The damage number exceeding 300 sent me into a frenzy of joy. After being weakened, the Slime King had completely turned into a pile of mush. Although its poison attacks were still fierce, I had already gulped down a 300-point red potion and charged in head-on!

　　A group of players in the distance were all shocked. Many of them rushed over, shouting as they ran, “Where did this guy come from? Hurry up, or it’ll be too late!”

　　Amid their shouts, I suddenly yanked my axe, instantly opening another huge hole on top of the Golden Slime King’s head! In a flash, the BOSS’s massive body collapsed!

　　“Ding~!”

　　System prompt: Congratulations, you have killed the BOSS Golden Slime King, gaining 50,000 experience points and +300 reputation!

　　……

　　I leveled up directly to level 12, and under the Golden Slime King’s corpse, I clearly saw two pieces of equipment drop!

　　I rushed forward, and before those people arrived, I picked up both pieces of equipment and tossed them into my bag. Then I searched the corpse—there was nothing else, just a pile of money!

　　There were actually a few coins gleaming with a golden light!

　　Gold coins! This BOSS actually dropped gold coins!

　　I counted them—there were 12 gold coins in total, plus quite a few silver coins!

　　A lot of the silver coins had fallen into the grass, making me dig around for quite a while. If it weren’t for my “leave no grain behind” principle, I definitely wouldn’t have bothered with these silver coins.

　　When I finally picked up all 84 silver coins, the group of players who had been watching the BOSS from afar also arrived. Many of them started eyeing me greedily. After all, the first time a BOSS is killed, the chance of dropping top-tier items is 100%, halved the second time, halved again the third time, and so on.

　　I glanced at them. The highest level among them was only 8, and they were wielding rusty iron swords. Honestly, I didn’t take these newbies seriously at all!

　　So, I raised my Glimmering Battle Axe and said, “What? You want a share of the loot?”

　　Hearing this, a few of the players immediately hesitated, and some shook their heads and left.

　　At that moment, another group arrived—it was a few people from Blake!

　　This time, not many from Blake came, only four, including Blake Knight and Chris Knight. Another was a player named Dylan Knight, whose name showed he was a level 10 Dark Mage!

　　A Dark Mage! It was actually a hidden class!

　　But what surprised me most was another person who came with Blake Knight, a female player named “Emily Carter”, a level 10 Priest!

　　Emily Carter was wearing an off-white robe, which seemed to be a white-grade item. This Emily Carter was quite beautiful. Compared to Ashley Carter, she was a bit less ethereal, but had a more mature beauty! Judging by her appearance, this female player was probably around 25, while Ashley Carter was at most 20.

　　My gaze lingered on Emily Carter for about three seconds before moving to the others, which surprised Blake Knight and the others. Emily Carter also slightly parted her lips, seemingly amazed that this young man’s gaze could be so clear!

　　Blake Knight glanced at the gradually disappearing corpse of the Golden Slime King on the ground and couldn’t help but shake his head and smile, “Brother, you killed this BOSS, right?”

　　I nodded and admitted directly, “That’s right. I landed the first blow on this BOSS, and the last blow as well.”

　　My words made it clear that I hadn’t kill-stolen.

　　Blake Knight was straightforward too, smiling, “Then let us congratulate you. By the way, did you get any equipment? If there’s anything you don’t want, would you consider selling it to us first? We’ll… pay double the current market price!”

　　I looked at him suspiciously, and Blake Knight smiled, “Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Logan, and these are my friends, Chris, Dylan Brooks, and Emily Carter. We’re teammates from an online guild. We transferred from Henry Carter to Owen Brooks together—not for anything else, just to seek lost glory. Our organization is called Blake, and we have over a hundred members now. Of course, the core members are the four of us!”

　　I smiled, “So, you all didn’t know each other before?”

　　Logan suddenly laughed, “We’re spread all over the country and only communicate by phone. Chris and I are in the northeast, Dylan Brooks is in Shanghai, and this beautiful lady beside you, Emily Carter, lives in Suzhou…”

　　“Oh? The same city as me?” I was a bit surprised.

　　Emily Carter was also surprised and glanced at me, but didn’t say anything.

　　Logan said, “Friend, since you managed to snatch this BOSS from under the noses of Blake and Ao Shi, it shows you’re no ordinary person. Would you like to be friends with us and conquer the world together from now on? Also, we still don’t know your true identity…”

　　Only then did I remember that my name had always been hidden, making me seem like a real expert…

　　So, I immediately revealed my name.