Chapter 50: No Escape
On Trade Street, Su Xiao found a stall in the middle section, spent 1 Soul Coin, and successfully rented it for five hours.
Su Xiao intended to sell several items he had obtained. He sat behind the stall, began organizing and pricing them, and soon finished marking the prices.
[Spider's Tear (Holy Spirit Rank · Pendant)], Price: 260 Soul Coins.
[Dark Confession (Skill Scroll · Active)], Price: 400 Soul Coins.
[Redemption Oath (Holy Spirit Rank · Oath Type Item)], Price: 150 Soul Coins.
[Complete Map of Doom Town (Holy Spirit Rank Item · World Key)], Price: 150 Soul Coins.
The pricing for [Redemption Oath] and [Complete Map of Doom Town] was somewhat special. The purpose of buying [Redemption Oath] was, of course, to go to Doom Town to find the blacksmith, but how to enter Doom Town? The answer was to use the Doom Town Map.
Without the Doom Town Map, the value of [Redemption Oath] was greatly diminished. Therefore, Su Xiao averaged the prices of the two, making it easier to sell.
Even with [Redemption Oath], there was no guarantee of successfully bringing the blacksmith out of Doom Town. That depended on the user's own ability. If the negotiation with the blacksmith went poorly, it could all be for nothing, resulting in a significant loss.
The last piece of equipment was [Woluth's Shield]. Su Xiao had originally not planned to sell this item. It suited Amu's characteristics, but unfortunately, Amu had no basic shield-type abilities. Followers did not have a Reincarnation Mark; they had a Follower Mark instead. Using any skill scroll required at least a Reincarnation Mark as a prerequisite.
In other words, for Amu to master basic shield-type abilities, it would depend entirely on luck. As for self-study, it was far too slow. Initial mastery alone would take years to calculate. Otherwise, Su Xiao would have long ago acquired a batch of skill scrolls to enhance the team's overall combat power.
Followers had their advantages in other areas. They grew within the world, and the abilities they already possessed could undergo qualitative changes repeatedly as opportunities arose.
After thinking for a moment, Su Xiao priced [Woluth's Shield] at 500 Soul Coins. This item was only for the right buyer. If a powerful tank came across it, it could be sold in no time.
With the pricing complete, Su Xiao opened his stall. Soon, passing contractors came to haggle. Beini, beside him, was responsible for negotiating with these people.
Su Xiao sat behind the stall, took a bracer from his storage space. The bracer was entirely black, with mottled red marks on its lower part.
Su Xiao rolled up the sleeve of his left arm. With a click, the black bracer opened. He pressed the bracer onto his left arm, and it immediately closed, wrapping around his left hand as well.
He moved his left hand; there was no feeling of obstruction. The finger joints of the bracer were very precise, and the overall design was not bulky, fitting perfectly against his forearm and left hand.
With a click, Su Xiao snapped the reel of the Realm Severing Thread into place under his wrist. After pulling down his sleeve, only his left hand wrapped in the bracer was exposed. The Black King Bracer upgrade was complete, and Su Xiao had put it on.
[Black · King's Reincarnation]
Origin: Black King Throne Continent · Reincarnation Paradise · Doom Town
Quality: Holy Spirit Rank · Set (Unique)
Category: Bracer
Durability: 156/156
Equipment Requirement: Trial of the Black King and the Day King (Completed)
Equipment Effect, Undying Will (Passive): Negates the dying state until death.
Set Effect (Activated).
Set Effect 1, Dead Silence Descends (Set Ultimate Ability · Active): After activating this ability, the surrounding 600 meters will be rapidly assimilated by Dead Silence City, dealing 5% to 23% of maximum health as erosion damage per second. If an enemy unit moves within the Dead Silence Descends range, the erosion damage and erosion speed they receive will be greatly increased (erosion damage and erosion speed increased by 2 to 6 times, depending on the enemy's endurance attribute and movement speed).
Tip: Dead Silence Descends (Active) lasts for 10 seconds.
Tip: Dead Silence Descends (Active) has no cost. After each use, a part of Dead Silence City will disappear. When Dead Silence City completely disappears, the nature of Dead Silence Descends (Active) will change (enhancement).
Tip: Dead Silence Descends (Active) can only be used once per world progress, and the number of enemy units within 600 meters must exceed 10. If the number of enemy units is below 10, all Dead Citizens will be enraged.
Set Effect 2, Dead Silence Slaughter (Passive): After activating Dead Silence Descends, a unique ranged weapon of Dead Silence City, Dead Silence Ember, will form in the Hunter's hand. Dead Silence Ember has a fixed initial attack power and contains 5 Ember Bullets. Each time an enemy is killed, Dead Silence Ember's attack power will temporarily increase by 28 points, and one Ember Bullet will be replenished.
Tip: Dead Silence Ember can only be manifested within the Dead Silence Descends domain. This is a special weapon. Due to its form, it is not classified as a firearm, and basic firearm skills cannot provide bonuses.
Set Effect 3, Final Gift (Passive): If Dead Silence City completely disappears, the Hunter's willpower attribute will be promoted to a true attribute.
Tip: Willpower is currently not viewable. If promoted to a true attribute, it can be viewed in the personal profile.
Rating: 1000++ (Holy Spirit Rank equipment rating 700 to 1000 points.)
Selling Price: Cannot be sold after equipping.
The characteristics of the Black King Bracer had changed significantly. Its basic ability satisfied Su Xiao: negating the dying state, fighting until death.
Dead Silence Descends had also changed. Now, it would not reduce the enemy's movement speed, and the lower limit of erosion damage had decreased by 2%. However, this did not mean Dead Silence Descends was weaker than before.
The current Dead Silence Descends was even more terrifying. The feeling of dead silence enveloping everything, of all things withering, was stronger.
After Su Xiao activated Dead Silence Descends, if an enemy stood still and endured it, with high enough endurance and resistance, they might survive. But once they rushed out of the Dead Silence Descends range, the faster they rushed, the quicker they would die. If it were an agility-type contractor, with their speed, they would die instantly.
Was it safe to stand still? Of course not. Although Su Xiao could not move freely within Dead Silence Descends, he no longer had to remain completely still. Limb movements would not cause him to suffer erosion either.
After Dead Silence Descends was activated, a ranged weapon called "Dead Silence Ember" would appear in Su Xiao's hand. This was target practice. Moreover, after killing an enemy with this weapon, each kill would increase its attack power by a notch and form an Ember Bullet.
Before Dead Silence City completely disappeared, Dead Silence Descends had a certain degree of instability. However, as long as Dead Silence Descends was used multiple times, the city's disappearance was only a matter of time. By then, both the Black King Bracer and Su Xiao himself would receive a considerable enhancement.
Su Xiao glanced at the items on his stall. Only [Woluth's Shield] remained. After several rounds of bargaining, Beini had sold the other four items, earning a total of 921 Soul Coins.
Su Xiao now held 1,964 Soul Coins. He did not go to the stall selling the Alchemy · Recovery Potion formula but instead came to a stall filled with various bottles and jars.
Behind this stall lay a scrawny old man. There was no black mist on him; it was unclear how he had dispelled it. At this moment, the old man had his hands behind his head, legs crossed, lying there. Seeing him, Su Xiao thought of a bony old monkey—unkempt but shrewd and cunning.
"Young man, this is your second time. 1,200 Soul Coins. This old man doesn't cheat people, and I don't bargain."
The cunning old man spoke slowly. Su Xiao did not say a word. He picked up a badge from the stall. This was the item worth 1,200 Soul Coins.