Lee Shin-Woo had no luck convincing the next two heroes, either, and he was forced to kill them. One of them was a level 6 undead hero with balanced stats, which he hadn't seen in a long time, but it didn't have any exceptional skill of any kind, and he merely got a few more stat points. Bummer.

The other undead hero was level 5. It didn't have a special skill, but it did have an artifact!

Then a level 6 Treasure Eater appeared, so he ended up killing it too. He considered himself fortunate that the Treasure Eater hadn’t eaten the artifact while the undead hero was just hanging around in the area. Perhaps Lee Shin-Woo had pheromones that attracted Treasure Eaters, but there was no way of knowing for sure.

[You have acquired the Lv6 Titan's Pride.]

[You have acquired the Lv5 Gambling King's Jewel. Through Bone Reinforcement, it has transformed into the Lv6 Critical Star Fossil!]

"Steve, you always come at the best of times."

"You know, you used to swear whenever one of them appeared out of nowhere."

Lee Shin-Woo ignored Jin's perfectly valid retort and checked the two level 6 items. Through Bone Reinforcement, the level 5 artifact had leveled up. Having one of such items would be enough to make someone a stupendous hero—Prince had grumbled enviously and explained as such when she saw Kratia's orb—but he now had two such artifacts in his possession!

[Titan's Pride]

[Lv6]

[Durability: 17,500/17,500]

[Defense: 2,100 - 2,400]

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