8: Chapter 8 Hidden Boss

[ Ding! Killed Level 7 Bronze Boss Goblin Chieftain, gained 10,000 EXP! ]

[ Ding! Current Level: Lv6 (80%) ]

Su Chen looked at the system prompt and put away his cross greatsword, but he fell into self-doubt.

Just now, when killing the Goblin Chieftain, he only used the damage bonus from breaking Divine Stealth, and with one strike, he wiped out the BOSS's health bar; he didn't even have time to use his core skill, Flash Stab.

"Too weak. This Bronze Boss doesn't even qualify to make me fight seriously." Su Chen muttered to himself, his tone full of helplessness.

He had originally thought the BOSS would be able to hold out for a few more hits, but he hadn't expected to achieve a one-hit kill with just the 1000% damage bonus after breaking stealth.

What gave him an even bigger headache was the class paradox.

He chose Phantom Assassin and stacked Agility to increase attack speed, aiming to maximize the passive stealing effect of Hand of Heaven Stealing.

However, his attack power was now so high that he almost always got a one-hit kill. He had no chance to attack multiple times, so the stealing benefit of his talent couldn't be utilized at all. This became a "happy problem" brought about by being invincible.

Complaining aside, Su Chen still bent down to clean up the remains and take inventory of the loot.

From the 20 elite personal guards, he found 10 Black Iron grade pieces of equipment, 5 Bronze grade pieces of equipment, and quite a few gold coins and materials.

From the Goblin Chieftain's corpse, in addition to the Chieftain's Great Axe he had stolen earlier, he also looted a piece of equipment radiating a silver-white light.

[ Item: savage heavy armor (Silver Grade) ]

[ Level Requirement: Lv7 ]

[ Defense: 120 ]

[ Attributes: Constitution +25, Strength +17 ]

[ Note: Exclusive armor of the Goblin Chieftain, drop rate 1%, top-tier attributes ]

"Silver gear? A 1% drop rate is actually pretty lucky." Su Chen raised an eyebrow, but after seeing the equipment type, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Another warrior's heavy armor? I'm an Assassin, why do I keep getting these things?"

Complaining aside, he still equipped it without hesitation.

The Silver grade's defense bonus was extremely high, and the 25 Constitution and 17 Strength would further improve his survivability and output. Even if it was warrior equipment, he had to accept it and say, "It's actually pretty good."

After equipping it, his Constitution exceeded 450 points, and his defense skyrocketed. Normal attacks couldn't break through his defense at all.

Just as he finished counting the loot and was preparing to leave the dungeon, a system prompt suddenly sounded, and bright red warning text flooded the entire panel.

[ Ding! Warning! Warning! ]

[ Detected that the host has slaughtered all Goblins in the dungeon (including normal, elite, and BOSS), triggering the hidden mechanism — [ King's Fury]! ]

[ Hidden BOSS: Young Goblin King (Gold Grade) is about to descend! ]

Su Chen's eyes narrowed, and he understood instantly.

The trigger condition for this hidden BOSS was to kill all Goblins in the dungeon. Traditional Assassins followed a stealth assassination route and would only quietly kill their targets; they would never slaughter all the Goblins.

Only his "kill all witnesses" reckless style could have unintentionally met the trigger condition.

"A hidden BOSS? Perfect, let's see if I can steal something good." Su Chen gripped his cross greatsword tightly, his expression becoming serious.

As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the shadows. Its speed was astonishing, and with a fierce gust of wind, it punched Su Chen in the chest.

Su Chen was careless for a moment and didn't dodge in time. He was hit by the punch, his body forced to retreat two steps, and a slight dull pain came from his chest.

[ Ding! Received attack from Level 10 Gold Boss Young Goblin King, deducted 10 HP (forced damage) ]

Su Chen steadied himself and looked up at the BOSS in front of him.

This Goblin was slightly smaller than the Chieftain, but its build was agile. Its entire body was covered in black scales, and it held a slender shadow dagger. Its eyes were cold, emitting an aura far surpassing that of the Bronze Boss.

[ BOSS: Young Goblin King ]

[ Level: 10 ]

[ Grade: Gold Grade ]

[ HP: 10,000 / 10,000 ]

[ Attack Power: 500 ]

[ Defense: 300 ]

[ Talent: Shadow Walker (S Grade) — Shadow skill power doubled, Attack Speed/Movement Speed +100%, all attributes doubled while in shadows ]

[ Identity: Son of the Goblin Dragon-Slaying Sword Saint, naturally possesses a talent bestowed by a Demon God ]

[ Skills: Shadow Raid, Shadow Slash, Shadow Clone ]

"A Level 10 Gold Boss, and it has an S-grade talent [Shadow Walker]?" A trace of greed flashed in Su Chen's eyes. "Perfect, my [Hand of Heaven Stealing] can theoretically steal talents. I'm definitely going to take this S-grade talent!"

He immediately adjusted his tactics.

If he continued to use his previous skills, he would likely one-hit kill the BOSS again and wouldn't have any chance to trigger the passive of [Hand of Heaven Stealing].

To prevent damage overflow, Su Chen decisively decided: "Seal [Flash Stab] and [Divine Stealth], only use basic attacks."

Having made his decision, Su Chen moved, rushing toward the Young Goblin King. He lightly swung the cross greatsword in his hand, launching a basic attack that landed on the BOSS.

[ Ding! Attacked Level 10 Gold Boss Young Goblin King, deducted 1,000 HP (10% health) ]

"Very good, it only lost one-tenth of its health!" A satisfied smile appeared on Su Chen's face.

High health meant he could hit it more times. With more attacks, the probability of triggering the [Hand of Heaven Stealing] passive would greatly increase, giving him a better chance to steal that S-grade talent.