Ring of the Wild Boar King

-29754 (Critical Hit!) (Wild Charge!) (Weakness Attack!)

The boss's health, which had not yet fully recovered, dropped again under this strike.

A large amount of purplish-red blood sprayed from its neck.

At the same time, the boss's health stopped recovering.

Yang Yu's strike directly interrupted the boss's transformation into its second form.

It reverted to its first form once more.

The flesh wings that had newly grown from the Pigman King's back slowly shrank away.

Even Yang Yu was stunned by that strike.

Nightmare Grade monsters had not only become more realistic, but now even had weaknesses?

But Yang Yu did not stop. He continued attacking the boss's neck.

Blade Draw!

Blade Draw!

Blade Draw!

13201 (Weakness Attack!)

14520 (Weakness Attack!)

12547 (Weakness Attack!)

Until Yang Yu severed the boss's head entirely.

"Roar..."

The Pigman King let out one final unwilling wail. Its scarlet eyes were filled with confusion.

Even in death, it could not understand why a mighty Nightmare Grade boss like itself had been instantly killed by an ant...

Boom!!!

Its massive, demon king-like body crashed heavily to the ground. The entire lava cave shook violently, the Blood Pool churned, and dust filled the air.

Only the deep unwillingness in its eyes remained.

At last, Yang Yu had cleared the dungeon.

It had happened so quickly that even he found it somewhat unreal.

He did not even know what skills the boss possessed.

You have killed the Level 18 Abyss Corrupted Pigman King (Nightmare Grade boss). You have gained 55,000 EXP!

Congratulations! You have leveled up to Level 15!

A golden light appeared around Yang Yu once more.

Bathed in the golden light, Yang Yu felt his strength surge again and comfortably narrowed his eyes.

But his gaze had already locked onto the pile of glowing loot beside the boss's corpse.

Quite a lot had dropped this time!

Two clusters of purple light lay quietly on the ground.

And beside those two purple glows was something else.

It was a cluster of brilliant golden light, dazzling like the sun!

Golden light!

That golden glow seemed to possess a kind of magic, instantly seizing all of Yang Yu's attention.

His breathing became somewhat hurried at that moment.

Purple light represented Rare Grade items.

Then golden light...

It had to be a quality above Rare Grade!

Epic!

Yang Yu forcibly suppressed the excitement churning within him and did not immediately touch that golden light.

He knew the best thing had to be saved for last.

He stepped forward and picked up the two purple-glowing items first.

The first was another scroll.

Storage Space Expansion Scroll

Quality: Rare

Effect: Upon use, increases Personal Panel Storage Space by 10 cubic meters.

Note: Only a larger space can hold more treasures.

Delight flashed in Yang Yu's eyes.

He immediately chose to use it.

Your Personal Storage Space has been expanded. Current total capacity: 11 cubic meters.

Eleven cubic meters!

That was equivalent to a third of a standard shipping container's volume!

Yang Yu was so excited he nearly laughed out loud.

His first thought was of the Elite Grade Wild Boar King he had killed outside Wild Boar Forest.

Those enormous, vicious tusks had been too large to fit in his tiny one-cubic-meter space, so he had been forced to abandon them.

They were among the most valuable materials on an Elite BOSS!

Now things were different!

Forget a pair of tusks—he could probably stuff the entire Wild Boar King inside.

"From now on, I won't have to worry about not having enough space for materials!"

His gaze shifted to the second purple item.

It was a piece of equipment.

When Yang Yu saw its form clearly, his brows rose slightly, and a trace of regret flashed through his eyes.

It was a staff made of twisted black wood, with an icy-blue gemstone embedded at its tip, radiating threads of cold air.

It was actually a staff.

He was a sword-wielding warrior. This was completely useless to him.

However, when he saw the staff's attributes, his eyes instantly lit up.

Ice Crystal Elegy Staff

Type: One-handed staff

Quality: Rare

Required Level: 15

Magic Attack Power: +125

Spirit: +50

Special Effect: Frost Heart. All ice-element skill damage increased by 15%.

"Hiss..."

Yang Yu could not help clicking his tongue as he looked at those attributes.

What powerful stats!

Its Magic Attack Power had directly reached 125 points!

And it even had 80 points of Spirit.

For a Level 15 Rare Grade weapon, it was absolutely top-tier!

It was a pity that it was not equipment for his profession. Otherwise, his damage could have risen by another huge margin.

But then...

That stubborn figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

She was an A-rank Frost Mage. This staff seemed practically tailor-made for her.

Perhaps I can give this back to her, Yang Yu thought.

Jiang Shuyue had given him a longsword back then, and he had always remembered that favor.

Given Jiang Shuyue's wealthy family, she might not lack a Level 15 Rare Grade staff.

But it was the thought that counted.

Giving her this staff would be a proper repayment of that favor.

Then neither of them would owe the other anything.

With that thought, Yang Yu solemnly stored the staff in his now immensely spacious Storage Space.

Only after finishing all that did he slowly turn around. With excitement almost akin to reverence, he walked step by step toward the golden glow that shone like a tiny sun.

This was the greatest reward from this Nightmare Dungeon run!

He extended his hand, his fingertips turning somewhat pale from gripping too hard.

The moment his hand touched the golden light, the glow faded away, revealing a pitch-black ring lying quietly in his palm.

The ring was forged from an unknown black metal. Its face was engraved with a lifelike, ferocious pig head roaring toward the sky.

Wild Boar King's Ring

Type: Ring

Quality: Epic

Required Level: 15

Required Profession: None

Attributes: All Attributes +100.

Special Effect: Adaptive Power. All skill levels of the wearer's profession +1.

Note: Wear it, and you become the true Pigman King. Remember, a King never fears a challenge.

The instant Yang Yu saw the ring's attributes, his mind buzzed as if a hundred thousand thunderbolts had exploded at once!

His entire body froze in place, his eyes wide, his heart pounding so violently it felt as though it would leap from his chest!

"Th-this is... Epic equipment?"

Even his voice trembled slightly!

All Attributes increased by 100 points!

What kind of concept was that?

Every time he leveled up, even Strength and Constitution, the attributes that increased the most, only rose by 10 points.

This tiny ring was equivalent to gaining ten levels' worth of basic attributes out of thin air!

This could no longer be described as overpowered. It was simply heaven-defying!

And this was not even the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying part was the special effect called Adaptive Power!

All skill levels of his profession +1!

All skills!

That meant whether it was his core damage skill, Blade Draw, or utility skills like War Cry, Iron Will, and Bloodthirsty Battle Intent, all of them could be upgraded!

The increase in combat power this brought was exponential!

Yang Yu's brain was already starting to short-circuit.

Moreover, this ring looked like it was part of the Wild Boar King Set!

He already had the helmet and chest armor, and now he had the ring as well!

What kind of effect would the three-piece set bonus have?