Whoosh!
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[Artifact Hall] /Lvl.1/
• Garments {Stone Boots}
• Accessory {Light Bringer}
• 1 Random Artifact {Common Grade}
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[Notice! The Level of the Artifact Hall can be increased through 500 System Points!]
Neo stared at the flickering panel hovering in the air before him with a pondering look, then checked the number of System Points he had.
'1,100...'
With him getting 50 System Points after every Specter he killed, it seemed he succeeded in amassing quite a sum of points, which was perfect as that's what he needed at the moment.
With a satisfied nod, Neo inspected all three Artifacts' descriptions before his eyes remained lingering on the last one.
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[Daily Artifact]
• Artifact {???}:
▸ Type: Unknown
▸ Grade: Common
▸ Durability: 100/100
▸ Attribute {???}: Currently no data!
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[Daily Artifacts. It's a unique feature of the Artifact Hall which gets available every day.]
Neo nodded and after he glanced over the trunk to see Rose was currently still talking with the enemy, he asked;
'And what if I upgrade the Artifact Hall? Will the Grade of the Artifact I can get increase too?'
[I fear, that is a question I cannot answer, Master.]
'Thought so...' Neo sighed and after a few moments swung his hand, immediately willing the System to use 500 Points to upgrade the Artifact Hall.
Whoosh!
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[Artifact Hall] /Lvl.2/
• Garments {Stone Boots}
• Accessory {Light Bringer}
• 1 Freely Chosen Artifact {Common Grade}
• 1 Random Artifact {Epic Grade}
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[Notice! The Level of the Artifact Hall can be increased through 5,000 System Points!]
Neo, although shocked he had to collect 5,000 System Points for the next level, what made him truly dumbfounded was the change above the notice.
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[Available Artifacts]
• Artifact {Thorn}:
▸ Type: Armament (Dagger)
▸ Grade: Common
▸ Durability: 100/100
▸ Attribute {Thriving Thorn}: If wished, upon throwing and impaling the dagger somewhere, the dagger can grow vines full of sharp thorns!
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• Artifact {Color Shifting Crystal}:
▸ Type: Accessory (Earring)
▸ Grade: Common
▸ Durability: 100/100
▸ Attribute {Colorful}: If wished, this unique Artifact can change the color of your hair at will!
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• Artifact {Weightless Feather}:
▸ Type: Garment (Cloak)
▸ Grade: Common
▸ Durability: 100/100
▸ Attribute {Weightless}: If wished, this piece of clothing can reduce your weight greatly!
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'These Artifacts are all useless!' Neo almost cried out loud after reading the description of all three of the Artifacts, his faint grin turned sour.
For among the three, it seemed that none of them could grant him any benefit on his current situation which was frickin' frustrating!
'Well, perhaps not completely useless...' Neo groaned and after pondering for a few moments he choose to earn the first Artifact.
Whoosh!
With the same sight as always, the space in front of him cracked and split before a curved wooden dagger, with small scarlet roses decorating its pommel and guard dropped before his feet into the snow.
Zen hummed with delight and laughed.
"Great choice."
Neo just sighed, glanced at the dagger for a few moments, then hid it in his sleeve. After that, he shifted his attention a bit lower and a soft sigh escaped his mouth.
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[Daily Artifact]
• Artifact {???}:
▸ Type: Unknown
▸ Grade: Epic
▸ Durability: 1000/1000
▸ Attribute {???}: Currently no data!
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'Let's hope for the best.'
And after that, he willed the system to use 500 more points.
Whoosh!
In an instant, another item dropped out of the cracked space, quickly attracting Neo's attention.
'This...'
With a puzzled look, Neo extended his hand and picked the item up, turning it left and right slowly. It was a tiny jar the size of a human fist and a small hook on its top so one could attach it to their clothes, carrying it around without any issue. Also, it was made out of glass so one could easily see what was inside it.
However, that's exactly where the problem lay. As it was made out of glass, Neo could easily see that it was completely and utterly... Empty.
There was nothing inside of it, which was both confounding and aggravating.
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• Artifact {Bottomless Jar}:
▸ Type: Accessory
▸ Grade: Epic
▸ Durability: 1000/1000
▸ Attribute {Just an Illusion}: You can store all kinds of things within this magical jar, almost as if it has no bottom.
▸ Attribute {Separate Spaces}: The Artifact automatically stores things apart depending on their state of matter!
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'Useless!!'
Neo almost threw the thing away out of frustration, but fortunately, he stopped himself from doing so at the last second.
'Urgh... Now wha-'
BAM!
Just as he was about to ponder what to do, suddenly an explosion interrupted his line of thought, followed by a powerful ripple that crashed into the trunk behind his back.
Turning around and glancing through the hole even though it was needless, Neo watched as Rose no longer was talking but instead was using her weapon to defend against the heavy assault of the man in front of her.
[Master, seems like those gloves are...]
'Artifacts. I know.' Neo nodded but his gaze was fixed more on the dagger in Rose's hands.
That piece of metal, despite being so small and looking so fragile, seemed to be able to deflect all the onslaught that fell on it with ease, which was kinda surprising. Even Drax and the two behind them looked stunned, as it was an unexpected outcome.
"That dagger... Now I see. It's an Heirloom, ain't it?"
Drax, pushing his fist against Rose's dagger grinned, greed flashing in his eyes.
Rose, looking completely unfazed in the face of Drax's attack snorted and shifted her posture, allowing Drax's fist to fly past her cheeks and for her to thrust her weapon at his left eye.
Drax, however, just laughed and quickly swung his other hand, smashing his Artifact into the incoming attack, sending another powerful ripple to travel through the forest.
'Monsters! They are monsters!'
Hiding back behind the trunk, Neo swallowed nervously and attached the jar in his hands to his waist.
"Indeed... Though, you can still take care of those two." Zen spoke, his voice calm.
Neo nodded, knowing Zen was talking about the twins, Dax and Max, who at the moment were standing on the side with Stella and Logan as their captives.
Though, considering how vigilant they were even as their eyes were fixed on the battle between Drax and Rose, Neo knew it will be hard to sneak up behind them much less kill them.
"Though, I already have a plan." Neo smiled and as he spent his last 100 System Points within the Artifact Hall he silently activated his Legacy.
Then, he slowly controlled the mist to swirl and wrap itself around his body, making him look like he was wearing a unique armor, one made out of swirling mist!
From afar, he looked completely one with the fog which ruled within the forest, however, Neo was no fool to think he was completely hidden.
No, in fact, he wasn't.
This way, he could just avoid getting spotted from the corner of one's eye as well as avoid attracting one's attention like he would if he used his Legacy normally. However, he knew if one looked his way, even if by accident, he would get busted in no time at all!
Hence why he waited until Drax and Rose moved away from him, pulling the twin's attention alongside them also, and only then did he move.
Slowly and as silently as he could, Neo walked around the battlefield, stopping and hiding behind trees from time to time, fearing he would get spotted. However, his worry was pointless as the twins' attention was fully fixed on the battle before them.
Not only that, it seemed like Rose at some point in time caught sight of him, thus making sure she drew Drax's attention elsewhere. She even used a unique ability that only she, a Transformed could use, turning her lower limbs into something akin to only beasts possessed.
Her legs, each ending in sharp claws, looked agile and full of strength, giving her a fearsome aura that made even the arrogant warrior turn solemn for the first time.
"Good! This is your chance! Kill them!"
Neo nodded softly and once he was behind the closest twin, Max, who stood above Logan and pressed his feet firmly down on his back, he swung his Bone Cleaver, cleanly severing his head from his body.
"Huh?!"
Dax, who was holding Stella in front of him, upon hearing something falling heavily onto the ground turned his head to the side, only to watch as a wooden dagger zoomed through the air and perfectly pierce his forehead between his brows!
"You... When..."
With eyes filled with utter disbelief, Dax wished to say something, however, before he could have done so blood began to roll down his face and his body went limp.
'I'm getting good at this!'
Neo fisted the air with delight and quickly ran beside Stella, who knelt on the ground while holding her throat with a pale expression.
"You okay?"
"Cough... Cough... You..."
Looking at Neo, Stella coughed a few times before opening her mouth to say something, but the next moment her body froze.
Neo frowned, not knowing what was happening, but soon, he did, causing his face to pale in a flash!
'...Curses!'