Chapter 114: Chapter114-The Shocked Human EmperorAs he pondered these thoughts, his communicator suddenly lit up with a new notification—

    [King of the Abyss: Karsas]

    [Has been slain by: Daniel (Human Race)]

    !?

    The Human Emperor froze in place.

    With his level of knowledge and authority, he naturally understood the weight of those words—"King of the Abyss."

    That title wasn’t just for show. It represented a being of Tier-25, a monster whose power was considered among the most elite even within the Abyss itself.

    And now, such a monster... had been slain by Daniel?

    The Human Emperor’s heart stirred with a whirlwind of emotion.

    Of course, with his own strength, he could defeat a King of the Abyss. But defeating and killing were two vastly different things.

    The stronger the opponent, the more absurd their life-preserving abilities.

    Put simply, even the same King of the Abyss—Karsas—was at least ten times harder to kill than to defeat.

    "Just how... did that kid pull it off?"

    The Human Emperor instinctively rubbed his eyes, wondering if he’d misread the announcement.

    But the system-wide network broadcast left no room for misinterpretation.

    "So Daniel really did it... He actually killed a King of the Abyss..."

    And here he was, still en route to the Northern Frontier to formally crown the boy—only to discover that Daniel had already achieved something far beyond the ceremony.

    The Human Emperor now had an unsettling sense that events were spiraling far beyond his expectations.

    "No... I need to pick up the pace."

    He patted the Snowdragon Beast beneath him and said with a helpless sigh,

    "Old friend, I’m going to need you to speed things up again."

    The Snowdragon Beast snorted in protest, but its wings began flapping more rapidly.

    The air warped as its wingbeats sliced through space itself.

    Castle Mington.

    A young man in warrior’s garb was fighting tooth and nail against the monster in front of him.

    After a series of high-intensity battles, he had finally reached his goal.

    "Tier-3! I finally made it!"

    A look of joy crossed Mejir’s face. No one knew how much effort he’d poured in to reach this point.

    He had been grinding relentlessly in the Underground Labyrinth for hours, refusing to rest even for a moment. It had paid off.

    Hard work brought rewards.

    Mejir was proud of himself. To reach Tier-3 in just a day—he was already among the strongest geniuses of his generation.

    As for Daniel... he consciously chose to ignore that name.

    That guy was already far beyond anything Mejir could realistically chase.

    Just as he was about to take a well-earned break, a familiar notification popped up on his communicator:

    [King of the Abyss: Karsas]

    [Has been slain by: Daniel]

    "What the actual— Is he even human?!"

    Mejir stumbled in disbelief, his vision spinning from the shock.

    That faint pride he had felt a moment ago evaporated like smoke.

    Even though he had already accepted he’d never catch up to Daniel, did the guy really have to keep showing up in his face like this?

    The constant stream of announcements was driving him insane.

    Though Mejir still wouldn’t admit it out loud, deep down, he fully acknowledged Daniel’s greatness.

    Compared to Daniel, he wasn’t even worth mentioning.

    "Forget it. Tier-3 isn’t even worth celebrating. I should focus on completing my Star Upgrade Quest..."

    Luminous Forest.

    Alice had just completed the Challenger’s Labyrinth.

    Unlike Daniel, however, she didn’t have the ability to farm treasure chests repeatedly, so although she had cleared the Underground Labyrinth, she had only obtained a single Talent Specialization.

    Even so, that one reward was a massive boost in her strength.

    Her next goal was to hunt World Rank bosses in the elven territories.

    Admittedly, even with her current abilities, challenging a World Rank boss would be difficult.

    However, if she could borrow a few God Rank Skills from Lord Crossbridge, soloing one was not impossible.

    Back when Daniel had soloed a World Rank boss, he was only Tier-3 and hadn’t even completed his Star Upgrade Quest.

    Now, Alice was already level 60, and her quest was done.

    Moreover, she had permission to temporarily use God Rank Skills that Daniel had been authorized to distribute.

    On paper, her advantage was clear—it should be easier for her than it had been for Daniel.

    The only difference was... those skills weren’t actually hers. They were borrowed, granted through Daniel.

    Without his authorization, she wouldn’t have been able to accomplish anything of the sort.

    Even so, Alice was proud.

    Because standing behind her was a mighty god, and she was fortunate enough to be that god’s devotee.

    She stopped walking and looked into the distance.

    There stood her next prey—the Unicorn Antelope King, her fourth World Rank boss.

    She had already slain three. S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Her performance had shocked the entire elven race into stunned silence.

    Some even believed her achievements were no less impressive than Daniel’s.

    Thanks to the communication network, the elves—despite being worlds apart from the human territories—had heard of the human genius who had claimed the first kill on a World Rank boss.

    Alice, however, believed that with divine support, she was no weaker.

    "Daniel... so that’s the name of the human genius?"

    She silently repeated the name in her heart.

    Then suddenly, a system popup appeared on her communicator:

    [King of the Abyss: Karsas]

    [Has been slain by: Daniel]

    "...?!"

    Alice’s expression turned solemn instantly.

    She understood very well just what kind of power that announcement implied.

    Daniel, who had just undergone his Awakening Ceremony yesterday, had now killed a Tier-25 King of the Abyss?

    The elven race’s own level cap was Tier-20.

    A King of the Abyss was not some average boss—even the elves’ greatest champions would struggle against such a foe.

    So how had Daniel, a mere newly awakened beginner, managed to accomplish this?

    A thought suddenly emerged in Alice’s mind—was Daniel also a devotee of a god?

    The more she considered it, the more plausible it sounded.

    Only a god’s devotee could possibly wield such overwhelming power.

    But which god did he serve?

    Perhaps next time... she would ask Lord Crossbridge.