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Chapter 136: Distribution

Taking out the four items from his inventory, Shinto began to place them onto the floor, thus lowering the weight that he was carrying. In the next moment, the group began to scrutinize the item details.

[ Broken Axe of Humatar ]

Rarity: Rare

Attack Power: 156 ~ 247

Durability: 106/540

*When wielding the weapon, 50% chance of increasing STR by 10% for every hit up to a total of 50%.

*When wielding the weapon, enhances all Humatar related skills.

*Rage RES +40%

*'Broken' is on this item.

An axe wielded by the Warrior of the Catacombs, Humatar. He who has swung this axe countless times has fallen into rubble. Under the guise of the broken age, the axe has been given to the Guardian who now cherishes it as a keepsake.

Condition(s): 'Serenity of the Guardian' quest has been completed, Strength must be over 65.

Weight: 155

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[ Broken Crest of the Guardian ]

Rarity: Rare

Type: Accessory (Pin)

Stats: STA +15 () / Max HP +150 () / Area Attack RES +20

*Upon receiving a hit from any source, 30% chance of creating a small barrier around self that absorbs 7% of the total damage.

*Incoming heal is increased by 3%

*'Broken' is on this item.

A crest that signifies one's loyalty to protect the catacombs. Once held by the Guardian of the Catacombs, however, with his last wishhe has passed on this symbol to the ones who have fulfilled his wish.

Condition(s): None.

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[ Broken Hukhta's Sword ]

Rarity: Rare

Attack Power: 102 ~ 209

Durability: 96/520

*When wielding the weapon, 50% chance of increasing STA by 10% for every attack received up to a total of 50%.

*When wielding the weapon, enhances all Hukhta related skills.

*Petrify RES +40%

*'Broken' is on this item.

A sword wielded by the Guardian of the Catacombs, Hukhta. He who has used this sword in many fights and bouts against many foes has been a cherished item by the wielder. Though, now this sword now no longer has an owner.

Condition(s): 'Serenity of the Guardian' quest has been completed, Stamina must be over 50.

Weight: 115

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[ The Key of the Guardian's Tomb ]

Type: Miscellaneous

The Key of the Guardian unlocks the left piece that leads to the door of Sanke.

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"...hmm, two weapons, one accessory and the item we're going to use to unlock the door, huh?" Shinto muttered out as the group finished looking through the items. "Who's gonna take what?"

"...eh," Ethaniel shrugged. "The axe and the sword are both meh to me..."

"Right... Unfortunately, the items are all degraded versions of their original power," he sighed as his eyes moved to the description of [ Broken ] that was on each item description.

[ Broken ]

Items that have gone through relentless usages without maintenance will receive the item 'Broken'.

-Durability of the item is much easier to decrease.

-The stats and rarity of the item are greatly lowered.

-Certain effects will be blocked until further notice.

*To remove [ Broken ], one must find a suitable Blacksmith to fix this item. (Note: This only applies to standardized/created items)

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"If they're degraded versions of the item... Then how do we get the original versions?" Frey asked. "...not like I want them or anything."

"Well... For normal cases we'll need to go to a blacksmith for it, but..." he shook his head helplessly. "For items from dungeons... There are other conditions to it."

"What are the conditions?" she tilted her head.

"Only the blacksmiths know," Ethaniel shrugged. "For the time being, we know no one who's a blacksmith, right? So these items are extremely useless then."

"Would we be going to find one after this?" Frey asked.

"Depending on whether it's worth it or not, I guess," Shinto uttered out. "If we're going to be finding one, I'd prefer we go for a blacksmith that we know we can trust."

"...and how would we know one who is trustable?" Ethaniel raised his brow.

On the note of blacksmiths, one could just go to just about any skilled player or NPC and they would happily fix one's item for a price. However, in the case of Shinto, he had bad experiences with NPCs and certain players, thus he could only resort to players who he can trust to be in charge of his weapon maintenance.

"...I do know one..." Shinto muttered out as his eyes turned to his friend list below the name of [ Hikari ], [ Hideo ] who was marked as online. "But, I'm not sure if he's free at the moment," quickly averting his gaze away from the list, he faced Ethaniel and Frey.

"Bah... If so, then no point," Ethaniel scoffed. "Anyways. I'll hold onto the items first then since you can't keep it in your inventory."

"Cough... Don't blame me," Shinto let out a cough. "I have no use for strength..."

"You mages..." Ethaniel shook his head. "Whatever." Just as he was about to move to the ground and pick up the two weapons, he was quickly stopped by Frey.

"Wait, wait! Ethaniel doesn't need to hold onto the items, I can too!" Frey stated.

"Well... Do you even have usages for the weapons? You're a brawler..." he glared at Frey. "I'll have better usages for it if I ever decided to use it."

"And you won't," she pouted. "I have usages for them since I'll be trying to convince the slimes!"

"You're still at with that?" Ethaniel sighed. "Then whatever, just take it."

"Yay!" Frey cheered as she took the two items and quickly placed them into her inventory. "Now... What do we do about that pin? Can I have it too? Since it's related to the Guardian after all..."

"Since you want the weapons, I'll be taking this," he stated whilst picking up the crest. "Incoming heals should help since I'm always at the front lines."

"Eh?! What about the convincing?!" she cried out. "I think I need all the items to be able to convince them..."

"What bullshit," Ethaniel scoffed. "I don't even think we need them in the first place. Just use your words and be done with it. After that, I'll give you that crest if it's really important."

"Really? You won't use it all for yourself?"

"What? Who do you take me for?" Ethaniel frowned. "This item is under Broken anyways... So it's not like I can use it much."

"R-Right... We need a blacksmith..." Frey sighed. "I hope Master's friend or something is free to help!"

"...that would be a discussion for after this dungeon," Shinto coughed whilst turning his head to his notifications. "Anyhow.. There's still the skills we need to distribute."

[ Hukhta's Shield ] [ 345 MP ] [ Cooldown: 7 Minute ]

Calling upon the shield of Hukhta, three shields appear around the user in a clockwise position for 30 seconds. During such a state, when you receive an attack, the damage is reduced depending on the number of shields you have left.

3 Shields (500 HP): 60%

2 Shields (700 HP): 45%

1 Shield (1000 HP): 20%

*The shield breaks if the impact of the damage is too much. (As the number of shields lower, the resistance of the shield is increased thus allowing to receive much higher doses of damage.)

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[ Humatar's Roar ] [ 240 MP ] [ Cooldown: 3 Minute ]

Calling upon the status of Humatar, the user yells out a loud cry as it provokes all enemies within a 10m radius. When the enemy is provoked, they are more than likely to aim for you instead for one minute.

*Upon using this skill, there is a 20% inflicting Rage on self during the duration of skill.

-Rage: Disable Skills Usages, STR +150%, You will attack the nearest enemy without control.

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"With the way both skills work, I and Kon aren't suited to take it," Shinto shook his head helplessly. "So it's among you two to take one each."

"Uhh... Rage is good right...?" Frey mumbled to herself. "It's a 150% increase of Strength!"

"If you like attacking things randomly, then yes," he scoffed. "You can't even use skills either in that state."

"So Humatar's Rage is bad huh..." she pouted. "But then, if so, one of us will be getting the bad option and the other the good one!"

"Well... Humatar's Rage isn't necessarily bad..." Shinto interjected into the discussion. "It's a provoke skill, so it helps to attract the enemy's attention on you if we lack a tank, which we do."

"Oh right! Then that means... Parry Fist works wonders with it?"

"I guess so," Ethaniel shrugged. "In any case, I want Hukhta's Shield since I lack defensive skills..."

"Hmm..." Frey thought to herself. "If you want that skill... Then it means I'll get Humatar's Roar..."

"I mean... If you both want Hukhta's Shield, you can just leave it up to the game of chance and have the system distribute it randomly..." Shinto suggested. "But... Uh, knowing Frey's luck... You might be better off discussing."

"Ugh... So what will it be Frey?" Ethaniel raised his brow. "Do you want Hukhta's Shield or what?"

"Yes...? I mean! I like both skills now that I think about it..." Frey uttered out. "Can we just leave it to the game of chance?"

"Are you serious?" he sighed. "Ugh... Just get it over with."

[ The party has decided to distribute the two skills to Player 'Frey' and 'Ethaniel randomly. ]

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[ The skill "Hutkha's Shield" has been given to Ethaniel whilst the other has been given to Frey! ]