- Online Game : God Level Assasin, I am The Shadow!
- GTA Chapter 123
Over three hours had passed.
Qin Feng had nearly wiped out more than half of the monsters within the Terrifying Ghost Ship!
The remaining monsters were too far from the cabin, and killing them wouldn’t meaningfully contribute to the altar’s energy…
“Good thing that these three thousand plus monsters were just enough to fill the altar’s energy,” Qin Feng thought, feeling a bit relieved.
In the Forsaken God Game, monster respawn rates were notoriously slow.
Take the city ruins, for example.
Once the initial wave of monsters was defeated, the daily respawn rate would only replenish about five to seven percent of the original numbers.
Even if there were a hundred thousand monsters initially, only five to seven thousand would respawn daily.
So, players wanting to reliably grind lifespan faced a tough challenge.
There simply weren’t enough monsters to go around!
On average, each player would only manage to earn a few hours of lifespan at most. Besides, who would willingly share?
Hence, to effectively grind and earn lifespan, one had to leave the city ruins.
Yet venturing out posed a high risk of death…
Only in berserk zones like the Terrifying Ghost Ship did monsters respawn faster.
Even then, the respawn rate in the ship was no match for Qin Feng’s killing pace.
“Berserk zones with a hundredfold lifespan decay rate have monster respawn speeds ten times faster than regular zones.”
“The daily respawn count is 50% to 70% of the total original monster population.”
“The Terrifying Ghost Ship originally had around four to five thousand monsters.”
“Meaning, only two to three thousand monsters respawn daily…”
“If these current monsters weren’t enough, waiting for a respawn would have been tedious…”
Qin Feng felt fortunate.
In any case, he had already slain enough mobs to charge the altar, which had conveniently boosted his level to 18.
He allocated all ten free attribute points to Agility.
As the crimson energy on the altar swirled, it coalesced into a grotesque, stitched-together mass of flesh.
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[Soul Devourer Andrej Gil (Level 20)]
[Rank: Emerald (Lineage)]
[Existence Timer: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds]
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As the special lineage boss took form, Qin Feng felt a terrifying, invisible surge of energy!
Accompanied by eerie ancient god whispers, the surrounding area—stretching hundreds of meters—was engulfed.
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[You have heard the Ancient God Whispers…]
[Your Whisper Gauge is steadily increasing!]
(If your Whisper Gauge reaches 100%, you will lose all sanity!)
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“Just as expected.”
“True to its name as a special lineage boss.”
“Despite only being emerald-tier, it already carries the whispers of an ancient god!”
Bosses had ranks, but lineages did not.
Defeating this ‘Soul Devourer’ would grant Qin Feng the ‘Soul Devourer Lineage’—a perfect match for his talents!
Remaining in stealth, Qin Feng’s gaze locked onto the Soul Devourer.
Standing three meters tall and just as wide, it was a massive, blood-red mass with seven gaping maws, each more grotesque than the next.
But…
From another perspective, Qin Feng’s ability to remain permanently invisible, attacking without breaking stealth, was just as terrifying as the monster he faced…
“The Whisper Gauge.”
“If it hits 100%, I’ll lose my sanity, and the boss will finish me off.”
“But that’s not even the worst of it.”
“The worst part is…”
“If I’m killed while in a state of insanity, I won’t be able to respawn immediately and will be forcibly logged out.”
“Even back in reality, I’d remain in a state of madness!”
The higher one’s mental attributes, the faster their recovery.
For current players, regaining sanity from this state typically took three to five days.
Even for Qin Feng, who far surpassed others in attributes, it would still take a day or two.
During this time, he wouldn’t be able to log into the Forsaken God Game, and his mind would be in a chaotic state, unable to think clearly.
In the past, many people had committed horrific acts while in this state.
The infamous Eastern Sakura Massacre in Sakurakoku, the mass cannibalism incident in Bengaluru, and the North American Human Kite incident…
Compared to more straightforward high-level curses like ‘instant death,’ the ‘Whisper’ status brought far greater devastation to human society.
“The Soul Devourer is a disciple of the ancient god of ‘Gluttony.’”
“Hence, it carries whispers from this ancient god.”
“Thankfully, this leather armor provides 19.8 points of Whisper Resistance.”
This resistance value wasn’t particularly high.
But it was enough to slow down Qin Feng’s Whisper Gauge accumulation.
Normally, staying near the Soul Devourer for ten minutes would max out Qin Feng’s Whisper Gauge. With this resistance, he could last roughly twelve minutes.
Additionally, the Whisper Gauge didn’t solely increase naturally.
Getting hit by the boss surrounded by these whispers would cause a sudden spike.
Just a few hits would quickly max out the gauge, plunging one into a state of madness!
Such bosses were a terrifying commonality in the mid-to-late stages of the Forsaken God Game.
Furthermore…
Even an ordinary emerald-tier boss boasted far superior stats compared to platinum-tier bosses.
Higher defense, greater health, stronger attacks!
However, Qin Feng wouldn’t challenge a level 20 emerald-tier boss unless he was confident.
Surrounded by the blood-red glow of the ship’s cabin and ancient god whispers, Qin Feng didn’t hesitate when the boss appeared—he struck immediately!
Shadow Blade!
That’s right, Qin Feng opted not to use Instant Shadow Slash or Dark Night Blade.
Those were area-of-effect skills, meaning Qin Feng couldn’t control their targets with precision.
Against a boss like the Soul Devourer, with its grotesque mass and seven gaping maws, most would assume they were weak points…
But this boss was different!
The Soul Devourer Lineage Boss had no weak points.
Striking any of the seven maws would not only negate damage but heal the boss instead.
This was the hardest part of dealing with this boss!
Using area-of-effect attacks was almost guaranteed to hit those maws.
Conversely, single-target attacks severely limited a player’s damage output.
Add in the ever-present ancient god whispers, and the challenge increased exponentially!
Thankfully, Qin Feng’s single-target damage was formidable.
Remaining invisible, he launched a ‘Shadow Blade.’
A pitch-black blade, like a shuriken, struck the boss’s blood-red flesh!
-7,616!
Without weak point damage, the Shadow Blade’s output was much lower than anticipated.
“Against that platinum-tier Strong Acid Muscle Giant, my Shadow Blade dealt seventy to eighty thousand with weak point hits.”
“This emerald-tier boss has formidable defenses.”
“Thankfully, the Black Flame Ritual Armor’s effect weakens its defense.”
Qin Feng launched a second ‘Shadow Blade.’
At that moment, even though the Soul Devourer couldn’t see Qin Feng, it tracked the trajectory of the blades, instantly extending a hooked appendage, hurtling toward him!