Seojin opened his Character Panel and put all his 5free points into Agility. Then he opened his inventory and took out a rock he had previously stored inside.
He cast [Vanish] and waited for about 25 seconds before aiming at the BroodMother's back, ready to attack. [Vanish]'s cooldown began the moment it was cast, so he waited 25 seconds to let the timer drop low enough to use it again when needed.
He had already identified the spider's weak spot through his skill, and as the spider was not moving, there was no chance of missing.
The [BroodMother] was a Common-tier boss. Common-tier bosses usually had between 300~400 Health Points, and this one had already been heavily damaged in its prior battle.
When the rock struck its weak point — though not a critical hit — the effect was immediate. The [BroodMother] let out a weak, rattling screech before collapsing, its body dissolving into motes of light.
[Acquired 200 EXP]
[Acquired 1 Evolution Point]
[You have reached Level 3]
[Congratulations! You are the first player to kill a Common-tier Boss!]
[Announcement will be made in Ashen Hollow Town]
[You have received: Free Attribute Point (1), Reputation Point (1)]
The experience from the BroodMother filled his EXP bar completely, leveling him up instantly.
He wasted no time, quickly allocating the newly gained attribute point into Agility once again. Afterward, as [Vanish] came off cooldown, he activated it and leaped from the tree — straight towards the back of the remaining spider.
The [Poisonous BroodMother] froze. One moment, it was feasting on the essence it had just gotten with its partner, and the next, it heard the dying screech of that very partner.
Before it could even process what had happened, pain unlike anything it had ever felt tore through its body.
[You have landed a Critical Hit!]
[Backstab Triggered]
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Passive 5 Activated — First strike after breaking stealth deals double damage.]
[Damage Dealt: 242]
A Rare Boss typically possessed 1000–2500 HP, depending on its level. This one, being freshly evolved, sat near the lower end — about 1200 HP.
"Hm… this will be over quick," Seojin muttered, pulling his dagger free and jumping off the monster's back.
The giant spider staggered, its limbs scraping against the ground as it struggled to adjust itself. Then, with a shrill hiss, it fixed all eight crimson eyes on Seojin.
The [Poisonous BroodMother] lunged forward.
Seojin dodged effortlessly, sidestepping the razor-sharp leg that stabbed into the earth where he had stood just a heartbeat ago. As his Health was too low, a single hit from the spider would kill him. So there was no other option for Seojin but to dodge everything without any mistakes.
But that was no challenge for him.
He moved like a phantom, weaving between the monster's attacks, precise and calm. He used to dodge attacks that were more deadly and faster than this. And when his agility was this high, at this stage, barely any monster could keep up with him.
He grabbed another rock from his inventory and flung it.
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Damage Dealt: 15]
Another.
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Damage Dealt: 16]
The BroodMother screeched in fury, green venom dripping from its mandibles. A jet of acidic liquid shot past Seojin's face, hissing as it melted through a nearby tree.
[Vanish Activated]
[You have landed a Critical Hit!]
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Passive 5 Activated — First strike after breaking stealth deals double damage.]
[Damage Dealt: 220]
The spider started to shoot thick, green-glowing threads that spread across the battlefield, clinging to everything they touched.
Seojin's eyes narrowed. "It's getting tricky now."
He darted left, then rolled forward beneath one of its stabbing legs, his dagger grazing its underbelly as he passed.
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Damage Dealt: 61]
The spider shrieked again, its movements growing erratic and wild.
"Good, just have to do this a couple of more times," Seojin whispered, crouched low and hidden behind a tree.
Hence, the battle continued until the spider's HP dropped to a sliver.
"Almost over," Seojin muttered, preparing to land the finishing blow.
The Poisonous BroodMother finally realized it had made a fatal mistake. It had kept fighting out of rage for its partner and because its opponent was just one man. All it needed was a single hit to end this… yet it never came close.
Now that the will to flee took over, its body had no strength to do so.
With one last desperate surge, it lunged forward—fangs glistening, venom dripping.
But Seojin had already moved.
He slipped to its flank, pivoted sharply, and in a single fluid motion leaped onto its back. His dagger flashed.
[Weakspot Triggered]
[Backstab Triggered]
[Assassination Triggered]
[Damage Dealt: 61]
The BroodMother's body convulsed, legs spasming wildly before collapsing into the dirt with a heavy, wet thud.
The forest fell silent once more.
[Acquired 600 EXP]
[Acquired 4 Evolution Points]
[Aquired 200 TLE]
[Acquired 350 NTLE]
[You have reached Level 4]
[Congratulations! You are the first player to kill a Rare-tier Boss!]
[Announcement will be made in Ashen Hollow Town]
[You have received: Free Attribute Point (2), Reputation Point (2)]
"That was some intense workout," Seojin said, removing his hood and tapping his mask, which made it disappear.
Loot, if left uncollected, would disappear after a short time—and so would the Life Essence. Wasting no time, Seojin quickly gathered the spoils from both the Poisonous BroodMother and the previous BroodMother, sorting through them carefully.
[BroodMother Loot]
[Acquired TLE: 132]
[Aquired NTLE: 200]
[Webweaver's Hood (Common): +6 Physical Defense]
[BackStab (Passive) (Common): Attacking a target from behind increases damage by 20%, Assassin Class Only]
[Metal Guantlets (Crude): Warrior Class Only]
[Poisonous BroodMother Loot]
[Poisoned Edge ( Rare): Attack +65, +4 Strength, +4 Agility. Required level 4 to equip. Assassin class only]
[Poisoned Dagger (Active) (Rare): Summon and throw a poisoned dagger that will deal 40 damage on connection and poison the target.
Poison:
Deals 20% of the damage inflicted by the initial strike as additional poison damage over 3 seconds. Cannot stack. Cooldown 10 seconds. Assassin class only]
[Forest Stalker Trousers (Rare): +30 Physical Defense, +5 All Elemental Resistances, Assassins Class Only]
[Venomspire Robe (Rare): Mage Class Only]
[SharpShooter (Passive) (Common): Warrior Class Only]
Seojin had gotten a big haul.
He got 5 Evolution points in total, 2 pieces of equipment he could use, an advanced tier for his skill, and even a new skill.
Excited, he changed his equipment and learned his new skills.
[Iron dagger] -> [Poisoned Edge]
[Equipped, Forest Stalker Trousers]
[Equipped, Webweaver's Hood]
[BackStab (Crude)-> Backstab (Common).]
"Let's put the evolution points in the new rare skill."
He opened the skill panel and selected the [Poisoned Dagger] skill. The same golden panel appeared as before.
[Would you like to use 4 EP to evolve " Poisoned Dagger"?]
Seojin pressed yes.
[Poisoned Dagger (Rare) → Poisoned Dagger (Epic)]
[Damage: 40->80]
[Poison % Damage: 20% -> 25%]
[Cooldown: 10→ 8 seconds]
"Hahaha, and just like that, I have an Epic-tier skill," Seojin said, grinning from ear to ear.
He was happy because, in his previous life, no one had acquired an Epic-tier skill before level 10—and here he was, getting one at just level 4.
Satisfied with everything, he got up and pulled his hood over his head.
"My inventory is almost full, so I should head back to town. People must have collected enough TLE by now to trade, so I can sell anything I don't need to them," Seojin said and tapped his chin again, causing his mask to materialize and then he vanished.