Broken left the inn and headed toward Fokil’s smithy, intending to discuss a few matters with the blacksmith. SexyGrill was walking with him through the bustling streets of the city.
As they walked, she casually mentioned that her base wasn’t actually in the Dissidia Kingdom but on the South-West Continent.
So she’s even from a different continent? She’d traveled all the way to the South Continent just to meet him—perhaps because she needed his help with the quest?
“It’s honestly disappointing that you aren’t in any guild at all,” she teased.
“I have a plan,” he replied nonchalantly.
“What if you joined my guild?” SexyGrill grinned. “I’ll even let you take the Guild Master role and lead Sexy Killers to greatness,” she added with a laugh.
“I know you’re only half-joking, Grill.”
She smiled and shrugged. “So, you’re planning to build your own guild?”
“Most likely, yeah. I have a lot of friends who aren’t in a guild yet-Freya, Booba, RememberMe, PussyCat, and Forev.”
“That’s just a handful! Meanwhile, I have myself and even your sister in Sexy Killers.”
“You’re kidding.”
“Half-joking, half-serious.” She gave him a sly smile. “There are beautiful, rich women in my guild-I bet you’d love all the attention.”
“That’s a weird kind of obsession.”
“Don’t start when you’re the one who might marry Princess Alora, or Ivana, or maybe even both, huh?” she replied, nudging his shoulder playfully.
“You’re starting to sound like Maylock, throwing out wild guesses based purely on instinct,” he muttered.
As they walked to Fokil’s Smithy, Broken took a moment to inspect the items he’d obtained after defeating the Forest Guardian. The first item caught his eye-a helmet shaped like a crow’s head.
[Enchanted Raven Helm]
[Grade: Unique]
[Intelligence +50
Stamina +50
Magic Resistance +5%]
[Durability: 45/100]
[Weight: 183]
[Skills:]
[Warp Dodge: Grants a 20% chance to avoid any incoming damage by teleporting a short
distance away.
Cooldown: 3 seconds]
[User Restriction: 500 Intelligence]
“Damn!” Broken exclaimed in awe as he read the headgear’s description.
This Unique-grade item was truly extraordinary. It provided a massive stat boost of +50 Intelligence and +50 Stamina, along with 5% magic resistance.
But what truly set it apart was the passive skill: a 20% chance to avoid attacks by performing a short teleportation-just like the Crow Guardian had done during their battle.
Wait… wasn’t this skill a little different from the Crow Guardian’s? Yes, he realized, the Guardian had both teleportation and the ability to create duplicates of itself. No wonder it had been so difficult to defeat.
Even with just one skill, this headgear was remarkable. That 20% chance wasn’t trivial either. In a desperate situation, it could mean the difference between life and death, providing more opportunities to escape or dodge multiple attacks.
With a 20% chance, if he was being hit by five attacks, one might just miss entirely. And that teleportation ability would make it hard for enemies to follow his movements or land consecutive hits.
Good. This item is really, really good. He thought, grinning with satisfaction.
“Show me the new item you’re inspecting those things, aren’t you?” SexyGrill asked with a curious grin.
Broken shared the details of the two items with her.
“This is cool…” SexyGrill remarked, clearly impressed.
“I’m curious,” Broken said, raising an eyebrow, “with the six swords you control, can you also activate each sword’s active skills?”
“Uhum!” She nodded enthusiastically. “Luckily, my class is in the Sword Magic subclass, so I can boost my Intelligence Stat too. I don’t worry about running out of Mana in battle because, well, I can fight up close and use multiple skills at the same time.”
“And what about controlling all those swords? You can do that with just your mind?”
“Yes!” she responded, giggling. “Cool, right?”
“Very cool—and overpowered.”
“Shut up, Mr. Broken Player!” she shot back playfully.
Broken then inspected the new Legendary-grade item he’d obtained. It was a Device item, similar to the Vampiric Bat Card he’d gotten in Hell.
[Spellweaver Chrono Booster]
[Grade: Legendary]
[Mana +3,500]
[Durability: 85/100]
[Weight: 37]
[The creation of a brilliant wizard who mastered the bending of time and space! This extraordinary device allows you to cast any spell instantly-no casting time required. Join the ranks of the world’s most powerful mages, commanding the battlefield with unmatched
precision.]
[Skills:]
[Chrono Casting: Instantly cast any spells without casting time.
Duration: 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 120 seconds.]
[User Restriction: 500 Intelligence]
What made this item truly special was its 3500 Mana boost-an incredible amount. Just
equipping it in battle would give Broken a massive Mana reserve.
But the skill attached to it? That was the real game-changer: a 10-second duration where any
spell could be cast instantly, bypassing cast time altogether.
This item was insanely powerful! For a Mage, it would be game-breaking.
Though for Broken, whose abilities were primarily physical, it wouldn’t directly impact him since he had no skills with cast time.
Charging time was different; it only applied to certain bow’s skills, while casting time affected Mages and their subclasses, especially for high-tier spells where casting could take up to ten
seconds.
With this device, a Mage could unleash any spell instantaneously, provided they had enough Mana. The sheer potential was staggering-imagine someone like Elincia, with her array of devastating spells, able to chain her entire arsenal in rapid succession for ten seconds.
It was almost brutal. He had to admit this was shockingly overpowered for a Legendary-
grade item.
He nodded slowly, knowing that Elincia and Goldrich would absolutely love this item. Still, he wasn’t planning on giving it to them-at least not permanently. Who knows? Maybe he’d use it for his own Mage class in the future.
But in a major battle involving them both, he’d gladly lend it to Elincia. In her hands, this device would be devastating, allowing her to unleash a flurry of high-powered spells without delay. The impact would be incredible, and he could already imagine how it would turn the
tide of any fight.
After receiving the Royal Blacksmith class from Fokil back then, Broken gained five
blacksmith skills.
The first, Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship, allowed him to master the craft of blacksmithing itself. Then there was Blacksmith’s Path of Legend: if he successfully crafted a total of five Legendary-grade items, he would transcend into a Legendary-grade Blacksmith-he only needed to craft one more to achieve this.
He also gained Blacksmith’s Appraisal, which enabled him to uncover hidden features in blueprints or equipment he found, and Blacksmith’s Repair, allowing him to restore any equipment’s durability and potentially even upgrade its grade.
Lastly, there was Blacksmith’s Soul Engrave, a skill he’d already tested to great effect, providing significant boosts through the engraving process.
After the recent battle, Broken had collected plenty of Monster Soul Stones, and he planned to
sort them and engrave his equipment with their power. This would undoubtedly boost his
performance to new heights.
“Will Bloom join us for the expedition, Grill?”
“I’ll let her decide, but I think we have enough time to raise Bloom’s level a bit higher before
then,” SexyGrill replied.
Shortly after, SexyGrill mentioned she had other tasks to attend to, and they parted ways. Broken immediately headed toward Fokil’s smithy-there was something important he needed to discuss, especially concerning his quest that involved upgrading his item to +18.