Chapter 91: Crimson Cloak (1/2)

“Desperate Gambit?”

Both our eyes lit up at the same time. The boss nearly one-shot Gui Guzi just now, and his Desperate Gambit was only at Rank 5. It proved just how powerful the skill was!

Beiming Xue smiled lightly. “Yeah! I was going to sell this and earn some money, but I think I should contribute something now that I’m a member of Bloody Mercenaries.”

I nodded. “You’re right, there’s no reason to benefit others over your own family. How about this, I’ll pay you 200 gold for your skill book using our operational budget. Is that enough for you?”

“Ah? 200 gold? That’s a lot of money…” Beiming Xue stuck out her tongue in reply, but didn’t forget to shoot a Devil Piercing Arrow at the boss.

“Then that’s settled. We’ll discuss who’s the best fit for this Desperate Gambit after the boss is killed.”

“Okay~”

We turned our focus back onto the boss. Gui Guzi was currently low on HP, so it was my and my pet’s turn to act as the tank. Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen’s Wasps had poor Defense and lousy base numbers, so they were out of the question. Although both pets were over Level 40, their HP and Defense only amounted to 65% of the Dark Wasp’s. Just from that one could see how important base numbers were for a pet.

Puchi!

I sank my sword into the boss’s neck and pushed harder. The Ghost Ice Soul exploded with the green light of Slayer Slash and sliced right through!

1870!

Hell yeah! Pardon is such an amazing skill!

“Roar…”

Crimson Hell let out his death throes as his body slumped to the ground, his worthless life of carnage coming to an abrupt end. A couple of items and magic stones dropped from his body, so I supposed that his life had been worth something after all.

Beiming Xue stood where she was and waited. Clearly, she was as wise as she was beautiful. Instead of hurrying to pick up the loot, she left the decision to her party leader.

I nodded in my mind and confirmed once again that recruiting Beiming Xue was a wise decision. From this day onward, Bloody Mercenaries were no longer lacking in DPS.

I was the party leader, so I walked up to the loot and held everything in my arms. Then, I turned around and smiled. “I’ll be keeping these 5 Phantasmal Magic Stones so I can sell them later and put the gold in our treasury. Besides that, the boss also dropped three items. Come take a look! If it fits, take it. If it doesn’t, we’ll sell it for more gold.”

“Mn, mn!” Beiming Xue nodded with a smile.

I checked the items I was holding. The first loot were dark-colored leather wristguards with a reddish glow. The second drop was a shiny steel spear, and the third item was a black leather cloak. I waved my hand once and brought up the wristguards’ stat window.

Crimson Wristguards (Dark Steel–grade)

Defense: 40

Agility: +13

Level Requirement: 50

……

It was a fairly impressive stat-boosting item. 13 Agility bonus was useful for both archers and assassins, but the 0.7% hit rate made it way more useful for archers. Archer skills were incredibly stat-reliant in the sense that 35% of their accuracy depended on player skill and accuracy, and 65% depended on the archer’s hit rate. Without good stats, it was impossible to hit anything even if the archer was the incarnation of Li Guang himself, the Arrow God.

Therefore, I passed the Crimson Wristguards to Beiming Xue and said, “You’re an archer, so these wristguards are yours.”

Beiming Xue smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Lu Chen!”

“No problem, you deserve it.”

The next item was a silvery spear. My heart skipped a beat as the possibility that the spear might be Silver-grade entered my mind. I waved my hand, and my expectations were met.

Coral Spear (Silver-grade)

Attack: 70~105

Strength: +14

Stamina: +18

Passive: Increases user’s Attack by 2%

Level Requirement: 50

……

Tsk tsk, 105 Attack? This Silver-grade spear is amazing! It also added 18 Stamina. This weapon was clearly designed with Magic Knight in mind!

Right now Gui Guzi had high survivability but low offensive power because he was lacking a good weapon. Every time he leveled up, he allocated 3 points to Strength and 2 points to Stamina. This meant that he wasn’t actually lacking in either HP or Attack department. If he had a good weapon, he could become a powerful attacker, a defender, or both!

I tossed the spear to Gui Guzi and smiled. “Little Gui, catch!”

Gui Guzi caught the weapon hastily. His face was flushed with excitement. “Thank you, boss!”

“Hah, you’re welcome!”