Alexia

[Level 92 Poisonous Mana Eater Defeated – User’s earned EXP has been increased a large amount due to killing a being whose level is ten or more levels higher than their own.]

[Eleven points have been earned for killing a creature ten levels above you.]

{Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 83! Your Species has awarded you +2 VIT, +2 DEX, +2 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN. Your Class has awarded you +1 VIT, +1 DEX, +1 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN.}

{Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 84! Your Species has awarded you +2 VIT, +2 DEX, +2 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN. Your Class has awarded you +1 VIT, +1 DEX, +1 STR, +2 MAG, and +2 MEN.}

[Ten points have been earned for clearing a Hidden Area.]

{Congratulations! You have cleared the Hidden Area, the Cavern of Poison! Touch the loot box to claim your reward!}

I look at my status again before sighing with relief at the sight of my soul having raised again. Then I end up lying down for who knows how long simply waiting for all of my painful wounds to finish healing.

After that though, I get back up and stretch while looking for the loot box, which I find sitting closer to the poison lake surrounded by a puddle of poison that makes me grimace.

Couldn’t have put the thing on solid ground…?

I shake my head at the thought as I remember that this is the System I’m dealing with. Not a logical and kind person.

So I start walking over to the loot box while examining it on the way. The box has an engraving of the hidden boss on the front and center of it, with spikes of purple on each of the corners and a crown of purple spikes on the upper edge of the box.

Once I make it to the box, I pause right outside of the poison before pursing my lips and then awkwardly stretching myself over the poison to touch the box and then straightening back up, not stepping in the poison myself. And almost immediately, I find a full set of armor floating above the box. And this set of armor is full body armor instead of the wrappings that the old armor was made of.

Desire sensor for the win!

I immediately begin grinning at the sight of it before jumping over onto the box, avoiding the poison puddle, grabbing the armor in a large hug, and jumping off onto the other side of the puddle. Then I move back to where I was lying down and identify the armor.

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Armor of the Mana Eater

Description: This armor is made from both artal metal and the carapace of a poisonous mana eater, making it extremely durable with a resistance to both poison and darkness. The wearer of this armor gains a minor mana drain towards any being that makes contact with them, storing the mana in the armor to be converted into elemental energy for the user to expel with their skills. The set will automatically draw elemental energy from the user to repair itself when damaged. This set has been created to perfectly fit the original finder, Alexia Knight. Soulbound.

Stats Bonus: +10 VIT, +10 DEX, +10 STR

Requirements: Must be Alexia Knight to use.

Item Tier: 2

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Oh, nice. It’s also soulbound just like my polearm.

Then again, a lot of the gear found in hidden areas end up being soulbound.

What makes me even more happy than that though is the fact that it has an auto-repair function. Something everyone wants in their armor, because who doesn’t end up breaking their gear during their fights? It’s just normal.

The armor consists of gauntlets that go up to my elbows, with multilayered pauldrons ending in a sharp point, armor plating to cover my waist, collarbone, in front of my chest and stomach, knees, and greaves going up to my upper calves. All in some sort of dark purple metal plating mixed with the mana eater’s carapace. Meanwhile everything else underneath that is covered by a strange material that feels like a mix between silk and something our old dimension used to have called Kevlar. It’s very smooth and silky, and very flexible as well.

Although I could do without the short cape that extends from the comfortable collar. But at least the cape isn’t very large. It also extends around the pauldron on my right shoulder and leans towards the right a lot with the material seemingly made of silk.

There isn’t any armor for my head though. Which I find a tad odd.

I put the armor on with a single thought, summoning it on me just like I summon my polearm to my hand. Then I move around a bit to test out how comfortable the armor is. And just as expected from armor custom fit for me, the set fits perfectly and is probably the most comfortable armor I’ve ever worn.

Although… I hope I can turn off that mana draining thing. Because I would rather not accidentally end up draining someone of their mana just from a handshake. Even if the drain is probably extremely small.

After I finish stretching and moving around to test the fit, I pat my thighs in search of pockets before grinning when I find them. Not that I actually had anything with me anyways since I’ve already used my potion to survive.

Then I remember that I still have to fight the final boss of the dungeon, and I’m going to have to fight it – a level one hundred boss – while still at level 84, since there aren’t any more monsters in the dungeon outside of this boss area. Although I guess there’s the chance that it might have a larger boss area with monsters in it, I’m pretty sure it won’t. Not unless I get lucky.

Which technically could be possible, but I don’t think it will be. Considering how I just used up my luck on this armor.

I can hope though.

With that thought in mind, I look up at the ceiling with a frown while pondering on the best way to get out of this cavern.