by Park Saenal
[’Design: God Hand’ has been acquired!]
God Hand. The name itself was tremendous. The performance was obviously great just based on the name. The blissful Grid smelted the pavranium. Then he used the Legendary Blacksmith’s Hammer to forge it.
Ttang! Ttang!
Grid focused silently. He didn’t let anything obstruct him.
“…”
It was quiet. For Grid, the only things that existed in the world at present were the pavranium, the anvil, and the hammer. There was nothing else.
Ttaang – ttang -!
The hammer and Grid were no longer separate existences. They were fully joined. The hammer was Grid and Grid was the hammer. The body and hammer moved as one.
Ttaaang!
The pavranium gradually took the shape of the God Hands. The complex and delicate structure was recreated. A clear sound rang out. Khan and the young blacksmiths were impressed as they watched the golden hands being completed.
[Your extreme concentration has activated the Legendary Blacksmith’s Breath.]
[The Legendary Blacksmith’s Breath has increased the effectiveness of your production items.]
“…!”
At the end of a long work, Grid finally returned to reality. His eyes widened as he confirmed the result.
***
‘There is no possibility that I will lose today.’
Piaro didn’t doubt it. Grid’s level was beyond his expectations, but it still wasn’t a match for Piaro.
‘I’m sorry towards My Lord.’
Grid was growing quickly. But that was it. Grid hadn’t yet become a suitable candidate for the title of legend.
‘There is still a sky between you and me.’
A person’s skills couldn’t transcend that gap overnight. Piaro recalled the battle from the day before and was confident that he could win against Grid today without any injuries.
Puk! Puk puk puk puk!
Pa pa pa pat!
As Piaro was thinking, his hands moved without any rest. He quickly dug out the vegetables in no time. Chris and the Five Captains were amazed at the sight.
‘I want such a farmer in our territory!’
It was Chris’ desperate wish. Pedro. The territory ruled by the Giant Guild was different from the past. Everything was trampled by the golem army, so they were currently in the process of rebuilding.
Of course, the fields were also a mess, and it was impossible to produce food. But what if they obtained a Piaro? Pedro’s crops would get better every quarter and the Giant Guild’s finances would rise. People would become motivated after getting food and the rate of the reconstruction would increase by several times.
“Sigh…”
Chris could only sigh. He was envious of Grid, who had a great number of named NPCs like Piaro.
“Um, I should end it here today.”
Piaro rose from his spot. He finished work three hours earlier than usual.
“Are you going already? What about the sparring?”
It was Chris who talked to Piaro with extreme respect.
“I have something important to do today. After finishing the field work, we will spar at night. I’ll see you later.”
The dirt-stained Piaro left the fields.
“It must be huge if that old man, who is crazy about farming, left.”
“Maybe something happened with Overgeared?”
The Five Captains’ guesses were reasonable. Piaro usually cherished working in the fields. What happened that would make him leave early?
“Follow him.”
Chris felt curious and followed Piaro. Piaro’s insight was so high that they had to be a considerable distance behind, but they were able to easily follow him. It was because Reidan’s population was low.
“Huh?”
“Grid?”
Chris and the Five Captains followed Piaro to a large smithy. They were confused at the sight of Piaro confronting Grid. Grid was armed with two greatswords and had a grim expression on his face, like he was planning to fight Piaro.
‘Is there a feud between the two?’
If so, was this a chance to recruit Piaro? Chris was inwardly cheering with delight.
“This idiot doesn’t understand who he is facing.”
The other captains scoffed, except for Zirkan. Grid couldn’t beat Piaro, who defeated even them. The Five Captains predicted that Grid would be killed with a hand plow in 10 seconds. They believed it was a natural result.
‘Because we were beaten!’
After reaching the third advancement, the Five Captains were stronger than ever. They were aware of the level of Grid’s skills. But what was the truth?
“Heok.”
The Five Captains watched the sight unfold before their eyes and couldn’t close their mouths. Chris was also shocked.
Chapter 321
Chapter 321
“I greet My Lord!”
The vacant lot in front of Khan’s smithy. Piaro came at the promised time. Grid’s expression wasn’t good. It was because Piaro was the same as yesterday. He was wearing old clothes covered in soil and holding a rusty hand plow.
The outright image of a farmer. In addition, a poor farmer!
“Not dressing formally as the captain of the Overgeared Knights Division and commander of Reidan. Can’t this be interpreted as disloyalty towards me?”
Grid came out strongly. It seemed he still hadn’t accepted Piaro as a farmer.
Piaro stood his ground.
“I dress appropriately when carrying out my duties as commander and captain of knights division. Right now, I am a farmer, so I look like this.”
“This damn farmer’s life, I’ll settle this today.”
“You don’t have to. Isn’t this the increase in power that My Lord wanted? As a farmer, I am capable of exercising power beyond what was possible before. Now I am much stronger than when I was a great swordsman. Please respect the path I chose and acknowledge this fact.”
“It’s weaker than a sword saint! Get rid of that farmer and become a sword saint!”
Grid didn’t speak for long. He pulled out two weapons.
[The +9 Failure has been equipped.]
[The +8 Grid’s Greatsword has been equipped.]
The plain Grid’s Greatsword from yesterday was now shining with the color of a +8 enhancement. It was a result of investing all the enhancement stones that Grid had gathered. It was unfortunate that it didn’t reach +9.
“Today I am different from yesterday!”
Confidence filled Grid’s eyes. Piaro couldn’t understand it at all.
‘Why does he believe this?’
Didn’t he see the difference between them yesterday? His skills couldn’t have gone up in a single day, so what was the basis for his confidence?
‘He is the master of 20,000 people and a legend.’
It was a bigger problem if he was arrogant. This could easily create enemies and cause danger. Piaro had a different set of values from Braham. Out of loyalty to Grid, he made a decision to break Grid down.
“I will show you my power today.”
As soon as Piaro armed himself with a hand plow and hoe, Grid attacked as if he had been waiting. He advanced and utilized the long reach of Failure.
Chaaeng!
He blocked with the hand plow, and used the repulsive force to retreat back.
Kuooooh!
The air around Grid started to boil. His black hair and the stones on the ground started rising. Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Transcend.
[Entering the transcendent mode.]
[Attack power is doubled. Your basic attacks will be converted to ranged attacks.]
[This effect will last for 30 seconds.]
“If you don’t want to die, avoid this.”
Kwa kwang! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Grid continuously wielded his two greatswords. He swung them without a break. Every time he did, powerful energy blades poured out.
‘Hah.’
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nbsp; Piaro admired it. Grid’s momentum rose and Transcend had a powerful force.
‘Certainly, he is different from yesterday.’
Yesterday, Grid relied on pure swordsmanship and suffered. Today, Grid used Pagma’s Swordsmanship from the beginning. It was a very wise decision. The legendary skills were the only means of narrowing the gap between Piaro and himself. Piaro was impressed with Grid’s wisdom.
‘But…’
The difference in basic abilities was too great. Wisdom alone couldn’t overcome the fundamental issue.
Pepeng! Pepepepeng!
Piaro confronted the heavy bombardment with his hand plow and hoe. There was an explosion whenever the farming equipment collided with an energy blade, and the energy blade would disappear. Piaro wasn’t hurt by Grid’s skill.
But to a third party, Piaro seemed to be in a great crisis. Piaro was in the center of a series of explosions and seemed like he would be injured.
“This is impossible…”
“Wow, that is complete damage.”
Chris and the Five Captains were astonished as they watched the battle from a distance. Grid’s use of Transcend was great. It looked impressive. Grid seemed like he was completely overwhelming PIaro.
‘Grid can easily fight an opponent we couldn’t…?’
‘Grid is strong!’
They thought they had become stronger than him after reaching the third advancement, but this was a mistake. Compared to Grid’s legendary class, they were still lacking. As they grew, Grid was also growing. Chris and the Five Captains’ pride was crushed at this time.
“Sowing.”
Piaro spoke from the centre of the explosion. Chris and the Five Captains were delighted as they confirmed that Piaro was fine.
‘Indeed! Piaro would never be defeated by Grid!’
‘Grid, it looked amazing, but there was no substance behind it!’
They weren’t any worse than Grid after reaching the third advancement. As Chris and the Five Captains were feeling happy, seeds shot like bullets towards Grid. The female of the Five Captains, Pinky, was certain.
“This is the end for Grid.”
Piaro’s seeds weren’t something that could be blocked or avoided. They were fast and powerful, unconditionally dealing blows to the target. A few days ago, Pinky had been hit by the rice seeds and feel into a critical state. How could Grid handle this technique?
Pinky was certain. But she too arrogant. Pinky made this conclusion on the assumption that she was superior to Grid. But the reality was that Grid was much better than her.
“Freely Move.”
It was the skill attached to the title ‘Secret Hero.’ There were limits to the range of use, and the cooldown time was one hour. However, it was a top dashing skill that allowed him to avoid all non-targeting skills until he reached his target.
Piaro’s Sowing was quick and exquisite, but they couldn’t reach Grid unless it was a targeted skill.
“…!”
Piaro’s eyes widened with surprise. Grid showed a surprising swiftness as he approached through the rice seeds.
“Aren’t I different from yesterday?”
Puok!
Grid whispered to the surprised Piaro and attacked. With the help of Freely Move, he arrived in front of Piaro and used Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Pinnacle.
“This is impossible!”
The Five Captains were shocked. Piaro had a big wound on his shoulder and was bleeding. They couldn’t believe it.
“The opponent that even Chris couldn’t harm…’
‘He received a fatal wound!’
Chris reminded the dumbfounded Five Captains.
“No, Piaro is fine. This is the limit for Grid.”
It was true.
Piaro’s posture didn’t collapse despite the wound on his shoulder. Grid struck properly, but the level difference made it possible to avoid a fatal blow.
Chaaeng!
Piaro ignored the greatsword stuck in his shoulder and struck forward with his hoe.
‘I will be hit!’
Grid read it with the Slaughterer’s Eye Patch and his insight, and tried to defend. He wanted to block the hoe by moving Grid’s Greatsword. However, Piaro’s attack contained an anomaly. It seemed to rush in front, but it actually moved to the side, making Grid’s defense useless.
[You have suffered 11,900 damage.]
‘This is crazy!’
Grid paled as his side was struck. He was wearing the most powerful armor set in existence, but he received so much damage from a rare rated farming equipment? The hand plow flew towards his forehead.
“This is the end!”
This time, Asellas was sure of it. A few days ago, he had been defeated by Piaro’s blow to his forehead with a hand plow. However, this was also a mistake. Grid had something that Asellas didn’t. It was the power of items.
Jeeeong!
“Ah!”
Piaro cried out with alarm. He was greatly astonished. It was natural. A shield suddenly appeared in front of Grid and blocked the hand plow. The hand holding the shield didn’t belong to Grid…
‘A hand that’s moving alone!’
This hand even held an item! He could imagine all the ways that it could be used. Grid laughed at the shaken Piaro.
“Let me show you the power of items.”
Grid declared and threw Failure and Grid’s Greatsword into the air.
‘What?’
Forsaking a weapon during battle? Chris and the Five Captains couldn’t grasp the exact situation because they were watching from afar.
“E-Eh?”
“What is this…?”
Something ridiculous happened. Two more gold hands appeared and grabbed the greatswords thrown by Grid?
“Take a good look!”
Chris hurriedly spoke. This might be the only opportunity to get a glimpse of Grid’s power. He couldn’t miss anything.
“Who are you?”
“…!”
Chris and the Five Captains flinched with surprise while they were concentrating. It was due to the appearance of a handsome man with blonde hair to his waist. His name was Asmophel, and he wore white armor and a blue cloak.
An NPC.
“Who are you?”
Chris’s response was angry because he was interrupted in an important moment by a NPC. Asmophel responded with a nonchalant expression.
“A captain of the Overgeared Knights Division.”
“Overgeared Knights Division?”
“Pfff!”
The name of the knights division was funny. Chris and the Five Captains reflexively laughed. Asmophel didn’t like this reaction.
“Now you’re sneering at My Lord’s knights.”
Suuk.
Asmophel pulled out a sword. It was a one-handed sword that seemed to be a compact version of Dainsleif.
“Who dares draw a sword in front of us?”
“Everyone is looking down on us! Don’t make fun of us just because we’re covered in dirt!”
The Five Captains were furious and armed themselves, and they had to pay a harsh price.
“Red Sword.”
“Keok.”
“Ugh.”
It happened in an instant. There was a red storm of light and all of the Five Captains, except for Zirkan, were bleeding.
“There wasn’t only one monster…!”
Zirkan barely defended against the attack, but it was pure luck. Zirkan’s eyes shook as he realized the difference with Asmophel from just one skill. Asmophel saw him and sighed.
“Many of my skills are dead.”
He was once the only rival of a great swordsman, so it was shameful that he couldn’t get rid of this weak person with one blow. Chris shouted as Asmophel was about to attack again.
“Look!”
“…”
Chris was clever and had experience with Piaro. He was well aware of how to act foolish.
“We have a mission from Piaro to work in the ric
e fields! Then we’re going!”
What was more valuable than their lives? Chris and the Five Captains ran away from Amosphel. Asmophel didn’t bother chasing after them. The important thing right now was the confrontation between his lord and his friend.
‘What is this?’
Asmophel knew Piaro’s strength better than anyone else. Therefore, he couldn’t believe the sight that was unfolding before his eyes. The four golden hands that were holding three greatswords and one dagger.
“Blackening.”
His lord was surrounded by black magic. Piaro started to be pushed back.
Chapter 322
Chapter 322
Grid was shaken when Transcend was blocked.
‘I can’t believe it was defeated!’
The number of times he had fired the energy blades in 30 seconds was well over 50 times. But Piaro stood in place and blocked it with a hand plow? He recognized Piaro’s skill from the beginning, but his agility seemed higher than yesterday.
‘Truly amazing.’
Grid felt a thrill. He realized that he was blessed to have such a great subordinate. But Grid didn’t like that Piaro was a farmer. His subordinate would become much stronger if he was a sword saint!
‘Now I will make you a sword saint!’
Grid rushed forward towards Piaro while avoiding the dozens of seeds. He used Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Pinnacle that could only be performed once an hour. But the result fell short of expectations.
[You have dealt 10,500 damage to the target.]
‘Ah! Damn level system!’
Piaro’s stats were high and the level difference of 100 was too much. His attack power wasn’t properly applied, catching Grid’s ankles. But he didn’t feel despair. He had the power of items!
‘It is impossible to win with skills alone!’
Grid faced the incoming hand plow and finally summoned a God Hand, defending by equipping the Divine Shield.
Chaaeng!
“…!”
Piaro was greatly surprised by the sight. Grid smiled at the sight.
“Let me show you the power of items.”
[God Hand]
Rating: Unique (Growth)
Durability: Infinite
Dexterity: 814 Strength: 813