All the dwarf craftsmen looked at each other and simultaneously split into four groups, positioning themselves at the front, back, and left and right sides of Lyle.
These were the exact locations where the four Advanced Runic script needed to be engraved!
"The four Advanced Runic script need to be engraved at the same time. There cannot be the slightest mistake during this process."
The Minister of Forging spoke loudly, directing and explaining, which caused all the dwarf craftsmen to show expressions of seriousness and anticipation.
Suddenly!
Several dwarf craftsmen moved simultaneously.
Ding ding!
Clang clang!
Peculiar tools struck the "Physical Armament" heavily at the same time, and the high heat released by the Heat Ore began to burn the surface of the armor red.
Lyle sat cross-legged on the ground, letting these dwarf craftsmen hammer away at him, and took a deep breath.
He didn't know if it would succeed, but facing the Great Tomb of Nazarick that would arrive in the future, he had to try every possibility.
He scanned the information of "Physical Armament":
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Skill: Degraded Physical Armament
Rank: Lower (11–20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140
Magic Defense: 147
Effect: None
Description: None
...
Runic script don't look complicated on the surface; they seem like strange-looking symbols, but that is only a superficial phenomenon.
In reality, every rune character contains special, complex magical patterns. The higher the Rank of the character, the more complex and intricate the patterns.
That is why forging a piece of Rune equipment requires more time, rather than simply enchanting it like the enchantment technique.
Days passed by,
Lyle kept sitting cross-legged in the same spot, letting these dwarf craftsmen take turns engraving the Runic script onto him.
Food and drinks had long been prepared, so these dwarf craftsmen didn't need to worry about eating; they were fully immersed in the excitement of replicating high-ranking Rune equipment.
Lyle, on the other hand, had it much more miserable.
Maintaining one position for a long time is inherently a very painful thing, not to mention that he needed to constantly monitor the drop in durability and perform restorations from time to time.
As for eating, it wasn't a problem.
The full-body armor's helmet looked closed, but in reality, the visor could be opened; however, to avoid unnecessary actions, Lyle basically only drank some water.
Thanks to him having reached the level of an "Outlier" and his Physique having improved significantly, otherwise, an ordinary person would simply not be able to endure it.
This state continued until the tenth day.
Mid-Earth Month, November 28th.
Lava Zone.
One by one, the dwarf craftsmen lay on the ground, exhausted, panting heavily; yet, their faces were filled with excitement.
"It's a success!"
"This incredible thing was actually completed."
"So tired, I'm going to take a nap!"
"..."
The Minister of Forging supported himself on the ground with his arms, his heavily breathing face also full of exhaustion, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the full-body armor on Lyle.
"This great masterpiece is actually able to appear in this world once again," the Minister of Forging shouted, both excited and somewhat neurotic.
Click!
"It's finally done."
Lyle stood up and said calmly, swinging his arms and legs to stretch his body, the full-body armor constantly making "creaking" sounds from friction.
He had originally held the thought of failure; he didn't expect it to actually be pulled off. His heart was indeed a bit stirred, but not overly excited.
Over ten consecutive days, this feeling of excitement had long since faded.
Lyle lowered his head to check the full-body armor transformed from "Physical Armament." Overall, it hadn't changed much from before, except for the addition of four Runic script.
It looked unremarkable and had no special energy reaction, but the information of "Physical Armament" had shown obvious changes.
...
Skill: Rune Physical Armament
Rank: Lower (11–20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140
Magic Defense: 147
Effect: Rune Enhancement: Bountiful Blessing — Can absorb Materials of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product created by using "Rune Technology" to strengthen "Degraded Physical Armament."
...
The stats hadn't increased at all, but a "Bountiful Blessing" ability had appeared in the effects.
Lyle's spirits lifted.
The description of the effect was not long, but it reminded him of a ballad that the Minister of Forging had mentioned before when they were in the Valley of Despair.
The last two lines were:
"The armor that devours Ore, attached with the soul of the Gray Dwarf."
"That is a greatness that even the Ancient Dragon pays attention to."
The reason that armor was called a failed work was that the Ore used as the Material to make the armor was extremely rare.
Consequently, the moment the armor was created, it could not be improved by devouring Ore.
Lyle had speculated at the time that the ability of the Fusion of the four highest-ranking characters might be related to "absorption" and "strengthening," and now this was further confirmed.
"'Absorb Materials of the same type' to perform strengthening."
Lyle murmured these words in his heart, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter; it was indeed not much different from what he had speculated.
Armor forged from special metals needs to absorb metals of the same type, and if it is a Material like "Physical Armament," then what it absorbs would naturally be Materials the same as "Physical Armament."
So what are the Materials of "Physical Armament"?
Skin, teeth, nails, and other such substances.
"Just need to experiment."
Lyle glanced at the exhausted and sleeping dwarf craftsmen, flashed away, and had already entered the central area of the Lava Zone.
"Since this ability came from you, let's use your corpse." With a wave of Lyle's hand, the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamsuke appeared on the ground.
The surrounding scorching temperature immediately caused the fur on Forest Sage King Hamsuke's corpse to curl up, and a faint smell of burning permeated the air.
Lyle stepped forward, raised his palm, and pressed it onto the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamsuke, while silently reciting in his heart: "Bountiful Blessing."
Swish!
The four Runic script on the gray full-body armor suddenly flashed with iridescent luster; immediately after, with the position where Lyle's palm contacted Forest Sage King Hamsuke as the center.
An invisible power was triggered.
Suddenly!
The fur on the Forest Sage King's body turned into a liquid-like substance and was quickly absorbed by the gray armor—and it wasn't just the fur.
The 20-meter-long tail, hard teeth, one-meter-long sharp claws, and even the bones were all absorbed by the gray armor.
In just the span of three breaths.
The corpse of Forest Sage King Hamsuke in front of Lyle had already turned into a pool of pure flesh and blood, spread on the ground, emitting a bloody scent.
And the original gray color of the full-body armor became a bit deeper.
He withdrew his palm.
Lyle fell into a brief silence, closed his eyes to wait for a few seconds, then opened them again.
"Jungle Acceleration!"
A verdant light flashed across the full-body armor.
Lyle's figure moved rapidly, flashing back and forth on the empty ground a few times, then his figure paused:
"Tail Strike!"
Whoosh!
With lightning speed, a 20-meter-long, arm-thick gray whip extended from the chest of the full-body armor, striking the air violently and causing a dull, thunderous explosion.
Hiss!
The thick long whip vibrated, and layers of razor-sharp scales actually emerged on its surface, slicing through the surrounding air and emitting a hissing sound.
Swish—
The 20-meter-long gray whip retracted back into the chest of the "Physical Armament" and disappeared.
This wasn't a whip; it was essentially Forest Sage King Hamsuke's tail.
...
Skill: Rune Physical Armament
Rank: Lower (11–20)
Durability: 287
Physical Defense: 140+65 (205)
Magic Defense: 147
Skills:
— Jungle Acceleration
— Tail Strike
Effect: Rune Enhancement: Bountiful Blessing — Can absorb Materials of the same type to continuously strengthen and improve.
Description: An unexpected product created by using "Rune Technology" to strengthen "Degraded Physical Armament."
...
The skill information had already undergone brand-new changes.
Not only had the stats increased, but it even had these two additional skills, which were exactly the abilities originally mastered by Forest Sage King Hamsuke.
"Is it because of the 'Physical Armament' Rank that I can only choose two skills? It seems I can also erase skills."
"This is completely beyond expectations."
Lyle looked at the Forest Sage King who was now just a pool of flesh and blood on the ground, then looked at the information on the panel, his face filled with astonishment.
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