You're an Assassin, Why Max Out Ranged?
Chapter 3

Trickster Job Change Certificate!

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Five pieces of loot had dropped from Belial's avatar. Four were equipment, and with the Apostle's Seal, there were five in total.

What Qin Chuan posted was the last piece of equipment.

A weapon.

Truthful Lie: Legendary, Attack +14000, Strength +1000, Agility +1500, Level Requirement: 70 Special Effect 1: Backstab damage increased by 50% Special Effect 2: Attacks deal an additional (1500) points of True Damage Special Effect 3: Attacks have a (5%) chance to inflict Fear on the target, leaving them unable to act for 3 seconds Legendary: Each attack increases damage by 3% for 20 seconds, stacking up to ten times

Its stats were undeniably powerful.

Fourteen thousand attack power, along with a hefty damage boost. As long as one kept attacking, they could maintain the full ten stacks of increased damage.

This weapon was most suitable for the Assassin branch of assassins, which relied on backstabs as its primary means of dealing damage.

With Truthful Lie equipped and a burst skill activated, one backstab would be enough to instantly kill a squishy class. It was sufficient to make any enemy tremble.

The only problem was that it did not suit Qin Chuan.

If the bonus from Effect 1 removed the backstab restriction and simply increased damage by fifty percent, it would have been flawless. It would have been enough to make him give up the Forbidden and Plunder set effects in favor of equipping this standalone weapon.

Unfortunately, it only boosted backstabs, making it somewhat lackluster and optional.

Even if he reached Level 60 and equipped this weapon, it would not increase his damage much more than the two-piece Forbidden and Plunder set.

After all, the Forbidden and Plunder set added six thousand attack power and thirty percent damage, which was roughly on par with Truthful Lie.

Unless another legendary weapon showed up.

Yin Mie looked at the weapon stats in the Guild Channel, drooling all over the floor.

But he was only Level 30 right now. Even if he completed the Class Advancement Quest and lifted the level cap, he would only reach the mid-thirties at most. Level 70 was still far beyond his reach.

As he had said before, even if they gave him this thing, he could not equip it.

Still, he could apply for it in advance.

With that in mind, Yin Mie cautiously said, "Guild Leader, if this weapon is still in your hands by the time I reach Level 70, can I trade something else for it?"

Xiao also chimed in at just the right moment. "Same here."

He was also an assassin, so he could not simply turn a blind eye to such an exceptional weapon.

Qin Chuan did a quick calculation. By the time Yin Mie or Xiao reached Level 70, he would probably have already broken past Level 100 and equipped a stronger weapon. Truthful Lie would naturally no longer be useful to him, so passing it on to someone else would be perfect.

Qin Chuan immediately said, "No problem. I'll hold on to this weapon for now, but you two had better work hard."

Yin Mie said, "Don't worry, Guild Leader. I'm planning to play for twenty-two hours a day. I definitely won't let you down."

Xiao said, "I'm going to apply for a leave of absence, then fill my Gaming Pod with nutrient solution. I'll play twenty-four hours a day!"

Jing said, "Brother, Mom and Dad will beat you to death if you do that."

Xiao said, "Good little sister, help your brother out this time. Give me a fake alibi, and I'll help you out later too."

Jing said, "Three times."

Xiao said, "You really are my dear little sister. Fine, your brother agrees."

After putting Truthful Lie into his backpack, Qin Chuan checked the three pieces of loot obtained through Empty Hand Technique.

One piece of equipment, one item, and one skill book.

He casually posted the equipment stats in the Guild Channel.

Whisper Pendant: Legendary, Mana +14000, Constitution +1000, Spirit +1500, Level Requirement: 70 Special Effect 1: Damage against demons +15% Special Effect 2: Blocks one spell attack, cooldown: 2 minutes Special Effect 3: Spell Resistance +20% Legendary: The demon inside the pendant will periodically provide information. Please carefully judge whether it is true or false

It was a necklace, and its attributes leaned toward magic classes.

However, Qin Chuan's current necklace was a Level 55 dark-gold piece of equipment with rather average stats. Once he reached Level 60, he could use this necklace as a temporary replacement. It was not as if he cared about losing two or three hundred points of Strength and Agility.

Compared with offense, the defensive attributes of the Whisper Pendant mattered more to him.

Furthermore, the pendant increased damage against demons, which would also prove quite useful when exploring the Abyss later on.

However, those attributes were secondary. What Qin Chuan cared about most was its legendary trait.

There was actually a demon sealed inside this pendant?

Ji Xing and the others had also seen the equipment description. Ji Xing sighed, "As expected of a demon. You even have to judge whether the information it gives you is true or false yourself. If it gives you false information and you fail to notice, you'll probably suffer for it."

Yingluo Yezakura said, "Legendary equipment is really interesting. It can actually work like this."

Xu Changqing said, "I wonder just how irregular this 'periodically' is. It'd better not give one piece of information every few months. That would be far too boring."

Ultimate Is Awesome said, "Every few months would be fine. What if it sends one message every few minutes? Wouldn't that be annoying to death?"

Xu Changqing said, "Heh, now that you mention it, that makes a lot of sense. What if there's a chatterbox demon inside? Then I'd rather not have this equipment."

Xue Zhong Yi Jian Xia said, "I want to know what gender the demon inside is. A friend of mine has a bold idea."

I'm Not a Water God said, "Do elaborate on this bold idea."

The guild members chatted and laughed, but no one considered asking Qin Chuan to hold on to this piece of equipment for a future trade.

Who knew what kind of troublesome information that demon might provide?

Rather than waste effort guessing whether it was true or false, it was better to choose equipment with normal attributes.

Setting aside that legendary trait, this necklace was not actually much stronger than epic equipment.

Qin Chuan put away the necklace and looked at the final two pieces of loot.

He had only given them a cursory look earlier.

It could be said that these two items, together with the Apostle's Seal from before, were the most valuable loot from this BOSS battle.

The remaining equipment was only transitional gear.

First was the item.

Trickster Job Change Certificate (Legendary Item): Unlocks the Deceiver job change quest upon use. Completing the quest grants the Deceiver Sub-class, All Attribute Growth +5, and an additional +5 Agility

A Sub-class!

Qin Chuan had not expected to obtain such a thing this time.

At this point, players would need to wait through several more version updates before they had a chance to obtain a Sub-class.

Even in his previous life, players with Sub-classes had been few and far between.

Many people could not even figure out how to play their Main Class properly. How could they have the energy to add a Sub-class?

But Qin Chuan did not have that concern.

Besides, he vaguely remembered that Deceivers had extremely strong survival capabilities, possessing multiple skills such as Feign Death and Deceptive Clone.

It suited Qin Chuan's requirements perfectly.

Moreover, if the Deceiver class was played well, it could even deceive heaven and earth, toying with gods in the palm of one's hand!

Of course, reaching that level required an extraordinary amount of skill.

After all, even Belial himself, the Lord of Lies and Deceit, would not dare guarantee that he could toy with gods.

Still, it was something to look forward to.

There was nothing more to say. He had to keep this for himself.

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