In the treasure trove, various items were neatly arranged.
Su Xiao walked among the wooden shelves that held the collections. He only had ten minutes, and four minutes had already passed.
Choosing a weapon was the safest bet. Even if it was of a lower quality, it wouldn't be too much of a loss. If he found a piece of good-quality equipment, he would be rich, and there might even be items above gold quality.
Although Su Xiao wasn't sure what the quality above gold was, he was certain that higher-quality items existed; there was no doubt about that.
He only had one chance to choose, and with a million items in the collection, it was no wonder Alice dared to let people select freely from her treasury. The odds of finding something good were very low.
Su Xiao stopped walking because he saw a familiar item—a rough, uneven "ore" with a bright red surface.
This wasn't ore but a large piece of sun residue, a primary material for creating Apollo.
Previously, Su Xiao needed a thumb-sized piece of sun residue to make one Apollo. The piece before him was at least the size of a fist.
Conservatively estimated, this thing was worth tens of thousands of Paradise Coins or even more.
Choosing a known item carried low risk, but Su Xiao didn't do that. While sun residue was useful, more wasn't always better. Apart from making Apollo, it had limited uses. This piece alone could create nearly a hundred Apollos, but without other materials, it was just a chunk of meteorite, unable to be turned into a powerful bomb.
Memorizing the location of the large piece of sun residue, Su Xiao continued deeper into the treasure trove.
The wooden shelves were all the same, and after a few minutes of browsing, Su Xiao started to feel a bit lost. It seemed this place wasn't just a treasure trove but also a natural maze.
Continuing forward, time passed, and Su Xiao had only two minutes left.
There were so many items on the shelves that they made Su Xiao dizzy, each hinting at the many contractors who had died in this castle.
Su Xiao's eyes shifted, quickly scanning a shelf before moving on.
However, in the next moment, he pulled his gaze back. A gun on the shelf had caught his attention. It resembled a flintlock, but unlike outdated flintlocks, it wasn't triggered by a hammer. It only looked similar in shape.
Normally, Su Xiao wasn't interested in this type of gun. It looked like a close-combat firearm, and he didn't use guns in close combat.
But this gun, which looked like a flintlock yet had a sophisticated construction, caught Su Xiao's eye due to the red patterns on it.
The gun was pitch black, about 35 centimeters long, with a slender barrel. Red patterns were etched along the barrel and the streamlined grip. There was a loading port on top, similar to a Mauser sniper rifle, with a depth indicating a capacity of 5-6 rounds, likely rifle or sniper bullets.
Upon closer inspection, Su Xiao noticed the gun's bullets were unique. Inside the gun, there was a peculiar firing pin, suggesting that using regular bullets could cause it to explode.
Indeed, beneath the gun, Su Xiao found a set of five bullets, arranged in a row and held by a metal bracket, designed to be pressed into the loading port all at once.
Picking up these five connected bullets, Su Xiao noted they were about 6 centimeters long, with a transparent outer shell containing a yellow liquid. A metal needle, as thick as a matchstick, was suspended in the liquid.
Examining the bullets' structure, Su Xiao deduced that the main damage came from the metal needle in the center, with the yellow liquid likely being a high-performance explosive replacing conventional gunpowder.
Setting down the special bullets, Su Xiao took out an item from his storage for comparison. Moments later, he stood frozen—the patterns on the two items were very similar.
"Time's up," the wolf butler appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
"Is it?" Su Xiao picked up the gun from the shelf, his eyes on the wolf butler.
"I choose this."
Su Xiao didn't opt for the sun residue worth tens of thousands of Paradise Coins but chose a close-combat gun instead.
Holding the gun by its streamlined grip, it felt just right in his hand. The gun wasn't light, but for Su Xiao's 80 strength points, it was featherweight.
"Are you sure?" The wolf butler squinted.
"Of course. This is my choice."
"..." The wolf butler was dissatisfied. This gun was one of Alice's favorites, but as part of the game's reward process, he couldn't interfere with Su Xiao's choice.
The wolf butler stepped forward, retrieving a blank card from his collar, and pressed it against the gun. One side of the card showed a sealing array, conserving resources since the gun's sealing array was precious.
As the sealing array on the gun disappeared, Su Xiao received a prompt from the Reincarnation Paradise.
[You have obtained the Hunter's Judgment.]
[Hunter's Judgment]
Origin: Any Lv.20+ Derived World
Quality: Dark Purple (Set)
Type: Firearm
Magazine Capacity: 5 (Special Ammunition)
Durability: 62/62
Attack Power: 10–153
Requirements: Strength 40, Agility 40
Effect 1: Special Ammunition (Passive)
Hunter's Judgment can only use special ammunition. The explosive needle inside the special ammunition is the main attack mechanism.
Effect 2: Death Sentence Explosive Needle (Active/Passive)
Passive: When the special ammunition hits an enemy, the unstable liquid inside the bullet will explode, reducing the enemy's defense by 60% for 0.19 seconds. Simultaneously, the explosion will propel the explosive needle within the bullet towards the enemy. Due to the close range, the explosive needle is almost unavoidable.Active: After the explosive needle is embedded in the enemy, it can be detonated at any time via a mechanism on the gun's handle. If not detonated, the explosive needle will deactivate after 40 minutes. Each explosive needle deals 80–100 damage. If an enemy is hit by five explosive needles and they are detonated simultaneously, it deals 500 damage and puts the enemy in a vulnerable state. In this state, the enemy's physical defense is reduced by 35%, healing effects by 20%, and movement speed by 10% for 10 minutes.
Note: Forcing the explosive needle out before it deactivates causes 10% of the enemy's maximum HP in fixed damage.
Note: The Death Sentence Explosive Needle (Active) has no cooldown and no cost.
Rating: 260
Description: Part of the Demon Hunter set. Activates set effects when three pieces are collected.
Set Effect 1: Demon Hunter (Passive) - Strength +15, Agility +10, Stamina +10
Set Effect 2: Close Combat Expert (Passive) - Increases close combat damage by 40%, maximum HP by 20%
Set Effect 3: (Visible when three Demon Hunter set pieces are equipped)
Price: 73,000 Paradise Coins