Chapter76

[ Obtained: Tusk of the Earth Render (Uncommon) ]
He scanned the lines quickly, struggling to catch his breath. 'Fifteen thousand EXP for one kill?' he thought, staring at the numbers, 'and I just got an uncommon drop out of nowhere?'
It was just another reminder that there was still a lot he didn't understand about the system or his Fragment's Blessing trait, but he didn't have time to dwell on it right now. He turned his head toward Juna, noticing she was still unconscious and bleeding from her side. 
He started walking over while thoughts still filled his head. 
'So killing monsters slightly above my level is the key,' he thought, feeling the new, subtle density in his muscles, 'I don't know exactly how the EXP scale works, but it's a lot more efficient than just grinding weaklings.'
As he approached, he flicked his wrist and pulled up the detailed screen for the Chains of the Goddess.
[ Chains of the Goddess ]
[ Type: Growth Weapon ]
[ Status: Active (99% Damaged) ]
[ Note: Repairs and evolves through the absorption of divine or corrupted essence. ]
He stared at the condition line, the ninety-nine percent damaged part still feeling like a joke. 
 
'If it grows, does that mean it repairs itself as I get stronger?' he thought, his eyes shifting to the note section, 'and I wonder what qualifies as divine and corrupted essence.'
 
He closed the panel and knelt beside Juna, his hand reaching out to hold her face gently. She looked so innocent like this, her breathing shallow but steady. 
He felt a small weight in his chest as he checked the wound on her side. It was deep, and the blood had stained her clothes, but it didn't seem severe enough to be fatal.