Shocked

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Elara's codename was "Duck Pear."

She and the four members of her team were searching around the town, leaving no corner unchecked.

Unfortunately, they hadn't found much.

At this moment...

The system notification came through announcing Riven had reached level 2 and unlocked the town's leaderboard, leaving Duck Pear's team stunned.

"What's going on? Elara, isn't this 'Shadow' the guy who went out alone just now?"

"Seems like it... he hit level 2 so quickly?"

"The key point isn't just that he killed a Bronze-tier Broodmother, right?"

"We can't even handle regular small monsters as a team, and he single-handedly killed a Bronze-tier BOSS, what's going on?"

"But the system notification can't be wrong…"

"Did he group up after going out?"

"No, look at the leaderboard, there's only one name there—'Shadow'!"

On the leaderboard of Shell Town, there was only the name 'Shadow' standing alone at the top.

This left Duck Pear's team in disbelief.

"Wait... what...?"

Elara, holding a longbow, froze in place.

This strange game, she had experienced how strong the monsters outside were.

They had gone out as a group of five, only to be wiped out by a level 1 normal monster! They couldn't even bring its health down by half!

But now...

The one she thought had gone out to die, 'Shadow,' had actually soloed a Bronze-tier BOSS?

"This is impossible!"

Elara was starting to doubt life.

...

Garrick and Sienna had just resurrected in the center of the town.

The system notified them that half their lifespan had been deducted.

Originally, they had around 40-50 years, but now they were down to just over 20.

This made their expressions turn grim.

Sienna, with a pale face, asked, "Garrick, do you think this lifespan deduction is real?"

Garrick shook his head vigorously, "No way. There's no such thing as this in the world."

Sienna looked conflicted. "But we clearly just fell asleep, how did we end up here? This is obviously not a dream. If this is a game... then this game is way too real."

Garrick was also uncertain now.

At that moment...

The system notification about Riven killing the Broodmother and reaching level 2 rang in their heads!

They were instantly stunned.

"What's going on? That giant spider, over two and a half meters tall, was killed by someone?"

"Who is this 'Shadow'? How could they kill that giant spider?"

"That's impossible, there were over ten little spiders under that big one…"

Garrick and Sienna were starting to question everything.

In front of that giant spider, they were utterly helpless.

But 'Shadow' had taken it down!

And with only the solitary 'Shadow' on the leaderboard, they couldn't help but wonder if 'Shadow' had soloed the Broodmother.

This was enough to make them think they'd seen a ghost!

...

More and more players who had fallen asleep were finding themselves in the Land of the Abandoned Gods.

The number of players in Shell Town quickly reached 500.

The town square was now filled with new players wearing black cloaks.

Some newcomers grabbed people and asked what was going on.

But no one could answer that question.

Most people were still confused.

However, some players had realized things weren't as simple as they seemed.

A young man with golden hair stood in the square, waving his hands as he shouted, "Everyone, we all fell asleep and ended up in this so-called 'Land of the Abandoned Gods.'"

"Right now, we can't leave the game, and according to the system, killing monsters will earn us lifespan, while dying will halve it."

"Whether it's true or not, we should play it safe. Let's avoid going out alone."

"Many players have already been killed by the monsters outside and lost their lifespan…"

"I suggest we form teams and explore together; it's safer that way."

"Anyone who wants to join me, come sign up and register your class…"

The golden-haired youth's words were heard by some, but others weren't paying attention.

Meanwhile, at another exit of the town, a group of three men and three women had already formed a team.

The leader, a burly man with a fierce and powerful build, was named Marcus Strong.

Marcus looked towards the center square of the town from a distance, listening to the faint shouting from the golden-haired youth, but didn't pay much attention.

He said to his five teammates, "Right now, in Eclipse of Eternity, we should be cautious. Let's assume it's a normal game for now. If we can kill monsters and level up, it's good for us."

"As for lifespan, just be careful not to die. I'm a Holy Shield Warrior, and I have an invincibility skill from the start, so I can tank the damage for you all. You just focus on dealing as much damage as you can."

Marcus's teammates were all hidden classes he had carefully selected after observing them.

With this team, their strength was more than enough!

Meanwhile, in Shell Town, there were also some gaming addicts who regularly grouped up for ranking matches.

Now they were all in Eclipse of Eternity.

"Damn, doesn't this game give us the chance to really show our skills?"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

"We might not be great at other things, but when it comes to games, haha, who can beat us five brothers?"

"This game, Eclipse of Eternity, only allows six people per team. We're one short."

"Let's find a cute girl, we need a healer, right?"

...

It wasn't just Shell Town.

Now there were thousands of small towns, and players were gathering in increasing numbers.

All the people who had fallen asleep at that time found their consciousness sent to the Land of the Abandoned Gods.

Whether in the Great Empire of Ross, or the Western Nations...

Players who entered Eclipse of Eternity were mostly confused at first.

Some players had already adopted a cautious approach, deciding to believe in the possibility of the situation.

Many strong players had already created a gap between themselves and others from the start.

For example...

Riven!

"Level 2 unlocked the leaderboard, earned 1 reputation."

Riven glanced at the system prompt but didn't pay much attention.

Reputation was nice to have, of course. In the later stages, it could be exchanged for advanced items from NPCs.

At this moment, Riven stood in front of the corpse of the Bronze-tier Broodmother, ready to reap his rewards.

First up: lifespan!

Riven reached out and absorbed the grayish-white orb of lifespan floating above the giant spider's corpse.

[You have gained 46 days of lifespan (tradeable).]

A small BOSS's lifespan was worth more than the combined lifespan of ten or so regular monsters!

Normally, this BOSS would require multiple fully-staffed teams to handle, and even then, the lifespan would be split among them.

But Riven had soloed the BOSS, so the rewards were significant.

Next, Riven pulled three items from the BOSS's corpse.

One of them, a skill book, caught his eye.

"This is it!"

[Skill Book: Greedy Hand (Bronze): Assassin-type skill book. After learning, you can use it on monster corpses, with a 20% chance to gain an additional loot reward. Learning Requirement: Level 1]

A 20% chance didn't seem high.

But the key was...

Riven could evolve this skill!