Nearly five hours passed in the blink of an eye. Checking the in-game real time, it was already 1 a.m. I had lost count of how many slimes I’d killed during this period. The only thing I noticed was that the number of slime medals in my inventory kept increasing. The only downside was that after killing so many monsters, I only got a single level 8 white leg armor with 9 defense, which I immediately equipped, boosting my defense by another 9 points!

At this point, I had also reached level 10. Normally, I could go and take a job at level 10, but I was still one slime medal short of the 100 needed to turn in the quest, so I decided to finish the quest before heading back to the newbie village.

More and more high-level players were gathering around, with many joining in the slime slaughter. Some of them were already level 8 or 9, but looking around the entire leveling area, I was the only one who had reached level 10. Also, it was clear that none of these people had taken the quest, since no medals were dropping for them. Of course, maybe the quest was unique—who knows!

After cutting down a few more slimes, I finally got the last slime medal I needed, and the quest could finally be completed!

Just then, a flash of golden light appeared ahead, followed by a thunderous roar. In an instant, more than a dozen players at the front were killed in a second!

A gigantic, golden slime was rampaging through the crowd, its golden venom spraying out in bursts of white light. Those still wearing 1-defense gear didn’t stand a chance!

Above the golden slime’s head were several large characters: King of Golden Slimes!

I couldn’t help but gasp. Damn! The super BOSS had finally appeared!

Volume One: The Comeback

Chapter 10: King of Golden Slimes

In an instant, the venom’s area attack wiped out every player except me! Their defense was just too low, but with my formidable 35 defense, I managed to withstand the King of Golden Slimes’ attack. One hit from its venom took 150 HP from me, scaring me into quickly gulping down a potion that restored 300 HP. Instantly, I regained 150 HP, and the remaining 150 slowly recovered!

My heart was pounding with excitement—Lady Luck was really smiling on me. The first BOSS of the newbie village had spawned right next to me, and I even had dozens of potions on hand!

I quickly checked the BOSS’s stats—

[King of Golden Slimes] (Bronze-tier BOSS)

Level: 15

Attack: 85-150

Defense: 25

HP: ???

Attack Type: Ranged Venom Attack

……

The BOSS’s powerful stats made me shiver. With an attack as high as 150, no wonder it could take 150 HP from me in one hit! And I couldn’t even see its HP—who knows how much it actually had!

“Whew~!”

My Glimmering Battle Axe swept down from above, landing squarely on the King of Slimes’ head. The tank-sized behemoth recoiled in pain, and a damage number popped up above its head: “135”!

Heh, there’s hope! Looks like my 60 attack is enough to break through its defense! (I added another 15 strength upon reaching level 10.)

At the same time, the King of Slimes opened its mouth and unleashed another venom attack, instantly dropping my HP by 167—almost half my health!

I quickly gulped down another big potion and didn’t back down, swinging my Glimmering Battle Axe repeatedly!

In less than ten minutes, the King of Slimes’ HP had dropped by nearly a tenth. It seemed its HP wasn’t impossibly high, but now I faced a new problem: after using potions continuously, I was almost out of health potions!

Just then, a large group of people suddenly appeared in the distance, quickly surrounding both me and the BOSS. I glanced around and my heart sank!

Every single one of them had Knight above their heads! The entire Knight family had shown up—nearly three hundred people!

Wow, Knight really is impressive, having such power even in the newbie village!

Seeing their aggressive approach, I didn’t bother fighting a losing battle. I immediately gave up on the half-defeated King of Golden Slimes and ran toward the forest outside.

At that moment, someone pushed through the crowd and shouted, “Trying to run? Not so easy! Brothers, get him! This is the punk who just offended me!”

The speaker was none other than Ryan Knight! Standing beside him was Ethan Knight, the one I had just one-shotted, while Logan Knight was nowhere to be seen.

At Ryan Knight’s words, several nearby Knight players grew restless. More than half of them were still holding short wooden sticks, which I found a bit amusing—did they really think they could rob and kill someone with that kind of gear?

Still, there’s strength in numbers. Even ants can bite an elephant to death. There was no way I could take on three hundred people!

I gripped my Glimmering Battle Axe tightly and looked at the players around me. I didn’t say a word, but my stance made it clear: anyone who dared make a move would get chopped down!

As a result, those players with wooden sticks actually hesitated, none of them daring to step forward!