Zhan Long Volume 1

Chapter 73 - Shield of the Broken Army

Chapter 73 – Shield of the Broken Army

I held the necklace in my hand; its end was shaped like a battle axe. The necklace had a blood-red glow and its killing intent saturated the air. At the same time, scorching energy seeped into my palm. Mm, this necklace wasn't a bad item or else it wouldn't have such a dense feeling!

I waved my hand and the stats of the necklace appeared in front of me. Indeed they didn't disappoint——

【Necklace of the Broken Army】（Gold-Tier Equipment）

Strength: +27

Endurance: +25

Additional: Increases defense by 70 points

Level Requirement: 38

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Holding this Necklace of the Broken Army I stared at it blankly for 10 seconds. Finally, I remembered to breathe. 27 strength and 25 endurance, these were all stats that a swordsman needed! Those 70 points of defense were also very valuable. It could raise my defense to a whole new level! More importantly, 70 points of defense would take at least 60 points in toughness (defense) to reach that. So the real value in this necklace was much more than the 27 strength and 25 endurance!

With a pop, the necklace appeared on my neck and replaced the original Necklace of Bravery. The equipment that the General Family "gifted" me had reached its end...

【Xiao Yao Zi Zai】 (Scavenger of Dragon City)

Level: 38

Attack: 639-852

Defense: 675

Health: 1356

Mana: 470

Charm: 29

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The original necklace increased maximum HP by 50 points, but the new Necklace of the Broken Army added 25 endurance, which meant that my maximum Health increased by 200 points, so obviously it was way superior. In addition to those 70 points of defense, my tenacity had increased significantly! With my 675 points of defense I could match the average monks and knights.

Why? First of all my defense equipment was fairly good. My Elite Steel Wrist Guards and Silver Locked Battle Boots were both Silver-rank equipment and Dawn's Chest Plate was a Gold-rank equipment. With this Necklace of the Broken Army, all my defensive equipment were quite high class. With my strong attack and healing skills, my entire combat ability was at least in the top 10 in Ba Huang City. Of course, if you added battle tactics, control, etc., I might not reach the top 100. I was very clear about that. I was fairly new to these VR games and if I met anyone on the leaderboard, killing any of them would take quite a bit of work.

I continued going through my loot. Besides the necklace, the dark prince also dropped a shield for me. I struggled to raise the huge black shield. With a shake of my arms the stats appeared in front of my eyes. Damn, nice!

【Shield of the Broken Army】 (Gold-rank Equipment)

Defense: 170

Strength: +25

Endurance: +20

Additional: Increases defense by 0.9%

Level Requirement: 38

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The moment I laid my eyes on the stats of this shield, I froze. 170 points of defense! Damn, who in this world could take more hits than knights or monks? Out of the 9 main classes, only monks and knights could equip this shield and the defenses on a shield were way more than chest plates' of the same level! By this alone, the meat tank positions of the two classes were untouchable.