Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 196 The Armor of the Molten Mountain!

"You guessed it?"

Madao's face showed a mixture of wistfulness and heartfelt joy:
"Yes, I've advanced. It really wasn't easy."

"Congratulations--"

"Thanks to your equipment, this kind of parasitic equipment is extremely rare at Tier 1."

No, it should be said that this type of equipment is inherently very rare.

Madaro shook his head: "Some will appear in the ghoul world, but those things are living beings, which is very dangerous, and their potential is limited."

Yours is different; it could even be called the perfect parasitic armor!

The absorption of maximum blood and qi is only because it requires blood and qi to form and generate scales, not because the armor itself is greedy or exploitative.

He picked up a box from the table, opened it, and handed it to him.

"have a look."

【Molten Armor】

[Grade: Dark Purple (Tier 2)]

【Origin: The Lord of the Rings - Middle-earth】

[Category: Special/Armor]

[Durability: 150/150]

[Defense Tier: 5 - ? ? ? (Tier 2)]

[Equipment Requirements: Constitution 20, Physical Strength 4]

Greed Armor: When equipped, it will absorb 6% of the maximum health, and generate scales based on the quality of the absorbed health.

Dragonblood Armor: When equipped, it slowly increases Strength, Dexterity, and Physique, with a maximum bonus of 3 points. When removed from the equipment, the bonus slowly decreases (excitement-type bonus, regardless of rank).
The Roar of the Lavasioth: Immune to temperatures below 1500 degrees Celsius, has slight control over fire, increases fire energy damage resistance by 40%, and slowly increases fire resistance after equipping, up to a maximum of 20% (permanent bonus).
Concealed Armor: Does not occupy an armor slot.
[Review: A nightmare for fire-type characters, a treasure for those who equip it — Madaro]

"Those materials were mainly used to reduce the consumption of Qi and Blood and enhance other attributes."

With his hands behind his back, Mada proudly said:
"The Lava Dragon's gem is very strong. It once took the initiative and almost removed the stealth armor's properties."

Energy-based armor has acquired properties similar to physical armor formed by cooling lava.

Li Xia imagined the scene in his mind: scorching magma covering his body, then cooling and solidifying into a black and hard shell like a lava dragon.

It looks like a lava behemoth or a stone golem.

It's incredibly ugly! And it's lost its flexibility.
"In short, it was barely suppressed in the end, but the Lava Dragon's gem did not achieve a higher effect, at most less than 60%."

"Thank you, that's already excellent."

Li Xia was sincerely grateful. Why were so many apostles unwilling to spend materials to upgrade their equipment?
The main reason is that it's too expensive and not cost-effective. The secondary reason is that even materials with high compatibility can change one of the equipment's attributes.

Looking at the palm-sized dragon scale in his palm, it seemed as if flames were burning faintly at the center of the dragon scale, which was originally like a ruby.

Li Xia slapped the dragon scale directly onto his chest, his brows furrowed, and he suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

The health bar slowly decreased, and the 6% health bar dimmed, with a small lock-like icon appearing on it.

Blazing flames appeared around his body, completely enveloping him like a lotus flower.

Licking at the flames, Li Xia felt as if a scorching power was flowing through his veins.

The scar between the eyebrows gradually appeared, and a red dot in the vertical scar slowly grew larger.

It was a phantom resembling the Jade of the Molten Mountain Dragon, and its pupils even looked like glass.

The flames gradually dissipated, the vertical scars remained, but the phantom of Baoyu quietly disappeared along with the fine dragon scales.

Aowu and Heitan did an excellent job in supporting the event, providing plenty of emotional value.

"Meow! (My owner is so handsome!)"

"Your Highness, that's cool!"

Li Xia:
Mada looked at his work with satisfaction and said earnestly:
"Young man, see you at Tier 3!" Overall, the gains were very good.

After absorbing its own life force, the brand-new [Molten Dragon] armor also showed its defensive tier.

7!

Comparable to ordinary purple heavy armor!

Now that his defense is almost on par with Kushala Daora, Li Xia suspects that if he were standing in front of Kushala Daora right now, they could engage in a passionate brawl and hurt each other.

"Your Highness, the old man's long-winded explanation wasn't just because he leveled up, was it?"

Although Aowu has no brain, it still retains some fragments of memory and can actually sense some things.

Unlike charcoal, the innocent kitten simply believes whatever people say and can't even lie.

"Ah."

Li Xia nodded and led the two children toward the arena:
"He explained it so clearly just to tell me that if employees want to be promoted, they need something beyond what is usually required."

For example, blacksmiths need special equipment, specifically high-level equipment.

Aowu and Heitan listened attentively:

"What Madaro means is—an alliance. He acknowledges my potential and is also using this equipment to upgrade and showcase his abilities."

"That's great. Having a capable employee can save a lot of trouble. It's a win-win situation, where everyone gets what they need and helps each other."

Li Xia looked at the bewildered black charcoal and patted its head:
"At least—he can definitely help if Black Charcoal wants to continue improving his equipment."

You have entered the Arena (Tier 2)

Current Arena Players: 38714

[Current ranking: 100]

A pale blue screen floats before my eyes; once I entered the top 100, I could no longer change my ranking on my own.
However, if you're on a winning streak, you can still jump a little based on your points.

Looking at his score, Li Xia realized that after defeating the fire mage apostle ranked 100th last time, his score had become exactly the same as hers.

It's quite humane; at least you don't have to foolishly play eighty or ninety games anymore.

"Your Highness, what do you mean? Do you need me and Heitan to make an appearance?"

Li Xia pondered for a moment, then shook her head:
"No need. You can go in with me, but don't make a move yet. Focus on getting a feel for the atmosphere."

"okay!"

Let's begin!

My finger swiftly tapped the button.

[Start matching!]

Tier 2 - Guild Area

In the Nightingale's quarters, Winnie leaned back in a luxurious chaise lounge, her slender fingers holding a cherry.

Her straight, slender, fair legs were crossed, and her nail-painted toes wiggled nimbly in the sunlight.

The screen in front of me is playing a currently popular TV series. Sometimes, watching a show with completely different details is a special kind of fun.

Ugh—this is so boring.
The next second, a notification from the Hall of Light suddenly popped up.

[The apostle you are following, number ****, is currently being matched.]

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Yesterday, while I was working and the air was blowing on me, I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The lake-view room was very windy, and I felt quite uncomfortable in it.

I caught it today, as expected. My head is throbbing.
(End of this chapter)