Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Shadow Stealth Boost, Instant Boss Kill!
Felicia was exasperated. Although she was stubborn, she knew Faye was right.

Because of this, Felicia had ultimately agreed to her disciple’s request… which is why the two of them were now in this carriage heading toward the location of the third Netherworld Water.

At that moment, Faye was communicating with her ancestor in an otherworldly space. Suddenly, a commotion erupted nearby.

“What’s going on? Get out of the way!”

“How can there be… a BOSS?”

“What’s happening? A Boss that ambushes??”

“No, stay away, don’t kill me!”

…

Screams filled the air.

Faye immediately took on a combat-ready stance.

She had mingled with a group of players. Although her strength had skyrocketed after absorbing the Netherworld Water, the sudden surge in attributes due to her promotion to an S-class profession and S-class talent made it challenging for her to control her body.

By joining the player group, she had used her exposed double-A rank combat power to earn a spot in a carriage, allowing her to train and adapt to her enhanced attributes while traveling.

However, as a trade-off, Faye had to intervene whenever the player group faced danger.

Despite hearing numerous cries for help and knowing that a high-difficulty boss awaited outside, the idea of breaking her promise never crossed Faye’s mind.

But as soon as she stepped out of the carriage, she was stunned!

Within the convoy of players’ carriages, a giant beast with dark green fur and a wolf’s head, standing over ten meters tall, was roaring!

Its claws were already stained with fresh blood.

The corpses of several players lay scattered around.

The player group’s formation had completely disintegrated. Everyone was fighting for themselves.

Faye felt a chill run down her spine. Bosses were already beyond what players of the same level could handle. The only way to win was for the front line to hold the boss while the backline healed and dealt damage.

With the formation broken, there was no point in even attempting to fight. The outcome was certain death!

The only option now was to run!

“Run! It’s a level 100 BOSS!”

“And it has the world’s will boost! You can’t save anyone.” Felicia said anxiously in the mental space.

With the boss’s ambush, a third of the player group was dead or injured. The remaining members were scattered and fleeing in all directions. Felicia feared her foolish disciple would charge in.

Thankfully, Faye had her wits about her. She immediately turned and activated her staff, using the stored skill [Water Shadow Leap].

Her form flickered, transforming into a stream of liquid, and she reappeared a hundred meters away at the edge of a pond.

She had managed to distance herself from the boss.

But the next second, the boss’s eyes, as large as bronze bells, locked onto Faye!

“The scent of the origin…”

It muttered in a strange language. Since it was a boss unit, the [Transcendence] system did not provide a translation. No one present could understand it, except for Felicia, who had learned some of the Netherworld languages long ago and was now terrified in the mental space!

She understood!

This level 100 BOSS was after Faye. She had absorbed the Netherworld Water but hadn’t fully refined it, causing her to emit its aura! The world’s will was driving the boss to reclaim the Netherworld Water!

Boom!!!

The giant wolf-headed BOSS lunged frantically, tearing through the mountainside, rocks, and trees in its path. The fierce wind whipped around, sending the severely injured players flying into the air.

At the same time, the BOSS let out a sudden roar: “Howl!!!” The sound waves transformed into tangible waves of white light, penetrating and impacting everything in their path.

Despite Faye’s quick reflexes, creating a water barrier around herself while rapidly retreating, the sonic waves still broke through the water and caused a reverberating effect!

This left Faye feeling dizzy and disoriented, her head spinning!

She couldn’t even cast another spell, let alone escape, and almost collapsed to the ground, clearly under a control effect!

In the next second…

The wolf-headed beast pounced forward with a sudden leap!

“It’s over! We’re going to suffer a huge loss this time.” Felicia said, her tone filled with frustration! Just as Sterl had previously encountered a legendary soul that could ignite itself, a demigod soul could naturally do the same!

But the problem was… it was a huge loss! For a second-class BOSS, Felicia would have to permanently lose a part of her soul! Even if she were revived in the future, she would never be her complete self again.

Faye, however, hadn’t given up hope and was desperately gathering energy within her…

But it was futile!

Though her talent was excellent and she made a breakthrough in a life-and-death situation, the Netherworld Water she had absorbed, which she previously couldn’t control, now flowed smoothly, and she could manipulate her energy effortlessly.

But there wasn’t enough time. Faye couldn’t cast any spells before the BOSS would strike her!

Even though she had life-saving items on her, against the full-force attack of a level 100 BOSS, her fragile player body would likely be torn to shreds in an instant.

Suddenly, Faye felt an iron piece tied to her wrist vibrate and heat up! She didn’t have time to react…

But Felicia instantly realized what was happening and halted her action of preparing to ignite her soul.

“David! It’s up to you now! Use that technique of yours and insta-kill this BOSS!”

The demigod soul prayed fervently…

In the distant sky, a blood-red light gradually faded away. A fraction of a second later, a figure appeared suddenly and then vanished just as quickly!

A moment later, the previously invincible BOSS suddenly collapsed!

A blue dot appeared on its forehead.

It had died instantly!

All the players present heard the notification in their ears.

[You participated in killing the Blood Wolf Demon BOSS, gaining experience…]

[You participated…]

…

Then, about a second later.

Thud!

The giant BOSS’s body completely crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!

The players, who had been screaming and fleeing just moments earlier, now stood dumbfounded.

They trusted the [Transcendence] notifications, so they could only look around in confusion.

“What… what just happened? How did the BOSS suddenly die?”

“The BOSS was insta-killed?? What’s going on?”

“Did someone just attack it?”

“I only saw Miss Faye create a water barrier, and then the BOSS stopped moving. Could it be that Miss Faye’s ultimate move has a delay effect but is extremely powerful, directly killing the BOSS??”

“I think I saw a blood-red shadow flash across the sky. Could it be a high-level expert passing by??”

…

The players had survived the ordeal.

But… they were utterly bewildered! It felt completely surreal!

Because such a powerful BOSS would typically require even a top-tier expert to battle it for 300 rounds, with the sky and earth changing colors, before achieving a hard-fought victory, right?

But nothing happened. The BOSS simply dropped dead.

The players couldn’t even dream of such an outcome!

Some even suspected that Faye had insta-killed the BOSS.

But the girl just showed an innocent expression: “Do I look like I have that kind of explosive power?”

The other players nodded in agreement without any suspicion.

In a corner where no one could see, however, Faye couldn’t help but show a sly smile.

She hadn’t expected that, in her most dangerous moment, that person would come to her rescue again…

Even in the sea of consciousness, Felicia had a drained expression, looking at the now-vanished blood-red shadow in the sky, her eyes flickering with emotion.

“That guy is pretty cool.”

“Ugh! Trying to steal my disciple, he’s no good!”

Felicia instinctively said and then quickly corrected herself.

Meanwhile, Faye opened her panel and, as expected, received a private message.

“I’ve taken care of the Dark Moon Alliance’s Restriction. Let’s talk more after we leave the Netherworld.”

Surprisingly, the usually aloof David had taken the initiative to message her.

Instantly, Faye’s eyes sparkled even brighter!

After thinking for a moment, she typed a message and sent it.

“Okay! Mr. David, it seems you were in a hurry. You didn’t pick up the boss’s loot. I’ll collect it for you.”

“After we leave the Netherworld, I’ll hand it over to you.”

While saying this, Faye sent a team request to Sterl. Upon receiving approval, she stepped forward to collect the boss’s loot. For the record, the loot collection rules in [Transcendence] are simple: as long as you deal more than 10% damage to a monster, you can pick up the loot.

Therefore, in the wild, it’s common for players to fight over boss drops.

However, the Blood Wolf Demon was entirely insta-killed by Sterl using Shadow Stealth combined with the Star Point Finger enhanced by stardust.

This BOSS had an extremely robust life force, given its massive size. But Sterl’s Shadow Stealth is a legendary ability that triples the output of all enhanced skills! With stardust enhancement tripling the power of the Star Point Finger, and Shadow Stealth multiplying it ninefold!

Not to mention, Sterl also activated abilities like divine descent and Life Ignite to boost his base attributes.

Thus, the Star Point Finger insta-killed it!

Consequently, the [Blood Wolf Demon Kill Contribution Chart] showed Sterl accounting for 99.84% of the damage, while other players, caught off guard by the boss’s sudden attack, barely dealt any damage.

Now, Faye could only collect the loot for Sterl after teaming up.

She later noticed in the private chat that David had responded with a concise “Okay.”

“So cool! Such a strong presence!” Faye couldn’t help but think.

David’s image in her mind instantly elevated, resembling the aloof male protagonists in novels!

At this moment, the bewildered players hesitantly approached, starting to ask what exactly had happened…

…

Meanwhile, having flown a great distance, Sterl looked at the private chat screen and finally felt relieved.

Earlier, while heading towards the location of the Netherworld Water, he had suddenly sensed the iron piece given to Faye heating up. So, he decided to take a look. Upon spotting the Blood Wolf Demon from afar, Sterl thought of testing the effect of Shadow Stealth.