"Shua!"

With a flash of white light, Jiang Han re-entered the game, appearing in the Wild Bull Territory.

At this moment, the in-game scene had shifted to nighttime. A bright full moon hung high in the sky, surrounded by the sounds of insects chirping. Fireflies danced low around the grass and tree branches, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Gripping his iron sword, Jiang Han carefully searched for wild bulls resting far from the herd, trying to keep the number of bulls attacking him at once to three or fewer to avoid any mishaps.

Time passed quietly, and everything went as Jiang Han hoped. Although the bulls' calls echoed far in the silent night, fortunately, they didn't attract a large group of companions.

As Jiang Han became more adept at dealing with the wild bulls, his efficiency improved. Three hours later, golden light scattered once more, and he reached level 6!

"Let's call it a day for now..."

Jiang Han checked the time and the experience bar, which required more and more experience, and decided to log off and rest.

"Moo!"

Suddenly, a roar louder than the usual wild bull's call echoed.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Han's plan to log off was interrupted by the unexpected roar, and he perked up, "A BOSS?"

Without hesitation, he quietly approached the source of the sound and finally saw a bull as massive as a small mountain by the creek. Its eyes were blood-red, its horns long and sharp, and its entire body glowed with a sinister red light, exuding a powerful aura.

At the moment, it was drinking water.

Knowing your enemy is key to victory, so Jiang Han decisively cast a Scout Skill—

[King of Wild Bulls] (Bronze-Level BOSS)

Level: 8

Health: 4000

Attack: 18-23

Defense: 14

Skills: [Thick Skin] [Charge] [Berserk]

Description: An elite among wild bulls, severely affected by death energy, its strength is far beyond that of ordinary bulls. Young adventurer, beware of its deadly kicks.

Ignoring the subtle malice towards adventurers in the description, Jiang Han compared it with his character panel, took a deep breath, and felt a bit conflicted.

The strength of this King of Wild Bulls was undeniable, with overall attributes a tier above his own. The real issue was its high defense, and the skills were full of uncertainties.

Thick Skin was a basic passive for bulls, adding a slight percentage to health, which could be ignored. The most important were Charge and Berserk, especially Berserk. If it further increased some base attributes by a percentage, he might find it difficult to break through its defense.

"...Who knows what will happen in a week? If I don't take a chance, how will a bicycle turn into a motorcycle?" Jiang Han gritted his teeth and decided to go for it.

If he really couldn't win and couldn't escape, to avoid losing a level, he still had a Forbidden Spell Scroll!

Using a forbidden spell to blast a bull in the Novice Village was thrilling just to think about.

Of course, it was just a thought.

He wasn't oblivious to the importance of a Forbidden Spell Scroll to players in the early stages. Using a forbidden spell to kill a bull, while a constructive idea, was indeed overkill.

Scanning the surroundings to ensure no other bulls were around to intervene, Jiang Han picked up a stone and hurled it heavily at the King of Wild Bulls, precisely hitting two round, peculiar objects beneath it from behind.

-25!

A beautiful critical hit, instantly reducing the King of Wild Bulls' 4000 health by a whole 25 points. Such damage was enough to be lethal!

"Moo!!"

Attacked by surprise, the King of Wild Bulls stopped drinking and turned to glare angrily at Jiang Han, its right front hoof pawing the ground, white steam puffing from its nostrils.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Your despicable sneak attack has greatly angered the King of Wild Bulls, triggering an early [Berserk] state, Attack +25%, Movement Speed +20%, Defense -40%, lasting until the end of the battle!

"Early?" Jiang Han was amused, "Is that even possible?"

"Moo!"

The King of Wild Bulls gave him no time to react, roaring as it charged at Jiang Han, its speed like an arrow shot from a bow, with an imposing momentum.

However, Jiang Han reacted swiftly, sidestepping calmly to avoid it. Instead of panicking, he felt delighted, "The biggest worry was its high defense being hard to break, but you've kindly reduced it yourself."

"Moo!"

Unfortunately, the King of Wild Bulls couldn't understand human language and continued to use its singular charge attack against the enemy before it.

Clearly, aside from having stronger attributes than a regular bull, its attack method was no different, and the side effect of its skill even lowered its defense to the level of a regular bull. Jiang Han's sword could deal 50 points of damage.

However, due to the King of Wild Bulls' high attack, Jiang Han remained tense, avoiding being hit to prevent an unexpected critical hit from instantly killing him.

This was a tug-of-war!

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The King of Wild Bulls was fast, giving Jiang Han only brief windows to attack. Opportunities were fleeting, and he could only occasionally counterattack while dodging. But he wasn't greedy; as long as he could deal damage, the opponent would eventually be worn down.

One hour... two hours...

"Huff! Huff!..."

The King of Wild Bulls' health dwindled, its eyes blood-red, breathing heavily but relentless.

When its health dropped to 30%, the red glow on its body became even more dazzling.

Jiang Han watched the King of Wild Bulls' transformation, feeling a sinking sensation, "Brother, after wasting a few hours tangling with you, don't tell me you're about to evolve."

Evolution!

This was an uncertain factor mentioned by the official "Eternal" game. Creatures in the game, even ordinary monsters, could evolve, becoming stronger, and the evolution chance for boss monsters was higher than for regular ones.

"Moo!"

The King of Wild Bulls roared, red light surging, and two red phantoms of the same size appeared on either side, greatly increasing its attack's horizontal range.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: The King of Wild Bulls used the skill [Charge], gaining two phantoms based on 50% of its attack, increasing attack range by 200%, duration: 30 seconds!

Jiang Han was relieved to receive the skill information.

Luckily, his luck wasn't so bad that the first BOSS he encountered in the game evolved.

After releasing the skill, the King of Wild Bulls charged again at the despicable attacker. However, Jiang Han remained calm, sidestepping to avoid the main attack. Although hit by the phantom, the damage wasn't high.

-40!

The King of Wild Bulls' attack was fierce, but the phantom only equaled 50% of the main body's attack, similar to a regular bull's attack level. With Jiang Han's current 600 health, he could withstand about 15 hits, and Charge's duration was only 30 seconds, allowing for three to four attacks at most, insignificant.

20%!

10%!

The King of Wild Bulls' health continued to drop until it fell to about 1%, barely hanging on, its attack strength sharply reduced, seemingly exhausted and unable to run.

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, the sound of a blade slicing through the air came from behind. Jiang Han, as if having eyes on his back, ducked just in time to avoid it, then swiftly turned and swung his iron sword.

-83!

A bright red damage number appeared, and the attacker retreated repeatedly, failing to succeed, their stealth broken, revealing their presence.

In the moonlight, Jiang Han saw a boy about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a rather handsome appearance, but his actions were despicable, trying to kill and steal the boss at a critical moment.

[Qing Yun]

Level: 4

Health: 400

Attack: 10-12

Defense: 6-8

...

This was a player, and he had learned the rogue's stealth skill early.

"Damn!"

Qing Yun gasped in disbelief, "As expected of an expert, you could even detect me hiding so well?"

Originally, his plan was to let the other party wear down the King of Wild Bulls to low health, then he would reap the benefits. But the situation wasn't going as he imagined...

Before Jiang Han's counterattack, he never thought his stealth would be seen through, and his guaranteed backstab would be easily dodged.

With the King of Wild Bulls' health low, Jiang Han had no time for nonsense, swinging his iron sword to unleash a Basic Combo, aiming to quickly take down the opponent.

-60!

-63!

In an instant, Qing Yun's health dropped to below half.

"Let me die knowing why." Knowing the gap was too large and counterattack was hopeless, Qing Yun asked unwillingly, "How did you discover me?"

Jiang Han's expression was indifferent, "Kid, use your brain and figure it out yourself!"

With that, he swiftly finished him off, turning him into white light and disappearing, likely to respawn at the Novice Village starting point.

"Trying to ambush me?" Jiang Han turned his gaze to the exhausted King of Wild Bulls, sneering, "Naive!"

In fact, he had reasons to suspect someone was lurking.

First, the King of Wild Bulls wouldn't roar so loudly for no reason, likely having been in battle.

Second, wild bulls as regular monsters gathered together, requiring him to find isolated ones to attack. As the King of Wild Bulls, a boss, it was acting alone, with no help around. Jiang Han couldn't help but suspect it was deliberately lured here.

With the crisis resolved, Jiang Han swung his iron sword at the King of Wild Bulls. After spending about three hours to wear it down, he was particularly excited, "Brother, considering I stayed up late to play with you, drop some good loot!"

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