Mithril Heart Armor

"Shadow Cloak (2nd Ring Feat): When you are in dim light or darkness, you can use this feat to enter stealth. Stealth will persist until you attack, cast a spell, or enter an area of bright light."

"Note: When you activate Shadow Cloak, there will be a 0.3-second delay. If the delay is interrupted, activation will fail."

Roger carefully reviewed the description of the Shadow Cloak.

This feat was incredibly powerful.

Especially in the dim environment of an underground city, it could completely serve as a quasi-invisibility or evasion technique.

Don't be fooled by how easily Roger broke through Ke Yi's Shadow Cloak earlier.

It was because their distance was extremely short and Roger had been planning it for a long time.

If she had just created a little more distance, the outcome might have been different.

Acquiring the "Shadow Cloak" provided Roger some comfort, as he had been forced to level up twice.

At least those two levels of experience weren't wasted.

He properly put away the Red Moon.

Then he happily began looting the Drow girl's body.

Actually, from the moment Roger first saw Ke Yi, he had been suspicious.

As their interactions continued, his wariness only grew.

Just as he had said when he was stalling for time, everything had happened too conveniently.

Roger knew this well.

When a series of coincidences occurred together, it was highly likely that someone had arranged it.

In fact, in his eyes, Ke Yi's biggest flaw was her lack of "thinking capacity"! How could a Drow who constantly traveled alone in the underground city—

Lower her guard so quickly and even proactively invite a stranger to be her companion?

Upon learning she was cursed and could sense the caster's location, she just rushed off to kill without a second thought? Wouldn't she worry that just as she could sense the caster, the caster could also sense her location?

Wouldn't she suspect that the sensing mechanism of the Bloodline Curse might also be a trap?

She hadn't even considered how to escape after killing someone!

Even if they succeeded in killing the Great Prophet in the Gray Dwarf territory, what then? Everyone fends for themselves and runs in different directions? ...

Ke Yi hadn't mentioned any of these basic considerations.

Roger had even hinted at these aspects during their conversation.

But she still didn't mention them at all.

If she genuinely couldn't think of these things.

Then she wouldn't have survived this long! Therefore, only one possibility remained—

This girl was a mole! Roger used "thinking capacity" to catch moles.

It was a common tactic he used in his previous life playing Werewolf.

Compared to the townspeople, moles often had to expend more effort to disguise themselves.

All their energy was focused on acting and disguise, leaving them with limited thinking capacity for other things.

After confirming Ke Yi was a mole.

Roger chose to play along.

This not only served to mislead the enemy but also allowed the mole to lead him, saving a lot of trouble.

As expected, throughout their journey, apart from one or two guard posts, they hadn't encountered any other Gray Dwarves.

This was a bait thrown by Ke Yi.

Roger gladly accepted it.

He just needed to deal with Ke Yi before they could form a pincer movement.

In this regard, the Qi Divination Technique had a unique advantage.

Even in the underground city, he could judge the number of monsters by the density of blood qi ahead.

When passing through this cave, Roger noticed that the blood qi ahead had increased more than tenfold.

He knew it was about time, so he chose to act preemptively.

In fact, until he tested the results, all of this was just Roger's speculation.

Roger had also considered how to handle the situation if Ke Yi genuinely turned out to be simple-minded but familiar with the terrain.

It was just a pity...

The sudden questioning threw Ke Yi, whose nerves were already on edge, into disarray. The identity of the traitor was completely exposed.

Roger had nothing more to say.

He immediately drew the Qing Fu Sword.

Ke Yi was alert enough to dodge Roger's first three strikes purely on instinct and reaction.

Her strength was considerable.

While she might not be able to defeat Roger, it wouldn't be easy for him to finish her off in a short amount of time.

To achieve this, Roger had to stall for time, allowing the combat to enter its cooldown phase.

This was to build up the effect of "Ten Years One Sword."

Then, he decisively leveled up twice, catching Ke Yi completely off guard.

Only then did he slice the LV15 Drow Warrior in two.

In summary.

Roger's seemingly effortless instant kill of Ke Yi was anything but.

Every step he took was the result of meticulous calculation.

A slight misstep could have led to a different outcome.

Ke Yi didn't carry many items, but each one was a masterpiece.

First were the pair of sharp curved swords.

Although they were just basic equipment, their material was excellent, likely mixed with some rare metals.

Roger's proficiency with curved swords was very low.

His reason for taking these swords was to prepare materials for his Hidden Hero weapon later.

Next was a butterfly knife with "Sharpness 8."

Roger found this item on the inner thigh of Ke Yi—

The Drow girl had hidden weapons all over her body. It took Roger a great deal of effort to remove this butterfly knife, as he feared triggering more hidden weapons deeper within.

The material of the butterfly knife was consistent with the curved swords.

It was also basic, but its advantage lay in its flexibility and concealability, allowing it to be hidden in all sorts of strange places.

Roger played with it lovingly for a while.

Then he hid it in—

His sleeve.

The third item was a defensive piece, the "Mithril Heart Armor."

"Mithril Heart Armor (Incomplete)"

"Rating: S+"

"Defense 9 Durability 7 Material 6 Toughness 1"

"Special Skill: Weakness Nullification (Cannot be used)"

"Weakness Nullification: When the Mithril Heart Armor receives a violent attack, this skill is automatically released; during the skill's duration, the wearer will ignore critical hits."

This piece of Mithril Heart Armor was originally an excellent defensive item.

Unfortunately, it was just an incomplete small piece, barely able to protect the chest area.

1 point of durability meant it would automatically break after just one attack, and the unusable skill also served as a reminder to Roger that this heart armor had endured too much damage in the past.

Roger felt a bit of pity.

But on second thought, if this thing were complete, he wouldn't have been able to kill Ke Yi.

He casually hung the Mithril Heart Armor on his chest.

He wasn't sure if it was his imagination.

He could faintly smell a subtle exotic fragrance.

The last item was a mysterious badge.

Compared to the craftsmanship of this era, the patterns on the badge appeared extremely exquisite and futuristic.

The badge was engraved with a volcano erupting.

Beneath the volcano lay countless figures, prostrate and worshiping.

Beyond identifying the name "Badge of Icadore's Believer," the Qi Divination Technique showed only a string of question marks in all other fields.

This appeared to be a mark of faith bestowed by some deity upon its followers.

Roger pondered for a moment before finally putting it away.

Actually, besides the items mentioned, the Drow girl also possessed some concealed hidden weapons that greatly intrigued Roger.

However, he didn't have time for further investigation.

The Qi Divination Technique detected a large horde of monsters surging in their direction; it was likely the Gray Dwarf Great Prophet had discovered the anomaly.

He waited there for a short while.

Only when the first wave of Gray Dwarves discovered him did Roger plunge headfirst into the deep and complex cave system.