Overgeared Chapter 674:
Chapter 674
Corpse storage: an inventory exclusive to necromancers that could permanently store a total of 5 NPCs or monsters . AS such, necromancers had a habit of storing the body of a named NPC or raid boss monster that they had previously acquired in a quest or event .
They did this in order to gather excellent corpses and to use the best corpse among them as the material of a death knight . In other words, the corpse storage was for concepts such as a death knight ‘candidate’ collection . Agnus had one body in the corpse storage .
[Lantier’s Remains]
Rating: Legendary
The remains of the 15th Lantier, who was revered as a legendary assassin .
" . . . I’d like to try this guy out, but it’s just too hard to raise the dominance stat . ”
Agnus sought out the Behen Archipelago in order to find Pagma’s legacy, which belonged to Baal’s former contractor .
He had fought two days and nights against Lantier on the 61st island . Both his death knights and liches lost experience several times, and he even had to invoke the passives of the liches . In short, it was a tough battle, in which he struggled with stamina control . Agnus got a thrill just from remembering it . He was solely focused on the battle!
‘A level 400 death knight using a legendary body . . . ’
Moreover, Lantier was an assassin . His agility seemed made him seem like a living being, as compared to Agnus’ death knights . Agnus was convinced that Lantier would be comparable to Lich Mumud .
‘Once I raise my level and gain the required amount of dominance, I can use Lantier as if he were my very own arms and legs . ’
He would rechallenge the 62nd island, which he had failed .
“ . . . I will obtain all of the legendary death knights remaining on the islands . ”
Agnus realized it now . The fact that the legendary death knights on the Behen Archipelago were Pagma’s legacy and that they were armed with his items .
‘More . ’
More and more strength .
‘I will crush and break everything . ’
There was no entertainment as good as slaughter and destruction . Now he could understand the feelings of the trash who used to plague him to death . . .
“Kuk!”
Agnus stumbled while lost in thought and shook his head . He felt a terrible headache when he realized his own mind had become distorted enough to understand the trash that destroyed his life and killed his beloved . It was a type of self-defense mechanism .
“Hah . . . Hah . . . Kik, kikik . ”
Agnus licked his sweat with his tongue and barely managed to laugh . He tried to ignore the past and the meaningless reality before shouting,
“Veradin! Veradin!”
"Did you call?"
The palace where Empress Marie and the Rose Knights resided . Agnus didn’t care about Marie as he shouted, and Veradin was quickly summoned . Veradin hastily rushed over and Agnus declared,
"I am going to the Behen Archipelago right now . ”
“Huh?”
Veradin was upset . The death knight of the Demon Slayer Alex defended the 62nd island and Agnus couldn’t beat him right now . Veradin couldn’t help but feeling puzzled at the prospect of Agnus going to the Behen Archipelago without any preparations .
"You will fail if you challenge it again right now . Why are you doing such a pointless . . . ”
Veradin fell silent in the middle of his question after seeing the tears in Agnus’ bloodshot eyes .
“You . . . ”
“I have to fight . . . ! I must forget!”
“ . . . ”
That’s right . Agnus wanted to forget the memories of the past and reality by concentrating on fighting against those who were strong . It was a very desperate wish . Veradin understood his heart, but was forced to stop it .
"I would rather you go to Empress Marie and receive a quest . It isn’t the time to head to the Behen Archipelago yet . Right now, it’s pointless to weaken yourself with repeated, meaningless defeats . Not only will this not help you, it will also eventually lead you away from your wish . Now, take a deep breath and regain your composure . ”
“ . . . ”
Veradin was a young man with a beautiful appearance, but his voice was as deep as a cave . There was a charisma in the low voice that gave the listeners intense confidence . Thanks to this, Agnus’ mind gradually calmed down . Veradin noticed it and continued speaking .
“Don’t be anxious . The Behen Archipelago will stay standing forever until you gain enough strength . ”
The difficulty level of the Behen Archipelago was terrible . Even Kraugel couldn’t clear the Behen Archipelago . Veradin was convinced of this based on his superior brain and Agnus agreed after regaining his composure .
“Kuk . . . Kukuk, yes . I will challenge the Behen Archipelago later . I will go to Marie . I hope she has prepared a fun quest this time too . ”
***
"Why don’t you tell Grid about Agnus’ past?”
Faker asked . Faker thought that Grid deserved to know about Agnus, who would continue to be an enemy in the future . But Lauel gave a different opinion . He shared Agnus’ past with all the leaders of Overgeared except Grid . The reason was simple .
“Grid isn’t heartless . ”
At first glance, he was selfish . But Grid drew a line at inflicting damage to others forever . Basically, it meant he was full of compassion .
What if he learned about Agnus’ past?
"Rather than using that past as a weakness, it is more likely that Grid will sympathize . He will feel disturbed when dealing with the psychopath . ”
“ . . . ”
Faker didn’t agree . He knew that Grid’s compassion was limited to ‘his people . ’ He had never seen Grid show mercy to an enemy .
Lauel smiled bitterly .
"Agnus’ past overlaps with Grid’s past . It means Grid will feel a sense of homogeneity and this might lead to sympathy . ”
Of course, the weight was different . The harassment that Agnus experienced was much greater than the harassment that Grid was subjected to . But it was equally painful . A person’s pain couldn’t be discussed .
“I just hope they don’t become entangled . ”
Lauel spoke his wish while looking out the window . He was certain that Agnus was a poison to Grid . It was terrible that Agnus had such a past, but Lauel had no intention of defending how twisted he became . Faker watched him quietly in the darkness before asking .
"Why does Veradin serve Agnus?”
Veradin had been famous since his rookie days . It was enough to form double pillars with Lauel and people’s evaluation of him was still the best . Faker couldn’t understand why such a person would serve Agnus . Lauel came up with a shocking interpretation .
“Veradin isn’t serving Agnus . He’s observing Agnus as an interesting experiment . ”
" . . . Experiment?”
"Veradin is a psychologist . "
“ . . . ”
In the end, Agnus was still alone in the world . Lauel thought he was a poor person .
***
[You have entered the 60th island . ]
The Behen Archipelago . Grid appeared at the last save point before the 61st island . By his side was the beautiful elf Sticks, although he was a male .
"I suddenly thought of something . Will Muller’s death knight be the guardian of the 66th island?”
The legend that even Braham recognized as the strongest . Grid thought it would be impossible to conquer the Behen Archipelago if he had to face Muller . Sticks reassured him .
“Pagma can’t make Muller a death knight, even if contracted with Baal . Muller was a noble soul . ”
" . . . He truly is the best, with no rivals . ”
Did this mean he survived after dying? Then Grid heard a familiar voice .
“Sticks! Sticks! Sticks!!”
It was the voice of the little fairy Bini, who guided the challengers of the Behen Archipelago in Sticks’ absence . What was so urgent? This little fellow was making a fuss as he flew around Grid and Sticks .
“Pant pant . ”
Bini seemed to have something to say but he consumed a lot of his stamina from flying in a hurry . He couldn’t speak for a long time before he was gasping for breath .
‘This is why exercise is important . ’
Tonight, he would do 200 push ups and 100 squats and pull-ups before sleeping! Grid started reconsidering the workout plan he had been following for a few years .
“The 61st island . . . ! The 61st island was cleared!”
“What?”
Both Grid and Sticks were surprised . Death Knight Lantier . The monster whose swiftness and stealth reached the extremes was defeated?
‘Who?’
Grid had secured the first legendary class and had been growing continuously since then . At this moment, he fell behind again . The impact on Grid was beyond imagination . He resented his lowly talent that made him fall behind, despite having a legendary class . As Grid was feeling frustrated, the small fairy spoke the name of a completely unexpected person .
“Agnus . . . ! He said he was called Agnus! He was a completely crazy person!”
“Agnus?”
The person who made Grid almost taste defeat in front of the whole world was standing before him again? Grid’s blood became heated . His eyes were burning like when he faced Kraugel at the National Competition .
“ . . . ”
The usual Grid lost his calmness every time he became heated up, just like any other person . But .
"What about the 62nd island? Did he also clear the 62nd island?”
Grid was different from ordinary people . When he thought about someone he recognized as a ‘competitor,’ all the passion gave him a cool head .
“He didn’t capture the 62nd island . He died from a few gunshots . ”
“Gun? The 62nd island is guarded by the former Demon Slayer?”
It meant Grid had to fight with Blackening sealed . But he had to take that penalty .
‘I have to attack the 66th island . I must break through the 62nd island without Blackening . ’
Agnus had cleared the 61st island despite not yet evolving to a legendary class . Grid had started to peek at the myths beyond the legends so he couldn’t be worse than Agnus .
“I will go to the 62nd island . ”
Grid said while attaching the Enlightenment Blade onto Sword Ghost .
“Good luck . ”
Sticks smiled gently and cheered him on . On the other hand, Bini was turning blue .
"H-H-How can you challenge the 62nd island that the crazy human failed to do? You also didn’t break through the 61st island!”
"That was a long time ago . ”
Supaak!
Grid stepped towards the gate that was created in front of him . Bini didn’t know what to do as Grid’s appearance disappeared .
“S-Sticks . Shouldn’t you say something? That person is going to die again!”
“No . ”
“ . . . ?”
"He will purify the Behen Archipelago and win the title of Hero King . ”
Sticks said significantly while pulling out a crystal ball . Bini’s eyes widened the moment he found Grid’s appearance .
Kuwaaaaaang!
Black flames blew towards Death Knight Alex!