Overgeared Chapter 419:

Chapter 419

『 Skull and Lauel have been logged out!! 』

『 The survivors of the US team have started to retreat. 』

『 It's a big matter that Kraugel alone **** three rankers. Russia has the numerical superiority. 』

『 Zibal survived, but his loss in power is severe. The United States seems to be getting further away from the medal. 』

『 Who could've imagined that a strong champion like the United States would be knocked out? Amazing! Kraugel is really great! 』

Since Satisfy's opening, Kraugel had maintained his first place ranking on the unified rankings chart. However, due to his nature of acting alone without appearing in public, the public had no chance to get to know his skills. They just guessed he was strong based on the few rankers who were witnesses.

To be honest, the public thought that all the nicknames for Kraugel were exaggerated. But that changed today. They were able to realize it after seeing Kraugel directly.

The rumors about Kraugel weren't exaggerated. Rather, they weren't accurate enough.

Kraugel was truly a transcendent figure.

***

"So what if the trivial monkey is good at fighting?"

The skinheads of Russia showed extreme racism. Over the past century, the number of Asians assaulted or killed by them was over 100,000.

The Koryoin were no exception. Most Koreans voluntarily acquired Russian citizenship and lived in Russia for several generations, but they weren't recognized by the skinheads. They were treated with threats and contempt. In 2005, there was a well known incident where the Koryoin Russian karate champion, 'Yakov Khan' was murdered by skinheads.

"What are you doing? The competition isn’t over yet."

Alexander. He was a skinhead and 22nd on the overall rankings. He treated Kraugel as less than a human. He didn't cheer, honor, or respect Kraugel, who played a bigger role than anyone else. He was just like a dog.

“…"

Kraugel led Russia to victory by defeating Jishuka, Skull, and Lauel. He couldn't even hold his body up properly as Alexander whispered to him.

“Shake it off and keep going. Don't you have to work hard to treat your mother's disease?"

“…"

"What? You're not getting up?"

Alexander knew why Kraugel was in this National Competition and thoroughly took advantage of it.

“Oh, I'm not feeling motivated anymore. I am tired of playing in the National Competition, so how about I quit and take a break?"

"I'm sorry. I'll get up."

Kraugel restrained Alexander, who was about to lie down, and barely got up. His legs were staggering as Alexander pointed to the scoreboard.

“While we were fighting the United States, South Korea took back the number one spot. If you don't want to miss out on the gold medal, you need to shatter them."

"…I will do so."

A new medicine that could treat his mother's disease. It would take at least two years before it was commercialized. Kraugel couldn't wait until then, so he firmed up his heart.

***

1st. South Korea – 244 points.

2nd. Russia – 195 points.

3rd. United States – 167 points.

4th. Canada – 153 points.

5th. United Kingdom – 119 points.

…

Grid's face was tense as he checked the scoreboard.

'The score of the Russians has started to rise again.'

It meant that the battle between the US and Russia ended in Russia's victory

“As expected from Kraugel."

The average power of the United States was higher than Russia. The US was only defeated due to the variable called Kraugel. Yura and Peak Sword hadn't expected the current situation and were surprised, but Grid was different.

'I can't play a more active role on this stage than Kraugel.'

In the past, Grid had defeated Kraugel because Kraugel wasn't in a perfect state. It was natural for Kraugel to achieve all of this, since he was so strong.

“Hrmm.”

South Korea had once again regained first place, but their the situation wasn't very good right now. Grid's God Hands were slowly and steadily accumulating points. However, Peak Sword was limited to close range damage, while Yura consumed mana with every shot. Yura's target processing speed was remarkably reduced and the targets flying through the sky were too small to handle.

'It would be a great help if Park Jonghwa was still alive.'

Grid judged that Russia and Canada would eventually beat them.

'The secret to how Russia is able to reach here.'

They actively utilized the weapon called Kraugel. Kraugel moved through Tira, fighting the elements that threatened Russia alone. And right now, the country threatened Russia was South Korea.

Kraugel needed to move again for Russia to get a more definitive victory. South Korea would be a target.

'Kraugel will soon attack.'

What will be the result if I fight against him?

'South Korea will lose.'

Even if Grid caught Kraugel's ankle, Yura and Peak Sword were the only ones handling the target, so the speed of scoring will be slow. In the end, Russia would catch up.

'If Yura and Peak Sword can confront Kraugel…'

It was counterproductive. Yura had grown quickly through the vampire cities and the Behen Archipelago, but she was still only level 260. Peak Sword wasn't Kraugel's opponent in the first place. Grid could only handle dozens of targets before the two people were logged out by Kraugel. Then Grid would be left alone.

The result where South Korea was defeated didn't change.

'How to get first?'

If Grid was an ordinary player, he would've abandoned the gold medal. But Grid wasn't a common player. Like Kraugel, he had a destructive power that overturned common sense. Thus, he could do something.

'What if I hit Russia?'

Yes, he didn't have to take the risk of facing Kraugel. While Kraugel ran to this place to confront Yura and Peak Sword, he would run and smash the Russian team.

'Afterwards, avoid Kraugel's pursuit and handle the targets with the God Hands.

Canada remained a problem, but Korea, Canada, and Russia weren't the only countries remaining on the battlefield. Britain, Argentina, China, and Japan were still in a relatively good condition. They were also aiming for a medal, so they would read the situation and keep Canada in check.

“Okay."

The cooldown of most skills had returned and his mana had recovered by quite a bit. Grid made a decision and spoke to Yura and Peak Sword.

"Stand out so that you will be Kraugel's target. Then when Kraugel attacks, escape as far as possible and buy some time."

"Grid, don't tell me…"

Yura was smart and Peak Sword had been the leader of a guild. They figured out Grid's plan at once.

“Are you going to strike Russia alone?"

“It's too dangerous, even if you're God Grid! Russia didn't beat the United States just because of Kraugel. The average power of Russia is strong, especially Alexander…!"

"Isn't it high list, high return? If we want the best result, I have to take this risk."

Grid cut off Peak Sword's anxious words and entered the forest. Peak Sword looked at his back with dismay and muttered.

"It is high risk, not high list…"

Kindergartens taught English these days, so shouldn't he know more? Peak Sword felt very good about his English, despite only saying 'Do you know?'

***

"South Korea's scoring rate has slowed down?"

“Is Kraugel already raiding Korea's base?

"No, Kraugel is tired. It will take him a considerable amount of time to reach the Korean base, and even if he reaches it, he won't pose a great threat to Grid."

"Then why is South Korea's score rising so slowly?"

"Are they frightened of Kraugel?"

“Well, there is Yura in the Korean team. She will quickly identify that she is Kraugel's next target.”

"Hahat! Cowards."

The Russian representatives were on top of the mountain that was originally the US team's base. As a result, the speed of their scoring was very fast. It was at least five times faster than South Korea, so a reversal would happen soon.

"But Alexander, isn't it better not to bother Kraugel so much in the National Competition?"

“I also agree. Kraugel is currently our largest power. It could backfire if you keep crushing his pride and morale."

Apart from Alexander, the Russian team representatives didn't know the real reason why Kraugel participated in the National Competition. They just thought he wanted a gold medal and a reward like themselves.

Alexander snorted.

“Don’t worry. He wants to win the championship for Russia more than anyone else. He will do his best to the end, even if he's treated as a dog."

Alexander disliked Kraugel. He felt honored to participate in order to make Russia great, and couldn't stand the attitude of someone who participated for personal reasons. Thus, he wanted to crush Kraugel even more.

The Russian representatives were chatting while handling the targets.

"Are you harassing Kraugel? Hyenas are bothering a lion?"

It was a familiar but also unfamiliar voice. Alexander and the other Russian rankers looked in the direction of the voice.

"You…"

"Grid?"

Why was this **** here? The Russian representatives quickly figured out the situation.

"Hoh, I see. You want to hit us while Kraugel hits South Korea?"

They felt grateful.

"Planning to raid us alone, you're crazy. Didn't you just come here to die?"

“You hit a couple of small fries and think you are so great?"

"You aren't Kraugel. Did you call us hyenas and Kraugel a lion? Then you are a dog, a dog."

Grid had been bullied throughout school and disliked harassment. He could roughly guess Kraugel's position after hearing the conversation of the Russian rankers, so his eyes were sharp.

"I'm a tiger, dumb bastards."

Kwack!

Before arriving here, Grid used the Item Combination skill. By combining Grid's Greatsword and Failure, he held the weapon with the highest attack power.

"Transcended Link. And Linked Kill Wave."

The bombardment struck the Russian team.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

"…!"

The energy blades, which were more threatening than a storm, destroyed the edge of the mountain peak. Unlike Lauel, who caused a landslide by taking advantage of the terrain, Grid caused a landslide using pure destructive power.

The Russian representatives screamed as they were hit.

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Chapter 420

Kurururung!

The mountain wasn't able to cope with the explosion generated by Transcended Link and collapsed.

The Russians showed their skills as the stones poured down like hail. Transcended Link was a non-targeted skill, so it could be avoided with control, while Linked Kill Wave could be countered with a corresponding skill.

Pepeng!

Pepepepeong!

Indeed, third advancement classes were different. The two second advancement users were unable to cope with Transcended Link properly, while the four third advancement classes handled Linked Kill Wave. They were hit by the landslide, but they moved their bodies properly and avoided a fatal injury. They were different from small fries.

Among them, the 22nd ranked Alexander was a military student. He focused on the small shields hanging on both wrists and hardened them, completely neutralizing the strike of Linked Kill Wave. He wasn't a tanker, so it was probably a skill to neutralize techniques.

"Indeed, you're a monster."

Alexander shook his hands like it was numb.

“If it's just the power of the skill alone, you are stronger than Kraugel."

Just.

“Aren't your total abilities below me?"

Alexander had also participated in the National Competition last year. He saw Grid defeat Hurent and Bondre in succession, winning the PvP event. At the time, he had been honestly surprised. He realized that he couldn't beat this yellow monkey and his pride was hurt.

But now it was different. Over the past year, Alexander had become stronger. He advanced faster than others. Grid would also be stronger than last year, but Alexander was certain that he had a bigger growth.

"I also experienced the East Continent."

One of the people who knew about the Behen Archipelago.

In this notorious instant dungeon, Alexander reached the 15th island and luckily found Fog Island. He bought a large number of elixirs and moved to the East Continent. There, he succeeded in countless quests, receiving all types of titles and a second class.

“My current stats are around 400 points higher than the same level users. By hardening my aura, I can exert powerful attack power and defense at the same time. Can a monkey like you handle me?"

Grid listened to the story and laughed.

Alexander frowned.

"What is funny?"

“In my experience, talkative people like you usually die in one blow. I'm just curious about how many seconds it will take for you to die."

It was an obvious provocation. Grid noticed Alexander's temper and taunted him. But Alexander was a surprisingly cool person.

"Hey monkey. I know that you've been a winner for a while. But keep this in mind."

The world was wide and there were many people.

"There are more than two billion users in Satisfy. Why do only a few rankers participate in the National Competition to represent their country? You're strong, but there are countless others in the world that you don't know about."

The true users that were Kraugel's level didn't show up in the National Competition. Why? They didn't want to expose their power to the world.

"They don't crave anything enough to risk exposing themselves. They are complete products."

“What is your point?"

“Well, to put it simply, it means that the rankers who competed in the National Competition are only B-class. They are lacking many parts and are weak and pitiful beings who made a choice to expose their power. Don't be so arrogant when you have only played against them."

"…Hoh."

It was a plausible logic. Grid had reasons for participating in the National Competition. First of all, he wanted the world to acknowledge his abilities. Secondly, he wanted to obtain adamantium and promote Overgeared. He wouldn't have bothered participating in the National Competition if he had no purpose. In fact, Faker hadn't participated in the National Competition for two years in a row.

Grid thought about it and came to a conclusion.

“Then Alexander, aren't you also B-class? Are you giving me an advance warning before I knock you out?"

Alexander snorted.

"No, I am A-class."

Alexander was already strong enough. He knew it wasn't ideal to fight in the National Competition and expose his power. Nevertheless, he participated in the National Competition for only one reason.

"I participated in this competition for the glory of my country. Now, experience the power of an A-class. Be the cornerstone of Russia's glory!"

"…!"

Grid's eyes widened.

It was because something as sharp as thorns rose from the ground at his feet.

His high insight and the power of the Slaughterer's Eye Patch meant Grid quickly detected the abnormality of the ground. Then he moved around with the agility he gained in the Behen Archipelago, avoiding the thorns.

The swift movements were more than Alexander anticipated.

'Yes, this is the trinity of items, stats and skills.'

Alexander linked skills while admiring it.

"It is useless! Aura Explosion!"

Pepepepeong!

The aura thorns that rose from the ground where Grid stood became hard. They exploded and caused damage to Grid…

[You have dealt 680 damage to the target.]

[You have dealt 599 damage to the target.]

[You have dealt 605 damage to the target.]

"Eh?"

Alexander's eyes widened with surprise.

'What? Why isn't the damage higher?'

That Grid, did he move quickly and get away from the blast radius? Alexander watched the dust caused by the explosion and belatedly realized.

'No, he didn't avoid it.'

Grid's defense was just absurdly high.

'Overgeared…'

The first time that Grid appeared in front of the world in the past. He called himself overgeared when facing Neberius, a Yatan Servant. It was a defense that made Alexander recall Grid's intense first appearance.

'But it will eventually break!'

Alexander moved forward.

Jjeejeeeong!

Twin swords slashed through the air towards Grid. If Grid didn't have flying magic, he wouldn't have been able to respond easily. Now Grid was accustomed to Fly after nearly two years. He could move as freely in the sky as he could on the ground. It was relatively easy to block Alexander's swords.

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

"What…?"

Currently, Grid was armed with a greatsword. It was common sense that his attack speed would be slow. But Grid's attack speed was very fast. The attack speed was between that of a one-handed sword and a greatsword, so it was hard to defend against.

'Even the destructive power…!'

Alexander barely defended with his shield, but he couldn't bear the weight of the greatsword. He fell to the ground. Grid immediately rushed towards him.

"Pagma's Swordsmanship."

In the empty air, he moved while using Link.

Pit!

Pipipipipit!

A quick swordsmanship that made it hard to believe it came from a greatsword. Dozens of black lights appeared around Alexander's body. Grid believed that dozens of strikes would emerge from Alexander's body. It was a maneuver to deal with Link.

But Alexander wasn't an ordinary person. As soon as Grid used Link, he developed an aura tornado, creating a barrier of aura around his body and making it harder.

At that moment.

Pepepepeong!

Link hit the aura barrier and it broke. Grid and Alexander's gazes met through hundreds of scattered aura fragments. Alexander laughed.

“Louder than before! Aura Explosion!"

Puaaaaaaaah!

"Kuk!"

Grid groaned.

It was the first pained expression he made after the target processing started. It would be difficult to cope with the damage caused by the simultaneous explosion of dozens of aura fragments.

"This is the power of an A-class!"

Alexander took advantage of the momentum to hit Grid's chest with his left hand, while pushing the sword in his right hand into Grid's abdomen. It wasn't a weak attack. However, Grid's items were much better.

[The Largest Gloves have reduced physical damage by 4%.]

[The Shiny Gauntlets have reduced physical damage by 5%.]

[The Heavy Helmet has reduced physical damage by 6%.]

[Lantier's Cloak has reduced the damage of all stabbing and cutting attacks by 20%.]

[Triple Layers has reduced physical damage by 4%.]

[Triple Layers has reduced the damage of stabbing attacks by 50%.]

[The enemy's sword is caught in the gap of Three Layers. The skill 'Sword Breaker' is used.]

[The target's weapon durability has dropped.]

Kwajijik!

“…What?"

Alexander paled. The durability of his swords decreased severely just from cutting and stabbing Grid. It even got stuck. It was like dealing with a named golem boss.

Grid told him.

"If you are A-class, then I am S-class?"

'Damn items…!'

Alexander removed his sword and attacked Grid again.

It was the manifestation of his strongest attack skill, 'Exceed Sword,' which concentrated hardened aura at the end of the sword. Exceed Sword had the option of ignoring a certain amount of the enemy's defenses.

Grid didn't avoid it. To be honest, it was difficult to avoid it. He didn't bother wasting strength and just let it hit. He believed in the Heavy Helmet, Largest Gloves, Shiny Gauntlets, Triple Layers, and Lantier's Cloak, which had high resistance to physical attacks.

Of course, his items certainly paid back Grid's faith.

[You have suffered 8,144 damage.]

"This is ridiculous!"

Alexander's strongest attack skill only did this much damage? The durability of his sword was further reduced. Grid struck the miserable Alexander. Alexander couldn't avoid it. Grid used a skill the moment he welcomed the attack, so there was no time to avoid it.

Linked Kill pierced Alexander's heart before Alexander could recover his sword.

Puk.

Puk puk puk!

Alexander did his best to the end.

He succeeded in defending against the first strike of Linked Kill with his hardened aura shield. But Grid's Linked Kill was a skill that hit the target at least three times. Luckily, this time it was six strikes.

Alexander couldn't deal with the overwhelming power exerted by Grid's Greatsword + Failure and turned to grey.

“…"

The Russian representatives were speechless.

They never imagined that Alexander, who was the next strongest after Kraugel, would lose against Grid. Frankly speaking, they expected Alexander to crush Grid. But the result was the opposite.

Then Grid said to them.

"Am I still a dog?"

The Russian representatives shook their heads.

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Chapter 421

Grid's shocking strength and bravery were backed by his items. It was enough to qualify as a tiger. It was relatively easy to avoid the combo of Transcended Link and Linked Kill Wave, but even Russia was forced to shrink back from the power of the items.

'Alexander was overwhelmed… I didn't know that the power of items was this much.'

'It isn't a match for Kraugel, but it can be compared to Night. '

'There's a limit on what the three of us can do.'

Night.

Night, an unofficial ranker who destroyed Alexander at the PvP competition held by the Russian government. Grid was so strong that they were reminded of Night's strength. The Russian representatives shuddered, while the third advancement users thought quickly.

'The two second advancement classes failed to escape from Grid's Transcended Link and fell down the mountain.'

'Those two are weak. If we're killed by Grid, it's impossible to win with just Kraugel and those two.'

'We should compromise here.'

Step, step.

Grid was approaching. If they didn't want to experience a catastrophe, they needed to make a quick decision. The Russia representatives made a suggestion to Grid.

“How about making an alliance?"

"Haven't you suffered a big loss of power? We won't fight until the end, instead we will help each other out with other countries. Won't we be invincible if we join forces?"

“Let's share the gold and silver medal."

The Russians thought that Grid would willingly accept the proposal. Currently, the only survivors of the Korean team were Grid, Yura, and Peak Sword. It was also clear that Yura and Peak Sword would soon be logged out by Kraugel.

'Grid would be left alone.'

'Grid will stubbornly fight.'

‘It's the end for South Korea if Grid dies.'

'If Grid isn't a fool, he won't fight us until the end.'

The Russian representatives were sure of it.

"What if I don't want to?"

Grid showed an unexpected reaction. Was he stupid? No. He had steadily developed in the past year. It wasn't just his power, but his thinking abilities as well. He was always aware of Lauel's advice and grasped the battlefield more accurately.

"The moment we ally with each other, it's likely that the other counties busy fighting each other will become alert towards us."

The countries currently alive were powerful. It wouldn't be good if they worked together in a pincer attack.

"Let's make it simple. I will kill you here as originally planned."

The Russians thought it was absurd. They hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Think about it calmly! It's better to combine strengths rather than fighting and destroying both of us!"

"Destroying?" Grid asked like he didn't understand. "I will be destroyed by you?"

"…?"

The Russian representatives frowned.

"What is with this reaction? Don't tell me you believe that you can easily beat the three of us alone?"

"It doesn't seem that hard?"

Grid shrugged as he held Grid's Greatsword + Failure, which only had a short duration remaining. Grid's Greatsword and Failure were both weapons with a legendary rating. Once they were joined together through Item Combination, their power exceeded the 'sealed' myth rated weapons.

It was a weapon that couldn't be understood using the common sense of current users. What happened if the Rune of Darkness effect was added to the Blacksmith's Rage buff skill? It would make the 50% drop in PvP damage pointless.

[Opening the Rune of Darkness. Demonic power has permanently increased by 10. * For one minute, 20% addition shadow damage will be added to normal attacks and skills.]

[Blacksmith’s Rage has been used. Attack power will increase by 25% and attack speed will increase by 40% for 35 seconds.]

Teong!

Grid rushed towards the Russian representatives. The Russians clicked their tongues at his ridiculous judgment and threw their weapons to weaken Grid's power.

Teteteteng!

"…!"

Their eyes widened. Grid surrounded his body with the black cloak and the weapons thrown at it were stuck or bounced back.

{W-What? Did you see that? What in the world is that cloak?}

{I've seen several legendary cloaks, but nothing like this…}

{Don't make a big fuss. Stay calm.}

Indeed, it was funny to be surprised at items. From the very beginning, Grid was the king of being overgeared.

{No matter how great his items are, he'll have definite limits.}

Grid's control skills were at the level of the low level rankers.

{Aim at this point.}

Pahat!

As soon as Grid got within a certain distance, the representatives of Russia formed a triangle shape with Grid in the center, isolating him. They linked skills that made use of the strengths of their different weapons, disturbing Grid and dealing constant damage.

It wasn't that Grid didn't know their intentions. His intense combat experience amplified Grid's judgement ability in a positive direction.

"Pagma's Swordsmanship."

Grid moved naturally while using Pagma's Swordsmanship, avoiding the Russian rankers' non-targeted skills. This made the Russians feel astonished.

'Avoidance skills?'

'Grid?'

They didn't know. Over the past year, how hard Grid had been working to defeat stronger enemies and how much he developed. Then Grid gave them despair.

"Restraint."

A wide area CC was activated in an instant, causing the Russians to look contemplative. Grid swapped from Braham's Boots to Grid's Boots to raise the destructive power even more, and dealt a blow to them. At this moment, commentators, experts and viewers around the world were thrilled.

『 Pagma's Swordsmanship, it had an obvious weakness! The footwork is needed to use it. 』

『 In fact, in last year's National Competition, Grid was hit by a few rankers using this weakness. 』

『 But this year’s Grid is different! He uses the skill while moving! Grid has learned how to avoid this weak point! 』

『 Overcoming weaknesses and sublimating weapons…! It's really amazing! Really great! Grid is actually a genius! 』

It was more than two years since Grid was exposed to the world. It wasn't a short amount of time, and at last, the world started to see Grid's true value.

A true top class.

***

'A monster was hiding on this small island.'

The Chinese representatives were upset. They ignored Japan as a small country. Yet Katz' strength was incredible. It was more than they predicted. Meanwhile, Damian was also very surprised.

'He's above the average level of Overgeared.'

'Genius at fighting' Hao.

The best person in China, whose population was over 1.3 million, his strength was unrivalled. In particular, he had excellent control skill over secondary weapons like chains. Damian thought that Hao was equal to the top members of Overgeared.

Yet the more surprising thing…

'Katz is the same as Hao.'

“Blood Breath!"

"Dragon Fear!"

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

It was like a Hollywood blockbuster movie. As the magnificent and destructive confrontation between Hao and Katz deepened, the environment became worse. Damian used a wide range protection spell so that his teammates wouldn't be hurt by the damage.

'What will be the outcome?'

The Chinese representatives stood arrogantly, believing only in Hao's strength. On the other hand, the Japanese were nervous that Katz would be defeated by Hao. In the end, Japan couldn't wait any longer and moved.

"Don't fight head on. Retreat and fight!"

China boasted the best power in Asia and their average level was higher than Japan by 15. There were three third advancement classes. The moment that Yoshimura and the Japanese representatives were being pushed back by the momentum of the Chinese representatives.

“Don’t run away and fight. Divine Protection, Incarnation of Light, Goddess' Blessing."

Damain used various buff skills.

[Divine Protection increases the defense of you and your party by 20% for 3 minutes.]

[Light Incarnation increases the attack power of you and your party by 10% for 3 minutes.]

[The Goddess' Blessing increases you and your party members' stats by 10% for 5 minutes, negates one strike and will create a shield that absorbs 8,000 damage.]

"…!"

The effect was comparable to the buffs used by priests. In particular, the effects of Goddess' Protection was beyond imagination, causing the Japanese rankers to feel shocked.

Katz was also impressed.

'He isn't the pope for nothing.'

The Blood Warrior had a passive blood-sucking effect, so his battle endurance was very good. With Damian's buffs and healings, Katz would be able to hunt infinitely. Katz decided that he would surely turn Damian into his own person after the National Competition ended. He didn't doubt it, because he believed in his wealth.

"Kuk…!"

Hao groaned because he couldn't adjust to Katz' rise in stats. It happened when Katz smiled triumphantly and was going to link a combo.

“Shed Weapon."

"…!"

Hao showed wonderful control through a different skill. He accurately grasped the orbit and speed of Katz' sword, grabbed it and dropped Katz' weapon to the ground.

[Your weapon 'Crave' has been released!]

[This is the result of a skill. You won't lose ownership of the item. In 12 seconds, the item will return to your inventory.]

'My weapon was forcefully removed?'

If he couldn't pick up the sword that fell to the ground, he wouldn't have a weapon for 12 seconds. Hao hit Katz' chest and shoulders and used another skill.

“Shed Armor!"

"Shit!"

Once his armor was caught in Hao's hands, Katz cursed as he felt the worst result. Then Hao's sword tore through the single piece of cloth and pierced his abdomen.

"Cough…!"

'It's up to here.'

Hao wanted to finish Katz off completely. But he was worried about Damian's intervention. While Katz was flinching, Hao stepped back and examined the battlefield.

"Ugh!"

"Hiik!"

Most of the screams came from the Chinese representatives. China was completely shaken by Japan.

'Pope…'

Along with the fraudulent buffs, Damian occasionally used offensive magic and healing magic. He was showing off the ridiculous abilities of the first pope user, standing there with a laidback expression, like an old man who was drinking alcohol.

'Japan is a strong team this year.'

They were also a candidate to win. Japan felt stronger than any country that Grid and the Overgeared members belonged to. It was almost like Russia or the United States. Thus, Hao had a question.

"Why? If you have this much power, why aren't you absorbed in the target processing? Why abandon getting a medal?"

Damian responded like it was obvious.

"Isn't Grid participating in this? Rather than losing and lowering the morale of the team, it's better to give up on this event."

"…?"

Hao had no direct experience with Grid. He'd only witnessed Grid's videos in the past, so he couldn't understand.

Lauel and Damian. Why did people who he acknowledged keep overestimating Grid?

'No?'

The puzzled Hao became shocked. The only object of his awe, the score of the Russian team that Kraugel belonged to, completely stopped, while Korea's score started to rapidly accelerate.

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Chapter 422

Hao was able to guess what had happened when the scoreboards of Korea and Russia, who were first and second, stopped at almost the same time. Korea and Russia were confronting each other. Then after a while, Russia's score would move again while Korea's score would stop forever.

Hao believed it.

The result was the exact opposite.

'It can't be… Don't tell me Grid defeated Kraugel?'

Hao was confused. The words that Lauel spoke during the Reidan invasion rang in his ears.

"Watch Grid's path. You will soon know that he is the only sky."

It was an obvious lie, so Hao just snorted. But.

'What is this?'

Stagger.

Hao’s body lost its balance. He leaned back against a tree and could barely stand because of dizziness. Hao had received a huge mental shock.

'Kraugel.'

The only one who brought frustration to Hao, who had believed he was the most gifted person in the world. No matter how Hao tried, he could never reach that sky. That high sky was being collapsed by another person, not him? He was bested by Grid?

"I have to confirm it… I must see it with my own eyes."

Until then, he couldn't understand. Like a man possessed by a ghost, Hao tried to escape the battlefield. Damian blocked his way.

"I can't let you go. If I let you go, I will be misunderstood by people again. This time, I might be called Chinese."

“You aren't qualified to decide if I go or not."

Hao didn't understand what Damian was talking about, but he opened his true power.

Kwaang!

There was an intense wave of energy.

Jjejeok! Jjejejeok!

Hao's muscles rapidly swelled, while the skin of his chest, back, shoulders, abdomen, thighs and other parts of the body cracked. What appeared in the cracks of the skin? It wasn't flesh, muscles, or blood vessels. It was red scales.

Flap.

A pair of wings emerged from Hao's back and spread wide. They resembled the wings of a dragon.

Kudu! Kududuk!

10 black fingernails protruded like blades, while the white pupils tinged with gold froze the heart of anyone who looked in them.

Kururung!

Hot breath emerged like flames. The facial features were close to that of a human, but Hao also had partial features that were similar to a dragon. Currently, Hao's half-draconian form was level 2.

It increased his strength, agility, health, and resistance by 15%. He also got an incomplete flying ability, fire ability, and stamina regeneration ability. The disadvantage was that he couldn't use most of the skills available to humans, but the draconian Hao was less likely to rely on skills.

He had the ultimate physical form, so he relied on this and secondary weapons to win. The transformation into a draconian maximized his combat power.

"Get lost!"

Kuwaaaang!

A breath spewed out. His feelings about Kraugel were close to pure longing. One day, in the process of gazing at Kraugel with a desire to overcome him, he became a passionate follower of Kraugel.

Kraugel didn't know Hao, but Hao's route in life was closely related to Kraugel. The reason why he participated in this National Competition was because he heard Kraugel was participating.

Peeng!

Damian used a shield to block the fired breath and Hao approached Damian. Then he wielded his sharp claws. It was once against defended by Damian's shield.

Hwaruruk!

However, he was burned by the influence of the flames around Hao's body. Damian didn't feel great pain. He was the first paladin of the Rebecca Church, obtained the the first unique class Goddess’ Agent and was now the pope.

His swordsmanship was taught by Piaro and was comparable to Grid's level. He boasted an overwhelming defense and endured Hao's flames.

Sakak-!

He couldn't dream of being a great swordsman, but he fought Hao with skills that could match a great swordsman.

Hao shook.

'He's even good with the sword?'

Hao knew that the pope was the ultimate priest. He was far different from the paladins that used swords and blunt weapons. But Damian had the various buff skills, healing skills and wide area attack skills of a pope, as well as the swordsmanship of a paladin.

That's right. Damian was a fraudulent character with the potential to become the greatest pope ever. He was really top class.

Chaaeng!

The moment Damian tried to slash at him, Hao spun to minimize damage and counterattack by kicking at Damian. Using the rebound, he opened the distance and used chains to restrain Damian's wrists.

Kkirik! Kik.

Damian's wrists were bound and he couldn't use a sword or shield. Hao looked at his confused expression and spread open his wings as widely as possible. Then he flapped once.

Peeng!

Hao's body accelerated and he shot towards Damian like a lightning bolt. It would be hard for Damian to cope. The wrists restrained by chains were pulled to the left and right, and he was forced to stand with his arms wide open like a crucified Damian. The moment Hao was about to stab his claws into Damian's chest.

"Goddess' Wrath."

In the end, Damian showed off the power of the pope.

Chiiiiiing!

Two huge magic circles, around 3m in diameter, were quickly created behind Damian's back.

Peeeeeong!

Two huge pillars of light, which erased everything in a straight line, emerged from the circles and penetrated Hao's body. The momentum was so enormous that it caused an upheaval in the earth. Thanks to this, Hao flew far away and the chains binding Damian were loosened.

After releasing the chains, Damian wiped the sweat off his forehead.

“If this was before I became the pope, I wouldn't have been able to deal with you."

Hao angrily replied to Damian.

"It's the same now that you're the pope. I admit that you're strong, but you can't beat me."

Wide area magic had limits. In addition, the current state of the battle was the National Competition, where PvP damage was only at 50%. Hao wasn't affected by Goddess' Wrath. He was just knocked back.

Hao regained his posture and rushed to Damian again. He freely took advantage of the momentary acceleration caused by flapping his wings, showing off dazzling movements. Damian's defenses were exquisitely shredded and his counterattacks avoided.

As the battle progressed, Damian suffered one-sided damage.

"You're really strong."

Damian spoke honestly. Damian had lost one-third of his health, while Hao's health had recovered. Hao was really strong. It was difficult to hit him because his movements were so great.

"I'm going to show this skill to someone other than Grid."

Damian sighed.

He used the ultimate skill of the Goddess’ Agent, Light’s Blessing. It was the manifestation of the highest buff skill that was comparable to the pope's Goddess' Blessing.

[Light's Blessing will increase the defense attack power and accuracy of you and your party members by 80% for 3 minutes.]

It was ridiculous. The downside of this skill was the somewhat long cooldown time and high mana cost. In the case of the Goddess’ Agent, the maximum mana wasn't high. Therefore, if a slight mistake was made with controlling mana, the skill couldn't be used at all.

But now Damian was the pope. His mana was at least 10 times higher than it was before, so he was able to use this buff skill without any burden.

Seokeok!

"Kuk…!"

The hit rate of Damian's sword suddenly increased. He read the orbit and moved like his body was a magnet. Hao was upset.

'A buff that dramatically increases hit rate…!'

High accuracy was the 'system' that disrupted control based evasion. It was the reason why rankers valued accuracy highly. However, items or skills that increased accuracy were rare. Therefore, it was hard to find a ranker with a level of accuracy that would make Hao's control skills ineffective.

That person showed himself now.

Damian. Thanks to the buff, even his damage and defense greatly increased.

Chaaeng! Chaeng!

The flow started to reverse. Hao went on the defensive. More importantly, the Japanese representatives started to overwhelm the Chinese side. After a while, Hao, the only survivor of China, was isolated.

This sight shocked Asia.

『 C-China…! Asia's strongest country has been defeated by Japan! 』

『 Damian's abilities are far too great. He's fighting one-on-one with Hao and isn't pushed back at all. He also multiplied his party's abilities several times with buffs… 』

『 Maybe Japan will cause the biggest upset of the tournament? 』

『 It wouldn't be strange if Japan became the champion this year. 』

The stir created by Damian was even greater than that caused by Grid. On the other hand, Hao asked a final question before he was logged out.

“Despite having this much power, why do you value Grid so much?"

Damian replied.

“The one who made me who I am now is Grid."

The defeat of the fallen pope Drevigo, the conversion to Goddess' Agent, and the defeat of pope candidate Pascal was all thanks to Grid.

With Damian's abilities alone, he would've been limited to just being the Rebecca Church's first paladin. It was only thanks to Grid that Damian could grow and save Rebecca's Daughters.

"Grid is my god. It's natural that he's much greater than me.”

“…"

Currently, Damien had the attention of the world. Hundreds of cameras were filming Damian and transmitting it to every country in real time. Whether they understood or not. Thanks to Damian deifying Grid, the world was turned upside down.

The world's curiosity and enthusiasm for Grid deepened further.

OG:

Current schedule: 20 chapters a week.

Chapter 423

Before Grid raided Russia.

As Grid predicted, Kraugel targeted South Korea. It was because among the countries that remained, South Korea had the highest score. Of course, he didn't intend to fight to kill. He planned to keep Korea in check by preventing them from concentrating on the target processing.

Kraugel wasn't in a perfect state. Yes, he was like a car out of fuel. It was the same as just after his confrontation with Piaro. What if he faced Grid now?

Kraugel was sure that the probability of his defeat was more than 80%. It was shocking if Kraugel was to be defeated by someone, but Kraugel knew. He wasn't invincible. In addition, Grid was strong.

'This?'

Kraugel stopped moving through the forest. In the sky above. The golden hands holding weapons were handling the targets.

'…The God Hands.'

South Korea's score was slowly but steadily rising. Kraugel realized that it was thanks to the God Hands. He looked around and confirmed that there were no signs of Grid. He had to neutralize the God Hands.

But.

Chaaeng!

‘Indeed, destroying them is impossible.'

The God Hands were ridiculously durable. After being hard by White Fang, causing them to stiffen for 2~3 seconds was the limit.

Bururu.

The God Hands' protection system was activated. They started targeting Kraugel.

'The Sword Mastery skill is attached?'

The God Hands had grown compared to when he faced them in Reidan. They were stronger and faster. Kraugel guessed that the God Hands could hunt level 200 monsters alone. They were really great items.

Indeed, it was the private item of Pagma’s Descendant.

'Will a sword saint have an item only for them?'

Kraugel imagined it as he avoided the attacks of the God Hands in a relaxed manner. It was like a professional boxer facing four elementary school children.

"…?"

Once the God Hands were drawn to him, South Korea's score had completely stopped. Now Kraugel jumped with surprise. It was because Russia had been increasing the gap from South Korea, only for their score to suddenly stop.

'It can't be!'

Kraugel felt like he had been hit in the back of the head. It was clear that someone attacked Russia while he was away, and that someone was likely to be Grid.

'Go back.'

Kraugel determined that it was impossible for Russia's representatives to deal with Grid and was going to return.

Tatang!

Around 120 meters to the rear. A sniper shot came from behind a huge rock. A bullet made of magic power. Based on the direction of the sound and the wind, Kraugel predicted the point of impact. He moved his waist and avoided the magic bullet.

Peeng!

The tree behind Kraugel exploded, the shockwave causing Kraugel's long ponytail to become a mess. It revealed his face that was as beautiful as a sculpture.

『 As expected from Kraugel! This is the control skill of the 1st ranked user! As long as it isn't a definitive attack, he can avoid almost all of it! 』

『 I received some statistics just now. In this target processing match, Kraugel avoided a total of 502 out of 537 non-targeted skills… Heok, is this data wrong? 』

『 He has gone beyond the realm of a human… 』

The former 5th ranked Yura. Despite her appearance and her hidden class, the world was only focused on Kraugel. Yura one of the most popular women in the world, was only a supporting figure when placed next to Kraugel, the peak of two billion users.

『 How long will Yura grab Kraugel's ankle? 』

『 Currently, Kraugel is in a tired state. Since she was the 5th ranked user, shouldn't Yura be able to hold on for five minutes? 』

『 No. Since the old days, Yura was vulnerable to close combat. She can only withstand for one minute. 』

As the commentators and experts speculated, Kraugel rushed towards Yura with White Fang. Kruagel was convinced that Yura was a gunman, so he focused on narrowing the distance. Yura planned to buy time while running away, but…

'Fast!'

Kraugel's speed was much faster than expected. The actual speed of movement was similar to Yura, but Kraugel grasped the forest terrain in an instant and minimized his movements, making it more efficient.

Kraugel caught up to Yura. At this time, the God Hands had completely left Grid's sphere of influence. Therefore, they no longer targeted Kraugel and were forced to return to Grid's inventory.

Chaaeng!

Kraugel wielded White Fang without any hesitation. Yura defended with Alex's Magic Engineering Gun in rifle mode and shuddered. Kraugel's white sword had gone over the top of the barrel and stabbed into her heart.

Puok!

"Uh…!"

A truth that everyone overlooked was that Kraugel's greatest strength wasn't his control skill, but his ridiculously high level. Due to the gap in level, there was a bonus to the attack power, defense resistance and accuracy.

Yura had just reached level 260 and wasn't able to cope with Kraugel who was level 343. She suffered great damage. Kraugel was surprised by this.

"You, why is your level so low?"

Yura was 5th on the unified rankings. Half a year ago, she had already crossed level 300. But looking at the damage that Yura received, she didn't seem to have experienced her third stats awakening yet. She was just a paper body, despite the excellent condition of her armor.

Why? What would make her level drop so drastically? Kraugel was feeling confused when Yura whispered in his ear.

"I believe that one day you will know why."

"…!"

Kraugel hurriedly moved back. Yura's magic gun suddenly transformed into a sword. The barrel divided into four and a blue blade emerged.

Pit!

The aim was Kraugel's face. The sword left a wound on his left eye, causing blood to flow.

“…"

The owner of the second legendary class, Yura. Like a flower blossoming, the blue light of the sword illuminated the strong will in her eyes. Kraugel's black eyes sank coldly while the commentators were extremely excited.

『 Yura has dealt a wound to Kraugel! 』

『 Yura's strength can't be ignored! 』

『 What is Yura's weapon? How did the magic gun turn into a sword? 』

General magic engineering guns only supported rifle mode and pistol mode. But Yura's magic gun changed into a sword, making the commentators feel disbelief. The experts speculated.

『 It's a magic engineering gun made by dwarves. 』

『 It's likely that Yura has travelled to the dwarf city of Talima. 』

『 However, this isn't a card that will upset the battlefield. 』

Yura was presumed to have obtained the gunman hidden class. She didn't possess the Sword Mastery skill. In the first place, swordsmanship was out of the question for a black magician. This was what the experts thought, but…

Chaaeng! Chaeng!

Surprisingly, Yura's swordsmanship was at a good level. She fought back and directly received Kraugel's counterattacks. The spectacular effects that occurred when the two people crossed swords dazzled the viewers.

But this tense confrontation didn't last long. Yura's swordsmanship wasn't comparable to Kraugel, and above all, their level and stats difference was too great.

Peok!

After throwing away Yura's sword, Kraugel raised his sword vertically. He put his knee on Yura's shoulder and held the handle of his sword. It was the precursor of 'Jajinmori.' (TL: only thing I could find was related to music, basically the fastest tempo.)

Peeeong!

"…!"

He was kicked in the chest and Yura rushed away. Kraugel tried to hit her by throwing a secondary weapon. But at this time, he felt an intense energy from the rear.

While Yura grabbed Kraugel's attention, Peak Sword aimed for a surprise attack from the rear.

"Draw Sword, Sudden."

Piing.

Once Peak Sword's sword was pulled out, there was a sharp burst of energy and it suddenly flew at Kraugel. Fast. In the first place, drawing sword techniques weren't easy to avoid. Even Kraugel, with his keen senses and insight, wasn't able to avoid the skill that was used with perfect timing.

Seokeok!

"Cough!"

The sword penetrated Kraugel's chest, causing him to cough up blood.

‘Dangerous.’

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the figure of his mother appeared in front of him.

‘…Stand up.'

Kraugel was at the last of his strength. Yura turned her weapon back into pistol mode and fired magic bullets at him.

Pepeng! Pepepepeng!

Kraugel's body was consecutively hit by magic bullets. Peak Sword recovered his sword and prepared for his next attack. Then Kraugel used 'True Clouds'. A blue cloud-like haze covered the area.

'I can't see.'

Yura and Peak Sword were nervous because they could see Kraugel within the clouds. They didn't know when and where Kraugel would appear to attack them. After 20 seconds, Kraugel didn't attack them and the clouds completely disappeared.

He had run away. It was because the continuous battles had pushed Kraugel's stamina and mana to the depleted state. Kraugel decided to survive and maintain Russia's score, keeping the silver medal, rather than kill Yura and Peak Sword.

Then 20 minutes later. South Korea scored 400 points and the target processing match was automatically stopped.

***

『 The 2nd Satisfy National Competition, there was an upset from the very first event! 』

<Grid, an attack power and defense that surpassed the nerf.>

<(Review) Let's analyze Grid's items in depth.>

<(Column) Maybe the real strongest person is Damian?>

<Canada's Vantner and Chris conflicted with each other, causing them to eventually miss the silver medal.>

<(Column) The gap between second and third advancement classes is greater than expected.>

After the opening day finished. There was a brief press conference and the players returned to their rooms.

Shang X Lila Hotel. The Korean representatives were gathered in Grid's room.

"Amazing! Amazing! Korea won the gold medal at a team event. No one would've imagined it!!"

Peak Sword shouted excitedly.

"This is all thanks to Grid, Yura, and Peak Sword."

“I'm sorry that we were no help to you."

“Hah, we are useless. We were completely disruptive…"

Kyunghook, Sumin, and Jinhee couldn't lift their heads. The proud people trembled from their helplessness. The atmosphere suddenly sank. Surprisingly, the one to encourage them wasn't Peak Sword.

It was Grid.

“No, this result is due to all of us. If all of you weren't present, we wouldn't have won the gold medal."

Grid had been despised for incompetence his whole life. That's why he knew.

“There are no worthless people in the world. Everyone has their own personality and talent. Always have pride in yourself."

As soon as a human saw themselves as unnecessary, their lives would be at risk. Their self-esteem would collapse and they couldn't overcome misfortunes due to their misery. Just like the Grid of the past.

The smiling Grid. As the protagonist of the gold medal, he wasn't arrogant and shared his achievements with everyone. Yura felt that he had matured. It was interesting and pleasant to watch a man who was becoming an adult day by day.

OG:

Current schedule: 20 chapters a week.

Chapter 424

Ture Hotel.

The hotel where Russia, Brazil, and Japan were staying had a special area. It was a capsule room limited for just the National Competition. The representatives from various countries could play Satisfy any time they wanted in their hotels.

Kraugel visited this place. There was 14 hours and 23 minutes remaining until the start of day two of the National Competition. In the meantime, Kraugel planned to raise his level in Satisfy. Most representatives were exploring Paris or unburdening themselves with drinking, but Kraugel couldn't afford to enjoy the present.

His only aim was to win the National Competition, and he would do his best to achieve this goal. Kraugel was about to sit in the capsule when someone called to him. It was Alexander, one of the representatives of Russia.

“So what if you play games until you die? In the end, it's about winning the gold medals."

Alexander moved in front of Kraugel. He had a height of 190cm and a muscular figure, making him look threatening to anyone. His thick finger poked Kraugel's chest.

"The sky above the sky? Stop fooling around. In the end, because of your incompetence, Russia missed the gold medal and you won't be able to fix your mother's illness."

The skinhead Alexander treated yellow skinned people as more useless than monkeys. Russia was beaten by Grid and Alexander pushed all responsibilities Kraugel, who didn't come to save them. Kraugel was silent for a moment.

Kwack!

"Ugh!"

Alexander's face crumpled. It was because Kraugel grabbed his wrist and his grip was too strong and terrible.

'How does a yellow skinned person have such power?'

Kraugel was as feminine as a woman. Alexander couldn't believe that Kraugel could exert more power than him. With a force that was enough to break the wrist, Kraugel whispered in a desolate voice.

“I was forced to endure it on the opening day, but not anymore."

Yes, Kraugel hadn't figured out the team's tendencies at the start of the match. He was forced to give the lead to Alexander, but not anymore.

“You aren't in a position to say anything. I am the dominant one in this relationship."

Flinch!

Kraugel's black eyes were deeper than the abyss. Alexander felt a strange fear because he couldn't read any emotions in these eyes. This was just a yellow skinned person. Alexander couldn't admit it and tried to swing his fist.

“This **** monkey hasn't grasped who you are going against…!"

“…"

Did the physical abilities of the real body affect the virtual reality body? The experts' opinion was 'no.' The body in virtual reality was completely separate from the physical body. In order to move the virtual reality body better, the important factor wasn't the physical abilities, but the interaction of the brain.

In this regard, Kraugel thought that 'experience' was an important factor. For example, swordsmanship. Swinging a sword 10 times in reality meant it was possible to use a sword in the virtual world without Sword Mastery. Of course, the ability to use a sword was communicated through commands from the brain.

Before Satisfy was released. They were the days when he didn't know about his mother's condition. Kraugel participated in many sports and martial arts with pure passion. It was with the attitude of becoming the supreme person in Satisfy.

A slender body? That was only when wearing clothes. Kraugel's sleek muscles hidden under his clothes were comparable to professional martial artists.

Peeok!

“Kuack…!”

Kraugel evaded Alexander's fist and punched his face. The process was as fast as lightning, causing Alexander to fall and see stars.

Kuuong!

Kraugel placed his foot on Alexander's thick neck.

Kkuok!

"Kek…! Keeek!"

Alexander felt great pain from his vocal cords being pressed on. Kraugel spoke to the terrified Alexander.

"I know people like you. You're a type of gangster who doesn't obey until you are trampled on. You decided that I couldn't be targeted in virtual reality, but reality is different. Isn’t that right?”

Kkuok!

Kraugel placed greater weight onto the foot on Alexander's neck. In the end, Alexander's face turned white. He still couldn't see any emotions in Kraugel's eyes. Alexander realized that Kraugel wasn't afraid of hurting people.

'This guy… This guy is the real deal.'

He could kill a person. A person who absolutely shouldn't be touched.

Alexander shook as Kraugel gave a last warning.

"If you ever mention my mother with that filthy mouth of yours again, I will pull your tongue out. In addition, don't grab my ankle in the next team event. New medicine? Russia isn't the only one who has it, so you can't control me."

"…!"

Tang tang!

Alexander, who had difficulty breathing, banged his hand several times on the floor in surrender. It was a signal of surrender. But Kraugel didn't let him off easily. He pressed down on Alexander's neck, staring down silently for a long amount of time.

Alexander felt dizzy due to lack of oxygen and couldn't meet Kraugel's eyes. The hierarchical relationship was perfectly established.

‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'

Kraugel was forced to be an eternal outsider in Russia, where trash like Alexander lived. This personality was revealed during his first meeting with Piaro. Alexander ran away after Kraugel let him go.

Kraugel lay down in the capsule with an uneasy expression.

‘Russia is the only one who has the new medicine.'

Satisfy was the largest culture and business in the world, so Kraugel's value was astronomical. There were countless countries who wanted him to immigrate there. However, none of them had developed a new drug that could treat Alzheimer's.

Yes, Kraugel needed to lead Russia to victory.

[Scanning your body.]

[Recognize your iris.]

[Verifying the user's information.]

[The capsule protection system is working.]

[Log in to Satisfy.]

Chiiiiing!

Kraugel's eyes slowly cleared. His five senses were sucked into Satisfy. Then after a while. A capsule in the corner opened. The person who got up was Jishuka.

"Kraugel had this story."

She had laid down in the capsule before Kraugel and heard a noise before logging in. Then she unintentionally learned Kraugel's story. This information, she needed to tell Grid and Overgeared. Jishuka rushed over to Shang X Lila Hotel.

***

“The combination of sweet and salty is very good."

“It melts in my mouth."

Shang X Lila Hotel's restaurant.

The South Korean representatives were dining there. The restaurant had three Michelin stars, so the food was excellent. Even Peak Sword, who was an enthusiast about Korean food, had to acknowledge this taste.

"The cooking skills are great. I want to try the kimchi stew made by the chef of this restaurant."

“…"

It was hard to understand why he would want to eat kimchi stew made by a French chef. In this atmosphere, Grid felt frustrated.

“Why is the rate of service so slow when the amount of food is so small? The restaurant owner is incredibly lazy."

Grid was a typical modern Korean used to delivery food. The average time was 15 minutes. However, the French restaurant took 2~3 hours on average for a course, causing Grid to feel horribly frustrated.

“In this case, it would be better to just boil ramyun. Michelin is a waste of time."

"Um… I would like to try the soybean paste stew made by the chef of this restaurant…"

“…"

The frustrated Grid and Peak Sword who was talking nonsense. The two people made it difficult to relax and enjoy the food. The party thought that they shouldn't eat with Grid and Peak Sword from the next meal onwards.

On the other hand, Yura was glad. She felt a strange happiness just sitting at the same table as Grid. If she was with Grid, she could endure eating instant noodles three times a day for the rest of her life.

“You're this far from home, how about having a glass of wine?"

A restaurant where a nice piano melody was flowing. A youth with silver hair approached the raucous South Korean table. His blue eyes was as beautiful and clear as the sky. It was Lauel. Despite his casual appearance, he looked like a noble as he held out a bottle of red wine.

It was a relatively recent vintage of Romane X. Only 6,000 bottles of wine were produced a year, it was one of the finest limited quality wines. Lauel had prepared such a precious wine for Grid and was touched by his own loyalty.

"This body of wine, like the blood that flowed in my body for thousands of years, is lavish and sublime. This red wine is the symbol of me, Lauel… It reflects my will to be in your heart forever."

The Korean members paled. Their hands and feet shrivelled up from Lauel's words. But Grid, Peak Sword, and Yura were fine. Yura had outstanding composure, while Grid and Peak Sword didn't have good English.

“Okay, okay.”

"Do you know God Grid?"

Grid and Peak Sword responded as they accepted the wine that Lauel brought. However, drinking soju and rice wine was still the best.

“…"

Lauel was speechless as he watched tens of thousands of dollars disappearing in vain. In this chaotic atmosphere…

"Listen to my story!"

Jishuka ran in and started to tell Kraugel's story. But there wasn't a translator so the only people who could understand here were Yura and Lauel. Lauel watched Grid and said to Yura and Jishuka.

"For the moment, keep this a secret from Grid."

Lauel knew that Grid and Kraugel had a great affinity with each other. If Grid knew about Kraugel's circumstances, he might not be able to fully concentrate on the National Competition.

"I will fix this problem."

He learned how to get Kraugel into Overgeared. Lauel smiled with satisfaction and headed to his room.

Then the next day. The 2nd day of the National Competition began.

OG:

Current schedule: 20 chapters a week.

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