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[( 10) Supre True Arquebus] (Level 55)
Rarity: Epic
Foundation Tier: 1st Tier
Attack: 14,022 - 23,370
Cooldown: 10 seconds (6.72 seconds)
Forge Quality: Exceptional
Additional Attributes:
> STR 49
> DEX 94
> PER 39
What was once to be the next step on the path of ranged weapons, this weapon has been remodeled and reworked by the blacksmith that brought it to life in the first place. Now, it has been reborn into a form that's greater and more in-line with the blacksmith's original motives.
Forged by a truly prodigious blacksmith, this weapon has taken inspiration from a similar weapon of a bygone era, only for the blacksmith to add a few more modifications to it.
In its current state, it still resembles the weapon of old. Nevertheless, it has adopted a few of the conveniences that weapons far deeper on the path would have.
Perhaps, in due ti, the blacksmith would be able to reforge it once more, bringing it closer to what they truly seek to obtain.
Remarks: Recreated from the ground up, it has now taken a step closer in embodying the greater future.
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Reading through the description of the newly improved arquebus, Valyr briefly whistled in admiration as almost every part of it had undergone quite the substantial upgrade.
For one, the Attack stat the arquebus now gave him was about twice as much the firepower it had before, giving him the ability to land more devastating attacks if need be.
Aside from that, the ti it would take for him to load the weapon had been reduced by five entire seconds, increasing his damage output with the weapon even further.
Of course, a few parts of the weapon had been adjusted in accordance to this great reduction in cooldown, such as the fact that Valyr now needed to wait 450% of the weapon's base ti to reach the limit of [Extended Charge].
Then again, with a bit of calculation, the young man was able to figure out that he would just have to wait the sa amount of ti he did in the previous iteration of the arquebus.
And that was more than fine with him.
"I wonder if it would stack," muttered the young man to himself at so point, taking note of the arquebus' new innate skill.
Though the damage increase brought by the skill wasn't as impressive as what [Extended Charge] offered, it did make up for it with the fact that it lingered around for longer, giving him the ability to stack its effects with multiple shots of the newly upgraded [Grand Burst].
"I'll have to do a damage test sooner or later," said Valyr to himself, satisfied with the improvents the upgrade brought.
As he took out a couple of potions from his spatial bracelet to replenish his drained reserves, he shifted his gaze towards Arcaelus, only to find out that the man was looking in his direction with his mouth agape in shock.
Slightly wondering why that was the case, the young man let out a slight chuckle after seeing the translucent screen in front of the man, not taking long to understand what was going on.
"Hey, Arcaelus. I think the five days are up." Grabbing a vial of rousing before downing it in one go, Valyr called for the man's attention the very mont he felt energized.
"Huh?" Realizing that he had been staring at his screen for a bit longer than he initially expected, Arcaelus scratched the back of his head as he let out an awkward chuckle in response.
After that, he took in a deep breath, his expression gradually turning solemn as he opened his mouth.
"Now that five days have passed, it is now ti to tally up the results and see who erges as the winner of this fight."
At those words, Arcaelus headed towards the pile of items he had forged before laying them at the front of his workshop in a long line.
Seeing that, Valyr stared at him for a bit before doing the sa thing as well, moving all of the items he forged to the front of his workshop before laying them out.
However, by the ti he was finished arranging all of his items, the young man then took out a couple more items before placing them on the ground with the others.
Of course, those items were none other than Gray Fortress and the Supre True Arquebus.
"Alright." Letting out a low sigh as he finished laying down all of his items, Arcaelus turned to look at what Valyr was doing, only to wryly smile soon after.
Taking in a deep breath to compose himself, he then began to look at the lines the two of them had made, pushing his perception to its very limit to make sure he did not miscount.
"In total, I have forged a total of 18 items within the span of five days," said Arcaelus, projecting his voice throughout the area with the help of his mana.
"On the other hand, Valyr was able to forge 25 items within the span of five days, as well as upgrade two additional items within those five days," added the man soon after.
Feeling a slight twinge in his chest at those words, the feeling soon disappeared as he recall what the young man had shown him.
"With the rules I have placed before the fight, Valyr has forged a total of 27 items, thus declaring him the winner of this fight."
What would have normally been followed up by a series of cheers was instead followed up by a single person clapping, prompting the smile on Arcaelus' face to turn a bit more wry.
Watching the young man continue to clap as he moved closer to him, Arcaelus took in a deep breath before composing himself once more.
"You've definitely surprised , Valyr," said Arcaelus, recalling the preternatural feats the young man had shown within the past few days. "If you didn't introduce yourself to , I would have thought you ca from an incredibly affluent forging clan."
"Who knew the Zeihardt clan known for their superb combat prowess would actually give birth to a descendant that's highly skilled in production?"
"You complint too much," replied Valyr in response, chuckling not long after.
Noticing that the man was sneaking glances at the arquebus he had just upgraded, a thought soon surfaced within the young man's mind, prompting him to suggest sothing to the man.
"Say… do you want to try using the arquebus?"
As if the inner child within the man had been unearthed, Arcaelus looked back at Valyr with slight amazent as he asked, "Really?"
Understanding that the question itself was already an answer, Valyr let out a bit of laughter as he taught Arcaelus how to operate the arquebus.
Naturally, having taught another mory image to operate a firearm reminded the young man of how he taught Sven how to operate the matchlock pistol he forged during the first fight.
Nevertheless, he quite enjoyed teaching Arcaelus how to use it, especially after seeing a few aspects of the man that he had not seen during the past five days.
Such as the imnse sense of the childlike wonder the man had actually kept hidden throughout their fight.
Aside from that, the man had also imparted him a few adjustnts he could make to the arquebus if he ever planned on upgrading it again, offering him another perspective to how he should approach the forging of firearms in the future.
Sadly, just like many of the opponents that ca before him, Arcaelus eventually started to beco more and more transparent in front of Valyr's very eyes.
However, that did not an that he would stop talking to the young man before he truly left.
"Keep all of the items I've forged," said Arcaelus, causing Valyr to look back at him with a hint of surprise.
Just as he was about to ask why the man had made such a decision, the man kept talking.
"You know very well at this point that the Gates of Awakening would keep everything after a battle is over as long as it is owned by the Gates of Awakening."
Arcaelus wryly smiled. "As I'm only a mory image, I'm also a part of the Gates of Awakening in a sense."
"The sa could be applied to all of the items I've forged so far. After all, all of those things were only made possible by the Gates of Awakening."
"However, there is a way for you to keep all of the stuff I've forged," said Arcaelus, prompting Valyr to lend both of his ears.
"Infuse all of the items I've made with your energy before they're reclaid by the Gates of Awakening and it'll all be yours."
"And I guess… that'll be it for now."
"I wonder if my real counterpart would recognize these items I've made?"
"I hope… you make that happen."
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And with that, the sixth fight was officially over.
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