Chapter 44: The Outrageous Set Effect
Su Xiao's heart pounded as he had finally assembled the three pieces of the Demon Hunter Set.
Not only that, but the handgun within the Demon Hunter Set was unexpectedly powerful. Setting aside its attack capability, just its special effect, the Explosive Needle, was remarkable.
As long as a bullet containing an Explosive Needle hit an enemy, while the explosion occurred, the Explosive Needle would deeply pierce into the enemy's body.
If it were just one needle, even if Su Xiao detonated it, it would at most cause 80 to 100 points of damage. The damage wasn't low, but it wasn't high either.
However, if the enemy was hit by five shots, and all five Explosive Needles pierced into their body, then the enemy's nightmare would begin.
Physical Defense -35%, Healing Effect -20%, Movement Speed -10%. None of these three effects were non-lethal.
This was a status that combined defense penetration, healing reduction, and slowing. It was worth noting that Su Xiao's Aura Release ability could also reduce an enemy's physical defense by 15 points and increase stamina consumption. If the two statuses overlapped, the enemy's physical defense would be reduced to an extremely exaggerated degree. The sheer satisfaction Su Xiao would feel with one slash of his blade was simply indescribable.
Hitting an enemy five times with [Wild Hunt's Judgment] wasn't actually difficult. First of all, this was a melee firearm. Su Xiao would maintain a distance of within 20 meters to shoot the enemy. With his firearm mastery, if he still couldn't hit, he might as well go find a block of tofu and smash his head against it.
Once Su Xiao landed five hits, it was basically a death sentence, just as the skill name of the Explosive Needle suggested, Death Sentence Explosive Needle.
Although the attack power of the Demon Hunter Handgun wasn't particularly strong, far lower than some gold-quality firearms, its attack effects were perfectly suited for Su Xiao.
Slowing + Defense Reduction + Healing Reduction, it was practically tailor-made for Su Xiao. In other words, the Demon Hunter Set was designed for melee combat. Even though one of its components was a firearm, it was a firearm for melee use.
The Demon Hunter Set had three pieces, occupying the slots: Ring, Necklace, and Handgun.
Su Xiao had already gathered all three. The ring was [Demon Hunter's Ring], the necklace was [Demon Hunter's Proof (Nameplate Shape)], and the handgun was [Wild Hunt's Judgment].
Among them, although [Demon Hunter's Proof] was in the shape of a nameplate, it was actually a necklace in the form of a nameplate. Wearing it on the chest like a nameplate wouldn't activate the equipment's effect at all.
Now that the three pieces of the Demon Hunter Set were complete, Su Xiao could finally activate the set's attributes.
However, the Wolf Butler began urging Su Xiao to leave the treasure vault. With no choice, Su Xiao could only follow the Wolf Butler out of the vault.
As he walked forward, Su Xiao began organizing his equipment. He first removed the [Will of Fire] necklace. Although this was a light-gold necklace, it conflicted somewhat with his abilities. The main attributes of [Will of Fire] were as follows:
Heart of Iron and Stone (Passive): Greatly enhances willpower, increases tolerance to pain, and improves resistance to mental-type control (immune to mental control skills with less than 80 intelligence).
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Among these, the "greatly enhances willpower" didn't mean increasing willpower itself, but rather amplifying the effects derived from willpower, thereby granting immunity to mental-type control with less than 80 intelligence.
[Will of Fire] perfectly conflicted with Su Xiao's Mind Blade ability. Compared to Mind Blade, the effect of [Will of Fire] was much weaker.
He put on [Demon Hunter's Proof]. As for [Demon Hunter's Ring], he had already been wearing it for a long time.
Su Xiao took a deep breath and finally designated [Wild Hunt's Judgment] as his secondary weapon.
[Prompt: You have activated the Demon Hunter Set attributes.]
Su Xiao immediately checked the set attributes. He knew what the first two were, but as for the last one, it had never been revealed before.
Demon Hunter Set Effects:
Set Effect 1: Demon Hunter (Passive), Strength +15, Agility +10, Stamina +10.
Set Effect 2: Melee Expert (Passive), Melee damage increased by 40%, Max Health +20%.
Set Effect 3: Demon Hunter's Trophy (Passive), During each battle, the current battle will be judged as a Demon Hunting state. After killing an enemy, the Trophy Value will increase. If the Trophy Value reaches 100%, and consumes Soul Crystal (Large) ×5, Genesis Source (Gold) ×3, the three pieces of the Demon Hunter Set will be upgraded to a gold-quality set. Existing equipment abilities will be replaced or enhanced, with the replacement direction leaning towards melee combat.
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Seeing the effect of Set Effect 3, Su Xiao paused in his steps. He finally understood why Divine Emperor, Stan, and others were fighting over the Demon Hunter Set.
For those fourth-rank contractors, a dark-purple set, while not common, was also not rare. There was absolutely no need to mobilize an entire adventure group to chase down Gulu in the Naruto World just to seize the Demon Hunter Ring.
Now it seemed that the Demon Hunter Set was not just a simple dark-purple set. As long as the conditions were met, these three pieces of equipment could be upgraded to a gold set. A three-piece gold set was something even fourth-rank contractors would find hard to come by. No wonder they were willing to go to such lengths for the Demon Hunter Set.
The Demon Hunter Set was hailed as the dream set for melee fighters. Now it seemed this wasn't just empty boasting.
Somewhat exaggeratedly, the upgrade requirements for the Demon Hunter Set weren't too difficult. The Trophy Value only required killing enemies, which was Su Xiao's daily routine. As for Soul Crystal (Large) ×5, while obtaining it wasn't easy, it wasn't impossible.
The final requirement, Genesis Source (Gold) ×3, seemed difficult and intimidating, but it was actually not that hard to obtain. So-called Genesis Source (Gold) was an item guaranteed to be obtained after smelting or decomposing gold-quality equipment.
To get three Genesis Source (Gold) by decomposing three gold-quality pieces of equipment? Don't joke around. There was absolutely no need for that. This item could be obtained from workers who specialized in forging.
Equipment could be damaged, even gold-quality equipment was no exception. Once equipment was damaged and couldn't be repaired, contractors would sell these items to workers skilled in forging. After these workers smelted or decomposed the damaged gold equipment, they could obtain Genesis Source (Gold). Genesis Source (Gold) was an indispensable material for forging equipment.
If Su Xiao wanted to obtain Genesis Source (Gold), he could purchase it at a reasonable price. Three Genesis Source (Gold) would cost around 100,000 to 300,000 Paradise Coins.
With such simple upgrade requirements to obtain a three-piece gold set, it was no wonder Divine Emperor and Stan mobilized most of their adventure group members to snatch this item. If it were Su Xiao, after learning that the Demon Hunter Set could be upgraded to a gold set, he would also go after it.
Somewhat regrettably, because Su Xiao hadn't broken through the 80-point attribute barrier, the three-attribute boost from the Demon Hunter Set was currently ineffective. However, the 40% increase in melee damage and the 20% increase in Max Health elevated his melee capabilities to a new level.
Su Xiao's current health seemed to be even higher than that of a main tank. This made him very satisfied. He never wanted to become a squishy melee fighter. If a melee fighter's physique wasn't tough enough, what was the point of being one?
Take assassins, for example. Before Su Xiao mastered Instinct, he had also encountered assassinations. However, he had too many defensive measures. The instant burst damage of assassins simply couldn't kill him. When Su Xiao turned around, those assassins all departed peacefully. No, actually, they departed miserably, twitching and spasming before their deaths.