Gold Equipment
The Cursedborn is a magical boss belonging to the spellcasting category. Most of its skills are area-of-effect attacks with high damage.
After Riven threw his toxic dagger, he immediately retreated at top speed. With his speed, he barely managed to leave the boss's attack range before its skills exploded.
"That was close. If I had been hit by that, with my current health and defense, I'd be doomed."
Riven's heart raced as he watched the large gray mist explode in front of him. The Cursedborn had killed over thirty players and advanced to the Silver rank in one go. It had even stolen enough lifespan to advance to Gold, or even higher…
Unfortunately, it ran into Riven! After the Cursedborn released another gray mist, Riven didn't approach. Instead, he kept his distance from the boss, waiting for his Shadow Step skill to cool down.
The Cursedborn kept raising its hands, releasing gray mist explosions into the surrounding air. These smaller skills didn't have as large a range, but they were still a significant threat to Riven. If he were hit, there would be no way out.
Thankfully…
He stayed invisible, far from the boss, and avoided any danger! Once his Shadow Step skill cooled down, the Cursedborn seemed tired, having cast over ten skills, leaving its mana drained. The Cursedborn grew extremely cautious, starting to move deeper into the forest.
Suddenly…
A figure appeared behind it, and another toxic dagger struck its head!
-659 (Critical Hit)!
-219!
-219!
…
Riven vanished from sight in a flash. From about ten meters away, the dagger accurately hit the boss's head. Just this accuracy alone made Riven's attack far beyond what other players could achieve.
Riven didn't dare to get too close, knowing that he wouldn't be able to escape the boss's area attack range if he did… It could be said that his apparent strength was impressive.
But much of it also came from his nine years of experience in his previous life. After two toxic daggers, the Cursed born's health bar had dropped to about one-third! The Cursedborn couldn't see where the enemy was.
It could only frantically move deeper into the forest. A dry, weak 'Cursedborn' with long, thin arms, hanging down to its knees, fled as fast as it could… If anyone saw this, they would be stunned.
No one could imagine that a boss who had advanced to silver could be hunted by a single player! After all, this boss had wiped out dozens of players when it was still at the Bronze rank! And now…
A shadow appeared once more behind the Cursedborn.
Toxic Daggers!
The Cursedborn's body turned green again.
With the continued poison damage, the Cursedborn's health bar finally hit the bottom, and it collapsed, its dry body falling to the decaying, damp forest floor…
[You have killed Cursedborn (Silver)]
[You have gained 1800 experience points.]
[Congratulations, you have leveled up to Level 5!]
[Congratulations, you have gained 4 Evolution Points!]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
With a massive influx of experience, Riven leveled up twice to reach Level 5!
And the silver boss granted him 4 Evolution Points!
"Greedy Hand!"
Riven immediately looted the corpse!
A golden hand emerged from the void and grabbed the Cursedborn's dry body…
[Skill 'Greedy Hand' activated successfully!]
[You have gained 4 Evolution Points!]
[You have gained 4 Evolution Points!]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
[You have gained 124 days of lifespan (tradeable).]
He received two extra rewards.
This single silver boss gave Riven a total of 12 Evolution Points and 372 days of tradeable lifespan!
And…
When Riven used Greedy Hand, a golden glow flashed beneath the BOSS's body…
"Is this a Gold-tier item?"
"No wonder it's the Greedy Hand at the Emerald level!"
Riven knew this was the extra effect triggered by the Emerald-tier Greedy Hand, which had a 20% chance of upgrading the quality of extra loot. It felt great. But Riven looked at the seven or eight items under the boss's body and felt a bit frustrated.
"My bag only has ten slots. I can't just keep running back after every boss kill, can I?"
"It's such a waste of time…"
"Maybe the Cursedborn will drop a storage ring or something."
That would give him more slots. With anticipation, Riven reached toward the pile of loot beneath the boss's body…
While Riven was leveling up to 5 from this silver boss and basking in his rewards, countless people in Shell Town saw the leaderboard and were shocked!
"Level 3, and now directly Level 5? What kind of powerful boss did they kill?"
"Just over ten minutes ago, I saw this big shot selling equipment, and now they leveled up 2 more levels?"
"This is insane?!"
"My sister's eighteen this year, I really hope this big shot notices her, then I'll benefit too and level up with her…"
"Please, they don't even care about 1 million dollars, why would they notice your sister?"
In the town center.
Marcus, Lina and the other four members of their team had just reached Level 3. They instinctively glanced at the leaderboard.
"What the f*ck!"
The sharp-eyed archer from their team cursed out loud, "We just hit Level 3, and this big shot's already at Level 5?! Is this even fair?"
Marcus was stunned as well.
But he quickly shook his head and said seriously, "Let's not think too much about it. We need to head back to reality and inform our family and friends about the Eclipse of Eternal game. The world is likely to fall into chaos, and at least we need to make sure our loved ones are prepared…"
Marcus's identity was that of a special police officer!
The reason he had fallen asleep earlier was that he had been on a night shift, tailing a suspect. He had just switched shifts and came to rest, only to end up in the Eclipse of Eternal game.
Hearing his words, Lina and the others nodded seriously. They each returned to reality. Their bodies in the Eclipse of Eternal game slowly faded, until they completely disappeared…
While countless people were stunned, Riven was also enjoying his spoils.
From this silver-tier Cursedborn, he not only gained 12 Evolution Points but also 372 days of tradeable lifespan. Even his non-tradeable lifespan was boosted by over 200 years!
"My non-tradeable lifespan is now 418 years and 271 days."
"It looks like quite a lot."
"But in the higher zones of God Forsaken, or after the first wave of desolation spreads to the real world, the rate at which lifespan decays will only get faster…"
Riven shook his head, not thinking too much about it. He looked at the contents of his bag.
First, he checked the Gold-tier equipment:
[Cursed Ring (Gold): Usable by all classes. All attributes +8. Dark Element Resistance +26, Critical Hit Multiplier +0.1. Equipment Requirement: Level 4]
"A ring with all attributes?"
Riven was satisfied.
8 points in all attributes were equivalent to 32 attribute points. This ring was like the attributes someone would gain after leveling up 3 times!
"The added Dark Element Resistance is useful against many monsters."
"The Critical Hit Multiplier starts at 1.5x, and with this ring, it goes up to 1.6x. Not bad."
In Eclipse of Eternal, as long as you struck a weakness or vital point of the target, you would get a critical hit on them. Next, Riven looked at a skill book…
Compared to equipment, Riven clearly preferred skill books. Because he could endlessly evolve his skills!
At this moment, the Cursedborn had dropped a silver-tier skill book, which made Riven's eyes light up with excitement!