Chapter 66: Charge
“If you don’t agree, I can just buy it directly…” Fenghuayue’s words weren’t finished when she exclaimed, “Huh? You’re giving it to me…?”
“Yeah, I’m giving it to you. Without your support, we wouldn’t have had any chance to counterattack,” Zane nodded.
“Th-This… how can this be!” Although her heart was jubilant, she still tried to suppress her emotions. “You all should understand the value of this equipment. Even though I was the first to engage the boss… you all killed it with your own abilities. I…”
“6,000! I can’t take out more than that…” Fenghuayue said with a depressed expression. “Gold is depreciating too quickly; I didn’t even have time to sell anything. I know this isn’t enough, but I’ll repay you with something else later!”
After a moment of thought, it was true that this equipment far exceeded the level of players at this stage, and it would probably take two to three days before she could use level 25 equipment.
More importantly, all three team members had dropped a level, and early levels were extremely valuable; they couldn’t have died for nothing.
“Let’s check other equipment first. If something better comes up, there’s no need to do this.”
“No, I want this one. I won’t take any others.” Fenghuayue stood up and sent a trade request to Zane.
“Then it’ll be 6,000. Since three of our team dropped levels from this boss, we won’t need to take anything for ourselves.”
“But how…”
Zane directly interrupted her, “How will you play if you spend all your money? Just think of us when something good comes up later.”
…
In the end, he still gave her 6,000, and then Fenghuayue stored the Starry Necklace in her bag, leaving satisfied.
This person was surprisingly persistent in unexpected ways.
Zane finally had the chance to check the remaining equipment.
First was a brand new, warm wand.
Staff of Prayer:
Rarity: Silver Tier
Required Level: 25
Physical Attack Power: 15-20
Magical Attack Power: 99-132
Stamina: 30
Intelligence: 46
Spirit: 55
Special Effect: Increases magic recovery speed by 50%.
Special Effect: Increases all healing effects by 20%.
Special Skill: Devotion, increases all healing effects by 30% for 30 seconds, cooldown of 10 minutes.
Description: Only those with a pure heart can use this.
It looked like a weapon for priests, a first-time appearance.
The magical attack power already exceeded that of the Crimson Flame Staff; after all, there was a nearly 10-level difference and a tier gap.
The attributes added were significant, the mana recovery effect and the 20% healing effect increase were undoubtedly essential for hard-hitting team battles.
And the Devotion special skill could be particularly useful at critical moments!
But… there were still no priests in the team; he didn’t know how to handle this weapon.
Skipping ahead to the next item, a pair of black-glossed battle boots.
Shadowfire Boots:
Rarity: Silver Tier
Required Level: 25
Defense: 31
Health: 450
Strength: 42
Agility: 40
Stamina: 25
Spirit: 25
Movement Speed: 10%
Special Effect: Shadowfire, when attacked, there is a 15% chance to entangle the attacker in shadowfire, reducing their hit rate by 30%.
Description: Boots used by the Death Knight, developed excellent protective abilities after long exposure to deathly aura.
Still an extremely exaggerated piece of equipment; compared to these items, the bones set that he wore looked like something picked up from a garbage pile.
However, this equipment was more suitable for Starry; whether it was the 10% movement speed boost or the high attributes and shadowfire effect that reduces hit rate, it seemed tailor-made for her.
Moreover, it didn’t look heavy at all; the entire boot was almost made of leather and vines, making it very lightweight, while the defense relied on the infusion of death’s power, guaranteeing its quality.
Looking at the required level of 25, Zane sighed; it seemed he wouldn’t be able to use it anytime soon.
The next three pieces of equipment didn’t include any silver tier items.
A level 25 black iron dagger with standard attributes, no special effect, he might toss it to the Traveler later.
A simple gray ring, also a 25-level black iron item, a health-focused ring that should interest Brother Shiu.
Lastly, a gray-white robe with average attributes, but surprisingly had an effect that increased all summoned creature attributes by 3%, which was quite rare for a summoner.
He sent all the equipment attributes to the party.
He couldn’t care less about their discussions because he spotted a red skill book.
Charge: Execute a high-speed dash towards the target, inflicting 75% damage (doubles while mounted), stuns for 5 seconds (probability and effect influenced by level), cooldown of 1 minute. Available for Swordsman, Knight, and other classes above level 20.
It was actually Charge!
Zane’s mind went blank; this was an absolute god skill for warriors!
It provided both movement and control simultaneously, securing an absolute first strike advantage in PK! Even during boss fights, it had impressive performance, plus when outmatched, it could be used to escape.
He never imagined it would drop from a level 25 boss.
In addition, over twenty gold coins dropped.
This trip was certainly worth it!
Zane expertly handled the distribution, “We were almost wiped out earlier, and Fenghuayue helped us defeat the Death Knight, so the Starry Necklace goes to her; this is her share of the dividends—6,000 soft sister coins! You three divide it, and Starry and I won’t take any.”
“You’re not taking any? Why?” Endless Sea questioned.
“This Shadowfire Boots are silver tier, so they’re going to Starry. I’ll keep the wand and dagger for now; the current mainstream player level hasn’t reached 20 yet, so I feel it’s not suitable to sell them now. As for the black iron ring, Brother Shiu can take it; I already have the Ring of Magic. The last cloth item is for summon use, so it goes to Yuyou.”
Zane paused, “Brother Shiu can take a bit more soft sister coins since he has no equipment.”
“That works too… but what about you?” Endless Sea found the flaw in the logic.
“Oh right, I almost forgot about one item.” Zane revealed the Charge skill book’s attributes.
“…” Tears regrettably streamed down from Endless Sea’s corner of his mouth.
“I want this!” Zane declared. “Hurry up and come over; the quest isn’t finished yet!”
“…”
“I’ll give you the coordinates; look carefully, there should be other paths to take.”
…
Sure enough, half an hour later, they circled back from the spot where Fenghuayue had appeared.
At that moment, Feiya’s drifting ghostly form also appeared.
Although she was a spirit, her face bore traces of tears, her pitiful appearance stirring sympathy.
“You… defeated the Death Knight?” Her voice mingled with surprise and sadness.
“That’s right.” Zane pointed at the corpse beside them.
Having lost the power of the Death Knight, the bone horse had also completely fallen, turning into a pile of scattered bones.
She said nothing but moved closer to the gradually dissipating Death Knight.
Feeling Andrada’s fading presence.
“Do you know?”
“Little Andrada was originally… my brother.”
With the blessing of the Fountain of Life, Holyflower Village’s fame within the empire grew.
Feiya and Andrada never had to worry about food and clothing since childhood; in their leisure time, Andrada looked at the knights passing through Holyflower Village heading toward the frontline, filled with longing.
He practiced swordsmanship diligently every day and even raised a warhorse; although the process was fraught with difficulty and he almost became crippled from falls, he still tamed that proud, unruly beast.
Days turned into weeks, and Feiya watched her brother grow taller; his solid frame could completely shield her.
She wished time could stay at that moment.
Andrada died.
Without any warning, the undead broke through the frontline towns, and Holyflower Village was no exception; Andrada died fighting to protect the village.
Years of hard work against the undead magic offered no semblance of resistance.
Villagers died one after another, and his sister was choked to death before his eyes.
He did this because the invader, that Undead Mage, coveted Andrada’s strength.
The undead mage succeeded, and Andrada became an outstanding Death Knight, breaking the barriers and killing the mage.
Holyflower Village became the territory of the Death Knight, and Feiya was resurrected in the form of a vengeful spirit.
The Fountain of Life was the most reassuring place for Andrada before he became undead.
Now, because he lingered too long, the horrifying undead aura polluted the spring water.
No one dared to come to this dead land to provoke him, the legendary Death Knight.
