𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟖𝟖
‘It’s over.’
One way or another, the broadcast ended soon after the Crow Guild retreated.
Although the ending wasn’t good, the battle itself was thrilling and fun, and since we confirmed the existence of an Apostle, I was relatively satisfied. However, looking at the chat that was coming up, it seemed that not everyone felt the same way as me.
━Damn it! I paid 5,000 won to watch this!
━LOL.
━An ending where they run away instead of clearing it LOL.
━They should fight with the resolve to be annihilated, what’s with the retreat?
━I was a fool to expect something from the first broadcast.
At this point, I felt sorry for the Crow Guild.
It’s not like the Crow Guild retreated because they wanted to.
Moreover, there were people who admired some of the skills used during the battle. But it was a shame to think that they were being treated like this because of the bad ending.
“Then I’ll be going.”
At that moment, Raz, who had confirmed that the broadcast was over, got up from his seat and prepared to leave.
“Are you leaving?”
“What’s the point of staying? I need to do quests and find dungeons. You wanna come?”
At Raz’s suggestion to go together, I thought about it for a moment.
Doing quests wasn’t a bad idea, and finding dungeons could be helpful for exploration since I had the Gem-Eating Snake.
However, since I had been fighting until now, my desire to rest was strong, so I decided to decline Raz’s offer.
“No, I’ll just rest. I’ve been fighting until now.”
“Ah, right. You fought with an Apostle too.”
Raz, who spoke as if he didn’t know, nodded his head with a regretful expression and left the house, saying he’d see me next time.
Should I have just spent the day with him?
Perhaps because it had been a while since we met, I thought that, but it wasn’t like we’d never see each other again, so I brushed it off and got up from my seat to buy Enhancement Stones.
‘First, let’s get the weapon and cloak to +10.’
If I had Rare Enhancement Stones, I could enhance them even further, but they were hard to come by.
They weren’t even in the Cash Transaction Window, so the only option left was the Real-Time Auction House, but that wouldn’t open for another two days, so there was nothing I could do right now.
‘Speaking of which, what should I put up for the next auction?’
Should I enhance the Unquenchable Flame Set as planned and put it up?
Previously, I put up a +9 staff, and Hwaryeon bought it. And if it were Hwaryeon, she would probably buy the rest of the set as well, but for some reason, it felt like I was ripping her off.
‘The items I have now are……’
The Unquenchable Flame Set I got from Deronak.
The Scent of Death Set I got from Heights.
And lastly, the Sacred Faith Set I got with the Demon King Contribution Points.
Besides those, the items were Unique grade, so I didn’t want to sell them.
Moreover, the three sets mentioned above were all equipment worn by magicians and healers, so there was no point in me having them.
‘If I sell these three sets, I’ll be able to collect five Gold Coins.’
I really don’t know what I’m doing to collect Gold Coins.
But I have no complaints since I’m making that much money.
‘By the way, where are the Enhancement Stones…… Ah, there they are.’
Anyway, after wandering around the crowded streets and buying Enhancement Stones, I returned home and started enhancing the Demon King’s weapon and cloak.
“Title Change. God of Enhancement.”
Even a title change to finish the enhancement a little faster.
Anyway, after changing the title, I tried enhancing. The first and second enhancements succeeded with a 100% chance. The third enhancement dropped to a 90% chance, but I was able to succeed without much difficulty.
‘Next is +4, right?’
[Ding!~ Attempting to enhance ‘Black Despair and Death’.]
[Related stat Luck (1,277) will be applied.]
[Enhancement chance…… 79.6%.]
[To cancel, please drop the Enhancement Stone.]
[3…… 2…… 1……]
[Enhancement successful.]
The probability gradually decreased, and when I tried the final +10 enhancement, it was 11.3%, but I was able to succeed after a few attempts.
The completed +10 Black Despair and Death.
‘Let’s see how much it’s improved.’
[+10 Black Despair and Death] (Unique)
Attack Power: 1296 (+796) Magic Attack Power: 1296 (+796)
Durability: 210/210
*Penetration rate increased by 60p.
*A-rank Skill ‘Demon’s Power (Thorn Hell) (LV20)’ usable. (Cooldown: 30 minutes)
*A-rank Skill ‘Demon’s Power (Black Storm) (LV20)’ usable. (Cooldown: 30 minutes)
*Enhancement Option (1): Darkness Attribute increased by 1%.
*Enhancement Option (2): Corruption increased by 2%.
*Enhancement Option (3): Demon’s Power Skill effect increased by 5%.
*Enhancement Option (4): Demon’s Power Skill +1 effect.
“Huh?”
I wasn’t surprised by the additional stats or attack power, as I had already expected them. However, I couldn’t take my eyes off the Enhancement Options.
Darkness Attribute and Corruption stat. Also, skill effect increase.
And finally, level increase.
Looking at these options alone, it didn’t seem like much. But knowing that the Enhancement Options doubled from +11 onwards, I could feel how amazing the current options were.
‘Wouldn’t anyone become a demon if they were given this item?’
Of course, after enhancing it to +15.
“……Cash Transaction Window.”
However, in its current state, it wasn’t of much help.
On the contrary, thinking that if I enhanced it to +15, it would be more powerful than any other item, I opened the Cash Transaction Window and searched for Rare Enhancement Stones, but as expected, they were nowhere to be found.
“Where can I get these damn Rare Enhancement Stones?”
Do I have to go around and defeat all the raid bosses by myself?
I sighed and thought about it. Since I was already searching, I decided to search for Demon’s Power as well.
To be honest, I thought I would only see Demon’s Power in the Real-Time Auction House and not in the Cash Transaction Window, but surprisingly, there was one listed.
[B-rank Skillbook. Demon’s Power (Evil Wave).]
[Price: 8,000,000 won.]
“What the hell is this crazy price?”
It was a whopping 8 million won.
The most expensive skillbook among the Demon’s Power skillbooks I bought recently was 5 million won, but this one was 3 million won more expensive.
It seemed like it was listed at a higher price than what it would probably sell for in the Real-Time Auction House, but the problem was that I was actually considering it.
‘Come to think of it, the Demon’s Power I sold before was 6.4 million won, wasn’t it?’
I was filled with regret now.
If I had known I would acquire Corrupted Body, I would have kept it instead of selling it.
Anyway, although I was hesitant because of the 8 million won price tag, I decided to buy it because there were still four powers left that I could acquire with Corrupted Body.
[Purchased amount. 8,000,000 won will be automatically withdrawn.]
‘I would have been in big trouble if I didn’t have Intuition.’
I had spent over 10 million won just buying Demon’s Power.
What would have happened if I hadn’t earned money using Intuition?
No, come to think of it, if I didn’t have Intuition, I probably wouldn’t have even considered buying these skillbooks.
‘Now, let’s enhance the remaining cloak.’
Anyway, after registering the purchased Demon’s Power, I finished enhancing the cloak to +10 and checked the options that had been added.
[+10 Cloak that Swallows Even Darkness] (Unique)
Durability: 190/190
*Attack power increased by 20% in darkness.
*All stats increased by 200 in darkness.
*A-rank Skill ‘Demon’s Power (Darkness Curtain) (LV20)’ always activated in darkness.
*Enhancement Option (1): Health regeneration speed 10 per second.
*Enhancement Option (2): All stats increased by 20.
*Enhancement Option (3): Darkness Attribute Resistance increased by 1%.
*Enhancement Option (4): Demon’s Power (Darkness Curtain) +1 skill effect.
“Hmm.”
Compared to the weapon I enhanced earlier, it was hard to find anything particularly good about it.
Was the +20 to all stats the only good thing?
If I enhanced it to +15, it would ultimately increase all stats by 200, so it caught my attention to some extent, but it wasn’t enough to make me go out of my way to enhance it.
I’d rather enhance a shield instead.
[Emperor Guild’s ‘Aizen’ has invited you to the guild chat.]
[Would you like to accept?]
“……”
Why did this guy contact me?
‘Is he trying to apologize?’
But I soon shook my head.
Aizen had made a rational decision at the time, so there was nothing to apologize for.
I guessed he was probably going to talk about the cave we went to today, so I accepted the guild chat invitation and spoke.
“What’s up?”
━I’m planning to challenge that cave again tomorrow. Would you like to help?
‘This guy is asking for help without any context.’
To be honest, I had enhanced the Demon King’s weapon in preparation for the battle with the 26th Apostle we fought today and the boss that would appear later.
However, I doubted whether a +10 enhancement would be enough to defeat an Apostle.
‘I could probably kill it since stealth works, but……’
On the other hand, there was also a chance that I could die.
Thinking about that made me hesitate, but Aizen wouldn’t just ask for help without offering anything in return.
At least until now, he had given me appropriate compensation.
“You’re not planning to broadcast tomorrow, are you?”
━I am. I’m also planning to share the profits with everyone.
“……Is that so?”
The mention of broadcast profits made it somewhat appealing.
Didn’t the Crow Guild we saw earlier earn about 80 million won?
Moreover, with the Emperor Guild’s reputation, they might be able to earn even more.
━Also, since we’re challenging it with the minimum number of people, the amount each person receives will be substantial.
“……”
It felt like he was trying to lure me in no matter what.
Even so, the offer of a portion of the broadcast profits was tempting.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by the offer of money?
However, thinking about the possibility of earning a lot of money through the Real-Time Auction in two days made me think in a different direction.
‘It would be better if I could enhance the weapon to +15, just in case.’
If the weapon was enhanced to +15, I felt like I could fight again even if I died in the subsequent battles with the Apostles.
That’s how good the weapon’s options were.
And thinking about that, I decided to ask for something other than a share of the profits.
“Do you happen to have any Rare Weapon Enhancement Stones?”
The only way I knew to obtain Rare Enhancement Stones was through raids.
However, technically speaking, there were other ways besides that, so I thought the Emperor Guild might have a few, and as I expected, Aizen gave me the answer I wanted.
━Rare Weapon Enhancement Stones, you say? We do have some.
“Oh, really? Then…… give me five of those instead of the broadcast profits.”
I only asked for five because it felt wrong to ask for all of them.
Honestly, Rare Enhancement Stones were hard to come by even if you had the money.
━We only have six, but are you sure? You want the Enhancement Stones instead of the money?
“You can’t get Rare Enhancement Stones even if you want to.”
━Alright. I can give them to you right now if you want.
“Right now?”
* * *
At the words that he could give me the Rare Enhancement Stones right now, I immediately moved to the Guild Castle and received five Rare Enhancement Stones from Aizen shortly after.
After receiving the Rare Enhancement Stones, I tried enhancing without hesitation. Even with the God of Enhancement title, the +15 enhancement chance would take time, but in the end, the result was beyond words.
[You have successfully enhanced to the maximum value. ‘Black Despair and Death’ has now become a perfect weapon.]
[Enhancement Options are doubled.]
[+15 Black Despair and Death] (Unique)
Attack Power: 2687 (+2187) Magic Attack Power: 2687 (+2187)
Durability: 215/215
*Penetration rate increased by 60p.
*A-rank Skill ‘Demon’s Power (Thorn Hell) (LV20)’ usable. (Cooldown: 30 minutes)
*A-rank Skill ‘Demon’s Power (Black Storm) (LV20)’ usable. (Cooldown: 30 minutes)
*Enhancement Option (1): Darkness Attribute increased by 10%.
*Enhancement Option (2): Corruption increased by 20%.
*Enhancement Option (3): Demon’s Power Skill effect increased by 50%.
*Enhancement Option (4): Demon’s Power Skill +10 effect.
Truly a formidable weapon.
I held in my hand a weapon that was incomparable to the Roar of the Thunder Dragon I had used until now.
Although it was a weapon that could only be used after death due to the Corruption stat restriction, I felt filled with confidence that I could face any enemy with this weapon.
‘Now I can face anything, whether it’s an Apostle or whatever.’
Anticipating the battle that would take place tomorrow, I went outside to test the weapon and skills.
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