Futu Dunshan was startled again. He had been so engrossed in watching Lin Tianhao's moves that he hadn't noticed an assassin sneaking up on them.
After a brief moment of surprise, Futu Dunshan quickly reacted, "Xue Di, he's trying to steal the boss."
Lin Tianhao ignored Futu Dunshan and instead focused on the assassin.
Fully equipped, the assassin was nearly geared up.
His gaze was sharp, filled with killing intent.
This person was no ordinary player.
The murderous intent in his eyes wasn't something a regular player could possess.
Moreover, he had just sliced through Lin Tianhao's arrow with a dagger.
Such a maneuver was common in the later stages of the game, but on the first day, it was unheard of.
"Invite me to the team, and we'll split the boss."
The assassin player spoke coldly, devoid of any emotion.
Lin Tianhao shook his head, "No."
Upon hearing this, the assassin player didn't speak further but retreated, entering stealth mode again.
"Damn, what's his deal? Just got here and wants to steal the boss with stealth?"
Futu Dunshan was a bit annoyed, "Brat, I'm telling you, I'm from the Futu Guild, you'd better leave quickly, or else..."
"Watch out!"
Before Futu Dunshan could finish his sentence, Lin Tianhao shouted.
As his voice fell, an arrow had already flown out.
"Slash!"
The assassin appeared behind Futu Dunshan, not using the novice skill Backstab, but going straight for Cutthroat.
A crimson critical hit appeared.
-642.
Bleeding...
-90.
-90.
...
In the next moment, Futu Dunshan fell to the ground.
Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed slightly, such clean and efficient methods.
And such high damage.
Even with a critical hit, his attack power must have exceeded three hundred to achieve this.
His level was eight.
Even if he put everything into attack power, it should only be around eighty.
This meant his equipment or some passive skills provided him with high attack power.
Assassins had some passive skills that increased attack power, movement speed, and attack speed.
To be precise, all major classes had similar skills.
Futu Dunshan resurrected at the Novice Village's Resurrection Altar, looking at his lost level and a piece of level five equipment, feeling numb.
"Fuck, what was that? One-shotting me?"
Futu Dunshan felt his entire understanding of the game shattering, as a tank, he was one-shotted!
...
At the Twisted Treant King.
Lin Tianhao coldly watched the assassin player.
"What? Want to show off your skills against me?"
With ten years of gaming experience in his past life, Lin Tianhao would not agree to a skill showdown.
The assassin player beckoned to Lin Tianhao, then entered stealth mode again.
"Whoosh!"
Lin Tianhao immediately drew his bow and fired, using the Rapid Shot skill.
Two arrows sliced through the air, forcing the hidden assassin player out.
"Whoosh!"
Lin Tianhao didn't let up; since he forced him out, he wouldn't allow him to stealth again.
Meanwhile, the Twisted Treant King began to regenerate health.
But Lin Tianhao wasn't worried.
Arrows flew continuously, and the assassin player kept slicing them with his dagger.
Lin Tianhao remained calm, his attack frequency unchanged, his attack power exceeding five hundred points of damage.
Although the game mechanics allowed for arrows to be sliced, Lin Tianhao's arrows were so powerful that the durability of the assassin player's dagger couldn't withstand it.
Sure enough.
After slicing through more than ten arrows, the assassin player's expression darkened.
Facing Lin Tianhao's relentless arrows, he didn't continue to block with his dagger but performed a backflip to dodge them.
"Courting death!"
Lin Tianhao sneered, firing another arrow that hit the assassin player in the abdomen.
The impact of the arrow pushed the airborne assassin player back a short distance.
Immediately after, a second arrow followed.
-502.
Two arrows, and the assassin player died on the spot, returning to the Resurrection Altar.
Lin Tianhao's eyes lit up; the assassin player had dropped a pair of boots.
At the same time, Lin Tianhao noticed something else: this assassin had a lot of health.
A regular level eight assassin should have been one-shotted by his arrow.
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Brutal Boots (Elite): Level 7.
Effect 1: Movement Speed +0.5.
Effect 2: Critical Hit +1%.
Durability: 100.
Lin Tianhao's eyes brightened; the attributes of these Brutal Boots suited him well.
Unfortunately, the only downside was the lack of attack speed increase.
What he needed most now was attack speed.
With faster attack speed, he could stack more health naturally.
With higher health, his normal attack damage would naturally increase as well.
Stowing away the Brutal Boots, Lin Tianhao continued attacking the Twisted Treant King.
With no one to stop him, the Twisted Treant King was just a toy in Lin Tianhao's hands.
Originally, the Thorn Shield skill, which could reflect all damage, would have posed some trouble for Lin Tianhao.
But with his skilled Precision Shot, the Twisted Treant King couldn't even use its skills.
This was also thanks to another advantage of the Novice Village: the bosses there generally didn't have Super Armor or Control Immunity skills.
"Ding, you have killed the Twisted Treant King above your level, gaining 8250 experience points."
"Ding, you are the first player to kill a boss, a server-wide announcement will be made. Do you wish to hide your name?"
"No."
Having lived again, a first kill wasn't enough for Lin Tianhao to hide his name.
Moreover, he wanted fame.
He needed prestige.
Because only then could he stand at the pinnacle of power in the future.
To oppose the Alaite Star System, relying on one person's strength was like a drop in the ocean.
Therefore, Lin Tianhao needed to seize power, to control the entire situation!
"Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to player Xue Di for achieving the first kill of the Twisted Treant King. We hope all players continue to strive for excellence."
"Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to player Xue Di for achieving the first kill of the Twisted Treant King. We hope all players continue to strive for excellence."
...
"Ding, congratulations, you are the first player in Ragnarok to kill a boss, rewarding you with 50 Free Attribute Points, 1 Skill Book for your class, 1 Main Weapon for your class, and 100 gold coins."
Lin Tianhao's lips curled up; indeed, soloing a boss, the rewards were extraordinary.
He allocated all 50 Free Attribute Points to attack speed.
His original attack speed of 1.13 instantly became 2.13.
This attack speed could definitely be considered unrivaled.
Lightning Leap (Passive Skill): 1-Star.
Effect: Your normal attacks have a 50% chance to trigger Lightning Leap, which can leap to 10 target units within a 20-meter radius, dealing 10% of your actual damage.
Cooldown: None.
Consumption: None.
Proficiency: 0/1000.
Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow; this skill was interesting. If the skill level increased, could the damage potentially rise to 90%?
Could the range and number of units for Lightning Leap also increase?
Just imagining it made Lin Tianhao shiver.
His damage was already absurdly high, but he lacked the ability to clear mobs.
But now, with this skill, even that one shortcoming was addressed.