Overgeared

by Park Saenal

  “You will really teach me? I can create magic battle gear?”

  As long as Grid had the ability to make magic battle gear, the type of items he could make in the future would increase significantly. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the value was astronomical. Braham replied positively to Grid who had high expectations.

  ‘The making of magic battle gear was something that Pagma could do. You can do it with your skills.’

  “R-Really? Then why didn’t you tell me about it sooner?”

  ‘You have the potential to produce magic weapons because you destroyed Great Demon Belial and your intelligence increased from the reward. Until then, you were so ignorant that there was no hope.’

  “…”

  He praised the Savior of the World title. At that moment, a notification window appeared in front of Grid.

  [One of Pagma’s Descendant’s hidden pieces ‘Sealed Ability’ has been acquired.]

  [You can acquire ‘Magic Battle Gear Production Method’ by clearing the quest.]

  [A new quest has been created.]

  [Production Training]

  Difficulty: SSS

  The making of magic battle gear was originally just for magicians.

  But in the past, the legendary blacksmith Pagma created his own unique method of making magic battle gear thanks to Braham’s help.

  You can also learn from Braham how to make magic battle gear.

  Quest Clear Conditions: Achieve what Braham demands.

  Quest Clear Reward: Magic Battle Gear Production Method Lv. 1.

  “Braham, you…”

  He did so much, only to be abandoned by Pagma later on. Grid felt compassion and then Braham spoke.

  ‘Don’t betray me.’

  “…”

  The impact of being betrayed by a friend was very huge on Braham. If Grid was in Braham’s position, he wouldn’t trust a human again. Nevertheless, Braham showed a steady trust in Grid. What was the reason? Grid couldn’t help asking.

  “Braham, why do you like me?”

  Braham shouted angrily. ‘W-What!? W-Who likes you?’

  Braham denied it, but he felt favorable towards Grid and was a lot of help. Why? It was because Grid’s nature was different from Pagma. Unlike Pagma, who betrayed his friends for his cause, Grid was a person who cherished every friend. Braham had been expelled from the world of vampires and his personality gradually changed over hundreds of years. He also wanted to be important to someone.

  ‘Che.’

  Why was his heart weakening? It was from the time when Mumud was his disciple. Braham was jealous of Mumud’s talents, intercepted his achievements, and made up his mind to erase Mumud from the world. However, Braham couldn’t kill Mumud. Later, Mumud was busy trying to cure his illness.

  ‘…’

  Mumud. The innocent smile of a man who was more lovable and naive than anyone else.

  Grid prompted Braham. “What are you doing? Quickly teach me the Magic Battle Gear Production Method.”

  ‘Right. Start with learning how to forge metal with Magic Missile.’

  “…?”

  ‘Do it 10,000 times. You need to hit the metal with Magic Missile that number of times.’

  “?????”

  Couldn’t it be a bit easier? Grid didn’t understand why he had to suffer every time.

  ***

  Lauel faced himself in front of a full-length mirror.

  “Lauel, you know that you are perfect in every way.”

  His talent had already transcended the human realm and was enough to earn the jealousy of the gods. Ah, perhaps that was why?

  “…I’m under a terrible curse.”

  It was a curse that his military talent was merely at this level.

  “Lauel, you are not qualified to lead the army.”

  Lauel had a strategy to quickly end the war by targeting Reinhardt’s weakness. It was a great strategy to make sure all the members of his team did their best, but Lauel felt that he was lacking.

  ‘I can’t cope with variables flexibly and can’t handle a war that changes in real time. Someday, I will make a big mistake and cause the army to fall into a crisis.’

  His role was the chief of staff, not a general. He needed a talented person who was cool and charismatic, while having excellent skills. Piaro and Asmophel? They were lacking. They were able to win battles, but weren’t wise enough to win a war.

  ‘Of course, it might be different if Asmophel grows further.’

  Was there someone who could take over Asmophel’s role until Asmophel’s talent fully blossomed? Lauel’s face was ugly as he thought for a long time.

  “…N-No one?”

  Overgeared Guild. He couldn’t deny that they had the best talents, but most of these talents were biased towards individual force. Lauel felt desperate.

  “Kukuk… It can’t be helped. I need to secure new talent from outside.”

  How? The method was obvious. Recently, the honor and authority of Overgeared was tremendous. At this moment, many people were working hard out of a desire to join Overgeared. Lauel planned to use this.

  “Toban, hold a large-scale tryout for Overgeared. Preach my will to the world right now. I will wait for those who will gain the honor of sharing my destiny.”

  “Ah… In other words, advertise a job availability around the world?”

  “…”

  There were no romantics in Overgeared. Lauel was depressed.

  Chapter 591

  Chapter 591

  On the outskirts of Innsbruck, Austria.

  If a person walked along the mountain path, they would see an old castle. It was a castle by a transparent lake. It was beautiful enough to capture the gaze of passing birds. But why did it feel so dreary?

  Swaaah.

  The wind blew through the fields. There were no signs of life.

  ***

  A 100 pyeong room that didn’t have any furniture or decorations. There was only one capsule placed in this room.

  “Luna…”

  The man sleeping in the capsule seemed to be having a terrible nightmare. The dyed green hair was wet from tears, and the haggard face was distorted with pain and sorrow.

  “Luna…!”

  The troubled man who repeatedly called out one name was none other than Agnus. He gave a loud scream and raised his body.

  “Pant… Pant…”

  He couldn’t see his lover, no matter how hard he looked around the desolate castle. The awful reality cooled Agnus’ cold head and blood.

  “Luna…”

  Agnus got up and moved to the window, his golden eyes staring at the lake. The landscape of the castle was reflected on the lake. He always felt warm when he saw this scene with her, but now it was the opposite.

  “…The landscape that you wanted to see every morning.”

  He had accumulated wealth. It was an immense wealth that allowed him to buy a whole castle. But he was alone. There was no one but him in this huge castle.

  Kkuok.

  Agnus barely suppressed his tears. His lover Luna had to face a terrible end because of his incompetence. Agnus wanted to kill himself every time he thought about the past. He resented that he couldn’t turn back time.

  “I… I want to meet you again.”

  Stagger.

  Agnus’ powerless steps headed back to the capsule. Then he connected to another world, Satisfy. It was to achieve a desire that couldn’t be fulfilled in reality.

  ***

  “Shit! Dammit!”

  “…”

  Black and White attacked Reidan but died, suffering enormous losses. They were filled with poison as they reunited at the resurrection point. White cursed while Black screamed inwardly. Their fury towards Overgeared pierced the sky.

  ‘What type of person is Grid? How did he get so many excellent NPCs?’

  ‘Faker… A normal class dares…’

  White wanted to run back to Reidan right now. This time, she would achieve her desir
e. Unfortunately, the opponent was too strong. She couldn’t dream of revenge. Did this make sense? They should feel fear when fighting Kraugel or Grid, not Grid’s subordinates!

  A gentle voice entered the ears of the trembling sisters.

  “It will be hard for you to confront Overgeared with your strength. It is safe to say that Overgeared’s current power is a match for the Ares army.”

  “…!”

  Who was at the resurrection point? The sisters’ eyes sharpened as they stared warily in the direction of the voice. Then they were surprised as they saw the owner of the voice. It was a white-haired young man beautiful enough to be a woman, Veradin.

  “Captain of the hyenas? Why are you here?”

  Hyena. It was a derogatory term for necromancers. A necromancer could manipulate the corpses of others. They were called hyenas because they had a habit of looking for dead bodies on the battlefield. The reason why the sisters called Veradin the captain of the hyenas was simple.

  Veradin was the top ranked necromancer.

  ‘The one who was called the best genius along with Lauel in the 10 Rookies.’

  ‘Unlike Lauel, he’s been acting quietly. Why did he approach us?’

  There must be a big picture. Veradin extended a hand to the sisters.

  “If you want revenge on Overgeared, why don’t you join us?”

  “Hah…!”

  White laughed. It was ridiculous.

  “Join the White Wolf Guild? You want us to join the guild led by someone weaker? Do you not understand your targets? In the first place, how can you help us?”

  It was a violent reaction, but Veradin wasn’t offended. The White Wolf was a guild in the top 200 of the guild rankings. However, Veradin acknowledge it wasn’t enough to recruit such big people like the White and Black sisters.

  “Please don’t misunderstand. I’m trying to recruit you into Immortal, not my guild.”

  “Immortal?”

  It was a big name.

  “The organization of necromancers?”

  The sisters laughed but then Veradin spoke amazing words.

  “Immortal is a secret organization that serves Agnus.”

  “A-Agnus?”

  The weight of Agnus’ name was enormous. Agnus, along with Kraugel and Ares, had a powerful force and a unique madness. Even the worst dark gamer group, Blood Carnival, avoided Agnus. None of them wanted to provoke Agnus and they were always wary of him.

  But so far, Agnus didn’t have much influence on the power structure. It was because Agnus was always alone, just like Kraugel. Now Veradin claimed otherwise. Agnus also had a force behind him.

  “Wait a minute. Isn’t it too dangerous to give power to that crazy guy?”

  “He smashes a city every time he’s bored…”

  “…”

  Veradin felt bitter that even the sisters, who weren’t classified as normal, perceived Agnus as the biggest madman. Veradin laughed and shook his head. “Unlike what you think, Agnus has a surprisingly cool mind. He doesn’t do mass murder unless his feelings are disturbed.”

  “…”

  In other words, he would commit mass murder if he was in a bad mood. Veradin once again made an offer.

  “Come to Immortal. If you’re with Agnus, you don’t have to be afraid of Overgeared.”

  “…”

  It made a lot of sense. Agnus’ presence was that big. In particular, there was Agnus’ Death Knight Transformation. It might be temporary, but he could become the strongest undead knight that didn’t have to fear death.

  ‘If we’re with a person like that…’

  ‘We will gain wings on our back.’

  However, it was difficult to change forces so easily. They had to look at the conditions.

  “What is Immortal’s purpose?”

  “It’s to make Agnus the king of the living and the dead. The goal is to dominate the whole continent in the future by setting up a kingdom where undead and users coexist.”

  “…Interesting. It would be incredibly strong if you can create an undead army at the level of a kingdom.”

  “But won’t there be annoying activities if we join? We’re in Blood Carnival because we’re guaranteed freedom.”

  “Of course, you will also get freedom in Immortal. However, please be aware that Overgeared and the Ares army are our enemies. If there’s an armed conflict with the two forces, you will have to fight.”

  “…”

  The conditions weren’t bad for White and Black. Not only were they guaranteed freedom, they liked the fact that they were definitely opposed to Overgeared.

  ‘I’m wary about being hostile to Ares, but…’

  ‘Won’t we be invincible if our strength is combined with Agnus’ undead army?’

  Their worries didn’t last long. They felt reassured when thinking about Agnus.

  “Okay. Then we will withdraw from Blood Carnival.”

  Veradin shook his head at the Black and White sisters.

  “No, on the surface, you should stay in Blood Carnival. Just like I am staying in White Wolf.”

  “You aren’t announcing to the world that there is an organization called Immortal yet?”

  “Yes, more than anything else, I’m curious. The master hidden behind Blood Carnival. What is his identity?”

  “Ha, we also want to know that.”

  The White and Black sisters scoffed, but didn’t express any complaints. They were also curious about the master’s identity.

  ***

  The stronghold of Blood Carnival located deep inside the Dravian Mountains. One person spent most of his time in the previous nest of the light dragon Nevartan. Blood Carnival’s master, a.k.a ‘Dark.’ Only the three founding members of Blood Carnival knew the identity of the hidden master.

  ‘It’s annoying that the White and Black sisters are silent.’

  The sisters had attacked Reidan and failed. Based on their original nature, it wouldn’t be strange if they rushed to him right now. The Blood Carnival members gathered for the benefits of the individuals, so it was impossible for him to send forces to help.

  However, they were silent and this didn’t make him feel good. He thought about this and sent a whisper to Viola, one of the founding members of Blood Carnival.

  -Have you found any named NPCs on the level of Piaro?

  -I have roamed several kingdoms with the kids and haven’t seen a talented NPC. It’s the first time I’ve discovered that an independent NPC is so precious.

  -Everyone is greedy for talents. Hrmm… Maybe it is wiser to train one ourselves.

  -Train a named NPC? How?

  -Viola, have you seen the Bairan war video? One soldier was helping Grid covertly on the battlefield. Maybe Grid didn’t look for named NPCs from the beginning. He might’ve systematically trained an ordinary NPC and evolved them into a named NPC.

  -Is that possible?

  -We need to figure out if it’s possible or not. If you see a roughly gifted NPC, secure them. We will place them in the dungeon and raise their level.

  -U-Understood.

  Viola was dubious, but followed Dark’s command. Her confidence in Dark was this deep. After passing on the order to Viola.

  “I should keep it faithful to the owner.”

  Dark made a pleased expression and moved to a secret passage hidden behind a curtain. He descended the stairs and saw a complex maze. The creator of this maze?

  “Let’s work hard today.”

  It was none other than Dark.

  Kaaang! Kaaang!

  A dungeon with a terrible difficulty was created by Dark’s hand that was holding a pickaxe. It was the emergence of a new hidden class, Dungeon Maker.

  This would later be a great gift for Grid and Overgeared…

  Chapter 592

  Chapter 592

  A Dungeon Maker could build dungeons underground, in caves, inside buildings, etc.

  The rating of the constructed dungeon varied according to the location, desig
n, and scale. The higher the rating of the dungeon, the greater the number of traps and monsters that could be placed. Therefore, the rank of the dungeon was a factor that directly contributed to the difficult.

  [The third section of the ‘Beware Dogs’ dungeon has been completed.]

  [The third section is structurally capable of placing 8 traps and 193 monsters. However, you can’t place flying-type monsters.]

  [This is a unique-rated dungeon. As a bonus, experience has increased by 10% and all stats have increased by 6.]

  [Every time someone destroys a trap or hunts a monster, you will share some of their experience. You can acquire a certain amount of gold and building materials every time someone acquires items. If a dungeon explorer dies during the dungeon, you will receive various special rewards.]

  The dungeon ‘Beware Dogs’ built in the Dravian Mountains by Dark was his masterpiece. It was a structure that thoroughly blocked intruders to protect ‘it,’ which would someday become its master. Of course, dungeons built by Dark weren’t always used for this purpose.

  Dungeons were a highly utilized space. Dark sometimes produced dungeons that trained his allies or were easy to attack for his own benefits. Often, he created special dungeons such as a ghost house and charged for admission, creating a tourist attraction.

  In any case, Dark didn’t doubt that Beware Dogs would fully protect him as he intended. But there was still a long time left until it was finished. The production time and cost for the dungeon was too big. In particular, money. More money was needed.

  ‘Should I raise the commission cost for Blood Carnival?’

  No, he couldn’t be too greedy. Competitors in the same industry had been on the rise in recent years, so he had to be nervous.

  ‘There are too many bad guys in the world.’

  In the shadowy parts of the world, he could see all of them. There were those who harmed others casually, those who killed people for a reason, etc.

  Kaaang! Kaaang!

  Puok! Puk.

  Suksak.

  He repeatedly knocked down walls with a pickaxe, dug with a shovel, and built new walls with bricks. Dark was deeply involved in the creation of the dungeon when he felt skeptical.