Chapter 4 Part5 (1/2)
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”Your big bro doesn't expect much, Steve. May you spit out a piece of level 4 bone equipment.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo muttered unpleasantly and approached the Treasure Eater.
It was stiff, looking exactly like a cicada that had fallen from a tree and died, and its rotting flesh and its burns were covered in blood; it wasn't exactly a great sight, but right now, to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's (nonexistent) eyes, it looked like a stack of gold.
”Hoo... Heup.”
It wasn't anything special, so why was he shaking? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo gently approached and with his index finger (that he regenerated with his mana) poked the body.
At that moment, the body divided into particles of light and fluttered away like spring cherry blossoms. He was able to see an undead completely disappear, and saw it naturally regress into mana for the first time! And he saw the inside of the orbs of light dropping onto the ground. These were the items that the Treasure Eater had left behind as it departed this world.
[You have acquired the Lv3 Treasure Eater's skull bone.]
[You have acquired 14,960 Perium.]
[You have acquired a Lv2 Iron Spear. It has transformed into a Lv1 Strong Bone Spear (+5).]
[You have acquired a Lv2 Iron s.h.i.+eld. It has transformed into a Lv1 Strong Bone s.h.i.+eld (+5).]
[You have acquired a Lv2 Blessed Rose Tree Staff. It has transformed into a Lv2 Blessed Bone Wand (+3).]
[You have acquired a Lv3 Dire Wolf Bone Armor.]
He had acquired the Treasure Eater's skull bone, 14,960 Perium, as well as a total of four items. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo checked his list again and despaired.
”So, I really can't collect the bones from the other Treasure Eaters...”
Amongst the treasures that they possessed, a portion of them had entered the Lv3 Treasure Eater's storage organs, and he was able to collect them. However, due to this a.s.shole's Flames of Resentment, he couldn't collect the other Treasure Eater's bones. He thought that perhaps it would also store the others' bones when it swallowed down the treasure, but that was just a silly dream.
He had gone through such a tough ordeal, yet he hadn't been able to procure the elite monsters' bones; Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had realized that he had won this battle through reinforcing his bones, so in many ways, this situation was a bitter pill to swallow.
”If I learn magic, I should learn magic that extinguishes fire from my bones first...'
However, it wasn't all bad news. First off, the reward's main dish, the treasure that the Lv3 Treasure Eater kept hold of dearly, was, fortunately, equipment composed of bone.
[Dire Wolf Bone Armor]
[Lv3]
[Durability: 800/800]
[Defense: 100 - 115]
[Options: Increases Health by 20]
”If I just look at the abilities, it's really simple, but...”
In many ways, it was an item that didn't seem very exciting compared to the grand Bone of Thunder Lasting, but despite that, the Dire Wolf Bone Armor was plenty amazing. That's because its goal as defensive equipment was to protect the body, and it did that thoroughly.
This upper body armor, created out of auburn dyed dire wolf bones, was ridiculously st.u.r.dy, though he didn't know how they had processed the bones. It was st.u.r.dy to the point that he'd find it troublesome and turn back if an opponent wearing this showed up. That was obvious since it was a piece of level 3 equipment.
Moreover, just by wearing it, his health would increase by 20; it would increase his overall defense as well as increasing his stamina. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo immediately equipped the armor.
Regardless of how much he'd leveled or how much larger he'd gotten, he looked like just a normal Skeleton A who appeared in a beginner dungeon; but wearing this quite nice armor, and holding the Bone of Thunder Lasting, he had strength that wouldn't make him envious of other considerable, named monsters. As expected, items are the best.
'Good, it's perfect. I shouldn't hear them call me newbie anymore.'
Aside from that, there was other good news. The Blessed Rose Tree Staff transformed into a Blessed Bone Wand, and despite being level 2 equipment the item level hadn't even decreased, and on the contrary, had actually been reinforced.
[Lv2 Blessed Bone Wand (+3)]
[Lv2]
[Durability: 350/350]
[Attack Power: 10 - 15]
[Options: Increases Magic by 11, Increases Magic Casting Speed by 11%, Increases damage taken from living foes by 11%]
”In other words, there's no guarantee that the change into bone is necessarily a downgrade.”
It depended on the item; like in this case, when the change occurred, it would become stronger, or perhaps the item may even increase in level.
He felt much better, at least compared to when he thought that the item would always decrease in level. Of course, he didn't really have a use for the wand right now, so he shoved it into his inventory.
”Good. Shall we get to to the real main dish?”
The main dish was the Treasure Eater's skull bone, which he had placed carefully on the floor. He picked up and raised the skull, and felt an unusual magic contained within. He could tell there was an intense heat that dwelled within.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo remembered the skill of the Treasure Eater that had threatened to annihilate him and the Skeleton Warriors alike, as well as pus.h.i.+ng them into a crisis; after gulping down, he carefully activated his skill.
”...Bone Reinforcement.”
[You have reinforced your skull bone. Magic has increased by 15. Absorbing a portion of the Treasure Eater's memories and experiences.]
15! His magic had increased by as much as 15 all at once. He was attacked by the pain of the sudden change, but he was already somewhat prepared for it, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo calmly endured it.
He just followed the movement of mana. Within the pain that felt as if his head was being twisted, new mana welled up and expanded through his body; the mana was truly a refres.h.i.+ng sensation.