After nearly two hours, thanks to the combined efforts of Aidela and myself, all twenty Thunder Warriors were successfully reduced to experience points and loot. At such a rapid grinding and boss-slaying pace, my experience bar surged upward, reaching 79% of Level 79. Bolstered by the experience of twenty quasi-bosses at Level 90, I was on the verge of smoothly crossing the massive watershed between Level 79 and Level 80. Once I hit Level 80, I would receive the Third Awakening quest and become the very first Platinum Swordsman in the entire Yueheng.
My inventory was overflowing with gear. The twenty quasi-bosses alone had dropped well over a hundred pieces of equipment, most of which were decent Blue-tier items, along with a dozen or so Purple ones. There was nothing I could equip, save for a single shield. However, wielding a shield would prevent a swordsman from unleashing his devastating attack power, and I wasn't foolish enough to sacrifice offensive might for a paltry boost in defense.
My entire inventory was crammed tight. Aside from a dozen bundles of potions, it was packed exclusively with gear. To make room for the final boss's rewards, I had no choice but to toss out some green gear with mediocre stats, keeping only items of Blue tier and above. After all, the drop rate for high-level equipment was hardly generous. If not for slaying all those elite monsters and bosses along the way, I'd consider myself lucky to have found even two Blue items, let alone a whole i…
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