[Ding! You have completed the quest, Masked Anomaly]
[Ding! You have received +700 EP points.]
After confirming the rewards, Gabriel didn't spend any more time inside the dungeon. He began making his way back to the entrance.
Meanwhile, outside, hundreds of players had already respawned near the dungeon gate. The city center was filled with noise and chaos, everyone talking at once.
"Damn it! I lost ten levels!"
"My inventory's empty!"
"They shut it down right before I got the kill!"
"Kill? You never even scratched him!" someone yelled back.
The arguments spread like wildfire. Some blamed the devs; others blamed themselves. And in the midst of it, a few players stood quietly, eyes wide with disbelief.
"Did you see it?" one whispered. "He wasn't even serious. He just… toyed with us."
"Yeah," another muttered. "That's not a player. That's something else."
The whispers continued. Soon, the entire plaza buzzed with one name—White Phantom.
A new legend was born that night.
