by Park Saenal
“Muoong… Hu…man… The enemy of my clan…”
The Queen Rat on the ground twitched and started to get up. The smooth and beautiful fur was now dirty with sweat, blood, and dust. However, her momentum was stronger than before. Her eyes were filled with the desire to tear Grid apart.
“Human…! You are weakened! Myaang!”
Thump thump thump thump.
Grid’s face became darker as the Queen Rat charged.
‘It’s difficult to avoid. I have no choice but to fight in the immortal state.’
But this wasn’t an opponent that could be beaten in 5 seconds. He couldn’t see any chance of victory. However.
Kkuok!
Grid tightened his grip on Failure. In addition, he summoned Magic Missile and Alarm. The raid might fail, but he was determined to fight his best to the last minute. Who cared if he failed? He just wanted to become stronger. Grid planned to gather as much information about the Queen Rat as possible and use it as a springboard for the future.
‘If today’s raid fails, it will be different next time!’
It was the moment when Grid’s unique commitment appeared.
[The Legendary Blacksmith’s Patience skill has been activated.]
[Concentration, stamina, and defense will rise to the extremes for one hour.]
A skill with terrible activation conditions. Since becoming Pagma’s Descendant, he’d experienced the effect less than 10 times. There was a low probability of it activating when he was focused on making items, and then all his fatigue would disappear. The Legendary Blacksmith’s Patience filled up Grid’s flashing stamina gauge.
“Ah, really…”
A dark smile appeared on Grid’s face as he felt the lightening of his body.
“This feels like fate. Go, God Hands.”
It felt like he was born with the mission to destroy the big poisonous rats. It felt like he became the protagonist of the world at this moment. Grid aimed precisely at a gap in the Queen Rat, who lost her momentum because she was beaten by Mjolnir. He moved in the steps of a sword dance.
“Pagma’s Swordsmanship!”
“Myaang!”
“Linked Kill!”
Jjejeong!
Jjeejeeeong!
The Queen Rat had planned to crush Grid. The moment she was about to strike Grid’s head, Grid responded with a series of intense attacks.
[The hidden passive ‘God’s Command’ has reset the cooldown of Linked Kill.]
“…Eh? Hidden passive?”
Grid realized that it was a skill he acquired a while ago that he hadn’t been able to look at! He was confused by it, but didn’t waste any time. He once again used Linked Kill on the Queen Rat who was floundering from the pain.
Jjeejeeeong!
“Muaaaaang!”
Linked Kill didn’t have the effect of ignoring defense, but it boasted explosive damage. Unless the target had extremely high defense, it was expected that the damage of Linked Kill would be higher than Pinnacle Kill. This strong attack struck twice in a row. The Queen Rat’s momentum was broken.
“This male is so strong!”
The Queen Rat was dismayed to realized that Grid had hidden his power. The God Hands were constantly acting. They repeatedly caused stiffness in order to prevent any damage to Grid.
“Myaaaaaang!”
Peeng!
The Queen Rat broke through the sword and hammer bombardment. A powerful shock wave scattered Grid and the God Hands all over the place.
“Shit…! Don’t be fooled by the cute little monster!”
The God Hands and Grid were separated. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that his defense had weakened by at least two times without the protection of the God Hands. The Queen Rat narrowed the distance and brandished the trident at Grid.
Chaaeng!
Chaeeeeeng!
Grid swapped to Sword Ghost and desperately defended against the onslaught. However, the basic difference in levels made it impossible for him to defend against properly.
Puok!
He could no longer endure the force and was stabbed in the side.
Pepeok!
He missed the unusual trajectory of the tail and was hit in the cheek. There was a flashy kick that hit him on the chin, forcing his head back.
“Ku…ack!”
In the end, Grid allowed successive attacks and his health was exhausted, making him fall into the immortal state. Grid had only 5 seconds left. The worst result would happen if he couldn’t get rid of the Queen Rat in that time. Grid didn’t assume that the worst outcome would happen. It was the reason why he didn’t recall the God Hands in the distance.
[You have succeeded in combining the +9 Failure and the +9 Iyarugt!]
Mjolnir was a hammer and the God Hands were blacksmith’s hands. The blacksmith’s hands held the hammer and completed Item Combination in front of the portable furnace and anvil.
Peeok!
Pakak!
In the immortal state, Grid ignored the Queen Rat’s attacks and looked at the finished product on the anvil. He avoided the trident of the Queen Rat and commanded the God Hands.
“Throw Mjolnir! Item Transformation! Lifael’s Spear.”
Pepepepeok!
There was the additional acceleration effect of throwing Mjolnir, damaging the Queen Rat. Grid used this time to run to the portable furnace and grab the combined weapon.
“Pagma’s Swordsmanship.”
Grid used Blacksmith’s Rage and started a sword dance. Beside him, 20 Magic Missiles and the four God Hands that transformed into Lifael’s Spear (Reproduction) aimed at the Queen Rat.
“Linked Kill Wave.”
Ku kwa kwa kwa kwa! Ku kwa kwa kwa kwa!
The blue and red energy blades, the 20 white flashes, and four golden spears shot at the Queen Rat. It wasn’t over.
[The hidden passive ‘God’s Command’ has reset the cooldown of Linked Kill Wave.]
“Linked Kill Wave.”
A new rain of energy blades was unleashed.
“Muaaaaang!”
The Queen Rat tried to resist, but was too late. The 0.3 seconds of stiffness caused by the thrown Mjolnir earlier was fatal.
Kuwaaaaang!
The central part of the monster community was caught up in an explosion.
[The ruler of the big poisonous rat community, the Queen Rat, has been defeated!]
[The first gateway in the north of Pangea has been dealt with!]
[The title ‘Pangea’s New Star’ has been acquired!]
[The Queen Rat’s Walnut has been acquired.]
[The Queen Rat’s Fur has been acquired.]
[5 blessed weapon enhancement orders have been acquired.]
[4 blessed armor enhancement orders have been acquired.]
[Idan’s Frying Pan has been acquired.]
[Your level has risen!]
“Pant… Pant…”
He improved in the second half of the raid and was able to succeed. All his stamina was consumed in an instant and he couldn’t bear it anymore, flopping down on the ground. The struggle was over, so he checked the titles and rewards that he had acquired. Joy appeared on his face.
Chapter 523
Chapter 523
“Huh??”
Grid had question marks as he checked the information of the hidden passive skill God’s Command. A bell rang. It was truly shocking.
“I-It is good but…”
This was why the cooldown of Linked Kill and Linked Kill Wave was reset.
‘Amazing!’
It truly had the best value. It was comparable to the time when he obtained Pagma’s Descendant and the Legendary Great Magician classes.
‘I never thought Dominion’s blessing would be such a big help.’
During the Pope Drevigo episode, he obtained blessings from Rebecca, Judar, and Dominion. All three blessings were on the pavranium and buffed Grid. Rebecca’s Blessing increased the speed of health recovery by 300%, Dominion’s Blessing
increased attack power by 15%, and Judar’s Blessing increased defense by 15%. At this point, Grid could make one guess.
‘Dominion’s Blessing is one of the three major passive attack power buffs…’
Judar’s Blessing was one of the three major passive defense buff and Rebecca’s Blessing was one of the three major recovery buffs?
‘Isn’t there little odds of getting all of them?’
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the acquisition requirements for God’s Command were ridiculous. With God Dominion’s blessing, he could gain unique damage achievements and receive Zeratul’s favor? How many of the two billion users would meet these requirements? It was difficult to imagine the other passive skills that could be acquired from Judar and Rebecca’s blessings.
‘It’s the same with domain and ruling ability.’
Grid had many unlucky experiences, so the effect of domain and ruling ability was far more fraudulent than God’s Command.
‘In the future, my enemies will acquire the domain and ruling ability. No, maybe they have already learned it.’
It was an obvious part of someone’s repertoire. This damn world wouldn’t let him off so easily.
‘Will I later die from the domain and ruling ability?’
Of course, he didn’t intend to let it happen so easily.
‘From now on, I am invincible.’
Why? He had the good luck stat!
“Kuhuhuhut! I will show you the combination of God’s Command and good luck!”
God’s Command had a 50% chance of resetting the cooldown. What if the good luck stat affected it?
‘There will be a higher than 50% chance of resetting the cooldown!”
Yes, just like a little while ago. There was a low probability of the skill cooldown being reset continuously. Grid believed in the good luck stat and aimed at the wrecked tent in front of him. He took a deep breath and fired Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Wave. It was to confirm the effect of God’s Command. But the effect that he expected didn’t activate.
Grid was very confused, but reacted calmly.
“Hu… Hut! Well, it isn’t a 100% chance. It can fail once in a while.”
The good luck stat might be in bad condition. Grid controlled his heart. Then he fired Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Link. The result? The effect of God’s Command wasn’t activated and the cooldown wasn’t reset. It was the same when he used Kill and Pinnacle.
“Pant pant. This is really rotten.”
There was a sense of instability. In retrospect, the 5 Joint Attacks skill attached to the Holy Light Gloves and Failure had also barely been seen in the last few months. Unfortunately, Grid’s bad luck was so high that it exceeded his low good luck stat.
“No… Why? Why do I keep getting skills like this?”
A less fraudulent skill. He wanted to get a definite skill that didn’t rely on luck.
Flop!
Grid’s happiness turned to frustration. No matter how much he thought about it, he had trouble believing in God’s Command. Grid came to a conclusion.
“I don’t need to be aware of this skill.”
He would just receive setbacks if he fought with the assumption that God’s Command would activate. He would rather fight as usual and thank the gods if God’s Command activated.
“Yes… God’s Command isn’t the only thing I got. I don’t need to be obsessed with it.”
There was the title of Pangea’s New Star.
‘I hope it’s a title that increases my good luck.’
It was unfortunate because he felt like his luck would be bad forever. He desperately needed the good luck stat. Grid confirmed the information of the title.
[Pangea’s New Star 1st Stage]
Stage 1: It is relatively easy to obtain information from the residents of Pangea.
* Every time you destroy a monster community formed in the north, the level and effectiveness of the title will increase.
“…”
It was really less than expected. Maybe he felt more disappointed after seeing the hidden passive God’s Command.
“Hah…”
Grid sighed deeply and checked the items he received in turn.
[Blessed Weapon Enhancement Scroll]
A scroll used to enhance weapons.
The successful enhancement of a weapon will increase the enhancement value by +1.
If the enhancement fails, the strength of the weapon won’t fall.
[Blessed Armor Enhancement Scroll]
A scroll used to enhance armor.
The successful enhancement of an armor will increase the enhancement value by +1.
If the enhancement fails, the strength of the armor won’t fall.
“…?”
So far, Grid had thought of blessed enhanced scrolls as enhancement stones. Unlike the West Continent, the East Continent didn’t use an ore for enhancement. It was an item with the same effect, but had a different name and appearance. But that wasn’t it at all. The blessed enhancement scrolls weren’t as strong in enhancement. However, they had tremendous stability.
‘Wow, wouldn’t conglomerates buy this for a huge price?’
The success rate of enhancing items was in the decimals. A person could try 100 times and fail 100 times. But the burden on players when enhancement failed wasn’t just a loss in money. The enhancement value of the item would drop every time it failed. That was the biggest problem. But this scroll had the effect of protecting the enhancement value. Wouldn’t the chaebols be willing to spend billions on the blessed enhancement scroll to reach +10?
‘They can’t afford to miss this.’
Wouldn’t it sell for at least 10 million won per scroll?
‘What 10 million? I might sell in the billions.’
The scroll was like a talisman. A language similar to Chinese characters was written on the centre and it could only be obtained on the East Continent.
‘An item that hasn’t been released on the market yet. Its value will be absurd.’
It wasn’t necessary to dispose of the item right away, since Grid gained stability after becoming a landlord. He could watch the trends of the auction house and sell it at the price he wanted, or he could use it himself. Grid checked the next item. It was an item dropped by the Strong Male Rat.
[Strong Male Rat’s Gallbladder]
A very big and bitter gallbladder.
You can fall into shock if you take too much.
However, if it is endured, resistance to poisoning and confusion will permanently increase by 0.5%.
Weight: 4
[Strong Male Rat’s Heart]
A heart filled with the natural strength of the Strong Male Rat.
It is why the Strong Male Rat is so strong.
Once consumed, strength will permanently increase by 5.
Weight: 2
“Mini elixir!”
He hadn’t obtained any elixirs despite killing so many vampires. The effect was halved compared to normal elixirs, but he would gladly eat it to permanently increase his strength stat. Grid took the heart without hesitation and packed the gallbladder into the inventory. The phrase ‘the possibility of shock’ was annoying, but he was planning to sell it to the Overgeared members.
‘The items dropped by the intermediate boss are great. It should be the same with the Queen Rat’s items.’
Lululala~
Grid hummed in anticipation. He checked the items dropped by the Queen Rat without hesitation.
[The Queen Rat’s Walnut]
A walnut that the Queen Rat stored for a quick meal.
Weight: 1
“…?”
It was very embarrassing. Grid was stunned for a moment before using the Legendary Blacksmith’s Appraisal skill.
Ttiring~
[A hidden function doesn’t exist.]
“Shit.”
A walnut soaked in saliva. It stunk like the hamsters’ saliva, so Grid threw it away. It was absurd that a boss dropped a junk item. The angry Gr
id appraised the next item.
[Queen Rat’s Fur]
The Queen Rat’s fur is called the best fur and has a very high value.
But the Queen Rat is a fierce and powerful monster.
Obtaining the fur of the Queen Rat is like picking a star from the sky.
Weight: 120
[This item has a hidden function.]
[It is rumored that the lord is looking for the fur of the Queen Rat!]
“…This is better.”
It was obvious that it could be sold for an expensive price because it was one of the finest leather materials. But Grid wanted to use it himself rather than sell it.
‘Let’s make a legendary leather armor.’
He didn’t have much interest in the quest. It was too much to waste this precious material on a quest.
‘Obviously, it is a quest that requires a rare item, so the rewards are likely to be enormous.’
But there was a chance that the rewards wouldn’t benefit him, so it was better for him to use it directly. Grid already feel deeply betrayed by the odds of God’s Command activating and the walnut. Finally, he was amazed by Idan’s Frying Pan.
“This is real?”
The chef who couldn’t cook, Idan. To be honest, Grid didn’t recognize this quest as important. He coveted the 30% experience, but it was faster to hunt monsters to level up than to waste time searching for the frying pan. The experience given by the monsters of the East Continent was enormous.
But now that idea had changed. Grid placed tremendous significance on Idan’s quest.
‘The experience is just a side benefit.’
He had to increase his affinity with Idan. The enlightened Grid rushed back to Pangea.
Chapter 524
Chapter 524
Players no longer discussed the Seven Guilds.
One force was stronger than the Seven Guilds combined. From that time on, the Seven Guilds lost their majesty. Far from getting the title of the strongest, the Seven Guilds gradually declined. They were more inundated with requests to leave than to join.
“We will remove ourselves from the alliance.”
The French representative, Bondre.
Until he met Grid in the National Competition, he was the 1st ranked ice mystic with the nickname of ‘undefeated.’ He was also the master of the strongest magician group, Ice Flower. Now he expressed his intention to withdraw from the alliance.