Truly Magical Equipment

As the ground trembled, the Silver Cross plunged into the concrete. "Mind Drive!" A sapphire-blue aura instantly covered a hundred-meter radius, and Spider-Man immediately felt light enough to leap onto the Empire State Building. Watching the Dragonman army charge toward them, the priestess's fists shone with brilliant golden light.

"Take this—Holy Light Rising Dragon Fist!"

With a thunderous boom, the shockwave sent the front row of monsters flying into the sky.

A Blood Dragonman had barely lunged forward before stumbling and crashing down, while a crimson storm suddenly swept across the ground.

"Divine Punishment Cyclone!"

The gale Grandis unleashed with her fist was like a blade. Those wyverns, possessing only Wolf-level Threat strength, were instantly shredded to pieces within the storm.

"Beautiful!"

Spider-Man whistled from the corner, lazily slumped against the wall when he received a system notification: Experience +50, Energy Points +200. He narrowed his eyes comfortably, then suddenly noticed purple light flickering among the monster remains.

Whoosh—

A strand of webbing swiftly snatched up a pair of purple gloves shrouded in poisonous mist. A data panel unfolded across his retina:

[Widow's Sting]

Strength +5 Agility +25 Spirit +12

Attacks inflict nerve **

Web strength increased by 300%

(Base unit: Mumen Rider's initial attributes)

"It's like these were custom-made for me." Spider-Man immediately put on the gloves, which fit perfectly around his joints. He raised a hand and fired enhanced webbing at the ground. The previously transparent strands now glimmered with an eerie purple light.

Only the Dragonman commander Lukas and a few scattered Dragonmen remained on the field. The enhanced webbing easily bound Tiger-Level Dragonmen, and any creature touched by the toxic threads developed necrotic-looking purple blotches.

"Reel it in already! Your poison webs are blocking my attack route!"

Grandis stopped sharply in front of the webbing, whose venom-coated strands were sizzling. She had no intention of accidentally injuring her teammates and causing a team wipe, so she could only turn around and stack buffs on everyone.

"Holy Light Infusion!"

"Divine Grace Descends!"

As seven consecutive pillars of golden light descended, rainbow-like auras began flowing around the three of them. Spider-Man's new gloves reflected a bewitching purple glow beneath the holy light.

[Combat Power Increased]

It was as though everyone had been injected with berserk energy. The explosive crackle of tensing muscles rose one after another, making even the air tremble. Tony Stark's Iron Man armor, however, only glimmered faintly across its weapon surfaces—paladin auras were far less effective on mechanical creations than simply blessing **.

"Damn it! Out of all these glowing buffs, I can only benefit from the weapon blessing..." Tony rolled his eyes behind his visor. At that moment, Deadpool was using his regeneration to withstand the lord's heavy blows head-on. Blood sprayed dramatically from the chest pierced by the demon fork, yet he still turned and shouted, "The holy humanoid punching bag is in position!"

Grandis darted among the poisoned, stiffened Dragonmen, each swing of her scythe accompanied by a system notification. When one Dragonman's skull exploded, the pink crystal bracelet it dropped actually cracked the ground—the instant the attributes of [Battle Goddess's Judgment] appeared, she decisively tore off the chain of her old equipment. The new item hummed, reducing a stone pillar a hundred meters away to dust. The aftershock alerted Lukas, who was charging forward.

"Spi—der—Man!" The Dragonman Lord raced on all fours like an enraged Komodo dragon, his poison-resistant scales tearing apart every web in his path. Yet the young hero seemed prepared, firing three web shots. The sticky fluid formed a rainbow-reflecting layer beneath Lukas's feet. Just as the demon fork was about to pierce Peter Parker's face, the Dragonman Lord suddenly slid backward through the air like a comedian stepping on a banana peel. The charging blue glow of Iron Man's repulsor cannon perfectly illuminated his stunned vertical pupils.

[Battlefield Side]

As the system account numbers surged wildly, a forgotten pink bracelet on Grandis's wrist began emitting a dangerous red glow—at the very bottom of its equipment description was a line of tiny text: "When berserk amplification triggers, the wearer has a 3% chance of being unable to distinguish friend from foe."

As one of Sky Tower's rulers, Lukas commanded the entire Dragonman army. How could he possibly be trapped by such a trivial snare like some ordinary hunter? Without hesitation, he stepped onto the web. The poisonous threads were easily ripped apart like thin paper beneath his sharp dragon claws.

"How is that possible?!"

Spider-Man wore an expression of utter disbelief. The webbing enhanced by the "Venomous Spider Gloves" was tough enough to restrain the fully evolved Deep Sea King, yet his opponent had torn through it with ease.

Lukas thrust his lightning-wreathed trident forward, and piercing thunder exploded through the air.

"Tank! Cover us!"

"Coming!"

Deadpool sprang into the air with a graceful gymnastic maneuver, precisely intercepting the lightning trident and using his body as a shield.

"Bzzzt—"

His charred body crashed to the ground, carrying the scent of roasted meat.

Lukas irritably pulled out his weapon. This annoying guy kept getting back up no matter how many attacks he suffered. If he had not been in the way, the lightning aftershock just now would have been enough to paralyze Spider-Man.

"Boom—"

A repulsor blast struck Lukas squarely in the shoulder.

"Hey, big guy, look over here."

"Damn insects! You—"

"Move! I've got him!"

Deadpool suddenly revived from his charcoal state and tightly hugged Lukas's leg. Spider-Man took the opportunity to fire a massive amount of webbing, not seeking to bind him completely, only to restrict his movements briefly and create an opening for Iron Man.

"Try this!"

Tony condensed the Arc Reactor's energy into a high-energy beam and precisely struck the Lukas who could not evade. The searing beam melted a horrifying hole through his chest, and the extreme heat directly cauterized the wound tissue.

"Cough—"

Lukas coughed up several mouthfuls of blue blood. Even a half-dragon's resilient physique could not endure the devastating loss of half its internal organs.

The firepower net closed in! "Beautiful! Finish him with one more hit!"

Before the Deadpool, sticky as glue and just as troublesome, could finish speaking, the Dragonman leader Lukas suddenly bit through his tongue and forced up his energy. His battered body abruptly erupted with blinding light.

"Lightning Cage!"

Although this move was greatly weakened due to Lukas's poor condition, the raging lightning serpents still struck Deadpool into charcoal. Even Spider-Man in the distance was caught by the aftershock and became paralyzed from head to toe.

"Roar—You're all going to die! Think you have the advantage just because there are more of you? Hehehe..."

Amid Lukas's wild laughter, electricity flashed in his purple eyes, light flowed around his body, and his form split in two. Once the brilliant light faded, two Lukases stood on the battlefield—one was covered in wounds, while the other was completely unharmed.

"Trash! The hunt begins now!"

The duplicate Lukas swung his massive fork, murderous intent surging within his blood-red eyes.

"That's against the rules! This is definitely cheating!"

"A cloning skill? That's ridiculous!"

"How are we supposed to fight a double BOSS?"

Tony stared at the twin Dragonmen with twitching cheeks. He had thought this nightmare-level dungeon would be easy to clear, but he now realized that their opponent was far more terrifying than expected.

"Should we retreat? We've already earned double points."

"Nonsense! The core rewards are all on the BOSS." Grandis rejected the suggestion sternly, carrying the Holy Light Cross over her shoulder. If this four-person team, all of whom possessed B-Class Hero combat strength, could not even clear a dungeon while working together, they might as well all retire.

"But how do we deal with two targets?"

"The duplicate only has half the original's strength. Tony, he's yours."

"Me?!"

"Move! Everyone else, come with me and attack hard!"

Having tasted success, Spider-Man and Grandis were brimming with fighting spirit as they roared and charged at the BOSS. Deadpool, who aspired to become the strongest tank, took the lead in absorbing damage. Besieging a severely wounded Dragonman Lord? It was practically effortless.

"Crackle—"

Watching the duplicate Lukas wrapped in electric arcs, Tony Stark silently stepped back two paces.

At that moment, a fragrant curse churned in his heart, and he hesitated over whether to say it aloud.

These bastards... always screw over their teammates!

Under the triangular assault of Grandis, Spider-Man, and Deadpool, the battered Dragonman commander Lukas let out one final mournful cry before crashing to the ground.

"Whoosh—"

In an instant, three pieces of loot glowing purple and pink burst forth. This Dragonman commander could be considered the most miserable loser in the current guild dungeon.

"Loot dropped! One purple, two pink!"

"Pick them up!"

Completely ignoring Tony, who was practically curling into himself, the three gathered around the loot.

Floating within the purple glow was a metal-forged ** sphere. The two pink items were a cloak with swirling flame patterns and a necklace flowing with holy radiance.

"How about we split them by headcount?" Deadpool suggested, rubbing his hands together.

"Do you think I'm invisible?!"

Tony descended from the sky with roaring thrusters, an electronic voice suppressing his anger coming from beneath his faceplate.

Keeping the completely unharmed duplicate occupied had nearly drained all of his armor's energy. If the three had not defeated Lukas's original body in time, the Mark X Armor would likely have already become scrap metal. Even so, its current damage level was still as high as 65%, and its energy reserves were nearly depleted.

"Oh my, he heard us~"

"???"

If Tony had not known that beating this guy up was pointless, he truly would have wanted to send him on a trip through space with a repulsor blast.

Spider-Man, the team's lubricant, stepped in at the right moment to mediate—the temporary party still needed to work together to clear the dungeon.

This dungeon had only cost 100 Energy Points each to enter, yet every person had made a net profit of more than 300 Energy Points, along with five powerful pieces of equipment.

"Let's identify the loot."

The first item picked up, the flame-patterned cloak, radiated scorching heat:

[Rising Sun Cloak]

Constitution +425

Armor +60

Passive · Scorching Wind: Deals burning magic damage every second to enemies within a ten-meter radius

※Note: Let the flames bloom freely and burn your enemies to ash!

In theory, this equipment was the best fit for Deadpool—his immortality, combined with the continuous burning effect, would be enough to make BOSSes despair.

"Deadpool gets this. Any objections?"

"Seconded."

"Hmph."

Alright, I will follow your request.

"This is awesome! Let me try this baby."

Deadpool excitedly waved the Sunfire Cloak he had just obtained and draped it neatly over his shoulders. His black-and-red combat suit, paired with the shining cloak, made him look even more imposing. Tony was unhappy, but there was nothing he could do—this kind of defensive equipment was meant for frontline fighters. They could not exactly ask him to wear the Mark X Armor and serve as a ** shield.

"Next."

Grandis picked up the metal sphere. Its purple sheen showed that its quality was slightly inferior to the pink equipment from before.

[Steel Heart: Mechanical Core]

Weapon Damage +15%

Energy Endurance +18%

Armor Strength +5%

(Designed specifically for mechanical specialists. Non-professionals should not use it.)

If the Sunfire Cloak belonged exclusively to Deadpool, then this Mechanical Core was practically tailor-made for Tony. In the entire team, only he was skilled in using mechanical equipment. Even across the whole League of Heroes, there were only a handful of members proficient with mechanical weapons.

"This thing should be..."

"Why not sell it to that kid called Child Emperor from the Africa branch?"

Tony's eyes widened as he pointed at himself in disbelief. By all rights, shouldn't loot be distributed to teammates first? Who would directly sell it to an outsider?

"Just kidding. Catch."

Grandis tossed the Mechanical Core to Tony, suddenly struck by a good idea—they could use Energy Points as trade currency and let members exchange equipment they did not need. Once everyone had suitable equipment, the entire team's combat strength would make a qualitative leap. They might even allow B-Class Heroes to challenge Dragon-Level Disasters.

With a click, Tony embedded the Mechanical Core into the Arc Reactor on his chest. He did not feel anything special, but JARVIS's system report showed that every performance metric of the Mark X Armor had improved significantly.

"Truly magical equipment."

Tony could not help marveling at the League of Heroes' extraordinary nature. If he had researched it himself, he did not know how long it would have taken to make such progress. Yet these items granted bonuses simply by being worn, and the later the stage, the more astonishing the improvements. Even 1% could be the key to deciding victory or defeat.

The actual value of this purple equipment even surpassed that of the pink one.

"There's no need to introduce the last one, right?"

The pendant everyone was staring at was surrounded by holy radiance. This equipment undoubtedly belonged to Grandis.

Battle Goddess's Holy Light Protection

Strength +200

Holy Light Bonus +100%

5% chance to trigger double damage