Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Qin Han continued his arduous climb, inching ever closer to the summit. Suddenly, with a swift flip, he landed on the peak's platform—a circular area spanning a hundred meters in diameter, devoid of any guardrails.

At the center of the platform stood a bull-headed creature nearly three meters tall, clad in silver plate armor, with two thick braids hanging down its back. A massive iron chain was fastened to its body, the other end secured to an iron ring embedded in the platform.

At that moment, the creature gripped a stone axe, its bovine eyes fixed curiously on Qin Han.

"Finally, someone's here! This old bull has had enough of waiting up here."

"Come on, let's fight! Either I kill you, or you kill me!"

With those words, it launched into an Old Bull Charge, barreling forward at terrifying speed. The creature had no concern for braking—after all, the chain ensured it wouldn't plummet off the edge. But Qin Han had no such safety net. If struck, he’d be sent tumbling down from this ten-thousand-meter height.

Even with his current HP, a fall from such a height would leave him half-dead at best—if not outright triggering his Profession Passive!

At the critical moment, Qin Han dodged to the side with a swift sidestep.

The bull-headed creature grinned when its attack missed. "Heh, not bad. You dodged that one, but can you dodge the next?"

Qin Han: "..."

This creature was the certification monster for the nobility rank competition. Only by killing it could one officially enter the trial. It wasn’t particularly high-level—just a Level 10 elite monster. For top-tier players of the same level, defeating it shouldn’t be difficult.

But the real trap was this unprotected platform. A single misstep meant a fatal plunge.

In his past life, Qin Han had suffered greatly at the hands of this old bull, narrowly escaping death multiple times before barely managing to kill it.

But now— Things were different!

Narrowing his eyes, Qin Han studied the chain with keen interest.

"What if I cut your chain?"

The bull-headed creature scoffed, utterly unperturbed. "Heh, this chain is forged from millennium black iron. No offense, but with the junk you’re carrying, you couldn’t even leave a scratch on it."

As it spoke, it charged again.

"Is that so?"

In an instant, Qin Han drew his Godslayer Bow and loosed an arrow.

True to its name as a divine weapon, the bow ignored Defense entirely.

With a sharp clink, the so-called millennium black iron shattered like paper, snapping clean in half.

The charging bull-headed creature glanced back— And nearly lost its soul from sheer terror.

Its body slammed flat against the ground, sliding forward in a bizarre posture before barely stopping at the platform’s edge.

Gone was its earlier arrogance. Now, it lay there trembling, eyes tightly shut.

Behind it, Qin Han chuckled. "What happened to all that bravado? Get up! I heard bull-headed warriors fear nothing. What’s wrong? Scared stiff?"

"Should I give you a little push?"

The creature frantically waved its hands in panic. "No, no, no! I was wrong, I was wrong! Please don’t push me!"

As it pleaded, it began inching its way back toward the center of the platform, muttering under its breath all the while.

"Just wait until I get to a safe place, then I'll deal with you."

Seeing this, Qin Han grabbed his bow and fired two more energy arrows, piercing straight through the bull-headed creature's back with pinpoint accuracy. Two terrifying damage numbers exceeding 60,000 points appeared. Even though this creature had high HP, it was now left with minimal HP—and this was without Qin Han even using the Witch Poison Pearl. Otherwise, with the added poison damage, two arrows would have been enough to finish it off!

Finally, under the dual threats of its fear of heights and imminent death, the bull-headed creature completely surrendered.

"I was wrong, I truly realize my mistake now! I admit defeat!"

"I'll give you what you want."

Qin Han's gaze suddenly turned cold.

"If I kill you, I can still take it."

The bull-headed creature trembled. "No, no! I can offer you other benefits—please, spare me!"

Qin Han: "Then it depends on your sincerity."

The bull-headed creature: "I can give you a treasure I stumbled upon by chance. I’m sure you’ll be satisfied."