The Infernal Lion let out a furious roar, its sharp claws sweeping through the air with a chill wind, while I dodged repeatedly. The Wind and Cloud Platform wasn’t very big—this wouldn’t do, I’d be at a disadvantage sooner or later.

Wielding the bone dagger in my hand, which was really just decorative and had no attack power—honestly, it was no different from fighting barehanded, but better than nothing. Just as the Infernal Lion lunged past me in a flash, its back was turned to me—now’s my chance!

“Shhh—”

The dagger sliced through the air, turning into a cold gleam that landed on its back. It was the assassin’s signature skill—Backstab!

“1446!”

With a single strike, I took nearly a third of the Infernal Lion’s health bar. For me to deal that much damage with just over a hundred attack power, its defense was practically nonexistent! At the same time, I exited stealth, my body retreating rapidly. Just as the Infernal Lion turned and charged at me, I raised my hand and landed a Bash skill right on its face!

“Bang!”

“790!”

My attack power was still far inferior to his!

I quickly moved to the right, circling behind the Infernal Lion, watching my energy bar slowly rise. The moment the 1.5-second Bash skill ended, I immediately followed up with a normal attack plus Backstab, striking him again!

With two loud crashes, the Infernal Lion was left with just a sliver of health.

“Damn it, I’ll kill you!”

He roared madly, his whole body surging with the aura of death, claws wrapped in icy wind. “Bang! Bang!”—two consecutive hits landed on my chest, making my ribs ring with a metallic clang. This guy’s attack damage was way too high!

“1577!”

“1293!”

Too bad for him, I was a super tank with 5500 HP—killing me wouldn’t be that easy! I slashed with my dagger right in front of him, taking away the last of the Infernal Lion’s health!

“Billy, goodbye!” I said with a faint smile.

The Infernal Lion was swept away by a raging wind, his face full of unwillingness: “Bastard! I swear I won’t be human if I don’t avenge this!”

“You weren’t human to begin with.”

“Ah…”

In the blink of an eye, Billy was swept away by the wind and disappeared, while I stood atop the Wind and Cloud Platform, the last one remaining.

“Buzzzzz~~~”

In the sky, dark clouds swirled, once again forming that immortal-like face. He looked at me with an indescribably kind expression and smiled, “Little one, congratulations on becoming the champion of this Wind and Cloud Platform. You are about to receive the fortune of the platform, and be reborn as a powerful assassin. Go now, good luck, and may you reap many rewards!”

“Whoosh!”

A blood-red pillar of light descended upon me from the sky. My body began to transform, bones cracking and growing, my cloth armor replaced by bronze chainmail, and a pair of green daggers radiating a bloody aura appeared in my hands. A tattered cloak fluttered behind me—I was completely transformed!

“Ding!”

System prompt: Congratulations, you have become [Bronze Ghost General LV-10] (Elite BOSS). Please select the novice village you wish to descend upon!

……

In an instant, a densely packed list of novice villages appeared before my eyes. The next second, I chose Autumn Moon Village without hesitation—after all, my good brother Little Flynn was there. I had to go see him, hahaha~~~

All around, storms and thunder swirled. Suddenly, my body turned into a bolt of lightning, shooting up into the sky and flying rapidly toward the distant novice village. I was so fast that everything on the ground blurred past like streaks of light. In the blink of an eye—“Bang!”—I landed outside a quiet novice village, in a dense forest about ten minutes’ walk from the village!

“Ding!”

System announcement: Attention, players! [Bronze Ghost General] (Elite BOSS) has descended upon the Autumn Moon Village [Rabbit Forest] map with great treasures. All heroes, please go and slay it to rid our race of demons and monsters!

……

“Oh?”

I was stunned—I actually triggered a system announcement! At the same time, a bell rang in my ear—

“Ding!”

System prompt: The Wind and Cloud Platform trial has officially begun! You can gain Black Castle contribution points by killing players. If you survive for 120 minutes, the trial ends and you’ll be teleported back to Black Castle, completing a perfect mission and receiving a 50% bonus reward!

……

There’s even something like this?

I couldn’t help but smile. I immediately crouched down, activated Stealth, and disappeared into the forest. First, I had to survive—only the living have a say!

At the same time, I noticed my inventory was shaking. When I opened it, I was shocked—my bag was filled with all sorts of treasures, mostly green sturdy-grade and dark green excellent-grade equipment, more than a dozen pieces in total. There were also some basic skill books, like Fireball and Wind Blade for mages, Explosive Arrow for archers, and Healing for light priests. As expected, I was a BOSS carrying great treasures!

When I’m killed, some of these treasures will drop. Who would’ve thought that on this Moon Fantasy journey, I’d start out on the opposite side of the players—how exciting!

I can’t die. I have to bring these treasures back to Black Castle. I need a sense of collective honor, hahahaha~~~

……

Ten minutes later.

“Rustle rustle……”