Chapter 30 Part3 (1/2)
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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wasn't able to convince the next two heroes and was forced to kill them. One of them was a level 6 undead hero, who possessed balanced stats (which he hadn't seen in a long time), but it hadn't possessed an exceptional skill of any kind, so it merely raised his stats a little bit. What a b.u.mmer.
The other was just a level 5. It didn't have a special skill, but it did have an artifact!
Then, a level 6 Treasure Eater appeared, so he ended up killing it too. All this time, the Treasure Eater hadn't eaten the artifact, so he considered himself quite fortunate. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought he might have pheromones that attracted Treasure Eaters, but there was no way of knowing.
[You have acquired the Lv6 t.i.tan's Pride.]
[You have acquired the Lv5 Gambling King's Jewel. Through Bone Reinforcement, it is transformed into the Lv6 Critical Star Fossil!]
”Steve, you always come at the best of times.”
”You know, you used to swear whenever it appeared out of nowhere.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo ignored Jin's valid retort and checked the two level 6 items. Through Bone Reinforcement, the level 5 artifact leveled up, and with even one of these items, one could be a stupendous hero (once she saw Kratia's...o...b.. Prince had grumbled jealousy and explained), but he now had two such artifacts in his possession!
[t.i.tan's Pride]
[Lv6]
[Durability: 17,500/17,500]
[Defense: 2,100 - 2,400]
[Options: Health + 100, Defensive Effect + 70%]
[Pa.s.sive skill: t.i.tan's Fury - If you successfully defend against your opponent's attack, then you can return a portion of that damage onto your opponent.]
The t.i.tan's Pride was a thick and huge s.h.i.+eld that was 10 meters tall and 4 meters wide. Because it was entirely made of bone right off the bat, it didn't change.
Its defense was amazing, but it was way too big, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't effectively hold the s.h.i.+eld. He had been shocked when the s.h.i.+eld had popped out after killing Steve!
”Where did Steve even get this thing?”
”Seems like t.i.tans also exist in the Empire...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was anxious, as he wondered whether he could absorb the s.h.i.+eld or not. Even so, he stretched out his hand, gripped the tip of the s.h.i.+eld, and slowly activated Bone Reinforcement. Then, the s.h.i.+eld immediately was enveloped in black energy, and was entirely sucked into Lee s.h.i.+n Woo!
[Absorbing the Lv6 t.i.tan's Pride through the Bone Reinforcement skill. Health has increased by 100.]
[Bone Armory has stored the information of the Lv6 t.i.tan's Pride. The t.i.tan's Pride will be scaled down to fit the user and can now be summoned. You can now gigantify and summon the equipment stored in the Bone Armory.]
[If Bone Armory levels up just a bit more, then it will become possible to fuse the information of the t.i.tan's Pride and the Bone Fortress, which will likely result in a new piece of equipment.]
”Ooooh...!”
At first, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had been concerned that he'd never get the opportunity to use this piece of level 6 equipment, but that wasn't the case because of Bone Armory's modification ability. Moreover, he was now able to gigantify his equipment, though he had absolutely no idea how he would apply the new ability!
”If I end up having to disguise myself as a t.i.tan, then I won't be in a pickle because I have a weapon I can use.”
”You... Don't say stuff that's so clearly distressing.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo summoned the scaled down t.i.tan's Pride. Although its maximum defense reduced by 600, its options remained the same!
Of course, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo preferred dodging attacks and counter attacking over just defending because of his connection with Jin, which increased his dynamic visual acuity and his reflexes. But there was nothing wrong with obtaining such a durable s.h.i.+eld.
”No matter how much I thank them (Steves), it's not enough.”
”You really are terrible.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pretended like he was listening to Jin and looked over the Lv6 Critical Star Fossil next. This was the result of Bone Reinforcement leveling up the hero's original level 5 artifact, the Gambling King's Jewel. When he took a closer look...
[Critical Star Fossil]
[Lv6]
[Durability: 320/320]
[Options: All stats + 10]
[Pa.s.sive skill: Lucky Strike - There is an extremely high chance that the amount of Perium you pick up will increase.]
”Huh!?”
But Lee s.h.i.+n Woo immediately flinched when he looked over the item's info. It was a fossil necklace in the shape of a star; it emitted a gentle light, and its info was truly extraordinary!
Of course, it was a skill that relied on chance, but when it worked, it would increase the amount of Perium he picked up. To the heroes, who relied on G.o.d's secret shop, it was an item worth staking their lives on!
”He must've been so bitter that he died while possessing this item...”
Of course, he didn't know what ability the Star Fossil possessed prior to its transformation, but he was certain that it would bring good fortune to the equipper. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo expressed his condolences to the dead hero again, but his condolences and him hitting jackpot were two different things, so he mercilessly absorbed the Star Fossil.
[Absorbing the Lv6 Critical Star Fossil through the Bone Reinforcement skill. All stats have increased by 10. You have acquired the special pa.s.sive skill, Lucky Strike Lv1.]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo flinched once more. He thought the Star Fossil would be stored in the Bone Armory, but he had learned the necklace's ability as a skill instead.
And now that he thought about it, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't have any accessories stored in the Bone Armory, despite him absorbing accessory type artifacts (or bones that 'used to look like' accessories). Perhaps Bone Armory was supposed to be used that way. He'd gained a skill that had the potential for growth, so it was an even better result.
”This is tough. I have to keep the rest of my undead seniors alive...”
”You say that, but you're smiling so evilly...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt so much wealthier and ran through the Empire with Jin. There were only two undead heroes left in the danger level 3 zone. Ethan Cruz's undead group was also in the level 3 danger zone, so he wanted to deal with the rest of them as quickly as possible and move onto the level 4 danger zone.
However, a quarter of a day had pa.s.sed.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, I see him.”
”Nice, then... You have forgotten who you are, hero. What are you doing hereeeeeeeeeeee!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo found the next senior halfway through a level 5 dungeon, and spoke the third line of his 'senior wake up alarm compilation'.
But to be honest, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had become tired of repeatedly attempting to convince them and repeatedly failing as a result, as he was still only human. Once he'd thrown out a few lines of his compilation, he got ready to go into hunting mode...
”I-I am... I am...!]
”Huh!?”
[What... have I...!]
But when the undead hero replied with a bit of his intellect, he was so fl.u.s.tered (as it had been such a long time since this had last worked), even though he had elicited the desired response!
However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo quickly got a hold of himself, hurriedly withdrew his weapon and yelled once again. He shouted out line one of the 'senior wake up alarm compilation', which was also his most effective!
”Aren't you a hero who sought to purify the Empire!? Your body may be soiled, but do you plan to dirty your soul as well!?”
[Soul, my soul...! Is my soul still here...?]
”Who killed you? Who do you need to kill!?”
”s.h.i.+n Woo, you look really excited...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo kept stimulating his mind by throwing out these lines, and then, the undead hero began to squirm, which was quite the laughable sight.
But it seemed like his body and mind still weren't completely in sync, as he aimed both his arms' bronze fingernails at Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and shot them at him. They were so fast that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't hope to dodge them!
'No way, this is...!'