Chapter 1091: Sacred Armament (2/2)
The woman herself rushed toward me again after giving the order. Even if I disregarded the fighting spirit burning in her eyes, the way she zigged and zagged repeatedly on horseback was all I needed to see to know that she was a great threat. Her blade was also glowing a green hue. She was clearly going to use some sort of skill!
I didn’t try to engage her, of course. As the holder of the Sacred Armament, my one job was to run like a rabbit. She was the one who had to force an engagement here.
The Ancient Divine Dragon let out a massive roar before dashing dozens of yards away to the back. After launching 7 Ancient Seals into the archer group, I dove toward the enemy wing and made a break for it. There was no need to be greedy since the boss's best piece of equipment was already in my possession. Also, as long as the Sacred Armament remained in my bag, the system would announce my coordinates to all my pursuers from time to time, so I absolutely couldn’t afford to linger around. This was easily the most annoying part of the entire setup.
The only good news was that the system announcement was restricted to Iron Skull Wilderness only. If this was announced to the entire world, literal armies would cross over the land, the sea and even the sky to chase after me.
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As the Ancient Divine Dragon slithered toward freedom, my Dragon God Shield shuddered to the bombardment of arrows and magic again and again. Sacred Oath players were everywhere and fully taking advantage of the fact that I couldn’t afford to fight them.
Angry and frustrated, Hickey tried to catch up to me, but the harder she chased, the bigger the distance between us grew. There was nothing she could’ve done. It took a very special mount to even catch up to the Ancient Divine Dragon’s movement speed, much less surpass it.
In less than half a minute, I managed to break out of the encirclement with 27% HP. One Saint Spirit Potion later, I was one minute away from returning to full health due to Regeneration of the Undead. Now that I was temporarily free from enemy fire, I opened my bag and examined the Fire God Helmet carefully. I wondered if the legendary Sacred Armament was as good as a Divine Armament.
My heart raced as I stared at the fiery red item. When its stats appeared to my eyes, my heart almost stopped beating—
Fire God Helmet (Sacred Armament, Outstanding★★★★★★★★)
Defense: 12500
Magic Resist: 11700
Strength: +1950
Stamina: +1900
Agility: 1850
Tactics: +195
Passive: Increases user’s max HP by 90000
Passive: Increases user’s Defense and Magic Resist by 45%
Slots: 17
Outstanding: Rise of the Guardian Dragon. By summoning the power of the Hidden Dragon and making a seal with one hand, awaken a slumbering divine dragon and attack all enemies within 100 yards with the power of the rising dragon. Costs 1000 gold per use. Cooldown: 6 minutes.
Introduction: During the ancient times, an excellent youngster born from a fallen noble family cultivated single-mindedly and obtained the Fire God’s inheritance as a result. In the end, he became the new Fire God. The Fire God Helmet is one of the ultimate armaments he possessed. Tens of thousands of years later, when miracles were a thing of the past, the Fire God Helmet suddenly reappeared and awed everyone. It contains the power of the Fire God, and legend says that its wearer will inherit a portion of his divine power, the Rise of the Guardian Dragon.
Level Requirement: 205
Reputation Requirement: 700000
Class Requirement: Fighter class
Note: Item not bound to any player yet.
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I nearly wept with joy when I saw the stats screen. Screw my life or my Reputation, I’m going to protect this helmet if it’s the last thing I do! Self-appropriation is the best appropriation!
It wouldn’t be an easy thing to do though. A black sea of players was chasing behind me. Motherfucker, just how many Sacred Oath players had come to this valley today? This was one of the reasons I didn’t want to engage them in a fight. It would be never-ending.
”To the right, little dragon!”
After I exited Zephyr Valley, I immediately steered the Ancient Divine Dragon to the right. It was where the high-level mobs were operating. I was high-level enough that the chances of the Level 240+ fiend-rank mobs one-shotting me was fairly low, but the players behind me couldn’t claim the same thing. It took more than just courage to survive in a map like this, much less pursue another player.
However, I quickly encountered another group of unaffiliated players. One brawny axe-wielder howled on top of his lungs, ”Look, it’s Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand! He has the Sacred Armament halo above his head! Kill him now! We won’t ever have to become robbers again if we get the Sacred Armament!”
I nearly threw up some blood. Is this the kind of trash I will have to deal with until the 10-hour period is over?
I changed directions and escaped yet again. This wasn’t Final Duel Valley, killing these rotten potatoes wouldn’t give me any experience. Right now, my first priority was to keep moving and survive for 10 hours. Once that period of time had passed, no one would be able to take this Ancient Divine Armament–level item from me anymore!
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Sacred Oath didn’t give up and kept chasing after me.
Unfortunately, my grand escape screeched to a sudden halt when I abruptly realized where I was. I had accidentally run into a dead end valley where the only way out was the entrance I passed through a moment ago. Could the Ancient Divine Dragon climb up the tall mountain ranges surrounding me? I had no idea, but it looked like the only thing I could do right now!
Some distance away, Hickey giggled at my predicament and said, ”Give up, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand. I promise it won’t hurt too much!”
I grinned back. ”Come to me, baby!”
Her players turned purple at the tease, but Hickey barely reacted to it. She was a gorgeous and accomplished woman. I was hardly the first person to have flirted with her.
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Suddenly, a Sacred Oath archer ran up to Hickey while shouting, ”Enemy attack, guild leader! A huge group of enemies just appeared behind us...”
”What? Who are they?” Hickey exclaimed in alarm.
Before the archer could reply, a blood-red sword pierced through his neck and silenced him.
A young warrior rode up to the corpse and pulled out his weapon. Then, he waved his elite cavalry forward with a lazy smile on his face, ”It’s time for some house ncleaning, brothers and sisters!”
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Hickey shook all over as she glared hatefully at the young warrior. ”Is bullying unaffiliated players the only thing you can do, Breeze and Rain? You already swept us last month, and now you show your face again? What the hell do you think we are?!”