- Online Game : God Level Assasin, I am The Shadow!
- GTA Chapter 85
When the figure of the withered old man appeared, draped in a black cloak, Wang Meng and the others immediately tensed up, their eyes fixed on him.
The figure appeared in the center of the hall like a ghost, his entire body obscured by the black cloak and robes, making it impossible to see his face or form. Yet, an unmistakable aura of danger emanated from him.
“Players of Blue Star, congratulations. You are the first to pass my trial…”
“As long as you sacrifice your lifespan, you may trade with me for the resources you need. Keh keh keh!”
As the sinister NPC laughed, he extended a hand and displayed a list of goods for them to see.
“What the—? Six fingers?”
*Steady as an Old Dog* immediately blurted out, his eyes widening in shock.
The atmosphere shifted immediately, the entire room growing colder as the black-cloaked NPC exuded a menacing aura…
In the next moment…
A burst of dark energy exploded from *Steady as an Old Dog’s* body. *Boom!*
-999999!
His massive, hulking frame was instantly obliterated into dust!
A glowing orb of lifespan condensed from the remains of his shattered body…
Seeing this, Qin Feng’s lip twitched slightly. “Looks like our friend wasn’t as steady as his name suggests…”
In the *Forsaken Continent*, important NPCs like this one were usually figures from other civilizations who had acquired divine power.
They had come to the *Forsaken Continent* to provide services to the Blue Star players, collecting their hard-earned lifespans in return…
However, they were also bound by ancient rules.
They couldn’t be attacked by ordinary players.
But they also couldn’t harm ordinary players—unless a player violated their specific “taboo,” in which case they had the right to strike.
It was clear that this NPC’s taboo was mentioning his six fingers.
Though *Steady as an Old Dog* was usually cautious, his lack of experience dealing with *Forsaken Game* NPCs had led him to break that taboo on the spot… and be obliterated for it.
“……”
The remaining four members of Wang Meng’s team swallowed nervously and quietly picked up the tradeable lifespan that *Steady as an Old Dog* had left behind.
All that was left was the non-tradeable lifespan.
Qin Feng, without hesitation, raised his hand, summoning the *Curse of Flowers*. Dark flowers bloomed over the orb, absorbing the non-tradeable lifespan as well.
This made Wang Meng and the others visibly tense. They had heard rumors that “Shadow” had a skill capable of absorbing non-tradeable lifespan too. Now, they knew it was true.
As the sinister, blood-red flower blossomed in front of them, Wang Meng and his companions felt chills run down their spines.
Even the six-fingered NPC, Vickley, seemed a bit surprised.
But as a lofty NPC, he had no desire to engage in unnecessary conversation with these lowly Blue Star players.
“Choose the *Tome of Divine Knowledge* you want, trade your lifespan, and then get lost.”
The six-fingered necromancer’s voice dripped with disdain as a list of items appeared above his six fingers.
*The Tome of Divine Knowledge?*
What was that?
Wang Meng and the others were confused, but after witnessing what happened to *Steady as an Old Dog*, they didn’t dare speak recklessly. Instead, they exchanged glances and communicated with their eyes.
“……”
Qin Feng, noticing their hesitation, was slightly exasperated.
Without hesitation, he opened the list of items and bought all nine types of *Tomes of Divine Knowledge*.
Each tome cost 1,000 days of tradeable lifespan, roughly equivalent to three years.
This was a standard price.
If there had been a female player in the group, the price would have at least doubled, and the boss fight would have been even harder.
Nine *Tomes of Divine Knowledge* totaled less than 25 years of lifespan, while Qin Feng currently had 466 years of tradeable lifespan. This small expenditure was nothing to him.
“These nine tomes will cover all my basic needs.”
“Although… there’s also an achievement in this tower that I need to complete.”
Before Qin Feng could take further action, Wang Meng and the others finally saw what the *Tomes of Divine Knowledge* were and were instantly shocked!
They couldn’t help but start talking in the party chat.
“What the hell? You can use lifespan to produce real-world resources?”
“Food, water, drinks… With these tomes, I could open a supermarket!”
“That’s nothing! Look at this ‘*Tome of Divine Knowledge: Mechanical Maid*’… Nobody stop me, I’m buying ten of these!”
“Little bro, just so you know, you can use the tome repeatedly. You only need one.”
“Idiot, can’t I sell the extra copies?”
“You can’t. It’s soul-bound, little bro.”
“Oh… well, fine then.”
“Either way, Shadow was right. He brought us here to get something awesome!”
“Obviously! When has he ever let us down?”
…
Wang Meng and the others had also brought a decent amount of tradeable lifespan.
Though most of it was concentrated in Wang Meng’s possession.
Soon enough, they began trading their lifespans for *Tomes of Divine Knowledge* from the six-fingered necromancer.
These *Tomes of Divine Knowledge* were in infinite supply from NPCs like Vickley.
After all, the tomes weren’t produced by the NPCs themselves; they were simply couriers.
Where the collected lifespan ended up, not even the NPCs knew.
Of course, Wang Meng and his team didn’t have a vast amount of tradeable lifespan.
Altogether, they were only able to purchase twelve tomes.
“I didn’t bring enough lifespan with me today. Can I come back later to buy more?” Wang Meng asked Vickley cautiously.
Vickley let out a chilling laugh. “Of course you can. However, you will need to pass the challenge again each time, and the price might not be the same next time…”
Once Wang Meng’s group had finished their transactions, Qin Feng wasted no time.
He directly addressed the six-fingered necromancer. “I noticed that the *Tower of Divine Authority* has an option for completing a high-difficulty challenge for reputation. Can I attempt the highest difficulty?”
The moment Qin Feng said this, Wang Meng’s group fell silent.
The six-fingered necromancer, Vickley, turned slowly, his black cloak shifting as he observed Qin Feng.
After a moment, the necromancer’s icy voice echoed through the hall.
“Keh keh keh. You? With your performance just now, you couldn’t even clear the lowest difficulty on your own, let alone the highest?”
Qin Feng smiled. “I’ll give it a try. What’s the highest difficulty?”
Vickley sneered. “There are five difficulty levels. The highest is the fifth level. The boss is still the *Obsidian Skull-Crusher Puppet*, but its attack, health, defense, and cooldown speed are all increased by 500%!”
Qin Feng nodded. “Alright, I’ll give it a shot.”
The entire group gasped audibly.
Attack and health increased by 500% was one thing. They knew Qin Feng’s true strength and that he could probably handle the *Obsidian Skull-Crusher Puppet* with minimal damage.
But…
Cooldown speed increased by 500%?
That meant the boss would release its skills five times faster than usual!
Not to mention its defense would also be multiplied sixfold, making it incredibly tanky!
“We were sweating just dodging the boss’s skills before!”
“A boss with six times the skill casting speed… even Shadow can’t avoid that!”
“No, I believe in him. If he’s willing to try, that means he’s confident.”
“But even if he can dodge the skills, it’ll take forever to kill a boss with six times the health and defense! One mistake and it’s all over!”
“If it were us, it would take at least half an hour to take it down…”
“Half an hour? You’re being optimistic! We wouldn’t even manage it in an hour!”
“Even for Shadow, it’s going to take him at least ten minutes!”
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