"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..." Fist winds howled.

Soulshadow Tianyou’s movements were simply unbelievable. Right before the shadowy Black Sheep Headman’s relentless punches, she dodged every single one at point-blank range.

At that moment, Loli Monkey rushed to help. She closed in instantly, raised her Little Golden Staff high, and slammed it down hard.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..." The fist winds still howled, but the speed and force weakened slightly.

"Bang!"

The phantom Black Sheep Headman had split off one hand. It caught Loli Monkey’s Golden Cudgel mid-air.

"What!" Loli Monkey exclaimed in shock.

Her attack still helped. With one hand diverted, the fist barrage against Soulshadow Tianyou weakened drastically.

"Well done!"

Soulshadow Tianyou seized the chance. Crouching low, she rolled away from the Black Sheep Headman’s range.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

Next second, projectiles flew straight at the White Wolf Saintess’s face. Poison Darts, Poison Kunai, boomerangs—all aimed at her Ram Skull Mask.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The shadowy Black Sheep Headman released the cudgel. Ten punches per second—it knocked every weapon down.

"Holy crap~ Are you Ip Man?" Soulshadow Tianyou rolled up from the ground. Seeing this, she blurted out sarcastically.

"Master!" Loli Monkey quickly backed off from the White Wolf Saintess, shouting worriedly.

"I’m fine!" Soulshadow Tianyou replied coldly.

A skill-based boss... not just any boss. This was a Hidden Map skill-based boss. One hit meant instant death—no time to heal.

But its HP was low, like a regular mob’s. Attacking anywhere but its weak spot dealt zero damage. A serious problem.

One-shot or be one-shot—it felt like PvP.

"But this guy’s way too tough, huh?" Soulshadow Tianyou muttered.

While she grumbled, the shadowy Black Sheep Headman behind the White Wolf Saintess raised its hands. A pitch-black giant axe materialized in its palms.

"Clang~" White light flashed.

The White Wolf Saintess, wearing the Ram Skull Mask, pulled out an exquisite white dagger. Gripping it reverse-handed, she stared silently at Soulshadow Tianyou.

"Was that just warm-up? Is the real fight starting now?" Soulshadow Tianyou’s heart skipped. Seeing the white dagger and black axe, she felt lost.

In her first battle, she stayed ice-cold calm. Anyone new to this hyper-real world, facing monsters for the first time, would panic. Seeing a true boss made hearts race.

Soulshadow Tianyou was human too. First game. First real boss fight. She was scared. This time, she truly saw no way to win.

The gap between them was too vast.

If she were higher level, with more skills, she wouldn’t be stuck like this.

"But now’s not the time to fear... Die if I must..."

Soulshadow Tianyou slowly stood. Wiping her mouth, the trace of weakness vanished from her violet eyes. Only fierce resolve remained.

"When in doubt, charge recklessly! Little Monkey! Smash her mask with everything!" she yelled.

"But..." Loli Monkey hesitated.

"No buts! Dodging forever won’t win this!"

"Understood!" Loli Monkey nodded firmly.

"Kill!"

Soulshadow Tianyou roared. Summoning a Poisonous Mushroom in each hand, she charged recklessly at the White Wolf Saintess.

Simultaneously, Loli Monkey ambushed from the left.

The White Wolf Saintess ignored Loli Monkey first. Her eyes behind the Ram Skull Mask locked on Soulshadow Tianyou—this fake human had to go first.

Mid-charge, Soulshadow Tianyou hurled a Poisonous Mushroom backward.

Useless. The black Sheep Headman cleaved it mid-air with one axe swing. It exploded, but the Saintess took no damage.

Purple poison mist erupted between them.

Right then, Soulshadow Tianyou slammed the other Poisonous Mushroom onto the black sand at the mist’s center.

The phantom Black Sheep Headman swept its axe horizontally, splitting the mist. There stood Soulshadow Tianyou, gripping a Fangblade Shortsword reverse-handed.

No hesitation. It brought the axe down full-force.

"Thud!" The axe split her in two. Her body slammed onto the black sand.

"..." The White Wolf Saintess sensed it instantly.

No impact. This Soulshadow Tianyou was just an illusion.

"You seem to have hit my shadow..."

A cold voice whispered into her ears from behind.