As Old Anderson's bloody grudge dissipated, the tip of the Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt chimed, and a Pendant appeared out of thin air, hanging from the arrowhead.
The Pendant's chain was plain and unadorned, entirely iron-gray, with a circular plate featuring a Groove hanging in the middle of the chain.
Upon closer inspection, the layout of the circular plate was a miniature version of the Demon-Breaking Formation.
Not only was the orientation of the magic Stone Slabs in the Demon-Breaking Formation the same, but the Incantations on them were also engraved in a one-to-one miniature scale.
In the center of the Groove, surrounded by small magic Stone Slabs, stood a golden spike.
Wu Chang felt the size of the Groove was familiar. He took out the Eye of the Evil God and placed it above the Groove. The Eye of the Evil God slid in smoothly and fit perfectly, as if the two were originally one entity.
「Item Name: Poison of the Mortal」
「Item Level: ?」
「Item Skill: ?」
「Skill Description: ?」
「Remark: The ultimate masterpiece of the Arcane Knights. Due to the complexity of the Spell Formula, it is only a semi-finished product. Old Anderson's remnant soul spent hundreds of years researching and fully supplementing the flaws in the Spell Formula. It only requires finding a Master-level Mysticism craftsman for repair and installing a sufficient Energy Source to become complete.」
The Poison of the Mortal, whether judging by its ability to be combined with the Eye of the Evil God or by its item name and remark, was clearly a high-tier item.
Unfortunately, because it was a semi-finished product, the Item Level and Item Skill were not displayed.
But one thing was worth noting: the Dungeon Item Type previously labeled on the Eye of the Evil God had disappeared!
This meant he could successfully bring the Poison of the Mortal out of the Instance!
However, making it function would still require considerable effort.
Based on his past gaming experience, he could guess without even thinking that finding a Master-level Mysticism craftsman would not be easy, and it might subsequently involve a series of troublesome Missions.
For example, in some trash games that artificially inflate playtime, a set of prerequisite Missions would be necessary before repairs could even begin, such as finding X amount of fuel for the craftsman or searching for X amount of Materials. If the playtime wasn't long enough, perhaps he'd even have to repair the furnace first before searching the forest for lost tools.
In even worse game plots, he might even have to settle disputes for the craftsman, whether it was escaping pursuers or fighting against some Major Organization.
In short, the Poison of the Mortal should not contribute to his Combat Power in the short term.
As Old Anderson's grudge dissipated and the Poison of the Mortal Appeared, the faintly visible Air Wall enveloping the outside of the Sanatorium shattered like glass.
The collapsing Air Wall condensed and solidified in the air into a black sphere the size of a grape, slowly descending into Wu Chang's hand.
The black sphere had a strange feel; he could sense neither weight nor temperature. Its exterior was a transparent shell, while the interior was a deep black vortex, resembling a black hole from a science fiction Movie.
「Item Name: Erosion Core.」
「Item Description: Source of Power.」
Looking at the brief Item Description, Wu Chang was Confused.
Source of Power? What in the world is that?
Riddlers truly deserve to die!
But judging by its appearance alone, he could confirm the Erosion Core was extraordinary. He decided to keep it for now.
With less than half an hour left before he was forcibly Teleported out of the Instance, there was clearly no time left to explore White Stone Town.
He looked up at the bright Full Moon after the Dark Clouds dissipated. Bathed in the gentle moonlight, he opened his Attribute Panel and chose to leave the Plane.
Before leaving, he scratched his head and murmured, "Did I forget something?"
At the same time, underground in the Moonlight Sanatorium, within the Altar of the Pharmacy's Secret Door.
Seeing Wu Chang about to leave, the Eye Pattern Worshipped on the Altar shattered, and an eye composed entirely of Energy floated out from within.
It possessed the body of a completely dead Zombie, which quickly got up from the ground and snarled:
"Damn ant, you have successfully angered a God! Even if I have to sacrifice my Origin to forcibly Project, I will make you understand the wrath of a God!"
Leman raised a finger and pointed at Wu Chang above his head from a distance. Just as he was about to strike, a voice came from behind him.
"Stop."
"Who?"
*Thwack.*
A Cleaver pierced Leman, the tip emerging from the front of his chest.
The Cleaver lifted, splitting Leman in half.
"As a God, failure is already embarrassing enough. Please refrain from doing anything else that would diminish the dignity of a God."
Julie, holding the Cleaver, emerged from the Shadow and spoke expressionlessly.
At this moment, Julie had taken off her uniform and changed into a white Nun's habit trimmed with gold. On the front and sides of the Nun's habit, a delicate golden Horn was embroidered.
Her expression was icy, her gaze indifferent, radiating a sacredness that one could not look directly at.
As her body was split, the Energy Eye of Leman's Projection flew out from the wound, its Gaze filled with panic, attempting to burrow back into the Priest symbol that had been broken open earlier.
Julie then took out a white mask and put it on her face. The Cleaver in her hand transformed into a Horn, which she swung forward, trapping Leman inside the Horn.
"Since you're here, become nourishment for my Master's awakening."
After dealing with Leman, Julie emerged from underground and looked at the empty Hall, muttering to herself:
"Sean, we will meet again."
"Julie!"
Wu Chang slapped his forehead, remembering what he had forgotten.
He had forgotten Julie.
They were supposed to be teammates, at least on the surface. He had already screwed her over once by not giving her an Early Warning, and not checking if she was alive after the battle was inexcusable.
But it didn't matter; they wouldn't meet again anyway.
He shrugged, turning his attention back to the present.
After leaving the Instance, he was Teleported into a white room.
In front of the room stood a TV Wall, currently playing footage of his Performance in the Instance.
According to the Prompt appearing before him, this place was called the Dungeon Settlement Space.
「Player ID 4444444, successfully completed the Trial Instance. Settlement will begin based on the Player's Performance in the Instance.」
「Player has completed Main Quest One: Leave the Moonlight Sanatorium.」
「Player has completed Main Quest Two: Explore the Secrets of the Moonlight Sanatorium.」
「Player discovered the secrets of the Moonlight Sanatorium, prevented the Conspiracy of the Church of Serenity, and successfully left the Moonlight Sanatorium.」
「Player helped the Arcane Knights escape the Curse of the Evil God and protected the lives of the Descendants of the Secret Knights, Randy and Julie.」
「Player defeated the Projection of Evil God Leman, helping the Kingdom completely escape the threat of Evil God Leman.」
「Instance Completion: 100%!」
「Instance Rating: Perfect!」
「Player gained Experience: 6000.」
「Player gained Decayed Silver Coin: 15000.」
What?!
Wu Chang stared at the Experience and Decayed Silver Coin from the Instance Settlement, slightly stunned.
He had expected high Instance rewards. After all, as a novice, he cleared a B-Level Instance while being 15 Levels under the recommended Level. If the Experience and Silver Coins weren't high, he would have reported the Stats Planner.
But this was too much!
He needed only 100 Experience to advance one Level now!
6000 Experience—how many Levels could that get him?
The rewards for Experience and Decayed Silver Coin were explosive, but the Instance Settlement was not over yet.
「Since the Player Dungeon Rating reached S-Level, the Player can designate one Item from the current Instance World as a Special Drop Reward. The selected Item must be one for which the usage permission has already been obtained. Please make your selection.」
The list of Items Wu Chang had obtained in the Moonlight Sanatorium Instance unfolded before him.
Special medicine, Walker's Amulet, Demon-Breaking Crossbow Bolt, King's Emblem, Eye of the Evil God, and other Items were on the list, but the Treasure he had touched in Randy's Office and the books he had read in the Underground Library were not included.
It seemed only Items whose information had been displayed could be counted as having obtained usage permission.
Looking at the Eye of the Evil God in the Item list, Wu Chang was very curious. If he chose this, he wondered if the game system would gouge out another eye from Leman for him.
Without a doubt, the value of the Eye of the Evil God far surpassed that of other Items. Even without gouging out Leman's eye, randomly selecting a lucky Evil God and having an eye gouged out for him would be excellent.
Select Eye of the Evil God.
「Item drop has an Anomaly. Detected that the Eye of the Evil God has merged with an unknown Item, becoming the Poison of the Mortal, and cannot be dropped separately.」
「After estimation, a compensation plan with a value close to the Eye of the Evil God is proposed. Please select.」
「Compensation Plan One: Consume 150,000 Experience and 500,000 Decayed Silver Coins to perfect and repair the Poison of the Mortal.」
「Compensation Plan Two: Consume the Erosion Core to repair the Poison of the Mortal.」
「Compensation Plan Three: Re-select one Item as the Special Drop Reward.」
「Please make your selection.」