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The focus this time is actually on the armor piece that Kato Megumi obtained.
【Nightingale Armor (Purple Excellent Quality, Tentative): A mysterious light armor created by a goddess who governs shadows and night for her chosen ones. When wearing this equipment, the user's stealth skills will be greatly enhanced.】
The Bloodstained Nightingale Bow and Nightingale Armor both belong to the Nightingale Set, and the Nightingale Set Effect is now active: Any attack launched by the player will be protected by Shadow and Night, greatly reducing the presence of the attack (Note: This protection is a mental illusion effect).
"Set bonus... a complete set of equipment? This is the first time I've ever seen one."
Kotoko Iwanaga peeked at the description on Megumi Kato's phone and said thoughtfully.
"Weapon type bow, armor type armor... Logically speaking, there should be at least one accessory set, and maybe rings, necklaces, gloves, shoes, etc. I don't know how many pieces are needed for a complete set of equipment. The specific number of equipment required for each set may be different."
"Well, the skills and equipment I got this time are quite suitable for me."
Kato Megumi stood up from the sofa and tried to change into the "Nightingale Armor" from her inventory. The next second, a layer of black mist that seemed to be fluctuating appeared on her body and condensed into a black armor that looked like rubber, felt soft to the touch, had mysterious patterns engraved on its surface, and had a cape attached to its back.
"let me see."
Seeing Asagiri stand up and walk up to Kato Megumi, directly reaching out to touch Kato Megumi's neck, Yuuki Asuna's pretty face flushed red, and she said with embarrassment and anger.
"What...what are you doing? Are you thinking about perverted things again? How can you even think about that kind of thing with clothes like this...?"
Upon hearing this, Asagiri replied with a smile.
"First of all, thank you for recognizing me as Tokyo's number one butter shooter. Secondly, I didn't make any connection to that kind of thing. Although the theme of secret agents in tight suits is always popular, and I don't dislike this kind of theme, I don't have any intention of experiencing it for the time being. I'm watching this."
Asagiri reached out and pointed to the area below Kato Megumi's fair and delicate neck, her index finger gently touching the smooth edge of the armor. She smiled at Yuuki Asuna, who looked slightly puzzled.
"Don't you feel that this armor ends here, like it abruptly comes to a halt?"
"It seems to be true."
Yuuki Asuna carefully observed Kato Megumi, who was wearing the Nightingale Armor, and nodded in agreement.
“My Light Armor of Flash is similar to the Nightingale Armor set, both being body armor. But my Light Armor of Flash doesn’t look so awkward. If that’s the case… the Nightingale set should also have head and hand armor.”
"Alright, Hui's lucky draw is over. Who's next?"
"Let me do it."
Kotoko Iwanaga volunteered and gave the answer she had already thought of.
"In the last dungeon, although we encountered several high-intensity battles in succession, my mental strength was not overdrawn to the point of near unconsciousness. My mental strength is very high, but more importantly, the skills I currently possess are not strong enough. The only skill that can truly keep up with the intensity of the third stage is the ability to manipulate dark particles. The effects of Undead Touch and Cursed Gaze are too outdated. They are of no use against enemies with high mental resistance. So this time, I only want to choose one reward, which is an offensive skill."
With a fixed completion rating, the quantity and quality of custom rewards are inversely proportional.
For example, when Kotoko Iwanaga cleared the Ajin dungeon, she only received the reward of the ability to manipulate black particles. However, there is no doubt that the strength of the black particle ability and its future development potential are enough to make it one of her signature abilities.
In comparison, basic warlock skills like Cursed Gaze and Undead Touch, which are acquired in the first phase, seem somewhat inadequate at this stage, and even Nether Grasp doesn't play a significant role.
Kotoko Iwanaga has a very long mental strength bar, but she doesn't have a powerful killing move to match it, which is a huge waste.
"Wait a moment."
Just as Kotoko Iwanaga was about to enter the custom reward content, Asagiri suddenly spoke up.
"While the strength of the three skills, Touch of the Dead, Cursed Gaze, and Grip of the Underworld, is somewhat outdated, I still think they are all very useful abilities. Moreover, you are already used to using these three skills. Instead of acquiring new abilities, it would be better to fuse and upgrade the existing skills."
"Integration and upgrading..."
Kotoko Iwanaga immediately understood what Asagiri meant.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
Kotoko Iwanaga tried entering her request into the eye icon app, and the next second a dark red prompt appeared.
[Custom reward content has been confirmed; the skills "Cursed Gaze," "Touch of the Dead," and "Grip of the Underworld" are now undergoing fusion and upgrade.]
[Rewards Obtained: Skill "Pale Domination", Class "Warlock" upgraded to the special exclusive class "Netherworld Master"]
【Pale Domination: At the cost of mental energy, summon one or more Pale Ghost Hands. The mental energy consumed increases with the number of Pale Ghost Hands summoned. The Pale Ghost Hands will deal both physical and curse damage to enemies, and upon contact, they will drain the enemy's mental energy to replenish the user's.】
When an enemy is completely controlled by the Pale Ghost Hand and unable to move freely, you can make the Pale Ghost Hand extract the enemy's soul and obtain a portion of the enemy's memories by making eye contact with the enemy for three seconds.
[Note: The success or failure of memory extraction depends on the enemy's mental strength. The amount of memory that can be extracted and the accuracy of the extraction depend on the user's own mental strength. Regardless of whether the extraction is successful or not, the user will not suffer any backlash or negative effects.]
【Master of the Underworld: A special, exclusive class for warlocks】
[Netherworld Summoning: An exclusive ability for the "Netherworld Master" class, transforming an area within a 100-meter radius into the Netherworld. Within the Netherworld, the user's mental energy will not be depleted, and their recovery ability will be greatly enhanced. The Netherworld can be maintained for a maximum of one minute. After one minute, the user will fall into a coma due to mental exhaustion and will not regain consciousness for twelve hours.]
"What an amazing ability..."
Upon seeing the introduction information that popped up on Kotoko Iwanaga's phone, Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The Pale Ghost Hand, which could only be summoned once before and was somewhat insufficient against the enemies in the current stage of the dungeon, can now be summoned in multiples at once. It also retains the characteristic of "Touch of the Dead" to extract the enemy's spiritual power. Most importantly, it can also obtain a part of the enemy's memories by extracting the enemy's soul.
This ability isn't very useful in combat, but if you can successfully obtain the memories of a Blackwatch member, you can get a lot of important information about that world.
maybe……
The truth about this game can be found.
"Alright, then it's my turn. I want hand armor, and then again, the strength of my mental and physical abilities..."
"Do not."
Asagiri interrupted Asuna Yuuki, reaching out to pinch her delicate, fair cheek, and offered a suggestion.
"I think it's best if you don't focus on strengthening your mental strength and physical attributes this time. Instead, choose a piece of hand armor and then upgrade your skills. Based on your current rating, you might be able to get a red epic-level piece of equipment."
"A red epic-level equipment..."
Asuna Yuuki's eyes sparkled with an adorable, childlike anticipation as she nodded vigorously.
"Okay, let's do it your way."
Although all four members of the team received an S+ rating this time, there are still differences between S+ ratings. Yuuki Asuna, who killed several Blackwatch members and fanatics and helped Asagiri control the situation, should be the second highest rated member of the team. If she gave up the enhancement of physical and mental strength and only chose one piece of equipment and upgraded the skill, the probability of obtaining red quality equipment would be very high.
Furthermore, Asuna Yuuki is also very clear about which skill she should upgrade.
[The custom reward has been confirmed to be: hand armor, and an upgrade to the passive skill: Swordsman's Resolve.]
[Rewards: Lionheart Gloves, Swordsman's Will]
Lionheart Gloves (Purple, Excellent Quality): A type of glove armor that can change its shape and color according to the user's preference. Wearing this equipment greatly increases the user's attack power.
"Purple quality, no red ones..."
Yuuki Asuna shook her head slightly disappointed at first, but when she saw the upgraded "Swordsman's Will", she immediately understood why she only got a purple-quality piece of equipment, because the main reward was this skill.
[Swordsman's Will (Passive Skill): Greatly increases the player's various physical stats when using swords. Using any type of sword technique will not put any burden on the body, and the power of sword techniques will be greatly increased.]
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Chapter 54 The master bedroom was fitted with soundproofing material.
Upon seeing the "Swordsman's Will" passive effect description pop up on her phone screen, Asuna Yuuki, a swordsman-type character, realized just how powerful this upgraded passive skill was.
Using sword-type weapons grants various enhancements, significantly boosts the power of sword skills, and most importantly, grants immunity to the physical burden of using sword skills. This not only strengthens Asuna Yuuki's combat power but also enhances her stamina in high-intensity, continuous battles.
In addition, the Lionheart Gloves of purple quality enhanced her strength, which was originally a weakness compared to her speed and reaction speed.
The rewards for clearing this dungeon include a significant boost in strength for the three girls: Megumi Kato, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Asuna Yuuki.
And now... the most important thing has arrived.
"What do you want to choose..."
Before Yuuki Asuna could even finish asking her question, Asagiri had already entered her custom reward into the app with the eye icon.
[The custom rewards have been confirmed as: glove armor, foot armor, an upgrade to the "Blood Burst" skill, and an increase in mental strength.]
[Rewards: Demon Abyss Gloves, Dexterity Boots, Skill "Blood"...]
Just as the dark red text appeared here, a pitch-black hand appeared on the screen and crushed the text. Then, a new line of pitch-black text reappeared behind it.
[Rewards: Hunter's Gloves, Hunter's Boots, your exclusive skill "Human Asura Mode", greatly increasing mental strength]
【Hunter's Gloves (Gray Quality, Unidentifiable): Hand armor. This equipment slightly increases the Human Asura's resistance to any elemental attack. When the resistance is high enough to completely negate the corresponding attack, it can completely absorb the enemy's attack and reflect it back.】
【Hunter's Boots (Gray Quality, Unidentifiable): Foot armor. When wearing this equipment, you will be completely immune to fall damage and your footsteps will be completely silenced.】
The Hunter Boots, Hunter Gloves, and Hunter Trench Coat are the only exclusive equipment for player Utsunomiya Asagiri, and the Hunter set bonus "Hunter's Mark" has been completed.
【Hunter's Mark: You can select any type of enemy and mark it. All attacks you make against the marked enemy will ignore any external mental or physical defenses and ignore all resistances. You can sense the location of the marked enemy no matter how far away they are. You can only mark one enemy at a time, and you cannot mark another enemy until you kill them. Each mark has a 24-hour cooldown.】
[Human Asura Mode: An exclusive ability born from the fusion and sublimation of your Persona Human Asura through the skill "Blood Burst". When using this ability, your physical attributes are greatly enhanced, and the resistance effects already possessed by Human Asura are doubled. In this state, you cannot summon Persona Human Asura, but it will be considered as "equipped", and you can summon other Personas to fight.]
[Note: This exclusive ability has no negative effects, but it will consume your stamina at an alarming rate. When your stamina is close to exhaustion, the Human Asura Mode will automatically deactivate.]
After looking at the reward she had received, Asagiri nodded in satisfaction.
"Hmm, that's more like it. At least you've helped so many players complete the game."
When he turned off his phone and turned around, he saw that Asuna Yuuki, Megumi Kato, and Kotoko Iwanaga all had incredulous expressions on their faces.
"What? The three of you are in sync, planning an epic sex party?"
Hearing Asagiri's teasing tone with a smile, Asuna belatedly came to her senses, pointed to the phone on the table, and frowned.
"That hand that just appeared was..."
"The hand of the Asura represents my power."
"But why..."
"I do not know either."
Asagiri shook her head and said it casually.
"We still know too little about this game mechanic. Although I suspect that the abilities players gain are not directly given by the system, but are determined based on some of the player's own traits, there is no conclusive evidence. The fact that Human Asura changed the system's reward content may be because I completed a kind of 'customization' that is more suitable for me through my own will."
Upon hearing Asagiri's explanation, Asuna Yuuki nodded as if she understood, but the shock in her heart had not yet subsided.
Just then, as one wave subsided, another arose. Kotoko Iwanaga suddenly stretched, yawned, and uttered a startling statement.
"I'm so sleepy, I feel like I haven't slept enough, I'm going to bed. Only three rooms in the house are cleaned up, so..."
At this point, Kotoko Iwanaga looked at Megumi Kato, who had changed back into her casual clothes, and said with a sweet smile.
"Megumi, as a reward, you can sleep with Asagiri tonight~"
"Eh?"
Kato Megumi and Yuuki Asuna both looked incredulous upon hearing this. It wasn't that they found it strange that Iwanaga Kotoko, a girl, would say such things so openly—after all, that was just her personality—but…
Is this the jealous queen of Shuchiin, the one who always shouts "There's a cow! There's a cow!"—Iwanaga Kotoko?
"Do you have a fever?"
"Go away, you're the one with a fever."
Kotoko Iwanaga slapped away Asuna Yuuki's hand, which was trying to touch her forehead, and said righteously.
"I, the God of Wisdom, am a person of great vision, and I have always upheld fairness and justice! How could a little jealousy destroy the bond between us?! Don't underestimate me!"
Seeing Kotoko Iwanaga's upright and radiant appearance, Asuna Yuuki and Megumi Kato were at a loss for words. But at that moment, Asagiri spoke in a sharp tone, revealing Kotoko Iwanaga's true thoughts, causing her to blush slightly in embarrassment.
"What fairness and justice? You're just afraid I'll experiment on you with my newly acquired Human Asura Mode, aren't you?"
"Cough cough."
Kotoko Iwanaga coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment, then said in a serious tone.
"How could that be? I, Princess Kotoko Iwanaga, the Goddess of Wisdom, will never back down from a challenge! You think you've won? You're wrong. I'm just tired and not in good shape today. If you're so capable, let's fight again another day!"
After saying this, without waiting for Asagiri's reply, Iwanaga Kotoko dashed into the guest room.
At this moment, Kato Megumi was a little shy and embarrassed, and used the action of tucking her black hair behind her ear to cover up her awkwardness, but she suddenly noticed something and couldn't help but speak softly.
"Asuina."
"Ah? What's wrong?"
Why are you looking at me with such... pitying eyes?
"Well..."
Asuna Yuuki gave Asagiri, who was standing there, a meaningful look, and sighed softly.
"You'll know when the time comes."
After Yuuki Asuna entered another guest room and closed the door, Kato Megumi moved closer to Asagiri without making a sound and whispered.
"It's just the two of us left... tonight..."
Kato Megumi turned around, her eyes filled with a pitiful and tender look, and her voice was also very gentle.