Chapter Twelve: The BOSS Terminator

“Ding! Please select one of the following options: Rank Advancement, Quality Enhancement, or Mutational Evolution.”
“Hmm, of course, Rank Advancement!”
“Ding! Rank Advancement selected successfully. Please wait a moment.”
A few seconds later, the system’s melodious notification sounded again.
“Ding! Rank Advancement successful. Congratulations, Host, you have advanced to Tier Two. All attributes have increased by 10 points.”
“Ding! Blue Spirit Pearl activated, granting a total of 10% attribute bonus. You may choose the attribute to enhance.”
At the same time, Qin Chuan’s true form—the Black Iron Sword—underwent a marvelous transformation, as a blue spirit pearl condensed upon its hilt.
Qin Chuan glanced at his status and, without hesitation, allocated the entire 10% bonus to Sharpness.
“Enhance the strengthening skill!”
“Ding! Strengthening skill has risen to Level 3. Total bonus: Sharpness +30%, Tenacity +15%, Speed +15%.”
“Ah-ha, these stats are truly delightful to behold!”
Seeing the dizzying numbers on the attribute panel, Qin Chuan was so pleased he leapt for joy.

[Host]: Qin Chuan
[Type]: Black Iron Sword
[Rank]: Tier Two, Low Grade (Sharpness +10%)
[Quality]: Outstanding
[Level]: 10
[Attributes]
Sharpness: 120 + 48 (40%)
Tenacity: 105 + 15.75 (15%)
Speed: 105 + 15.75 (15%)
Evolution Points: 3840/12800
Experience: 0/102400
Innate Talents: Devour Essence, Primary Morphogenesis
[Skills]
Flowing Strike: Level 4
Blink: Level 2
Enhance: Level 3
Falling Sky Flowing Strike: Level 1
Chakra Talent: First Layer, Root Chakra
[Additional Attributes]
Deadly Strike
Critical Hit (Rage: 50/100)

“Haha! Fantastic! Now I should be able to challenge an 11th-level Lord. But first, I’ll clear out the Bosses—I’d be a fool to waste all that essence and experience.”
At this moment, it was as if all the Bosses in the game belonged to Qin Chuan alone—no one to fight over them. The sensation was simply exhilarating.
With that, Qin Chuan eagerly set out to hunt Bosses.

“Ding! You have slain Level 10 Mammoth Lord. Gained 2,500 experience.”
“Ding! You have slain Level 10 Centipede Lord. Gained 2,500 experience.”
“Ding! You have slain Level 10 Blazing Bear Lord. Gained 2,500 experience.”
...
Qin Chuan swept through and killed five Level 10 Lords in total, gaining 12,500 experience and 2,500 evolution points.

Evolution Points: 6340/12800
Experience: 12500/102400
Rage: 100/100

Qin Chuan grumbled in slight dissatisfaction, “Ah, nothing beats killing above your level. A whole sweep only netted a 10% experience increase.”
He then glanced toward the center of the forest, where the 11th-level Lord—Fleetshadow Leopard—resided.
As the highest-level being in the Sunset Forest, the 11th-level Lord Fleetshadow Leopard was its true ruler.

At that moment, a lost spirit beast wandered into the territory of the Thousand-Vine Tree, only to discover that the tree had long since perished.
“Something terrible has happened! Lord Thousand-Vine Tree has been killed!”
As the news spread, the entire Sunset Forest was plunged into shock and panic.
“What? The Iron Spirit Tiger Lord is dead too? What about the Blazing Bear Lord and Mammoth Lord?”
“Lord, not only the Iron Spirit Tiger, but all the Level 10 Lords have inexplicably died.”
“How could this happen? Who could have done this?”
“I heard there’s a black iron sword that’s been appearing everywhere—wherever it goes, nothing survives.”
“Send word throughout the entire Sunset Forest: whoever discovers the black iron sword’s whereabouts will be handsomely rewarded!”
“Yes, my lord.”
Rage burned in the eyes of Fleetshadow Leopard as it bared its fangs and licked its sharp claws.
“How audacious! To so brazenly defy me—I’ll devour you alive!”
With a furious roar, Fleetshadow Leopard gazed into the distance.
At that moment, Qin Chuan made no effort to conceal himself, bounding and skipping in the direction of Fleetshadow Leopard’s lair.
“How strange, there’s no one stepping up to be cannon fodder!”
“Damn, that’s a loss of several million!”
He had hoped to pick up a few more kills along the way for extra essence and experience, but this time, not a single one appeared.
Little did Qin Chuan know, all the spirit creatures now feared him—at the first sight of his figure, they scattered far away.
While Qin Chuan grumbled in frustration, Fleetshadow Leopard was bombarded with reports.
“Report! Black iron sword sighted—ten miles from here, heading this way.”
“Report! Black iron sword sighted—five miles away, target is approaching.”
“Report! The black iron sword is right outside—he... he’s coming to kill us!”
At this, Fleetshadow Leopard let out a furious snarl, its fur bristling like steel needles, eyes fixed intently ahead.
A black iron sword appeared on the road, its body radiating green light, faint dragon patterns visible in the dark metal.
“Level 10 Black Iron Sword, Tier Two Low Grade, Outstanding Quality.”
Fleetshadow Leopard instantly appraised the sword’s level and rank, but dared not show even a trace of contempt. To silently eliminate ten Level 10 Lords—this was no ordinary spirit weapon.
With a hostile gaze, Fleetshadow Leopard bent its forelegs and lowered its head, ready to fight at any moment.
“I wasn’t looking for you, but you’ve come to me on your own—you must have nerves of steel!”
Qin Chuan’s true form—the Black Iron Sword—was thrust askew into the ground, its blade faintly aglow with green light.
“I’m here to challenge you!”
Fleetshadow Leopard was slightly surprised, but to solve this trouble in a single battle was just as well: “Very well, I accept your challenge!”
“Take this!”
Qin Chuan drove the black iron sword to flick up a patch of earth, sending dirt flying toward Fleetshadow Leopard.
Using every environmental factor to his advantage was key to victory.
Sure enough, Fleetshadow Leopard’s line of sight was hindered, forcing it to dodge aside.
Seizing the moment, Qin Chuan landed a swift normal attack, so fast even Fleetshadow Leopard was astonished.
“How can a ranged attacker be this fast?”
Sensing the deadly edge of the black iron sword, Fleetshadow Leopard dared not take it head-on, hastily shifting several meters.
“Heh, time for Blink!”
Qin Chuan activated Blink, instantly closing the gap and slashing hard at Fleetshadow Leopard’s back.
“Ding! Critical hit triggered—knockback effect applied.”
Bang!

Fleetshadow Leopard was sent flying, a deep sword gash left across its tough hide.
Though Fleetshadow Leopard specialized in speed, its sturdy body could not withstand Qin Chuan’s monstrous sharpness.
“So powerful?”
In midair, Fleetshadow Leopard was shocked—already at a disadvantage as the fight began.
But it wasn’t over yet; a green glow appeared above Fleetshadow Leopard’s head, and a hundred sword shadows rained down, inflicting massive damage.
“Roar! Leopard Leap Flash!”
No longer daring to hesitate, Fleetshadow Leopard unleashed a skill, leaping a great distance to escape the range of Qin Chuan’s ultimate.
After this exchange, Fleetshadow Leopard was battered and furious, nearly overwhelmed by shock.
“It feels like everything is out of control!”
At this moment, Fleetshadow Leopard could no longer suppress its fear, vaguely sensing the presence of death.
Qin Chuan seized the opportunity, maintaining relentless movement and attacks, clinging close to Fleetshadow Leopard.
“This...”
“Shouldn’t it be the Lord using his speed to stick to the black iron sword? How did it reverse?”
“This is terrifying—the black iron sword isn’t much faster than the Lord, but with cunning movement, it seizes every advantage.”
“So what do we do now?”
“Let’s go. I don’t want to die. That black iron sword is ruthless—fall into his hands and there’s no escape.”
“What about the Lord?”
“Forget him. He’s on his own now.”
...
In no time, every spirit creature around Fleetshadow Leopard had fled.
Caught in a raging storm of attacks, Fleetshadow Leopard, for the first time, felt helpless and, in fury, unleashed its ultimate move.
“Leopard Spirit’s Wrath!”
A three-meter-tall spectral leopard enveloped Fleetshadow Leopard, swinging its massive claws down on the black iron sword.
“Damn, here comes the ultimate! Blink!”
Bang! The claws smashed into the ground, sending up showers of earth.
“Why is this so insane—my ultimate missed entirely!”
By now, Fleetshadow Leopard was in dire straits; after missing with its ultimate, its strength was fading fast.
Its body was covered in sword wounds—Qin Chuan was grinding it down to death.
“Haha! When it comes to fighting Bosses, I’ve got plenty of experience!”
“All right, time to finish this!”
Qin Chuan intensified his assault, combining skills for a fatal Flowing Strike.
“Ding! You have slain Level 11 Fleetshadow Leopard Lord. Gained 3,000 experience. Over-level kill—bonus 100% experience. Congratulations, you have received 6,000 experience.”
“Ding! You have slain the ruler of Sunset Forest—bonus 20,000 experience.”
“Damn, there’s a reward like this? What a pleasant surprise!”
Qin Chuan was ecstatic—the reward from killing one Level 11 Fleetshadow Leopard Lord far surpassed a whole round of Level 10 Bosses.
“Devour Essence!”
“Ding! Devour successful—gained 600 evolution points.”
“Mm, not bad at all.”
Qin Chuan squinted with satisfaction, savoring the essence of an 11th-level Lord for the first time.

Evolution Points: 6940/12800
Experience: 38500/102400
Rage: 10/100