Chapter 428: Armored Swordback Dragon (1/2)
Two Thunderous One-horned Dragons were wandering near the carriages like they were guarding the supplies. Fuck, so shameless. It’s not like weapons are edible, why steal them?
I took a deep breath and began to devise my battle plan. The chances of me dying if I challenged these Thunderous One-horned Dragons did exist. I’d actually have to split my concentration if I were to go up against an additional monster. My 3000+ Defense was nothing in the face of two simultaneous Thunder Strikes.
I finally decided what to do after thinking about it for a long time. There was no reason for me to go up against the land dragons because I was only here for the magic scroll. Earth Escape it is, then. I’ll use a stealth-type skill to get there and grab the magic scroll. A true man of the world had to be flexible, not everything needed to be solved with brute force...
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Alright, let’s go!
Swoosh!
I sunk into the earth and moved at a slow 10% movement speed. Earth Escape’s movement speed was seriously too slow and the name itself was a fraud. If it could move at 50% movement speed or higher, then it wouldn’t lose to an assassin’s stealth and I would’ve used it more instead of keeping it idle. There weren’t really many times it could be used.
I slowly made my way to the supplies carriage and carefully rummaged through the goods. It was all a bunch of weapons, rations, and other typical stuff like that. A long time later, I finally found a golden scroll at the bottom of a chest and the system notified me that I had already fulfilled my quest requirements. I got it!
All of a sudden, the two Thunderous One-horned Dragons discovered me at the same time, roared, and unleashed Thunder Strike together!
I immediately guarded.
Bang bang!
The impact from the two attacks sent me flipping backwards, tumbling into the grass. I didn’t bother to stop and used the momentum to run away. Taking on two Level 150 shadow-rank mobs would be a stupid thing to do. I summoned the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf to aggro them and took that chance to run for it.
When I was far enough to completely lose any aggro on me, I summoned the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf back into the pet space. The two land dragons instantly lost their target and resumed their aimless wandering around the carriages.
I wiped off the cold sweat on my forehead. Close call. My guard was a success but I still lost more than 4000 HP to the two land dragons. If I had been directly hit, I’d lose at least 15000+ HP. A one-shot, no doubt!
I checked the golden scroll in my bag. Okay, mission accomplished. I could turn in the quest. This was an S- Rank quest so the difficulty level should be high in the first place. It was a good thing that I was the one who got it. If it were anyone else, they would’ve long been instakilled by the Thunderous One-horned Dragons!
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I happily counted the Dragon Meat I had in my bag. I had exactly 124 stacks. Alright then, I’ll keep grinding after dinner and then return to the city before midnight to make Sky City’s, or even China’s, first batch of Rank 10 Dragon Meat Soup!
I passed through the Hellhounds’ woodlands and by the time I reached the edge of the hill, I discovered that the adventurer camp was again under attack by a pack of Hellhounds. I drew my sword and cleanly handled the entire pack Hellhounds. Then, I stepped forward and took out the teleportation scroll before initiating a chat with Captain Budo. “My lord, I’ve brought back your lost scroll!”
“Ah? Heavens…”
Captain Budo was pleasantly surprised. He took the scroll and exclaimed, “Young warrior, your courage is admirable. I never imagined that you could truly take back the scroll from the mouths of those ruthless lizards. Come, this is the reward for your bravery. Sky City’s royal family will thank you for your contribution!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, You have completed the S- Rank quest [Retrieve the Teleportation Scroll]. You have gained 1800000 EXP, 40000 gold, 4000 Reputation, and quest reward: “Knight’s Lava Legguards”!
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Oh? There’s also an equipment reward?
Pleasantly surprised, I hastily opened my bag. Damn~ Laying at the center of my bag was a pair of glowing dark red metal armor legguards. By no means did they look like your run-of-the-mill equipment and the numbers I saw when I fished them out left me even more amazed—
Knight’s Lava Legguards (Purple Gold–grade, Outstanding★)
Defense: 405
Magic Resist: 320
Strength: +99
Stamina: +105
Passive: Increases user’s Defense by 20%
Passive: Increases user’s evasion by 120
Outstanding Property: Increases user’s max HP by 2000
Level Requirement: 110
Class Requirement: Magic Knight
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