Online game: God-level Assassin, I Am the Shadow.

"The 'Shadow Veil' skill requires 3 Evolution Points to continue evolving."

"I only have 2 points left..."

With no other choice, Qin Feng decided to evolve the 'Backstab Enhancement' skill.

[You have consumed 1 Evolution Point, remaining 1 point.]

[Initial Skill: Backstab Enhancement (Inferior → Normal). Passive Effect: Damage increased by 10% → 15% when attacking from behind the target.]

Qin Feng was fairly satisfied with the evolution effect of the 'Backstab Enhancement'.

Though the damage only increased by 5%, he could foresee how powerful this skill would become if it continued evolving.

"The passive effect of my profession doubles the damage."

"If I evolve the Backstab Enhancement to 100% damage increase..."

"Then the damage will stack up to four times!"

Having spent nine years grinding through the Godforsaken game, and being one of the top hundred players worldwide, Qin Feng was no stranger to the effects of skill stats.

Now, a curiosity tugged at him.

If these skills continue to evolve, could they surpass the highest-level Immortal-tier?

"Take the 'Shadow Veil' skill, for example. If it evolves continuously, the duration will keep increasing, and the cooldown time will get shorter..."

"Could it eventually reach a state where there's no cooldown?"

"If 'Backstab Enhancement' keeps evolving, will the damage boost reach 100% or even higher?"

Qin Feng was eager with anticipation.

After all, in his past life, he had never heard of skills evolving like this.

In the past, whether it was equipment or skill books dropped from monsters, the quality would remain fixed. It was impossible for them to change after that.

But now...

Qin Feng's original talent had completely defied logic!

Infinite Evolution.

From now on, his skills would crush anyone in his path.

"Alright, it's time to enter the game..."

Qin Feng glanced at his remaining 1 Evolution Point.

But evolving 'Shadow Veil' required 3 points, and 'Backstab Enhancement' required 2 points, so there were no more skills left to evolve for now.

Just as he decided to enter the game, a gray-white input box appeared before him:

[Please enter your game alias.]

In the Godforsaken game, every player must choose an alias, much like a nickname in real-world online games.

The alias cannot be duplicated, and if it is, a string of numbers will be appended to differentiate it.

"I'll go with 'Shadow'."

Qin Feng raised his hand and wrote the two black characters in the gray-white input box.

As soon as he finished, the input box vanished like smoke...

[Your alias is: Shadow]

[Entering the Land Forsaken by the Gods...]

The darkness before Qin Feng's eyes gradually dissipated like thick smoke.

He began to feel the solid ground beneath his feet.

As the surrounding darkness faded, a dilapidated town appeared before him, bathed in the light of the moon, its silver glow casting a desolate, ruined image across the town...

Qin Feng found himself standing in the central square of this town.

There were several players in black cloaks, all of them looking around in confusion.

As for NPCs...

In the Godforsaken game, NPCs are not just automated characters; they are intelligent beings from other civilizations.

One must approach NPCs with the utmost caution, or else one might find themselves tricked into losing all their remaining lifespan, regretting it deeply.

Of course, in a newbie town like this, NPCs were nowhere to be seen.

Players from the Blue Star world, who had just entered the Land Forsaken by the Gods, had no tradeable lifespan, rendering them practically worthless to NPCs...

[Welcome to the Land Forsaken by the Gods.]

[This is a desolate land, plagued by countless monsters. Beware, they are ready to tear you apart and steal your lifespan...]

[Leave the town and kill monsters to obtain tradeable lifespan.]

[But should you die in the game, half of your remaining lifespan will be deducted (including both tradeable and non-tradeable lifespan).]

The familiar system prompt echoed in Qin Feng's mind.

If someone were entering the Godforsaken game for the first time, they might be surprised.

But Qin Feng felt no emotional fluctuation.

He merely checked the map.

[Shell Town: Peaceful Area (No monsters in this area, players cannot attack each other.)]

[This is a mild zone, the rate of lifespan loss here is: 1x]

"Just as I thought, the location has changed."

"Shell Town..."

Qin Feng murmured to himself.

Since different players enter the game at different times, they are assigned to different starting towns.

In the Land Forsaken by the Gods, there are over a billion newbie towns. These towns are often referred to as 'safe zones'!

Each newbie town can accommodate up to 1,000 players. Once full, subsequent players will be assigned to other starting towns.

"However, starting towns are divided based on regions and entry times."

"So, the players in Shell Town must be from the Great Xia Kingdom, Jianghai City."

Qin Feng looked around.

Currently, Shell Town had 127 players.

Qin Feng was the 128th.

"Let's check the attributes."

After reviewing the map information, Qin Feng quickly turned his attention to his own stats.

In the Godforsaken game...

Attributes were crucial!

[Alias: Shadow]

[Profession: Shadow]

[Level: 1]

[Non-tradeable Lifespan: 75 years]

[Tradeable Lifespan: 0]

[Strength: 10 (+3)]

[Constitution: 10 (+3)]

[Agility: 10 (+8)]

[Mentality: 10 (+5)]

[Free Attribute Points: 5 points]

All players start with 10 points in each attribute.

The numbers in parentheses represent the bonuses from the profession.

"Shadow profession, truly a hidden profession!"

"The attribute bonuses are so high right from the start?"

Qin Feng was shocked.

In his previous life, his Warrior profession only gave him 3 points in Strength and 3 points in Constitution.

But the Shadow profession...

It added 3 points in Constitution and Strength, 8 points in Agility, and 5 points in Mentality!

"Strength affects physical attack power."

"Constitution affects physical defense and health."

"Agility affects movement speed, attack speed, and skill casting speed."

"Mentality affects elemental attack power and resistance."

Qin Feng knew exactly what each attribute affected.

In his previous life, many players started by adding points to Strength or Mentality to increase their physical or magical attack power.

But in reality...

Agility was the most crucial!

"The monsters in the Godforsaken game are incredibly strong!"

"Even a small monster can easily slaughter a newbie player."

"To survive in the early game, you must invest in Agility, no matter your class. Only with speed can you kill monsters without taking damage!"

Many players mistakenly believed that damage was the most important factor.

But in Godforsaken, death means losing lifespan.

Just how important lifespan was, need not be said.

Without speed, death was inevitable.

"As long as my speed is fast enough, I can attack and retreat."

"That extra Strength to boost damage is practically useless at this point..."

"For me, especially so."

"My Bronze-tier 'Shadow Veil' skill already provides an extra 90 points of 'Breaking Veil' attack power, equivalent to the effect of 90 points of Strength!"

"In the early stages, I don't lack damage, and I certainly don't need to add Strength."

"Speed is the only essential stat!"