Artifact-Devouring Player Chapter 88

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Judging from the fact that there was no special reaction from Ham Ji-yeon, it seemed like it was a title she did not earn because her contribution was insufficient.

My heart was already pounding as soon as I saw the sign that said Class A title flashing.

Among players, more than 90% will never obtain a title higher than A-class even after more than a dozen years.

Since Sang-Hyeon remembered most of the statistics from the past, it was also data he could recall.

Sang-Hyeon already has four of those A-class or higher titles. If you add Yeon-Hwa, wouldn’t it be five?

The realm of no-mind. Demon hunter. The attention of the divine throne. And the defensive art of patience.

I was already enjoying the great luxury that even other players cannot easily enjoy. So I was happy.

Sang-Hyeon examined the title a little more.

■ Title Introduction: The King of Patience congratulates you for defeating the monster Gigant through persistent challenges.

The King of Patience grants you the ability to weaken your opponent’s defenses by turning the impossible into possible.

However, this weakening only applies to you and cannot be shared with others.

This title weakens players, monsters, and structures that meet the following conditions:

■ Based on defense stats

1 – 500 : 10% weakening.

501 – 1,000: 20% weakened.

1,001 – 2,000: 40% weakened.

2,001 – 3,000: 50% weakened.

3,001 and above: 60% weakened.

‘Isn’t this almost a hard counter to a case where the defense is applied? Are you saying that the defense is penetrated to this extent?’

Sang-Hyeon’s mouth fell open.

The Yeonhwa title has the effect of dramatically lowering stats as the opponent’s defense increases.

For a player like Jo Jin-ho, you can think of his defense stat as being at least over 2000.

Then you can blow away half of the defense power. With just one title.

There was no need to cast a debuff skill related to the weakening side, since it was always maintained.

Of course, some players may have titles that strengthen their defense stats when they fall below a certain level.

But is that a common occurrence?

Sang-Hyeon was sure that it would be a truly rare case, as he had just obtained a rare title.

‘What a crazy title.’

I couldn’t take my eyes off it for a long time.

Even players specializing in debuff skills have to put in a lot of practice and effort to lower the enemy’s defense.

Even if you have such a skill, it is not easy to reach the level where you can lower your stats as much as you want.

But the fact that one title could solve the problem was very telling.

‘As the level increases, the number of defense and health-focused monsters increases.’

This was the reason why Sang-Hyeon took the meaning of this title more deeply.

Dungeons, gates, and rifts are the three main elements necessary for player growth.

These three stages had many aspects that were surprisingly similar to the game system.

Just like all old games adjust their difficulty by increasing the health and defense of monsters in response to power inflation.

The system was the same.

Even if the level restriction level increases just a little, the first stat that monsters increase is their defense stat.

That is why the meaning of the title Yeonhwa was beyond imagination.

‘This kind of title would have been great even for TioTO itself. It’s really good.’

There was still more happiness to be enjoyed. There was an artifact that had fallen from the dead guy.

Since the original outfit barely covered what needed to be covered, there were no clothes or accessories that could be taken from Gigant.

However, just like when he obtained the red gallstone before, Gigant’s heart was turned into an artifact and given to Sang-Hyeon.

“The Heart of Gigant”

■ Artifact Grade: Diamond

■ Artifact Introduction: Gigant, who has the blood of a fighter flowing through his veins, has the characteristic of burning even more fighting spirit the more he is pushed into extreme situations.

The fear of death disappears at a certain point, and you enter the realm of a fighter who transcends everything.

■ Strength +100

■ Defense +150

■ Special Skill – Frenzy

Although it is classified as an artifact, something like the heart is similar to an amulet and must be carried around.

It’s not like you can walk around with a heart the size of two adult male fists hanging from it.

I just ate the heart of Gigant. Absorption rate 50%! I stably inherited 50 strength and 75 defense.

And the frenzy that was attached as a special skill was also naturally registered as Sang-Hyeon’s skill.

“jazz”

■ Skill Level: Stage 1 (0.0%)

■ Skill Introduction: When your health falls below 10%, you enter a frenzy state.

The effects of all awakening and buff skills are strengthened by more than 3 times, and last until health reaches 10% or more.

You also gain complete immunity to all status effects, which lasts until your HP drops below 10%.

As soon as the stamina condition is met, the frenzy skill is automatically activated, consuming 1 mana per second.

‘This is really crazy.’

It’s a skill that goes well with its name.

There seems to be no skill more fitting for the saying that one makes one’s last desperate effort just before death.

Of course, having less than 10% stamina also means that you are in a perfect state where you could die if you are not careful.

So the chances of me doing tightrope walking were really high. You can’t just be intoxicated with madness.

‘If you add madness to over-psychedelic, you’ll go wild like a madman.’

Thanks to the unexpected gate that Ham Ji-yeon reported, I was able to significantly increase my specs.

There seemed to be nothing more satisfying than this ahead of the large-scale second Gaeseong offensive.

Ham Ji-yeon also obtained a top-grade magic stone worth 1 billion won from Gigant.

It was the end of a clean gate strategy that satisfied everyone without any complaints!

* * *

“……uh?”

“Ms. Jiyeon!”

“… … .”

As soon as she came out of the gate, Ham Ji-yeon tilted her head and then fell to the side on the spot.

Sang-Hyeon immediately caught her, but she had fainted and was still unconscious.

I was about to express my gratitude to Ham Ji-yeon, who had benefited greatly from the gate, when the incident occurred.

“Ms. Jiyeon?”

“Ugh… … .”

In the meantime, I fell into a deep sleep.

“Is it because of the Food God constellation?”

It was a reasonable guess.

After the battle with the wise Nekas, Ham Ji-yeon had no time to replenish her nutrition.

In fact, although Ham Ji-yeon didn’t show it, she felt extremely tired towards the end of the battle.

But I didn’t want to be a burden to Sang-Hyeon, so instead of providing him with nutrition, I fought alongside him with both my strength and my evil side.

The result was that the current situation was one where the food god was forced to fall asleep because he couldn’t get the amount of food he wanted.

He hugged Ham Ji-yeon, who was drooping.

It was lighter than I thought.

Usually, if you hug a body that is limp and limp, it would feel heavy, but it was as light as a feather.

“Where did all the food go?”

The weight of the food I ate inside the gate must have easily been over 10kg, but it feels like it’s all disappeared.

Besides, Ham Ji-yeon’s weight itself seemed to be just over 50 kg.

Considering that she is over 165cm tall, it would be safe to say that she had not gained any weight from eating.

A nursery in the early morning.

Sang-Hyeon, who arrived at the main gate, carefully moved Ham Ji-Yeon’s finger and went through the fingerprint recognition entry procedure.

And with the Dark Step skill, he quietly took her to the director’s office, making no sound of her footsteps.

“Huh? Ah… … ?”

“Oh, there was someone there.”

“Mr. Shin Sang-hyun, the guy that Ji-yeon always talks about… …?”

Early in the morning, Ham Ji-yeon’s friend and vice-director of the daycare center was in the vice-director’s office next to the director’s office.

Although it was her first time, Sang-Hyeon recognized her as the vice-principal right away.

It seems that Ham Ji-yeon talked about herself quite a bit. That’s why the modifier ‘every time’ was used.

“My story? Oh, but let’s put Jiyeon-ssi down. She must have been in shock, because she fell asleep right away.”

“Anyway, Jiyeon, kid! How many times have I told you not to go around starving… … .”

Even as the vice-principal continued to grumble, he quickly brought a blanket to where Ham Ji-yeon was going to lie down.

After Sang-Hyeon laid Ham Ji-Yeon down so that she fit comfortably on the pillow, he immediately covered her with the blanket and turned off the lights in the bedroom.

Looking at her sleeping soundly, she looked as innocent as the children in the orphanage.

As I closed the door and came out, the vice-principal brought a cup of coffee for Sang-Hyeon to drink.

It was a sensible choice, as I was in need of a wake-up call.

“Thank you. I will enjoy it.”

“My name is Jeong Mi-hye. I am Ji-yeon’s middle school classmate and also the vice principal of the daycare center.”

“Are you a player?”

“No. So when Jiyeon is away like today, I take over as director.”

“You must have had a hard time.”

“What hardship! Jiyeon has been talking about this a lot before. She said that there was a player who sold artifacts at the Hyunjeong Market, and he was really handsome!”

“… … .”

Even though it’s something that makes me feel good, it still feels awkward because I’m not used to compliments yet.

“Maybe you’ve joined Sang-Hyeon’s fan cafe too?”

“Fan cafe… … .”

“Anyway, our Jiyeon! She’s really kind, loves kids, and is not only kind, but also stupid!”

“When I see the way he treats children, I often think that he seems like a really pure person.”

“Oh my, this idiot! Did I say something wrong? This good girl can’t even get a boyfriend… … .”

After that, Sang-Hyeon smiled and listened to Jeong Mi-Hye’s mumbling for a long time.

It was nice to see the heartwarming sight of a friend taking care of his friend, and it wasn’t something I hated to hear.

After chatting like that, we returned home around dawn.

And then I fell into a deep sleep.

Even for Sang-Hyeon, who had great stamina, rest was essential before the forced march that lasted all night.

* * *

morning.

As soon as Sang-Hyeon woke up, he immediately looked for real estate.

It was to move house as planned before.

I was planning to live in two houses for the time being, unless this house I got through a lease was re-leased.

Because I no longer had any affection for the Bronze Don residence, where the memory of the battle with Tori still remains vivid.

So I moved to Gold Bronze.

Deposit of 1 billion won.

Monthly rent 30 million won.

It was a player town with a deposit and monthly rent that the average person could not even imagine, but it was okay for Sang-Hyeon.

I didn’t want to live in a non-player area with poor security. There were just too many variables.

Starting from the Gold level, you can feel safe as security is upgraded several levels further.

Moreover, thanks to the recent Tory incident, security throughout the complex had been strengthened, so it seemed like we could now rest easy.

The move was over in an instant.

After completing the real estate contract for the vacant Gold Dong residence in the morning, we immediately hired a moving company to complete the move.

Anyway, all the built-in furniture was placed, and Sang-Hyeon only had to move a few clothes.

So it was over in half a day.

Perhaps it was because we had moved to a more expensive place, but the view out the window was really nice.

It was a move without regrets.

That evening.

Sang-Hyeon got on the elevator, thinking he wanted to get some fresh air.

The elevator, which seemed to be moving quickly from the 32nd floor, the top floor of the complex, stopped on the 31st floor.

It’s common for someone to be in the elevator with you, so you look at the open door without thinking much about it.

“… … !”

Sang-Hyeon was so surprised that he froze in place.

“uh?”

“Hmm, what an unexpected person.”

A man and a woman board the elevator on the 31st floor.

Among them, the man was Do Kyung-soo, a named player known as the Sword Ghost.

In the past and now.

He was still the object of Sang-Hyeon’s admiration, and he was now facing him in front of him! It was something he had never expected.