Chapter 11: Chapter11-An S-Rank Growth-Type Skill

[You have slain a World Boss. A world announcement will now be issued. Do you wish to hide your ID?]

"Don’t hide it!"

John answered without the slightest hesitation.

Since he had decided to act high-profile in this life, he might as well go all the way.

The next moment, an announcement rang out above every player’s head.

[World Announcement: Player "Outlander" of Starter Village No. 616 has achieved the first kill of the World Boss "Stone Colossus" (Level 25)!]

Upon hearing the announcement, many guild members who had only just hurried back to the Starter Village froze in their tracks.

If they remembered correctly, John had only just killed a World Boss not long ago. How much time had passed since then? Yet he had already killed another one?

And this time, the monster he had slain was even Level 20!

Just who in the world was this man?!

The ordinary players were equally shaken. In the span of barely half a day, the name Outlander had appeared in announcement after announcement.

It was simply unbelievable!

Quite a few players even made a special trip back to the Starter Village, hoping to catch a glimpse of this legendary figure.

...

[Congratulations! You have obtained EXP +2,000, Reputation +200, and Gold Coins +20!]

[Congratulations! You have received a special reward: S-Rank Skill "Absolute Dominion"!]

"Hm?"

John raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had never expected the first-kill reward this time to contain an S-Rank skill.

Even more astonishingly, it was a skill he had possessed in his previous life.

Naturally, he knew perfectly well just how powerful this skill was.

However, he did not know whether the Absolute Dominion of this life would be any different from the one he remembered.

Without delay, John opened the detailed information panel for Absolute Dominion.

[Absolute Dominion]

[Effect]: Upon activation, all hostile units within a radius of 500 meters will have all of their attributes reduced by 10%!

[Remark]: This skill can continuously evolve and be upgraded.

...

"It really is the same skill!"

John’s eyes gleamed, and excitement surged through his heart.

In his previous life, he had raised this skill all the way to SSS-Rank.

Its effective range had expanded directly from 500 meters to ten kilometers, while its attribute reduction had risen all the way to 50%.

Once Absolute Dominion was activated, every hostile unit within its domain would instantly lose half of its combat strength.

As far as debuff skills went, this skill could absolutely be considered heaven-defying!

Back when John had ascended to godhood in his previous life, every major faction had joined forces to launch a crusade against him. Enemies had flooded the mountains and plains, attacking him from every direction.

Fortunately, with Absolute Dominion at his disposal, he had been able to endure the combined assault of all those factions and ultimately ascend to the divine throne.

However, in his previous life, he had only acquired this skill during the middle stages of the game.

For him to obtain it so early in this life was most likely the result of his current Luck Points.

...

After killing the Stone Colossus this time, he had obtained a total of 4,000 EXP, one A-Rank skill, one S-Rank skill, one A-Rank weapon, 300 Reputation, and 45 Gold Coins.

It was an extremely rewarding haul!

After taking stock of everything he had gained, John immediately prepared to head toward the location of the next World Boss.

However, just then, an obnoxious voice rang out from behind him.

"Hey! You over there! Stop right there!"

John slowly turned around, his gaze falling upon Nix and the others.

His eyes turned cold.

"What do you want?"

Nix sneered.

"Hmph! I was just about to take down that World Boss, but then you suddenly jumped out and stole the finishing blow from us. Tell me, do you think I have a reason to stop you?"

Hearing this, John laughed.

It appeared he had still underestimated just how shameless this man could be.

He actually had the nerve to come over and accuse John of stealing his boss?

Nix’s expression turned vicious.

"Brat, if you know what’s good for you, hand over all the rewards you just obtained. Otherwise, you can forget about ever leaving this Starter Village for the rest of your life!"

Behind him, his five subordinates remained completely silent.

Their expressions were awkward and speechless.

At this moment, all five of them were cursing Nix furiously in their hearts.

Was this vice guild leader actually mentally challenged?

That man had just instantly killed a boss, and Nix still dared to go over and provoke him?

Unfortunately, as his subordinates, they could not openly disobey the orders of this young master.

Had it been anyone else, they would have turned around and fled long ago.

"Don’t think pretending to be mute will help you! Hurry up and hand over the rewards!" Nix shouted angrily.

John looked at the man as though he were an idiot.

It seemed he had still overestimated Nix’s intelligence.

The game had already been running for an entire month, yet this fool still did not know that reward ownership could not be transferred?

He was actually ordering John to hand over his rewards. What did he expect him to do, scrape the Reputation out of his status panel and pass it over?

John could not be bothered to waste any more time on this clown.

He cast Nix a contemptuous glance, then turned around to leave.

Right now, he felt as though he had accidentally stepped on a fly. The disgust in his heart was almost unbearable.

To think that, in his previous life, he had once wallowed in despair for a period of time because of trash like this.

Just thinking about it now felt ridiculous.

However, just as John turned to leave—

Thud!

A stone suddenly flew through the air and struck the back of his head.

"Hey! Are you deaf or something? I told you to stop!"

Nix’s voice rang out from behind him.

"Do you even know who I am? My father is Sean, the chairman of Overlord Guild!"

John suddenly turned his head.

His teeth were clenched tightly, and veins bulged across his forehead.

This man was truly as irritating as a buzzing fly!

[Ding! It has been detected that you have been attacked by another player. You have gained the right to retaliate against this player!]

John took a deep breath, his gaze turning ice-cold.

Originally, he had been willing to spare Nix’s life on account of how stupid he was.

But since the man insisted on courting death, John would gladly grant his wish.

On the other side, Nix had yet to realize that disaster was already upon him. He was still acting smugly and arrogantly.

"So, you can finally understand human speech now? Hurry up and get back here! I—"

Squelch!

At that very moment, John’s figure flashed.

In the next instant, his fist had actually punched straight through Nix’s abdomen.

John yanked his arm back sharply, directly pulling Nix’s intestines out along with it.

[-10,001!]

Although players could revive endlessly during the early stages of Creed, the pain they experienced upon death was frighteningly real.

Nix’s face turned deathly pale. All he could feel was an unbearable agony in his abdomen, as though his insides had been ground into pulp.

With a wet gurgle, Nix collapsed onto the ground, blood continuously pouring out of his mouth.

[You have slain Player Nix. High Luck Points have been triggered. The player’s C-Rank equipment set "Mage’s Embroidered Set" has dropped!]

John casually picked up the equipment set and stored it away before turning his gaze toward Nix’s corpse.

A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

"Although players can revive, it still takes five minutes for them to do so. During that period, their corpses will remain here for five minutes as well.

"Could I possibly try devouring a player’s corpse?"

As soon as this thought occurred to him, John aimed at Nix’s corpse and silently chanted in his heart:

"Devour!"

[Notice: This target cannot be devoured!]

John shook his head slightly.

Sure enough, it still would not work.

At this moment, the five subordinates who had witnessed everything with their own eyes were utterly rooted to the spot.

Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that John would be so brutal, actually daring to kill someone in front of everyone!

Just then, John’s icy voice rang out.

"I’ll give you ten seconds. Disappear from my sight immediately. Ten. Nine..."

After witnessing John’s terrifying damage output, how could any of them possibly dare to remain there?

One after another, they immediately chose to log out on the spot and flee.

John let out a cold snort.

"Overlord Guild really is nothing more than a nest of vermin."

He had absolutely no favorable impression of Overlord Guild.

If those five had dared to remain there for even a few more seconds, he would have killed them without the slightest hesitation!

Afterward, John’s figure flashed and disappeared from where he stood.