The Ultimate Evolution

[ Repentance (Trigger-type flintlock rifle) ]

[ Origin: Navarra “Firecracker” Armament Factory ]

[ Rarity: Dark Gold ]

[ Attack Power: 201-301 ]

[ Damage Type: Holy (Holy attribute attacks cause 150% damage to targets with dark affinity and only 50% damage to targets with holy affinity. In addition, the defence of a target attacked by holy attribute attack will be reduced by 50% by default, unless the target has a specific resistance to holy attribute attacks). ]

[ Material: Pine (a cross worshipped for centuries), iron (holy water used during production) and silver (melted from a silver basin which held holy water in it for a hundred and seventy-five years) ]

[ Possible Addons: butt/strap ]

[ Attached Addon (1): West VII Tactical Butt. Shot precision +15. ]

[ Attached Addon (2): Lexington Rifle Strap. +10% chance of hitting a fatal spot. ]

[ Optimum Range (Able to display its maximum damage of 301): 10 meters. ]

[ Effective Range (Able to deal some damage to enemies): 30 meters. ]

[ Weight: 4.2 kg. ]

[ Full Length: 350 mm ]

[ Magazine Capacity: 1 round, plus 1 more round from additional slot modification (can fire twice in a row). ]

[ Reloading Interval: 1 minute + 0.5 minutes (additional slot modification) ]

[ Equipment Operating Requirement: 50 Strength and 60 Physique ]

[ Unlimited Ammunition ]

[ Can also be manually loaded with silver bullets, increasing damage to undead creatures by an additional 50%. ]

[ Perceptive Sense +5 ]

[ Agility +5 ]

[ Passive Ability: ‘Murder Weapon’. This weapon ended the life of Philippe, Duke of Anjou in France, so when facing elite class enemies (or those of higher statuses), its attack power will increase by an additional 25%. ]

(TL: I checked Wikipedia and the real Philippe, Duke of Anjou died because he ate too much dirt. But whatever.)

[ Active Ability: ‘Judgement’. I shall use these sacred silver bullets to pass verdict on your sins! ]

[ After activating this ability, the enemy in front of you will be judged as a heresy, and the enemy’s type will temporarily become evil undead. During this period, whenever you perform an explosive hit on the enemy, holy power will invade the enemy’s body and repel the enemy by 10 meters. The damage will not only cause great pain to the enemy, but also plunder the flesh and blood of the enemy to heal the user (the healing value is equivalent to the theoretical damage value). The effect of ‘Judgement’ lasts for 10 minutes, or until the healing effect appears. ]

[ ‘Judgement’ cooldown time: 10 minutes. ]

[ Musket category passive effect: ‘Ready’. During non-combat state, explosive hit rate will increase over time for the next attack of the musket. Every minute raises 1% of explosive hit rate, up to a maximum of 50%. ]

[ Hint: After firing, the accumulated explosive hit rate will disappear, and the counter will reset to zero. ]

[ Handgun category additional effect: Shot precision +10%, shooting distance -10% ]

[ All attacks and abilities of this weapon have Authoritative precedence! ]

(TL: Ability effect precedence: No precedence < Slight precedence < Authoritative < Domain precedence < Domain authority)

[ Mini engravings on the gun: This gun has always thirsted for a reunion with its brother. ]

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This weapon was exactly the same size as ‘Ambition’, but the power and feel emanating from it were totally different. It was more majestic and more dignified!

The feeling was as if an army under the banner of justice was marching straight towards you, telling you that if they wanted to kill you, they would kill you, and it would be done under the name of justice!

It was like a verdict passed down by the court and by the law. You shall be rightfully punished in a magnificent manner!

Under such dignified power, the only thing you can do is repent!

Sheyan could feel his ‘Ambition’ buzzing. It was also getting hot. Evidently, it was extremely surprised to be reunited with its brother!

The first reaction Sheyan had after looking at ‘Repentance’s’ stats was that it had an insane attack power!

Although the attack power of 201-301 did not look too high, it must be known that these kind of weapons with super-slow reloading speed would certainly not be used to kill the minions. In that case, the ‘Murder Weapon’ ability would definitely show its worth.

The attack power would be increased by 20%.

After activating ‘Judgement’, the enemy would be recognised as an Evil Undead creature! The attack power would be further increased by 50%….

And don’t forget, ‘Repentance’ could be fired twice in a row! If an explosive hit occured, there would be a super-strong lifesteal effect!

Next, unless the enemy had a special holy resistance, the defence of the enemy would be weakened by 50% after the attack!

Such a strong burst. Such a strong lifesteal. This was truly a killer weapon to turn the tables!

Not to mention that Sheyan had ‘Ambition’ in his possession!

When ‘Ambition’ met with ‘Repentance’, the brilliance that would come from the moment when the two encountered each other would surely be magnificent! Sheyan got excited just thinking about it!

Of course, he was aware of the situation he was in. Almost all the people who were qualified to come to this place to participate in the auction were experienced veterans. If Sheyan could see the might of the gun, so could they.

In addition, the number of contestants who specialise in using firearms were higher than other types thanks to their high survival rate in the early stages of the nightmare realm. Therefore, even if they did not use guns themselves, they could always bring this gun back to their own realm to sell as long as they could buy it at a reasonable price. It would definitely be something heavily sought after, so they might even make a nice profit.

The starting bid of the weapon was a lowly 120,000 utility points, but the price quickly rose to 200,000 utility points within a minute thanks to the intense competition.

Most of those who were only hoping to get lucky had been eliminated by now.

Sheyan, who had been quiet for a long time, finally made a bid, increasing the price to 300,000 utility points straightaway.

As soon as this bid appeared, there was a temporary silence in the bidding field. This price had left almost no profit margin.

Not that the weapon was not good enough; it was a matter of purchasing power.

Why could dark gold shields be auctioned for a high price? That was because an MT’s position in a party would either be the leader or a crucial member. When an MT wished to purchase something, they could often do so with the funds of the whole party.

But when a gunner wished to purchase something, most of the time, they would have to borrow money from their friends in private. It was very rare for a party to focus their funds on something for a gunner.

More importantly, everyone knew that the finale of this auction was coming. The final item was going to be something that was deemed even more powerful than the Sorcerer’s Stone. Those who could still fork out 300,000 utility points right now were all people that had the ability to compete for the final item. At such a crucial moment, of course they had to reserve their funds. 300,000 utility points was not a small amount after all.

Facing the silent crowd, the auctioneer could only sigh with regret and start counting down. The knowledgeable auctioneer was aware this was a normal phenomenon. True, at the beginning, the competition for the dark gold firearm was indeed very hot with quite a lot of participants, but once the bidding price rose beyond a certain threshold, it would quickly cool off. Rarely would something like this see an intense bidding competition towards the end.

However, right before he was about to shout “Sold!”, a man suddenly appeared in an empty seat. The newcomer had a rank of reserve-duty General! As soon as he appeared, he immediately raised the bidding sign, and the bid he put forth was 300,500!

He started laughing in ecstasy. “‘Repentance’! It really is ‘Repentance’!”

Sheyan’s heart sank, but on the outside, he remained calm. He silently raised the price to 320,000. At the same time, he turned to the miner and asked, “Is there a loan service here?”

The miner looked towards Sheyan in shock. “There is, but are you sure about this? This gun… I’ve already enquired about its information from my database. True, the process needed to acquire it is indeed complicated, and you’ll need to achieve over 95% completion rate for a 17.44% chance for it to appear as rare reward option for the final mission, but it should still be worth less than 400,000.”

Sheyan could not help sucking in a sharp breath. This miner guy is truly mysterious. He could even check this kind of information! If what he said was true, then the requirement one needed to satisfy to obtain ‘Repentance’ was not only difficult, it was also dependent on luck!

This undoubtedly made Sheyan more determined to get ‘Repentance’ now!

He could not help but said impatiently, “Just tell me if there’s any way to get a loan.”

The miner sighed. “Based on your military rank, you can get a 140,000 interest-free loan. The requirement is that you have to pay them back within the next two worlds. Otherwise, the interest rate will rise to 15%.”

“Can you help me apply for it?” asked Sheyan without any change to his expression.

The miner smiled. “You can actually do that yourself through your nightmare imprint.”

After the interest-free loan was approved, Sheyan now had a terrifying 540,000 utility points at his disposal! He now had the confidence to win this auction. Previously, right after he had called out the price of 320,000, the reserve-duty General had follow up with 320,500 with a fake smile on his face. He had only increased the bid by a mere 500 utility points. This type of person was the most annoying kind; he was like a bone-sucking maggot.

Sheyan did not even look at him. He simply increased the bid to 400,000!!

Such a high bid had caused the people around to whisper in exasperation. There was no doubt that the price of 400,000 was already a premium price. However, they did not know that Sheyan had made this decision under the condition of having ‘Ambition’ in his possession!

The reserve-duty General hesitated for a moment, but still decided to follow-up with an additional 500 utility points, raising the bid to 400,500. The man glared at Sheyan and said coldly, “Do you have a lot of money, little Lieutenant Colonel? Why don’t you give me some?”

Sheyan simply flipped him off with a middle finger. He increased the bid to 450,000 utility points.

This bid made the reserve-duty General’s expression turn really ugly. He gave Sheyan a death stare and said, “You wanna fight for this with me? You? You dare to fight with me? With your meagre amount of assets?”

Although this guy said that, he had to hesitate for a long time before he followed up with 450,500 utility points. Sheyan knew that this guy was almost at his limit. Therefore, with a cold smile, he bid the amount of 500,000.