Chapter 12
Part 11
[Item: Arachne's Lament]
Grade: Legendary
Type: Auxiliary Weapon
Select any shadow or dark space within your field of vision and instantly move to that location.
Mana consumption increases according to travel distance.
At night or in darkness, no mana is consumed.
Yugeon walked over and picked up the jewel.
The red gem was still warm.
Inside it swirled the grudges of the General Spiders the Queen had devoured, mixed with Arachne's own emotions.
This Legendary item could only appear after the Queen ate the General Spiders she had given birth to...
And then experienced fear.
That's why it's almost impossible to obtain.
First, the Queen had to be forced into eating her General Spiders.
Then she had to be made afraid.
Meeting both conditions was extremely difficult.
“This is perfect for Hwang Mungi.”
Yugeon smiled after reading the description again.
Arachne's Lament.
He did not need it.
It was unnecessary for the future he planned.
None of his intended companions needed it either.
“It doesn't match my fighting style anyway.”
Even in his previous life, he had handed the item to someone else.
Keeping it himself would have been pointless.
Trading it for the item Hwang Mungi is finding is much better.
That item was essential to Yugeon's plans.
“Hyung, the boss disappeared into dust. I thought we'd at least get materials from it.”
“Whenever this item appears, the body disappears like that.”
“Ah.”
“Want to see it?”
Yugeon tossed him the gem.
“Oh...”
Mincheol stared at it in amazement.
It was his first time holding a Legendary item.
There were still only a handful of them in the world.
“You're really giving this away?”
“We don't need it.”
“But you could sell it for an enormous amount of money.”
“Money? I have plenty of that too.”
“Excuse me?”
Mincheol tilted his head.
“Later, I'll give you a Mythic item too. So don't get too attached to a Legendary one.”
“Y-You're going to give me a Mythic item?! Hyung...”
Mincheol looked at Yugeon with shining eyes.
He already felt guilty because he kept receiving things.
But hearing that the item would be Mythic...
He could not help feeling excited.
“Let's look around the castle before leaving.”
“Yes!”
Yugeon and Mincheol searched the castle and collected every useful item.
Then they walked outside without regret.
At that moment...
RUMBLE.
The enormous castle suddenly began collapsing.
“Here. Take this.”
“?”
They were standing in front of Cha Mincheol's home.
Just as Mincheol was about to go inside, Yugeon held something out.
[Item: Steel Skin]
Grade: High
Type: Skill Book
Wrap mana around the entire body, hardening skin and muscles like steel.
While active, defense and impact resistance against physical attacks such as slashing, stabbing, and blunt force are greatly increased.
“It's a skill called Steel Skin.”
“Oh... Steel Skin.”
“It's yours. Learn it.”
“You're giving this to me too...?”
Mincheol stared blankly at the Skill Book.
Why did hyung keep giving him everything?
“It's not that amazing. It's mostly useful during the early stages. Don't feel pressured.”
Yugeon had found the Skill Book at the top of Spider Castle.
It was not an overwhelmingly powerful skill.
But it made the user's skin as hard as steel and increased physical defense.
For a Tanker, it was extremely useful.
Of course, Awakeners could not simply learn any Skill Book they found.
Secondary abilities were greatly affected by a person's body type and class.
A Warrior-type Awakener could technically learn magic skills.
But the efficiency would be terrible.
It was far better to learn abilities compatible with one's Unique Ability.
In that sense...
Steel Skin was perfect for Mincheol.
“You should use this, hyung...”
“I don't need it.”
Yugeon shook his head.
It meant little to him.
Even if Steel Skin had been Mythic grade, he would not have learned it.
“And read the description carefully before learning it.”
“The description?”
Mincheol slowly read it again.
Then he tilted his head.
He had read every line carefully.
Nothing looked strange.
But if Yugeon had warned him, there had to be a reason.
“It just increases my overall defense...”
“It doesn't increase everything.”
“Ah!”
Mincheol finally understood.
“It only resists physical attacks.”
“Exactly. If you trust this skill and simply let magical attacks hit you, you'll get hurt.”
“I understand.”
“You'll find many skills like this in the future. Always read the descriptions carefully.”
Yugeon was giving him advice.
The moment someone became excited about obtaining a good skill...
They could make a careless decision.
