Tristan’s defeat of the Epic Grade BOSS sent shockwaves through the player community.
The forums exploded once again.
[Has Blackshade been hacking? My thoughts on this matter are as follows:]
[Strongly urge ExoGenesis officials to investigate! Is this fair to the average player?]
[How do I join the Pinnacle Guild? I’m waiting, it’s urgent!]
[I’m 36D, Blackshade, do I still have a chance?]
Inside the Pinnacle Guild, DarkStriker typed: "In the blink of an eye, how did you manage to kill an Epic Grade BOSS?"
GemmaS followed up: "I feel like even if Destroyer tried, they wouldn’t stand a chance against the Guild Leader."
Manalady dropped a thumbs-up emoji: "GemmaS, you’re bold, thinking of challenging Blackshade. I’ve never even considered it."
NightStalker added: "I’ve got to keep working harder, or I won’t even come close to the Guild Leader’s pace."
Tristan replied: "I believe in your potential, you all have to believe in yourselves too."
DarkStriker sent a bitter smile emoji: "Guild Leader, when you say that, it doesn’t really convince me, to be honest."
While they were joking around, Tristan’s private messages exploded.
Earlier, during the auction preparations, he had added several guild leaders.
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Now, they were all sending congratulatory messages.
But then the conversation shifted: "Are you selling the Epic Grade equipment?"
Tristan subtly replied, indicating that even if he sold it, they wouldn’t be able to use it anytime soon. However, when the time was right, he would organize another auction where they could bid freely.
The guild leaders immediately understood.
It was clear that the BOSS Tristan had just killed was of an extremely high level, probably an Epic Grade one.
After all, it was an Epic Grade BOSS.
While doing tasks with native NPCs, they had gathered from various details that Epic Grade BOSSs were at least level 50.
Of course, that was for those that had been normally upgraded to Epic Grade. If it was artificially boosted, the level might be lower.
Now that Tristan had made it clear that he’d defeated a true Epic Grade BOSS of a high level, the guild leaders didn’t ask any more questions. They just focused on leveling up.
Drake also sent an inquiry. Upon learning that the BOSS’s level was 75, he bluntly stated: "Boss, just enjoy yourself. I’m cool with whatever you’re doing."
75 level!
Not to mention BOSSes, even normal monsters at that level would easily crush most of the players.
Yet, Blackshade had killed it.
It was just ridiculous.
Even though Drake had heard Tristan’s name repeatedly since the server launch, this time, he couldn’t help but ask:
"Boss, can you introduce me to that hack you’re using? I want to get in on it too."
Five hundred free attribute points—Tristan spent them all on agility.
With that, his base agility reached an impressive 1162. Adding in his equipment bonuses, he was quickly approaching 2000 agility.
"With my current stats, I can easily hit targets from 300 meters away."
Tristan gathered shadows in his hands, internally pleased.
At 300 meters, Sniper God’s damage boost would reach 60 times!
What kind of BOSS could withstand that level of output?
Should he encounter another Dark Gold Grade BOSS in the future, Tristan felt confident he could kill it with a single skill!
As for the skill points from the first kill, Tristan maxed out Shadow Stealth to LV10, further boosting his damage.
[Shadow Stealth LV10 (Dark Gold Grade, enter Stealth state, Breaking Stealth Strike adds (Attack * 200% + 16000) damage, costs 30 mana, cooldown 9 seconds. Feature: Stealth increases movement speed by 30%)]
The remaining skill points and evolution points, Tristan decided to save for now.
He planned to use them to upgrade Sleight of Hand.
Thinking about it, Tristan looked toward the volcano.
That was where Fire Dragon’s lair was.
Aside from Sleight of Hand, there was also a dragon egg waiting for him.
But before that, he needed to gather the loot dropped by Fire Dragon.
Around Fire Dragon’s corpse, seven glowing orbs floated, each radiating the distinct light of Epic Grade.
"Wow."
Tristan whistled, guiding Shadow Dragon forward to collect all the loot.
He didn’t rush to check their stats. Instead, he lightly tapped his feet.
Shadow Dragon understood immediately and flew straight toward the volcano.
Since the loot was already in his inventory, the priority was to get the dragon egg and the Sleight of Hand skill book.
The temperature at the volcano’s entrance was extremely high, but compared to the Fire Dragon’s Scorching Domain, it wasn’t too much of a concern. Shadow Dragon didn’t need to use Shadow Domain here.
"My Lord Shadow, the dragon egg is in the magma, let me go get it."
Shadow Dragon focused on the magma, pointing out the location of the egg, then volunteered to retrieve it.
Tristan naturally didn’t object.
He wasn’t yet able to swim in magma, so getting the dragon egg indeed required Shadow Dragon.
Without hesitation, Shadow Dragon dove into the magma, sinking deeper until it finally found the dragon egg at the bottom.
Carefully cradling the egg, Shadow Dragon returned to solid ground and placed the egg in front of Tristan.
[Fire Dragon Egg (Epic Grade, 30% Hatch Progress)]
An Epic Grade dragon egg meant that as long as it was hatched, Tristan would have a Fire Dragon with Epic Grade potential.
If a knight obtained the dragon egg, they could unlock the Dragon Knight hidden class through a special pact. A knight and their dragon would be a formidable combination.
Moreover, professions like Beast Masters could undergo a significant transformation with a dragon egg, even if their initial talents weren’t great, elevating them to the level of top-tier experts.
This dragon egg represented infinite possibilities.
But the key was to hatch it.
That wasn’t an easy task.
Hatching a dragon egg required an enormous amount of energy.
To put it in perspective, it would cost at least a billion dollars in real-world money.
And even once hatched, the dragon would still need constant nurturing and resources.
It was like raising a gold-eating beast—expensive and consuming.
However, for Tristan, none of that mattered.
Being able to exchange resources for a Fire Dragon was worth every penny.
Especially with ExoGenesis merging reality and game, real-world cash had lost its value. Now, the measure of wealth was the in-game resources.
A dragon was considered top-tier resources.
After putting the dragon egg in his storage ring, Tristan started preparing the materials for hatching.
"I’ll need to find some time to take a guild territory, then I can get started."
Tristan thought quietly.
Refocusing, he began observing the surrounding terrain, looking for the entrance to Fire Dragon’s lair.
Soon, he found his target.
It wasn’t hard to find. After all, the massive size of a dragon ensured that its lair entrance wouldn’t be small.
Also, as apex predators, dragons didn’t bother hiding the location of their lairs.
They flaunted it. "My lair is here, come fight me if you dare."
Those who thought like that were usually turned into dragon dung.
Following the entrance deeper into the lair, Tristan arrived at the innermost chamber.
The piles of gold, silver, and jewels dazzled his eyes.
It reminded him of the treasures he had seen in Davi City and Sonar City before, but this treasure was worth far more.
And now, it was all his.
But a new issue arose.
There was too much treasure, and his ring couldn’t hold it all.
After a moment’s hesitation, Tristan decided to use some evolution points to upgrade his Baron Ring.
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"I hope I can merge the storage slots into a single one, that way I can carry out the Fire Dragon’s body too," he thought.
Upgrading the Baron Ring wasn’t just to increase storage space.
It was also about unlocking additional capacity, allowing him to bring out the Fire Dragon’s corpse later.
Dragons were a treasure trove of materials. Their scales could make armor, their teeth could be forged into weapons, and their sinew could form the finest bowstrings.