Episode 171.
[The Black Dragon’s Vambrace]
[Rank – S++]
[Defense – 4,750 – 5,250]
[Hysterical gauge 0/100] (filled with strong shock and anger)
[Skills – 0/40,000]
[Properties – 1. Curse A+ 2. ???]
[Option – 1. Use 20 Hysterical Gauge to Express Acid Strike 2. ???]
[Fragments of anger left by the Divine Black Dragon. Those who can control them are the only ones who have the origins capable of overwhelming him.]
It was a piece of metal armor, a vambrace, whose combination of black and silver was eerie. The scale-shaped armor, which was intricately intertwined as if it were an embodiment of the black dragon’s scale, was tightly connected, solidly and sharply, showing off its ferocious spirit. There were two upper cannons, a cutter around the joints, and a lower cannon around the wrists. It could be worn on both the left and right arms.
What’s more, after the punishment and the gun, Jeong Si-woo’s third artifact wasn’t only his first proper defense artifact and possessed the unusual option of hysterical gauge and the cursed property at A rank! Indeed, the power of the Hecto had certainly been expressed. It was true to its original purpose as armor, but at the same time, it was capable of a deadly attack!
There was also a condition that no one could wear it unless they were strong, but Jung Si-woo was confident that he could do so proudly. But if there was one problem…
“It’s a mess…”
Jung Si-woo muttered with a truly miserable expression.
“It’s so unbearably awkward!”
“Calm down, I understand.”
“But I’m the one who has to wear this.”
Jung Si-woo tried on the vambrace on both arms. His forearms, elbows, and wrists were fully protected. Of course, there was nothing up and down. Not only was it very empty, but it was also aesthetically unpleasant.
“You look like a weirdo…”
“It’s like a game character who wore a full set of equipment and then pressed the wrong window to expose himself.”
“Why is the description so detailed?”
Jung Si-woo sighed because he didn’t like it…it was better to have it than nothing. Jung Si-woo stroked the vambrace, thinking that he should practice preventing the enemy’s attack with his forearm. But at that moment, it glowed and began to resonate.
“Grk!”
It emitted a very dark and gloomy echo of Mana. Soo ah-rin was frightened and pressed into Jung Si-woo, preparing to express her divine magic.
“Is there a curse on the armor?”
“I have a curse attribute, but it seems to be a detrimental ability to the opponents who attack me. You don’t need holy magic, Ah-rin. It’s….”
The object of resonance was himself. To be exact, the specific skill he had, the Chaos scale, was resonating…he could get a rough estimate as to why.
“Hmph, I’ll have to fit you in.”
Jung Si-woo took a deep breath and expressed the Chaos scale. His whole body was covered with dark red scales, and in harmony with the black Vambrace he wore, he looked as if he had been dressed in a set of armor.
“Oh, come on, wait.”
“Hoo…kkk.”
And the change that Jung Si-woo had foretold came. The Vambrace shone more brilliantly, slowly melting from the boundary, and began to merge with the Chaos scale. The party rushed in embarrassment, but Jung Si-woo frowned at the foreign object as he calmly endured it.
[Unique powers are activated.]
Soon, the phrase that was expected appeared on his retina. This was why Jung Si-woo was confident that he could handle this snake brace. Not that he realized it was going this far.
[The Black Dragons Vambrace assimilated with the Chaos scale. The Chaos scale has become Lv6. Chaos Tail was affected and became Lv5. The scales of the whole body become harder and sharper and have a low Curse property.]
As soon as the vambrace was fully assimilated into the Chaos scale, the Chaos scale level rose by two in one fell swoop. He couldn’t question that his entire body wasn’t as hard as a Black Dragons armor, but his overall defense was much better than before! Strengthening the Chaos scale didn’t mean that Vambrace was gone. It remained tightly coupled to the Chaos scale, as it was on the worn area. The defense capability had even increased as they improved each other’s abilities.
“If this happens, the Chaos scale will absorb it even if you wear armor on other areas?”
“If it’s an object of reasonable character and character, it may be…I feel like I’m collecting armor sets by parts.”
Jung Si-woo muttered such words and swung his arms. It was amazing to see the Chaos scale and vambrace moving naturally as if they were one from the beginning. Once the Chaos scale was recovered, the vambrace could also disappear and be revealed again if desired. One happy miscalculation here was that it had risen the Chaos scale and the level of his Tail. The influence of the Black Dragons vambrace not only hardened and sharpened but also possessed a cursed property, so the Chaos tail was reborn as a truly terrifying weapon.
“Hmm?”
“Oppa, what’s wrong?”
“This, the change is still…”
Instead of continuing, Jung Si-woo urgently raised the dragon’s senses to the highest level and looked at his body. And soon, he was appalled. Influenced by the absorption of Black Dragons Vambrace, the mana was circulating through the body was amplified!
‘Hold on, if this happens…’
Jung Si-woo led the flow of mana with a strong sense, desperately controlling the amplified mana so it wouldn’t leak out. It just happened, but he couldn’t miss this great opportunity! Soon two stars sprang out of Mana’s intense whirlpool. One had already been absorbed into the star he had and enlarged, and one had settled alone in the body. The remaining mana naturally dispersed throughout his body after a violent cycle, maintaining a haughty flow. That was finally the end of all the changes.
“Hoooooooo.”
Jung Si-woo raised his head with a sigh of relief. An additional few lines of messages appeared.
[Curse resistance has become Lv15]
[You’ve mastered acid resistance. Acid resistance has become Lv10]
[Mana increased by 113]
If the growth of the Chaos scale and Chaos tail were to strengthen the surface of Jung Si-woo, the last change was the reinforcement that occurred inside his body. The curse resistance had increased significantly, he had gained acid resistance, and his mana had grown significantly! It was too great to be a change that happened with just one artifact, but it was all possible because it was Jung Si-woo who was here.
“Somehow, Oppa gets this crazy with just one artifact.”
“We’ll see a lot of this in the future.”
Although there were only unexpected things, Jung Si-woo’s future goals became clear. Wherever you go or what you do, you aim to acquire armor as a result! If he got a good artifact that fit him, it would be possible to completely absorb the defense with his ability, as he had just done. If possible, the ones with scales would be good.
“Anyway, I’m going back. I don’t want to see an Ant Cave for a while.”
“Yeah, I agree with that.”
“I’ll have to do another special training when I get back…”
[But it’s improved. Look forward to it. I think you can raise the level of difficulty.]
“What is Caina saying, Hyeong-nim?”
“You’ve been talking to her for a long time. Don’t turn a blind eye to reality.”
The group moved their feet toward the gate in tatters. But behind it, there was a voice talking to them.
[Master!]
[Please take us with you!]
“Ah.”
Only then did Jung Si-woo recall that he had completely forgotten the existence of ghosts that had gathered at the entrance of the dungeon. He was oblivious to ghosts that were relatively less important because he was focusing on Hecto and the rewards he left behind.
“Sorry, the fight was raging, and I forgot about you. Soon…”
Jung Si-woo, who turned around and tried to figure out the number of ghosts, was speechless.
[We are all determined to follow you!]
[You treat terrible monsters so lightly, and at the end, he, the scary one!]
[If I had known you were up against such evil beings, I would have visited you when you were a player!]
There were 32,154 ghosts in total. Of course, before entering the dungeon, more than 90% of them were pledged to follow him, but they thought there was nothing strange about a defector among them. But then all the people who didn’t say they’d follow him came anyway!
“Uh…all of you? Really?”
[The master told us to follow him!]
He did, but Jung Si-woo, who knew that he had increased his influence on ghosts, not expecting any of them to gather without missing out, was speechless as he checked out the ghosts filling the hallway beyond the boss room.
[Master, come to think of it, I’m worried again…can you handle this great number of souls with your power?]
“I don’t know. I’ll have to try.”
However, there was no way to give up without even trying it. He may have seen the ghosts twinkling in awe of him (probably the battle between him and Hecto’s descents). However, there was no way to give up without even trying it in advance. He nodded firmly to the ghosts who gleamed in awe of him (having seen the battle between him and Hecto) and held out the back of his hand, where the imprint of the Soul Force marked him.
“All right, I’ll give you everything.”
The imprint sprayed a dreary light. The light from the back of the hand quickly spread, covering the nearest ghost cluster, and spread back to all directions. Each of them was connected to Jung Si-woo’s consciousness. Alas, he could feel his fading presence becoming apparent in an instant.
[Crazy, he’s amazing. Feel the depth of your consciousness!]
In the process of the ghosts connecting with Jung Si-woo one by one, his mental strength gradually began to feel burdened. From strength and mana to spirituality, it was a very evenly tempered day.
“Yikes…whoo.”
“Oppa, if you’re having a hard time, quit right now. You never know what the side effects of that power might be.”
“No, it’s possible…!”
It might not have been possible if his level hadn’t gone up a lot. If not for the process of confronting Hecto, and if Jung Si-woo hadn’t grown, as a result, he might have had to give up some of them. But not now.
[In an instant, it exceeded 20,000. I think it’s getting faster and faster.]
“Maybe it’s because the Soul Force skill is growing…?”
“Haaaaaaaaaaa!”
In the process of fighting against those who coveted his power, Jeong Si-woo developed his ability and awakened stronger greed for power. He couldn’t just walk by with the power in front of him now. Then he’ll swallow it all and somehow digest it!
[Soul Force skill has become Lv10. It is possible to sharpen and sharpen spirituality. It is possible to appoint a commander of the Ghost Corps to concentrate the corps spirits on him.
[??God’s ??????????????????]
At the same time as such a message came to mind, Jung Si-woo stopped right there. It was hard to even move his eyelids because he focused all his nerves on accepting the ghosts close to his limit in an instant. Still, the level of Soul Force skills had also increased by three because of the excessive work.
“Whoa, it was hard…”
Once they had come under his control, he brought all the ghosts into the imprint. As it reached level 10, the Soul Force imprint was changed to a more colorful pattern, but now he didn’t want to pay attention to it. As the Soul Force skill grew, another sentence filled with question marks appeared, but it was none of his business.
“Let’s go back.”
“Yes.”
[The rate of dungeon collapse is ridiculously fast. I’m sorry but hop on!]
Caina quickly carried Jung Si-woo on her back and rushed to the gate that appeared beyond the boss room. Yong Se-ha and Soo Ah-rin also spread their wings and followed them. Shortly after they all passed through the gate, lightning struck, and the lost integrated dungeon was destroyed.
There was probably no coming into the integrated dungeon for the time being.
