Chapter 196: Wight Andante (1/2)

”Well… that's a turn,” Rakna said as he looked at the system window in thought. Evelyn tilted her head in confusion but she had indeed recognized the item. She had seen it before in her old house.

”That's a… chimeric core, right?” He nodded and she hummed. ”That's rare… Which class?”

”Nightmare.”

The succubus almost dropped her toothbrush. She opened her mouth wide. ”T-that's incredibly valuable! Where did you find it?!”

”Is it that impressive? It's only the third one in the classes.”

”Of course! In the first place, even the most basic of chimeric cores are at least Orange Items. The Lurid Class ones are generally Purple. Above that, Nightmare and Naraka are Red but they're also much rarer than regular items of the same category. Revelation Cores are Gold and the End Cores are said to rival the Philosopher Stone; one of the few items speculated to surpass Gold rarities.”

”Uh,” Rakna reacted coolly. After everything that he had gotten through sheer luck, in his personal spectrum, this core was maybe just around 7/10 in terms of actual rarity. ”I just found out I have a use for it but is it any good to you?”

She waved her hands whilst shaking her head. ”No, no, no! I wouldn't be able to do anything with it at all! I'm far too inexperienced to get anything out of it without blowing myself up.”

Rakna snorted. ”All right then. Let's see what it does then,” he uttered and selected 'yes'. The orb promptly melted into his gloves like some sort of living organism. They flashed black and red for a short moment and he felt their shape change somewhat around his hands.

Once done, the gloves had gained the same color pattern as the orb had and there were very small additions to the fabric; as if minuscule red diamonds had been weaved in it.

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Designation: Armor/Gloves

Name: Wight Andante

Rarity: Red

Durability: 100%

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Effects: +100 (L)DEF / +50 ATT (Unarmed)

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Perks:

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- Eion Core Boiler: This item autonomously generates energy that is incidentally able to rebuild it at a very high pace when it is damaged. The fragmented Chimeric Core integrated into it similarly generates mana and stamina and stores them for the user to employ at will. It is disconnected from the wearer's Mana Pool and is thus not included in any spell cost.

Current Mana & Stamina Capacity: 2 500/2 500

Current Regeneration: 5/Min

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- Nightmare Bite: When used on a target within five minutes after their death, extracts 10 Exp and stores it. The consequent amass can either be transferred directly to the wearer or anyone else it touches, or be converted into suitable energy for the Eion Core Boiler at a 1:2 ratio.

Current Capacity: 0/500 Exp

Note: The normal rule of level gap applies and no experience will be extracted if the user is five levels above the target.

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- Symphony Imprint: Whoever wears these gloves can wield Sonata at will. Additionally, the energetic connection between the two will increase the energy production of Eion whenever they touch. Effects: +100 ATT to Sonata & +50 DEF & ATT to Wight Andante.

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- Eion Strings: Weave sturdy strings of Eion from the fingertips of the gloves. They are scorching hot and can easily tear through flesh and metals. They last thirty minutes and are capable of repairing themselves at the cost of longevity.

Max Length: 10 meters.

Cooldown: 10 seconds.

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Note: Evolvable.

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'It jumped up from Blue to Red,' Rakna thought. 'It's even higher than Sonata now… Which makes sense considering the first perk. The Bite is interesting… but it's basically bonus experience long as I give myself the time to use it. Though it can also mean an additional grand of MP or STA.'

”{That's an incredible amount to have at your level,}” Higure commented. ”{Especially mana. It's a lot more practical than stamina for most people. You included. With this… there's practically no chance for you to run out of mana for a long while.}”

'Well…'

”{Yes, yes, I know,}” she continued before he could say anything. ”{You will probably use this even bigger mana pool to do crazier things. So, the only thing that changed here is probably the scale of what you can do.}”

'Hm… I wonder what's the maximum optimal number of wolves I can summon now…'

Higure sighed exasperatedly. That's exactly what she meant.

”Did you just fuse two items into one?” Evelyn finally asked after the shock of what she had seen settled down. ”How does that even work? It's high-level transmutation…”

Rakna glanced at his gloves and mused, ”You know what? I might as well tell you all today.”