Chapter 70: Four Pieces of Red Equipment, So Terrifying!

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Four Pieces of Red Equipment, So Terrifying!

Divine Strategy City, Divine Revelation Hall.

On the top floor, Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu were as well-behaved as two quails, obediently following Zhu Zhe into an office.

"You two..." Zhu Zhe looked back at Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu, a hint of oddity flashing in his eyes. "Did you make contact with a God inside the Dungeon?"

"How did you know?" Yu Zhun revealed a surprised expression.

"Because that is the only scenario where a Dungeon disappears," Zhu Zhe said, shaking his head helplessly. "The [Under the Dragon Burial City] Dungeon didn’t just glitch; it outright vanished."

"Why would that happen?" Ji Xiaoyu couldn’t help but ask.

Zhu Zhe hesitated for a moment. Realizing the two youths before him weren’t exactly outsiders, he began to speak in a deep voice.

"Dungeons are, in essence, failed worlds.

"These worlds only remain safe under the Sanctuary of a God. Once the God granting them Sanctuary dies, they risk being enslaved, reduced to Dungeons, and trapped in an endless cycle of reincarnation.

"There is only one way to break free from this cycle.

"That is for a new God to emerge among the Dungeon’s native inhabitants.

"With a new God, the Dungeon will revert to a normal world."

Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes snapped wide open.

At that moment, they simultaneously thought of the lore within the Dungeon.

The God of Light had died...

Using His final spark of power, He birthed a new God of Light.

No wonder Yola’s name meant hope and rebirth.

It turned out they hadn’t just saved those pitiful people who had been turned into Dragon Slaves; they had saved the entire world under the Sanctuary of the God of Light!

Dragon Burial City was perhaps merely a microcosm of that world.

"Senior, why did they fail?" Yu Zhun asked grimly. "Does our world also have the Sanctuary of a God?

"If we ever fail... could we end up like that too?"

Zhu Zhe fell silent for a moment, casting a deeply meaningful glance at him.

"You are very smart, but it’s not time for you to know yet.

"Only First-Turn Professionals are qualified to come into contact with the truth, and by the time you become a Second-Turn Professional, you will have no choice but to face it.

"If you want to know, level up as quickly as possible."

"First Turn, huh..." Yu Zhun silently clenched his fists.

He had already leveled up to Lv20; he was only ten levels away from the Lv30 requirement for the First Turn.

The thought that Blue Star could also become a Dungeon, constantly raided by others, filled his heart with an indescribable sense of oppression.

His life was just starting to improve. He and Yu Zhuzhu had just moved into a big house he could only imagine in his dreams before, and he finally had enough money to eat as much meat as he wanted...

A fierce glint flashed through Yu Zhun’s eyes.

If anyone tried to destroy his current life, he would fight them to the death!

***

Leaving the Divine Revelation Hall, Yu Zhun and Ji Xiaoyu returned to the guild.

They hadn’t yet had the time to distribute the rewards they obtained from perfectly clearing [Under the Buried Dragon], but now they finally had the chance.

"Rich lady, this is for you."

Yu Zhun handed the [Elegy of Light] to Ji Xiaoyu.

It was a Lv20 Epic-grade helmet. Yu Zhun had already checked its stats; it was suitable for a Mage or Priest.

Giving it to Ji Xiaoyu was just perfect.

Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes instantly lit up after she took it and inspected its stats. "Forty million! I’ll transfer it to you right now!"

"No need." Yu Zhun shook his head. "We raided this Dungeon together."

Although the rich lady’s contribution during the raid wasn’t as great as his, her actions—whether it was using food to gain the residents’ trust or beating Zhanhar down to below half health early on—were both crucial.

He planned to keep the three Legendary Fragments for himself, so it was only right to give Ji Xiaoyu a piece of Red Equipment that he couldn’t use.

"Alright then." Ji Xiaoyu pleasantly accepted the [Elegy of Light], then casually pulled five sets of Three Divine Talismans out of her inventory. "Then take these. You’re an Enhancer, so you should be able to use them.

"Don’t be polite with me!"

Yu Zhun: "!!!"

He thought, "Alright, alright. Rich lady, if you’re going to act like this, then I won’t be polite anymore!"

"As we discussed before, I’ll give all the Material-type items to you." Storing away the Three Divine Talismans, Yu Zhun handed all the dropped materials over to Ji Xiaoyu at once. "The Skill Books and other rewards will be mine."

"Okay." Ji Xiaoyu gleefully put away the materials. The loot from raiding [Bloody City] and [Under the Dragon Burial City] had been smoothly distributed.

Looking at Ji Xiaoyu, who was hugging the helmet and giggling foolishly, Yu Zhun couldn’t help but chuckle. The sense of oppression from earlier lessened considerably.

"Rich lady, I’m heading out for a bit."

Leaving the little rich lady alone in the guild, Yu Zhun returned to the Divine Revelation Hall.

He directly rented a top-tier Enhancement Room for an hour and placed the four pieces of Red Equipment in front of him with a look of anticipation.

Including the ones gifted by the little rich lady and the Dungeon rewards from the past two days, Yu Zhun had gathered twelve sets of Three Divine Talismans.

He planned to Enhance the helmet to +15 as well.

In addition, the Equipment levels of the Nether Three-piece Set all needed to be upgraded from Lv15 to Lv20.

He had previously accompanied the little rich lady to farm Wind-Split Wolves, acquiring a portion of the weapon upgrade materials, which saved him some money, but the rest still had to be purchased.

Although raiding [Bloody City] over the past two days hadn’t dropped any Red Equipment, there were plenty of valuable items, which he had gradually sold for nearly ten million.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun activated his Profession skill, [Upgrade].

[Nether’s Sigh]

[Equipment Level: Lv15 → Lv20]

[Equipment Basic Attributes:

Physical Attack +1260 → Physical Attack +1760]

[Upgrade Cost:

Equipment Upgrade Stone x4

Wind-Split Wolf Fangs x8

Epic Essence x2]

[Upgrade Success Rate: 31.8%] [Luck +59%]

[Auxiliary Items: None]

[Start Upgrade]

"Then... let’s begin!"

***

An hour later, four renewed Epic-grade Equipment pieces lay before Yu Zhun.

The Equipment levels of the Nether Three-piece Set had all been upgraded from Lv15 to Lv20. With their Enhancement levels remaining unchanged, their Equipment stats had received a considerable boost.

[Nether’s Sigh +10]

[Equipment Level: Lv15 → Lv20]

[Equipment Attributes:

Physical Attack +2457 → Physical Attack +3432]

[Guardian of the Nether +15]

[Equipment Level: Lv15 → Lv20]

[Equipment Attributes:

Health +8400 → Health +11900]

[Nether’s Deep Embrace +15]

[Equipment Level: Lv15 → Lv20]

[Equipment Attributes:

Physical Defense +1400 → Physical Defense +1960

Magic Defense +1400 → Magic Defense +1960]

The helmet, [Bloody Sacrifice], had also been successfully Enhanced from +12 to +15 after twelve Enhancements.

[Bloody Sacrifice +12 → +15]

[Equipment Attributes:

Physical Attack +1984 → Physical Attack +2800

Health +4960 → Health +7000]

Equipping the four pieces one by one, Yu Zhun looked at his player panel.

[Character Name: Yu Zhun]

[Level: Lv20 (21440/112600)]

[Profession: Assassin]

[Profession Talent: Open and Aboveboard (SSS-Rank)]

[Wearing Title: Nether General (Red)]

[Attributes:

Health: 17160 → 33600 [Equipment +21280] [Title +50%]

Mana: 370 → 450

Physical Attack: 3647 → 7778 [Equipment +6918]

Magic Attack: 0 → 0

Physical Defense: 3023 → 3943 [Equipment +2352] [Title +50%]

Magic Defense: 3023 → 3943 [Equipment +2352] [Title +50%]]

[Skills: 4/4] (Skill Points: 5)

[Equipment: 4/4]

Four pieces of Red Equipment—so terrifyingly powerful!