We were ready when the boss cast his Stare of the Bronze-eyed the second time. Lin Yixin immediately passed the party leader to Murong Mingyue, and Bright Mirror cleansed the puppeteering effect. After that, things continued as safe as they possibly could.

"Lu Chen has 100 Luck, so we should let him land the last hit for better equipment!" He Yi said.

Lin Yixin nodded in agreement. "Everyone except Little Cheat, stop attacking the boss when he drops to 1% HP!"

……

I had absolutely no qualms with the arrangement, of course. Killing a high-level boss would restore tens of Divine Energy Points instantly. Why wouldn’t I want to deal the last hit?

Swhoosh!

The Necklace of the War God’s Broken Blade abruptly took effect and stunned the boss for 7 long seconds, making the conclusion even more foregone than before. Burning Blade Slash and War Crush later, Bronze Eye finally let out a groan and collapsed to the ground. The boss carried so much experience that every single one of us leveled up instantly. Not only that, a lot of equipment tumbled into the open when I slowly withdrew Chill of the Nine Provinces from Bronze Eye’s stomach. He sure was a generous boss!

I flipped the boss over so that I could examine the equipment drops easier. This was easily one of the most enjoyable moments in the game. There was an elegant and exquisite-looking dark purple metal armor, a dark green scepter, a bamboo green necklace and an autumn yellow ring. On its head was the cool-looking image of a bloody war axe. I had almost no doubt that each and every one of these items was exquisite. Finally, we were properly rewarded for all the hardships we had gone through since the start of the journey!

I grabbed the dark purple metal armor first and felt a thick surge of energy seeping into my palm. I smiled. The sensation felt identical to the time I held the Guardian Dragon Armor for the first time, so I was certain that this metal armor was around the same level. I waved a hand across to bring up its stats screen, and both Lin Yixin and He Yi were stunned beyond words—

Cyan Rock Armor (Sacred Armament, Outstanding★★★★★★★)

Defense: 14100

Magic Resist: 13200

Strength: +2590

Stamina: +2550

Agility: +2500

Intelligence: +2450

Tactics: +195

Passive: Increases user’s Defense by 87%

Passive: Increases user's max HP by 70000

Passive: Increases user’s Magic Resist toward all types of magic by 220%

Outstanding Property: Cyan Rock. Summons a cyan rock armor to increase the user’s hidden physical Defense by 40%

Slots: 17

Level Requirement: 225

Gender Requirement: Female

Reputation Requirement: 800000

……

"Damn, it’s a Sacred Armament! Jackpot!" I let out a hearty laugh. "Its total rating on the equipment ranking is only 70 points below my Guardian Dragon Armor; a nearly non-existent gap. At the very least, it should be better than whatever the two of you are wearing right now, not to mention that it’s female-only equipment. Get out the virtual dice, girls! May the Cyan Rock Armor go to the luckiest gal!"

Lin Yixin and He Yi exchanged a smile with each other. He Yi started. "I’ll go first~"

She tossed her virtual dice, but it stopped on an extremely paltry 7. She chuckled in both amusement and exasperation, "My luck today is terrible, it seems. There’s no way I can win like this…"

Lin Yixin disagreed. "I’m not so sure about that. Don’t forget that I was killed by Little Cheat earlier. If that isn’t a sign of bad luck, I don’t know what is. Anyway, here I go! Please be higher than 7! I must beat Sister Eve and grab the Cyan Rock Armor~"

The virtual dice rolled and rolled until it stopped at… 8. Judging from the expressions on Lin Yixin and He Yi’s face, I was sure that neither of them was feeling too good with the outcome of the dice roll. Regardless, this one was Lin Yixin’s victory.

"Alright, the Cyan Rock Armor goes to Yiyi. Better luck next time, Eve…"

I passed the metal armor to Lin Yixin, and she changed into it immediately. Next, I picked up the dark green scepter and brought up its stats screen. It turned out to be an amazing priest scepter—

Wind Spirit Scepter (Archean Immortal-grade, Outstanding★★★★★)

Magic Attack: 7000~10500

Intelligence: +2450

Strength: +2350

Stamina: +2300

Agility: +2250

Tactics: +127

Passive: Increases user's healing effectiveness by 115%

Passive: Increases user’s critical heal chance by 11%

Passive: Increases user's max HP by 4000, and max MP by 2000

Slots: 16

Outstanding Property: Spirit Mist. A chance to summon spirit mist that increases the HP regeneration rate of all allied players within 100 yards by 150%.

Level Requirement: 220

Reputation Requirement: 500000

……

I raised the scepter and asked Mingyue and Moon Dew, "This Wind Spirit Scepter is obviously a priest-exclusive item. Do you two want to roll for it, or?"

Murong Mingyue shook her head. "It’s fine. My current weapon has higher healing effectiveness boost, and it so happens that Moon Dew is due for a weapon change. She’s an elite player of our main guild, but her HPS is only 65% of mine. That is unacceptable, isn’t it?"

I threw the scepter into Moon Dew’s hands, and the girl beamed happily. "Hurray! This trip isn’t a waste after all! It would’ve taken forever to get something this good if I had been grinding instances with Xu Yang and the others…"

"Come on, Xu Yang’s an elite player of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls as well. Don’t slander him…"

Murong Mingyue joked, "He’s an elite small fry, sure…"

I insisted, "Really, Xu Yang’s the one who handles everything in Dark Moon City whenever any of us executive players is absent. He’s even an outspoken and amiable guy who shares a great relationship with everyone in the guild. Housekeepers like him don’t just grow on trees, and we really should be satisfied with what we have!"

Murong Mingyue chuckled. "That’s true…"

I moved onto the bamboo green necklace next. It had a beautiful glow and a moon-shaped gemstone for its pendant. It looked like the sparkling essence of the moon under the night. Its appearance alone won the girls’ hearts completely, and when its stats screen was brought up, they nearly salivated on the spot—

Protection of the War Goddess of the Moon (Ancient Immortal-grade, Outstanding★★★★★★★)

Strength: +2880

Stamina: +2750

Agility: +2700

Intelligence: +2550

Tactics: +187

Passive: Increases user’s Attack by 90%

Passive: Increases user's max HP by 60000, and max MP by 1000

Outstanding Property: Protection of the Moon. Reduces damage received by the user by 19%. This effect can be stacked.

Slots: 17

Level Requirement: 225

Reputation Requirement: 700000

……

"Fuck me, this necklace is ridiculously OP!" I almost forgot to breathe for a second. My Necklace of the War God’s Broken Blade was absolute trash compared to this baby[1]!

"This is a cavalryman necklace, right? Big bro, Sister Lin Yixin, Sister Eve?" Beiming Xue inquired smilingly.

However, I shook my head and said, "I’m staying out of this one. Its stats are amazing, but Necklace of the War God’s Broken Blade’s 7-second stun is still better in my opinion[2]. Eve, Yiyi, go for it. This necklace is good enough to increase a player’s power straight to the next level."

The two girls entered the figurative arena once more, and again He Yi was the first one to roll the dice. This time, He Yi managed to roll 91 points. "Oh, thank goodness. This is much better than last time…"

Lin Yixin gripped her own dice nervously and whispered, "Lady Luck, please let me roll a 100! If you do, I promise I’ll burn the midnight oil and finish this week’s homework tonight…"

I nearly vomited blood when I heard that. "OMG, you don’t have the pride of a student at all, Yiyi!"

Lin Yixin stuck her tongue out at me before throwing her dice. They rolled a couple of times on the ground and[3] the result was… 1.

Or was it? Just when we were about to explode in reaction, the dice twitched again and the interface showed an unbelievable 100. How was this possible? Lin Yixin’s prayer actually worked...

"OMG! I won!" Lin Yixin was so happy that she jumped onto me and hugged me tightly. Her seemingly over-the-top reaction was justified though. The Protection of the War Goddess of the Moon was super powerful and exactly what a low-health wanderer needed after all.

After I put Lin Yixin down, I clapped a hand on He Yi’s shoulder and said, "Sometimes that’s just how fate rolls. Don’t worry though. The next OP necklace we get will go straight to you…"

He Yi chuckled. "It’s fine. What’s mine is mine, and what isn’t, isn’t. Also, if you can give up on such a wonderful necklace for us, why can’t I do the same? I know what you said earlier was a lie, by the way. We both know that a 19% damage reduction is way better[4] than a 7-second stun that triggers once in a blue moon!"

I shrugged. "Eve, women who are too intelligent usually can’t get married…"

She held my hand and replied in a gentle tone, "That’s fine. All I ask is to be with you always."

Suddenly, Beiming Xue said, "If big bro and Sister Lin Yixin marry, Sister Eve will become the mistress, won't she?"

Lin Yixin blushed like an apple. "Who said I’m going to marry him?"

I replied, "Why even think about such things when we can just be happy together?"

Lin Yixin and He Yi nodded in unison.

Murong Mingyue put a palm to her forehead and sighed. "OMG, they’ve literally transcended to the other realm…"

……

It was at this moment Moon Dew advised kindly, "Let’s inspect the last piece of equipment and get to the third floor already. I have a feeling that Dark Mercenaries and Blood Alliance are about to catch up to us…"

I nodded and raised the autumn yellow-colored ring. Its shank was simple and elegant, but its head was shaped like a bloody war axe, giving it a bloody and murderous appearance. I felt a surge of scorching energy seeping into my palm as I held it. I like this! When I brought up its stats screen, the girls immediately erupted into claps and cheers. "OMG, I know that Lu Chen has 100 Luck, but this is just unacceptable! If Candlelight Shadow and Warsky were here, they would be contemplating suicide right now…"

To put it bluntly, the ring’s stats didn’t disappoint their praise—

Song of Freedom (Seventy-two Ghost Armaments, Outstanding★★★★★★★★★)

Strength: +2900

Stamina: +2840

Agility: +2800

Intelligence: +2750

Tactics: +211

Effect: Binds the target with a chain of the divine realm for 7 seconds. If the target is killed during this time, break the rules by reducing the target’s level by 10 and increasing their equipment drop rate by 300%.

Passive: Increases user’s attack power by 75%

Passive: Increases user’s Defense and Magic Resist by 80%

Passive: Increases user’s max HP by 50000

Level Requirement: 230

Luck Requirement: 100

……

Lin Yixin’s mouth fell open. "This is yet another one of the Seventy-two Ghost Armaments, but it completely blows Farewell Song’s Ghost Lake Mirror out of the water. So OP…"

He Yi nodded. "It outright states that it’s breaking the rules. Shameless!"

I immediately pulled the Song of Freedom close to my chest and declared, "Alright, this ring is mine! Anyone who challenges me for my precious will earn my eternal hatred!!!"

All the girls looked at me and shouted, "Murderous hobo! Shameless bastard!!!"

1. E/N: Its 7-second stun is still broken af since it works on bosses, what are you on about Lu Chen? This necklace has nothing, just stats, useless, pointless, pff

2. E/N: Whatever happened to “absolute trash compared to this baby” -.-

3. E/N: Think of these dice as… just an animation. There’s no meaning to the visual representation of RNGesus, it’s not a 100-sided die or like 17 dice

4. E/N: Uhh, no, it isn’t, what are you smoking?