Breakers Chapter 64:
Chapter 64 - Chapter 10: Breakthrough #2
[Dragon Scale Greaves]
[A Rank]
[Fire Resistance Lv3 Fire Absorption Lv3]
[Strength +5/ Agility increased by 10/ Feet damage increased by 5%]
[Greaves made of the leather and scales of a red dragon . Made from the leather of a red dragon that deals with fire, it not only boasts a strong fire resistance but can also absorb fire . The more fire you absorb, the more damage your feet will do . ]
[Special Skill: Fire Strengthening]
[Every time the level of Fire Strengthening increases by one, your feet damage will rise by 5% . (Maximum level five - in the absence of no additional fire absorption, this level can be maintained for five minutes . After five minutes, the level is reduced back to level 0 . )]
In-gong checked the greaves as he sat in the carriage headed to Thunderdoom Fortress .
After slowly reading the long sentences that popped up in the air, In-gong gave a delighted smile and attached the greaves to his shins .
“This is good . ”
It was really good . The strength stat was a little weak for an A rank, but the increase in agility was beautiful . 10% was excellent . It meant that the ratio would keep increasing the more levels In-gong gained .
This alone was enough to make In-gong satisfied, but the greaves also had a special skill built into it .
‘Red dragon leather . ’
Fortunately, the greaves weren’t red . Was it closer to a blackish red colour? The red dragons in Knight Saga were strange because most of them had a leather colour that was close to the primary colour, so In-gong was quite fortunate .
‘The fire can be recharged with Fire Arrow . ’
It would be considerably hard work, but training would increase the level of Fire Arrow .
In-gong rubbed the greaves and imagined himself dealing a burning kick . Green Wind whispered to In-gong .
'Master, I am much better than the greaves . ’
As it could cause problems, In-gong had already explained earlier to Felicia about the greaves as a green light emerged from White Eagle .
In-gong continued staring at the greaves and said,
"You aren’t White Eagle . ”
‘It can be said that I am already one with White Eagle . White Eagle is excellent, so I am excellent . ’
In-gong thought it was a strange logic . The translucent Green Wind sat on White Eagle and looked at him with discontent .
In-gong sighed without realising it .
"At first, I thought it was pretty cool, like something sacred . ”
‘Master?’
"No, you are the best . ”
In-gong touched White Eagle with the same hand he used to touch the greaves .
'Uhh, I feel bad again . Continue . ’
Green Wind closed her eyes as he kept stroking her head .
Felicia, who was watching In-gong converse, gawked at White Eagle .
“Are you talking to Green Wind?”
“Yes, she is a little jealous . ”
‘It isn’t jealousy . I just told the truth . ’
In-gong gently stroked her head a little bit more and Green Wind fell silent . As her mood subsided, the green light coming from White Eagle became more subdued .
Felicia asked,
"Can we see her like you do?”
"It might be possible . ”
Green Wind’s power was recovering quite fast after staying in White Eagle . Maybe it would soon be safe to materialize .
“How about Karma?”
Karma, who was sitting in a corner of the wagon, replied to In-gong in a distracted voice .
"I feel like I don’t want to see her . ”
She wanted to see Green Wind, who was the guardian of Enger Plains, but felt like all her worshipful feelings would fly away .
"I understand . ”
Carack clicked his tongue and lay a hand on Karma’s shoulder .
Felicia laughed and asked In-gong another question,
"Is that the new armour?”
“I like it . Moving in it doesn’t feel uncomfortable . ”
It wasn’t the Dragon Scale Greaves, but it was a pretty good piece of leather armour he had bought from the Demon King’s Palace .
It was Rank B . The leather armour itself wasn’t light, but the weight reduction magic made him feel like he was wearing clothes . He also liked the magic that increased his stamina by 10% .
‘There is a variety of resistance properties . ’
By default, there was resistance to fire, ice and lightning . It wasn’t as much as the Dragon Scale Greaves but it would reduce the damage of magic by quite a bit .
Felicia suddenly looked In-gong up and down .
“Aren’t you really well armed?”
The enchanted leather armour that he took from the armoury of the Demon King’s Palace .
The greaves made from the leather and scales of a red dragon .
The magic shield White Eagle that contained Green Wind .
Earth Quaker that had already proven its power several times .
The Tears of a Dark Elf that boasted absolute defense against mind magic…
"Yes . Don’t I just need a helmet now?”
In-gong responded playfully but his thoughts were completely different .
'Not yet . ’
In-gong and Green Wind were the only ones aware that Earth Quaker and White Eagle both belonged to elder dragons .
In-gong was thinking of collecting all four remaining equipment of the elder dragons in the future and he wasn’t satisfied with only one accessory .
‘I’ll have to wear everything I can, including bracelets and earrings . ’
He didn’t have any slot limits like in a game .
'That would **** . ’
A king should be properly fitted with items .
He also planned to increase Carack and Karma’s combat power with items .
In-gong’s eyes burned with ambition .
On the other hand, Felicia knew of the materials that formed the Dragon Scale Greaves and she was looking at them .
She might be congratulating him or feeling jealous, but Felicia had a strong will as a ‘dark elf’ . In-gong didn’t receive any support from his mother’s side, so she was glad that he was being helped by the sura’s side .
Moreover, it was a secret from Daphne and Delia as he had only told Felicia .
Felicia tapped her fan against her cheeks before bringing up a new topic .
"I will go over something before we arrive . ”
Naturally, everyone's gaze moved toward Felicia . She stared at In-gong and explained,
"Shutra, you should know that there are two main ways of attacking dungeons . It is to push in with high numbers or breakthrough with a few elites . ”
The first method was truly ignorant and cruel . As arrows were fired on the battlefield, they would literally push their troops into the body of the trap .
It was impossible for Felicia, who cared about her people, to use this method .
"It is obvious but we will breakthrough with a small number . The members will be limited to the people in this carriage . ”
Felicia pointed to Delia who was sitting next to her .
"Delia will take the role of the guide . She had treasure hunter occupation, so she is good at discovering and disassembling traps . ”
In a RPG, it would be the role of a thief .
After using Delia as an example, Felicia pointed to everyone in the carriage .
"Daphne will take the role of recovery and raise the abilities of the group, while I will take the role of support in the back . Shutra and Carack will protect us . ”
“Understood . ”
"Leave it to me . ”
“And . . . ”
Felicia glanced over at Karma . Karma was waiting for Felicia’s words with a look of anticipation .
Felicia thought about Karma’s role for a bit before declaring .
"I’ll ask you to protect Daphne . Stay by her side . ”
“I understand . I'll work hard . ”
Felicia finished distributing the roles and looked at In-gong again .
"The Thunderdoom Fortress hasn’t been properly revealed yet . General Kushbak died in the tunnel connecting the mine to the fortress, so any excavation work has been suspended . ”
In other words, it meant there was almost no progress in the excavation .
"There isn’t a time limit, so we don’t have to hurry . This is essential for the strategy . ”
Felicia glanced at Delia who pulled out a long bag from under her seat . She opened the lid and revealed several small oxygen masks made of black leather .
"What is this? Is it for that reason?”
Carack blinked with surprise and Felicia laughed as she took out a mask . It completely covered her nose and mouth like an emergency oxygen mask .
“It is a tool to block the toxic gases inside the mine . It has a detoxifying effect, so gases won’t be a problem if you wear it . ”
Felicia pointed to the box and Carack carefully raised a mask to his face . Despite Carack’s face being completely larger than Felicia’s, it was possible to cover his nose and mouth with the mask .
Delia smiled at Carack before looking at In-gong .
"The official cause of death for Kashubal is being trapped and poisoned with toxic gases, but there are likely to be other things inside the fortress . I’ve made a list of things that we are likely to encounter near the fortress . ”
Delia’s report had pictures and explanations for each creature .
In-gong already knew the names and weakness of the creatures that appeared in Thunderdoom, but the report was a type of confirmation .
‘It is similar . ’
In-gong further explained the general weakness and strategies to be used against the monsters appearing in Thunderdoom Fortress . He could use the excuse of reading it in a book but no one questioned him .
Some time passed…
And the carriage stopped moving .
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The mine that was connected to Thunderdoom was virtually abandoned due to the toxic gases coming from underground .
General Kashubal had died here, so it was difficult for anyone to approach .
'Why did that happen?’
Were the toxic gases more serious than he had thought?
In-gong was the representative of this mission but he didn’t have to deal with everything . Felicia handled the remaining forces of the 27th expedition still stationed her, while Delia invested General Kashubal once again .
In-gong left it to the experts and retired to his accommodation to rest .
And the next morning .
Felicia finished explaining to the local caretakers and the 27th expedition about the general excavation plan and explained that dark elves were scheduled to visit later . Then she headed to In-gong who was waiting to enter the mine .
“Let’s go . ”
Unlike her normal exposed clothes, Felicia wore leather clothes similar to Shutra and the mask . There were many pockets in her clothes so they seemed to be dungeon exploration clothes .
The party entered the mine, with Delia in the lead holding a light . It was a straight path so there was no need for a local guide .
The fact that the toxic gases were thick and reached their waists made him think that it was a result of many experiments .
Thanks to the masks prepared by Felicia, they could breathe easily .
But Felicia was still alert . Instead of going deeper, she made Delia move forward and experimented with the stability of the masks near the entrance .
After walking down a gentle **** for approximately 50 metres, a huge hole was revealed . It was the entrance connected to Thunderdoom Fortress .
Delia looked at In-gong and Felicia once before entering the hole . At first, it seemed to be a cramped cave but then a large space appeared .
"I think it is over there . ”
In the midst of the dense fog made of poisonous gases, Felicia pointed to a hole that was far away .
In-gong checked the mini-map and nodded . Thunderdoom Fortress were definitely beyond that hole .
The destination was right in front of them so the footsteps of the party quickened . And just as they were half-way across the space .
Carack abruptly stopped moving . Delia, who was leading, grabbed her chest like it was painful while Karma and Daphne leaned forward and gasped for breath .
Felicia was the fastest to respond to this simultaneous collapse . She opened her arms and cast a spell .
"The wind!"
The wind around Felicia pushed away the heavy toxic gases . However, it was useless . The gas returned before Felicia could cast another spell and she sat down with a moan .
Then the toxic gases suddenly changed . No, a new toxic gas was added to the existing ones .
Delia couldn’t endure it any longer and fell down . Karma grabbed Daphne and sat down while Carack fell to his knees .
The toxic gas filling the area changed from grey to dark yellow . And while the toxic gases were changing, bodies emerged .
Their arms were long and their hands were in a bent posture . Yellow eyes shone in the darkness as their bodies were all black .
There were six of them . One of them watched the party collapsed on the ground and raised his hand . The other five started to move at the same time . Their hands were all holding bone daggers .
And the moment that the first man reached Delia .
Kwang!
A white aura exploded among the yellow poisonous gas . The white aura had a green trail as it moved .
Kakakang!
Two of them fell to the ground with a sharp noise . White Eagle struck their heads in succession while In-gong moved .
By the time White Eagle had a new goal, In-gong had already reached the fourth person . Rather than letting the man open his mouth to scream, In-gong delivered a sharp uppercut .
The man crashed into the ground . There were two remaining . White Eagle took care of one of them . In-gong moved towards the man who raised his hand in the beginning . It was an explosive movement caused by Divine Beast Authority .
“H-how?”
The one person left was astonished . Five of his men had collapsed in a matter of seconds .
Even the intermediate general of the Demon King’s Palace lost his combat strength and died from this . Yet there was someone who moved freely through the poison!
"It is because I am the protagonist . ”
[Protagonist Body Lv2]
[Additional effects: Hundred Poisons Resistance Lv1 . ]
[Poison resistance is greatly increased . ]
In-gong’s fist struck his face .