Chapter 71: A Solo Feat and Global Uproar

Six days had passed since I stumbled into this game, inexplicably becoming a pet and embarking on a peculiar adventure alongside Su Yingning.

At last, this Red Water Dragon was about to escape its torment, returning to the embrace of Mother Earth.

This moment had finally arrived! After two grueling days of torment within the dark cavern, the time had come to reap the fruits of our labor.

As the final heavy slash and a Holy Light Bullet landed almost simultaneously, the Red Water Dragon’s eyes rolled back, and it breathed its last.

Rather than immediately checking the myriad system pop-ups flooding my screen, I suppressed the urge to pump my fist, instead peering through the narrow gaps between the notifications towards Su Yingning.

[Congratulations! You have slain the World BOSS, Red Water Dragon. After team distribution, you have received a 1/1 share, totaling 8,522,200 experience points!]

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to 36.]

Level 36!

I opened the level rankings; however, Su Yingning had long since set her name to be hidden on the leaderboard, so it displayed as `**`. Yet, among all the level 36 players on the entire list, she was the only one with a hidden name, allowing me to spot her instantly.

As expected, after single-handedly absorbing all the experience from the World BOSS, Su Yingning instantly shot up to fifth place on the Asia server rankings and tenth place across the entire game!

[Congratulations! You have participated in the first kill of the Purple-named World BOSS, Red Water Dragon, and ranked first in damage output among the entire team, earning the title “Red Water Dragon Conqueror.” Furthermore, the team reward of 55 free attribute points (50 points for the first kill of a Purple-named BOSS, 5 points for the first kill of the Red Water Dragon) has been intelligently distributed based on team contribution. Since your team contribution ranked first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, you have received a grand total of 55 free attribute points!]

Because the battle had dragged on for so long, the aggro that Sword Sweeping the World’s original party had built up against the Red Water Dragon had completely dissipated. Consequently, the system remarkably determined that Su Yingning had soloed this World BOSS!

Ultimately, Su Yingning not only claimed all the BOSS’s experience but also secured all the rewards—a staggering 55 free attribute points—that should have been equally divided among an entire first-kill team!

Good heavens, reaching level 36 only granted a total of 175 free attribute points. To suddenly gain 55 points like this… it was practically blatant cheating!

[A world announcement will be made three times. Do you wish to disclose the names of your team members?]

Su Yingning selected no.

[A certain team has successfully achieved the first kill of the Purple-quality World BOSS, Red Water Dragon! All Saint-tier members of the Jiuhua Alliance send their congratulations! The names of the team members are—1.**]

[A certain team has successfully achieved the first kill of the Purple-quality World BOSS, Red Water Dragon! All Saint-tier members of the Jiuhua Alliance send their congratulations! The names of the team members are—1.**]

[A certain team has successfully achieved the first kill of the Purple-quality World BOSS, Red Water Dragon! All Saint-tier members of the Jiuhua Alliance send their congratulations! The names of the team members are—1.**]

The world channel’s first-kill announcement was designed for large teams, and no one had ever conceived of a single player achieving a first kill… This was truly, utterly awkward.

Normally, the style of the world announcement would be something like this—[A certain team has successfully achieved the first kill of the Purple-quality World BOSS, Red Water Dragon! All Saint-tier members of the Jiuhua Alliance send their congratulations! The names of the team members are—1. Zhang San 2. Li Si 3. Wang Wu 4. Zhao Liu 5. Luo Qi 6. Wu Ba 7. Qiao Jiu… 99. Old Wang Next Door 100. Big Head Pervert]

And if a player had chosen to hide their name, it would be censored, appearing as `**`.

But this time, the entire ‘team’ consisted of Su Yingning alone… And so, a bizarre phenomenon unfolded.

[A certain team has successfully achieved the first kill of the Purple-quality World BOSS, Red Water Dragon! All Saint-tier members of the Jiuhua Alliance send their congratulations! The names of the team members are—1.**]

The world channel instantly erupted.

“Holy crap! Someone already got the first kill on a Purple-named BOSS this early? That’s insane! Who’s that much of a badass?!”

“What’s with the team name displayed afterwards? Is it a bug?”

“I’m despairing over this world where they sell you bugs and give you a game for free!”

“Wait, the official announcement wouldn’t joke about something this big… A bug? What if it’s not a bug? Could it be… someone soloed a World BOSS? And the first Purple-named BOSS in history, at that?!”

“Soloed? Holy crap! I bow down to the Dàshén (TL Note: Dàshén, literally ‘great god,’ a term used for highly skilled players in online games.)!”

“Soloed? Holy crap! I bow down to the Dàshén! x2”

“Soloed? Holy crap! I bow down to the Dàshén! x3”

“Soloed? Holy crap! I bow down to the Dàshén! x4”

“Soloed? Holy crap! I bow down to the Dàshén! x5″

The replies piled up, forming a towering thread.

Players from Sword Sweeping the World, in particular, felt a sudden sting across their faces as unpleasant memories involuntarily surged forth…

Just days prior, their guild’s elite army had launched an assault, a thousand players besieging the Red Water Dragon outside Zhenxin Village, only for the outcome to be—total annihilation!

Now, today, someone soloed it?!

Soloed it?!

Soloed?!

It?!

This was tantamount to stomping on the faces of Sword Sweeping the World’s thousand elite players, then arrogantly shouting—”I’m not talking about just one of you; I’m talking about all of you present here: you’re all trash!”

And it was declared via a world announcement, no less! Flooding the entire server’s screens three times over!

Even more tragically, Sword Sweeping the World’s players had no right whatsoever to refute it!

Jiangu was instantly dumbfounded, repeatedly confirming that the system announcement indeed listed only a single player’s name. The realization hit him like a physical blow, leaving him utterly rattled.

‘Oh, damn, my face hurts so much…’

Even more tragically, the story of their failed pioneering run against the Red Water Dragon had long since spread, now circulating across all major forums and becoming a topic of eager discussion. Yet today, what Sword Sweeping the World couldn’t accomplish even with all their elites, someone else achieved alone?!

If this incident wasn’t a bug, then from this day forward, it would become Sword Sweeping the World’s eternal dark history! Their guild would be reduced to the laughingstock of all rival guilds!

Since its establishment, Sword Sweeping the World had always been a dominant hegemon, enjoying smooth sailing. This was, without a doubt, their most profound humiliation yet!

If he knew that the Red Water Dragon Su Yingning had slain was the very one they had crippled, the advantage we had snatched right from under their noses, what would he even think…?

‘He’d probably break down, wouldn’t he?’

Concurrently, the guild leaders of the top ten guilds in [Pursuit II] received the news and immediately issued the same command.

“Contact the officials to verify the authenticity of this incident. If it’s true, spare no expense! Dig three feet deep if you have to, but find that person for me!”

Regardless, in this moment, the entire world erupted!