Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 97
Chapter 97: Last Attack Bonus
After logging out of the game for lunch, Sora and Kuro returned.
Once back in, we took Alice and Satanas to the underground dungeon of the ?Hephaestus Kingdom?.
First, the dungeon gatekeeper, upon seeing the princess, was so shocked that he nearly tumbled down the long stairs.
Then, there was an intermediate-level party that casually tried to hit on the four beautiful girls, but I glared at them, scaring them off.
Kuro, who apparently doesn’t do well with horror, let out a high-pitched scream when a skeleton suddenly appeared from around a corner.
There were various incidents, but I led the way to the deepest part of the dungeon, thanks to my recent exploration for good mining points. We arrived in no time.
There, we discovered a brand-new passage, something even I had never seen before, despite having been here multiple times.
“Huh? I don’t remember there being a passage here…”
It was right next to the spot where my two friends and I had been mining recently.
I don’t claim to remember every little thing perfectly, but if there had been a passage like this, I definitely would’ve noticed.
Which means this must’ve been unlocked as part of the ongoing quest.
“Whoa, a passage that only appears after triggering a certain condition? This game must be packed with hidden features!”
“Sora, you seem excited.”
“Of course, I am! This means that places we’ve visited before could have hidden elements like this!”
“I’d rather just get out of here as quickly as possible…”
Kuro, now so scared that she’s speaking politely, was absolutely hilarious.
As we began walking down the new passage, she grabbed onto my clothes and buried her face into my back.
It was an awkward way to walk, but it was better than her clinging to my arm.
Using the scattered lights along the way to guide us, we proceeded through the similar-looking tunnels.
While walking, I glanced at the ring finger of my right hand and couldn’t help but grin.
Sora had received a ?Fafnir Royal Family? ring from Otter, which was necessary to access the deepest part of the underground dungeon.
The reason I was grinning? This ultra-rare item wasn’t just a permit. Equipping the ring increased my total carrying weight capacity by 20.
In this game, your carrying weight capacity increases by 5 for every 5 levels gained.
In other words, this one item gave me the equivalent of a “level 20” boost in carrying capacity.
To put it plainly, for us S-type players who are constantly struggling with inventory space, this item was nothing short of a godsend.
“With an extra 20 in carrying capacity, I could increase the weight of my weapons and focus more on attack power, or maybe I could upgrade my armor…”
The possibilities seemed endless.
As I wiped away a bit of drool from my mouth, my partner, Kuro, who was still clinging to my back, commented on my excitement.
“…You look really happy.”
“Of course, I’m happy! Thanks to this ring, I can do a lot more now.”
“So what are you going to do with that extra 20 capacity?”
“Hmm, I’m still thinking.”
In reality, there were only two choices.
First, I could increase my weapon’s weight to boost attack power.
Second, I could increase my armor’s weight to boost defense.
Since my attack power was already sufficient, it seemed like the smart choice would be to focus on defense.
One of the drawbacks of being an S-type was that while M-types had defense ratings reaching ?C?, we were still stuck at a max of ?D?.
The other day, when I got hit by the Lesser Dragon’s breath attack, while Rou and the others only lost about 30% of their HP, I ended up losing around 60% and was on the verge of death.
The current weight I’ve allocated for armor is around 80, thanks to my weight reduction skill.
With 10 free capacity and the additional 20 from the ring’s skill, I could now potentially allocate a total of 110 for my armor if I were to upgrade everything.
Considering that my weight reduction skill subtracts an extra 10, I might be able to find a good combination for my gear.
…Wait a minute.
As I thought about it, I realized something important.
With the weight reduction skill, I could technically equip gear with a total weight of 120.
“Whoa!”
Suddenly stopping in my tracks, Kuro, who had been walking closely behind me, bumped into my back.
“Sorry, I need to change my gear real quick,” I said, opening up the equipment window and adjusting my loadout.
I unequipped everything except my clothing.
With my black coat and chestplate removed, I now stood as a silver-haired girl in a crimson shirt and pants.
Next, I opened my inventory and found the item I was looking for. I equipped it.
For a brief moment, my avatar glowed, and the silver-haired girl was enveloped in a jet-black coat.
…This is incredible.
I shuddered, amazed by the gear I had equipped.
I didn’t know what material this fabric was made from, but I could instantly tell its defense power far surpassed anything like steel armor.
And it wasn’t just defense.
Like Alice’s ?Dress of the Spirit King?, this coat had a special skill that consumed MP to activate.
I opened the item’s properties and examined its details closely.
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?Envy of Darkness Coat?
An item obtainable only by defeating the event boss, ?Great Catastrophe of Envy?.
Consumes 500 MP to activate the skill ?Envy Scale?, which reduces physical attack damage by 20% for 180 seconds.
?Defense: B?
?Durability: SS?
?Weight: 120?
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Both Alice and Kuro felt the hidden power of the coat and gasped in awe.
“Sora, that coat…”
Kuro asked with a tense expression, and Sora responded with her usual confident smile.
“Oh yeah, I forgot to mention it because it might cause some drama. This item is called the ?Envy of Darkness Coat?. It was the Last Attack Bonus from the ?Leviathan? we fought in the last event.”
“Last… Attack Bonus?”
“To put it simply for you, Kuro, it’s a special reward given to the person who lands the final blow on the boss.”
“A special reward. So that kind of thing exists, huh?”
“Yeah, I was surprised when I got it. But since I’m already getting special treatment with the ‘Demon Lord Bonus’, I didn’t tell anyone. Can you imagine what people would say if they knew I had something like this?”
“If it’s a secret, then I guess I need to keep my lips sealed,” Kuro said.
“That would really help,” Sora replied.
While it wouldn’t get confiscated, people would definitely tease him about it. And if other players found out, some might even beg her to sell it. Either way, nothing good would come of it, so having Kuro stay quiet was a huge relief.
When Sora first got the coat, she agonized over it by herself.
She couldn’t tell her friend, and if she told her sister, she’d probably get jealous. Unique items might be fun for the owner, but for everyone else, they’re just a source of envy.
So, after discovering that she couldn’t equip it due to the 120 weight limit, she decided to stash the ultra-rare, unsellable item in her inventory box.
“An item infused with the power of that Leviathan. It’s practically a national treasure,” Alice commented.
“If it costs 500 MP to use, then right now, Sora’s probably the only one who can make full use of it,” Kuro added.
As Alice and Kuro shared their thoughts on the coat, Satanas, who had been hiding behind Alice, looked up at Sora in surprise.
When he asked what was wrong, Satanas replied, “That coat… it feels like a big snake’s presence…”
“Wait, really?” Sora asked.
“The coat is happy to be worn by you,” she said.
The thought of an equipment item feeling joy was baffling, adding yet another mystery to Satanas.
At the same time, Sora and the others reached their destination at the mining point.