Mimics do eat people, that's true, but often they represent the treasure chest itself, and the probability of dropping good items after killing them is slightly higher.
And there is another relatively important rule in the Chosen Space: Players cannot directly use items dropped by Monsters.
Even if a Monster is clutching a rare item with excellent Attributes, as long as it is not a dropped item, it will be a Blank Slate in the Player's hands, adding no extra Attributes, at best being durable and unable to be taken out of the Instance.
At this very moment, the radiance attached to the Gentleman's Cane signifies that it has become a legitimate "Instance Drop," a reward for the Player.
With the reward present, Cheng Tian, who had completed the Kill on the Vampire Magician, did not relax, because the surrounding Zombies had not been completely cleared.
He first bent down and snatched the Gentleman's Cane into his hand, after which the item's Panel projected before his eyes in a semi-transparent manner.
Incidentally, the mobile phone, which serves as an external Organ for Humans, had been stuffed into the very center of his crotch before the battle began, and it was now glowing as a projection medium... Damn it, his big Underpants have pockets!
【Blood Clan's Gentleman's Cane: Green Excellent/Lv1, Cane, One Hand Weapon, Magic Weapon. Equipment Requirement: Spirit 12. Weapon Damage 1-2. Durability 24/24. Can be taken out of Instance.
Spirit +2, deals +50% Physical Damage to Undead Units （Wooden Blunt Weapon universal characteristic ）.
Equipment solidifies 『Polymorph （Duck ）』 effect; if the Equipment Requirement is met, one can cast 『Polymorph （Duck ）』.
Polymorph: Shoots a Magic Missile constructed from a hexagram at the Target Unit; upon hit, the Target Unit transforms into a Duck incapable of attacking. Polymorph lasts for 5 seconds. Magic Missile requires 1 second of channeling time to launch, consumes 20 MP, and has a Cooldown Time of 10 minutes. 】
【Additional Note: When attacking a Target Unit possessing the suffixes "Boss," "Elite," "Champion," or "Leader," the Spell Effect will experience varying degrees of incremental decay. 】
Seeing this Equipment Effect made Cheng Tian's eyes light up, and he immediately formed two conjectures in his mind.
One was that the Vampire Magician relied on this Staff to cast the Polymorph Spell.
The other was that Polymorph was a Spell Ability mastered by the Magician himself, but after death, it attached itself to the Gentleman's Cane, becoming an Equipment Trait.
Although the Cooldown Time was a bit long, as a control-type Spell that only takes one second, Cheng Tian could completely use it as a close-range trump card.
Also, perhaps because this was the first time obtaining Magic Equipment, it very thoughtfully provided Cheng Tian with an additional explanation, which also revealed some Monster settings of the Chosen Space.
Normal, Boss, Elite, Champion, Leader—these should be the five types of Monster Templates.
To put it plainly, Polymorph cast on a regular weakling can last the full 5 seconds, but if it's a Leader, it probably won't even last one second.
Cheng Tian's mentality didn't change much regarding the conclusion he reached; after all, as a Veteran Player of World of Warcraft, he had seen too many Boss Units completely immune to control and was long accustomed to it.
"Elite, huh~"
Cheng Tian muttered softly to himself while thinking about the Side Quest displayed on the Tombstone screen: "Kill Elite Demon Unit."
The Battle continued and was already entering its final phase.
Cheng Tian held the Cane in his left hand and the Whip in his right, somewhat clumsily attempting a Staff-Whip Dual Blades style.
Due to the completely different Weapon types, if the Vampire Killer Template Armament were combined with the Gentleman's Cane, the additional Holy Damage would inevitably suffer a significant decay.
Fortunately, both fell under the category of One Hand Weapon, and the Chosen Player's Equipment Slot is divided into Main Hand and Off Hand, allowing them to be used simultaneously as long as the Equipment Requirement is met.
Helmet, Breastplate, Glove, Belt, Pants, Boots, Necklace, Ring*2, Main Hand, Off Hand—these are all the conventional equipable slots in a Chosen Player's Equipment Slot. Except for certain Special Equipment, only items that can fit into an Equipment Slot will truly take effect.
Even if you wear a handful of rings on every finger and dozens of chains around your neck, only 2 rings and 1 necklace will be effective.
This Equipment Slot really has the flavor of 《Diablo》.
When the last Zombie fell to the ground, One-Ear stared blankly for a moment before collapsing directly onto the ground, gasping heavily without regard for the terrifying load on his heart and lungs.
Cheng Tian, equally drenched in sweat, looked like he hadn't had enough; he felt like he had just found some inspiration for simultaneously using a Cane and a Whip when the Zombies were already all killed.
His mental reference for using a Cane and a Whip simultaneously was actually the "Transforming Cane" from 《Bloodborne》.
Whip for offense, Cane for defense.
Incidentally, that Death-Seeking Phone Guy was also alive, but not doing very well; his body was already stained red with blood.
Firstly, because most of the Zombies were drawn away by Cheng Tian and his group, only two or three were pursuing him.
Secondly, this Death-Seeking guy's mind was relatively agile; knowing that circling in an open area might attract more Zombies, he chose to flee back to the low mountain, using the nearly 90-degree vertical ladder there to secure a safe spot where the Zombies couldn't reach him.
The blood on him was actually from being pecked by the Red-eyed Crows; there were several very severe pecking wounds on his back, Chest, and upper arms, and his Status Panel even showed a "Bleeding" BUFF, which was temporarily suppressed by adrenaline so he didn't feel the pain. Now that the adrenaline was receding, he was starting to feel quite unwell.
But those Red-eyed Crows were indeed smart. Having tasted fresh meat, although they wanted to continue pecking at the guy, upon seeing Cheng Tian approaching with a grin, they flapped their Wings without the slightest hesitation and landed far away on the branches of a Withered Tree devoid of any leaves, staring vigilantly and with Aggro at the smacking-lipped Cheng Mouren.
With intense exertion, Hunger and thirst followed.
The Red-eyed Crows were greedy to eat humans, and Cheng Tian was hungry to eat Crows—it was that simple.
The Vampire Killer was indeed excellent at slaughtering Evil Monsters, but because it was too excellent, the corpses would almost always be burned to ash by the residual Holy Power. If it could incinerate Zombies, let alone small Crows.
Now that he had the Gentleman's Staff, Cheng Tian was quite curious: if a target was killed while Polymorph was active, would the target remain a Duck or revert to its original form?
This first wave of intimidation from the Chosen Space was over, but Cheng Tian's work was not yet finished.
As everyone knows, for many online game Players, gathering and killing Monsters is a common occurrence, but after the killing is done, another very annoying mechanical task awaits them: the post-Battlefield cleanup, commonly known as "looting bodies."
However, at this moment, Cheng Tian was far from being worn down by mechanical labor.
Cheng Tian walked proudly through the ash-filled Graveyard; a large number of "Innocent Souls" purified by the 『Soul Salvation』 effect were drawn into his body like iron filings to a magnet, bringing his Innocent Soul count to 75 points.
Not bad, it was quite rewarding.
Considering that not every Monster drops a Soul, Cheng Tian and his group had actually encountered a hundred-person Zombie Horde. If they had lacked Cheng Tian's Vampire Killer Template, which could instantly Kill Monsters, total annihilation would have occurred in an instant.
But as he walked, Cheng Tian suddenly stopped in front of a crystalline skeleton that was still wearing Strawberry pattern Underpants, with not a trace of Flesh and Blood remaining.
This was Arthur's skeleton.
Under the intervention of the Chosen Space, this Arthur became the one who failed to achieve his goal before dying in many Parallel Worlds.
Facing this skeleton, which could be described as crystal clear, Cheng Tian stared at it for a moment, then suddenly squatted down. While rubbing the smooth Skull with his hand, his eyes met Arthur's hollow eye sockets.
"Buddy, we can't guarantee saving the Princess, but if we get the chance, we'll definitely take down the Demon King for you."
However, just as Cheng Tian finished speaking, the hand bones of Arthur, which seemed to be clutching something, suddenly loosened, and a scroll-like item fell out, rolling to Cheng Tian's feet.
Cheng Mouren's attention was drawn to it, but he failed to notice that a large number of pink Strawberry pattern were gradually appearing on his white Underpants...