readease #195 - Chapter 195: Unexpected Gains, Chapter of Brutal Improvement (Part 2)
#195 - Chapter 195: Unexpected Gains, Chapter of Brutal Improvement (Part 2)
To be honest, as a survivor who had eked out an existence in the Lord's Woods for over ten days,
no one understood just how terrifying that place was more than Jon.
Countless bizarre creatures roamed back and forth, and once discovered, any one of them could easily take his life.
But these terrifying existences were all wiped out by one person.
God knows how complex Jon's mood was right now.
"Benefactor, this is the reward I promised you. Although it may not catch your eye, please accept it."
The old blind man took out a crystal-clear page and respectfully offered it with both hands.
Jiang Han accepted the item.
【Page of Brutality】
【Grade: Epic】
【Base Attribute +5%】
【Critical Damage +10%, Critical Rate +10%】
【Description: A fragmented page, seemingly an important component from a book. Its power is diminished due to its incomplete nature, resulting in weaker attribute bonuses compared to other Epic-grade items. If you can find other components, you might gain something.】
After reading the stats, Jiang Han's heart stirred.
To be honest, the attribute bonuses alone weren't that appealing to him, because in his inventory, he already had two Legendary-grade equipment pieces and over a dozen Epic-grade pieces.
And generally speaking, the attribute bonuses of equipment are higher than those of items.
But...
the description was very interesting.
"Page of Brutality? Is it related to the Chapter of Brutality?"
Jiang Han pondered slightly, then took out the Chapter of Brutality to compare.
"Indeed, the patterns are exactly the same. They are likely from the same source."
Without a closer look, one wouldn't know that the appearances of the two items were practically identical. However, the Page of Brutality was thinner and transparent, resembling crystal.
The Chapter of Brutality, on the other hand, looked exactly like a page from an ancient book, with more texture.
"So, the remaining components of the Chapter of Brutality are more than just the Fang of Brutality."
"Then, might there be other similar pages scattered elsewhere? Do they need to be pieced together completely to obtain a perfect item?"
Jiang Han couldn't help but fall into thought.
According to the current information, the Chapter of Brutality itself is incomplete and can be supplemented.
However, there were no hints as to how to do so.
Jiang Han thought for a moment and stacked the two items together.
An incredible thing happened. Before he could let go, a powerful suction force was generated between the two items, like the opposite poles of a magnet, tightly attracting each other.
A flash of blue light, and the two items actually fused together.
【Chapter of Brutality】
【Grade: Heaven's End】
【Base Attribute +30%】
【All Attributes +10】
【Brutal Force (Unique Passive): Wielder of the Chapter of Brutality, you shall possess unparalleled power. All your skills can trigger critical hits, base critical rate +50%, critical damage +150%.】
【Brutal Execution: Unleash the power of the Chapter of Brutality, instantly dealing 2000% of your Spirit as true damage to the target. The critical hit chance of this damage is doubled. If the critical hit chance exceeds 100%, the excess chance is doubled and added to the critical damage. This damage has a 15% chance to trigger an instant kill effect. If the target's health is below 25%, the instant kill effect is guaranteed. Cooldown: 8 days.】
"As expected."
Jiang Han looked at the further enhanced Chapter of Brutality, a flash of excitement in his eyes.
Originally, he thought that the power of the Chapter of Brutality lay in the all-attribute bonus and the powerful active skill.
After all, it was an item that took effect upon carrying it, so it was normal for the base attribute bonus to be inferior to equipment.
But it seemed that was not the case.
The biggest reason for the low attribute bonus of the Chapter of Brutality was not that it was a carry-on item, but that it was incomplete.
After merging with a page, the base attributes directly increased by 20%, and the critical rate and critical damage also significantly improved.
Even the probability and health threshold for triggering instant death with [Brutal Execution] were further improved.
An all-round enhancement!
Jiang Han looked at the old blind man and asked, "Where did you get this Page of Brutality from?"
"In response to your question, benefactor, this page was found when I accidentally entered an underground cave on the battlefield and found it on the corpse of a bizarre BOSS."
The old blind man said, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Another bizarre creature?"
Jiang Han frowned, lost in thought.
Regarding the Rampage Horn of the God of Destruction, he had discussed it with Thor not long ago.
The conclusion was that some of the equipment dropped by bizarre creatures was obtained from those they fought.
In other words, the holder of this Page of Brutality had also fought with the bizarre?
Then, did someone obtain the fragment and eventually die at the hands of the bizarre, and it was taken?
Or, did even someone holding the complete Chapter of Brutality die at the hands of the bizarre?
Jiang Han was more inclined towards the former, after all, the main body of the Chapter of Brutality was obtained in the dragon's nest.
However, it was not certain, perhaps there was some other reason that caused these fragments and the main body to separate.
But in any case, it was ultimately inseparable from the bizarre creatures.
The mystery behind this seemed to be getting more and more complicated.
"Are there any other items in that cave?" Jiang Han asked again.
"No, I searched carefully around the cave before leaving at that time," the old blind man shook his head. "There was only this page in the entire cave."
"Is that so..."
Jiang Han was a little regretful, but thinking about it, it made sense.
After all, it was a cave where an Epic-grade item had appeared, no one would leave easily and would definitely search carefully.
"Then, what about other similar pages? Have you seen or heard of anyone who owns them?" Jiang Han asked again.
The old blind man recalled carefully, then shook his head, "No, this item itself is very special, I have also looked for similar ones, but to no avail."
"I understand."
Jiang Han nodded, not paying too much attention.
It was just a casual question.
Before this, he had never thought that a task he took casually could actually find a component of the Chapter of Brutality.
To have such a harvest was already an unexpected surprise.
One must know how vast the 《Doomsday》 world is, and finding an item without any hints was mostly due to luck.
Perhaps it was the luck value that exceeded 70 that was working.
Otherwise, even if there was no news for decades, it was very possible.
After asking the old blind man a few more questions to ensure that there were no missing messages, Jiang Han left the teleportation point.
Soon, he arrived in front of a huge palace.
The War Merit Exchange Hall.
Accumulating so much war merit was not for keeping, this thing was not a gold coin, and it could not produce cubs if it was kept on the body.
Spend it when it should be spent.
Two words: splurge!