Soul Devourer Lineage Monster, an emerald-tier special boss.”
“Emerald-tier boss first kill—you’re mine!”