Perilous Bear Clan Mage Headband

After Wang Zhifan explained his analysis and judgment, he quickly gained the support of the plump Female Gunner. She had now made up her mind to wait outside the cave. As for whether the Mage Youth could enter and come back out safely, they could no longer worry about that.

This kind of waiting could sometimes feel especially long, making people restless and anxious. The Female Gunner unconsciously began pacing back and forth outside the cave, while Wang Zhifan switched to his handgun, intending to test the power of Fine Grade firearms paired with Fine Grade Bullets.

Ranged weapons were often this alluring. Even though he was a melee Blade Warrior player, Wang Zhifan would never choose to fight enemies up close if he had another option.

Finally, just as the two waiting outside the cave began to wonder whether the Mage Youth had met with some accident inside, they heard some unusual sounds.

First came a dull explosive boom from deep within the cave before them, accompanied by distinct tremors in the ground. Then came what sounded like a human scream from inside. After that, sounds similar to the earlier explosion rang out several more times, making the ground shake even more violently. It was impossible to tell whether the explosions had occurred again deep inside the cave, or whether the initial sound had produced repeated echoes within it.

"Just as I thought, there's more than one monster in there."

Outside the cave, Wang Zhifan easily deduced that the Mage Youth who had gone in had run into trouble. He had most likely attacked the first bear monster Wang Zhifan had glimpsed in the light of the Fireball and nearly killed it instantly, only to discover unexpected enemies emerging from deeper inside. That must have thrown him into a panic, forcing him to unleash another fierce attack and causing the sounds and tremors inside the cave to grow increasingly intense.

Wang Zhifan was carefully analyzing the situation when his brows suddenly furrowed. He spun around and sprinted into the distance, shouting without looking back:

"Run! It's going to collapse!"

The plump Female Gunner standing outside the cave had been observing the situation deep within, just as Wang Zhifan had earlier. Upon suddenly hearing his shout, she hurriedly sprinted away from the cave.

The facts proved Wang Zhifan's guess correct once more, though not quite in time. Just as he ran a little over ten meters away, a thunderous rumble of rolling rocks came from behind him. He sped up even further, racing in one breath to a nearby hillside. When he looked back, the original cave and hill had completely changed in appearance. The cave had vanished from sight, while the hill had been abruptly reduced by a whole section.

I miscalculated. I almost got myself killed... How did I not realize that an Lv3 Fireball could collapse the cave...

Wang Zhifan felt both speechless and terrified. He had realized long ago that there was more than one monster in the cave, but he had never expected the Mage Youth to cause such a huge reaction after rushing in. If he had reacted even a little slower or run a little less quickly, he would most likely have been buried in the torrent of falling rocks. As for the plump Female Gunner, whom he could not see anywhere now, she had very likely already been reduced to pulp beneath that pile of rubble.

Just as Wang Zhifan was feeling rather unsettled, a familiar reward selection panel appeared before him:

Please choose your Dungeon rewards independently (maximum 4 items)

Common Grade (98% drop rate)

Battle Axe (Common) X0~4...

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Fine Grade (1% drop rate):

Battle Axe (Fine) X0~3, Handgun (Fine) X0~3, Greatsword (Fine) X0~3...

Savage Bear Armor (Fine) X0~3, Savage Bear War Skirt (Fine) X0~3, Savage Bear Leg Guards (Fine) X0~3...

Handgun Ammunition Box (Fine) X0~3, Submachine Gun Ammunition Box (Fine) X0~3, Rifle Ammunition Box (Fine) X0~3...

Berserk Bracers (Fine) X0~3, Fury Gauntlets (Fine) X0~3, Bearman Belt (Fine) X0~3...

Warrior Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3, Mage Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3, Assassin Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) X0~3...

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Rare Grade (0.01% drop rate):

Bear Clan Mage Headband (Rare) X0~1

As his gaze swept over the reward descriptions one by one, he found that some of the items would be useful to him.

Berserk Bracers (Fine)

When you wear this pair of bracers, hitting an enemy in melee grants you the Berserk effect. Each activation of Berserk lasts 10 seconds and can stack up to 3 times.

Berserk: Your attack speed and movement speed increase by 4%, and the physical damage you deal increases by 7%.

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Fury Gauntlets (Fine)

When equipped on their own, these gloves only provide a certain degree of protection. If you equip the Berserk Bracers at the same time, you gain the Fury effect.

Fury: At the start of battle, you gain an additional 1 point of Strength. Each stack of Berserk also grants you an additional 1 point of Strength. The Fury bonus disappears after leaving battle or when Berserk ends.

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Bearman Belt (Fine)

Your Constitution and Strength Attributes increase by 12%, while your Agility and Spirit Attributes decrease by 10%.

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Bear Clan Mage Headband (Rare)

When you wear this headband, the power of destructive spells you cast increases by 1% for every 1 point of Strength you possess.

When you wear this headband, the effectiveness of defensive spells you cast increases by 1% for every 1 point of Constitution you possess.

When you wear this headband, there is a 10% chance for your spells to become double casts.

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"This time I can actually choose four rewards. Is that because there was more than one monster? It's just a pity that the most important Rare Grade reward doesn't suit me very well."

Although Wang Zhifan still had no idea what the monsters in this Dungeon even looked like, he had confirmed that he had cleared it. After all, he had directly reached the reward selection stage. This Dungeon run had been both the smoothest and the most dangerous one he had ever experienced.

The rewards this time were not difficult for him to choose from. First, there was no need to choose any Common Grade items, nor any Fine Grade armor, because the Wolf Pelt Armor he was wearing was already sufficient for his needs.

He had to choose one set each of the Berserk Bracers and Fury Gauntlets, since the effects of the two pieces of equipment were linked. Wearing them would greatly improve a physical-class player.

The Bearman Belt was optional. Its negative effects were simply too severe, making it inferior to the Iron Mountain Belt he already wore.

As for the only Rare Grade item, the Bear Clan Mage Headband, he would definitely choose it. Although it was utterly useless to Wang Zhifan at the moment—a complete piece of junk—its effects were actually very powerful and worthy of its Rare Grade status. It simply required a mage-type player to use it.