Chapter 5 Abyss Rift! Divine Artifact Appears, Shocking the Entire Server

The next morning, Lin Feng took the girl and set off for the Abyss Rift.

According to the old man's map, the rift was located deep in the Black Forest north of the Novice Village, a place known as the "Death Zone" that even the bravest adventurers dared not easily tread.

"Are you really going?" the girl asked worriedly. "It's really dangerous there."

"The greater the danger, the higher the reward," Lin Feng said, gripping the hunting bow in his hand. "Besides, I promised the old man I would complete this quest."

The two passed through the Black Forest, where the surrounding trees grew taller and taller, their branches and leaves so dense they blocked out the light, making it almost impossible to see the sun. The air was filled with a scent of decay, and occasionally, strange roars could be heard from afar.

"Careful!" Lin Feng suddenly stopped, his gaze turning sharp.

"What's wrong?"

"There's something ahead."

He activated "Hunters Eye," and in the shadows ahead, he saw dozens of red markers moving slowly.

[Hostile target detected: Shadow Assassin (Lv.15) × 20]

[Weakness: Back, Carotid Artery]

"So many..." The girl's face turned pale. "We can't possibly fight them."

"Who said we had to fight them head-on?" A cold sneer curled the corner of Lin Feng's lips.

He activated "Beast Affinity," and the surrounding monsters suddenly became quiet.

Then, he activated his new skill, "Shadow Step," and his entire figure vanished from the spot instantly.

The next second, he appeared behind the Shadow Assassin on the far right.

"Swish—"

The feather arrow struck the assassin's back with precision.

[Critical Hit! Dealt 800 damage]

[Shadow Assassin HP: 0/1000]

One-hit kill!

Before the surrounding assassins could react, Lin Feng had already continuously cast "Shadow Step," shuttling rapidly through the shadows, each arrow hitting its target with precision.

[Critical Hit! × 10]

[Critical Hit! × 15]

[Critical Hit! × 20]

In less than a minute, all 20 Lv.15 Shadow Assassins were defeated, not a single one left.

"This... this is just too strong..." The girl stared at the light orbs scattered all over the ground, dumbstruck.

Lin Feng put away his bow and arrow and pulled up his interface:

[Congratulations, Lin Feng, defeated Shadow Assassin × 20]

[Obtained EXP: 6000]

[Level increased to Lv.5]

[Obtained skill: Shadow Dodge (Green)]

[Obtained equipment: Shadow Cloak (Blue)]

"Finally Lv.5." Lin Feng took out the Silver Eyepatch of the Demon Wolf King and put it on.

[Equipment effect activated: Can view one hidden weakness of any target]

He continued forward; the deeper into the forest he went, the higher the level of the surrounding monsters became.

Lv.15, Lv.20, Lv.25...

But Lin Feng didn't care at all. He crushed everything in his path, and every monster he encountered was killed in one hit.

Finally, they arrived at the entrance of the Abyss Rift.

It was a massive black fissure, bottomless, with dark energy constantly surging out from within, causing the surrounding space to begin to distort.

"This is it." Lin Feng took a deep breath.

"You... are you really going to jump down?" The girl's voice trembled.

"Since we're already here, how could I back out?"

Lin Feng grabbed the girl's hand tightly, leaped, and jumped into the Abyss Rift.

The feeling of falling lasted for a long time. Everything around them was pitch black, with only system prompts flashing continuously:

[Entering Abyss Rift]

[Warning: This area is extremely dangerous, mortality rate is as high as 99%]

[Monster Level: Lv.30 - Lv.50]

[BOSS Level: Lv.60+]

Finally, they landed at the bottom of the abyss.

This was a massive underground cavern, where glowing crystals were embedded in the surrounding rock walls, illuminating the entire space in a dim and eerie light. In the distance, one could vaguely see a huge altar with a weapon emitting an orange-red glow resting on it.

"That is... the lost blade?" Lin Feng's pupils constricted.

But surrounding the altar were three huge monsters.

[Guardian discovered: Abyss Guard (Lv.40) × 3]

[HP: 20000/20000]

[Skills: Dark Impact, Abyss Roar, Guardian Strike]

[Final BOSS discovered: Abyss Lord (Lv.60)]

[HP: 100000/100000]

[Skills: Abyss Gaze, Dark Descent, Death Harvest]

"A Lv.60 BOSS..." The girl's face was deathly pale. "It's impossible to defeat!"

"Nothing is impossible." A sharp light flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. "As long as you find the weakness, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated."

He activated "Hunters Eye," and combined with the effect of the silver eyepatch, the weaknesses of all the BOSSes were immediately displayed.

The Abyss Guard's weaknesses were: abdomen, neck.

The Abyss Lord's weaknesses were: right eye, heart.

"Beast Affinity!"

The three Abyss Guards suddenly became sluggish, and their hostility noticeably decreased.

"Shadow Step!"

Lin Feng instantly teleported behind the first Abyss Guard and fired an arrow at its neck.

[Weakness Critical Hit! Dealt 2500 damage]

[Abyss Guard HP: 17500/20000]

The Abyss Guard was enraged and roared as it charged over, but Lin Feng cast "Shadow Step" again, appearing instantly at its abdomen position, and fired another arrow.

[Weakness Critical Hit! Dealt 2800 damage]

Just like that, Lin Feng kept shuttling through the shadows, each arrow hitting the weakness with precision, and the HP of the three Abyss Guards dropped like a waterfall.

In less than five minutes, all three Lv.40 Abyss Guards were defeated!

[Congratulations, Lin Feng, defeated Abyss Guard × 3]

[Obtained EXP: 30000]

[Level increased to Lv.8]

[Obtained skill: Dark Immunity (Green)]

[Obtained equipment: Abyss Armor (Blue)]

"Now, it's your turn."

Lin Feng turned to the Abyss Lord, his eyes filled with killing intent.

The Abyss Lord let out a low roar, its massive body slowly standing up, casting a shadow over a dozen meters tall that engulfed the entire space.

[Abyss Gaze!]

A terrifying mental shockwave struck. Lin Feng felt as if his head had been hit hard by a hammer, and his vision went black for a moment.

[Affected by Abyss Gaze, all attributes reduced by 30%]

"So strong..." Lin Feng gritted his teeth, forcing himself to steady his body.

He activated "Wild Rage," instantly increasing his speed and attack power by 50%, offsetting the effect of the attribute reduction.

Then, he aimed at the Abyss Lord's right eye and drew the bowstring to its limit.

"Swish—"

The feather arrow flew out like a shooting star, hitting the target with precision!

[Weakness Critical Hit! Dealt 8000 damage]

[Abyss Lord HP: 92000/100000]

The Abyss Lord let out an angry roar, and its massive claw swiped down toward Lin Feng.

"Shadow Step!"

Lin Feng vanished instantly, appearing at the Abyss Lord's heart, and fired another arrow.

[Weakness Critical Hit! Dealt 12000 damage]

[Abyss Lord HP: 80000/100000]

The Abyss Lord began to attack crazily, unleashing various dark skills, causing the entire underground cavern to shake.

But Lin Feng didn't give it any chance to breathe, constantly shuttling through the shadows, each arrow hitting the weakness with precision.

Critical Hit, Critical Hit, Critical Hit!

The Abyss Lord's HP kept dropping: 70000, 50000, 30000, 10000...

The final arrow was shot fiercely into the Abyss Lord's right eye.

[Weakness Critical Hit! Dealt 15000 damage]

[Abyss Lord HP: 0/100000]

[Congratulations, Lin Feng, defeated Lv.60 Abyss Lord!]

[Server-wide Announcement!]

[Obtained reward: lost blade (Orange Artifact), 50000 Gold Coins, Special Skill Book × 1]

[Level increased to Lv.10]

[Obtained title: Abyss Conqueror]

The whole server was shaken again!

[Server-wide Announcement: Player Lin Feng defeated Lv.60 Abyss Lord, setting a new record for the highest level BOSS kill on the server!]

[Server-wide Announcement: Player Lin Feng obtained the artifact lost blade! Unique to the entire server!]

The Novice Village, guild channels, and world channel instantly exploded:

"Holy shit! Lv.60? I'm only Lv.5!"

"How did he do it? The gap is too huge!"

"lost blade? That's a legendary artifact!"

"Who exactly is this Lin Feng?"

Lin Feng didn't care about any of this. He walked to the altar and reached out to pick up the weapon emitting an orange-red glow.

[Obtained artifact: lost blade (Orange)]

[Attack: 500-800]

[Effect: Deals 200% damage to Dark-attribute enemies, with a 30% chance to one-hit kill targets below Lv.30]

[Requirement Level: Lv.10]

Coincidentally, he was exactly Lv.10 now.

Lin Feng gripped the lost blade, feeling the terrifying power emanating from the blade, and a satisfied smile curled the corner of his lips.

"This weapon, combined with my Hunter class, is simply invincible."

He turned to look at the girl. "Let's go. The quest is complete; it's time to head back."

"W-wait!" The girl suddenly grabbed him. "I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Actually... actually, I'm not an ordinary player." The girl lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly. "I am... I am a tester for the Abyss Game. My mission is... to find special players like you."

Lin Feng was stunned.

"A tester?" He narrowed his eyes. "Do you mean you've been monitoring me?"

"No... not monitoring!" the girl hurriedly explained. "My mission is to guide you and help you complete these hidden quests. The system chose you because you have special..."

"Special what?"

"Special..." The girl hesitated for a moment. "Special... talent."

"Talent?" Lin Feng sneered. "Are you talking about my Slaughter Reaper talent?"

"Not just that..." the girl shook her head. "Also..."

Just then, the Abyss Rift suddenly shook violently, and a terrifying dark aura surged out from within.

[Warning: Abyss Rift is collapsing]

[Warning: Unknown powerful enemy is awakening]

[Warning: Evacuate immediately]

"Hurry, let's go!" The girl's face was deathly pale. "If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

Lin Feng's gaze turned cold. "First, tell me, what exactly is awakening?"

"I... I can't say..." The girl bit her lip. "I can only say that it is... the master of the abyss."

"The master of the abyss?" Lin Feng gripped the lost blade. "Interesting."

He looked toward the depths of the Abyss Rift, where a massive black shadow was slowly rising.

"Not now." Lin Feng pulled the girl's hand. "We're evacuating."

The two cast "Shadow Step" and shuttled rapidly through the collapsing Abyss Rift, finally escaping the underground cavern at the last moment.

After returning to the surface, the Abyss Rift collapsed completely, turning into a pile of ruins.

Lin Feng stood before the ruins, watching the vanished rift, his eyes filled with deep thought.

The master of the abyss... what exactly is it?

And what secrets was that girl hiding?