I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 803: Chapter 804 Death’s Scythe_1

Song Jian entered this final battlefield map, which was strange not only because of the corpses and decayed armaments scattered around but also because of the “junk pile” made entirely of broken and abandoned weapons at the center of the map.

This pile, comprised of thousands of weapons, looked like a mountain from afar. When Song Jian searched, he didn’t pay much attention to this “junk pile” because the weapons accumulated here had all decayed to the point of being unrecognizable; a mere flick would crumble them into iron filings;

But after scouring the entire map, Song Jian and Kekaul still ended up standing in front of the “junk pile” constructed of countless broken and discarded blades.

“The blade you’re seeking might just be here,” the angel Kekaul hypothesized. @@novelbin@@

“Perhaps,” Song Jian said noncommittally. After all, he was looking for a weapon exclusive to a unique profession in the game—how could it be discarded like trash here? At the very least, it should be enshrined and worshipped in a temple, much like the revival artifacts of those Demon Lords from before.

Yet there were no clues to be found here about the “Sword Immortal Severed Blade,” so they decided to turn this place inside out first;

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The two of them began tossing the broken and battered weapons all around, much like ragpickers;

The “weapon pile” was so vast that it took them well over ten hours just to clear less than half of it; soon, Song Jian and Kekaul realized that not everything in this massive pile was junk. Beyond the outer layer of weathered and decayed weapons, there were quite a few pieces of white-quality equipment above level forty;

Despite the lower quality, the sheer volume represented a considerable fortune;

With Song Jian’s discerning eye, he naturally had no interest in these weapons, discarding them just like trash;

“Hey, this shield is not bad!” Kekaul exclaimed, grabbing the corner of an item and forcefully pulling it out from the pile of junk, wiping it to reveal a faint glimmer of gold where he rubbed;

“A gold-quality shield?” Song Jian said, surprised, and looking at Kekaul with a smile, he added, “Lucky find.”

Although the shield didn’t compare to his previous dark gold shield, its attributes were decent, fairly standard among gold-quality shields.

Kekaul equipped the shield and swung his arm a few times, nodding in satisfaction;

Seeing this shield of gold quality, Song Jian suddenly took an interest in the weapon pile. Maybe there were even better-quality weapons buried within, and perhaps even the “Sword Immortal Severed Blade” from the quest might be hidden here;

With this thought, Song Jian significantly sped up his digging;

A few hours later, countless broken and discarded blades surrounded Song Jian, all radiating a faint blue-green glow.

The weapons were of high level, mostly above forty. Even though they were blue-green, in such quantities, they were worth at least several hundred thousand Doomsday Coins;

However, selling these equipments would have to wait a while since most players were around level thirty at the moment, and these items were somewhat too advanced for them;

Song Jian’s storage space was limited, so he could only pick out and store some of the equipment with higher quality and attributes;

There were mostly valueless, broken weapons, however, and Song Jian, already feeling numb, even knelt directly on the pile of weapons and kept rummaging;

Just then, a purple-red light suddenly burst out from a crevice, instantly causing Song Jian’s heart to contract sharply;

“Epic equipment!” The thought exploded in Song Jian’s mind, and he could hardly believe his guess;

Rustle~

A flurry of intense rummaging later, the purple-red light grew stronger, and before long, Song Jian extracted a sickle from the pile of weapons;

This sickle’s design was very similar to the one held by the Great Demon Priest, but both its quality and appearance were levels above the weapon in the hands of the Great Demon Priest;

“Death’s Scythe (Epic): Two-handed polearm weapon, item level: 50, damage: 402-610, equipment effects: strength +30, agility +25, constitution +25, rending damage +30%; Special Effect 1: Fatal Strike (Passive), when causing damage to the target, there’s a 0.1% chance to trigger a fatal strike, causing immediate death to the target! Special Effect 2: Vitality Drain (Passive), 30% of the damage dealt to the target will be converted into Vitality Points, restoring the user’s own health; this effect is only effective when the target is a creature of flesh and blood; Special Effect 3: Critical Hit (Passive), has a 30% chance to deal 3 times the damage to the target, this effect can only occur once every 100 seconds; Special Effect 4: Flame Strike (Passive), has a certain chance to trigger Flame Strike when causing damage to the target, dealing 300 points of fire damage; Special Effect 5: Whirlwind (Active), deal consecutive hits to all enemies within a five-meter radius over three seconds, with each hit increasing damage by 30% more than the previous, if a target killed by the whirlwind ability, their soul will be extracted by the user, assisting in attacking for 1 minute, skill cooldown time: 30 seconds; Item Equipment Requirement: Abyss Profession; Can be taken out of the game: yes”

“Epic, it’s really an epic weapon!” Song Jian stared dumbfounded at the sickle about a meter long in his hand, murmuring to himself: “Top-notch, it’s truly a top-notch weapon!”

With excellent attributes, after checking the weapon’s characteristics, Song Jian even felt an impulse to change his class immediately to an Abyss profession; whether it was damage or attributes, everything was what melee players needed most, and not a single attribute was wasted; five effects, four passive and one active skill, were all potent offensive attributes.

Especially the last active skill, it was simply a weapon of war in group battles, and its efficiency, especially when leveling up by grinding small mobs, was astonishing! If this game could be reborn, countless players would probably be willing to commit suicide to respawn just for this weapon;

“Too bad, it’s limited to the Abyss profession!” Seeing the red text at the end, Song Jian shook his head in regret; this limitation greatly diminished the value of the weapon, and as a human, he was naturally opposed to Abyss players—it was one thing to sell other weapons to Abyss players, but this weapon could play a key role on the battlefield, so under no circumstances would Song Jian consider selling it to Abyss players;

The only fate for this weapon was to be taken back to Doomsday City by him and then broken down into materials;

Thinking that such a powerful weapon would have to be dismantled into materials, Song Jian couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain and deep regret;

Just as Song Jian was storing the weapon in his inventory, he suddenly felt a slight tremor underfoot, which quickly grew more intense. Song Jian’s face changed, and he hastily pulled Kekaul back;

“An earthquake?” Kekaul looked puzzled, staring ahead;

By now, the weapon pile had been thoroughly rummaged through by the two of them, leaving only a three-to-four-meter mound, and the epicenter of the shaking was precisely this small hill filled with discarded weapons;

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PS: Thank you to “Piercing Piggies” for the gift of 500 Doomsday Coins~