Chapter 82: Blazing Sun

Yun Mu was left completely bewildered by this maneuver from the opponent.

Since when could enemies run away?

Or was it only this Treasure Chest monster that could?

If that were truly the case, what factors determined its decision to flee?

Was it intelligence?

After all, the monsters she had encountered previously all seemed to lack brains, so it was normal that they wouldn't run away.

"Dabai, use Claw Swipe!" she ordered Dabai.

"Roar!"

Hearing the command, Dabai let out a roar, raised its claws, and swiped toward the Treasure Chest monster.

After leveling up to lv20 and promoting from Apprentice rank to Elite rank, although the names of many skills had not changed, their effects were no longer what they once were.

Take this, this is the result of Dabai's painstaking training and transformation!

【Claw Swipe!】

【Melee/Single-target damage/Attack Power】

【Range 2】

【Base Accuracy 125/Damage Modifier +40%】

【Critical Hit +6%】

【-0】

"Nothing happened."

Twenty attack power, plus a forty percent skill damage modifier, meant twenty-eight points of damage.

However, the Treasure Chest monster's defense was as high as thirty points; hilarious, it didn't break through the defense at all.

This performance wasn't even as good as Lucy at level ten; at least she could deal one point of damage.

This guy was so tanky at level thirteen, and she didn't know if Treasure Chest monsters of other levels were the same; if they were, she would have a headache whenever she encountered them in the future.

To deal with such high-defense enemies, it was best to use DoT (referring to damage over turns like Bleeding, Corrosion, etc.) damage.

Of course, that was only if she really couldn't break through their defense.

For her, just one more Mental Shock would suffice.

【Constellation Magic: Blade Constellation I】

【-1】

【Old Treasure Chest monster: 15/36】

Lucy raised her hand and fired a Blade at the Treasure Chest monster, successfully reducing its HP by one point.

Then it was Yun Mu's turn to act; she only needed one more Mental Shock... huh?

Before she could even launch an attack, the Treasure Chest monster on the opposite side came running toward her, tail wagging.

It clearly wasn't the opponent's turn yet!

She saw the Treasure Chest monster hopping continuously, then it stopped abruptly in front of her, opened its mouth, and spat out a finely crafted Flintlock Pistol.

"Hahaha~"

The Treasure Chest monster stuck out its tongue, panting like a little dog.

【【Old Treasure Chest monster lv13 (Elite)】 knows it is no match for your greatness and chooses to surrender to you. You decide:】

【1: Forgive its sins. (Take the loot and let it leave.)】

【2: You tried to run after offending me!? (Continue the battle, but before it dies, the Treasure Chest monster will corrode all the loot.)】

【3: In return for you being so sensible, here is a reward. (Step hard on the Treasure Chest monster's tongue with your foot.) 【Charm Option???】】

"How do you even have a surrender option? And is this option three for real?" Yun Mu's mouth twitched; she glanced at the panting Treasure Chest monster, and then

She discovered that this guy seemed to really be intentionally rubbing against her legs.

Hiss, do Treasure Chest monsters also have a foot fetish?

Yun Mu fell into deep thought.

"A, a reward for you..."

With a look of disgust, she chose option three, lifted her Quiet Boots, and stepped hard onto the tongue the Treasure Chest monster had stuck out!

"Clack clack clack!"

The Treasure Chest monster's lid vibrated with excitement. Seeing this, Yun Mu couldn't help but use more force, twisting the boot she had stepped on its tongue with.

"Clack clack clack clack!!"

Suddenly, the Treasure Chest monster's body shook violently, and soon, accompanied by a shudder, its movements stopped.

The next second, it spat out a large amount of Gold Coin from its mouth, along with an old, tattered parchment scroll.

【You successfully subdued the 【Old Treasure Chest monster lv13 (Elite)】 using personal Charm???】

【You obtained the item 【Gold Coin】 ×2666】

【You obtained the equipment 【Blazing Sun!】】

"Ew, that's really perverted," looking at the Game Panel in her mind, Yun Mu retracted her boot with a look of disgust and looked at the items on the ground.

【Blazing Sun (Green)】

【Attack Power +12】

【Passive Skill: Burning】

【When a projectile hits an enemy, there is a 70% chance to apply the 【Burning】 status.】

【Burning: -5 HP per turn for three turns.】

【A finely crafted antique pistol. It can only fire once per reload. Its greatest use should be as a decoration in a museum, rather than for actual use.】

"No, its greatest use is for me to use it."

Yun Mu quickly picked up the Flintlock Pistol from the ground and examined it in her hand with satisfaction for a while.

"But how am I supposed to use this thing?"

She suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have any skills related to Shooting in her skill bar; when engaged in turn-based combat, having no skill meant she couldn't use it!

Or is it like using items and equipment, where as long as she wants to use this weapon, she can use it directly?

Then again, to use a pistol, one at least needs bullets.

Where is she supposed to get projectiles for this kind of antique pistol?

Even in the real world, this kind of antique flintlock has long been phased out!

Damn it, is a museum really its only destination?

"Clack, clack, clack!"

The Treasure Chest monster made a strange noise, using its tongue to roll up the parchment on the ground and hand it to Yun Mu.

"What is this?"

Yun Mu's attention was drawn to it, and she temporarily set aside the matter of the Blazing Sun pistol; she picked up the parchment and asked, somewhat puzzled.

This parchment was filled with lines of small text written in Ancient Elvish, but unfortunately, her Ancient Elvish was really not very good, and she couldn't understand what was written on it at all.

"This is a Master-Servant Contract," Lucy, who was to the side, interjected.

Because the Treasure Chest monster had surrendered, she had already exited the combat state, and Lucy, standing beside her, was naturally no longer an unconscious projection.

"A Master-Servant Contract?"

She had indeed seen this sort of thing in various novels and film and television works in her past life; it must be said that as an item in fictional works, this thing is indeed very convenient.

As long as the contract is signed, there is a one hundred percent guarantee of no betrayal or anything of the sort; whether for the author or the reader, issues regarding loyalty can all be cast to the back of one's mind.

"Let me see," Lucy said, taking the parchment into her hands.

"This is an equal-type contract; both parties may not harm each other, may not do anything detrimental to the other party, and at the same time, one cannot forcibly command the other, but the other party cannot do nothing either. The effective duration of the contract is fifty years."

"It can be signed, there are no problems," Lucy said, returning the parchment to her.

"It probably picked this up from somewhere; Treasure Chest monsters are just like that, they like to collect all sorts of miscellaneous things."

"Although eighty percent of these items end up being digested by it in the end."

"There is no harm in signing a contract with it; its stomach can hold many things, just remember that you need to feed it regularly, otherwise it might secretly eat your items."

"What do Treasure Chest monsters eat?" Hearing Lucy's words, Yun Mu couldn't help but ask.

"Theoretically speaking, it can eat anything, but it will have different preferences; you can ask it specifically about that."

Pausing, Lucy added: "The more of a certain type of thing a Treasure Chest monster eats, the more it will lean toward what it eats; looking at this one, it probably ate too much rotten wood."

PS: The flintlock pistol is truly a piece of equipment that appears in every one of my books.

It can show my love for this thing.

However, there is one other thing that I also write about frequently.

This book might, probably, perhaps, also feature it.

Old readers should know what I am referring to. (Dog head)

(End of this chapter)