Chapter68

'Nineety-nine percent damaged?' he thought, staring at the listing. 'What the hell does that even mean?'
The boar turned and charged again, forcing him to jump back while his hand hovered over the purchase button.
'Whatever, I don't have time to think about this,' he thought, pressing confirm before he could second-guess himself.
A heavy weight materialized in his hand, the chain dropping like a stone and almost yanking his arm out of its socket. His knees buckled under the sudden mass, dragging him toward the ground while his fingers locked around the links.
'Wtf,' he thought, trying to shake his hand loose. 'This thing weighs a ton.'
His hand wouldn't open, the chain somehow fused to his grip and the metal links pressing into his palm while the boar closed the distance with terrifying speed.
A system window popped up in front of his face.
[ Passive Trait Triggered: Fragment's Blessing ]
[ ×10 Worth Gain Applying to Shop Purchase ]
[ Rarity Upgrade: Normal ➔ Rare ]
[ Bond Required ]
[ Chains of the Goddess requires unique bloodline to activate ]
[ Bind now to unlock functionality ]
'Wait, my trait actually works on shop items?' he thought, his eyes widening as the rusted metal in his hand started to pulse with immense heat. 'But seriously, I'm about to die and it wants me to do a bonding ceremony now?'
He didn't have a choice. The boar was already in the air, its tusks aimed at his chest, so he bit down on his thumb, feeling the skin break and blood well up, then smeared it across the chain in his other hand.
A bright flash erupted from the metal, the golden light rapidly purging the rust from every link until it shone blindly, while the system panel updated in front of his face.