CHAPTER 86 - Artifact

In this battle, combined with ground defenses, Li Lin successfully eliminated a total of 89 of Takeda's subordinates.

Unfortunately, only Takeda and Chifu, both classified as "elite," could grant skill points. Killing "minions" provided minimal experience, offering almost no help in leveling up.

Despite the Data Mind indicating the presence of 47 life forms around him, Li Lin couldn't be bothered to search for them individually.

The mansion was already surrounded by the elite enforcers, and he entrusted the cleanup to them.

After wandering through the luxurious hall, he found little of value, except for the weapons used in the battle, carried by Takeda.

Li Lin pulled out a bloodthirsty sword, plunged into the floor, and checked its attributes on the panel:

[Sword of Spirits (Artifact, Sealed): Enchanted with psychic magic and sacrificed with the blood and souls of a hundred people, creating a bloodthirsty sword with some self-awareness.]

[Attributes (sealed): 1000 HP, 500 MP, 15 Attack Power]

[Ability Effects]

[Passive: Spirit Sealing - Base attributes significantly reduced; the spirit cannot influence the user through self-awareness (can only be unsealed in a special way, and unsealing will restore the original attributes of the artifact).]

[Passive: Bloodthirst - The spirit enhances its attributes and abilities by devouring blood and souls (souls devoured: 129).]

[Passive: Blood Erosion - The user is permanently affected by the spirit's rich blood and negative aura, permanently increasing negative emotions such as aggression and bloodlust.]

[Passive: Choose Master - The spirit decides whether the host is qualified to use it; those with weak wills will be backlashed (currently sealed).]

[Passive: Soul Devour - If the spirit is unsheathed without consuming enough blood, it will backfire on the user (currently sealed).]

[Active: Blood Rage - The spirit adds a "Rage" state to the user, increasing maximum HP by 30% and agility by 50%, lasting for 30 seconds (killing a target can extend the duration by 10 seconds; after the effect ends, the spirit will extract 50% of the user's maximum HP).]

[Active: Feed the Spirit with Body - Sacrifice one's own soul to the spirit, temporarily lifting the seal and unlocking all of the spirit's abilities; the user gains extraordinary power but dies after the battle.]

[While sealed, unable to view...]

...

"What the heck! DNF's Berserker, the Evil Sword Aphophis..."

Li Lin was startled by the attributes of this artifact sword, almost dropping it. Fortunately, the sword was sealed, and its values and abilities were far from their peak.

Moreover, he was wearing the Infinite Power Armor, and there was a layer of mechanical metal between his palm and the hilt, ensuring safety.

"This is really frightening, even though it's an artifact, it's not suitable for me with so many debuffs." Li Lin shook his head in helplessness. "Only a madman without regard for life would use such a weapon, right?"

He glanced at Takeda's corpse on the ground and sighed.

If the sealed spirit, a quality artifact, were not sealed, it might significantly enhance Takeda's combat power. But at what cost...

Li Lin shook his head, pulled out the scabbard of the spirit from Takeda's waist, planning to find a large box later to suppress this thing to the bottom.

Even if he couldn't use it, he couldn't let others obtain this sword.

But just as he sheathed the silver-sharp blade, the system displayed another prompt in his mind:

[Artifact is complete and can now be sold.]

[Sale Price: 500 Blue Essences, 50 Orange Essences]

Li Lin: "???"

Damn, can items really be sold in the system store for essences?! He quickly looked down at the Infinite Power Armor he was wearing.

Unfortunately, this rare-quality armor couldn't be sold, not even the three Hextech energy crystals inside.

"Ah, only artifact-quality items can be sold? It really doesn't give me any chance to exploit the system..."

The Essence Store had too many tempting items.

For example, the Doran's Ring with excellent attributes in all aspects, the Healing Talisman that accelerated health recovery, and the Fairy Talisman for rapid mana regeneration.

There were even magical items from ancient versions of League of Legends: Eleisa's Miracle and Talisman of Ascension, and the attribute-excellent, reasonably priced Odyn's Veil.

Among them, the most coveted is the epic quality artifact, priced at a whopping 1350 blue essences. It's enough to make any mage jealous, providing almost infinite mana - the Tear of the Goddess.

Even the void covets such a magical item!

If everything can be sold to the store, he can immediately buy a bunch of insanely powerful mage equipment.

Then who the heck needs to be a mechanic? I might as well go back to Ionia to learn magic...

Li Lin shook his head helplessly, decisively tossing the "Soul Offering" dagger into the Essence Store.

As the item in his hand quickly dissipated and decomposed, a mixed light of blue and yellow flashed before him.

Immediately after, Li Lin saw the two values in his wealth column change to 500 and 50, respectively.

"Not bad, with 500 blue essences, I can buy a piece of Primordial Crystal Shard, but that can wait...

"Doran's Ring sells for 300 blue essences, and Doran's Sword and Doran's Shield each sell for 150 and 200. Is this how warrior equipment is?"

Li Lin couldn't help but comment, continuing to check the attributes of Doran's Ring:

"Attributes include bonus health and mana, with the ability of meditation to speed up mana regeneration, and the ability to steal mana from magical targets...

"A typical mage equipment. I'm not a mage, and my max-level Data Mind doesn't consume mana anymore. Apart from Mechanical Improvement, there's no other help, and the Faerie Charm is the same.

"Rejuvenation Bead sells for 100 blue essences, providing 50 health, and restoring 3 health every ten seconds... It's a bit weak, but it can stack. This one is not bad."

He was mainly looking for convenient equipment below the price of 500 blue essences.

After all, the real world is different from the game, and there's no such thing as an equipment slot; everything is physical.

After looking around, Li Lin found that there were basically no suitable items for himself at this price point and promptly closed the panel.

It was at this moment that he heard a commotion of footsteps from the corridor outside the hall.

Li Lin thought there were enemies again, reacting quickly, activating Overload and revealing the High-Frequency Vibrating Blade on his right arm.

Before long, a group of elite enforcers, dressed in Hextech custom armor and armed with Hextech precision assault rifles, rushed in.

"No one move, hands up... huh?"

The leader of the enforcer team saw only Li Lin standing in the vast hall and couldn't help but pause. "Mr. Li Lin?"

"Why are you guys here?" Li Lin asked in surprise, sheathing his weapon. "Aren't you supposed to be outside catching the escapees?"

"Ten minutes ago, Sheriff Grayson heard the commotion here and was afraid that something might happen to you. He sent us to support you...

"When we arrived at the deepest part of this building, we found it turned into ruins, but there was an entrance to the underground..."

The team leader hastily saluted Li Lin and explained quickly.

The scenes outside were still vivid in their minds, and now, this craftsman from the Kiramman family surprisingly had such combat power.

After a short pause, the team leader continued, "But you don't have to worry. We've only brought one team, and there are two elite teams guarding outside.

"Moreover, on our way here, we eliminated 23 enemies. Even if there are other escapees, they are likely to be intercepted by Miss Kiramman and the other enforcers led by Sheriff Grayson."

"Okay, thanks for your hard work." Li Lin nodded and walked straight to the entrance.

Dozens of elite enforcers quickly made way for him, staring intently at him on both sides.

"Oh, by the way, almost forgot to mention..."

Just as he reached the doorway, Li Lin turned back and pointed to the corpses on the ground, reminding them:

"This is the body of Takeda Saito, and there's another mage's body over there. Take care of them."

A... mage?!

He could even kill mages...

Under the masks, the faces of the enforcers present were all covered with expressions of shock.

Li Lin couldn't see their expressions and naturally didn't know what they were thinking.

After a moment of contemplation, he added:

"But when you go back for the newspaper interview, remember to say that the one who contributed the most to this operation was me and Cait... I mean, Miss Kiramman."

(End of this chapter)

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