novelraw Chapter 71 - Enhancement Rune - Supreme
Chapter 71 - Enhancement Rune - Supreme
Chapter 71: Enhancement Rune – Supreme
“Ding! Congratulations on killing the BOSS: Demonized Howling Moon Greedy Wolf. You’ve gained 150,000 experience points!”
Solo-killing a nearly level 35 Silver-tier BOSS, Jiang Chen didn’t feel it was difficult—in fact, he even felt a bit exhilarated.
His eyes fell on the Greedy Wolf’s corpse. Monsters from the Abyss should drop better loot, and a gleam of anticipation flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.
He reached out and searched the corpse, immediately pulling out a few fangs—material items similar to [Wild Wolf Fangs]—not particularly useful.
He kept searching. Next came a pile of materials: wolf pelts, sharp claws, and so on. Not of much use either—discarded.
Back for another dig!
A talisman appeared before him.
“Ding!”
“Congratulations! You’ve obtained loot: Enhancement Rune. Triggered the [Hundredfold Reward] effect. Final reward: Supreme Enhancement Rune!”
“Something good dropped!”
Jiang Chen’s face lit up with a broad smile.
[Supreme Enhancement Rune]
Effect: Can enhance equipment, boosting the main attribute by 10%. 100% success rate.
Usage Requirement: Equipment must be Platinum-tier or above.
…
This was a special item specifically used to enhance gear—extremely rare. Jiang Chen had killed many BOSSes and elite monsters, and this was the only one he had ever seen drop.
According to the official description on the [Equipment Enhancement System], the equipment enhancement feature in the Blacksmith Guild only unlocks after a second class advancement. Before that, enhancement can only be done using Enhancement Runes.
Jiang Chen immediately picked up his longbow and applied the rune to his Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow.
“Ding!”
“Do you wish to activate the Supreme Enhancement Rune on Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow? Current success rate: 100%.”
With a 100% success rate, what was there to hesitate about?
“Yes!” Jiang Chen replied without hesitation.
“Ding! Enhancement successful. Your equipment [Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow] has been upgraded (+1)!”
Jiang Chen opened the equipment’s attribute panel.
[Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow] (+1)
Quality: Platinum-tier
Type: Weapon
Attack: +612 (+62)
Strength: +115 (+12)
Agility: +85 (+9)
Level Requirement: Lv30
…
Tsk tsk, powerful.
12 points of Strength equals 48 points of attack. Add the 62 attack bonus, and Jiang Chen gained a total of 110 extra attack power—not to mention 9 points of Agility.
Overall, a massive improvement.
Each enhancement increases an equipment’s attributes by 10%. If enhanced 10 times, that would effectively double the stats.
However, enhancing equipment is extremely costly. The higher the enhancement level, the higher the failure rate. While equipment doesn’t break on failure, both Enhancement Runes and Blacksmith Guild enhancements require substantial resources.
Jiang Chen’s advantage lay in the fact that he acquired the Supreme Enhancement Rune himself, with a 100% success rate, making it incredibly overpowered.
If this kind of enhancement rune were sold, it would absolutely stir up a storm of blood and frenzy.
But Jiang Chen had no intention of selling it. His unchanging iron rule: all resources go to himself first. Only if he had no use for them would he consider selling.
Next, Jiang Chen pulled another piece of equipment from the corpse.
“Congratulations! You’ve obtained loot: Fang Blade (Silver-tier). Triggered [Hundredfold Reward] effect. Final reward: Mu Si’s Assassination Hidden Blade (Platinum-tier)!”
Uh…
Honestly, Jiang Chen’s luck was outstanding—another Platinum-tier item. Unfortunately, it wasn’t useful to him, so he stored it in his backpack.
He continued digging for loot, riding the momentum while his luck was hot.
In the next moment, his hand touched something cold again—this time, it felt significantly weighty. He pulled out a pair of gleaming, finely crafted bracers.
“Congratulations! You’ve obtained loot: Condensed Bracers (Gold-tier). Triggered [Hundredfold Reward] effect. Final reward: Armguards of Condensed Might (Platinum-tier)!”
[Armguards of Condensed Might]
Quality: Platinum-tier
Type: Light Armor
Attack: +297
Crit Rate: +10%
Strength: +95
Bonus Effect 1: Brute Force – Increases Strength by 50 points.
Bonus Effect 2: Mastery – Ignores level requirements.
Level Requirement: Lv30
Description: …
Tsk tsk.
Utterly broken!
Though they were just Platinum-tier in quality, their stats were exceptional. A pair of bracers that added 145 points of Strength—that was nearly unbelievable.
They also added 297 attack points, making them even rarer.
Even Jiang Chen’s breathing grew heavier. It was hard to imagine that these were the stats of a mere pair of bracers.
While the special effects weren’t particularly eye-catching, in Jiang Chen’s opinion, the passive effect [Mastery] outweighed everything else. After all, gear that could be worn was power—otherwise, it was just scrap metal.
No further explanation needed—he unequipped his Bracers of Wind Spirit.
Upon reviewing his base stats, they looked even more terrifying.
Player: [Lone Ranger]
HP: 7330
Mana: 4100
Attack: 3396 (+20%)
Defense: 455
Attributes:
Strength – 537, Constitution – 118, Agility – 595, Spirit – 83
Bonus Stats: Crit Rate +30%, Attack Speed +30%, Crit Effect +10%
…
That’s right—Jiang Chen was only level 24, yet already had 3396 Attack Power!
Combined with his current attack speed, his DPS was terrifying.
At this point, there was nothing more to loot from the Howling Moon Greedy Wolf.
But overall, the haul was tremendous.
After packing up the loot, Jiang Chen ignored the wolf’s corpse and walked straight toward the NPC slumped against a rock, barely clinging to life.
“Sir, did you kill that monster?”
The pitiful NPC trembled all over, moist eyes fixed on Jiang Chen, filled with a complicated mix of emotions.
“Don’t worry, I’ve already killed it.”
Jiang Chen stepped forward and gave him a booster, then pulled out some healing potions from his backpack. NPCs didn’t receive systemized treatment from potions—instead, the potions healed physical injuries and gradually restored their condition.
“That’s great, that’s wonderful. Thank you, sir!”
Tears streamed down the NPC’s old face as he bowed repeatedly.
“Sir, if not for you, I might have been devoured by that beast. I will never forget your kindness!”
“It was just a small effort.”
Jiang Chen waved his hand, then asked, “Why were you fighting that monster in the first place?”
The Demonized Howling Moon Greedy Wolf wasn’t an ordinary creature—it was a BOSS monster corrupted by Abyssal energy. For it to attack these tomb guardians, there had to be a reason.
The tomb-guarding NPC sighed deeply, a heavy sense of helplessness in his voice.
“Sir, you may not know this, but we are the tomb guardians of General Silver Dragon’s tomb. We’ve always been protecting the tomb from monsters and raiders, but recently, savage creatures began appearing and wandering around the area…”
“We immediately organized a force to kill or drive them off one by one, but after barely two days of peace, they came back—and this time, they brought a terrifying monster with them.”
The tomb guardian’s eyes fell on the Greedy Wolf’s corpse. With a hateful expression, he continued: “That’s the one—this damned beast.”