Monsters

The gold amid the many green lights shone with dazzling brilliance.

Qin Ran ran over and immediately picked up the legendary-tier equipment.

It was a dark red two-handed greatsword, immensely heavy in his hands.

Qin Ran's expression changed.

He was currently in severe injury status. Although the equipment effect of [Lionheart King] had allowed him to temporarily ignore the negative attribute penalties, once its duration ended, he would inevitably suffer the attribute reductions caused by his severe injuries.

At that point, the weight he could carry would drop drastically.

And right in front of him?

There were at least another dozen pieces of magic-tier equipment.

I have to take the legendary-tier equipment!

For the magic equipment, I'll pick the small, light pieces!

Qin Ran immediately made his decision.

The legendary-tier equipment was naturally his first priority, something he absolutely had to take.

As for the remaining magic-tier equipment, he could only prioritize quantity.

If he had enough time, Qin Ran would never have done this.

He would have examined each piece and chosen the best.

But now, with fewer than fifteen seconds remaining, he clearly had no time to inspect them carefully.

Ten, nine, eight, seven...

The countdown appeared on his retina.

At the same time, [Lionheart King]'s equipment effect expired.

Qin Ran instantly fell into severe injury status.

More terrifying still, faint signs of crystallization began to appear around the wound in his chest.

No blood flowed out, and no muscle was visible.

There was only a clear, crystalline texture.

Centered on Qin Ran's chest, the crystallization began spreading rapidly.

By the time the countdown reached three seconds, the front of Qin Ran's chest had completely crystallized.

``` [Eye of Kemeris — Assimilation: Constitution check failed. Partial body crystallization...]

[Eye of Kemeris — Assimilation: Constitution check failed. Partial body