Chapter 35

For over half a month, I have been living in constant fear in the evil cave, fighting, killing, ambushing, and fleeing. The entire world was filled with the scent of blood and the shadow of death. Even when I slept, my heart never relaxed. Now, suddenly smelling the safe and peaceful atmosphere around me, my previously steady steps suddenly felt as if they were weighed down by a thousand pounds of iron, making each step extremely difficult.

Dragging my weary feet, I finally arrived at the dreamy inn where Doug had brought me before. It had been almost a month, but the plump innkeeper seemed to remember me and warmly welcomed me in. I was so exhausted that I couldn't even muster the energy to speak a few words. The kind innkeeper in front of me seemed to turn into a soft mattress in my eyes.

With great effort, I fished out a few gold coins and threw them to the innkeeper, taking the key from him. I opened the door and, without even seeing the soft, large bed, I collapsed onto the floor. "55~~ What a waste, if I knew I was going to sleep on the floor, I should have taken the cheapest room," I thought as I closed my eyes.

When I woke up, it was already close to noon. The bright sunlight shone through the curtains, and the chirping of unknown birds outside were the culprits and accomplices that woke me up. Squinting, I placed my hand slightly on my forehead to block the blinding sunlight, but I suddenly realized I was lying in a very strange position.

My current situation was that my upper body was lying on the floor, while my legs were on the bed.

"OMG, I remember clearly that I fell asleep on the floor near the door. Could I have a sleepwalking habit?" I was so scared by this thought that I broke out in a cold sweat. I almost imagined myself camping outside during training, sleepwalking to a Fallen camp, and then jumping into a large pot while they danced their "exotic" hip-shaking dance...

Sweat...

However, if I really had a sleepwalking habit, I would have been killed by monsters long ago and wouldn't be alive now. Thinking about this, I felt much more at ease.

Right, what did the Corpse Fire drop? I hadn't had a chance to look closely. A pile of items, picked up in a hurry due to time constraints, and I didn't even know what they were. As for the drops from the lesser monsters, I couldn't help but criticize the three people's luck. Over a hundred corpses and large beasts, and they only dropped a total of 6 gold coins and two red potions.

I opened my inventory and took out the items one by one that the Corpse Fire had dropped.

The most numerous were a pile of black, powdery substances. I opened my eyes wide, trying to discern something from this pile of unknown objects, but unfortunately, I wasn't blessed with the "Great Eye" or any identification ability. Even this pile of powder had no attributes, and I had never seen such a thing in the game before.

I temporarily put the black powder aside and picked up the second item.

It was a belt, and it was unidentified. However, seeing it emit a faint blue light, I knew it was a blue item.

Although I already knew that the Corpse Fire might drop some unidentified items, I was still excited to see the belt in my hand. After all, it was the first blue item I had ever obtained. The only downside was that I already had a belt, and it would have been better if it had dropped something I didn't have, like shoes or a ring.

I stared intently at the belt and took out an identification scroll from my inventory, unfolding it over the belt.

Fiery Red Belt: 3 Defense; Durability 12-12; +27% Defense Boost; Fire Resistance +14%.

Not bad attributes. Seeing the fire resistance, I felt a surge of excitement.

I put the belt back in my inventory and picked up the next item.

Looking at this black piece of clothing, I was disappointed. It had no glow. When I first picked it up, I thought it was a piece of clothing, but upon closer inspection, it was much smaller. I quickly examined it in my hand—

Apprentice Mage Cloak: 8 Defense; Durability 20-20; +1 to Ice Armor; +3 Vitality; +14 Mana; Level Requirement: 3.

It turned out to be a special item—a hooded cloak!!

In the real Diablo system, there are no equipment slots, so there are many more types of items. For example, this cloak is a special item, a favorite among mages. These cloaks have attributes similar to class-specific weapons and have a high chance of adding +skill attributes. The quality isn't determined by color; even a white cloak can have multiple skill bonuses, while a gold cloak might have a bunch of useless attributes.

Of course, while there are no equipment slot limits, the number of items you can wear is limited. Except for rings, you can only wear one of each type of equipment. You can wear multiple items of the same type, like clothing, but only the innermost one will have its attributes active.

After the cloak, the remaining items were clear: a pile of 13 gold coins and a dozen green bottles.

These green bottles were not as slender as explosive potions but were fat and round. I picked one up with great excitement, and as expected, it was what I had hoped for.

Choking Gas Potion: Quantity 22; Throwing Damage 24; Level Requirement: 6.

What a great item, a beginner's poison gas bomb. Its attack range can rival a level 12 (game level 6) Frost Nova, but the damage is about 10 times higher than a level 1 Frost Nova. Ordinary Fallen would die instantly upon contact.

Wait, speaking of Choking Gas Potions, didn't I still have 15 explosive potions?

I suddenly froze.

Don't stop me, let me die!!

Soon, I was almost sobbing and pounding my chest. Why!? Why did I forget to use the explosive potions when fighting the Corpse Fire? If I had used them, I wouldn't have been so desperate, and I wouldn't have wasted that precious vitality potion. 55~~

I forcefully pushed open the window and took a deep breath.

"Wu Fan, you stupid donkey... donkey... donkey... (echo)"

I almost shouted at the top of my lungs, and my voice echoed throughout the center of the Rogue Encampment, lingering for a long time. It seemed that my extraordinary shout was almost as good as Doug's. I never knew I had a talent for tenor singing.

After cursing myself, I felt much better. Indeed, self-harm is the best medicine for regret, though the consequences might be severe, as I soon realized.

I threw the black powder, gold coins, and Choking Gas Potions into my inventory. As for the cloak, I put it on directly. After all, this plain white cloak looked similar to regular cloaks, and no mage would recognize that I was wearing their coveted class-specific mage cloak. Hoho...

However, the most unexpected thing happened. As soon as I put on the cloak, a sudden clarity flashed through my mind, as if I had instantly understood something I had never comprehended before. A cool sensation spread through my brain, followed by a series of unfamiliar incantations appearing in my mind. I closed my eyes in a daze and carefully followed the incantations, channeling my inner power onto them. When my power fully covered the incantations, a white light surged from within me...

I felt as if I was suddenly inside a refrigerator and immediately opened my eyes. I saw tiny frost particles, like playful snow fairies, dancing around me, appearing and disappearing, beautiful like a painting...

Ice Armor, I murmured the skill attached to the incantation I had just cast, feeling a sense of enlightenment. Such an incredible event happening to me seemed natural, as if I was born with this ability.

Ice Armor. Level 1; Defense Boost 30%; Duration 140 seconds; When an enemy attacks the caster in melee, they will be instantly frozen. The freezing duration depends on the strength difference between the monster and the caster. This spell can only be cast on oneself.

Looking at the cloak, it was easy to connect the dots—this skill was granted by the cloak. I tried taking off the cloak, and indeed, the Ice Armor immediately disappeared, and the incantations in my mind seemed like a dream.

Why? Why could I learn skills from other classes through equipment, something no other class could do?

Why was this happening? The answer was clear. The only thing that set me apart from other classes so far was my identity as a Redeemer.

I wasn't as excited as I expected. First, after the excitement of the bug amulet and bug sword, I could now handle such unexpected events relatively calmly. Second, this ability wasn't particularly overpowered in the early stages.

In the early stages, not only are skill-boosting items hard to come by, but even if you get one, the skill level is usually low, at most 1-2 levels. With my bug amulet, any skill can reach level 8 or higher, which is much more powerful.

So, in the early stages, I would still rely on my Druid's own skills, while skills from other classes would be more for show than practical use. Of course, this isn't absolute. For example, the Ice Armor I learned, even at level 1, is very useful. Later on, if I could find items that grant skills like the Mage's Teleport, the Assassin and Amazon's summoning skills, the Necromancer's high-level curses, the Paladin's high-level auras, or the Barbarian's high-level shouts, that would be much more overpowered...

I began to wonder what other surprises my identity as a Redeemer might bring in the future. I started to look forward to it...

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