Chapter 293
Chapter 293
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 293
Chapter Title: Demon God's Arrangement (2)
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[Demon God's Tooth Belt][God]
A belt made by the Demon God himself using a fragment of his own tooth.
It looks like it could chew and swallow anything.
-Defense: 6,666
-Durability: Indestructible
-Strength +500
-Stamina +500
-[Predatory Growth] Available
“Huh?”
The stats were outstanding. The defense was impressive, the indestructible durability was top-notch, and even though the bonuses were limited to strength and stamina, the raw numbers were insane.
Click.
Rokan equipped it first to see.
But what was that last option?
“Predatory Growth?”
Even for Rokan, a veteran of The Lord, this was a completely new type of option.
From the name alone, it sounded like it grew by feeding it things, but what exactly?
“No way it’s the heart...”
A slight unease crept in, but he quickly dismissed it. A belt wasn’t going to devour a heart.
Zap!
“Huh?”
As soon as he equipped it and touched it lightly, a flash of sparks flew.
The Heavenly God’s Starlight Gauntlet and the Demon God’s Tooth Belt were repelling each other.
“You little...?”
No. More precisely, the Demon God’s Tooth Belt had opened a jaw like a crocodile’s and tried to bite the gauntlet.
Fortunately, since they were god-grade items of opposing powers, it didn’t get devoured, but teeth marks briefly appeared on the gauntlet before vanishing. It had self-repaired.
“I get the gist now.”
He’d nearly caused a disaster, but it helped him figure out what Predatory Growth was. It was an item that grew by devouring other items.
For a god-grade item, the options seemed too simple, but it appeared to be the type that expanded its options through growth.
“Not bad.”
In short, it was a money pit, but that was no issue for Rokan.
His inventory and warehouse alone were piled high with countless spoils from the heavens.
Excluding the few he’d sold for coins, there were at least hundreds of items waiting for an owner.
He just hadn’t needed to use them because he had the overwhelming Lion King’s Sacred Gear.
“Shall we feed it?”
There was no slot indicator, so it didn’t seem limited to a set number of items it could consume.
In that case, start with what he had.
Crunch crunch crunch.
Rokan rummaged through his inventory, pulled out a random rare-grade item, and held it to the belt.
Ignoring durability entirely, it bared its teeth and started chewing wildly.
Ptooey!
“Whoa.”
But that was it. After a few chews, it spat it out.
An item that could fetch a hefty sum of coins had turned into worthless scrap in an instant.
“Rare-grade isn’t enough to satisfy it, huh?”
Even without a mouth visible, its disdainful air made Rokan understand its intent.
Rare-grade was beneath it.
“Here, eat this.”
Next up was a unique-grade dagger.
Lick.
He offered it, and the belt stuck out a tongue, licked it, hesitated for about two seconds, then put it in its mouth.
It chewed a few tasteless times, then gulped it down.
“Man, even this isn’t enough?”
Did it want epic or legend-grade as tribute? It was absurd, but since the belt was god-grade, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.
“Just eat whatever I give you.”
But Rokan had no intention of coaxing or pampering it. If it was hungry, it’d eat on its own.
He didn’t know if items could feel hunger, but with no clue how much to feed it or what it would yield, he couldn’t blindly toss in his scarce epic-grade items as fodder.
Grrr!
When Rokan tapped the belt with his gauntlet-clad hand, it let out a cry from the recoil.
After a few more taps, it started obediently chewing and swallowing unique-grade gear without complaint.
“It’s a high-maintenance one, that’s for sure.”
Still, it opened new possibilities.
Just like with the Demon God’s Arrangement, maybe the Heavenly God’s Arrangement would resonate with this thing?
It might not, but the minor power boost was some consolation.
“The last one was the Lightning Titan, right?”
He’d casually gathered rumors, and apparently, the volcanic eruption had half-destroyed the village at the base, Flamewalkers.
It had even triggered a village defense quest with decent rewards.
But Rokan had no time for that. At best, it’d give a bit more exp.
There’d probably be restrictions too, like penalties for abandoning midway.
With no time to waste on that, Rokan ignored it and scouted his next destination.
“The Land of Judgment...”
The Lightning Titan’s lair was an extremely unusual terrain even in the heavens.
Lightning constantly struck it, so even the heavenly tribe had long avoided it.
That’s why there were no villages like Flamewalkers, making specialized items to mitigate the rain of lightning hard to obtain.
That’s precisely why Rokan had hunted the Flame Titan first.
Compared to the Land of Judgment, the flame zone was a walk in the park.
“Use Berserk and dash through?”
Sure, if he could block a single bolt from exploding his head, that’d work. But the problem was facing the Titan inside.
He’d extended Berserk’s duration by devouring the Flame Titan’s heart, but could he finish it in time?
The Titan seemed unaffected by lightning since it lived there, but no guarantee it wouldn’t wake from its slumber.
Easy prey? Not likely.
At this point, even Rokan wondered if charging in immediately was wise.
“Hmm, this is like heading a ball on bare ground.”
No matter how he thought, no solution emerged.
“If I can’t survive it, I’ll make something that can.”
So he shifted his approach.
If nothing on the market could cross the lightning zone, he’d make it himself.
Best if it dropped from hunting, but if not, just craft it.
The Korean gamer way: make it work if it doesn’t.
The heavens were full of skilled blacksmiths, so with enough materials, no problem.
“Come to think of it, the Gale Wings are damaged too.”
They were conveniently damaged as well.
Self-repairing gear or not, the damage was severe; it’d take time for flight to recover.
Since he needed time anyway, taking a breather wasn’t bad.
“What’s got lightning attributes again?”
No clue. Rokan had lived in the heavens a while, but it was still vast, full of bizarre creatures.
He gave up thinking and solved it with money.
Information broker.
Thanks to the demon tribe’s convenient capitalist service, Rokan soon held a list of lightning-attribute monsters.
“Millennium Electric Eel, Lightning Lizard, Three-Horned Lightning Basilisk, Thunder Bird, Thunder Imugi, Yellow Dragon...?”
Not one looked easy.
Their habitats ranged from neutral zones to heavens and demon realms, active on land, sea, and air.
Which was the easiest?
And whose hide could shield him in the Land of Judgment?
Rokan pondered.
He’d only know after crafting, but he picked the most promising.
“Millennium Electric Eel, Thunder Bird, Thunder Imugi? Dragon’s... too soon.”
Actually, the Three-Horned Lightning Basilisk seemed easiest to hunt.
With his wings damaged, a ground-dweller was convenient, and its petrifying gaze wouldn’t work while rooted to the earth.
But could its thick hide block the Land’s lightning? Its lightning came from the horns.
Devouring its heart was an option, but with only two slots left, uncertainty made it iffy.
“Water...”
In contrast, Thunder Bird or Imugi would surely protect against lightning.
Flying freely was an issue, but with Kai, hunting wasn’t impossible.
Yet Rokan fancied the Electric Eel. Old gamer’s instinct.
Strong hunch, plus practical reasons.
Tricky hunt, but it could yield lightning-resistant hide and submersion items.
Water combat was rare, but a free-swim option would eliminate water fears.
Stocking useful items wasn’t bad—rumors of ocean-crossing zones.
“Let’s do it.”
Having made a risky call, Rokan logged out first. To research the Electric Eel in reality.
The Lord’s monsters were mostly created, based on real animals or legends.
“Hmm, tricky?”
But that’s why, back in reality, searching data, Young-min’s face darkened.
The Electric Eel’s hunting method looked harder than expected.
He’d thought luring it out of water would work since it spreads shocks via water, but surprisingly, it discharged in mid-air jumps too.
High-voltage blasts.
Total strategy overhaul needed.
“Any way around...”
But quit? No way. He’d committed.
After extensive research, Young-min found one method.
“Worth a shot.”
Something only he could pull off.
Noted.
Browsing more, he stumbled on unexpected news on The Lord homepage during a refresh.
[Heaven Rush! Who Will Be the Second to Reach the Heavens After Rokan?]
[US, Russia, China, India Gamers Already Past 90%!]
[Heaven Breakthrough Reshaping The Lord—What Are Korea’s Top Guilds Doing?]
“Heaven Rush?”
Irresistible headlines for Young-min.
Sudden heaven rush? With no High Masters yet?
‘No, hidden High Masters could exist.’
Young-min grew abnormally fast monopolizing bosses and events, but time had passed—maybe a couple reached High Master.
But heavens?
That wasn’t for fresh High Masters alone.
Eventually solvable, but current users needed dozens, hundreds of deaths.
‘They’d know after a few tries—why...’
He couldn’t fathom. Heaven cannons? Wings? Sure, doable now.
But avoiding Misralzorum or navigating Sky Islands? No info, impossible.
A few attempts would reveal that—why the “rush” hype?
Young-min didn’t know, but Rokan was at the center.
[Rokan, once crushed by Kyarus, now unbeatable even with divine gear in the heavens!]
That fact ignited players.
Plus, ground had Master-level hunts, but no High Master+ yet.
Seeing heavens as the next must-go hunting ground for High Masters wasn’t a stretch.
And it wasn’t just Koreans.
Slower on corruption/race quests than Korea, but steady overseas players rushed first.
Unknown when safe entry arrives, but the Heaven Rush was reshaping The Lord again.