Chapter 54: First Spoils (2/2)
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”Thankfully, the Dreorin wasn't keeping attention to his surroundings. Or else it would not have been taken off-guard by the poison,” Rakna said and huffed. ”That was a good call, little guy.”
Pronos smirked and nodded, acting completely aware of that fact. Rakna snorted and tried to push himself to his feet only to fall back with a grunt. His entire body was sore and barely responded to him. In the end, it had taken a lot from him to use the Cold Star Manifestation. Even his mana, which reached 140 while in his werewolf form, was depleted.
Rakna sighed and forced his muscles to move as he stood up.
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❮◈❯ Fatigue Resistance has leveled up! ❮◈❯
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He snorted at the well-timed notification and very slowly jumped down from the stegosaur's carcass. He winced a little bit as the wind hit his wounded wings. He looked at the bloodied holes on them and groaned. He wondered if he should drink a potion to heal that or not. He also had no idea of what would happen if he retracted them at this point too.
He hummed and then looked down at something on the ground. It was a small pile of objects along with many coins seemingly made out of gold. Their presence felt surreal.
He picked up one of the coins and inspected one of its sides. The letter 'T' was engraved on it and it was surrounded by various small decorative lines. He flipped it and saw that the other side had the number 5 on it.
”These… are Talys, right?”
[Affirmative. These coins are the physical form of Talys,] Alexa said. [Would you like to collect them, Rakna?]
”Yes,” he nodded and the coin in his hand and the ones on the ground became motes of light before entering his body.
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❮◈❯ 4500 Talys have been added to your balance. ❮◈❯
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After the coins disappeared, Rakna walked over to the other dead Dreorin and did the same thing on a second pile of items lying there.
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❮◈❯ 4400 Talys have been added to your balance. ❮◈❯
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Once he was done with that, he grabbed all of the Items and gathered them together with the ones next to the stegosaur. In total, there were five items and all of them were giving off a certain glow of different colors. The first one was a sort of scaled chest plate with a blue hue around it.
He grabbed it and simply willed to see its attributes before it showed him everything about it.
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Designation: Armor/Chest Plate
Name: Dreorin's Scale
Rarity: Blue
Durability: 100%
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Description:
A chest plate made out of the scales of an Ancient Dreorin. It is imbued with the power and blood of these ancient creatures.
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Perks: +40 (L) Defense / -10 (A) Agility
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Additional Abilities:
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- Dreorin's Heritage: For one minute, your defense will increase by 20%. Cooldown: 30 min.
- Earth Shell: Summon an earth wall in front of the user. Cost: 5 MP. Cooldown: 10 min.
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”Alexa, what do (L) and (A) mean?”
[They refer to the range of application of the perks. 'L' stands for 'Lone'; it only increases defense for the part of the body covered by it. 'A' stands for 'All'; it affects the whole body instead.]
”I see…” All in all, the Item's perks and the abilities were decent enough but there was something about that agility reduction that irked Rakna too much for him to like it.
'I'll give this one to Allan,' he thought and turned toward the second item. This one was a pair of brown boots that also had a blue glow.
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Designation: Armor/Boots
Name: Swift Dreorin Boots
Rarity: Blue
Durability: 100%
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Description:
A pair of boots made specifically from the hide of an Ancient Dreorin, the Triceratops. It is imbued with the blessing of the wind and the toughness of the earth.
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Perks: +20 (L) Defense / +20 (A) Agility
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Additional Abilities:
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- Dreorin's Heritage: For one minute, your defense will increase by 20%. Cooldown: 30 min.
- Wind Blade: Creates a blade of wind with a kick. It can be cast consecutively twice. Cost: 3 MP. Cooldown: 5 min.
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”Well, this one is definitely a good one to have… Though how am I supposed to equip this when I'm a werewolf?”
In response to his question, Alexa forwarded a prompt to him.
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Do you wish to equip Swift Dreorin Boots?
Yes/No
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Rakna scowled. ”Yes,” he said and the boots disappeared with a flash. He blinked once, looked around and then at himself, and blinked twice. Nothing happened. ”Alexa…?”
[It is normal. Equipment in the System is generally dematerialized. Unless you decide otherwise, any sort of body equipment will always be unperceivable from the outside. That applies to all your forms, Rakna. Keep in mind that the protected areas stay the same as well. For instance, while in your quadrupedal form, your feet will be protected by the boots; which means all your four paws.]
”Interesting. The first thing you said is one thing but the second is a mechanic I had never heard of before,” he remarked and continued to look at his spoils.
The third Item was a massive two-meter-long Greatsword glowing orange. The handle was dark brown and red with two curved barbs forming the guard and the blade had a very irregular shape with one of the serrated edges being shorter than the other one and being entirely ashen in color with red lines across its surface.
When Rakna picked it up, he was a bit surprised by the weight but still managed to lift it pretty easily in this form. If he was in his normal body, it would have probably been considerably harder to wield. He then took a look at its description and his eyes widened a bit.
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Designation: Blade/Greatsword
Name: Deadric Dreorin Greatsword
Rarity: Orange
Attack power: +125
Durability: 100%
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Description:
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A powerful two-handed blade forged from the bones of an Ancient Dreorin and infused with the power of their blood. It is in consequence a weapon bordering the status of cursed.
It has a very good mana conductivity capable of increasing the sharpness without straining the blade too much.
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Perks:
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- Mana Blade: By infusing mana into the weapon, the sword will be automatically coated in a layer of sharp energy, making the blade at least two times sharper. Minimum Cost: 5 MP/Min. If this weapon is subjected to Weapon Reinforcement, it will be converted all the same.
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- Blood Wave: Let the weapon drain your blood and swing it to release a crimson crescent wave of energy at your foes. The power of the attack will depend on how much blood is drained.
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- Dreorin Rage: Spend half of your mana to summon the spirit of the Dreorin. You will be granted increased defense and attack for a short period of time and the summoned spirit will release a compelling roar that will put hostiles into a state of shock for few seconds.
Cooldown: 1h.
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