After wiping out the entire high-level squad from the Smile of the City, Shi Feng finally began to collect their dropped items.
Since Smile of the City and Zero Wing had entered a full-scale war, killing each other's members wouldn't incur any Sin Value. However, the high-level squad from Smile of the City hadn't just been killing Zero Wing members; they had also been frequently attacking other well-equipped players, which had turned them into red-named players.
For red-named players, death meant double the penalty, and the items they dropped upon death were incredibly lucrative. Moreover, this was a squad of ambush experts sent by Smile of the City, equipped with at least level 20 Mythril gear. Some even had Gold-grade weapons and equipment, all of which now belonged to Shi Feng.
Six people had died, dropping a total of 56 items. Among them, 45 were pieces of equipment—mostly Mythril Rank, with only 8 being Gold-grade. Still, this was a considerable haul. Additionally, 9 other items had dropped from player inventories. Seven of those items came from the Berserker who had been killed first.
The chance of items dropping from a player's inventory was normally extremely low. But because the players were red-named, that chance increased several times over, though it remained low in absolute terms.
For seven items to drop from a single player's inventory, and for Shi Feng to collect 45 pieces of equipment from killing six people, it was because this Berserker had contributed every single piece of his gear, dropping it all without leaving anything behind. It was simply incredible...
"How terrible does someone's luck have to be to provoke such heavenly wrath and lose everything? Not even a Thousand-Slaughter could pull off something this extreme!" Shi Feng glanced down at the Berserker's corpse at his feet, feeling a twinge of sympathy.
Sympathy aside, as Shi Feng examined the items dropped by the Berserker, he found a dozen bottles of black potions.
"Isn't this what that Berserker drank before the fight?" Shi Feng looked at the black potion in his hand. He suddenly recalled what the Berserker had said, though he hadn't paid much attention at the time. But now, it seemed this stuff was no simple matter.
It could actually increase the drop rate from killing players. However, it seemed to affect the user as well, doubling their own drop rate upon death.
But Shi Feng had never seen or heard of this black potion before.
The Divine Realm contained thousands upon thousands of potions. Although he had played for ten years, there was still a vast amount he hadn't encountered, let alone the unique potions crafted by certain Alchemy Masters or the equipment created by Master Blacksmiths.
Shi Feng then started reading the data on the black potion.
"As expected, it's a player-crafted potion." After reading the potion's data, Shi Feng couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The potion was called "Body of the Evil Ghost." When a player consumed it, their drop rate from killing other players increased by 100% to 300%. The increase to their own drop rate upon being killed was twice the rate they gained from killing others. The effect lasted for five minutes, with a cooldown of thirty minutes.
"Whoever made this is truly impressive." Shi Feng wanted to see the creator's name, but the signature showed only "Unknown." Clearly, the creator didn't want to reveal their identity. Still, this was the first time Shi Feng had ever heard of a potion like "Body of the Evil Ghost."
His knowledge of the Divine Realm wasn't small. There were indeed some items that could increase drop rates from killing players, and each was incredibly precious. But he had never heard of a potion that could do this. What was even more incredible was that someone had managed to create it so early.
Currently, players in the Divine Realm were still at low levels, and the high-grade materials they could collect were extremely scarce. To be able to craft this using only those materials was the work of an alchemy genius.
"No wonder Smile of the City is so desperate, randomly killing other players. With 'Body of the Evil Ghost,' acquiring good equipment becomes much easier." Realizing this, Shi Feng suddenly understood Smile of the City's abnormal behavior.
Currently, Smile of the City and Zero Wing were in a full-scale war. Both sides were suffering significant equipment losses. With something like "Body of the Evil Ghost," they could sustain their war effort through fighting. The better and more equipment their targets wore, the better and more equipment they would obtain. Normally, killing a player only dropped one item. Facing a player who carried over ten pieces of equipment, only one dropping meant the chance of getting good gear was low. But now, three items might drop, making the odds of obtaining good equipment from that player much higher.
"In that case, I won't be polite either." Shi Feng looked at the dozen bottles of "Body of the Evil Ghost" in his inventory and smiled faintly.
Ultimately, the fundamental factor in drop rates from killing players was still the Luck stat.