Six Types of Rare-Grade Rewards

To be specific, there were roughly six main reasons Wang Zhifan had been able to cut off the Lv4 Silverback Gorilla's head with a single slash.

First, his weapon was quite good: the Rare-Grade Wolf Slayer Blade. This long saber came with an armor-piercing effect, was exceptionally sharp, and had a sufficiently sturdy blade to deal with highly resilient targets.

Second, he had stacked his Buffs in advance. Before the Silverback Gorilla's final pounce, he had used his saber to strike the branches and stacked three layers of Berserk and Frenzy, gaining a 12% boost to movement and attack speed, a 21% increase in physical damage, and 4 additional Strength.

Third, he was extremely strong. His base Strength was already 20 points, which became 24 with the Frenzy bonus—nearly 2.5 times that of an ordinary person. When he went all out, his explosive power was astonishing.

Fourth, he had some skill with the saber as well. Lv3 Basic Saber Art made him a fairly capable saber user by ordinary standards, and he knew how to maximize the power of his strike.

Fifth, he had activated Tiger Force. Once activated, this ability granted by the Tiger Soul True Tattoo caused each of his attacks to carry soul damage at the Lv5 Tiger Spirit level. Soul damage might not have helped him cut off the Silverback Gorilla's head, but it could leave it stunned when struck, functioning as a form of crowd control.

Finally, Wang Zhifan was also wearing the Chapter of Gloom pendant around his neck. Though it had never had much presence, it possessed a Gloom Aura that increased all damage taken by targets he attacked within 13 meters by 7%. Seven percent might not seem like much, but since it was an increase to all damage, it could not be underestimated or ignored.

Knowing full well that his ability to one-shot the boss was mainly thanks to his equipment, Wang Zhifan began checking this round's reward list and soon discovered that the reward options were somewhat unusual.

Please choose your Dungeon reward independently (up to 3 items may be selected)

Common Grade (98% drop chance):

Long Staff (Common) x0–3...

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Fine Grade (1% drop chance):

Long Staff (Fine) x0–3, Long Halberd (Fine) x0–3, Long Saber (Fine) x0–3...

Ape King Battle Armor (Fine) x0–3, Ape King Belt (Fine) x0–3, Ape King Boots (Fine) x0–3...

Handgun Ammunition Box (Fine) x0–3, Rifle Ammunition Box (Fine) x0–3, Sniper Rifle Ammunition Box (Fine) x0–3...

Strength Pill (Fine) x0–3, Speed Pill (Fine) x0–3, Energy Pill (Fine) x0–3...

Warrior Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) x0–3, Mage Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) x0–3, Gunner Class Skill Upgrade Scroll (Fine) x0–3...

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Rare Grade (0.01% drop chance):

Wrath of the Ape King (Rare) x0–1, Ape King's Hatred (Rare) x0–1, Ape King's Resentment (Rare) x0–1, Ape King's Sorrow (Rare) x0–1, Ape King's Pain (Rare) x0–1, Ape King's Wound (Rare) x0–1.

"Six different Rare-Grade rewards to choose from this time?!"

Wang Zhifan was immediately drawn to the six Rare-Grade options on the reward list and promptly began reading their detailed information. With six Rare rewards available, the other categories of rewards had basically lost their competitiveness.

Wrath of the Ape King (Rare)

When a Warrior Class player wears this ring, their melee attacks gain an additional 15% chance to deal double damage.

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Ape King's Hatred (Rare)

When a Mage Class player wears this ring, their spell attacks gain additional penetration equal to 30% of the corresponding resistance.

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Ape King's Resentment (Rare)

When a Summoner-class player wears this ring, their summoned creatures gain 3 levels.

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Ape King's Sorrow (Rare)

When a Gunner Class player wears this ring, activating Shooting grants a 35% additional chance to enter the Concentration State.

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Ape King's Pain (Rare)

When an Assassin Class player wears this ring, sneak attacks gain an additional 30% physical penetration.

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Ape King's Wound (Rare)

When a Priest-class player wears this ring, the effects of all Divine Arts are increased by an additional 30%.

"They're all Rare-Grade rings restricted to specific classes. The only one suitable for me is Wrath of the Ape King for the Warrior Class. That makes things a little difficult."

After reading the descriptions of the six Rare-Grade items on the reward list, Wang Zhifan found that the situation was not as good as he had imagined. All of these rings were class-restricted, with each one suitable for only a single class. They would have absolutely no effect when worn by other classes, making them no different from junk.

"I'll definitely choose Wrath of the Ape King, but what should I choose for the other two? Should I take Rare-Grade items just to collect them? Sell them afterward? Or save them for a future class change?"

Given the current situation, Wang Zhifan actually wanted to give up one or two Rare-Grade items and choose Fine-Grade items instead. For example, he was rather short on Fine-Grade handgun ammunition right now, and Fine-Grade Warrior Class Skill Upgrade Scrolls were somewhat appealing to him as well. Those things could strengthen his current combat power and were far more useful than class-restricted rings for other classes that did nothing for him.

Of course, that usefulness referred to their effect on his current combat strength. Looking at other considerations, he could choose two restricted rings for other classes and sell them for money or trade them for equipment, or make preparations for a future class change.

However, Wang Zhifan already had a Rare-Grade Bear Clan Mage Headband that he could sell, while changing classes was still a distant prospect. According to what he had learned on the forums, changing classes was impossible before Lv30. By the time he reached Lv30, he would surely have cleared many higher-level Dungeons, and whether these Rare-Grade class-restricted rings would still hold any value then was difficult to say.

"Forget it... They're Rare-Grade restricted equipment, after all. Maybe if I miss this chance, I'll never see them again. I'll choose all Rare items."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Zhifan decided to leave with three types of Rare-Grade rings this time, even though two of them would inevitably be completely unusable to him.

As for the specific choices besides the Warrior-restricted Rare ring, he did not hesitate. He could decide based on the class-change directions he was currently more inclined toward.

From his current Dungeon-clearing experience, the Gunner Class seemed to be the strongest and most popular, and he was interested in changing to it. The Mage Class was also one of his preferred choices, because he had seen many veteran players on the forums say that high-level Mages were both powerful and highly sought after.

After making his selections, Wang Zhifan immediately placed the unopened Treasure Chest before him into his Personal Space, then directly chose to return and left the Dungeon world.

After a moment of mental disorientation, Wang Zhifan returned to the Rental House, took his Treasure Chest out of his Personal Space, and opened it, retrieving three rings from within.

The three rings looked very similar. All were rather ancient and simple brass gemstone rings. His Warrior Class-restricted ring, Wrath of the Ape King, was a Ruby Copper Ring; the Gunner-restricted one was an Emerald Copper Ring; and the Mage-restricted one was a Sapphire Copper Ring.