Chapter 105: Bloody Purgatory Cloak (2/2)
Lin Yixin's eyes widened at the success before she smiled brightly. ”That's amazing! We truly are unrivaled if we work together!”
I nodded in agreement. Extreme Break already lowered a monster's Defense by a lot, but combined with Pardon, another skill that lowered Defense, it wasn't that surprising that Desperate Gambit, a powerhouse of an offensive skill in its own right, was able to deal almost 4000 damage to a Level 62 monster.
We took the opportunity to kill another two Thunder Blade Guards. My Dark Wasp had long since fulfilled its duty and perished, and I didn't dare send it too far away for fear that it would bring even more Thunder Blade Guards toward us. It would achieve the exact opposite of what we were trying to do right now.
”Our HP is running low. It's time to retreat!” I said while knocking back a Thunder Blade Guard.
”Yeah. Let's go!”
The two of us backed into the staircase in unison and rested. The staircase between the third floor and the fourth floor was technically a zone of its own, and the mobs were programmed not to enter a foreign zone. What this meant was that the mobs on the fourth floor wouldn't try to go down to the third floor, and vice versa. It was a common bug in the game players often exploited to their own advantage. Actually, now that I think about it, it probably didn't count as a bug. It was common sense to anyone who had played a VRMMO before.
”Let's wait until my Dark Wasp can be resummoned!”
A pause later, I took out the loot we got from the Level 60, axe-wielding boss we had killed earlier. We might as well check it out while we waited for our cooldowns!
The boss dropped a total of 6 Phantasmal Magic Stones, so I gave three to Lin Yixin and kept the remaining three to myself. Besides that, the boss also dropped Silver-grade wristguards and a crimson cloak.
Barbaric Wristguards (Silver-grade)
Defense: 65
Strength: +15
Agility: +20
Pa.s.sive: Increases user's attack speed by 1.2%
Level Requirement: 55
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b.l.o.o.d.y Purgatory Cloak (Silver-grade)
Defense: 70
Strength: +18
Stamina: +15
Pa.s.sive: Increases user's evasion rate by 3%
Level Requirement: 55
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Two Silver-grade items? It looks like our combined luck wasn't bad at all!
Both Silver-grade pieces of metal armor in my hands, I asked, ”Yiyi, both of 'em are Silver-grade, so let's take one each, okay? Which one do you need?”
Lin Yixin thought for a moment before answering, ”The wristguards I'm currently wearing are Bronze-grade so I guess I'll take the wristguards!”
I nodded. ”That's perfect, my cloak is also Bronze-grade. I would've changed it out a long time ago if I could. This b.l.o.o.d.y Purgatory Cloak is mine then!”
”Yep!”
Lin Yixin equipped the Barbaric Wristguards the moment I gave them to her. Her pale, delicate hands and even her fingers immediately became wrapped by elegant-looking metal. Whoever designed Heavenblessed clearly knew what they were doing. The same equipment could accentuate entirely different qualities depending on the gender of the person who was wearing it. To quote a line from a song, ”The sun-kissed lad looks as strong as a mountain, the powdered la.s.s looks as pretty as the water.”
Just like Lin Yixin, I switched out my Cyanfire Cloak and equipped the b.l.o.o.d.y Purgatory Cloak immediately. My image instantly became much graver. My metal armor was black and red to begin with, and the b.l.o.o.d.y cloak only made me look that much more imposing!
Of course, my appearance wasn't the only thing that was upgraded. It was a Silver-grade piece of equipment after all.
ID: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand
Cla.s.s: Undead Swordsman (Bronze Swordsman)
Level: 55
HP: 1420
Attack: 326~525
Defense: 295
Magic Resist: 175
Reputation: 5840
Luck: 0
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My HP had increased to 1420, and my max Attack was a whooping 525! The power of an all-Strength build on an undead melee cla.s.s was starting to show, not to mention that I also had 295 Defense. It was a huge step toward becoming an unkillable monster!
Lin Yixin was admiring her own new equipment. The Barbarian Wristguards were a surprisingly perfect match with her small, tender hands. They provided great protection to her hands, but didn't cover her arms and shoulders. Once again, the genius of Heavenblessed's designers was on full display. On a pretty girl like Lin Yixin, the mere sight of her exposed arms was enough to make any man or woman s.h.i.+ver with antic.i.p.ation!
My eyes s.h.i.+fted a little, and I stared at the metal-covered mounds beneath her shoulders. The ravine between her pale b.r.e.a.s.t.s was like an irresistible abyss that made the imagination run wild. Sigh, my eyes suffered, and my soul writhed in agony every time I grinded with Lin Yixin!
”h.e.l.lo, my eyes are up here.”
Suddenly, Lin Yixin noticed something and watched me with wary eyes. I immediately looked up and said, ”Tonight's moon is so beautiful…”
Finding my reaction funny and exasperating, Lin Yixin hit me once on the shoulder as punishment before saying, ”Alright, time to get back to work and sweep through the fourth floor. Our new equipment should make our jobs a lot easier. Be careful though, the mobs on the fourth floor aren't that much stronger compared to the ones on the third floor, but there are definitely more danger zones and lightning strikes than ever before. One misstep and it's a free trip back to the city!”
I nodded. ”Okay. It's 4:30 pm right now, so let's try to take down the boss on the fifth floor before 10 pm. If we finish in time, you can treat me to supper at Happy House…”
Lin Yixin couldn't stop herself from smiling. ”How dare you. I've never met a guy who makes a girl pay for his meals like it's the most natural thing in the world. Is your face made from diamond or something?”
”You pay too much attention to the unnecessary details. Come on, let's get to the fourth floor and kill the boss already. I can't wait to get my Hero's Token!”
”You want to build a guild too?”
”Nah, I just want to get one, that's all. This one's mine since I gave you the last Hero's Token, okay?”
”Fine. There's no guarantee that a Hero's Token will drop though. The chances of a Silver Rank boss dropping a Hero's Token are less than 10%. We got lucky last time, but who knows? Hehe~”
”It doesn't matter even if it doesn't drop, we still get a lot of experience out of this venture. Level 60 should be within your reach once we take out the next two bosses!”
”Mn!”