Chapter 34

The voice came from a psychic transmission.

Lin An was not unfamiliar with this; it was similar to internal team communication.

However, this psychic communication could only be mastered by beings of third-rank strength.

Since there was no one else around, only the black snake could have done this.

Astonished, it was hard to believe.

Could it be that the black snake demanded the necklace from the Red-Clothed Mutant for itself?

Lin An instinctively reached for the necklace, heedless of the slime on it.

Don't even mention the slime.

An Epic Tier accessory that could complete his equipment—he would fish it out even if it fell into a mountain of corpses.

The necklace felt icy to the touch.

Ding, obtained blue equipment (Refined): 【Soulshard Fragment】

Equipment attributes: Will +5, Psychic Power Amplification +10%, Psychic Recovery Speed +30%, Attack Speed +10%, attacks carry Psychic Shock (Psychic Shock: relies on psychic power to harm any being possessing psychic power, dealing damage according to the power difference and adding a stun effect).

Equipment description: A fragmented soul shard that looks like it could be inlaid somewhere. Perhaps you can find its vessel.

Note: This fragment is incomplete; fuse it after obtaining other fragments.

Too strong.

Lin An's heart pounded wildly.

Even without using the 【Soulshard Fragment】 to complete the 【Skullcrusher's Hand】, the effect of this single piece of equipment is already powerful enough.

Especially the effect of attacks carrying Psychic Shock, which could be considered top-tier among blue equipment.

Either of these two blue pieces of equipment, taken alone, could drive players crazy.

Lin An could hardly imagine how powerful the 【Skullcrusher's Hand】 would be once completed.

Quick... fuse.

The black snake's psychic power urged Lin An, seeming somewhat urgent.

It coiled its body, lowering its head, looking somewhat listless.

No longer did it have the imposing menace it had when it turned into a giant python.

It seems the earlier battle with the Red-Clothed Mutant was not the one-sided crush it appeared to be.

Lin An came to his senses and directly took off his glove.

Fuse!

Hum

The obsidian on the necklace instantly burst into dazzling brilliance, and the two pieces of equipment merged together.

The light faded, and the missing part on the glove was filled in by obsidian.

In the expectant gazes of Lin An and the black snake, a brand-new pattern appeared on the originally all-black glove.

Ding, obtained orange equipment (Epic): 【Soul-devouring Glove】

Equipment attributes: Strength +6, Constitution +6, Will +6, Agility +6.

Attack Speed +20%, Psychic Power Amplification +20%, Psychic Recovery Speed +50%,

Attack Effect 1: Each attack carries Psychic Shock, causing a brief stun effect, and provides an additional bonus based on the wearer's Will attribute.

Attack Effect 2: Soul Devour. After killing an enemy, you can extract the departed soul to replenish psychic power.

Equipment skill: Soul Shriek (B-rank) instantly generates a ring-shaped Shockwave that indiscriminately harms all creatures in the area. (Can be used once per day; after use it enters cooldown, recovering the next day.)

The attributes are splendid beyond compare.

Lin An was overjoyed.

Looking at the 【Soul-devouring Glove】 covered in intricate patterns in his hand, Lin An was so delighted he could not speak.

Epic equipment—indeed, a single piece could be exchanged for a medium-sized Safe Zone.

All attributes +6, which is almost like raising a second-rank Awakened One's level and player level out of thin air.

Even the weakest ordinary player, upon obtaining it, could rival an Awakened One thanks to this lavish attribute boost.

If one is an Awakened One, relying solely on this piece of equipment, a first-rank could strongly kill a second-rank existence!

Moreover, attributes like Attack Speed and Psychic Power Amplification are exceedingly scarce.

However, what excited him most were the equipment's attached skills and effects.

The Psychic Shock effect was greatly enhanced compared to before.

Lin An had witnessed the power of the Red-Clothed Mutant's Psychic Shock.

Unlike regular attack methods, this approach is nearly impossible to dodge; one can only rely on willpower to endure it.

Its accompanying stun effect is exceptionally strong.

Imagine, in battle, if the opponent lost consciousness for a moment each time they suffered Psychic Shock—how could they still fight Lin An?

In battles between Mutants and Awakened Ones, any slight mistake will be infinitely magnified.

A tiny opening, and it's a one-hit kill.

And the 【Soul-devouring Glove】's innate "Soul Shriek" skill could be called god-tier on the battlefield.

It deals area damage to enemies without consuming the user's own psychic power.

This is equivalent to gaining an extra skill each day, as if carrying a psychic-powered Awakened One to fight alongside!

As for the Soul Devour effect described in Effect 2, Lin An had some doubts.

Devouring souls restores psychic power.

He had never heard of such an effect before, and without experimentation he wouldn't know exactly how it works.

But thinking about it, it should also count as a means of restoring psychic power.

Both hands felt for the glove, the icy texture light in weight.

The pressure weighing deep in his heart from having to kill the Stitcher also vanished completely.

As if a heavy burden had been lifted.

With this Epic Tier Equipment, he no longer needed to worry about the power gap as before.

Just the +6 to all attributes was enough for him to crush the Stitcher in pure physical strength.

After all, no matter how strong the Stitcher is, it's merely a Second Level existence, with each attribute at most not exceeding 30 points.

Moreover, the attack carries a mental shock, a special effect that combines control and damage.

Six strikes per second, and the enemy must also endure six dizzy effects.

Just based on this point.

Lin An thus had absolute confidence that he could slay the Stitcher in a short time!

And the attached Soul Shriek also makes up for his current lack of area damage.

Originally he was still worried about the large number of zombies inside Wanda Plaza; with this skill to clear the field, the problem was easily solved.

Even he couldn't withstand the mental shock, let alone ordinary zombies with will attributes of only 0-1 points.

I don't know why the team that got the glove in my past life didn't go to complete it.

If they knew the attributes after completing the glove were this exaggerated, likely all survivors in the Huaxia Southeast Theater would spare no effort to find the missing parts.

Lin An struggled to calm his emotions, feeling a myriad of feelings.

【Stitcher】, I'm coming!

An Jing Tian, AnXia.

You no longer need to wait seven days, living in fear.

I now have confidence to slay the Stitcher and save you.

The tip of his nose couldn't help but feel sour.

The two siblings are his only concern in his heart; now he can finally be confident to complete the mission.

How could he not be excited?

Beside Lin An, the black snake's eyes were full of curiosity.

It couldn't quite understand why Lin An's emotions fluctuated so greatly.

Lin An noticed the curiosity in the black snake's eyes and gave a slight smile.

Human emotions, complex and precious.

「Give it a try! 」

Lin An eagerly equipped the glove, raring to try it out.

However, at the moment of equipping the glove...

A cold mechanical prompt from the system sounded instantly.

「Beep, you have lost the Soul-devouring Hand Epic Tier Equipment (orange)」

「Fuck！！！！」