by Park Saenal
『 H-Hurent has been logged out! 』
“…?”
The showdown between the legendary class and the 8th ranked user. How many people predicted that the winner would be Grid? In addition, how many believed that Grid would log out Hurent in 30 seconds as he declared? However…
『 5 seconds…! 』
“…”
『 In only 5 seconds! Grid has logged out the winning candidate, Hurent! 』
The baffled commentator shouted belatedly, and hundreds of millions of people responded to the reality.
“Waaahhhhhhhh!”
The cheering Korean crowd and viewers!
“I can’t believe it…!”
The shocked foreign crowd and viewers! The world was in chaos.
[(Breaking) Grid won in 5 seconds.]
[Pagma’s Descendant! The 8th ranked user was logged out in 5 seconds!]
[Grid, he fulfilled his 30 second promise!]
[The United States has received a big impact.]
[Will Grid earn yet another gold medal for South Korea?]
[The 5 second logout legend!]
5 seconds! 5 seconds! 5 seconds! The breaking news continued to highlight the 5 seconds. The Internet real time search terms were dominated by ‘5 seconds,’ ‘Grid,’ ‘Grid’s victory,’ ‘Grid is a scam,’ ‘Shin Youngwoo,’ ‘Korean’s possible gold medal.’
The netizens were the same.
–G…God Grid.
–God Grid! Forgive us who mocked and condemned you a few seconds ago !ㅠ0ㅠ
– Wow, what is this? It isn’t a bug?
-The 8th ranked user was killed ㅡㅡ;;
–Crazy… I really got goosebumps.
–My family’s sign ㅇ0ㅇ
-ㅇ0ㅇ? What is that?
–The American community must be buzzing right now ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
–The Chinese forums are filled with words of envy. ㅋㅋ
–The Japanese community is bombarded with conspiracy theories that this is a bug ;;
–So exciting! That Yankee who tore the Korean flag must be shedding tears of blood. ㅋㅋㅋ Praise God Grid.
-3.2 times 4 million won. Congratulations ㅠㅠ
–Actually, I bet 6 million won too ㅋㅋㅋ…ㅠㅠ on Hurent… That bastard.
–I bet 3 million won on Hurent ;; ah, my salary.
–Koreans should’ve cheered on a Korean… ^^ I bet 15 million won on God Grid… from now on, I will only have confidence in God Grid…
–You are a gambler ㅉㅉ
–I also bet 300,000 won so this is a jackpot ㅎㅎ I’ve made enough to last me three months. ㅎㅎㅎ
The amount of tens, hundreds, thousands, millions of won were exchanged. It might be a very big amount to somebody. But it could be chewing gum for somebody else. For example, the owner of a big company, a successful freelancer or a Satisfy ranker. They gambled hundreds of million or billions of won. And there were many people who lost.
“I shouldn’t have believed in those damn experts…!”
“Call my lawyer and prepare to sue.”
A few of the rich people suffered losses that couldn’t be ignored. On the other hand.
“Kuahahaha! Amazing! Amazing~!”
“Puhahaha! Grid! I love you!”
Someone’s misfortune was another person’s luck! The Tzedakah Guild, who’d already made billions of won from Satisfy, hit the jackpot. Those who believed in Grid’s victory bet not only their existing assets, but loans from financial institutions as well.
The dividend was 3.2 times what they invested, so they became instant billionaires. Tens of billions of won were gained at once. They could buy yachts, private airplanes, travel with beautiful women, and enjoy the life of a movie star!
But they were Satisfy rankers. Satisfy was much more precious to them than reality.
“Hehe… I have to ask Grid to make me an item with this money.”
“I will continue to invest in Grid until he makes me a legendary item.”
The gaming fools planned to buy one or two buildings for their future, but they would invest the rest of their funds into Grid.
***
『 Not only is he a legendary class, he has one or two ultimate skills. That Kill skill is the ultimate skill of a legendary class. The power of that deadly blow can’t be endured. 』
『 Of course, the power of his skill is great, but I’m more interested in that blue greatsword. Looking back at the target processing, didn’t Grid use the blue greatsword to logout the rankers? It’s clear that the blue greatsword has an excellent performance among legendary items. 』
『 I agree. It is the so called best weapon. It would be nice if Player Grid would reveal the details of the weapon. 』
The experts’ analysis was correct. Even though it was a legendary item, the weapons created by Pagma’s Descendant were of a different dimension.
The +9 Failure had an attack power of 1,768~3,682. It was already the best weapon at +0, so after being increased to +9 with a 70% increase in attack power, it was fully OP (overpowered).
Let’s compare it to legendary weapons of the same level. The average attack power of a powerful two-handed weapon was around 1,000, so the maximum attack power of the +9 Failure was three times stronger than that. What if 1,800% of that attack power was added due to the level two Kill?
The users could never endure it. They would just die.
Grid was inwardly surprised. ‘The boss monsters received hundreds of thousands of damage, but for Kill to only deal 68,000 damage to Hurent… He has a lot of defense. He wasn’t just bragging.’
An Aura Master didn’t need weapons. Thanks to that, Hurent was able to spend more money on armor compared to other users, and he had the highest ranked unique armor. Yet he died in one blow?
“Heok…!”
The logged out Hurent jumped out of the capsule. His complexion was pale, like a person who just had a nightmare. His whole body was sweaty.
‘What on earth happened?’
Lauel handed a towel to the confused Hurent.
“You lost.”
“…”
“…”
Hurent couldn’t believe it. He had no idea that he would lose to Grid. He gazed absentmindedly and recalled the fight. Then he smiled bitterly.
“Yes… Indeed, that’s a legendary class.”
His control had been helpless in front of that strength. What was that CC skill that completely restrained his body, despite maintaining a perfect distance of 5m? He wasn’t able to control himself and received a linked skill.
He was crushed by strength. Yes, like a fly.
“Legendary skills…”
It was something he didn’t have yet. He needed to strengthen the rating of his aura to legendary more quickly through training. Hurent felt motivated instead of frustrated. His expression was refreshed as he wiped at his sweat with the towel.
“Since I have become the loser, the reporters won’t bother me for a while. I think I should abandon other activities and focus on hunting.”
He would only become strong through training.
Lauel gave his personal opinion. “The problem is the blue shark-shaped greatsword that Grid is using. Its performance transcends imagination.”
“Yes.”
Hurent admitted it. No matter the skill rating, wasn’t the damage too high? It was useless without a basic high attack power. Grid’s weapon was certainly high class. But why did Lauel say that? Hurent was puzzled as he saw the Lauel looked determined.
“You… Perhaps, are you going to follow Grid?”
Lauel didn’t deny it.
“That’s correct.”
He was sick of the title of rookie. He wanted to quickly jump to the top of the rankers. But he started too late. When he was level 1, the top rankers were already level 180. Talent alone couldn’t cover that gap. In order to catch up with them…
“I have seen the power of items through this match.”
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p; Lauel was one of the 10 Rookies. Even now, Ibellin of the Tzedakah Guild has set Lauel as his rival.
“I will join the Tzedakah Guild.”
“…”
2nd on the unified rankings, Zibal. He had the ambition to occupy all the territories of Satisfy and become Satisfy’s ruler. But in order to do that, he needed the strongest players and at the moment, he was eyeing Lauel. He offered shocking treatment to Lauel when inviting him to the guild. However, Lauel was going to turn him down.
“Lauel, didn’t the Snake Guild promise you millions of gold? Is it worth rejecting such an astronomical sum to follow Grid?”
Lauel nodded without hesitation. “Don’t you now know better than anyone else? You can’t ignore the fact that combat sense and control isn’t special. The most important aspect of a game is items.”
Millions of gold? What would he do with that? No matter how much money he had, he couldn’t buy the strongest items. In Satisfy, Grid was the only one who could create the most powerful items. His power was necessary in order for Lauel to become a top ranked player. Basically, Lauel had a great liking towards Grid.
“Items rather than control… I’m envious of Grid, who made me realize the simplicity and greatness of it. I am fascinated by the strength that logged you out in just 5 seconds. I would like to play the game with him. How about you?”
“…”
Zibal also invited Hurent to join his guild. But Hurent had high pride as a sword saint candidate and was reluctant to go under someone else. Therefore, he hadn’t responded to Zibal’s invitation.
But now.
He experienced Grid’s power directly and once he heard Lauel’s words, he started to move. In order to become stronger, items were needed. In order to obtain those items…
‘There is no answer except for Grid.’
But his pride didn’t tolerate it.
“…I’m an Aura Master. The strongest items? They’re useless in front of me.” Later, his aura would become a legendary rating. “At that time, I will cut down Grid and his blue greatsword.”
The next time they met, he would logout Grid before Grid could even use a skill. Hurent vowed. He left the stadium and headed straight to Incheon International Airport. He was ready to return to the US and pour all his efforts into building up his strength.
***
“Amazing.”
The French representative, Bondre. The 11th ranked user considered Grid’s skills. No, he marvelled at them. Logging out Hurent in just 5 seconds? He never even imagined it. But he didn’t feel threatened.
“The Restraint and Transcended Link skills are somewhat burdensome.”
Bondre’s class was an ice mystic. What if he froze the entire ground with overwhelming magic power? Grid’s sword dances wouldn’t be able to be properly enacted. Pagma’s Swordsmanship needed at least four steps to be activated.
Could that guy dance properly on frozen ground? It would be lucky if he didn’t fall on his ass.
‘Looking back at the Bairan battle, he has an artifact that can help him fly.’
What if Grid flew up to avoid the ice on the floor? Bondre would feel even more comfortable.
The PvP stage was an island. The atmosphere was filled with moisture. If he froze all that moisture, Grid would be trapped in the sky. The physical constraints of the ice webs meant they couldn’t be broken with CC immunity.
‘An island is the perfect stage for me. Grid, you can never beat me.’
[Absolute Zero Lv.2 (76.0%)]
Freezes the target and deals a fixed damage of 42,000.
Skill Mana consumption: 50% of your current mana.
Skill Casting Time: 7 seconds.
Skill Cooldown Time: 20 minutes.
It was the ultimate skill he learned from an S-grade magic book. Yura’s Divine Punishment that she showed in the target processing looked miserable compared to this. The casting time was incredibly long, so he didn’t have many opportunities to use it.
But it was different in a one-on-one duel. If he could completely restrain his opponent’s actions, he could use it as a winning card. This was superior in terms of damage compared to Divine Punishment because it was a single target skill.
It was this Absolute Zero skill that made Yura and Hurent lose to Bondre.
‘Assuming that Grid is level 290, his health must be… No, it isn’t possible even when assuming the worst.’
Grid’s health must be 35,000 or less.
“This time you will be the one to die in one blow. Kukukuk…!”
Bondre laughed with joy. He would meet with Grid in the round of 16. He would prove he was the strongest by completely overwhelming Grid, who logged Hurent out in five seconds.
Bondre was confident. Just like Hurent, a few minutes ago.
Chapter 181
Chapter 181
Experts also observed that Bondre was likely to win.
『 An ice mystic is a class that specializes in restraints and defense. All attacking skills cause slowness and frost, and certain skills freeze the target entirely. This means it’s possible to completely link CCs. 』
『 It isn’t just that. An ice mystic also has tremendous defensive abilities. They can use a wide variety of shielding spells, especially against physical attacks. Perfect CC and superior defense ability. It acts as a perfect counter to a physical dealer class. 』
『 Obviously, there are disadvantages to the class. Their firepower is weak and it isn’t popular in hunting and raids. However, a player’s health is exceptionally low compared to a monster. A weak firepower doesn’t matter in PvP. 』
『 Hrmm… As our friend mentioned, CC is an advantage of an ice mystic. Didn’t Grid show perfect immunity to Bubat’s CC during the target processing? Isn’t Grid immune to all kinds of CC? Then won’t Bondre’s CC skills be sealed? 』
『 That isn’t the case. Even if Grid is immune to CCs, he can’t free himself from the ice. 』
『 Why? 』
『 If Bondre uses something like ‘Ice Prison’ or ‘Ice Spider Web’ to physically block his path, CC resistance is meaningless. Grid will become trapped in a narrow cage and the target of the famous ‘Absolute Zero.’ 』
『 Are you saying he will disable Grid by limiting the space? 』
『 That’s right. In particular, it should be noted that the stage of the PvP is an island. In an area with a lot of water, an ice magician’s magic power and casting speed will increase by 20%. Isn’t Bondre strongest in water? It’s hard to imagine he will be defeated. 』
『 Victory or defeat doesn’t matter. We should just rejoice over getting to appreciate the beautiful and famous Ice Spider Web. 』
Ice Spider Web was a very effective, but colorful magic. The magic that shaped the webs froze all moisture in the atmosphere and completely restrained all objects in its range. The target would become trapped in the spider web that came from all four directions and become pure prey. They couldn’t lift a finger because there was no space to move.
Three months ago, Bondre was able to win a PvP competition hosted by JIN, a leading Japanese company, because of the Ice Spider Webs. He completely overwhelmed Katz, JIN’s successor and the third epic class.
“That’s right, class isn’t important. Bondre is a normal class, but he trampled on an epic class? He doesn’t have to be afraid, even if his opponent has a legendary class.”
“Bondre is a smart and solid player. Unlike Hurent, I believe that he can beat Grid.”
Most of the French agreed with the opinion of the experts. They didn’t doubt Bondre’s victory. There was a basis for their faith. In fact, Bondre had never been defeated in battle. He wasn’t called ‘100 Matches 100 Victories’ Bondre for no reason.
But the reaction of the people apart from the French were divided.
“I no longer believe the words of the experts.”
“Yes. Didn’t they say that Hurent would unconditionally win against Grid, and the result was the exact opposite?”
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bsp; “But it’s true that Bondre is strong. He is famous as an undefeated legend…”
“Certainly, Bondre’s level isn’t as high as Hurent’s level. Can’t Grid beat Bondre? I’m looking forward to it.”
The Korean netizens also started to discuss it.
–100 Matches 100 Victories Bondre… Indeed, this time it will be tough for Grid.
–God Grid will win.
–Bondre is a famous ranker known for his clever plays. Have you forgotten how he fooled all the other rankers to win the labyrinth breakthrough? Grid already showed Restraint in the battle against Hurent, so he will be thoroughly attacked by Bondre.
–Won’t God Grid unconditionally win if he manages to approach?
–An ice mystic is about stiffness. If he installs several layers of ice barriers and shields, Grid won’t be able to use a skill. Then Hurent will counterattack when Grid can’t use skills.
–How will he approach in the first place? To be honest, an ice mystic is a scam. Although the speed of hunting is slow, so it’s difficult to level up.
–But Bondre is ranked 11th.
–That means Bondre is really skilled. On the other hand, Grid has all his items.
–People are acting the same again.
–Didn’t you say that Grid couldn’t beat Hurent? But the result? Grid won in 5 seconds. Don’t pretend that you know everything.
–Shut up and praise God Grid.
“He seems to be facing a strong opponent this time.”
Youngwoo’s parents couldn’t hide their anxious expressions. The experts on the TV were predicting their son’s defeat.
Sehee reassured her parents. “Oppa will win again.”
Even before the confrontation with Hurent, people around the world said that her brother wouldn’t win. But the result? Her brother won in only 5 seconds. Sehee believed that her brother would win again.
‘All the time and passion that brother has poured into Satisfy…’
Sehee didn’t know anything about Satisfy. But it was hard to think that her brother, who spent all his time in Satisfy, would be defeated by others.
‘Isn’t that right? Oppa. Just win.’
Her brother had been ignored by others, and now he was being acknowledged by many people all over the world. Sehee’s heart was happy. She was proud of her brother.