The leader of the Aerial Tigerfolk youth battalion was a tigress named Hoohoo—a fearsome female tiger.
Don't be fooled by her gender. Among her kin, Hoohoo possessed the largest physique, the most graceful build, and the most exquisite stripes. She was a walking contradiction: wild power and refined beauty fused into one.
She stared at the name floating mid-air for several long seconds.
Daniel.
The name seared itself into her memory.
"Stop standing around," she growled. "Keep attacking the [Grand Gold Rat]!"
"Unfortunately, it seems we've lost our shot at the Myriad Races First Kill this year. Let's just secure the Racial First Kill at the very least."
"ROAR!!"
With a savage bellow, Hoohoo's razor-sharp claws slammed down on the rat boss's skull.
The [Grand Gold Rat] screeched in pain and lashed out with a counterattack, but Hoohoo dodged it nimbly, her movements as fluid as a river.
It was obvious now—the rat was nearing its end.
The relentless assaults from the Aerial Tigerfolk youth had it completely cornered. Its HP was plummeting like a landslide, disappearing chunk by chunk with every second.
The young tiger warriors began to relax a bit, and soon, their focus shifted to the golden announcement still floating above.
"Hey, did you guys notice? That Human who got the World First Kill—there's only one name!"
"Could it be that this Daniel guy is just so full of himself, he named the entire strike team after himself?"
But just then, a loud voice rang out from within the crowd.
"Wrong! You're all wrong!"
The speaker sprinted forward while waving a giant [Gnome Communicator] above his head like a lunatic.
"It was a solo kill! This Human named Daniel soloed the World Rank boss!"
For a moment, stunned silence swept over the entire tribe.
Then—
Gasps.
Shock.
Disbelief.
Even Hoohoo narrowed her eyes, her sharp tongue flicking across her paw in thought.
A human… soloing a World Rank boss?
Interesting.
Luminous Forest, the sacred heartland of the Wood Elves.
Though elves had many branches, the world generally recognized the Wood Elf clan as the true lineage of the Elven race.
At this moment, a sacred ritual of inheritance was taking place atop the altar in their grand forest shrine.
The Elf Queen, adorned in a golden crown and wielding a finely crafted staff, stood before a young woman—her eyes filled with pride.
"Alice," the queen intoned, "you are the future of our Wood Elf people. I entrust you with the fate of our kind. Lead us to greater strength."
"By the authority of the Elven Goddess, I hereby appoint you as the next queen of the Wood Elves!"
As her words fell, a gentle green radiance began to glow around Alice.
A phantasmal crown, woven from shimmering vines, slowly materialized above her head.
Elves gathered around the altar burst into jubilant cheer:
"Alice! Alice!"
"Our princess—beauty and wisdom in one!"
"With her at the helm, our people will surely rise to become the greatest among the Myriad Races!"
"That goes without saying! Princess Alice has awakened the SSS-tier talent: [God Shooter]! She's the first Wood Elf in centuries to achieve such a miraculous awakening!"
"Honestly, even among the Myriad Races, SSS-tier talents are virtually unheard of in the last thousand years!"
"The future is bright! With her, we may finally reunite all Elvenkind under one banner!"
Amidst the crowd's euphoric chatter, Alice remained composed, her expression unreadable.
The Elf Queen gave her a satisfied look and continued,
"Alice, I believe you are even more extraordinary than we realize."
"Yes, the inheritance ritual cost you time—but I trust what it gave you in return will be worth far more."
"You, Alice, are the finest talent among the Myriad Races. Even compared to the legendary Highborns of the World Tree, you are not inferior."
"Truly, you now stand at the pinnacle of this world. Not even the fearsome Aerial Tigerfolk could rival you."
"I hope you will bring about the great unification of Elvenkind, and force the Myriad Races to bow before us once again."
It was clear that the Elf Queen placed immense hope and expectation upon Alice.
After all, SSS-tier talents were rarities that appeared only once every few centuries—and even then, barely a handful existed across Elven history.
But then…
At the very height of the ceremony, as all eyes turned toward Alice with admiration—
The sky shifted.
A system announcement unfolded in glowing letters above their heads:
[Congratulations to Human: Daniel for achieving the World First Kill! Target Boss: Stoneback Colossus]
[Congratulations to Human: Daniel for setting a new World First Kill record! Time: 2 hours, 1 minute, 3 seconds]
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Even the Elf Queen herself stood frozen in disbelief.
What...?
A Human?
A human adventurer had taken the World First Kill?
And soloed it?!
How could this be possible?
Could it be… that the humans now have their own SSS-tier talent…?
Whitewild Expanse, Primordial Land.
Daniel stood before a towering mountain of loot, blinking in awe despite being mentally prepared for the rewards.
"No way… I actually hit the jackpot?"
Before him, the sheer number of purple-grade items easily numbered in the tens of thousands.
Now, for Daniel personally, armor and weapons didn't mean much. His defensive power came from other means. But for the rest of the world? These pieces were pure gold.
A single Level 30 purple item, even if just a transitional piece, could fetch tens of thousands of gold coins.
And now?
Daniel had tens of thousands of them.
He didn't even need to do the math to know what this meant:
He was about to become a billionaire.
And that wasn't even counting the blue and green gear—those lower-rarity items numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
The only downside was that [Stoneback Colossus] was only a Level 30 boss, so the best loot was capped at purple rarity.
Still, Daniel was more than satisfied.
He didn't need the gear himself anyway—what mattered was that these items could be sold for enough gold to completely wipe away his former financial struggles.
But Daniel wasn't here for basic loot.
His real interest was in rare and irreplaceable treasures.
He dug through the massive treasure chest with focused intent.
Then—
"Found it!"
His eyes lit up as he pulled out a huge handful of [Spatial Crystals].
"Hell yes! This haul is insane!"
There were over a hundred regular [Spatial Crystals], and even better—he found the upgraded variant: [Big Spatial Crystals]!
In this world, inventory space was represented by storage pouches and magic slots. These crystals could directly expand that storage capacity.
Daniel quickly examined the description:
[Big Spatial Crystal ×10]
Effect: +50,000 inventory slots
Description: A rare form of spatial crystal that only appears from World First Kill treasure chests.
Daniel grinned.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
He had risked everything—and now, he was harvesting the rewards of a truly legendary solo kill.