Chapter 633 - Special Equipment

Han Wu and Xu Hai, joined by the Origin of Mutation with its Gene Lock activated and the mutated locust, attacked the Great Dragon simultaneously. In the end, they sacrificed the mutated locust and slew it.

A despairing howl engulfed the field before the Great Dragon dissolved into nothing. Upon its death, the trio received a large amount of experience points, gold, and materials.

They also gained the Dragonslayer status. Under its buff, their strength was unlocked by an additional 5%, their speed and power were increased by 50%, and the damage they dealt to beasts rose by 100%. The effect would last until the next dragon was slain. The next dragon would spawn in two hours, which meant they would retain the buff for at least 120 minutes.

Next, they sorted through the spoils. Most of them were dragon scales suitable for forging defensive equipment. They also obtained two dragon fangs and a dragon heart that contained the Great Dragon’s power. If used directly, the heart would grant its user an additional 100% HP and energy.

Then there was a dragon crystal, the most prized material. It could raise their base’s crystal by three levels or upgrade the quality of summoned units and grant them a portion of the Great Dragon’s power.

Han Wu asked Commerce to forge as much equipment as possible from the dragon scales, and the latter produced fifteen pieces in total. Han Wu then used Merge and obtained five, higher-quality armors. They offered exceptional defensive effects, reducing physical damage by 20% and energy damage by 15%, and they even reflected 5% of the total damage. It was quintessential defensive equipment.

Han Wu intended to distribute one to each of them, but both Commerce and Xu Hai stopped him.

Commerce noted that the value for each armor had increased by 300% after Han Wu merged the fifteen into five. He believed that the value would increase even further if Han Wu merged the remaining five into one.

Xu Hai added his own calculation. If Han Wu continued merging, the armor’s defensive and reflective properties would improve, and it could even gain unexpected effects.

Han Wu listened to both of them and merged them into one. The resulting dragon scale armor didn’t exist within the system’s original match parameters, so it was now classified as special equipment.

[New Dragon Scale Armor: Reduces all damage by 50% and reflects 25% damage. Users may manually activate the armor to reflect all damage received for five seconds. Cooldown: 3 hours]

Not only had the defensive and reflective properties increased, but it could even reflect all damage for a short duration. Han Wu studied it with admiration. The classification as special equipment was justified; it was too powerful. Anyone who wore it would effectively gain a second life and the ability to turn the tide of battle.

Han Wu looked at the others. Under Jia Gui’s earnest gaze, Han Wu handed the armor to the Origin of Mutation. “You are their target, and you face the greatest danger. Use it.”

The Origin of Mutation wanted Han Wu to keep it, but after seeing his resolve, it accepted the armor.

Commerce then forged the two dragon fangs into daggers. The dragon fang daggers could ignore most defensive properties and even reduce a target’s defense value. They also allowed the user to occasionally deal critical damage at 150% of the normal output.

With the new dragon scale armor as precedent, everyone hoped that Han Wu would merge the two daggers.

Han Wu didn’t disappoint. He merged them into a new special weapon called Dragonfang Breaker.

[Dragonfang Breaker: The broken blade can ignore all defensive values and Skills. It also deals 100% true damage.]

Han Wu’s eyes lit up when he read its attributes. It was an anti-tank weapon!

Jia Gui stared at it excitedly, but Han Wu decided to keep it. He now possessed two weapons. He would use the Slaughter Knife against regular mobs and reserve the Dragonfang Breaker for stronger foes.

Next came the dragon heart. Since there was only one, they couldn’t merge it.

Now that he had grown stronger, Jia Gui felt that he needed better equipment for the match to perform better, so he was eager to take it. Unexpectedly, Han Wu gave it to the Origin of Mutation.

“Why the Origin of Mutation? Isn’t it my turn?” Jia Gui protested.

Han Wu explained, “It can maximize the item’s effects.”

“What can it possibly do with it? Doesn’t it just increase your HP and energy by 100%?” Jia Gui asked. “Don’t tell me it can turn into a dragon by eating it?”

“You are right. It can turn into a dragon after eating it,” Han Wu replied and showed Jia Gui the effects of Gene Lock.

Jia Gui’s face twitched, yet he had to admit that the Origin of Mutation could utilize it better.

Then there was the final item, the dragon crystal. Still annoyed at receiving nothing, Jia Gui recommended, “You should use it to upgrade the locusts’ quality. They are too weak. I could wipe them out in one blow.”

Han Wu ignored him without hesitation and upgraded the crystal to Level 5. He was aiming for the swarm tactic, so he seized every opportunity to increase the number of summoned locusts. At Level 5, it could summon 6,250 locusts per minute.

Jia Gui was pissed.

Fine! Since you won’t even consider my advice and refuse to give me anything, I might as well sit on the sidelines.

Jia Gui scoffed and started to lie down, but Han Wu stopped him. “Give me your boots. I will merge them for you.”

Jia Gui wanted to decline, but then he recalled how powerful the armor and dagger had become after merging. His heart itched for strength. He hadn’t received a single piece of special equipment so far, and the slight stung.

In the end, he chose to accept Han Wu’s offer. He unequipped all twenty-one pairs of boots, and Han Wu merged them into special equipment: Extreme Boots. The item multiplied the wearer’s speed tenfold, pushing it to the extreme.

Jia Gui equipped the Extreme Boots and ran. He moved much faster than he had with the twenty-one pairs of boots combined. In fact, he moved so fast that he couldn’t turn in time, crashed into a wall, and left a huge hole in it before he stopped.

Han Wu slapped his forehead. He needed to forge some defensive equipment for Jia Gui. Otherwise, the latter would keep crashing into walls until he killed himself.