by Park Saenal
Wasn’t this too easy? Soul Predator Seuron, Ruler of the Battlefield Ares, and Blood Warrior Katz. These three were considered dangerous people who should never be met on a battlefield. On a battlefield where an enormous amount of blood was shed, Katz’ skills were enormous.
Escente predicted the worst outcome.
‘Don’t tell me…!’
Maybe moving near his colleagues while avoiding the bloodstream was Katz’ intentions? The moment that ominous thought occurred.
Pepeng!
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
The bloodstream suddenly exploded, swallowing up Escente and his colleagues.
“Kukuk! Small fries!”
A dark smile appeared on Katz’ face. As the Blood Carnival members and their army were screaming from the pain, Katz hummed happily like a psychopath. He pulled out a sword and moved among the enemy.
“Thank you for your help, but… What is with your happy expression while killing? Do you enjoy slaughtering humans?”
“…”
Originally, Katz’ personality meant he would’ve ignored the question from a NPC. But now he was a member of Overgeared and he knew that Grid respected NPCs. Grid was a person who even married a NPC!
“…Hrmm.”
Katz had to consider Grid’s position and the image of the guild. He kindly answered Gulong’s question.
“That’s right. Is there anything in the world as entertaining as fighting and killing?”
“Wow…”
The faces of Gulong and the water clan soldiers turned white. It was the moment when the water clan people became more prejudiced and distrustful towards humans. It was a misfortune caused by Katz’ unnecessary kindness.
***
Euphemina. She had an appearance like a cute girl and was called the hidden gem of Overgeared. She was almost obscure because she didn’t have any outside activities, but she was actually one of the best powers in the team. She was active in various fields due to duplicating skills, and she always had the greatest combat power. Therefore she was considered a guardian angel of Overgeared.
Of course, this was on the premise that ‘top level skills were duplicated in large quantities.’ In this complete state, even Grid called her OP and was afraid of her. In fact, she had the power to smash Faker in the past. She even managed to fight with Piaro.
The current Euphemina was in top shape. It was possible because she had received the hidden quest from the prophet Miong for the last half a year. In the meantime, Euphemina had duplicated the skills of high ranking players. She didn’t doubt that she was the strongest.
But this battle was difficult.
Black.
The woman, who had a mature body that Grid was partial to, was extraordinarily agile. It was so fast that she couldn’t follow Black with her eyes. It was impossible to hit her without targeted skills. Euphemina invoked one of the S-grade spells that she had saved, Giant’s Embrace, and blocked the sword coming towards her.
“Fire Hell!”
Hwaruruk!
Tall pillars of fire appeared in an 8 meter area around Euphemina. It was wide area magic. There was no better means to neutralize an enemy’s swiftness than wide area magic. In the end, Black was burned. She tried to retreat from the range of the Fire Hell, but it was already too late. Euphemina completed the chant for Storm Gravity Field immediately after Fire Hell.
Kududuk! Kwaduk!
There was a strange sound and Black’s body plummeted to the ground. She was crushed by the gravity field that had increased by dozens, hundreds of times.
“Hihit!”
Was it desperation after sensing defeat? Black burst into laughter. Her body was swallowed up by a storm and Euphemina fired several more fire arrows at her. Then Black turned to grey as she died.
‘5 minutes and 31 seconds…’
Euphemina was tied up by Black for that long. In this process, eight skills had been consumed. Euphemina couldn’t help puffing up both cheeks like a squirrel.
“Really strong.”
Black wasn’t inferior to the strongest people in Overgeared. Where was this strong person hiding in the meantime? Euphemina questioned as she prepared to move to the center of the battlefield, only to look like she saw a ghost.
“Hiit! Yihihihit! How is a cute little girl like you not known to the world? I will ask my sister!”
“…?”
Black. The person who turned grey had once again appeared in front of Euphemina. It was without a single injury!
“Twins?”
It couldn’t be, because the ID was exactly the same! Euphemina’s beautiful red eyes shook. It was just like the first time she met Grid!
***
Peng!
Pepepepeng!
Siren, which had been peaceful for thousands of years, had turned into a battlefield in only 15 minutes. The city was already being devastated. There were continuous explosions as humans destroyed the civilization built in Siren and indiscriminately massacred the people.
“Stop…! Please! Please stop!”
1st Prince Paong. He was one of the strongest warriors of the water clan and was desperately resisting. He tried to beg. But it was wishful thinking. The overall power gap was so severe that the human atrocities were beyond imagination.
“P-Prince…”
“Yaong! Myoong!”
The young knights who grew up with him since childhood, as well as the middle-aged knights and magicians who were his teachers. They died one by one to the humans.
“Despicable…! Wicked humans!”
Shielding the people! Some might think he was foolish and laugh. But the water clan couldn’t allow their own people to be hurt. By defending the ordinary residents against the enemies, the soldiers were attacked one-sidedly and easily collapsed.
White found it funny.
“Fools.”
“You are the devil!”
The furious Paong rushed towards White. He first needed to get rid of the human female holding up him. But White was too strong. Even Paong, one of the strongest warriors of the water clan, couldn’t go against her.
Teong!
She blocked his spear with her bloated belly.
Peeok!
Her forearm hit Paong in the face. She had a weight of 2 tons and was a master of fighting, knowing how to use her physical characteristics properly.
“T-This…!”
“I will praise you for not comparing me to a pig.”
White smiled and blew a kiss at Paong in a creepy manner. Paong stiffened and White frowned.
“What is with that look? Do you also not like me for being fat and ugly?”
Peeok!
The angry White’s gigantic fist struck Paong’s face once more. Paong couldn’t believe it. How could a human without a weapon be so strong? He was feeling confused when he heard somebody’s voice.
“A martial artist who knows how to properly distribute their weight.”
A clear and clear voice. The owner of the voice without any darkness sounded convinced.
“What are you?”
Paong expressed hostility as a human male approached and held out his hand. His distrust and hatred for humans had reached the peak. Paong pointed his spear at the human male, Regas, who held out his hand with a sad expression to the end.
“Why…” The sadness in the clear eyes turned to anger. “Why do they have to taste this pain and sadness?”
Regas’ always laughing eyes turned fierce. He glared at the white haired White.
“Don’t look at me like that…! It isn’t a sin to be fat! I’m someone who will be fat even if I only drink water!”
Peeng!
White talked nonsense as she struck Regas’ fist. At this moment, Regas realized.
‘I’m not her opponent…!’
***
“I have a question.”
Beast human Toon paid a monthly rent and moved to the 5th floor of Grid’s building. He was helping Grid move in return for movin
g in without a deposit.
“Why don’t you hire a moving company to carry your things?”
Grid replied while carrying a box.
“Save money. Don’t you know how expensive labor costs are these days?”
“Wouldn’t it be much better for you to play the game during the time it would take for you to move everything?”
Grid’s value was astronomical. The revenue he could earn from playing the game for one hour was beyond the imagination of the general public. No, his name recognition was so great that he could make money just from saying ‘Comet Group’ on the Internet.
“Ah…!” Grid was frustrated. “Dammit…! I have been living as a poor man for so long that my sense of economics is strange!”
He was having trouble adjusting properly. Toon handed a small booklet to the tearful Grid. It was the instructions for the diamond class capsule given to Grid by the Comet Group.
“Leave the finishing up to me and go play.”
“Y-Yes… Thank you.”
Grid rushed to his room. There was anticipation in Toon’s eyes.
“How much stronger will you become?”
Toon was astounded when he discovered the capsule that Grid had been using during the moving process. The capsule used by Grid was released in the early days and was the infamous lowest priced entry-level capsule that had the ‘worst assimilation rate.’
Meanwhile, the diamond capsule was a top rated model. It was 150 times more expensive than the capsule Grid used, and its performance was overwhelming. It was incomparable to the intermediate capsules supplied to players in the National Competition.
“Don’t forget that life is about items.”
Toon laughed and called the moving center.
Chapter 468
Chapter 468
“Wow… Isn’t this completely different from what I expected?”
“Yes, this is serious.”
Huroi, Peak Sword, and Pon entered Siren. They climbed onto the walls of sand and frowned as they looked at the battlefield. The level of the players who invaded Siren was so high that it exceeded the range assumed.
“There are 1,000 of them. The average level is in the mid 200s.”
“Of those, around 30 are third advancement classes. This isn’t at the level of rabble. They’re specialized in combat.”
The words were surprisingly casual. No, they weren’t enjoying it as the players slaughtered the people and soldiers of Siren. The eyes of the three people were observing the movements, equipment, and skills of the enemies when they noticed something in the center of the battlefield.
“Eh?”
“Regas is being pushed?”
“White? Who’s that?”
Regas had entered the battlefield first with Katz. Pon and the others weren’t concerned about him. Who was Regas? He was a talented person who fought against Damian in PvP. If Kraugel and Grid were classified as SSS-grade, Regas was SS-grade. In other words, he was strong. He could dance naked on the battlefield and it was still unlikely he would die from an enemy.
Thus, Pon’s group weren’t worried about him. But what was this?
White. A fat woman with an unfamiliar ID was completely overwhelming Regas. She was better than Regas in stats, skills, and control, forcing Regas on the defensive. It was a level where he was being beaten. In other words, White was a monster on the level of Kraugel.
“Where has a woman like that been hiding?”
The first time Kraugel became known to the world. People were shocked at how strong a player could be. They thought Kraugel was an NPC. Now there was White. She showed a shocking presence the first time she appeared in the world, just like Kraugel.
“…The world is wide.”
Shake shake.
Pon’s body trembled. Was it from fear and tension? Of course, he felt such emotions. But he was feeling more jubilant. Pon was pursuing the peak. In order to become stronger, he had a tendency to crave fighting the strong. Just like Regas, who was laughing as he fought White. For them, White was a new challenge and a platform for growth.
“I will join Regas. You should take care of the rest.”
“There are no small fries here.” Peak Sword grabbed Pon’s shoulder, reminding him that the enemies were strong. “I understand your heart, but please put up with it. What we have to do now is reduce the number of enemies as much as possible while Regas is tying up that monster’s feet.”
“Peak Sword is right. It’s our job to keep the damage to the water clan as minimal as possible until the reinforcements arrive. Forget your personal matters.”
“Cough…”
Pon recovered his cool thanks to Peak Sword and Huroi, pulling out a spear. He regretted his greed and used Rail Spear.
“Isn’t it okay to throw this to help Regas?”
The muscles of Pon’s right arm swelled and made a strange sound. Peak Sword and Huroi held their tongues as they saw Pon’s arm twisted at an angle that seemed impossible.
‘That looks terrible.’
There were skills that caused pain in exchange for their use. There were also skills that caused a loss of health and physical defects. Among them was Pon’s Rail Spear. Pon had to pay a heavy penalty in exchange for using Rail Spear. Instead, the effect was amazing.
Peeeeeong!
Huroi and Peak Sword gulped a few times as they watched. Pon’s Rail Spear flew towards White, who was 300 meters away. It was a skill that was impossible to avoid, causing White to let out a scream of pain as her back was pierced. Thanks to this, Regas was able to breathe and he raised a thumb in thanks.
“Wow. That idiot about fighting thanked you for helping him.”
“Yes. I thought he would be mad about the interference.”
“That girl is really strong.”
Tension started to appear on the faces of the three men. They finally faced the seriousness of the situation. Some of the Blood Carnival members slaughtering the water clan turned to look at them.
“Pon!”
“Peak Sword!”
“Why are these Overgeared people…?”
“They’re trying to interfere with us!”
Their position was exposed in exchange for helping Regas and they missed the chance of a surprise attack. The three people exchanged looks as they were targeted by the enemy and then started their own actions.
“Our future missus Yura is prettier!”
The orator Huroi boosted morale with sweet words.
“Draw Sword.”
Piing.
The Ideal Longsword emitted a white light inside the sheath made by Grid.
“Sudden.”
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Most of the players heading over here, except the third advancement users, died from the blow.
“Phew.”
Pon was impressed by Peak Sword’s strike and rode a white horse. His spear reached the bottom of the cliff in an instant, and every time he moved in a straight line, two or three enemies died. The water clan people who were saved thanked the group with tears of appreciation. Pon’s eyes sharpened as he saw a young child who wouldn’t leave the body of his dead mother.
“Fall into misery.”
“Crazy…! Stop him!”
As everyone knew, strength was relative. Just as Pon saw White as a monster, the Blood Carnival users and their army saw Pon as a monster.
***
“I’ve seen an immortal skill, but this is the first time I’ve seen a resurrection skill. Is it a class trait? Or the effect of an item or title? I very much covet it.”
“Hiit! Yihihihit!
The first fight took 4 minutes and 31 seconds, while the second fight took 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Euphemina barely managed to overpower Black and placed a hand on Black’s head. It was a small and soft hand. There was a good scent. But Black could feel it. The stench of death was covered by this sweet fragrance.
Peeok!
[Retribution]
A C-grade spell. Unusually, the power
of this spell varied according to the distance at which it was used. It had the strength of a B-grade spell when used in close range. Euphemina identified that Black’s head was smashed and that she’d died, before taking a deep breath.
“Resurrecting twice is impossible.”
She received a whisper from Huroi that he arrived in Siren. Euphemina wanted to quickly join her colleagues and minimize the damage to the water clan. However…
“Hiit! Yihihihit! You, are you getting weaker?”
“…Eh.”
Black, whose head had been blown away, appeared in front of Euphemina in a perfect state. Perhaps it wasn’t a simple resurrection skill, but a higher level technique.
“You’re just like a cockroach.”
Euphemina cried out as she once again attacked Black with magic. At the same time, an explosion occurred that sent shock waves in every direction, destroying a building. Euphemina’s quest wasn’t just to protect the people of Siren, but the facilities as well.
Euphemina started to feel nervous. Her skills, mana, and stamina were being rapidly consumed, causing her to think about Grid. Euphemina blushed and shook her head.
‘This isn’t about any feelings. I was just reminded of that guy.’
“Hiit? Uhit?”
Euphemina was blushing alone in the midst of battle. Black looked at her strangely. She was being treated as strange by a crazy person. Euphemina’s battle concentration rose because of the unpleasant feeling.
***
“30 unofficial rankers…? And sun-grade users?” Lauel analyzed the information arriving from the advance team and was convinced. ‘Blood Carnival.’
A force superior to the seven guilds. No, maybe they were comparable to Overgeared. The group that invaded Siren this time held a large number of unofficial rankers.
‘I didn’t want to be hostile to such a group.’
Blood Carnival was a group that only pursued money and fun, not knowing common sense or morality. It was obvious that becoming hostile to them would be tiring in many ways. Jishuka saw Lauel’s troubled expression and gave an alluring smile.
“Don’t worry. If we handle this perfectly, they’ll be so afraid of us that they won’t bother us again.”
Lauel laughed heartily. “That’s correct. We have to smash them so that they won’t become hostile to us anymore.”