Chapter 284: Mythical tier (1/2)

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Sitting on his bed, Ben stared at this number displayed on his blue system screen for a long time. ”I finally did it…”

He'd been saving for what felt like ages to reach this checkpoint. So now that he'd arrived, the natural result should've been for him to feel excitement. Yet, what Ben experienced first, was instead anxiety, because he now had expectations. He couldn't help considering what would happen if he navigated to the store, and there wasn't anything good there!

Ben had built up his hopes on this 50000 mark for so long, believing it'd be worth it if he could only see what item would become available to him, but that was only a guess. So what if he'd just wasted all that time?

Wouldn't that be anti-climactic? Wouldn't it be unsatisfying? Wouldn't it be like the last unwatchable season of a once-popular TV series that was about to get canceled?

…

Ben's face turned pale. He couldn't afford to get canceled! He wouldn't be queuing up for new auditions while waiting tables. No, this was his little life at stake! There would be no agent or manager to save him. His next job might be rimming devils in hell!

...

Even so, Ben only possessed one option. He had to open the chiming front door, hoping he wouldn't get trolled by some children or childish adults with a flaming bag of poop…

So, after preparing his mind, he navigated to the system's Store screen, and put everything on the line! All of the high stakes he created in his imagination!

*Gasp*

Yet, this time, he wasn't disappointed, because there...it was.

[Top Level Mystery Box: 50000 points - Contains a random item anywhere from rare to mythical grade]

'Mythical grade…' Ben gulped. He couldn't fathom what that would be like. After all, he hadn't even seen legendary yet. The only thing he was confident about though, was it would be astonishing. The epic items he'd received were all life-changers, let alone legendary, and mythical was even a tier beyond that. Immediately, Ben's instinct was singular: 'Buy it!'

Yet he stopped himself right before he did, because this decision was too important. This was 50000 points he was gambling! Who knew how long it'd take him to gather so many again? So Ben slowed down, analyzing his options. After all, there was also the high level mystery box. In fact, he could buy ten of them.

[High Level Mystery Box: 5000 points - Contains a random item anywhere from uncommon to legendary grade]

Without a doubt, this item was also very good, with chances to get epic or legendary items, and much cheaper. However, that word kept sticking in Ben's mind: 'Mythical…'

Without having to think about it much, he understood why the top level box cost ten times as much—access to the mythical possibility!

From his experience in how much stronger the items became with each additional tier, he made a rough guess as to how strong a mythical item would be. His guess was that he had no f*cking idea!

It was unfathomable!

That's how strong it would be. So he understood that even a small chance of attaining such an item was priceless! Although he wasn't sure, he believed there was a high chance this was the highest tier and at least by name, it seemed it would deliver something out of myths. It might be something that a person couldn't buy anywhere in the universe, only offered to Ben because of his system. Hence, how could he not develop a strong desire for it?

In addition, there was another noteworthy bonus to the top level mystery box: It increased the worst possible draw from uncommon to rare. It even skipped over the entire fine tier. With this box, the chances were much higher to get an epic or better, since the remaining tiers were rare, epic, legendary, and mythical. Although Ben didn't know the odds, it was clear they were much better than with the high level box. Still, he couldn't doubt that if he bought the top level box and received a rare item, it would be an enormous loss...

Ben shuddered as he considered that worst-case scenario. It already pained him just thinking about it. As such, he couldn't be rash with this choice. Sitting on his bed, sometimes standing, sometimes walking in circles, he mulled over the pros and cons, until after a long while…he came to a selection.

Standing up, Ben inhaled a deep breath, as he accepted and finalized his decision. ”I…want to f*ck a catgirl…”

In the end, the word mythical made Ben imagine he'd somehow have a higher chance of meeting elegant elves, nekos, and other mythical beauties. There was nothing to suggest such a thing, nothing at all...but Ben didn't need proof.

Reason was not necessary here. No, the otaku bible always preached faith…

So as a true believer, Ben would of course go with his hearts…

Thus, after preparing himself and almost chickening out several times, he stared hard at the top level mystery box, his expression filled with a mix of excitement, fear, and perversion…until finally, he bought it!

*Swoosh*

As the top level box materialized in his hands, Ben panted, not daring to blink. After all, he'd invested all of his retirement fund that he'd saved up working the night shift with his penis...

So when the box appeared in his hands, he gazed at it like it was the treasure itself. The square shape, was something he was familiar with, nothing special, but the color, was enough to prove its value. Purple and lustrous, the box carried the regal elegance of a treasure that suited an emperor! Ben almost couldn't bear to open it, but changed his mind in a hurry when he thought about a girl with sexy bunny ears...

A depraved impatience to open the box almost took over his body...but another part of him was still afraid. ”Please don't drop a rare…”

He didn't know the chance of that, but if it was like lower tiered boxes, the highest probability item to drop would be rare. However, Ben couldn't afford that!

It took him a while to once again silence his doubts, but he knew he needed to take the final step since he'd already come this far. Rubbing the smooth warm side of the purple box, Ben knew it wouldn't change anything if he waited longer. Thus, after clawing marks into his knee from the tension, Ben pulled himself together, and did what needed to be done. This was the most expensive gamble of his life, but it was an inevitable one. So soon after, Ben gritted his teeth…and opened the box!

Purple light flooded the room!

Covering his narrowed eyes with his hand, when he saw that the light wasn't dazzlingly bright, the kind of flash that came out only when a top item dropped, Ben knew he didn't get a mythical item...and couldn't help feeling as if a piece of his heart was torn out. ”My monster girls…”

His search for beast-women would not reach a satisfying conclusion today…