148: An announcement every ten minutes

Fire Flame City Area 1, territory of the Level 55 Silver-rank Blazing Flood Dragon.

"Hah~"

Feng Wu incinerated a Level 55 Silver-rank Blazing Flood Dragon with a wave of her hand.

At this moment, she stared blankly at the announcement.

Although the announcement didn't specify which boss Huang Chen killed, the Flame Eagle Egg in the reward made it easy for her to guess which boss Huang Chen had defeated.

"The Blazing Flame Eagle?"

After arriving at Star Abyss, she also purchased a map.

The Blazing Flame Eagle's territory was actually right next to their Blazing Flood Dragon territory.

The distance between the two territories was less than 50 kilometers.

"Huaxia Clan... Huang Chen!!"

She looked up in the direction of the Blazing Flame Eagle's territory, notified her team members, and then rushed towards the Blazing Flame Eagle boss's territory... Huang Chen waved his hand to pick up the drops from the Flame Eagle boss. Although they weren't great, they could still fetch a decent price if sold at the trade house.

He glanced at the map, identified the direction, and rushed towards his next destination—the Level 55 Bronze-rank Blazing Flame Monkey.

That direction was exactly the same as the one Feng Wu was heading.

Huang Chen's speed was significantly faster than Feng Wu's, and the gap between them grew wider.

Soon, he found the Blazing Flame Monkey boss.

Two minutes later, the announcement sounded.

[Congratulations to Refiner Huang Chen for achieving the solo first kill of a Level 55 Bronze-rank boss. Reward: 1200 Gold Coins, 200 Reputation Points, and one Bronze Elite Blazing Flame Monkey Cub.]

"How is he so fast!"

Feng Wu looked at the lit announcement, her face filled with disbelief.

The centers of the Flame Eagle and Blazing Flame Monkey territories were at least 50 kilometers apart.

Yet, Huang Chen only took 4 minutes from killing the Blazing Flame Eagle to killing the Blazing Flame Monkey.

If calculated by her speed of 200 meters per second, traveling from the Blazing Flame Eagle to the Blazing Flame Monkey territory would take at least over 4 minutes.

However, he completed both the travel and the hunt in just 4 minutes.

His Movement Skill must exceed 11,100 points, giving him a speed of over 400 meters per second.

But for a Low Martial Race Group, after investing so much into Movement Skill, does he have enough left over to boost his attack?

Moreover, since he can solo kill a Level 70 Epic boss, could his attack power possibly be low?

Their Vermilion Bird Clan naturally possesses high bone structure. Even though she herself underwent the baptism of Phoenix Essence Blood, increasing her bone structure by 500 points, leading a team to fight a Level 55 Black Iron boss is still somewhat risky.

This is also why she didn't immediately go after these low-level bosses.

What kind of fortunate encounter did he obtain?

Did his bone structure increase by thousands of points?

Thinking this, Feng Wu involuntarily sped up her pace.

And just 8 minutes later,

[Congratulations to Refiner Huang Chen for achieving the solo first kill of a Level 55 Silver-rank boss. Reward: 1400 Gold Coins, 300 Reputation Points...]

Another 10 minutes passed,

[Congratulations to Refiner Huang Chen for achieving the solo first kill of a Level 55 Gold-rank boss. Reward: 1600 Gold Coins, 400 Reputation Points...]

...The announcement sounded once every ten-odd minutes.

Feng Wu sprinted at full speed, but she just couldn't catch up to Huang Chen.

Before her eyes, Huang Chen had already entered the territory of the Level 65 Dark Gold-rank Lava Beast.

With Feng Wu's strength, facing one or two Lava Beasts wouldn't be a big problem, as her bone structure was high.

But if she encountered a group, she would have no choice but to retreat far away.

After all, her skill realm wasn't high, and her attack power was relatively lacking.

Now, she could only hope that the SS-rank boss could slow Huang Chen down, at least enough for Huang Chen to meet her Grandmother.

Judging by how much Grandmother valued him, he could definitely have a huge impact on the Vermilion Bird Clan during this trial.

The 49,101 Trial Takers were stunned rigid by Huang Chen's actions.

Only now did they realize that Huang Chen wasn't here to play around in the low-level areas; he clearly intended to monopolize all the first kills of the bosses, leaving not even a drop of soup for them.

The public chat was filled with wails of despair, and people gradually shifted from joking to complaining.

How could they not know the immense benefits of achieving a boss's first kill?

In the main city, Huang Chen had only taken a few first kills for high-level bosses; the rest were left for them to compete over.

But judging by the current situation, they shouldn't even dream of touching any boss above Level 50.

Feng Wu chased him into the Level 65 Dark Gold area, but at this point, she no longer dared to pursue him as recklessly as before.

Otherwise, if she accidentally fell into a monster den, it would be too late for regrets.

She attempted to send a friend request to Huang Chen again, but it was like a stone dropping into the ocean.

But then again, the function allowing others to add them as friends had long been disabled for everyone, including herself.

Otherwise, just handling the tens of thousands of requests daily would exhaust her to death.

However... twenty minutes after Huang Chen killed the SS-rank boss, the system announcement appeared again, confirming the SS-rank boss had also been slain.

Following Huang Chen's route, the next destination was the territory of the Level 65 Diamond-rank monster—the Blazing Winged Fire Dragon Egg.

This was also the furthest monster territory for which maps were sold in the Star Abyss NPC shops.

The Blazing Winged Fire Dragon is a flying, gregarious creature.

They have a very strong sense of territory, and upon discovering an intruder, they frequently roar to call their companions.

For Feng Wu, entering this territory now was suicide.

Ten minutes later, Feng Wu arrived at the outer perimeter of the Blazing Winged Fire Dragon's territory.

"Should I go in or not?"

She stood rooted to the spot, hesitant.

She had just encountered several skirmishes in the Gold-rank territory, and once, two Lava Behemoths appeared simultaneously.

This put enormous pressure on her. If another one had appeared then, she definitely would have turned tail and run.

In Star Abyss, every increase in monster rank meant a significant increase in strength, not just a small amount.

When it came to the Blazing Winged Fire Dragon, she estimated that her strength could probably only fight one to a draw.

But in other territories, if she couldn't win, she might still be able to run away.

But here, how could two legs, no matter how fast, outrun a group of flying fire dragons?

She glanced at her inventory.

She still had 200 pieces of five-flower jade dew inside.

Perhaps, if she was careful, it would be fine.

Thinking this, Feng Wu gently stepped forward, following the signs of battle left by Huang Chen toward the central boss area.

She believed that after clearing this territory, Huang Chen would definitely return the way he came, as he had no further map.

As long as she followed his route, she would surely meet him on the way.

After advancing about twenty kilometers, suddenly, a small hill dozens of meters high caught her attention.

The small hill had at least a hundred caves, all of which were Blazing Winged Fire Dragon nests.

She cautiously approached the hill.

The air was filled with agitated elemental fluctuations, and the entire ground looked as if it had been ploughed by an artillery battalion.

This was the result of fierce combat.

"Did Huang Chen kill all the Blazing Winged Fire Dragons in this nest?"

Feng Wu cautiously climbed the hill, checking the caves one by one.

The Blazing Winged Fire Dragon makes an excellent battle pet. If she could pick up one or two stragglers, it would be worth the trip, even if she didn't meet Huang Chen.

Effort pays off. In a relatively hidden cave, Feng Wu truly found four unhatched Blazing Winged Fire Dragon Eggs.

However, just as she joyfully placed the dragon eggs into her inventory,

An earth-shattering roar suddenly came from outside the hill.

Feng Wu's expression drastically changed when she heard the sound. She quietly poked her head out and cast an Investigation Skill.

[Blazing Winged Fire Dragon Lv70 (Fire Element) Rank: Diamond-rank Elite]

However, the instant Feng Wu poked her head out, the enormous Blazing Winged Fire Dragon seemed to sense something and looked toward Feng Wu simultaneously.

"Aung..."