Chapter 95

After the Abyssal One completed the upgrade and selected the weapon to devour, a dragon's roar suddenly echoed from it. Several streams of black flames emerged from the sword, transforming into dragon heads that bit down on the weapon to be devoured, consuming it bit by bit.

In the blink of an eye, eleven black iron-grade weapons were completely devoured by the black flames. All their essences flowed into the Abyssal One, making it no longer resemble a burning iron rod. It now faintly exuded a cold, sharp sensation, and the color of the blade became more rustic, like an ancient treasure sword.

When Stone Peak took it back in his hand, he felt the Abyssal One had become heavier. He could feel a cool sensation when he gripped the hilt, and he immediately swung the sword a few times.

Swish, swish, swish...

The air seemed to be sliced like paper, emitting a tearing sound.

The weapon shop owner, also an expert in forging, was stunned by the scene, almost pulling out his goatee. A seemingly ordinary weapon could be so sharp, almost surpassing gold-grade weapons. If used properly, it might even sever a bronze-grade weapon with a single strike.

"Good sword!" Stone Peak swung the sword a few times, feeling that the sword seemed even more suitable for him after the upgrade. He then checked the attributes of the Abyssal One.

Abyssal One, one-handed sword, magic weapon.

Attack power: 39.

All attributes +14.

Attack speed +5.

Ignore 5 levels of monster levels, 15% chance to cause 2x damage, 10% chance to inflict a Doom Curse, reducing all attributes by 40% for 30 seconds.

All swordsmen's skill levels +2, gain 2 additional free attributes per level.

Equipment level 5, can be upgraded (devour ten level 10 bronze weapons and one level 10 black iron weapon to upgrade to level 10), can evolve (unknown).

Skill 1: Phantom Kill, instantly create a clone with 50% of the user's attributes and all skills, lasting 35 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes.

Skill 2: Abyssal Bind, bind the enemy, preventing movement and reducing defense by 100%, lasting 3 seconds, cooldown 1 minute.

Skill 3: Nine-Headed Dragon Slash, instantly create nine illusions of the Abyssal One for the user, each causing 30% damage, lasting 24 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes.

A famous sword crafted by the master craftsman Olysis using the fang of the Black Dragon King as material, one of the thirty-six famous swords in the Divine Realm, ranked 31st. However, this sword is cursed by the Black Dragon King. Besides granting the wielder astonishing power, it will periodically backfire. If the backfire cannot be suppressed, the wielder will suffer a permanent 50% reduction in all attributes, cannot be dropped, and cannot be traded.

The attribute boost was significant. The pure attack power could rival a level 5 black iron-grade two-handed weapon. With the base attributes, it would surpass a level 5 mithril-grade two-handed weapon by a wide margin.

A one-handed sword having the destructive power of a two-handed weapon, and being lighter and faster, meant that the Abyssal One possessed the destructive power of a two-handed weapon while also being light and swift. This was the terrifying aspect of a magic weapon, and only a master craftsman could create such a weapon.

This made Stone Peak look forward to upgrading the Abyssal One to level 10.

He originally planned to sell the level 10 gold-grade greatsword obtained from the Sun Temple, but now he had second thoughts. If the Abyssal One devoured it, who knew how much it would improve?

However, Stone Peak was just thinking. To achieve a significant overall improvement, relying on a single weapon was not enough. At least ten level 10 mithril-grade weapons or higher were needed. Black iron-grade weapons were already rare, let alone the extremely precious mithril-grade weapons.

After putting away the Abyssal One, Stone Peak took out a return scroll and read it to return to Maple Town. If he had to run back, he would be 100% late, and he didn't dare to imagine the consequences of keeping the Snow Goddess waiting...

Maple Town, Trade District.

After Stone Peak returned to his original appearance, he made some modifications to the Silver Moon set, making it look like a patchwork of bronze equipment. If he returned to the original style, Bai Qingxue would definitely notice something was off, and it would be hard to explain.

"Brother Feng, we're here." Heizi saw Stone Peak approaching and stood up to call out.

The others also stood up to welcome him, looking at him with grateful eyes. If not for Stone Peak letting Heizi lead them, they probably wouldn't have leveled up to 5 so quickly and would still be struggling at the bottom.

Most high-level players were level 4, with a few reaching level 5, but their equipment was not great. The lucky ones might have one or two bronze-grade pieces with poor attributes, while only the top players wore six or seven bronze-grade pieces. They, however, had seven or eight bronze-grade pieces.

They were already very grateful and decided to follow Stone Peak. Unexpectedly, Heizi was willing to sign contracts with them, allowing them to join the Zero Wing studio as official members with a monthly salary of 4,000.

They were not game novices and knew the treatment of official members in various studios. Even in the city's top studios, the official members' salaries were only 3,000, and many high-level players still vied to join. As newbies, they were getting a 4,000 monthly salary, which felt like a dream.

Although they asked to lower the salary, Heizi firmly rejected it, saying it was Stone Peak's decision and could not be changed.

They reluctantly signed the contracts, officially becoming members of the Zero Wing studio.

Despite their current glory, they were clear about their own strength. Joining a studio was almost impossible, and being peripheral members would be good enough, let alone official members.

Stone Peak glanced at everyone's equipment. With years of experience, he could guess their approximate attributes. Their base attributes definitely surpassed those of many elite members of small guilds, but it was still not enough: "Let's go to the warehouse first."

Everyone was puzzled. Why go to the warehouse now?

However, they didn't ask and followed him.

At the bank's warehouse, Stone Peak took out all the equipment that everyone could use. These were all obtained from opening chests in the Moonlight Grove, and each had excellent attributes.

Everyone was stunned. They had been grinding monsters, even killing many elite monsters, but the total number of items they obtained was less than what Stone Peak had, and the quality was even better. They were all level 5 bronze-grade items, far surpassing the level 2 or 3 items they had.

"Brother Feng, how many elite monsters did you kill!" Heizi was amazed but didn't hesitate, exchanging all the equipment he could. His gear was only slightly inferior to a level 5 bronze set, but the staff he held was a level 5 black iron-grade, which made up for the difference.

The others also exchanged all their equipment. Their base attributes were now much stronger than those of elite members of large guilds.

Each of them felt like they had been upgraded, and they were confident about tackling a 20-person team dungeon.

After checking everyone's attributes, Stone Peak nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go."

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