Chapter 229: Purgatory Scepter (2/2)
Devil Suppressing Sword (Earth Divine Armament)
Introduction: Quest item, stats are currently locked.
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The sword was a quest item, so obviously I couldn’t use it for myself. I threw it into my bag and wondered what I would get after turning in the weapon.
I checked the rest of the loot but didn’t pick up any of the Phantasmal Magic Stones on the ground. One, they weren’t worth a lot of money. Two, I had a hundred stacks of Leaf of Eternity in my bag for Lin Yixin. I was sure that they were worth a lot more than the Phantasmal Magic Stones. Lin Yixin better pay good money for this, because I am NOT giving them away for free.
Besides the quest item, the boss also dropped shiny red legguards and a ghastly-looking magic scepter. I was sure that the loot was going to be incredibly awesome because one, they were the only two player-equippable items the Level 85 boss had dropped, and two, the game company would be flooded by spit if the loot of a Level 85 boss turned out to be Iron-grade.
I grabbed the legguards and felt a cool sensation assaulting my palm. Then, I waved my hand and brought up its stat screen. They were as incredible as I thought they might be.
Purgatory Legguards (Dark Gold–grade, Outstanding★)
Defense: 225
Magic Resist: 175
Stamina: +50
Strength: +48
Passive: Increases resistance to all types of magic by 9%
Passive: Increases user’s physical attack power by 3%
Outstanding: 4% chance to avoid an attack
Level Requirement: 75
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Fuck! A Level 75 Dark Gold–grade equipment, and an Outstanding one no less?!
At first glance, a 4% chance to avoid an attack didn’t look very impressive, but in practice it was an incredible passive be it versus mobs or players. Just imagine if you were lucky enough to trigger the passive once or even twice during a battle! That might just tip the scales of the battle against your opponent. These days, everyone knew that success was a function of both personal strength and luck.
Besides that, these Purgatory Legguards also came with two incredibly powerful passives. The first passive boosted Magic Resist by 9%, the second increased physical attack power by 3%. Again, the numbers at first glance didn’t look very impressive, but they were exactly the kind of stats any melee-class would very much like to have. This would boost my survivability by a ton and my damage output slightly. It looked like I was getting closer and closer to my dream of being a fully decked out, divine warrior!
I replaced the Silver-grade Bone-shatter Legguards with these new legguards without hesitation. My stats immediately skyrocketed—
ID: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand
Class: Undead Swordsman (Silver Swordsman)
Level: 77
HP: 4350
Attack: 702~1205
Defense: 1050
Magic Resist: 875
Reputation: 45850
Luck: 3
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Outstanding items were amazing! Although these legguards were only one-star Outstanding, they boosted my max HP to 4350, and my Defense to 1050. I was living the dream of jack of all trades, master of all, with high Defense, high HP and high Attack! I was so happy that I felt like basking in the joy of my new upgrade forever!
But I couldn’t. There was still one more item to check, and I could do my victory dance after I checked it out. The scepter was surrounded by spirits and dark, gray runes. It felt less like a scepter and more like a murder weapon that was coated in blood! I waved my hand again and brought up its stats screen. It was so impressive that I almost lost my breath.
Purgatory Scepter (Dark Gold–grade, Outstanding★★)
Magic Attack: 190~355
Intelligence: +52
Stamina: +42
Passive: Increases user’s Magic Attack by 12%
Passive: Increases Magic Shield’s durability by 40%
Outstanding: User gains the skill “Snowstorm”, a targeted AoE skill with large damage.
Level: 75
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Holy shit! What is this scepter! Two-star Outstanding, ridiculous Magic Attack, unbelievable passives and even a new AoE skill?? Any mage who got their hands on this Purgatory Scepter could probably dominate the world with their eyes closed!
I swallowed. Thank goodness that I was the one who got this scepter, not my enemies. I couldn’t imagine how the normal players of Ancient Swords Dreaming Souls and Snowy Cathaya would fare if this scepter had fallen into the hands of someone like Dominating Mage God or Life of Luxury!
I was very, very delighted by the loot I had gotten from Purgatory Devil Sovereign. Although the Level 85 Dark Gold Rank boss only dropped two items, their value outstripped literally every equipment I knew of to date!
I quickly came to a decision. The Purgatory Legguards were mine to keep, and the Purgatory Scepter would be put up at the auction house. It was the first pot of gold our new workshop would earn, so I was going to maximize the profits even if it killed me!