Chapter 118: Conclusion
With things settling down after a few minutes, Vahn, Himmel, Tanya, and Ruijerd gathered near where the Boss, known as a Timber Wolf King, had fallen.
Touching down near her prize, Tanya grabbed the pale red Constitution Enhancement Crystal, taking a large bite out of it and waiting for the rest of the Party to assemble before casually revealing, "I got an Achievement called One Shot, One Kill."
"An Achievement...?" parroted Himmel, crossing his arms, cupping his chin, and tilting his head in curiosity.
"According to the description, it doubles the damage I deal to monster weak points when wielding firearms..." revealed Tanya, her expression morphing into a frown as a prominent, tingling heat permeated her body.
Realizing what was happening, Vahn raised his right brow and questioned, "What Rank is your Constitution? If that's an E-Rank Enhancement Crystal and your Constitution is F-Rank, you won't be able to absorb more than a portion of the stored energy."
"I can take it..." responded Tanya, sporting a determined frown as she ate the rest of the pale red crystal. The excess energy, which was specifically intended to refine and reinforce a person's physique, caused her body to flush and become saturated with sweat. Despite this, Tanya didn't cry out or relent, her expression a determined glower as she reached up to pull at the zipper of her flight suit, lowering it to reveal her neck, collarbone, and a glowing crimson sphere set in gold with a cross on top.
Exhaling from his nose, Vahn startled everyone by turning away from the Party and tossing a large capsule several meters away from where they were standing, producing a large explosion of yellow and pink smoke that promptly cleared to reveal a capsule house. Then, staring down at Tanya, who was staring back at him with wide-eyed incredulity, he stated, "There is a bath, wardrobe, and bed inside. Run the water as cold as you can and add this to it."
Handing Tanya what looked like a pale blue bath bomb, Vahn explained, "This is a Low-Grade Yin Essence Pill. It will make the water as frigid as glacial seawater, but it will help you process the excess energy coursing through your body while drawing out impurities."
"Sounds like something straight out of a Wuxia novel..." remarked Tanya, accepting the baseball-sized pill with narrowed, suspicion-filled eyes before looking up at Vahn and questioning, "And you're just giving this to me? What's the catch?"
"Even if this is the only time we Party together, I consider everyone in the Tower a prospective ally," remarked Vahn, presenting his best smile as he playfully appended, "And I'd rather not witness one of my allies overheat, succumb to a coma, or explode from the inside. Would you respawn? Yes. But that wouldn't make the experience any less gruesome or traumatizing for all of us..."
"Fine...I owe you one..." responded Tanya, issuing a temperamental snort before retreating to the capsule house, her skin an increasingly prominent shade of red and faint pink steam rising from her body.