novelODS Chapter 68 The Shield That Will Fly Back When Thrown Out
Chapter 68 The Shield That Will Fly Back When Thrown Out
Chapter 69 The Shield That Returns After Being Thrown Out
"Well—never mind, stop making fun of us."
After a long silence, Lin Fan spoke first, with a wry smile, "You were the one who fought this guy the whole time, with Luna only helping out with a few finishing blows. The three of us were just watching, what right do we have to share the loot?"
Liz let out a long sigh of relief and said, "That's right. According to the custom among adventurers, whatever that guy drops is yours."
She paused after speaking, then added, "You've truly amazed me time and time again. I don't think anyone will question your abilities now."
As she spoke, Liz glanced at Sean beside her. Qingling had already released him, and Sean had become very sparing with his words, refusing to say a single word more, only nodding when Liz looked at him.
You Che smiled and said, "Then let's leave it at that."
He looked at the empty shell of the Shield Guard captain's body, felt around under him, first pulling out a remnant crystal and tossing it into his backpack, then feeling around again and finding a shield.
"Hmm? This thing looks like—"
He held the shield in front of him and examined its properties.
[Round Shield with Floral and Bird Pattern]
[Category: Medium Shield]
[Quality: Excellent]
Attack Power: 15
Defense: 15
[Item Description: A round shield with floral and bird patterns engraved on its surface. It has sharp edges, making it usable as a weapon, especially suitable for throwing.]
[Special Feature: Throws back to the user's hand. After being thrown, the user can consume 1 point of magic at any time to make the thrown object fly back to the user's hand.]
[Usage Requirements: Strength 10, Agility 8]
You Che: "Damn it."
It really is this thing! It was a popular internet meme weapon that was all the rage during the gaming era!
As for why this thing is so popular, it's quite obvious. After all, wearing it means you can go out and cosplay as Captain America.
Later in the game, you can even get items like dye. If you put in a little effort, you can make this thing almost exactly like Captain America's anti-physics shield. Pair it with a set of custom gear, and you'll be a perfect photo spot just by standing in the gathering area.
Putting aside the meme elements, Yu Che looked at the shield's attributes and thought it wasn't a bad idea to keep it for himself.
Although he used to sell this shield whenever he found it in the game, keeping at most one as a toy, even at the time, the shield's features were quite useful.
Yu Che recalls that back in the gaming era, there were streamers who specialized in "limited-time weapon/gameplay walkthroughs," and one of them even did a Captain America cosplay special episode focusing on this shield.
I must say, the streamer in that video wielded the shield quite coolly, you could say he captured eight-tenths of the captain's spirit.
Looking back now, You Che realizes that some of the techniques shown in the video were not only skillful, but also quite practical, and that he, You Che, could easily replicate them.
Of course, while he can control the weapon, his current attributes don't meet the requirements for using it, so he can't activate its special properties.
However, this is not a problem. Youche has now reached LV10, and while his level is temporarily at its maximum, he also has three free attribute points.
As mentioned before, the career of the Diviner he originally planned is no longer his first choice. You Che has a new idea, but it is not yet fully confirmed.
The job requirements for the new profession he was considering happened to require increased strength, and the profession's characteristics were even quite compatible with this shield.
Given this coincidence, You Che no longer hesitated and immediately invested all three attribute points into his power.
【Power: 7→10】
(The author will add the main character's complete panel to the work's related information section later.)
In this way, the need for Captain America's shield—no, it was the round shield with floral and bird patterns—was met, and You Che immediately equipped it.
"It's a bit heavy, but I can just put it in my backpack when I'm not using it."
You Che weighed the shield in his left hand and nodded in satisfaction.
Thanks to Captain Shield for the gift!
Of course, the Shield Guard Captain is just a mini-boss after all, and that's about all the loot he drops.
The most crucial thing now is that with the defeat of this BOSS, it means that the main part of the Watcher's Fortress maze, the six parallel areas, has been opened up!
You Che then looked at his teammates and said, "Everyone, we have cleared all six areas, and there is still time left."
"Since we had already spent more than half of our exploration time, just in case, we lit the crystals in the fourth area after we finished exploring it. I hope that didn't cause you any trouble."
"There are no other bosses or enemies here now, only the last one left."
As he spoke, he gave his teammates an enticing smile: "Are you interested in going to meet the final boss?"
Of the people present, Qingling remained completely silent, Luna had essentially transformed into You Che's form, and the remaining three were also quite conflicted.
After all, we are all adventurers, and we've already come this far. It would be a lie to say we don't want to go.
The problem is that the recommended level for this maze is LV36, which means the final boss is also level 36. This is obviously too overpowered for their small team, which is only around level 10.
However, looking at it from another angle, it was You Che who asked them if they wanted to give it a try. Everyone had just witnessed his abilities. If they went with him and he really had a way to defeat the BOSS, wouldn't that be a huge win?
Caught in this dilemma, the three remained entangled.
Finally, Liz sighed, put away her weapon, and seemed to want to quit, but before she could speak, Sean suddenly interrupted, "I'll go!"
Everyone present looked at him with some surprise, including You Che.
Sean chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I admit, I was blind to your abilities before, and I was targeting you a bit. I thought you were just a slacker with some tricks up your sleeve; who knew you had this kind of talent?"
"Since that's the case, with you here, how could I not dare to go and meet the BOSS over there? What kind of adventurer would I be then!"
After hearing his words, the way everyone looked at him changed slightly.
However, it must be said that his words did have an effect. Lin Fan, who was still hesitant, immediately made up his mind after hearing them: "I'll go too."
Seeing that all her teammates had decided to participate, Liz was clearly a little helpless, but she still said, "In that case, I'll go too. I can't go back alone."
You Che clapped his hands with a smile: "Very good. Now that everyone has reached an agreement, let's get started."
"First, everyone here except Luna needs to go to a different area and light up the BOSS's crystal there."
"Then, we gathered at the central gate of the fortress to prepare to meet the final boss."
Let's go!
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