Berserker: A LitRPG Urban Fantasy Adventure (Apocosmos Book 1) by Dimitrios Gkirgkiris (books for 20 year olds txt) 📗

this?” Rory bellowed. “A merged dungeon run and absolutely no loot?”

“I thought you said only three layers?” Louie said from the end of the corridor. “But then why is there another portal?”

“By the gods.” The dwarf rushed over to him. “A whole new layer.”

“My information said at least three,” Leo responded as we all hurried behind the dwarf who had already crossed through the portal.

The fourth layer had the same layout again, but everything was so much brighter. All of the neon signs on the wall were burning bright, throwing their colorful lights across the long corridor.

“There won’t be any more monsters here, right?” Louie asked hesitantly. Rory was already turning the handle of the first door.

“Highly unlikely,” Leo replied. “Since the creator of the dungeon is dead, the monsters should be gone as well.”

“Goldpot!” Rory shouted and we rushed into the room he was in.

Stacks upon stacks of black leather briefcases, similar to those used in Hollywood-style shady transactions. I guess this was just another thing the movies had “borrowed” since the briefcase in Rory’s hands was packed with hundred-dollar bills.

“That’s…” I began, but couldn’t find the right words.

I’d put myself through a day where I knew I would have to kill people, then I’d actually done it while being devoured by an unstoppable internal wrath. And now this. There must have been millions in those briefcases.

“Same thing here,” Leo shouted from the room on the opposite side of the corridor.

“Where are we going to put all this money?” I asked.

“Ye got those magical bags just for show, lad?” the dwarf said, before throwing briefcase after briefcase into the air in front of him. Each of them disappeared after a brief purple flash and I was certain they were reappearing somewhere in his inventory. “Well, don’t just stand there. Stop looking and start looting.”

I did as I was told and so did Louie. We emptied the room we were in and the one Leo had opened up in less than a couple of minutes. I was feeling the rush of getting rich fast but this time I wasn’t oblivious to its true cost.

We went into the rest of the rooms and found a few more of the money bags along with weapons, armor, jewelry, and valuable gemstones. I glanced at the weapons, some of which had the faint glow of enchantment on them, and quickly realized why people would risk going over the safe enchantment threshold with their weapons. They looked beautiful. But I was mainly hoping we’d find something we’d be able to sell fast to jump-start our arrows production. Cash was good and all, but we’d have to transfer all this black money into our DEM accounts first and I doubted that would be simple.

Most of the weapons had simply been thrown onto the shelves and weren’t anything special. A few of them, however, caught my eye.

Name : Conjurer’s staff

Type : Big Blunt - Staff

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Attack : 15

Magic Attack : 17

Special Ability : -

Attack Speed : Normal

Durability : 712/760

Weight : 1060st.

Description : The mana ley lines of this staff were weaved in such a way that it would favor spells and classes that specialize in creating things or summoning them from other realms. This particular design is the most commonly used starting staff for spellcasters that favor the summoning school of magic.

Name : Swamp Orc Long Bow +5

Type : Bow - Longbow

Rarity : D Grade

Physical Attack : 145

Magic Attack : 47

Special Ability : -

Attack Speed : Slow

Durability : 1033/1640

Weight : 1840st.

Description : A longbow that is mostly used by larger humanoids, especially orcs. Its flat design means that it can float on water and thus the bow is preferred by archers that hunt or fight around lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water.

Name : Sword of Yellow light

Type : Sword - One-Handed

Rarity : E Grade

Physical Attack : 21

Magic Attack : 21

Special Ability : -

Attack Speed : Fast

Durability : 456/600

Weight : 970st.

Description : This sword is often used in interior decoration due to the unique ability of its blade to turn any kind of light into yellow hues. The technique used to instill this ability into the blade involves submerging it in a fungal liquid found under yellowstone mountains. This is the reason why the sword commands such a high price, even if it isn’t top of its grade.

Name : Soul Separator +7

Type : Polearm - Scythe

Rarity : C Grade

Physical Attack : 151

Magic Attack : 94

Special Ability : Soul Capturing (Weak)

Attack Speed : Normal

Durability : 22242/22650

Weight : 2040st.

Description : A scythe very similar to those used by shinigamis and soul reapers. This particular weapon doesn’t need to be approved by any of the soul-taking organizations and is thus popular among individuals in the soul-trading business. The weapon’s special ability creates a small chance for the wielder to capture a soul if they deal the killing blow to their enemy.

These weapons were amazing. The +5 longbow held a faint glow, but the ominously described scythe held a steady unflickering white glow with hints of blue at its edges. It didn’t seem like any of us would be able to use the weapons, but they would definitely fetch a pretty penny on the market.

Despite the lucky finds, thinking about the description of the last weapon made me feel uneasy. Not only were there organizations that regulated what happened to souls, but there were also people who stole souls for their own gain? I wondered what one might do with a soul, but I hoped I’d never be in a position where I would have to find out.

On that note, I glanced at the various pieces of armor we’d managed to gather and realized that a couple of them too were rather special.

Name : Abaddon Devout Full Plate Armor +8

Type : Full Body Armor (Heavy)

Rarity : B Grade

Physical Defense : 288

MP Increment : 0

Durability : 7981/8400

Weight : 9980st.

Description : This incredibly powerful one-piece armor is used by the disciples of the abyssal angel Abaddon, who is also known as Apollyon. The armor is made of an alloy exclusively found in the