The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 32: Class Advancement Part 2

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

The drop rate was good. He had only taken down three knights, but two of them dropped an item. It was a drop rate of 66.6%. He had not seen a rate like this anywhere else before. On top of that, most of the items dropped in Instant Dungeons were trash that were sold to the shop. This was not the case here.

[You've found a "High-level Knight's Breastplate"]

[Would you like to acquire it?]

Izuku said, 'Of course I would.'

The breastplate of the first knight Izuku took out slowly disappeared then reappeared in front of his feet. The equipment's information popped up.

[High-level Knight's Breastplate]

Rarity: B

Type: Armor

Physical Damage Reduction +7%

(If your strength is below 80, your movements will be slowed.)

7% physical damage reduction! Combined with his natural buff, he could increase his damage reduction to a total of 27%.

Izuku began to think, 'If I reach a 100%, do I just become immune to physical damage?'

He dismissed the thought after realizing that a B-rank equipment only gave 7%. If the pattern stuck, an rank equipment would probably not give 30% or 40% reduction, so reaching 100% would be impossible.

Gathering the boosts bit by bit would have a great impact down the line. He remembered the effectiveness of good equipment the first time he saw Yoo Jin.

He held up the breastplate. As expected, the System asked him with a message...

[Would you like to equip the "High-level Knight's Breastplate"?]

Just looking at the armor, it was not something he wanted to be seen walking around in. If it wasn't for his experiences with "Gatekeeper's Necklace", he would've been a lot more hesitant...

'Yes.'

[The "High-level Knight's Breastplate" has been equipped.]

The breastplate was invisible to the eye. Izuku opened up his status screen to confirm the benefits.

[Physical Damage Reduction: 27%]

He felt his chest; he did not feel anything there. He twisted and stretched his body but did not feel the armor hinder him. It was almost as if it wasn't there. It was the same as the time he equipped the Gatekeeper's Necklace.

Izuku turned his gaze to the other knight, crumpled up in a corner. Its crushed form sparked with the light of a drop.

[You've found a "Leather Pouch"]]

[Would you like to acquire it?

Although it was his handiwork, he felt a little bad at its mangled body. It seemed that he could not control his strength when using his bare hands in a fight. With a solemn expression, he stretched a hand to the light,

Izuku thought, 'Acquire.'

[You've opened the leather pouch.]

[There was 30,000 gold inside.]