Black Online-Chapter 73: Spoils of the Raid

In the place where the Fallen Knight died, a shiny treasure chest appeared from nowhere, and everyone gathered around it.

"...Like we previously discussed, we will roll dice, and whoever gets the highest number gets to choose first, the second-highest will choose second, etc.

"There will be ten items, so the one with the highest number will choose the 1st item and the 10th item. It’ll be fair for everyone, I believe."

Machary said.

Everyone nodded, as they had already discussed this and they were on the same page.

In that moment, Machary took out two dice from his inventory. Each of them was six-sided, and one of them was a shade of dark blue, and another one was a shade of crimson red.

It was something he purchased from a merchant, as it was common to decide the item-choosing order with dice, and these were also really cheap.

"Who wants to go first?"

Machary asked.

No one was raising their arms, so Machary shrugged his shoulders and decided to roll for himself first.

He flicked his wrist, and the dice clattered on the ground.

[3]

[4]

The dark blue die stopped at three, and the crimson red die stopped at four. It was a total of seven points.

’Damn, I will not win with this shitty score.’

Machary clicked his tongue.

"I want to go first!"

Poppy said excitedly, as it felt like a game, and she picked up the dice and gently rolled them across the ground.

Everyone watched in silence as they stopped.

[1]

[5]

"Ah..."

Poppy looked disheartened, and Abigail comforted her with a pat to the head, which cheered her up slightly.

’...Well, at least I won’t have the worst score.’

Machary thought to himself and looked around the room to see who wants to go next, and at that moment, Fang Raon picked up the dice.

He tossed them onto the floor, and they rolled a couple of times before coming to a stop.

[2]

[2]

"Four?"

Fang Raon scratched the back of his head, and Machary was laughing his ass off next to him.

"You definitely shouldn’t go for a gambling career. You have shitty luck!"

Machary shouted with laughter.

"Shaddap..."

Fang Raon sighed and sat down on the throne.

He doubted that anyone would get a lower score than him, so he was already thinking about the item he should choose.

’I will get the 5th and 6th items. Every good item will already be chosen by then, and if there are Warrior items, Machary will definitely take the best one.’

At that moment, Abigail took the dice from the ground and rolled them.

[5]

[4]

"Yes!"

Abigail said excitedly as she rolled 9, which meant that she was either selecting first or second, which was fine either way.

Lastly, Ragnar picked up the dice and tossed them casually to the ground, and they landed on double sixes.

[6]

[6]

"What the hell?!"

Machary’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he looked at Ragnar, thinking, "What a lucky sonovabitch!"

"Whoah!"

Poppy clapped her hands, and Abigail, despite being slightly disappointed that she didn’t get the first pick, also clapped her hands.

"Shall we see what items there are?"

Machary asked, and everyone nodded, and without further ado, he pried the treasure chest open with his bare hands.

Ten items lay inside.

"Ragnar, you’ll choose first."

Machary said.

With a grunt of acknowledgement, Ragnar approached the treasure chest and looked at the items inside.

[Scuffed Raider Boots: +5 Speed and +5 Silent Movement]

[Tarnished Iron Ring: +2 Attack and +5 Mana]

[Threaded Moss Robe: +5 Healing and +5 Mana Regeneration]

[Cracked Fang Longsword: +25 Attack and +5 Critical Chance]

[Pouch of Fallen Knight’s Savings: 10,000 Square Coins]

[Skill Scroll of Mana Drain: The skill to drain the mana from enemies and add it to your own]

[Great Tank’s Armor Ring: With a single tap to the ring, you can surround yourself with a protective shield that absorbs all incoming damage for a short period of time.

[Scarred Raider Coin: You can flip the coin, and when it lands, you’ll get a short buff to one of your attributes]

[Fallen Knight Toy Doll: A cute souvenir]

[Fallen Knight’s Crimson Armor: Provides high defense, but only High Ranker players and above can wear it]

They looked at the items inside, their eyes sparkling, and there were honestly many items that were really good.

It made it difficult for them to decide what they would want!

’It’s definitely much better rewards than during newbie floors. What if I did this raid solo? It could’ve been pretty sick rewards, but that would’ve been really risky.’

Fang Raon thought to himself with a wry smile.

He doubted he would’ve been able to kill the Fallen Knight by himself, as it was already a losing battle even with Machary helping.

"...What will you take, Ragnar?"

Poppy asked cutely.

He grunted inaudibly, as there were many great items, and there was one Tank item—Great Tank’s Armor Ring—which seemed like a really good magical artifact. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

However, he wasn’t sure whether he wanted that.

In that moment, his gaze landed on the beautiful crimson armor, and despite not being able to use it for a while, he still took it out.

"You’ll choose that?"

Machary asked with a slightly jealous gaze.

With a nod, Ragnar checked the Fallen Knight’s Crimson Armor’s attributes and then stored it inside his inventory.

He was really pleased with the attributes, and this kind of armor was hard to get even on higher floors.

Ragnar was planning on his future, and when he turned into High Ranker, he would grow significantly stronger with the help of the crimson armor.

"I’ll take this!"

Abigail immediately snatched the Skill Scroll of Mana Drain and happily hugged it against her chest.

She already believed that Ragnar wouldn’t take this one, so she was really thrilled, as a skill like this was highly sought after in the mage community.

’This skill will be my trump card for years to come!’

Abigail thought with a big smile, quickly opened the scroll, and learned it instantly.

In that moment, it was Machary’s turn, and he was in a dilemma. There were a couple of things that he would like.

’...Which one should I get, the Cracked Fang Longsword or the money? Would I be able to purchase a better weapon with that money?

’Cracked Fang Longsword is definitely better than my current weapon.’