am-books Chapter 59: Chapter59-Gold-Tier Equipment
Chapter 59: Chapter59-Gold-Tier Equipment
A dense, decaying aura of darkness emanated from John.
Subsequently, centered around him, a black marsh with a diameter of approximately forty meters emerged beneath his feet.
Within this dark marsh, numerous withered arms formed from the muck surged forth, grabbing hold of the Bloodwing Slaughterer's legs and wings, attempting to drag it into the swamp to significantly reduce its speed.
The Bloodwing Slaughterer's blood-red pupils contracted sharply, instinctively sensing danger!
It struggled, flapping its wings, trying to take flight.
However, John had finally trapped it and had no intention of letting it escape!
As the Bloodwing Slaughterer attempted to beat its wings and break free from the Dark Marsh's grasp, John's other hand holding the staff glowed with a purple light.
Five arrows formed from lightning converged behind him.
"Thunder Arrow!"
With a mere thought from John, the five thunder arrows turned into bolts of lightning, all striking towards the Bloodwing Slaughterer.
"Whizz whizz whizz..."
The thunder arrows broke through the air.
Despite the Bloodwing Slaughterer's desperate dodges, three of them hit its body.
Purple arcs of lightning continuously leaped across it, leaving the Bloodwing Slaughterer rigid and paralyzed on the spot.
At the same time, three damage numbers rose above its head.
"-8918!" "-9779!" "-9435!"...
The Bloodwing Slaughterer was paralyzed for two seconds.
Though it was just two seconds, in such a battle, even a single second could be fatal!
John's face remained expressionless as he gathered strength in his arm, the chilling ice spear in his hand turning into a streak of light, thrusting towards the Bloodwing Slaughterer's heart!
"Thud!"
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and foul-smelling black blood instantly splattered.
"-40012!"
A bright red damage number rose above the Bloodwing Slaughterer's head.
After transforming, the Bloodwing Slaughterer's defense had significantly increased, and it managed to avoid John's spear aimed at its heart at the last moment.
Thus, even though the ice spear penetrated its chest, it did not inflict a fatal wound.
However, John hadn't expected to take down the creature with just the ice spear.
Before the Bloodwing Slaughterer could catch its breath, it suddenly discovered, to its horror, that a spear burning with a brilliant white flame was rapidly condensing in John's hand.
In just the span of a breath, the blazing white light spear was formed!
"Blazing Light Spear!"
Feeling the terrifying power of the light spear, the Bloodwing Slaughterer experienced a suffocating sensation, and an indescribable fear surged within.
Death seemed certain if it were to be hit; it would surely perish!
This thought emerged in the Bloodwing Slaughterer's mind, and fear spread through its heart like a tidal wave.
Just as John was about to leave, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a golden light flashing at the spot where the Bloodwing Slaughterer had dissipated.
John was taken aback and nearly jumped in surprise.
"Gold-tier equipment!" he exclaimed in delight.
Caught up in his thoughts about the Bloodwing Slaughterer's final words, John hadn't noticed that the creature had dropped equipment, let alone a piece of gold-tier equipment!
Considering that all his current equipment and assets combined might not afford him a single piece of gold-tier equipment, this was the first gold-tier item he had acquired!
John suppressed the excitement bubbling inside him and hurried forward to pick up the equipment.
To his delight, it turned out to be a gold-tier ring!
Since John had initially acquired the One-Eyed Lich King's Furious Bracers, he had also looted two silver-tier and four bronze-tier pieces of equipment in the trial.
Among them, only two bronze-tier armors were usable for him, leaving John frustrated for quite some time due to the incompatibility of the silver-tier items.
But now, John had cast all his previous frustrations into the sea.
If he couldn't wear silver-tier equipment, then he'd use gold-tier!
With a gleeful heart, John examined the attributes of the equipment.
[Equipment]: Ring of Bloodwing Slaughterer
[Type]: Ring
[Level]: Lv15
[Tier]: Gold-tier
[Quality]: Precious
[Attributes]: Spirit +80, Strength +80, Stamina +60, Life Steal +5%
[Skill]: Bloodthirst (Active)
[Description]: Upon activating the skill, you will enter a Bloodthirst state, increasing damage by 20%, speed by 15%, and life steal by an additional 10%, while reducing defense by 20%. Duration: 5 minutes, Cooldown: 1 hour.
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The "Ring of Bloodwing Slaughterer" not only provides the wearer with three types of attribute enhancements but also offers a 5% life steal!
"Life Steal" is a very rare attribute, akin to the "Cooldown Reduction" for magus classes, "Critical Hit Rate" for physical classes, and other such properties.
Awakers with the "Life Steal" attribute can absorb a portion of their target's HP as their own when they inflict damage.
For John, a magus with no innate healing abilities, this undoubtedly greatly enhances his sustainability in battle.
Moreover, the "Ring of Bloodwing Slaughterer" comes with an active "Bloodthirst" skill!
This skill bears a resemblance to the "Berserk" ability of the One-Eyed Lich King's Furious Bracers, also a melee class skill, and they should be stackable.
Although John is of the magus class, the One-Eyed Lich King's Furious Bracers provided significant assistance in his recent battle, so he's not averse to such skills.
As long as they enhance his strength, he wouldn't hesitate to use equipment or skills from melee or even support classes.
In a world where power reigns supreme and only the fittest survive, strength is the ultimate truth.
After equipping the Ring of Bloodwing Slaughterer and ensuring no other equipment or items were missed, John proceeded to the next layer of the Heritage Trial.
This was the final layer of the "Crimson Demon Heritage Trial."
Whether he could find the Crimson Demon's treasure hinged on this moment!