Chapter 28: Three Red Equipment, Heaven-Defying Effects!

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: Three Red Equipment, Heaven-Defying Effects!

When he had checked the stage rewards at the first floor, he didn’t think it was much. But accumulated over twenty-two floors, the rewards were surprisingly abundant. The corners of Yu Zhun’s mouth curled up involuntarily. Earning over 100,000 level experience points in one go should be enough to raise his level by more than ten, or so he thought...

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to Level 16!]

...Eh?

Yu Zhun’s mouth twitched. He knew that leveling up required more experience later on, but 100,000 experience points only taking him from Level 10 to Level 16 still felt excessive. However, after tapping open his experience bar, he felt relieved.

[Level: Level 16 (26220/35800)]

"Leveling up is too difficult," Yu Zhun sighed. Going by this growth trend, the experience required to level up later would probably be an astronomical figure. No wonder not a single player on Blue Star had reached Level 80 in the past hundred years, let alone hit the max level.

"Level 16 is fine, too. At least I can wear the three pieces of Level 15 Red Equipment now." Yu Zhun quickly soothed his wounded pride and happily took out the three Level 15 Red Equipment pieces dropped after killing the Demonized Elf Commander.

Before being finalized, a customizable epic-tier Equipment piece appeared only as a cluster of crimson light. It would only manifest its corresponding form once Yu Zhun confirmed his choice. First was the weapon selection. Since the customizable weapon could only be chosen from one of the five Professions, Yu Zhun had no choice but to pick a dagger.

[Nether’s Sigh]

[Equipment Description: A powerful weapon originating from the depths of the Nether Land. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you!]

[Equipment Level: Level 15]

[Equipment Quality: Epic (Red)]

[Equipment Slot: Weapon]

[Equipment Durability: 100]

[Equipment Attributes: Physical Attack +1260]

[Equipment Effect 1 (Linyuan): Ignores the target’s Physical Defense, but reduces your own Physical Defense to 0. Consumes 20 Mana per use.]

[Equipment Effect 2 (Soul Capture): Targets facing the wielder head-on will suffer the Intimidation of the Nether, reducing their Physical Attack and Magic Attack by 30%.]

[Equipment Effect 3 (Blood Drinking): 20% of the Life Value deducted from the target is transformed into your own Life Value recovery.]

"As expected of an epic-tier weapon." After reading through the stats, Yu Zhun’s eyes shone.

The Equipment skill [Soul Capture] was like adding wings to a tiger for Yu Zhun, who already possessed the [Open and Aboveboard] talent. [Blood Drinking] was the superior version of [Bloodthirst], doubling the lifesteal amount and greatly increasing his sustaining ability. As for [Linyuan], this skill was somewhat situational to Yu Zhun, but fortunately, it was an active skill, so he could control whether to activate it or not. Furthermore, this skill wasn’t completely useless.

Soon, Yu Zhun would leave the Newbie City and enter the Main City. The Main City had no level restrictions and was filled with experts; the fierce competition there was far beyond what the Newbie City could compare to, and there would be eyes everywhere. The characteristics of Yu Zhun’s talent effects were very obvious. If someone observant figured them out, he might be targeted. Therefore, there would be times when he needed to act like a normal Assassin to conceal his talent. At such times, [Linyuan] would come in handy.

"Next, I need to choose the Armor and accessory." Yu Zhun looked at the other two clusters of red light.

Armor and accessories had no Profession distinctions, but different Equipment focused on different aspects and attributes. There were five options for each. After comparing them, Yu Zhun quickly selected what he wanted.

[Guardian of the Nether]

[Equipment Description: A powerful piece of Armor originating from the depths of the Nether Land. May the power of the Nether be with you!]

[Equipment Level: Level 15]

[Equipment Quality: Epic (Red)]

[Equipment Slot: Armor]

[Equipment Durability: 100]

[Equipment Attributes: Life Value +2400]

[Equipment Effect 1 (Watch): Upon entering combat, immediately gain a shield equal to your maximum Life Value. Takes effect only once per battle.]

[Equipment Effect 2 (Life Substitution): When Life Value falls below 10%, immediately recover all Life Value. Takes effect only once per battle.]

[Equipment Effect 3 (Pure Land): When recovering Life Value, excess Healing is transformed into an equivalent shield, which disappears 10 seconds after leaving combat.]

[Nether’s Deep Embrace]

[Equipment Description: A powerful accessory originating from the depths of the Nether Land. Surrender to the embrace of the Nether, and you shall be flawless!]

[Equipment Level: Level 15]

[Equipment Quality: Epic (Red)]

[Equipment Slot: Accessory]

[Equipment Durability: 100]

[Equipment Attributes: Physical Defense +400, Magic Defense +400]

[Equipment Effect 1 (Transformation): 20% of incoming attacks are automatically transformed into the other type of attack.]

[Equipment Effect 2 (Deep Embrace): When incoming attacks are lower than your corresponding defense type, recover Life Value equal to the attack damage.]

[Equipment Effect 3 (Seize): Reduces a designated target’s Physical Attack and Magic Attack by 10%, and increases your own Physical Defense and Magic Defense by the reduced amount. Lasts for 10 seconds. Consumes 40 Mana per use.]

"Now, let’s see who can still hurt me!" After finalizing the Armor and accessory, Yu Zhun suddenly brimmed with confidence.

For the Armor [Guardian of the Nether], the first effect [Watch] granted him a shield equal to his Life Value, which was equivalent to having an extra life. The second effect [Life Substitution] could instantly restore his full Life Value when it dropped below 10%, adding yet another life. Those first two effects alone essentially gave him two extra lives.

The final effect, [Pure Land], was even more game-breaking. Excess Healing was transformed into an equivalent shield! Yu Zhun had previously joked about wishing for an ability like this, and now his wish had actually come true! Considering the weapon Equipment effect [Blood Drinking] already doubled the lifesteal amount compared to his previous [Bloodthirst], this new effect was absolutely invincible! If Yu Zhun were to face the five Professions in the Nether Trial right now, he could effortlessly wipe the floor with all five of them!

As an accessory, [Nether’s Deep Embrace] was equally extraordinary. It was a belt-type accessory. The first effect, [Transformation], could convert 20% of incoming Physical Attacks into Magic Attacks, and 20% of incoming Magic Attacks into Physical Attacks. This might seem meaningless, but it was far from it.

Suppose Yu Zhun had 500 Physical Defense and 500 Magic Defense, and was attacked by an archer with 1000 Physical Attack. Without [Transformation], only his Physical Defense would offset the damage, and he would take 500 points of damage. However, once [Transformation] took effect, the 1000 Physical Attack would be converted into 800 Physical Attack and 200 Magic Attack. His Physical Defense and Magic Defense would simultaneously offset the damage, meaning he would only take 300 points of physical damage and 1 point of Magic damage (since it failed to break his defense).

If combined with the second effect, [Deep Embrace], the 200 Magic Attack—which was lower than his Magic Defense—would even restore 200 Life Value for him! With both effects combined, an attack that should have dealt 500 damage would ultimately result in a mere 101 points of net damage.

The third effect, [Seize], was just as game-breaking. It reduced the target’s Physical Attack and Magic Attack by 10% and added that reduced amount to his own Physical Defense and Magic Defense for 10 seconds. Reducing the enemy’s attack while boosting his own defense was already powerful, but when combined with the first two effects...

They wouldn’t be able to hurt him! He was completely invulnerable!