The sudden announcement startled the Stargate Guild members who were attacking the dungeon.
*Snap*—The timing of this moment of distraction was perfect, precisely the most dangerous moment.
In that moment of carelessness, Xing Shi, who was the main tank, failed to dodge the attack and was pounced on by the cat demon.
"Depend on!"
"Starlight! Support!"
Xing Shi pushed his shield hard, intending to deflect the cat demons, but more cat demons pounced on him.
They made a crucial mistake at the most critical juncture, a mistake that directly led to their defeat! This mistake threw the entire team into complete chaos.
Beside Xing Shi, the warriors who were helping Xing Shi deal with the other cat demons were also besieged.
Some cat demons have already begun to rush towards the direction of Starshine and Starshine.
Even with his S-rank talent, Xingxi is still a fragile mage. If he were to be attacked by these cat demons, he would most likely die instantly.
The attribute difference is too great. Now it's all about talent strength and skill in battle, there's absolutely no room for error.
This mistake has plunged the entire team into a huge crisis.
Warrior Xingbai drew aggro, and Xingxi unleashed her full damage output. However, Xinghui's healing couldn't keep up, and Xingbai's health bar plummeted, making it impossible to recover. He quickly succumbed to his injuries and died.
Upon seeing the warrior die suddenly, Xingxi, who was both the damage dealer and the commander, stopped insisting and immediately gave the order: "Retreat!"
Since someone else has already gotten the first kill, there's not much point in playing this dungeon anymore.
Instead of wasting time in this instance, it's better to get out and level up first.
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"God kills?"
"What guild? I've never heard of that name before."
Countless players stared at the announcement that popped up in front of them.
What's going on with this guild called Godslayer? How did they manage to snatch the first kill from those eight major guilds?
"I think I just saw this guy named Cangqiong in the community."
"He is a top assassin in Maple City."
"I saw it on the post. It seems that the Hidden Origin Guild offered him a high price, 50 million plus a monthly salary of 2 million to teach."
"Holy crap? This treatment is comparable to that of an S-rank talent holder, right?"
"No, it probably isn't as good as him, but it's definitely better than most A-level talents. However, I think even if Cang Qiong Zhen goes there, he can only get the money for a few months at most. Once the Yin Yuan Guild has learned his skills, he'll probably be kicked out."
"So, this is just an ordinary expert without any talent?"
"Ordinary expert? Do you know that the topic of Cang Qiong has already been discussed in the community by players who specialize in assassins? Some people are comparing Cang Qiong to the number one assassin Cang, and some even think that Cang Qiong is no weaker than Cang."
One of Lu Cang's fans, upon seeing this comment, was somewhat unconvinced: "Isn't that an exaggeration? Comparing him to the number one assassin? Do you know how strong Cang's skills are? In the end, that guy named Cang Qiong only used one move, Arc Flash. How can that be compared to the number one assassin? Maybe this Cang Qiong practiced for two years and only mastered one move, Arc Flash."
"His name is Cangqiong, not Cangqiong. He just won 2 million gold coins from two major guilds, so he's not poor at all."
"Speaking of which, is it possible for the sky to exist without the heavens?"
"That's impossible. Everyone knows that Cang is a member of the Yinyuan Guild. The system just announced that Cangqiong is a guild that no one has ever heard of before, called something like God Killer. If Cangqiong is Cang, then the Yinyuan Guild should have gotten the first kill."
This analysis is not without merit, and Lu Cang's private account also issued a notice before the third server opened.
They said they would continue to cooperate with Yinyuan Guild.
Anyone unaware of the inside story would not believe that Cang Qiong is the number one assassin.
"However, their team only has three people... This clearance record is so bizarre, they can't possibly be just ordinary experts without any talent, right?"
【Ash Forest - Completion Time: 2 minutes 13 seconds】
The clearance time was unbelievable.
Looking at the completion record, one player pinched his companion and asked, "What's the fastest time to clear the Ash Forest dungeon in Zone 1?"
"I remember the fastest time to clear the dungeon was around 5 minutes. I remember that record was broken later. The highest level to enter Ash Forest is 10. Some guilds found some players who were stuck at a certain level and gave them a set of level 10 gold-quality equipment to break the record."
"So... the 2 minutes and 13 seconds completion time for Ash Forest is a bit abnormal."
"By the way... I've also seen this guy named Bai Lu in the community. He's in a team with Cang Qiong."
"She seems to have a very strong burst of magic power. If she's in the team... then it's not surprising."
"And that guy called Fearless Warrior, I don't know who he is, but the fact that three of them managed to snatch the first kill from the eight major guilds is a bit too awesome no matter how you look at it."
After the announcement of the first kill, players were initially shocked. Then, analyses of Cangqiong, Bailu, and Yongzhe Wuwei quickly filled the community.
Meanwhile, the Godslayer Guild has emerged as a dark horse in the community's player rating rankings, earning its own name.
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[Inside the Ash Forest dungeon]
Lu Cang landed, and the heavy sword in his hand vanished.
Lu Cang's face remained calm, showing no signs of fatigue or panting after performing a series of impressive maneuvers.
It's as if I just did something insignificant.
"Bro! You're so handsome!"
With the Cat Demon King defeated, the remaining Cat Demon Guards also turned to ashes and disappeared.
The battle is completely over.
Lu Cang could have used the Fearless Warrior ability long ago, but the problem is that Fearless Warrior is not flexible enough at the moment.
Furthermore, they don't have taunt skills. If these monsters aren't properly taunted, even a single Brave Warrior wouldn't be able to handle so many cat demons.
The white deer might also be noticed by nearby cat demons, who might then redirect their attacks on it.
Therefore, Lu Cang could only maintain his own skill set as a casual player, deal with the early aggro first, and then use the stats and strength of the Brave Warrior to kill the boss when it appeared.
Seeing the boss continuously smoking and turning to ashes, Bai Lu couldn't help but shed a few tears: "I thought I was really going to be sold just now, brother, I knew you wouldn't let your dear sister work for free."
Lu Cang chuckled lightly: "Alright, enough with the sentimentality, let's see what's in the treasure chest."
The death of the Cat Demon King yielded a rich spoils of war.
【Eternal Ruler - Effect 3: Leaving a Name - During the leaving a name segment, leaving your guild's name will grant you a more generous reward than normal (the fewer members, the greater the reward)】
After achieving the first kill of a dungeon, you can leave your guild's name in the dungeon log, and the corresponding guild will receive the first kill reward.
Right after killing the Cat Demon King, Lu Cang also took care of the world announcement. After all, Lu Cang had appeared on world announcements countless times.
These rewards will all be included in the treasure chest.
At this moment, a treasure chest has appeared near the corpse of the Cat Demon King.
This treasure chest is the loot from the entire dungeon.
[Ashwood Nightmare Chest]
[Treasure Chest Level: 10]
[Includes: Server-wide first kill reward, Nightmare difficulty dungeon completion reward - This treasure chest's reward level is: S]
The rewards for a typical first kill across the entire server are roughly equivalent to an A-level reward, which, in other words, is equivalent to obtaining an A-level talent activation code.
However, thanks to Lu Cang's talent, the rank of this spoils was raised to S-grade.
As for SS and SSS levels... well, those aren't something you can just get by getting a first kill in a dungeon.
The first kill of a dungeon is a guaranteed reward in the Illusionary Realm. Even if Lu Cang doesn't take it, someone else will. And an SS-level reward is at least a server-wide achievement.
"Open the treasure chest."
Lu Cang opened the treasure chest, and a golden light shot out from it.
You have obtained: Lucky Dew Drops, Medium Expansion Crystal x5, Power Headband (Silver), Pulsating Boots (Silver), Unrestrained Belt (Silver), Brute Force Bracers (Silver), Breeze Boots (Silver), Nen Wave Crown (Silver), Town Portal Scroll x5, Large Health Regeneration Potion x30, Large Mana Regeneration Potion x30, Gold x163
Surprisingly, I managed to get a Lucky Crystal Drop item.
【Lucky Dew Drops: +1 Luck (This item can only increase Luck to a maximum of 4)】
The attribute of luck is extremely rare.
Don't underestimate the fact that it only adds 1 point of luck, and it can only be used with 4 points of luck or less.
However, as far as Lu Cang knew, the luck value was only 1 to 12 points.
12 o'clock is the upper limit of luck. Reaching this level of luck means that everything goes as you wish, and whatever you want will come to you, as if the whole world revolves around you.
The treasure chest yielded six pieces of silver-quality equipment, which is significantly better than the 15% chance of getting silver-quality equipment when clearing a normal Nightmare difficulty dungeon.
Iron, bronze, silver, gold, platinum... Silver equipment at this time could be said to completely overwhelm the vast majority of players.
When it comes to equipment distribution, Lu Cang is naturally generous: "The brave are fearless, you can use this strength-boosting headband."
"LuLu, this equipment is pretty good, boots with a movement chanting skill, I've struck gold."
Lu Cang had originally planned to wait a while and buy Bai Lu an item with a movement chanting ability.
Unexpectedly, it was exposed directly.
The headband, belt, and wristbands that enhance strength are all given to the fearless warrior.
White Deer, on the other hand, took a crown that increased spirit and boots with the "mobile casting" attribute, but without any attribute bonuses.
The fact that the guild members have good equipment means that Lu Cang himself has good equipment.
【All-Encompassing Domination】can even copy equipment.
Ultimately, the "A" grade talent [Eternal Ruler] is already comparable to an S grade talent in terms of effect.
Lu Cang kept the agility-enhancing boots for himself.
Lu Cang naturally pocketed all the gold coins and luck-enhancing potions, and Bai Lu and Brave Warrior had no objection to this distribution.
Even if Lu Cang had stolen all the equipment, they wouldn't have dared to complain.
The fact that we were able to get this kill is basically all thanks to Lu Cang.
If it weren't for Lu Cang taking on the roles of command, pulling monsters, and delivering the final burst of damage to instantly kill the boss...
Forget about getting the first kill; you'll be wiped out by a swarm of cat demons just seconds after entering the dungeon.
Without hesitation, Lu Cang drank the drip of Lucky Crystal Dew.
Your luck stat has been permanently increased.
"My luck stat should be around 3 points now."
Lu Cang remembered that in his previous life, his starting luck value was 2.
Luck is a hidden attribute, and it takes a rather complicated method to find out. However, Lu Cang, who remembers his attribute from his previous life, doesn't need to go through such trouble.
"Bai Lu, your brother is so amazing, what's his background?"
"Ha, you're only asking now?"
"But that's not exactly a secret. Ever heard of Cang, the number one assassin in the Illusionary Realm?"
"A hen."
"Huh? You really don't know?" Thanks to the groundbreaking popularity of the game Fantasy World, Lu Cang's current fame is comparable to that of Fei Ke in the game IoI, which was still incredibly popular ten years ago.
Even people who don't play this game should have heard rumors about that person.
"I really don't know."
Bai Lu was speechless. What kind of environment did this person live in?
You don't know that?
Lu Cang distributed the return scrolls to Brave Warrior and White Deer: "Whether you know it or not doesn't matter, you can leave the instance now."
Lu Cangke hadn't forgotten that he could obtain an exclusive weapon after completing the challenge mission.
Lu Cang is now really thinking about this reward.
"Going out later might be a bit troublesome, but we can ignore them and just use a return scroll."
Lu Cang knew very well what kind of treatment he would receive if he got the first kill during this time period; he had experienced it at least once in the last cycle.
"Understood." The three left the instance.
As expected, the area in front of the dungeon entrance was already crowded with players.
Upon seeing Lu Cang and the others emerge, they immediately surrounded them.
"So annoying."
These players were like reporters, chattering away and asking all sorts of questions.
"Sky Lord! How did you manage to get the first kill in Ash Forest?! How were you so fast?!"
"Big Boss Cangqiong, could you reveal what level of talent your teammates have?"
"Azure Sky! How about a fight?"
"Our Moonflower Guild is offering 200 million World Coins to acquire your guild and merge with ours!"
The world currency is the money of this world. The whole world uses the same currency. As for purchasing power, it is equivalent to a bottle of Coke costing 3 yuan, a dowry of 100,000 yuan, and a house in the suburbs of a first-tier city costing around 1 million yuan.
This person just asked for two hundred million... The brave and fearless man standing to the side was petrified on the spot.
Two hundred million, two hundred million, two hundred million...
He's never seen even 20,000, let alone 200 million.
Two hundred million, that's a huge sum of money!
"The brave are fearless."
"Use a Town Portal Scroll."
"Boss, he just said two hundred million..."
"Use a Town Portal Scroll."
"Oh... okay."
The brave and fearless realized that the two hundred million seemed unimportant to Lu Cang. The big boss was indeed a big boss; it seemed he had chosen the right person to follow.
Speaking of which, I think I heard something about 200 million not long ago?
However, due to Lu Cang's instructions, he was focused on reading the [Player's Manual] and did not notice what the others were doing.
Whoosh!
With a slight flash of light, the fearless warrior pulled out a return scroll and disappeared in front of all the players.
Bai Lu followed suit, using a return scroll.
Lu Cang stayed behind.
He smiled slightly and said to the players, "By the way, please remind Yinyuan and Xingmen Guilds that they each owe me 1 million gold coins. Remember to pay them back as soon as possible."
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