Episode 37.3-4 (1/2)

Lecan left <Rafin's Rock Terrace Inn>.

He swung by the store that was taking care of his damaged armor, but his spider armor hadn't been finished being repaired yet.

Nothing he could do about it so he headed for the dungeon. As it was near evening hour, there weren't that many people going in. He got in the dungeon without queuing up.

”<Floor>.”

He picked Floor 1.

”<Warp>.”

He warped to floor 1.

Went in a vacant room, rummaged his <Storage> and put on a chest armor, a stomach band, shoulder pads and a leather helmet he used in the past. He also replaced his trousers to sturdy leather made ones.

He grabbed <Necklace of Intuador> and equipped it. He's got his usual silver ring on his left hand. Also <Dagger of Harut> hanging on his waist. <Guardian Jewel of Zana> is in his chest pocket.

What will his main weapon be.

The one he's most accustomed with would be <Sword of Rusk>, it's so nice to handle and swing.

In term of sharpness, it would be Solid Sacred Silver swords. They're a bit shorter and with dicey durability but they're easy and quick to swing around with.

For power, it goes to <Comet Cutter> and

.

Length-wise <Comet Cutter> wins by a huge margin. He only manages 2x the length presently, but that's still longer than anything else he's got. Next up would be <Sword of Rusk>. Zoltan has longer limbs than Lecan's. Hence it's a good idea to pick a longer sword to compensate.

The issue is its usage time. Once you've run out of mana and can't maintain the magic blade anymore, <Comet Cutter> is nothing more than a weak short sword.

The other issue is <Guardian Jewel of Zana>'s offense boost effect. Only <Sword of Rusk> can make use of this.

As <Comet Cutter>'s blade is made of magic, physical offense boost does nothing to it.

doesn't work with <Guardian Jewel of Zana>'s Grace. Combining its Offense Boost with Solid Sacred Silver sword's sharpness would produce terrifying results, but the blade likely won't hold out. Failing to make a blow decisive would be the end of it.

Which among four should he choose here.

Lecan chooses <Comet Cutter>. Petty tricks most likely won't work on Zoltan. This will be a clash of powers. Yet Zoltan is not someone that would fall in one hit. In which case, his only choice would be <Comet Cutter> and its highly destructive power contained within each and every swing.

Guardian Jewel, Necklace, Short Sword, and Silver Ring. All on.

<Necklace of Intuador>'s mana storage is full. He's got five large magic stones in a bag hanging on his waist, though he might not afford the time to use them. <Guardian Jewel of Zana> is not fully loaded with mana.

He doesn't have <Shield of Wolkan> equipped. He's got no plan to ever stop moving in a match against that total monster.

And now he's all set.

However, Lecan still hopes it wouldn't come to him having to fight Zoltan.

That man comes from his old world, a man who has trodden through dungeons in his homeworld.

Lecan prefers not to engage in a death match against this man.

(It's not set in stone yet.)

(He might even say this instead.)

('Help me get Nark and Nell back.')

However, somewhere in his heart, Lecan knew it wouldn't come to that.

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As Lecan went out of the stairway onto floor 121, Zoltan was standing in the crossroad ahead.

120-130 steps away. Lecan slowly approached him.

There are two rooms on each side of the middle passageway, then the stairway room further back.