Chapter 26: Introducing Armory, OP Weapons
Axir and Selena met up with the gang at the designated place.
"Alright, to make things easier, I’m going to give you all a weapon," Axir said, waving his hand.
In the next moment, ten weapons manifested above him, rotating in a circular formation.
"Whoa! So cool!" Aoi’s eyes sparkled.
"Damn, what the heck are those?"
"Looks OP as fuck, bro! Is this your new main deck?!"
Selena and the others were amazed.
"Yep." Axir grinned. ’You all are scrubs. You’ll never get something like this.’
[ Long Range ]
1. Exploding Slingshot
2. Blaze Parallax Rifle
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[ Blunt ]
1. Roaring Impact Bat
2. Gravemarch Mace
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[ Blade ]
1. Ashveil Edge
2. Cinder Verdict Katana
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[ Pole ]
1. Novasun Halberd
2. Whirling Inferno Lance
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[ Hybrid ]
1. Volstring Warbow
2. Pyrovamp Chain Scythe
"Here are their names, but you’re not picking them. I’ll assign the weapons, and you’ll use them according to the strategy. I already checked the monsters in this area yesterday and know how to deal with them."
Axir waved his hand as the weapons flew toward the group.
"Read the weapon details and get a feel for wielding them."
"So this halberd can blind targets? That’s pretty handy," Jason said as he read the stats after receiving the Novasun Halberd. "The crescent blade on one side and the hook on the other side are a pretty cool design."
[ Novasun Halberd ]
Attack: 150 + (150% Constitution + Arcane)
Cost: 10 Mana per successful hit
<Flame Core: Novasun Brilliance>
—> Upon impact, unleash a bright radiance that blinds the enemy. Infusing more Mana can increase the size of the brilliance and the blind debuff’s duration.
—> Attacks against blinded enemies increase by 5% per hit, with no limit.
"Damn right, this thing is awesome!" Kazuo shouted as he read the stats of the Volstring Warbow. "I don’t even need to aim with this!"
[ Volstring Warbow ]
Attack: 50 + (50% Arcane + Agility)
Cost: 1 Mana per arrow
<Flame Core: Ionflame>
—> Arrows ignite into charged flame constructs that magnetize targets, marking them. Follow-up shots automatically move toward marked enemies at a faster speed.
—> The more marks on a target, the faster the arrows move toward them. If multiple targets are marked, you can assign arrow targets with your thoughts.
"Sugoi..." Aoi mumbled, eyes sparkling, as she read her weapon’s stats.
[ Cinder Verdict Katana ]
Attack: 100 + (100% Constitution + Arcane)
Cost: 10 Mana per successful hit
<Flame Core: Judgement Cinder>
—> Upon hit, inflict a Verdict on the target that activates based on the target’s next action, chosen from three options: Retreat/Dodge, Attack, or Defense.
—> Retreat/Dodge: If the target retreats or dodges, root them in place and burn their limbs for 2 seconds, dealing 5% of their max health as total damage.
—> Attack: If the target attacks, unleash an explosion from a random part of their body and fling them away, staggering them.
—> Defense: If the target defends, decrease their defense by 50% for 3 seconds.
"This is pretty badass," Lexi said, biting her lips as she read her weapon’s details. "Can I keep it?"
[ Blaze Parallax Rifle ]
Attack: 200 + (200% Arcane + 100% Perception)
Cost: 10% Mana per shot. Requires 3 seconds of charge time.
<Flame Core: Parallax Ember>
—> Upon a successful hit, you can select one of two Parallax Sequences.
—> Sequence 1: Create a microscopic intense heating explosion that locks and increases gravity around the target, completely rooting them in place for 5 seconds while dealing burn damage per second equal to 50% of Arcane stat, unless the target phases out of physical form to escape.
—> Sequence 2: Inflict the target with Doom Blaze Mark. When struck by a second bullet from the rifle, the target’s blood ignites, dealing damage equal to 50%–70% of their max health.
"That sniper rifle is strong, but you’ll need to aim properly," Axir said to Lexi. "I’ll carry you to a safe, high peak in this area where you can oversee the ground I’ve chosen for farming. All you need to do is aim and shoot."
"Roger." Lexi grinned.
"By the way, am I going there too?" Selena asked as she held the slingshot. "You gave me a long-range weapon as well."
"Nope. That slingshot doesn’t have that much range," Axir chuckled. "You’ll stay with me while I round up monsters during flight. I’ll carry you, so I’ll need you to stagger and stun them. Since it’s an area attack weapon, just make sure your aim is within one meter of the target."
"Got it."
"She sure is living a princess lifestyle lately," Yuta snickered. "Her skin looks rosier."
Selena smiled. "Well, I can’t deny that."
But she flinched slightly at the suspicion that Yuta might know something.
Meanwhile, Axir’s eyes glinted with amusement. ’So it was him.’
He had sensed someone’s presence near the cave while Jason and the others were searching for them after arriving. He didn’t know it was Yuta at the time, but he had deliberately lowered the barrier so someone would hear Selena’s moans and other sounds.
Now that he knew it was Yuta, he was curious about what he would do next.
Whatever happened, Axir intended to extract maximum amusement from it.
"Yuta, your job is to land at least one successful hit with the mace on each monster," Axir said. "Use your Assassin deck properly to maneuver. If you die, pay coins to teleport next to a friend. That’s possible once per day, so make sure you only die once. This is not possible if the friend is in a dungeon or secret area, and places like that, by the way.
’Wait, Yuta and Lexi got together pre-regression. Did Yuta already like her at this point?’ Axir’s eyes glinted. ’I need to confirm.’
"Got it." Yuta nodded, examining his weapon. "I love this thing."
[ Gravemarch Mace ]
Attack: 100 + (100% Constitution + Arcane)
Cost: 10% Mana per successful hit
<Flame Core: Gravemarch Pyre>
—> Targets struck by this mace are marked and take 50% more damage from the user.
—> Upon the target’s death, it can be revived as a Pyro Undead for five minutes or until it dies again.
—> Pyro Undeads gain mutated fire-based skills based on their original form.
"Brother, can I keep it?" Yuta grinned.
"I’ll think about it." Axir smiled politely.
’No, you piece of trash. You and Jason are about to start your journey of suffering for what you did and what you were going to do to my sister. Just wait a few more days, you garbage piles.’
Time reversal had undone everything, but it hadn’t changed the nature of these two pieces of trash, especially Jason and Yuta.