Chapter 943: Abnormal Set Bonus

Su Xiao's heart pounded; he had gathered the three-piece Hunter Set.

Not only that, the pistol in the Hunter Set was unexpectedly powerful. Setting aside its attack power, just its special effect, the Explosive Needle, was remarkable.

As long as a bullet containing an Explosive Needle hit an enemy, it would cause an explosion, and the needle would simultaneously pierce deep into the enemy's body.

If it were just one, it would be fine; even if Su Xiao detonated it, it would only deal 80–100 damage—not low, but not high either.

However, if an enemy were hit by five bullets and all five Explosive Needles were embedded in their body, the enemy's nightmare would begin.

Physical defense -35%, healing effect -20%, movement speed -10%; of these three effects, none were not lethal.

This was a state that combined armor-piercing, anti-healing, and deceleration. One must know that Su Xiao's Breath Release ability could also reduce an enemy's physical defense by 15 points and increase their stamina consumption. If the two states stacked, the enemy's physical defense would be reduced to an exaggerated degree. When Su Xiao slashed down, the satisfaction would be indescribable.

It was actually not difficult to hit an enemy five times with 【Wild Hunt's Judgment】. First, this was a melee firearm; Su Xiao would keep within 20 meters to shoot the enemy. Coupled with Firearms Mastery Lv. 30, if he still couldn't hit them, he might as well go find a block of tofu to smash his head against.

Once Su Xiao landed five shots, it was essentially a death sentence, just like the skill name of the Explosive Needle: Death Sentence Explosive Needle.

Although the Hunter Gun's attack power wasn't considered very strong—far lower than some Gold-grade firearms—its attack effects were simply too well-suited for Su Xiao.

Deceleration + armor reduction + healing reduction; it was practically tailor-made for Su Xiao. Or rather, the Hunter Set was built for melee combat. Even if one of its components was a firearm, it was a firearm used for melee.

The Hunter Set consisted of three pieces, located at: ring, necklace, and pistol.

Su Xiao had already gathered all three pieces: the ring was 【Hunter's Ring】, the necklace was 【Hunter's Proof (Nameplate Shape)】, and the pistol was 【Wild Hunt's Judgment】.

Among them, although 【Hunter's Proof】 looked like a nameplate, it was actually a nameplate-shaped necklace. Wearing it on the chest like a nameplate would not activate the equipment effect at all.

Now that the three-piece Hunter Set was gathered, Su Xiao could finally activate the Hunter Set's attributes.

However, the Wolf Butler began urging Su Xiao to leave the treasury. Helpless, Su Xiao could only follow the Wolf Butler out of the treasury.

As he walked, Su Xiao began to organize his equipment. He first took off the 【Will of Fire】 necklace. Although this was a Light Gold necklace, it conflicted somewhat with his abilities. The main attributes of 【Will of Fire】 were as follows:

Heart Like Iron and Stone (Passive): Significantly enhances willpower, increases pain tolerance, and increases resistance to mental control (immune to mental control skills below 80 Intelligence).

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The "significantly enhances willpower" here did not increase willpower itself, but rather amplified the effects derived from willpower, thereby granting immunity to mental control below 80 Intelligence.

【Will of Fire】 conflicted perfectly with Su Xiao's Mind Blade ability. Compared to Mind Blade, 【Will of Fire】's ability was much weaker.

He put on 【Hunter's Proof】. As for 【Hunter's Ring】, he had been wearing it for a long time.

Su Xiao took a deep breath and finally designated 【Wild Hunt's Judgment】 as his secondary weapon.

【Prompt: You have activated the Hunter Set attributes.】

Su Xiao immediately checked the Hunter Set attributes. He knew what the first two were, but as for the last one, it had never appeared before.

Hunter Set Effects:

Set Effect 1: Hunter (Passive): Strength +15, Agility +10, Stamina +10.

Set Effect 2: Melee Expert (Passive): Melee damage increased by 40%, Max HP +20%.

Set Effect 3: Hunter's Trophy (Passive): During each battle, the battle will be judged as a "Hunter State." After killing an enemy, the trophy value will increase. If the trophy value reaches 100% and 5x Soul Crystal (Large) and 3x Source of Birth (Gold) are consumed, the three-piece Hunter Set will be promoted to a Gold-grade set. Existing equipment abilities will be replaced or enhanced, with the replacement direction leaning towards melee combat.

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Seeing the effect of Set Effect 3, Su Xiao's footsteps faltered. He finally understood why Shen Huang, Sitan, and others were fighting over the Hunter Set.

For those Tier 4 Qiyuezhe, Dark Purple sets were not common, but they weren't rare either. There was no need to mobilize an entire adventure group to chase Gulu in the Naruto World just to seize the Hunter's Ring.

Now it seemed the Hunter Set wasn't just a simple Dark Purple set. As long as the conditions were met, these three pieces of equipment could be promoted to a Gold set. A three-piece Gold set was something even Tier 4 Qiyuezhe could only hope for but not seek. No wonder they would go to such lengths for the Hunter Set.

The Hunter Set was hailed as the dream set for melee combat; now it seemed that wasn't just bragging.

What was somewhat exaggerated was that the promotion requirements for the Hunter Set weren't too difficult. The trophy value only required killing enemies, which was Su Xiao's daily routine. As for the 5x Soul Crystal (Large), while the acquisition difficulty wasn't low, it wasn't impossible to obtain.

Finally, the 3x Source of Birth (Gold) seemed very difficult and intimidating, but in reality, it wasn't hard to get. The so-called Source of Birth (Gold) was an item guaranteed to be obtained after smelting or decomposing Gold-grade equipment.

Decompose three pieces of Gold equipment for three Sources of Birth (Gold)? Stop joking; there was no need for that. This stuff could be obtained from Zhigongzhe who were proficient in forging.

Equipment had the possibility of being damaged, even Gold equipment. Once equipment was damaged and couldn't be repaired, Qiyuezhe would sell these items to Zhigongzhe proficient in forging. After the Zhigongzhe smelted or decomposed these damaged Gold items, they could obtain the Source of Birth (Gold). The Source of Birth (Gold) was an indispensable material for forging equipment.

If Su Xiao wanted to obtain the Source of Birth (Gold), he could buy them at a reasonable price. Three Sources of Birth (Gold) would cost about 100,000 to 300,000 Paradise Coins.

With such simple promotion requirements to obtain a three-piece Gold set, it was no wonder Shen Huang and Sitan mobilized most of their adventure group members to snatch this thing. If it were Su Xiao, once he learned the Hunter Set could be promoted to a Gold set, he would also go to snatch it.

It was somewhat regrettable that because Su Xiao hadn't broken through the 80-point attribute barrier, the three-attribute boost of the Hunter Set currently had no effect. However, the 40% increase in melee damage and 20% increase in Max HP raised his melee capability by a level.

Su Xiao's current HP seemed to be higher than that of a main tank, which satisfied him greatly. He never wanted to be a "squishy" melee fighter. If a melee fighter's physique wasn't tough enough, what kind of melee fighter were they?

For example, assassins. Before Su Xiao mastered Intuition, he had encountered assassination attempts. However, he had too many defensive means, and the assassins' burst damage couldn't kill him instantly. When Su Xiao turned around, those assassins all left peacefully—no, actually, they died miserably, twitching before they passed. ===== CHAPTER 944 =====