Overgeared

by Park Saenal

  Then was it easy to temper it after the forging? That wasn’t the case. Tempering would inevitably change the shape. Therefore, forging and tempering had to proceed at the same time. For the above reasons, ordinary blacksmiths gave up halfway through tempering when making flamberges.

  Anyway, the characteristics of the flamberge was in its shape so they focused on the shape rather than tempering. This was also the reason why it was rare to see flamberges above the epic rank. A blade that wasn’t tempered properly was weak and lacking durability. Most of the flamberges circulating on the market were normal or rare ranked. Flamberges above the epic rank only dropped from monsters.

  But Grid didn’t want to see a normal or rare rating. He needed to make at least an epic rating to make money.

  “Status window.”

  Name: Grid

  Level: 97 (140,090/5,531,200)

  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: Only Legendary Item Maker

  * Dexterity +350

  Title: Knight Slayer

  * Stamina +100.

  * Strength +30

  Title: Apostle of Justice

  * All stats +10.

  * The Apostle of Justice’s bravery is unmatched.

  Health: 9,016/9,016 Mana: 819/819

  Strength: 824 Stamina: 572 Agility: 257 Intelligence: 279

  Dexterity: 904 Persistence: 273

  Composure: 204 Indomitable: 230 Dignity: 204 Insight: 204

  Courage: 148

  Stat Points: 0

  Weight: 15,508/21,940

  ‘When combined with the title effect, my dexterity is now approaching 1,500.’

  Khan’s Advanced Blacksmith Mastery was only at level 2. Grid lived with Khan for months so he guessed that the level of dexterity for Advanced Blacksmith Mastery level 2 was around 500~600. Considering Khan’s reputation as the best blacksmith in the north, Grid had around three times the dexterity of the greatest blacksmiths.

  Therefore, Grid was confident in his ability to carry out tempering on a flamberge.

  “I will make it with my own hands. A powerful flamberge that has never been made before.”

  Grid’s confidence rose up to Andromeda and had no intention of coming back down to Earth.

  ***

  “Hiyah!”

  Peeng!

  “Kiyooh!”

  Kwajak!

  Regas was in a hurry to find a clue about the thief who stole Grid’s shield. He took care of all the beasts and monsters blocking the way, causing a bloody wind to follow his path.

  Taekwon Master Regas! He was called the strongest in the L.T.S days and his strength, which was now representative of the Tzedakah Guild, transcended the concept of ranking. Even Jishuka, who had the highest unified ranking in the guild, couldn’t beat Regas.

  Regas’ combat sense was incalculable. He was a person who got stronger as he fought. There was no one who didn’t know his reputation. There was no one who dared quarrel with him.

  But right now.

  “Hey ~ Regas, hasn’t it been a really long time?” Mihara, one of the five captains of the Giant Guild and who claimed to be Regas’ rival in L.T.S, blocked Regas’ way. “I am so happy to fight you again that my head is spinning like crazy. Kukukuk!”

  Mihara was a magic swordsman ranked 19th on the unified rankings. As someone who mastered the sword and magic perfectly, he could overcome swordsmen with the sword and magicians with magic. But he used both magic and the sword from the beginning because his opponent was Regas.

  Peeng! Seokeok!

  He summoned three fire pillars at the same time while blocking Regas’ path with the sword. Mihara was excited as he saw blood splashing from Regas’ chest.

  “Kuahahahat! Regas! You are weak compared to the L.T.S. days! The guy who was once called the strongest looks so sad!”

  “…”

  Regas barely avoided the pillars of fire and quietly wiped the blood from his chest. Then he asked Mihara, who had started to chant a spell again.

  “Who are you?”

  “…!”

  Mihara was shocked by the unexpected question and couldn’t complete his spell. He shouted with rage, “You don’t remember me? Damn bastard… No?”

  He shook with rage. Regas didn’t miss this gap and dug into his side. His hard fist caused Mihara’s vision to shift towards the sky.

  Peeeeeok!

  “…Keok!”

  Regas bowed to Mihara, who had fallen from the unexpected uppercut.

  “I don’t know who you are, but thank you for being my opponent. I will be able to grow stronger after fighting you. Now, stand up. And concentrate.”

  “You…!”

  During the time that Regas encountered Mihara. Jishuka and Toban were on the move with eight guild members. They were going to raid the basilisk, the king of the desert and so-called wingless dragon. The basilisk possessed top grade petrification magic! The people participating in the raid now had at least 60% resistance to petrification.

  However, they were astounded when magic used to freeze their feet appeared from the sky.

  ‘A user who can use this magic…?’

  The magician Asellas faced the confused party.

  “Did only your feet stiffen? This… My specialty is petrification magic, but the timing wasn’t good. If so, it’s better if you can’t leave here.”

  Asellas gave a signal. 200 users appeared from the far side of the desert hills.

  “What are you guys?” Toban shouted and Asellas explained with an expressionless face.

  “The Giant Guild. Give up the unknown craftsman. You will keep dying and won’t be able to play the game properly until you expel him from your guild.”

  A dungeon on the outskirts of Winston.

  Pon was wielding the Gale Spear at a monster in the dungeon when a sword flew towards him.

  Kaaang!

  “Kuk!”

  Pon blocked the sword with his spear, but he couldn’t help groaning at the unexpected weight. He was surprised to see the owner of the sword appear from the darkness.

  “Zirkan…!”

  Pon knew him well. He was an opponent that Pon competed with more than a 100 times during L.T.S.

  “It has been a long time, Pon.”

  In L.T.S, Zirkan’s unified ranking was 4th. He was the best player after Regas, Jishuka and Pon. Then what about now? Zirkan was 11th on Satisfy’s unified rankings. Of course, he was higher than Pon, Regas and Jishuka.

  Zirkan pointed his sword at Pon, “You have to play with me here for a while.”

  ‘The fact that he appeared in front of me means that the other guild members…’

  Pon provoked Zirkan. “Are you still wasting time underneath that incompetent Chris?”

  Zirkan laughed. “Master has grown beyond my expectations. Don’t you know? He has transcended the you from the past. It is truly worthwhile serving him.”

  “Che, this old man looks happy… Okay, I will knock you down first. Just like in the past.”

  At the same time, Khan’s smithy.

  ‘This is what Grid is like…’

  Ibellin watched Grid making the sword and was overwhelmed by the force not usually seen from Grid as he stood in front of the furnace. Ibellin didn’t want to disturb him and quietly left the smithy.

  Then he saw more than a dozen users wearing the guild mark of a golden mace approach the smithy.

  “The Giant Guild?”

 
; At that moment, an emergency notice appeared in the guild chat window.

  {The Giant Guild is intentionally attacking our guild. All free personnel should give priority to protecting Grid.}

  “Heh…” Ibellin’s eyes widened as he pulled out his flamberge. Then he stood in front of the smithy’s door and laughed. “Isn’t this quite interesting?”

  Chapter 102

  Chapter 102

  “Okay, perfect.”

  All preparations for making the item were finished. I took out the weapon production method I received from Ibellin this morning.

  [Thorn Production Method]

  Prerequisite: Advanced Blacksmith Mastery Level 5 or higher.

  Thorn: A flamberge with small thorns like a black rose. It’s reminiscent of the stem of a rose.

  The target will suffer a painful wound when touched by this weapon.

  User Restriction: Level 210 or higher.

  The Gale Spear required level 240 to use, but the condition for learning the production method was level 4 mastery. However, the level limit of Thorn was 30 levels lower.

  ‘This means that the difficulty of making this weapon is high.’

  Originally, a flamberge was in the shape of fire or a wave. But as the name suggested, Thorn was in the shape of a thorn, so it was harder to make than ordinary flamberges.

  ‘I have to make small thorn like blades on it… It’s important to make it so that the small blades don’t break easily… This will definitely be a pain.’

  I learned the production method. The the details of Thorn appeared along with a notification window.

  [’Thorn Production Method’ has been acquired.]

  [Thorn]

  Rating: Rare ~ Legendary

  Rare Rating Information:

  Durability: 135/135 Attack Power: 190

  Armor Penetrating Power: +30%

  * Unconditional bleeding will occur when an attack is successful.

  * There is a 30% reduction in the healing ability of the attacked target.

  Epic Rating Information:

  Durability: 160/160 Attack Power: 230

  Armor penetrating power: +35%

  * Unconditional bleeding will occur when an attack is successful.

  * There is a 35% reduction in the healing ability of the attacked target.

  Unique Rating Information:

  Durability: 191/191 Attack Power: 280

  Armor penetrating power: +45%

  * Unconditional bleeding will occur when an attack is successful.

  * There is a 40% reduction in the healing ability of the attacked target.

  Legendary Rating Information:

  Durability: 226/226 Attack Power: 344

  Armor penetrating power: +60%

  * Unconditional bleeding will occur when an attack is successful.

  * There is a 50% reduction in the healing ability of the attacked target.

  * The skill ‘Laceration’ will be generated.

  A flamberge with small thorns on the blade like a black rose. It is reminiscent of the stem of a rose.

  The target will suffer a painful wound when touched by this weapon.

  User Restriction: Level 210 or higher. More than 750 strength. More than 300 agility. Advanced Sword Mastery level 2 or higher.

  Weight: 300

  “Laceration? The skill name sounds bloody. Laceration skill information.”

  [Laceration]

  The target’s body will be brutally torn open by Thorn. The target will receive fixed damage equal to 60% of their current health.

  Skill Mana Cost: 500

  Skill Usage Condition: Target must be in a bound state.

  ‘Damage is 60% of the target’s health? The skill will have little effect if the target is low on health, but… This is an efficient skill if the target is someone with high health, like a tanker.’

  The conditions of use seemed a little tricky, but it was a top-grade skill that was attached to a legendary weapon.

  I was in good condition recently. I would be successful in making a legendary item this time.

  ‘Let’s get started.’

  I spread out the materials that Ibellin provided for Thorn and held my hammer. Then as I was about to start…

  “$)@*U$!!”

  “…!!”

  Chaaeng! Chaeng chaeng!

  “Why is it so noisy?”

  I heard the sound of people shouting and weapons clashing outside the smithy. It was a pity that I couldn’t grasp the exact contents of the disturbance because the sound was coming from beyond the wall.

  “Watching a fight is the best thing…”

  Were people drinking during broad daylight and got into a fight? Maybe someone touched the wife of the wrong person… I wanted to go to the window and watch the fight. But I didn’t have room to enjoy the game.

  “I need to work hard and earn money instead of worrying about others.”

  Pon had promised to deposit the money for the Gale Spear in three days. My goal was to complete Ibellin’s spear by then and receive a lot of money at once. After paying off my family’s debt, I planned to use the remaining money to buy a foreign car.

  ‘I’m getting older, so I need a car… I would like to buy a good car that I can bring to the reunion. Then I will make Ahyoung regret tricking me.’

  Ttang! Ttang!

  I desperately prayed as I moved my hands.

  ***

  Kwa kwa kwang!

  Jjejeong! Chaaeng!

  The earth and trees collapsed. Fire and water filled the air, while fists and a sword collided. It wasn’t a simple war of attrition. Mihara succeeded in opening the distance from Regas and consumed a lot of mana at once.

  Hwaruruk!

  A huge flame sprayed straight into Regas’ face. The fierce momentum made it seem like a flamethrower. Regas easily avoided it.

  Mihara wasn’t disappointed, despite his spell being defeated. Rather, he had been waiting for the evasion as he connected another attack like flowing water. His sword aimed straight for Regas’ exposed abdomen. It was an attack that was difficult to avoid.

  But Regas was as flexible as a leopard. He rolled his body to avoid the sword, then immediately rose up and kicked.

  Chaaeng!

  Mihara was also an expert in swordsmanship. He was able to correct his balance quickly and block the kick with his sword. Then he once again summoned a large flame to attack Regas.

  Peng peng!

  Regas couldn’t escape the flames this time. He swung his fist to blow the fire away. Mihara’s sword swept through the remnants of the scattering flames. Regas turned to avoid the sword and looked disappointed.

  “The same pattern of attacks in a row? It’s simpler than I thought. This isn’t meaningful as training.”

  “How can that be? There are slight variations! In the first place, this isn’t training!”

  Pachichik!

  “…!”

  Regas’ eyes widened. He discovered too late that sparks appeared around Mihara’s sword.

  Peeeeeong!

  The air had dried out due to successive fire attacks and an explosion occurred due to the lightning. It was also right beside Regas’ face!

  “Kuaaaak!”

  Regas screamed with pain as a notification window flashed before him.

  [You have lost sight in your left eye.]

  [All stats will fall by 30% until the wound heals.]

  [Your head is spinning.]

  The fall in stats was accompanied by confusion. It was a hundreds times better than being stunned, but it was undeniable that confusion was one of the worst states. Regas couldn’t control his own body properly and hesitated.

  ‘This is basic attributes linkage… My training is still lacking.’

  Regas lamented, while Mihara didn’t miss this chance.

  ‘I will end it in one blow!’

  Mihara decided to use his strongest magic and took out jewels that shortened casting time.

  “The sapphire’s
transparency will become a symbol of the ruthlessness of ice, and the ruby’s intensity will become a symbol of fire’s anger. Oh small emerald to the left of the five pointed star. Oh large emerald on the left of the six pointed star. Merciful wind that blows in the raging storm. Two energies that can’t coexist will be carried in a storm, transcending their strength!”

  Mihara wobbled. It was because he used all his mana at once, making his mental power exhausted. Then a storm large enough to swallow a house appeared. Mihara laughed at the sight of his spell.

  “Kuahahahat! How is it? This is my strongest skill that exterminated 180 Yatan followers! I named it Mihara’s Special Ice Fire Ultra Storm!”

  Indeed, it was a fierce storm that contained ice and fire. Thousands of sharp ice shards rotated in the storm and played the role of blades, while the condensed fire calmed down in the storm. Now this storm would devour Regas, turning him into an unrecognizable shape.

  Two seconds ago.

  “I can imagine the power, but isn’t the casting time too long?”

  The bloodied Regas was restoring his breathing. Then he took a kicking posture, while a yellow aura surrounding his legs that was reminiscent of the energy of lightning.

  Mihara noticed. “Have you recovered from the confusion already?”

  The average duration of confusion was five seconds. Mihara, who borrowed the power of magic stones and jewels, spent an average of three seconds casting his ultimate spell. According to Mihara’s calculations, the storm should’ve already hit Regas before he recovered from the confusion.

  But what was this situation?

  Regas explained to the confused Mihara. “It isn’t just training of the body, but the mind as well. A martial artist should be calm in any situation!”

  Martial artists recovered from status conditions quicker than other classes. As he was explaining, the storm hit Regas. Regas had already lost one eye. Due to the shock, he wasn’t at full capacity. Mihara laughed as he saw Regas being completely swallowed by the storm.

  “Kuahahat! It is like this! Stupid person! Your death was already scheduled!”

  To a ranker, death was fatal. The time spent recovering from the experience lost meant their position could be taken by someone else. Mihara wanted to see Regas lose that experience.

  Chukakakakak!

  There was a loud sound as the fragments of ice started to collide with something. Mihara knew that Regas’ flesh and bones were being torn. Then there was a noise that tickled his ears.