by Park Saenal
High-level martial artists had a defense skill called Impenetrable Skin. But even Impenetrable Skin wasn’t able to block the sword of a knight with just the body. It was clear that Huroi had some defensive ability that went beyond Impenetrable Skin.
Huroi spoke during the silence. “I will tie up their feet. You two should use this gap to run away.”
The reason why Huroi was able to block the knight’s attack with his body. It was thanks to the skill given by the title ‘One who Overcomes Hardships.’
[Strong Will]
Resists any attack for 10 seconds after using the skill.
Skill Mana Cost: 200
Skill Cooldown Time: 9,000 seconds
The waiting time to reuse it was around 2.5 hours, but its performance was clearly great. It was a priceless skill acquired after enduring and overcoming a hellish trial. And Grid was the one who saved him from hell. Huroi already vowed to pay back this favor for the rest of my life.
After that, Huroi determined that he would sacrifice himself for Grid. He wanted Grid to escape safely through the gap while the knights were unharmed.
“Huroi…” An ordinary person would hesitate to leave a fellow colleague but… “Buy as much time as possible so that we can escape safely.”
“I’ll see you next time.”
Grid and Euphemina weren’t emotional people. They immediately left this place and Huroi was left alone.
“This…!”
The knights tried to chase Grid but Huroi blocked the way. He opened his mouth with an expression of determination to protect Grid.
“I have no thoughts of letting you leave, you #*&!($#@. This damn !@$#.”
“……?”
Huroi was an orator so words that couldn’t be repeated emerged from his mouth. The knights suffered a profound psychological blow because of Huroi’s words, which were more abusive than anything they’ve heard before.
This was Huroi’s Spiteful Tongue skill. Huroi attacked the knights while they were confused and their stats were down.
“Unbreakable Justice!”
It was one of the two skills acquired from his second class, Apostle of Justice’s Partner. It was his ultimate attack skill that dealt damage that was 300% of his attack power.
Peeeong!
After Huroi’s fist struck Rupert’s face, the shock wave reached the knights standing around Rupert. The sound of a huge blow echoed through the underground prison, causing the knights to reflexively scream in pain.
“Kkack!”
But it was just a reflexive reaction.
“…Huh?”
The knights strangely couldn’t feel any pain. It was a natural phenomenon. In the first place, an orator had poor physical abilities and he currently wasn’t equipped with any weapons. A 300% increase in an orator’s damage still wasn’t enough to deal a blow to armored knights. The difference was too big.
Huroi accepted it calmly. “It is as I expected. This is a useless skill to the current me.”
“……”
It only took a few minutes for Huroi to be captured by the knights and locked in solitary confinement again. But Huroi didn’t care. He hadn’t been able to log out for 50 hours in reality. Therefore, he was exhausted and wanted to log out and rest.
Since the quest was clear, there was no penalty for logging out.
‘Based on this situation, it will soon be over for Winston’s lord… I can easily escape from the prison after I get some sleep and log in again. Then Grid, I wish you good fortune.’
So, Huroi logged out.
Chapter 49
Chapter 49
Grid and Euphemina hurriedly ran away from the knights. Thanks to Euphemina grasping the layout of the first and second floors of the dungeon, the two people didn’t have to wander and managed to reach the surface level.
Brilliant sunshine! Blue sky! A green lawn! Grid was excited by the bright and brilliant landscape that was unlike the dark dungeon where all sides were blocked.
“Hahahahat! We escaped the castle~”
The dungeon entrance that Grid and Euphemina escaped from was located between towers erected on the east-facing wall. The two of them were exiting the tower, and there was a lookout above them. In other words, there were concerns that the guards in the watchtowers would hear Grid’s loud voice.
“Be quiet, we are still in the middle of enemy territory.”
Euphemina tried to calm Grid down but he was so excited about escaping that he didn’t hear her.
“Kya! Look at this clean air. The humid air in the dungeon was so bad! I thought my lungs were rotting away. Air is important! I finally understand why city people are so excited about the air in the countryside!”
Grid made a fuss as he lay down on the lawn and rolled around. He was out of control.
Euphemina had a headache. Most of the soldiers were defeated but the power of the lord’s bodyguards still seemed intact. The bodyguards weren’t a match for knights, but their level and skills exceeded that of ordinary soldiers. Euphemina didn’t want to face them. In the worst case, they could tie up her feet until the knights arrived from underground.
“Hey Grid, we need to leave this place as secretly and quietly as possible, so be a bit more quiet…”
“Hah~~ the smell of the grass is so clear and refreshing! The nice scent of pine needles!”
“……”
Euphemina tiredly rubbed her temple, steadily reaching the limits of her patience.
“……”
In the end, Euphemina took action and approached Grid, who was sniffing the lawn, and grabbed his collar. Then she pushed her mouth towards Grid’s ears and yelled,
“You! Didn’t I tell you to be quiet? Don’t you have a brain? We are in the middle of enemy territory! We should be running away from this dangerous territory, so why are you making noise while rolling around!!! Yes?”
“Aaaagh!”
Grid felt like his eardrums had ruptured from the shock. The tearful Grid struggled to escape from Euphemina.
“You, don’t embarrass me anymore but acting like a fool. Don’t you want to leave this damn place? So do it properly. If you act so stupidly again, I really will kill you.”
Euphemina knew that the grade of Grid’s class was higher than hers. Grid wasn’t a weak person. Nevertheless, she couldn’t help becoming angry as she kept scrutinizing Grid.
Grid was really afraid that he would be killed by Euphemina when he suddenly turned his attention to one side. Then he gently spoke to Euphemina.
“There… are they enemies?”
An ominous feeling. Euphemina slowly turned in the direction that Grid pointed. Then she was frustrated. 16 bodyguards armed with full plate armor appeared in a systematic formation.
Chaeeeeeng!
Their 16 swords reflected in the sunlight, causing flashes throughout the castle.
Grid scowled and snapped at her. “Look what this angry girl did… You caused such a big fuss that the enemies emerged.”
Euphemina was upset and retorted, “This is because you were loud first!”
Euphemina’s killing intent flared up. Grid trembled with fear as he apologized, “S-Sorry, I was wrong. It was a slip of the tongue.”
Euphemina’s head throbbed as she thought,
‘This man, what type of concept is he trying on? Why does he keep acting afraid of me?’
Grid was the one who defeated the Northern Nova in a one-on-one match. He also overwhelmed four knights with just his presence. She didn’t have direct knowledge of his skills, but she could make a guess. Grid was strong. A type of man who wouldn’t be afraid of anything in Satisfy.
So, Euphemina started trembling.
‘This guy is playing with me.’
Euphemina disliked Grid from the beginning. When the two people first met at the item production game, Grid wasn’t misled by Euphemina’s beautiful appearance. That fact alone was humiliating for Euphemina, then she heard all the ridiculing words Grid had spoken.
Kid, fox, etc!
Now he was blaming her for doing nothing wrong? This man! It was an embarrassing memory that Euphemina wanted to forget for the rest of her life.
At that moment, a middle-aged man dressed in silver and gold appeared from among the bodyguards. His identity was Baron Lowe. He was the lord of Winston, the one who allied with the Mero Company and allowed the residents of Winston to suffer.
“To have reached here… did you get rid of all the soldiers and knights? Ha…hahaha! I can’t believe it!”
Baron Lowe laughed like he was insane. It was impossible to maintain his sanity after losing most of his army from one intruder and one prison escapee.
“…The people can’t be controlled without the army. Now I have no way of stopping people from going to Earl Steim. Thus, Earl Steim will find out about my actions and my life is ruined.”
Baron Lowe was extremely angry after realizing his fate. He couldn’t forgive Grid and Euphemina, who took everything away from him.
“Catch them! Tear apart all their limbs and make it so that they can’t close their eyes!”
The 16 bodyguards followed what was possibly the lord’s last command and got into formation. This was a formation that could even compete with a knight. But it was no use in front of Euphemina.
“Demon King’s Tail Fire.”
“Ack?!”
The bodyguards groaned at the same time. It was because their armor started to heat up. Then the amazing sight unfolded.
Hwaruruk!
Blue flames soared from the bodies of the bodyguards.
“Aaaagh!”
“W-What is this…? Kuack!”
The terrible screams and painful struggle only lasted a short time. It didn’t take long for the bodyguards to be turned to ashes.
“Wow.”
“T-This is ridiculous…”
A magic that annihilated 16 of the bodyguards. Grid and Baron Lowe couldn’t believe it, despite witnessing the scene with their own two eyes. As their faces paled with horror, Euphemina gave a refreshing smile. By taking care of the bodyguards, she had managed to relieve some of the stress that reached the limit due to Grid.
‘Indeed, the lord’s guards are very strong. Their experience is pretty good.’
Grid and Baron Lowe felt a similar sentiment as they looked at her.
‘I need to avoid this evil girl…’
‘Demon. She is a demon.’
After that, Baron Lowe was captured by Euphemina. He was tied up and dragged away like a dog caught by a dog catcher.
Grid vowed yet again. ‘I must never touch this woman again. I won’t be able to survive if I do.’
Maybe Huroi had managed to tie up their feet for a while since the pursuit of the knights still couldn’t be felt. Euphemina hurried and they managed to safely escape the castle.
Then they met an unexpected person outside the castle. It was the second highest ranked person in the Mero Company, Rabbit. He was standing with 10 people as if he had been waiting for them.
Colour returned to the face of the lord. “Ohh! Aren’t you Rabbit? You heard the news and came to rescue me!”
Grid became tense.
‘This… are they soldiers from the Mero Company?’
As Grid inwardly shouted, Euphemina strode forward towards Rabbit. She looked at Rabbit’s subordinates and asked.
“These are the people you mentioned earlier?”
Rabbit nodded. “That’s correct. They originally followed Valmont but became disappointed with his brutality. They won’t hold you back.”
“They do look strong. Great. I can count on them.”
The two people were talking like they were friends!
Grid felt extreme anxiety. ‘Why are the two of them so close? Wait, wasn’t Euphemina hired by the Mero Company in the first place? Then why? Maybe Euphemina saving me was a trap!’
Grid’s guess was this:
Winston’s lord and the Mero Company had joined hands.
Euphemina, who was hired by the Mero Company, was subsequently the lord’s ally.
The conclusion that could be drawn from the first and second fact was that Euphemina was an enemy.
If Euphemina really belonged to the lord, she wouldn’t have killed his soldiers. She also wouldn’t be dragging the lord around like a dog. In the first place, why would Euphemina rescue Grid if she was the enemy? She also returned the unique dagger to him instead of selling it.
But Grid was so confused that any thinking was impossible. He could only make the simple judgment that Euphemina was the enemy.
‘It is the end… I really can’t easily trust a black-bellied animal like her! I showed her some goodwill, only to be duped!’
Grid thought of some of the historical dramas he watched and decided.
‘I won’t obediently let her kill me. I wanted to be more careful about my stat distribution, but it can’t be helped. Status window.’
Name: Grid
Level: 45 (3,400/238,000)
Class: Pagma’s Descendant
* The probability of adding additional options when making items will increase.
* The probably of item enhancement will increase.
* All equipment items can be worn unconditionally. However, there is a penalty depending on the rating of the item.
Title: One who Became a Legend
* Abnormal conditions don’t work well on you.
* You won’t die when health is at the minimum.
* Easily acknowledged.
Title: First Unique Item Maker
* Dexterity +200
Title: Knight Slayer
* Stamina +100.
* Strength +30
Title: Apostle of Justice
* All stats +10.
* The Apostle of Justice’s bravery is unmatched.
Health: 2,964/2,964 Mana: 243/243
Strength: 166 Stamina: 244 Agility: 118 Intelligence: 91
Dexterity: 391 Persistence: 82
Composure: 66 Indomitable: 74 Dignity: 66 Insight: 66
Courage: 10
Stat Points: 240
Weight: 842/4,960
Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Grid’s status window was unusually gorgeous. While he was only level 45, his total stats were comparable to a user in the mid-200s. Particularly impressive was that he had six rare stats such as: persistence, composure, indomitable, dignity, insight, and courage.
But was that all? He also owned four titles. Originally, titles were very difficult to obtain and those with four titles could be among the top rankers. Grid already had four titles at level 45. Befitting of a legendary class in Satisfy, the status window was truly overwhelming.
But Grid was dissatisfied rather than pleased.
‘I hammered day and night, trained my stats and succeeded in ridiculously difficult quests, but this is it? Didn’t I fight one-on-one against a knight at level 21? But the result is too bad compared to my hard work. Dammit. By now, all my stats should be around 300 points. What type of legendary class is this? Dammit… Euphemina has an epic class but she is so OP she can use all types of magic with no chanting… Ah… I’m unhappy.’
Grid was paying attention to Euphemina and Rabbit while grumbling.
Euphemina was wearing a magician’s robe, Rabbit was wearing chain mail and held a one-handed sword that seemed expensive, and his subordinates were holding various weapons such as spears, swords, and bows.
‘They aren’t heavily armed so if I increase my attack power, I can easily handle them… I’m not wearing armor right now so I need to increase my stamina and defense… my agility is more than enough with the Ideal Dagger…’
This was a desperate situation! Grid made a quick decision without thinking too deeply.
‘150 points in strength and 90 points in stamina.’
Since Grid was essentially a blacksmith, it was wise to invest as many points as possible in dexterity. The higher the dexterity, the higher the pro
bability of producing a higher rated item. But Grid was born as a warrior. He had a basic desire to strengthen his combat power, plus it was wise to raise his strength and stamina to avoid the immediate crisis.
‘Anyway, my dexterity stat will naturally increase the more items I make, so there is no need to invest my points in it.’
Furthermore, he received the title of ‘First Unique Item Maker’ after making the Ideal Dagger in the item production game against Euphemina, and this gave him 200 points in dexterity. Thus, Grid didn’t feel sorry about not investing in dexterity.
[You have invested 150 points in strength. Is this correct?]
‘Yes.’
[Once the points are invested, it can’t be reversed. Do you want to proceed?]
‘Yes.’
[You have invested 90 points in stamina. Is this correct?]
‘That’s right. That is no need to ask, so do it quickly.’
[Your changed stats will be applied.]
As a result, Grid’s strength was at 316 and his stamina was at 334. Considering that the current average of blacksmith users was 80 strength and 100 stamina, Grid’s strength and stamina was an unbelievably high number.
No, it was possible to explain the greatness of Grid’s stats more clearly by comparing it with a combat class, rather than a blacksmith.
A level 45 combat class had an average of 210 strength and 100 stamina. The average of a class that emphasized defense was 100 strength and 230 stamina. The average of a combat class that emphasized speed was 120 strength and 80 stamina. More importantly, a level 45 combat class had a total of fewer than 500 stat points.
Compared to general users, Grid’s stats were really great. It was overwhelming. But Grid wasn’t aware that he was strong.
Starting with Earl Ashur and his knights, to Doran, Yura, Leo, and Euphemina. From the moment he became a legendary class to the present, Grid had encountered strong people in succession and carried out difficult quests. So he thought he was weak when he compared himself to them.
But what was the truth? When equipped with the Ideal Dagger, Grid was stronger than a level 100 combat class. The moment when Grid was about to attack Euphemina and Rabbit.
“Hey Rabbit! Why are you talking to that evil girl? I need you to save me!”
Baron Lowe shifted Rabbit’s gaze towards him. Then Rabbit spoke with an expressionless face, “You still haven’t grasped the situation? I didn’t come here to help you. I am the one who hired Euphemina to break into your castle in the first place.”