Chapter 349 - 197: The Irrevocable Stick! The Terror of Chen Chong! To See Him Is to See Heaven

Chapter 349: Chapter 197: The Irrevocable Stick! The Terror of Chen Chong! To See Him Is to See Heaven

Li Fan’s face was filled with confusion as he took the wooden staff, and the rest of North-3 Squad was no different.

They were all grumbling internally, ’Why is Brother Chong giving us a fire poker?’

It wasn’t that North-3 Squad lacked discernment; the staff, over a meter long, simply had no remarkable features. It was, for all intents and purposes, utterly ordinary.

It was pitch-black, its surface covered in pockmarks, and its ends looked crudely hacked off, as if they hadn’t been properly sanded down.

If it had any distinguishing feature at all, it was its surprising weight. Had Li Fan not felt the texture of bark with his own hands, he might have suspected it was forged from steel.

But a moment later, the dazed look on Li Fan’s face morphed into one of utter shock.

"This Extraordinary Weapon is also part of your reward..."

As Chen Chong finished speaking, Li Fan, who was holding the staff, received the Extraordinary Weapon’s information through his Perception.

[Item Name: The Stick of No Regrets]

[Rating: A-]

[Source: A-Level Extraordinary Creature Blood-tooth Python’s snake bone, A+ Class Extraordinary Creature Bloodthirsty Vine King’s offshoot tendril]

[Description: The power of this weapon charges up over the course of a swing. The longer the attack’s trajectory, the greater the power, unleashing a blow up to five times the user’s base strength.]

[Note: Wielding this weapon consumes stamina. Once a swing is initiated, it cannot be stopped. A new attack can only begin after the current one completes its trajectory and hits a target. Its restrictions are extreme; the slightest miscalculation can be disastrous. Wielder, be cautious.]

What?

An Extraordinary Weapon?

Made from the materials of two Extraordinary Creatures?

A five-fold power boost!?

Li Fan was floored by the incredible power of the Stick of No Regrets.

Seeing an Extraordinary Weapon for the first time, he was completely captivated by its power.

As for its flaws... he completely disregarded them.

In his eyes, the weapon’s potential more than made up for its drawbacks.

"Do you like it?" Chen Chong asked.

Snapping out of his daze, Li Fan nodded gratefully and immediately bowed a full ninety degrees, his posture radiating with respect.

"I love it! Thank you for this treasure, Brother Chong! I, Li Fan, will never forget this incredible kindness!!!"

Chen Chong smiled and didn’t say much more.

This "Stick of No Regrets" was one of the many Extraordinary Weapons and Extraordinary Artifacts in the warehouse.

Ever since hunting the Blood-tooth Python, he had used the Extraordinary Forging Furnace to craft nearly ten different items and weapons.

Later, using the remains of the Parasite’s vines and other vines brought back from the deep abyss, he combined them with the leftover scraps from the Blood-tooth Python to forge two more weapons.

’The Blood-tooth Python certainly hadn’t died in vain. Not a single part of its body went to waste; every last bit was put to use...’

Even excluding his own Blood Eye Blade, Ning Yu’s Bone Sword Whip, Xu Jun’s Snakebone Giant Axe, and the weapons and items given to Wang Biao, Zhang Meng, Huang Mao, and the others, there were still four or five pieces left over.

These four or five weapons and items were all forged from scrap materials. The Extraordinary Weapons among them were at least A- Level, but frankly, their restrictions were too severe, their effects weren’t particularly useful, and they weren’t a good fit for any of the core team members.

Extraordinary Artifacts and Weapons often came with bizarre functions that made them feel like a classic "chicken rib"—too good to throw away, but not good enough to be truly useful.

Take this "Stick of No Regrets," for instance. With its five-fold power boost, it was undoubtedly a top-tier weapon.

But its key trait was the problem: once a swing was initiated, it couldn’t be retracted. Even with an enemy attack right in your face, you had to finish the full motion of the swing before you could start another, leaving you completely unable to defend.

Just as its own description stated, the restrictions were too great. Every strike had to be carefully considered.

Neither he nor anyone else on the core team was a good match for this weapon.

Of course, if someone were willing to spend time practicing with the weapon and mastering its use, they might be able to significantly mitigate the risks posed by its drawback.

But clearly, Chen Chong didn’t have that kind of time.

As for the other people in the core team, Chen Chong had also found more suitable items and weapons for them.

So, Chen Chong had simply tossed these few Extraordinary Artifacts and Weapons into the warehouse. He planned to use them as an incentive for his team members, letting them save up points to redeem them, or he would bestow them directly upon suitable and promising members who emerged.

Clearly, Li Fan was just such a person...

Chen Chong had noticed that Li Fan always carried a hiking pole and seemed to be skilled with staff-like weapons. That was why he had specifically chosen the "Stick of No Regrets" for him.

If Li Fan could fully master this Extraordinary Weapon and significantly boost his power, it would be a huge boon for the entire team.

At the very least, it would prevent a situation where if he left with the core members, the rest of the team would be left completely helpless, unable to deal with even a single low-level Extraordinary Creature.

The image of the Parasites invading the apartment while he had taken Xu Jun and the others to the Bloodthirsty Vine King’s lair was still fresh in his mind.

If he hadn’t given Zhang Meng and Huang Mao two Extraordinary Artifacts beforehand to occupy some of the Parasites, they wouldn’t have been able to hold out until his return, even with a Transcendent like Ning Yu holding down the fort.

The power gap between the team members was simply too vast.

He had to strengthen a group of members as soon as possible. At the very least, he needed to ensure that when he was away, there was someone left behind who could serve as a last line of defense.