Leon stood quietly in the center of the dark, smoking cavern, looking down at his glowing hands before shifting his gaze over to the remains of the beasts.

A slight frown formed on his face, and he thought, ’I just leveled up twice in a row, but still... absolutely no monster drops whatsoever?’

The reality was incredibly brutal, as monster drops were known by all players to be rare occurrences on the battlefield.

Because the drop rates were so low, even the most basic, common-grade monster items were quite valued and could be sold for good sums of cash on the open market.

Even after successfully killing ten C-rank sabertooth tigers back-to-back with his divine flames, it truly seemed like he hadn’t managed to secure a single piece of loot from the entire pack.

He slowly let out a deep, sigh, shaking his head at his own terrible luck as the golden flames in his eyes flickered low.

Just then, right as he was about to completely give up hope, a notification l materialized directly before his face.

[Item Drop: Sabertooth Hide(rare)]

The moment the system text fully processed in his mind, a thick, heavy hide covered in distinct red and black stripes dropped heavily out of thin air with a soft thud.

The freshly dropped item was roughly about the size of a small carpet, landing right besides one of the sliced, smoking sabertooth tiger corpses on the dirty ground.

Before Leon could even take a single step forward to inspect his new reward, the air around his body suddenly grew incredibly heavy. Another bright, flashing set of system notifications instantly appeared in rapid succession directly before his wide eyes.

[Talent Activated!]

[Extracting Legendary Draw...]

The newly dropped red and black striped item resting on the stone floor suddenly began to vibrate violently, hummed with a strange, mystical energy that made the entire cave floor tremble.

It rapidly shrank inward into itself, condensing its physical form tighter and tighter until it completely vanished from sight for a brief second before suddenly reappearing on the ground again, this time looking completely and utterly different from its original state.

The mysterious hide had miraculously grown over twice as large as it was before the transformation, expanding across the rocky path until it was almost large enough to act as a full-sized decorative rug on a living room floor.

The physical texture of the material had also completely transformed.

The massive hide was now a brilliant, pristine white color, with thick, elegant black stripes spread out very lightly and evenly all across its expansive surface.

The fur shone with a soft, ethereal light that seemed to actively push away the lingering dark smoke of the cavern, looking entirely majestic.

A new, system tab immediately appeared before Leon’s face to explain the bizarre phenomenon.

[Legendary Draw: Divine White Tiger Fur]

Leon’s brows immediately furrowed into a deep expression of confusion as he stared blankly at the new drop.

He tilted his head slightly, his mind completely racing as he analyzed the strange name of the transformed item, and he thought, ’What kind of drop is that supposed to be?’

Leon stretched his right hand directly out towards the magnificent new item resting on the cold cavern floor, wanting to inspect it closer.

The moment his arm straightened out, the massive hide suddenly lifted completely off the ground all on its own, defying gravity.

It floated smoothly and directly through the empty space straight towards his outstretched hand, with Leon catching the edge of the heavy-looking material entirely effortlessly in his firm grip.

From the exact way the legendary sword Excalibur had previously flown right into his hands, he had guessed that the exact same rule might apply to every single legendary drop he ever got with his SSS talent.

He had spent the last few minutes wondering if his items would always obey his mental commands or if he would have to manually pick them up.

He had simply and naturally tried out his unproven theory just now on a whim, and it turned out he was completely right about how his drops functioned.

The divine white fur was so incredibly big, however, he quickly had to hold it up securely with his two hands to prevent the wide edges from dragging along the dirty, blood-stained stone floor of the cavern.

He widened his stance slightly, gripping the top corners tightly and lifting the massive sheet of fur up to his chest level to keep it pristine.

The absolute first thing he noticed about the transformed fur as he gripped it was that it was remarkably comfortable, exceptionally cool to the touch, and also very light in his hands.

The material felt like a refreshing breeze against his skin, completely soothing the residual heat left behind by his previous fiery crescent slash.

Given its massive, expanded physical size, any ordinary player would have fully expected the hide to at least have a significant amount of heavy weight to it, requiring a lot of physical strength to hold up.

Instead, the legendary material felt more like a single, weightless feather floating in his palms, causing absolutely zero strain on his muscles as he held it up in the air.

As he continued to hold the thick material tightly in his hands, it felt exactly like his fingers were completely melting right through the incredibly soft strands of the fur.

The texture was smoother than the finest silk available in the upper districts of the human world, offering an unparalleled level of sensory luxury that he had never experienced before in his entire life.

He subconsciously buried his entire face deep into the center of the plush white material, completely losing his usual cold composure as he rubbed his cheeks against the soft strands gently.

The soothing, ethereal warmth radiating from the divine hide instantly washed over his tired face, making him forget all about the dangerous C-rank dungeon surrounding him.

He was so utterly overwhelmed by the sheer, unbelievable quality of the material that he almost couldn’t stop himself from moaning out loud from how incredibly comfortable it was to hold against his skin.

The pure comfort threatened to melt his brain entirely, tempting him to just lie down on the rocky cave floor and fall asleep right then and there.

He soon snapped back to his senses and realized exactly what he was so passionately rubbing on his bare face, which was nothing but the raw fur of a monster.

His eyes widened in realization, and he quickly coughed quite awkwardly into his fist, immediately stopping his embarrassing behavior as he pulled his face away from the white hide and forced his expression to become serious once again.