Chapter 30 Part7 (2/2)
[Attack Power: 450 - 610]
[Magic Attack Power: 1,350 - 1,550]
[Options: Calculation a.s.sistance]
[Pa.s.sive skill: Serpent's Whirlwind - Absorbs an element and shoots out the opposite element with even greater strength.]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought the fusion would either add an option that strengthened the wind element, or increased the magic attack power of the staff, but the actual result was quite unexpected. When he saw the upgraded skill though, he did think of one thing.
'Now that I think about it, I think there's a pa.s.sage in a bible that states 'sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind'.'
It wasn't often used in the west anymore, but it was similar to the Korean adage. He smiled, as the skill was exactly like the adage.
'Wind is not only fast and sharp, but it also possesses the ability to reinforce other things as well... As I thought, no useless element exists.'
To be honest, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had thought that the lightning element was backward compatible with the wind element, thinking of it as just another 'variation of the wind element'. However, now that he'd gotten the wind element, he felt like he would need to do some in-depth study of the actual element itself. It wasn't that there wasn't anything special about the wind element; it was just that there was nothing special about Lee Man Bok!
Contrary to Lee Man Bok, whose only specialty was creating wind, by obtaining both his memories and experiences, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to manipulate the very element itself and could use the element to its fullest! 'The student has become the master.'
”Next up is this...”
Honestly, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's main concern hadn't been the wind strengthening staff. When he had first found the level 7 artifact, he had been a bit anxious, and he raised that very artifact before his eyes.
Countless particles of bone powder were clumped together into the shape of a robe that was often worn by magicians. Even now, it changed its shape right before his very eyes, deceiving those that looked at it. It seemed as though there was a gemstone mixed in, as something was dazzling within it. The robes were both frightening and charming at the same time.
[Prayer of the Dead]
[Lv7]
[Durability: 1,980/1,980 (Self-Repair)]
[Defense: 700 - 900]
[Options: Health + 40, Magic + 100, Calculation a.s.sistance, Magic Reinforcement, High-speed Casting]
[Special Pa.s.sive skill: Blessing of Death - You store others' death energy and using that death energy, you can prevent your own death. Current charge: 0/1]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo rubbed his eyes and checked once more, but the information didn't change. Setting aside its options, this robe... Its skill had the same name as Jin's revival ability!
”Jin, this robe has the Blessing of Death ability.”
”What the h.e.l.l!? That's bulls.h.i.+t!”
But contrary to Jin, who could draw in the curse and avoid death, these robes not only had to store another person's death energy but could only revive a person once, as it could store one charge maximum. That sucked, but in any case, it was a big deal to avoid death even once.
The original robe probably had a skill that was a rank lower than the current skill. However, it was because of that skill that Lee Man Bok was able to regenerate from Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's attack. Perhaps this skill was the reason he was able to escape from Ethan Cruz.
”Blessing of Death, huh...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo momentarily looked over the item, and soon stored it into the Bone Armory. His health and magic stats rose, and all of the remaining options, as well as the robe itself, was stored into the Bone Armory intact.
He immediately switched out one of his Breaths of the Lightning G.o.ds with the Prayer of the Dead and draped it over his armor. This robe, which was composed of bone powder, could transform, so it wouldn't get in the way of his movements.
The High-Speed Casting, Calculation a.s.sistance and Magic Reinforcement would be quite helpful to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, even though he wasn't a magician. There was nothing more rea.s.suring than having a level 7 piece of equipment draped over him. He was equipped with a level 6 weapon, and though most of his armor was level 4, he had another piece of armor that was level 7. If the other heroes knew about this, they would be jealous and cry tears of blood. No, his items would even shock the 12 generals!
”I gained various info and even acquired some artifacts as well, so our senior really didn't die in vain...”
”I don't think he would've agreed with you...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't really care what the dead thought, and they realized that there were no traces of them having been here. They were about to leave but... they found a few volumes of books atop a roughly made table within the boss room.
They were all written by Lee Man Bok.
”You're not taking these with you, s.h.i.+n Woo?”
”They're not skill books. They're probably useless...”
He said as much, yet he took the books with him. Lee Man Bok had been chosen as a hero, so even though he likely learned the Empire's language, it would be written in Korean. When he actually took a look at it, it was indeed written in Korean, but the contents were so childish and immature that he just grinned. He was whining like a little kid.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, what did he write?”
”Not sure. I don't know what the language is, so I can't read it.”
”You're lying, aren't you? His name is similar to yours. You're from the same country, aren't you!? Right!?”
”I'm not. Now, let's go to the Giant's domain that our senior was so helpful in telling us about. Jin, hurry up.”
”Liar. If you can't understand it, then why are you sitting there, reading it so earnestly? Hey!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't reply to Jin's question and instead tapped Jin's back to urge him to go while continuing to read Lee Man Bok's diary. Ultimately, Jin grumblingly left the dungeon and began to run, while Lee s.h.i.+n Woo absent-mindedly read Lee Man Bok's diary and despondently chuckled.
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