novelraw Chapter 356-2: Demon Zircon Mask Combat Armor (2)
Chapter 356-2: Demon Zircon Mask Combat Armor (2)
[You stride forward, stomping one foot on the Mask Master’s head while one claw grips the Mask-Forging Expert’s head. Ignoring the two of them baring their teeth in pain, you interrogate them about the cause…]
With the two of them speaking one sentence each, they quickly explained everything clearly.
The mineral deposits of the Demon Zircon Mining Pit, including those in the pit itself, had all been mined out. Only some low-purity, useless ore remained. Therefore, the mine tunnel was sealed, and the mining pit was abandoned.
By chance, the Mask Master discovered a creature sleeping underground: a Thousand-Footed Demon, namely the Devouring Thousand-Footed One.
This aberrant was not strong, but it possessed an extremely special ability. It could devour enemies to strengthen itself.
However, the Devouring Thousand-Footed One could only digest living creatures. Things like Demon Zircon could not be digested, but after being excreted from its body, the tiny fragments of ore would be fused and refined.
Yet demons were not permitted to exist within the Divine Kingdom. If an Ascender saw leftover demons and did not eradicate them or report them, they would be executed.
The Mask Master realized this was an excellent opportunity, though the risk was not small.
In the end, greed overcame reason. In order to conceal the Thousand-Footed Demon’s existence, it used large quantities of Milk-Sap Matsutake to disguise it as an Ascender, so it would not be discovered by others.
It claimed to have retired, bringing the Thousand-Footed Demon alone into the abandoned mine tunnel.After that, it exploited the Devouring Thousand-Footed One’s characteristics to process and refine large quantities of scrap ore, using it to develop a new type of mask combat armor.
During the development of the new mask combat armor, due to a lack of manpower, it summoned several of its favored disciples to come here from time to time to help.
None of the other disciples recognized the Thousand-Footed Demon. Only the smartest disciple saw through the secret…
The price of helping it hide the secret did not need elaboration. Relying on extremely high-purity Demon Zircon, the Mask Master manufactured a new type of mask combat armor.
Even if the wearer’s own strength was not high, this kind of armor could use high-purity Demon Zircon as a power source and erupt with extremely ferocious strength.
If the wearer also had some strength, they could manipulate the armor to unleash even greater power.
The armor that could withstand a normal attack from a Purgatory Angel and one skill was the new model it had developed.
Though this armor was strong, it still had not reached the level of an angel warrior, and it also had a certain upper limit of power.
The Mask Master was unwilling to accept that. On that basis, it refined even purer Demon Zircon, namely Secret Crystal Demon Zircon, trying to develop an even more powerful mask combat armor, armor with no upper limit of power.
If it could research such armor, its name would be carved onto the stone stele at Sacred Nest Center, remembered by ten million descendants…
The Secret Crystal Demon Zircon combat armor was not successfully developed. Not only that, the Thousand-Footed Demon seemed to sense something and became unusually excited, refusing to refine ore for it anymore.
Seeing this abnormal phenomenon, the Mask Master understood that perhaps an uninvited guest had arrived outside the mine tunnel…
[…]
[Now that you understand the entire sequence of events, how will you deal with the Mask Master and the Mask-Crafting Expert?]
[1. Order the two of them to continue researching new armor here, and demand the blueprints after they succeed.]
[2. Kill the master and disciple to prevent them from secretly sending news to the Sacred Nest while you are not paying attention.]
[3. Demand benefits from the master and disciple, and spare their lives as the price.]
After Lin Xun understood the whole story, he knew he could not leave them alive.
Flanda, who had turned into a black cocoon, had already been discovered by the master and disciple. If he spared their lives, the Wet Nurse might come knocking tomorrow.
However, before killing them, he could squeeze out their remaining value.
[You smile cruelly, grinding harder underfoot on the Mask Master, saying that if it hands over something enough to buy its life, you will not hurt it.]
[The Mask-Crafting Expert is about to say something when it sees its teacher hand over the newly developed mask combat armor without hesitation.]
[You obtained the Demon Zircon Exoskeletal Mask (Legendary-grade equipment)!]
[It lets out a resigned long sigh and also hands over the mask combat armor it just retracted.]
[You obtained the Demon Zircon Exoskeletal Mask (Epic+ grade equipment)!]
[Demon Zircon Exoskeletal Mask (Legendary-grade equipment): A mask combat armor made from the shed husk of a powerful Ascender combined with high-purity Demon Zircon, possessing unbelievable abilities.]
[When you wear this mask combat armor, you can control the armor to unleash its inherent powerful combat capabilities. Combined with the Shell’s own strength, it causes even greater destructive power.]
[Remaining Demon Zircon energy: 78/100.]
[This mask combat armor has suffered minor damage. You can use Hive Consciousness to slowly repair it passively, or spend 15 points of Demon Zircon energy to rapidly repair it actively.]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
“What kind of mecha Gundam is this?”
Equipment like this could not turn a rookie Apostle into a max-level boss in one step. If high-difficulty chapter equipment was used by an Apostle in a lower difficulty, it would be heavily reduced.
Moreover, if the Shell’s own quality was not high, it could not bring out the power of Legendary equipment.
But this piece of equipment could be given to Saio Chisoku-hime.
If the healer put on this equipment, it could prevent her from being focused down and instantly killed while healing. She would not have to just take hits for free, and would even have the strength to fight back.
He immediately moved the equipment into Saio Chisoku-hime’s equipment slot.
[Your Shell Saio Chisoku-hime equipped the Demon Zircon Exoskeletal Mask (Legendary-grade equipment)!]
[You have become stronger!]
Although the mask combat armor was powerful and stronger than ordinary equipment of the same quality, there was a cost.
The cost was the Demon Zircon used as its energy source.
[You gently shake your head, indicating that just two suits of mask combat armor are not enough to buy their lives.]
[The Mask-Crafting Expert is about to argue when your gaze turns fierce and you flick your claw, tearing its mouth apart.]
[It writhes on the ground in pain, yet does not dare make a single sound.]
[You lower your head to look at the Mask Master. Your foot presses down harder and harder, indicating that if it does not hand over something that satisfies you, it will end up like its disciple.]
[The Mask Master trembles as it takes out a strangely shaped stone, telling you that a corner of the stone chamber connects to a warehouse where Demon Zircon is stored. The masks it forged and the remaining Demon Zircon are all hidden inside.]
[These things are all its assets. It begs you to accept them and stop hurting it and its disciple.]
[You toss the stone to Kim. It forces itself up, walks to the corner of the stone chamber, and fumbles around for a while. It finds a strangely shaped indentation and inserts the stone…]
[With a burst of trembling, a door opens in the chamber wall. Kim pokes its head in to look, then nods at you.]
[You look at the Mask Master and gently shake your head again, indicating it is still not enough…]
[The Mask Master is on the verge of collapse and suddenly roars, You didn’t even go into the warehouse to look and you say it’s not enough! You, you really are a demon!]
Lin Xun pursed his lips. The Purgatory Angel did seem a bit excessive, but this Shell was naturally built to act this way.
“Heh. I still haven’t settled the score with you for killing my Valkyrie.”