Overgeared

by Park Saenal

  “Ares…! This damn bastard!”

  It didn’t change its aggro and only attacked Ares until the end. Luck rotated like a spinning top in front of the persistent death knight and used the acceleration to aim a mighty kick at the death knight’s face.

  Peeok!

  A heavy blow! The skull that seemed small compared to the gigantic body looked like it shattered. Luck’s strike was that powerful. But the death knight was fine. The frost from the sky created a barrier at the point where the death knight was hit, nullifying Luck’s kick.

  “What?”

  This was a complete scam! Unlike Luck, who was losing his cool, Scott calmly grasped the situation.

  “The caster…! Attack Agnus!”

  “….!”

  Scott’s shout reached Grid.

  If only he had secured the rune before raiding Hell Gao. His rune would also hold the power of Hell Gao. Grid was filled with envy and regret when he saw Agnus use Furfu’s power.

  “Yes.”

  He hurriedly recovered. All of the Magic Missiles fired by Lifael’s Spear were blocked by Agnus’ Body Shield and Agnus was fighting back to back with the death knight and lich.

  “The starting point is different…!”

  It was actually an excuse. Grid and Agnus’ starting points were the same. No, maybe Grid was earlier. Why? Grid had been playing Satisfy since the closed beta. Why was Grid a low level user while Agnus was Baal’s Contractor? It was simple due to a lack of talent and skill, not because their starting point was different. In other words.

  ‘Our difference occurred at that time…!’

  Grid recalled the past while opening the power attached to the Rune of Darkness. Was he lacking after becoming Pagma’s Descendant? No. The evidence was that he had already caught up with Kraugel, the sky above the sky.

  “…I will fill up any gaps that remain!”

  Hwaruruk!

  Grid’s body was surrounded by flames. It was from head to toe. The red flickering covered Grid’s eyebrows and hair. Belial’s Power, the power of fire was opened.

  “…!!”

  Agnus, who could continue to release Furfu’s Power thanks to the help of Baal, felt his eyes widening. It was because the intensity of the flames coming from Grid was so sharp it felt like his flesh was distorting.

  ‘That’s right!’

  This was the true power of a great demon that was incomparable to Furfu, who was weakened and had his body sealed by Muller!

  Duguen!

  A wide smile spread on Agnus’ face. He was enjoying this moment. Grid won that power and took one step ahead of him. Agnus was delighted at being able to grasp the power he would eventually have.

  “Kik! Kilkil! Kuhahahat! Come!”

  Agnus shouted with a high momentum, but didn’t engage directly with Grid. One hand extended to the sky as he attempted to release Furfu’s strength to block Grid.

  Clack!

  Clack clack!!

  A defense line of 50 skeleton warriors armed with a sword and shield was formed. The effect of a unique skill of Baal’s Contractor that could enhance the stats of a summons and Furfu’s Power meant that each skeleton warrior was equivalent to a level 250 user.

  A one man army! There was no statement more appropriate to describe Agnus. But no matter how powerful the army, Grid already proved that this force was helpless in front of him.

  “Flames of Hell Path!”

  Hwaruruk!

  The flaming Grid rushed towards Grid.

  Chwaruruk!

  Clack! Clack clack!!

  The skeleton warriors that approached Grid and the frost in the sky were melted.

  “Hah!”

  Agnus’ smile of admiration became thicker. It was amazing that Grid dealt damage despite Furfu’s power protecting the summoner from enemy attacks twice.

  ‘Did he already know about Furfu’s Power?’

  Indeed, this was the guy who defeated the rodent Kraugel.

  Clink!

  Agnus admired Grid’s skill and gave a command to the 20 skeleton archers behind him. It was the appearance of the skeleton archers that Agnus used to deal damage in hunting and combat. Their attack power was high, although their physical strength and defense were significantly lower than the skeleton warriors.

  Ping!

  Pipipipiping!

  The sharp bone arrows flew towards Grid, who was narrowing the distance with Agnus. But Grid’s momentum didn’t decrease.

  “Pagma’s Swordsmanship, Transcend.”

  Kuwaaaaaang!

  As soon as he saw the flying arrows, Grid changed to ranged attacks.

  Pepeng!

  Pepepepeong!

  Grid’s energy blades intercepted the flying arrows. The unbalanced skeleton archers collapsed from the aftermath of the explosion and Agnus recalled them. At this point, Grid was already in front of Agnus.

  “Kill!”

  “I won’t allow it!”

  Kwajak!

  The death knight moved. It was the death knight that had been tied up by the God Hands wielding Mjolnir after Item Transformation ended. It released its aura as it moved in front of Grid. The explosion between aura and Kill caused a powerful shock wave that shook the ground. At that moment.

  “Corpse Explosion!”

  Agnus exploded the bodies that rose from the ground shaking. No, he tried to explode them. But the bodies didn’t explode.

  “Eh?”

  Agnus was confused. The skill was activated and mana was consumed, but the skill effect wasn’t shown. His sharp eyes discovered a black ring on Grid’s finger.

  “Dispel!”

  He knew exactly what he saw. Grid was wearing Dark Bus’ Ring. In addition, he was careful not to let his sword dance be cancelled by the Corpse Explosion.

  “Pagma’s Swordsmanship!”

  Paaaat!

  The death knight couldn’t endure Kill and fell down. Grid narrowed the distance to Agnus as much as possible and used his ultimate skill.

  ““Linked Kill Wave Pinnacle.”

  “Kuk…! Kuhahahahat!”

  The energy of the blue greatsword, enhanced by flames, was tremendous enough to remind Agnus of the ultimate boss monsters he raided so far. Agnus felt thrilled as the fiery +9 Failure aimed for his vital spot.

  Puok!

  The strike that precisely hit Agnus’ heart announced the start of Linked Kill.

  Puoook!

  The second strike aimed at the same spot. Grid’s amazing skill meant Agnus’ health gauge fell in an instant. It was an overwhelming damage that made Baal’s Contractor’s Mana Shield useless.

  “From now on…!”

  The true power of Linked Kill Wave Pinnacle would be revealed when the third strike of Linked Kill hit. Grid raised his concentration. He raised it to its limit in order to hit Agnus with the next attack. There was still a smile on Agnus’ face.

  “Peong-”

  A sound emerged just before Grid’s third consecutive Linked Kill hit Agnus.

  Kwajajajajak!

  Jishuka, Euphemina, Pon, and Regas were astonished as the lich suddenly fired magic at Grid.

  “No way!”

  The strongest the species, the higher the ego. Jishuka and the others were convinced that the lich’s aggro wouldn’t pour towards Grid as like as they were attacking it. This wasn’t the case. Agnus’ dominance violated common sense.

  “Kuaaaack!”

  “Kuhahahahaha!”

  Agnus laughed as he watched Grid scream from the lightning that flew from his rear. He laughed as Grid’s sword dance was cancelled. But this didn’t last long.

  ‘Dead?’

  Swaaaaah!

  Grid turned to grey after being hit by the lich’s magic? Agnus was puzzled. Grid wouldn’t die from the lich’s magic. Even if he died, he had the passive of a legend and would fall into an immortal state. Then how did he die?

  ‘Don’t tell me…!’

  Agnus urgently moved his gaze behind him.

>   “It’s too late! Shit!”

  Puoook!

  “Keeok!”

  Grid’s third Linked Kill flew from the side and struck Agnus in the side. It was all thanks to Grid utilizing the ‘position change’ skill with Randy.

  『 Ninja…! 』

  The commentators around the world were excited by the reversal. In particular, there was an uproar in Japan. The Japanese commentator saw Grid’s swapping skill and was reminded of a ninja. He revealed unnecessary pride that Grid acted like a ninja. At this moment, no one doubted that Grid would win. In particular, Grid was aware that Agnus’ health gauge was like a lamp in front of the wind.

  ‘It’s the end!’

  Grid was linking up Wave when Agnus’ sullen voice was heard in his ears.

  “Bentao’s Mockery.”

  Peok!

  [You have suffered 1,930 damage.]

  [A legend doesn’t die easily. You can resist all attacks for 5 seconds with a minimum of health.]

  “…?!”

  Grid’s confusion reached the peak due to the situation that couldn’t be understood.

  Chapter 660

  Chapter 660

  “Bentao’s Mockery.”

  “….!!”

  Grid suffered through something incredible once Agnus used a mysterious skill.

  Kihihihit!

  He saw the illusion of a fat clown.

  [You have heard Bentao’s bad laughter. You can’t stay calm after listening to it.]

  [You have lost your composure. The deployment of all active skills will be cancelled.]

  [Insane Clown King Bentao has fallen into a rage. Resistance has failed.]

  [It will take over one minute to overcome the ‘frenzy’ state.]

  [During the frenzy, your base damage will increase slightly, but your defense will decrease slightly. In addition, the casting speed and resource consumption of all skills are greatly increased .]

  [Bentao has stretched out his hand while you are losing your cool. Your health has changed with the owner of Bentao.]

  [49,300 health has become 819!]

  ‘What?’

  Their health gauges were changed? It was a type of skill that was difficult for Grid to understand. Grid was forced to feel confused. Above all, the hardest part about Bentao’s Mockery was that it ‘changed’ instead of ‘reduced’ Grid’s health. Thus, the healing and shield effects of Tiramet’s Belt and First King wasn’t applied.

  Puok!

  [You have suffered 1,930 damage.]

  [A legend doesn’t die easily. You can resist all attacks for 5 seconds with a minimum of health.]

  “…!!”

  In this gap, Grid lost his cool. Agnus wielded a sharp blade at Grid’s back and Grid lost the last insurance of the legendary class.

  ‘Shit!’

  He only had five seconds of invincibility remaining. The irritated and nervous Grid started swinging his sword at random. Of course, he didn’t actually wield his sword without thinking. Grid had accumulated a lot of combat experience and his body remembered how to fight, despite his mind being in an impatient and uncomfortable state.

  Yes, Grid was attacking Agnus with a normal pattern. He mixed his skills with basic attacks and paid attention to the increased accuracy rate. The problem was more than the frenzied state. Pagma’s Swordsmanship took one or two seconds to deploy. Now Grid couldn’t use it as quickly as normal and his attacks weren’t threatening.

  “Ha? You became a mess just from losing your cheat?”

  Grid panicked when he failed to link up his skills and the motions were cancelled. The smile gradually disappeared from Agnus’ face as the young man sloppily avoided his attacks. He lost interest in Grid. It was natural. A status condition that made all actions impossible, a silence that completely banned the use of skills, and a confusion that increased the difficulty of controlling the body. There wasn’t one person who hadn’t suffered from Agnus’ abysmal abilities.

  Then what about Grid? It might be because he relied on a legendary class’ ‘resistance to all status conditions’ for years and became accustomed to it. Unlike other players, he didn’t acquire skills to cope with the situation. The helplessness exposed in this moment was enough to disappoint Agnus.

  “You defeated Kraugel?”

  Peeng!

  Agnus avoided Grid’s attack, stretched out his hand and caused an explosion using the ‘charging’ features from his fingertips, hitting Grid.

  “Kuk!”

  In a situation where time was short, Grid became frustrated when Agnus opened the distance with him. Agnus started to get angry at the sight.

  “This is a poor side effect of Bentao’s Mockery.”

  That’s right. The reason Bentao’s Mockery was scary was because their health was switched. The frenzied effect wasn’t anything worth bragging about. However, Grid became helpless in the frenzied state. He was garbage that couldn’t be tied together with Kraugel and Ares.

  “Fake bastard.”

  The first player to become a king? It was a feat purely because he got a legendary class. Grid himself was insignificant. Agnus felt disappointed and once again reached out to Grid approaching him. Then.

  Peeng!

  One of the numerous titles of Baal, the ‘Destruction King’ was imperfectly reproduced. Agnus’ normal attack was turned into a ‘shoot with a charging effect.’ Thanks to this, Grid couldn’t reach Agnus and there was only one second left on the immortality. The moment he aimed at Grid.

  [Tiramet’s Belt has been equipped.]

  As soon as he entered the immortal state, he could quickly replace and swamp items.

  [You have suffered 1,400 damage.]

  [Your health has dropped below 10%. Tiramet’s Power is activated. 30% of your health has been restored.]

  [The duration of immortality is over.]

  Yiing-

  Grid’s empty health gauge suddenly rose by one-third. This wasn’t the end. Since becoming Pagma’s Descendant, he had acquired the ‘composure’ state and steadily grew through the production of items and acquisition of titles. Composure was a stat that increase the recovery rate from status conditions. Originally this stat wasn’t useful for Grid, who was completely resistance to all conditions, but not at this moment.

  [You have regained your composure.]

  [You have overcome the frenzied state.]

  “Pagma’s Swordsmanship! Transcended Link.”

  Kurururung!

  Grid struck Agnus with a medium to long distance skill containing overwhelming power.

  “?!”

  Agnus was surprised when confronted with dozens of energy blades. The top rankers were also quick to overcome status conditions, but Grid’s speed was extremely fast.

  ‘Is this the strength of a production class?’

  Grid was able to raise the composure stat that general combat classes found difficult raise due to Item Creation. This was the result.

  “But so what?”

  Agnus still wasn’t smiling. He was already disappointed with Grid. He couldn’t feel any pleasure from Grid.

  Kwaaaaang!

  The magic wave that came from Agnus’ lich collided with Grid’s energy blades, causing a storm that destroyed the battlefield.

  ***

  “Grid!”

  Jishuka turned pale when she saw Grid’s health gauge in the party window fall dramatically. She wanted to go to help Grid right away, but it was impossible. Black was the reason.

  “Where are you looking?”

  Pajijik!

  Black created a magician clone and fired a lightning spell at Jishuka. It was poison to the archer Jishuka, whose defensive ability was weak.

  “Ugh.”

  Jishuka revealed a gap due to the electric shock that lasted for a while. Another warrior clone flew at her and stabbed with the sword, but the attack came to naught. It was due to Pon’s obstruction.

  “Rain Spear!”

  Chwarururuk!

  Black’s
warrior clone swung a spear in order to block the dozens of spears summoned by Pon. He rode on a white horse and faced Black with a cold gaze.

  “You trash-like man…! You males only look at pretty girls!!”

  Kwaang!

  After joining Immortal, Black had focused on raising her level with the help of the necromancers. Her ability to protect her body using clones was strengthened, so she didn’t care about Pon’s Rain Spear. Pon clicked his tongue at her shout.

  “I don’t judge females based on their appearance. I like everything about women.”

  “Lies! Shut up!”

  “No, in the first place, we’re enemies, while Jishuka is an ally… Ack?”

  Black’s illusions changed the stage of the battle. The bloody palace filled with corpses was turned into a steep canyon. It was a terrain that blocked Pon. Pon’s attack power on a horse would rapidly fall while the water would tie up Jishuka and Pon.

  The situation of Euphemina and Regas also wasn’t good.

  “All young and beautiful women should die!”

  “Kyaaak!”

  The martial artist who surpassed Asura Regas, White! She could change her body size and weight freely when using martial arts, making her the power of a sun. She showed no signs of being pushed, despite facing Euphemina and Regas at the same time.

  ‘Why is this crazy woman so angry at me?’

  Euphemina barely escaped from White’s attack with Regas’ help and sighed with relief. She couldn’t understand the psychology of White. Didn’t they meet for the first time today? Why did she feel like a bad person? White aimed for Euphemina until the end.

  “I can’t believe your white skin and curly hair!!”

  “Kyaaak!”

  Euphemina was in a hurry to escape. Was it because she judged she couldn’t beat White? No. Victory wouldn’t be easy, but she didn’t think it was impossible. The lich Mumud was what Euphemina cared about right now. She had the quest ‘Mumud’s Soul Liberation’ and was waiting for Agnus to summon the lich Mumud.

  However, Agnus summoned two different liches and never called Mumud. It was irritating and frustrating from Mumud’s position.

  ‘This is a golden chance to clear the quest.’

  Euphemina continued to look towards Grid and Agnus. White snorted.

  “Aren’t all pretty women foxes? You are looking at Grid because you are expecting Grid to help you? You are too incompetent, leaning on a man.”