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＜ 14. Unclean creatures (2) ＞
When I opened my eyes, the red sky filled my vision .
Andrea stared blankly at the sky for a while. My head was pounding and my head hurt, but this time I remembered the meeting with the shadow god completely .
It was a meeting with a lot to think about. However, the fatigue of the body was too strong. A master who waged life-and-death battles and used cards far beyond normal output. Just lying still like this was too much for Andrea right now .
‘… Still, it’s not okay if I ‘m like this .’
I had to check what the other party was doing. Andrea barely got up. There were colleagues right in front of my eyes without having to look for them .
“ Andrea-sama, are you okay ?”
“ Are you awake ?”
Emilia and Trisha’s faces were full of worry. Emilia was clinging to Andrea’s leg and continuing to use healing magic. The leg was in good condition, though a little cracked .
‘ I thought that in the worst case, priest Emilia would lose her senses and only the bone fragments could remain… I’m so glad .’
Just imagining it gave me goosebumps all over my body. If it had happened, I might have fainted again from the pain as soon as I woke up. Andrea secretly let out a sigh of relief .
“ Andrea, what the hell happened? How did your leg get so injured ?”
“ Wait a minute .”
Before answering Tricia’s question about the situation, she summoned Marco first. The resurrected Marco, although not as serious as before, still looked quite tired .
“ Did I do a good job ?”
“ Yes. Really… you worked hard, Mr. Marco. Thanks to you, I finished the job safely .”
” I’m glad… But why did I have to break my teeth ?”
Andrea explained step by step to the party how to catch the Shadow Beast .
The more they listened to the explanation, the more pale their faces became. While admiring the idea of deliberately putting a curse to amplify the damage, they are appalled at the implementation method, which involves going inside the intestines and dipping their feet in gastric juices .
Trisha even looked pretty resentful .
“ No, b*tch, are you crazy? Was that your plan from the beginning ?”
“ Yes, the angels of the Shadow God are quite difficult among the angels. I thought this was the only way to win at the level of our party .”
“ But why didn’t you tell us ?”
“ Yeah… I would have stopped you from doing that if you had explained it in advance .”
It was not unreasonable for Trisha to be somewhat disappointed that she had told her to refrain from gambling with her life and then broke it. However, Andrea was too tired to logically convince the situation .
“ T, Trisha. Andrea-sama needs to rest now… If you push yourself like that …”
Fortunately, Emilia stepped in and dried it up in the middle. Marco also helped by asking if it was okay since the work was completed well anyway. Trisha had no choice but to step back .
An awkward atmosphere for a while. In this case, it is best to turn it into a topic that everyone will be interested in. Andrea got up on her feet from the floor. Emilia had told her not to act violently right away, but Andrea had no intention of doing so anyway .
“ Let’s go check the reward. The rewards on the 50th floor are much better than the normal boss floors .”
Special rewards come with special monsters. It’s usually after defeating the boss on level 50 that the average player gets their first treasure chest of the highest quality, decorated with jewels and finished in platinum rims .
As expected, a treasure chest with a splendid appearance was waiting for Andrea and the others. Even three of them .
Trisha also tried not to show it, but her eyes were filled with anticipation, and even though Emilia pretended to be fine, she was slightly stomping her feet .
But somehow Marco didn’t look good. When asked why, Marco stammered .
“ Is that the… Mamic I encountered before? Mimic? It looks like that monster… Are n’t they monsters ?”
Andrea laughed involuntarily. Even if it was a pointless mistake, it wasn’t a bad thing that Marco got used to the dungeon and became this cautious .
“ It’s easy to tell the difference between a mimic and a treasure chest. A treasure chest like that is a mimic when it’s unlikely to exist, and a treasure chest when it’s in a place where it can be found. Those boxes are the latter .”
Of course, there are cases where such a box exists in an absurd place, but it is a very small number of exceptions that are impossible to find by normal means, so there is no need to explain. Marco nodded in agreement .
Andrea decided to check the rewards of others first. The most anticipated and fun thing was the mindset that it is better to do it at the end. Anyway, I had to explain how much compensation Trisha and Emilia got .
First up, Trisha. As soon as the box was opened, brilliant golden flashes scattered in the air, and a faint halo of light drifted around. Inside was an epic-grade artifact .
The brilliance was dazzling, but the relics were not so splendid. A quiver made of white leather over red leather. Inside were densely packed arrows with crimson bow feathers. Trisha tilted her head and picked up the artifact .
” What effect does this have, Andrea …?”
“… Take out an arrow from there once .”
Trisha pulled out the arrow as Andrea told her to. Then an amazing thing happened. A new arrow came up in the place where the arrow was empty .
“ Infinite Quiver. As the name suggests, it is a quiver that allows you to use arrows without limit. It also has an effect that increases destructive power .”
“ Really ?”
Trisha, in disbelief, held the quiver upside down and poured it down. A pile of arrows piled up on the floor in no time. It was an absurd sight to think of the hard work of picking up arrows after shooting them every time .
“ Test your destructive power .”
After hearing Andrea’s words, Tricia puts an arrow on her bowstring. Compared to the arrows I used before, the point was sharpened and it was a bit heavier. Considering that part, I gave it a little more strength and aimed at a tree far away .
Wedge – Liquid !
Puck !
I didn’t use any reinforcement cards, but it penetrated the tree at once.
Trisha turns her head while beckoning to the tree as if she could see that. Andrea gave me a thumbs up for doing a good job .
Considering Trisha’s situation now, it was a better artifact. Next is Emilia’s turn. In fact, Emilia’s compensation was ambiguous. In principle, I had to reset all cards and possessions the moment I reached the next floor .
Emilia must have realized this belatedly, too, and her expression was not very bright. However, Andrea prepared for that and prepared a trick from the crack .
“ Don’t worry, priest. As long as it’s not a relic, I’ll be able to take everything else .”
“ Yes? But, the last time we met, didn’t you say that if you raise the level of the trial and accompany him, you should give all your belongings to Arpan-nim …?”
“ It was all prepared. Check the reward first .”
Emilia couldn’t help but wonder how she prepared for it, but first, as instructed, she checked the reward. A group of lights enveloping the surroundings in ecstasy again. This time it was an equipment card .
‘[ Epic] Ascendant’s Necklace: A necklace of a great apostle who preached the revelation of the god of thunder and eventually ascended to heaven and disappeared. (Power + 35%)’
It was an item that boasted the highest efficiency for jobs such as priests, summoners, and sorcerers whose stats were extremely focused on magic .
“ What is this… letter …?”
In fact, Emilia didn’t know what a percent sign was, so she couldn’t even recognize the effect of the equipment. After hearing Andrea explain that 1% means 1/100, I let out a small exclamation .
Andrea suddenly became curious about how much of Emilia’s abilities would increase if she wore this necklace .
“ Priestess Emilia, could you give me your status card for a moment ?”
“ Yes? Yes, oh, here .”
[ Name: Emilia ]
[ Class: Earth Priest ]
[ Level : 61]
[ Max Mana : 4]
[ Strength : 13]
[ Magic Power : 91 + 20]
[ Resistance : 44]
[ Luck : 63 + 5]
[ Quirky: None ]
Thanks to the use of the
‘ Magic Orb’, Emilia’s ability level was higher than that of the general case of the same level .
‘ If this is enough, it will still show strong enough efficiency .’
My current mana is about 31. It’s a piece of equipment that shows a high level of performance right now, but its true value lies in the fact that the increase in stats is a percentage increase .
‘ The higher the level and the higher the ability, the higher the efficiency. It is a monster-like equipment with exceptional efficiency among the Epic ranks. It’s safe to say that it’s an end item unless a Legend-grade accessory comes out .’
Andrea returned the status card given to her by Emilia .
“ As you can see at a glance, it is an ignorantly powerful piece of equipment. As you can see by using the card, the output of healing magic or attack magic must have risen noticeably. Be careful not to lose it and use it wisely .”
For an instant, Priest Emilia’s face widened, but soon she was filled with pensiveness again. He seemed to be even more worried about not being able to take this item with him. Andrea comforted Emilia by telling her not to worry again .
And finally, Andrea’s treasure chest. The other party also gathered to see Andrea’s reward. There was no such thing as a different reward depending on contribution, but somehow everyone vaguely seemed to think that Andrea’s reward would be the best .
‘ Come to think of it… there was something Khalisis told me when I got out of the residence .’
Callisis said that the weapon was old and that there would be a present. Andrea intuitively thought that Khalisis must have touched the inside of this box .
“ Hurry up and open it, Andrea !”
“ Yes, open it quickly. I wonder what will come out .”
The party was impatient and urged Andrea. Andrea followed those words and carefully opened the box .
“ Huh ?”
“ Kyaat !”
All of them had no choice but to close their eyes for a moment. Even through the eyelids, the afterglow of the brilliance could be seen, and instead of pitch-black darkness, it was filled with flashes of red light .
A brilliance that is on a different level from any reward you’ve ever experienced. After a while, Andrea narrowed her eyes, thinking that the light had faded a little .
‘ This is definitely …’
Legend grade card. It was something that could not be explained otherwise. Andrea’s heart started beating fast .
Finally, the flickering light faded and even the remnants disappeared. Andrea looked inside the treasure chest without delay .
A card with a crimson border. Inside it was a gauntlet drawn in a black and vicious shape .
‘[ Legend] Grip of the Fall (Equipment Card): The gauntlet used by the first apostle of the Shadow God to tear and slay the demon of light. It contains countless overlapping blessings of the Shadow God. (Muscle strength increases by the amount of magic power, the effect of the shadow divine card is greatly enhanced, special effects occur when using the shadow imprint )’
unfamiliar description. It was the first weapon I saw .
After reading the explanation, Andrea was momentarily speechless. Bagratu’s weapon, ‘The Devil That Calls the End,’ was also a piece of equipment that boasted outstanding performance among Legend-grade equipment. However, this equipment in his hand had the ability to overwhelm it .
‘ As much as the magic power level… increases in strength ?’
One of the things that Andrea wondered about was that the magical power of the ‘believer’ class was quite high. Among the cards that appear, there are not many cards that rely on magic, so I used to wonder why .
This weapon felt like the answer to that question. If magic power higher than muscle strength was added, Andrea’s strength would more than double. In addition, the effect of strengthening the power of the Shadow Divine Card was a fraudulent attribute that was of great help to Andrea now .
A weapon that seems to have been prepared only for Andrea, who is truly a ‘believer’ class .
‘ Kallisis-nim has prepared a great gift for you .’
When I think about it, it was such a great gift that I even wanted to attach honorifics that I hadn’t attached .
However, one question remained. The special effect occurs when the last effect, ‘Shadow Imprint’ is used. I couldn’t confirm what effect this had without using it myself .
Take out the bullhorn as well, and check it out right away so that when you enter the battle, you will be able to fight well. Andrea first summoned the equipment and tried it on her arm .
Heavy wear. It weighed quite a bit, but it didn’t feel heavy because the power surged while wearing it. A black color that sucks in all the light and a shape with sharp metal added one after another. At first glance, it looked like it was not a gauntlet, but a monster’s grip .
Marco admired it, but Tricia and Emilia seemed a little uneasy, perhaps because they looked a little hideous. Andrea used the shadow imprint without hesitation. Pronounced pain digging into the back of the hand .
And the gauntlet changed immediately. The faces of Trisha and Emilia, who had been looking at each other reluctantly, were also surprised this time .
‘ This is what special effects are like .’
Andrea moves her finger with satisfaction. If this was enough, I didn’t know that I wouldn’t have to worry about being pushed back with destructive power when I met an enemy in the future .
＜ 14. Foul Creatures (2) ＞ End
Shadow dagger?