Overgeared Chapter 1020:

The followers who protected the Ruins of the War God had a completely different way of fighting depending on what they learned, but there was something they had in common .  They were strong enough to escape the common sense of the imperial soldiers, no matter what secret techniques were learned .

However, their range of activities was very narrow .  They only focused on patrolling the inside of the jungle and didn’t come out to the outskirts or approach the coast .  Thanks to this, the imperial soldiers were able to operate relatively freely .  Then one day, a problem arose .

“I think we’ll run out of drinking water in three days . . . ”

The drinking water, which had been loaded on the warship, was starting to run out .  This was natural since it was difficult to find drinking water on the coast .  They had to go through the jungle to find lakes or valleys .

“Hrmm…”

Grenhal, Morse, and Basara fell into distress for a moment .  They might be able to get sufficient drinking water from the reinforcements, but their arrival was delayed .  Given the dangers of the Red Sea, there was no guarantee the troops would arrive within three days .  It was impossible to confirm since communication wasn’t allowed .

“We’ll have to go and get drinking water directly . ”

They had to enter the jungle .  It was a considerable burden on the dukes .  If there were six followers who learned five secret techniques coming at them simultaneously, wouldn’t they be able to pressure the dukes? It was naturally a big threat .  The dukes would be eliminated if they were surrounded by dozens of followers .

There was an even greater risk .  It was the traps .  There were all sorts of traps that the dukes couldn’t bear .  It would be hard to deal with the followers while paying attention to things that couldn’t be bypassed without the keys .  However—

“Let’s go . ”

They were responsible for 5,000 soldiers, the private soldiers brought from their respective families .  They couldn’t let the people who contributed to the revival of their families die of thirst .  It was a duty and pride they felt as the noble and lord of an estate .

“M-My Lord . ” The soldiers’ eyes reddened .  After all, they had eyes and brains .  They knew the dukes were acting unreasonably because of them .

Morse clicked his tongue as he watched the soldiers who felt guilty and anxious simultaneously .  “Have we fallen to the point where you are worried about us? I’ve demonstrated a few times that the followers aren’t that strong, but you didn’t show such a response . ”

“We will correct it!” The soldiers’ eyes shone brightly .  Morse’s confidence gave them an optimistic view of the situation .  The dukes could still afford to act .

“ . . . ” Nevertheless, the expressions of the knights were dark .  The knights had been trained by the dukes and were aware that the dukes were tense .

It was a conflicted atmosphere .

“I’m going . Protect Sir Skunk and the barracks well while we are absent . ”

“Attention!”

“Attention!”

The knights and soldiers responded mightily .

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[You have entered the Ruins of the War God . ]

[You can find traces of the war **** . ]

[Warning! There is no resurrection spot in the Red Sea . If you get killed, you will be banished to outside the Red Sea . ]

“Pretty . ”

The shiny gold caught their eyes .  The sandy golden-white beach shone under the sunlight, blending beautifully with the crystal clear emerald-like sea .  Grid and the 10 meritorious retainers jumped off the warship, which was 10 floors high, and appreciated the scenery in front of them .

They felt all types of emotions from the beauty of nature that was hard to see in reality .  This did not include Hurent though .

‘I have butterflies in my stomach . ’

The people he was with were too splendid .  He still didn’t understand .  Why was he with them when he wasn’t qualified?

‘Am I supposed to learn from watching them?’

During the 10-day voyage, the Overgeared members had shown amazing images .

Katz had defeated a sea monster with a normal rated weapon while Regas had made crazy noises to maintain his fighting spirits and asked to PK with his colleagues as he fought the sea monster . Hurent didn’t know how many times he had clicked his tongue at the sight of Regas avoiding the attacks of his teammates while he damaged the sea monster .

Lauel had created a few waves to disperse the swarms of fish while Chris had struck the octopus and other sea monsters with force .  Grid had even made his cute cat and skeleton soldiers fight the sea monsters, saying they should level-up . Hurent seemed to have been watching the great demons train until they became half-dead .  Euphemina had done nothing but **** her fingers, yet her colleagues had shared their experience with her .

“ . . . ”

Looking back, it appeared even more absurd . Hurent didn’t know what the **** he had seen .  It was clear that no one would believe him if he told them about everything he witnessed during the voyage .

‘I’m certain . I have to watch them and learn . ’

The world-class players of the new era—he would learn by watching them .  Grid’s intentions were clear .  He was looking forward to Hurent’s potential as someone from the old era .

‘He wants me to grow up and become his strength . ’

However, Hurent felt sorry .  He had just been playing and eating and wasn’t in the right shape .

‘ . . . I have already done my best . ’

He had achieved unprecedented growth through his meeting with Piaro yet he was still just like this .  Hurent was evenly matched with Haster, who had been devastated by Grid in the 4th National Competition .  Despite his efforts, Hurent hadn’t improved at all since the old days .

‘It is a mistake to expect anything from me . ’

Just as Hurent was smiling bitterly, Lauel’s voice entered his ears, “The inside of the jungle is suspicious, but at least it is quiet around the coast . The followers of the war **** use martial arts and care about footwork . They will be reluctant to fight on the sandy beach where their feet will sink . This place is safe . ”

Lauel’s primary class was a qigong master . His senses were developed, and he was extremely talented at reading the monsters .  He wouldn’t be wrong if he declared the coast as a safe area .

“First, let’s not enter the jungle and explore the coast . We need to find the right place to build our camp . The empire’s camp should be somewhere here, right? Let’s scatter and scout the area . We’ll meet here again in two hours . ”

“Yes . ” Grid nodded obediently .  As expected from the bold ruler, he seemed to entrust this trivial matter to Lauel .  

“Should we kill if we meet people from the empire?” Katz wondered .  

Lauel shook his head . “Please hide and try to avoid as much friction with the empire as possible . Our numbers are few, and it isn’t good to be spotted by the empire . ”

“Hmm, I understand . We have to move stealthily . ” Katz nodded passively .  Grid and the 10 meritorious retainers scattered everywhere .  Some people moved alone and others in pairs .  It was extremely unlikely that monsters would appear on the beach .  Their purpose was to search the area .  It was inefficient to go around as a group .

“Would you like to go with me?” Lauel approached the lonely Hurent .  The two people had been paired together in the 1st National Competition, so they were familiar with each other .

Hurent shook his head . “Don’t worry about me . Go alone . ”

“Yes . I’ll see you back here at the promised time . ”

“Yes…” Hurent started walking .

How far did he walk? Hurent was moving along the waterfront and admiring the calm waves when he suddenly stopped .  He saw something in the distance .

“W-Why is a follower here?”

There was a group making a fuss .  There were around 10 people who were players . Based on their armed status, they were non-combat classes .

‘It isn’t the empire . They are a small expedition who sailed after seeing the world message like us . ’

There were no signs of hostility, so the relieved Hurent hid and watched the situation .  A woman with the funny ID of Dog Woman was leading her colleagues .

“Jaguar and I will buy time while you run away . You must tell the captain that the range of the followers’ activities seems to have expanded . ”

‘There is a war **** follower . ’

It was a muscular man wearing old clothes .  The name ‘war **** follower who has learned five secret techniques’ was floating over the man’s head .  The name was white .  This meant it was a normal monster .

‘I heard the followers were elite monsters yet this is normal grade?’

A lot of information was shared with Hurent .  There were very strong humanoid monsters called war **** followers at the Galgunos Temple . Two of the 10 meritorious retainers had to work together to knock them down . They were really scary .

‘By the way, this one is a normal monster . It will be different from the followers that Pon and Regas talked about . ’

In the first place, Lauel said the coast was safe .  It meant this follower with five secret techniques wasn’t a dangerous opponent .

‘Hmm . . . ’ Hurent was silent for now .  He had no intention of coming forward because Lauel told him to act as stealthily as possible .  It wasn’t his business if this group was in danger or not .

“Kyak!”

“D-Dog Woman!”

“Fools, I told you to run away!”

It was great to see people wield wooden shields and sacrifice themselves to save their colleagues .  They were in a critical condition from one kick .  These people were really terribly weak .

‘ . . . Is it okay if I help out a bit?’ Hurent was also weak, so he now understood the feelings of the weak .  He felt uncomfortable looking away when weak people like him were in pain .  In the end, he made a decision after much struggling .

“It doesn’t matter if they don’t find out who I am . ” He pressed the straw hat he had received from Piaro deep over his head .  Then he entered the battlefield . “Hey . ”

“ . . . ?”

“ . . . ?”

Both the war **** follower and Dog Woman cocked their heads .  A mysterious figure wearing a straw hat who didn’t show any tension had appeared .  It was enough to attract everyone’s attention .

“W-Who are you?”

Have the empire’s reinforcements already arrived at the Ruins of the War God? It was much faster than expected .  Dog Woman was vigilant and asked for the man’s identity .

“A farmer,” Hurent gave a short reply before pulling out the sword at his waist .  The follower of the war **** responded immediately . He kicked off the ground and rushed to Hurent .  Hurent barely managed to raise a shield and was stunned .

‘Isn’t this stronger than I thought?’

He could only sigh .  Now he was in a crisis from a normal mob .

‘I heard that the level here would be high . ’

Still, even normal grade monsters weren’t easy?

‘My pride is hurt . ’

The follower’s kicks and punches bombarded Hurent .  It was a destructive power that the aura shield’s damage absorption couldn’t handle .  Hurent operated aura around his body to amplify his movement speed, and he immediately left his position .

“ . . . Wow . ” Dog Woman and her companions were impressed .  Maybe it was the sandy beach that made the follower slightly weaker than the ones in the jungle, but it was literally only a little bit weaker .

The followers of the war **** were monsters .  Even the Seven Dukes were helpless against their martial arts .  Now, an unidentified man had appeared and was fighting convincingly well against the follower .  It was particularly impressive to see the man move at a speed comparable to the dukes’ .  It was a tremendously fast speed .  He was surely one of the highest ranked players .

Dog Woman’s group gulped .  The war **** follower, who belatedly caught up with Hurent, rotated and kicked at him .  Hurent was hit in the chin and almost entered the ‘stunned’ state, but he was able to regain his mind due to his high resistance . Then he used his ultimate technique .

[Aura Impact is being used . ]

[Accurately imagine the shape of the aura within 2 seconds . If there is even a small error in the image, the skill will fail . ]

A gap of two seconds—it was too long against a war **** follower .  The follower’s elbow struck Hurent’s heart .  Hurent coughed up blood .  It was great that he maintained his concentration to the end .

“Rain . ”Then a miraculous scene unfolded .  Rain started to pour down over the head of the follower .  The follower struggled with the pain .  This was the limitation of a humanoid monster .  The deadly limit of low health was the target of Hurent—one of the Five Miracles, a Sword Saint candidate, and Aura Master .