Overgeared Chapter 1029:


[Affinity with Duke ‘Grenhal’ of the Saharan Empire has reached 50 . Grenhal is willing to dine with you at any time . ]

[Affinity with Duke ‘Morse’ of the Saharan Empire has reached 30 . Morse will respond to your light jokes with a smile . ]

[Affinity with Duke ‘Basara’ of the Saharan Empire has reached 62 . Basara will positively review whatever you ask for . ]

“ . . . ” Grid felt refreshed as he was surrounded by the dukes and knights of the empire .  Those who didn’t even look at him a few years ago were now giving him goodwill and praise .  This was an unreal situation for Grid .  It was a rewarding feeling that was hard to describe in words .

He trembled with happiness .  Then he suddenly felt doubts .  ‘Why does Basara have the highest affinity?’

Grid talked a lot with Grenhal, head of the Seven Dukes .  There was even the dexterity effect that he couldn’t suppress during the handshake .  Additionally, affinity with Grenhal had increased exponentially after saving his life .  However, Grid didn’t understand why Basara’s affinity was so elevated .  She seemed to maintain a clear distinction between public and private matters and was somewhat indifferent, so he hadn’t shared many words with her .

‘I don’t understand . . . ’

Then Grid turned his head to the waterfall .  The 52 waterfalls lost their momentum and fell like streams in the aftermath of their mana being taken away by Braham .  Beneath them was the war **** follower .  A follower who had mastered 10 secret techniques—he was a little weaker than the yangban, Garam .

Still, an enemy who could be described as powerful was now half-dead .  His trembling legs were torn, just hanging by the skin, while his left arm and ears were cut off altogether . Blood was flowing down from his neck .  He looked shabby compared to the dignified appearance he’d had when he overwhelmed the dukes and the 10 meritorious retainers just a short moment ago .

‘I better finish it quickly . ’

The remaining health of the war **** follower was less than 10% . There was very little chance of him exerting his original ability because his physical condition was unstable .

“Get up . ”

“Yes, Your Majesty . ”

Step .

Grid ordered the knights and started to take steps .  He wanted to deal a final blow to the followers as he was afraid the war **** might descend again while Braham was asleep .  More than anything else . . .

‘He is mine!’

He had to worry that the dukes might kill the follower .

Step .  Step .

Grid’s eyes were blazing with greed as he gradually narrowed the distance to the follower .  He dreamed of a ‘perfect secret technique’ while looking forward to how much experience killing the follower would give him .  The followers occasionally dropped fragments of the secret techniques that were damaged and had no value as skillbooks .  Grid narrowed the distance to the follower and performed a sword dance . “Pagma’s Swordsmanship . ”

He felt the sword energy and mana exit his body at almost the same time . Blue energy formed around the Sword Aiming at the Gods, and four types of spells appeared simultaneously .  It was the precursor of Linked Kill Flower Pinnacle .


[Swordsmanship and magic have achieved unity!]


A notification window appeared in Grid’s field of view as he aimed at the follower taking a defensive posture with only one arm .


[The world calls you a magic swordsman . ]

[A new class will be given to you to define you . ]

[The third class ‘Magic Swordsman of the Epics’ has been acquired . ] (TL: Epics = epic poetry)


Ttiring~


[Magic Swordsman of the Epics]

[Rating: Legendary (Growth)

A magic swordsman who was born after inheriting Pagma’s power and Braham’s blessing—his epic will begin with a legend and end with a myth . ]

[The class effect of Magic Swordsman of the Epics has permanently increased sword energy and mana by 20% . ]

[The class effect of Magic Swordsman of the Epics has integrated magic and swordsmanship and permanently reduced the cooldown of all skills by 10% . ]

[The class effect of Magic Swordsman of the Epics has permanently increased the strength and intelligence stat by 100 points . ]

[The class effect of Magic Swordsman of the Epics means you will gain two additional stat points with every future level up . The additional stat points will be automatically invested in strength . ]

[There will be more beneficial effects if the Magic Swordsman of the Epics class grows to the myth rating . ]

[Your status has risen sharply . You are a special being . The special passive ‘Origin True Energy’ has been created due to the status increase . ]

[★Origin True Energy ★

Possessed: 3

You can consume one Origin True Energy to double a specific stat . The duration is one minute .

If you consume all the Origin True Energy, all your stats will be permanently reduced by two times .

* The consumed Origin True Energy is impossible to be recovered . ]


“ . . . !”

Origin True Energy—Grid knew about this concept a long time ago .  It was the reason why Mercedes’s hair turned white .  In order to deal with the cave cricket, she had pulled out the Origin True Energy . She had been unable to cope with the aftermath and aged partially, losing her beautiful blue hair .  Grid was filled with guilt when he was reminded of Mercedes . He bit his lips and shook off his thoughts .

‘I won’t use this even if I’m dying . ’

This energy could only be used three times .  If he used it three times, all his stats would be permanently halved .  It was a nuisance .  He was afraid to touch it .  

Enchant Weapon, Detect Force, Lightning, and Wind Cutter . . .  Linked Kill Flower Pinnacle combined with magic started to hit the follower .  The follower resisted Grid by using a counterattack martial arts, but it was an unreasonable feat with only one arm .  Grid continued to use the sword dances like Transcended Link Flower and Pinnacle Kill .

Kuek . . . ! Cough!” The follower lost all his health . Then he said something as he collapsed in a pile of blood, “Thank . . . you . ”

“ . . . !” It was so unexpected that Grid unconsciously backed away .  Thinking about it, all the followers he’d met so far had been monsters who respawned in the same spot .

“My name is Merlin . . . I abandoned everything and trained for 50 years while pursuing the path the war **** showed me . . . ” The follower who had mastered 10 secret techniques was able to talk .  “ . . . I couldn’t see the end and was blinded by despair . Now it is finally over . I . . . welcome . . . the rest . ” 

He wasn’t a monster and was instead closer to an NPC .  The follower called Merlin started to turn to gray ash .  Grid gritted his teeth .  Rather than rejoice in getting a new class, he felt great anger at War God Zeratul .  He was raging because he saw Pagma’s image in Merlin .

‘How many people has he destroyed?’

Countless people must have suffered like Pagma and Braham .  It was terrible .  The moment Grid thought this . . .


[War God Zeratul is looking at you . ]


-Are you baring your teeth at me?

The voice in Grid’s mind seemed emotionless .  It didn’t show any displeasure or bitterness toward Grid .  This was natural as War God Zeratul was an arrogant existence .  He didn’t react seriously just because a mere mortal showed hostility toward him .  Grid’s expression became even more terribly distorted .  The war god’s leisurely behavior was hateful .  A curse was already eating at Grid .  It was a curse resulting from the killing of the war **** follower .


[You feel an uncontrollable anger!]

[You want to release your anger!]

[It is impossible to distinguish between enemies and allies!]


Kuek . . . !” Grid’s vision turned red, and he spun around heavily .  Grid was confused by the changes in the position of the sky and the ground, and he floundered .  By the time he barely managed to regain his mind, the area around Grid was crawling with followers .  There were more than 300 of them .  The dukes, the knights, and his precious companions were gone without a trace .

“These jerks . . . !”

They dared to hurt his colleagues . . . ? Then it happened when the **** Grid was about to start a sword dance .

-Calm down .


[The blacksmith **** Hexetia is keeping you in control . ]


“Grid . . . ! Grid! Wake up!”

Ah . . . ” Grid’s red and spinning vision was restored to normal .  The hundreds of followers surrounding Grid were gone, and there were his companions, the dukes, and the knights .

‘Don’t tell me . . . ’

. . . The followers he just saw were actually them? He was about to hurt them with his own hands . . . ? The god’s curse—a chill went down Grid’s spine as he grasped how terrifying the weight of this punishment was .  His shoulders shook with fright .

“What is it? Did you see a ghost?”

Yura, Jishuka, and his other colleagues supported him .  They didn’t say many words and just watched Grid with warm eyes .  This alone was a great strength for Grid .

“It wasn’t a ghost . I saw a monster . ” Grid smiled and checked his condition .  He calmly controlled the emotions that had run wild because of the unknown curse .  Grid had gained a huge 20% increase in experience in exchange for killing the follower who had mastered 10 secret techniques . However, he still didn’t get a perfect secret technique . Only a damaged version entered his inventory .

‘Is this the right reward?’

Without hesitation, Grid left the place where the follower had died and headed to the back of the waterfall .  It was the place the follower had been guarding .  Skunk guessed that treasure was likely to be hidden in this place .  Once they entered, they found it was covered with murals .  The mysterious and dreamlike murals, similar to those in Buddhism, covered the walls and simultaneously stimulated primitive fears .

“I need a long time to interpret it,” Skunk muttered when he saw the scale of the murals . He didn’t seem to expect an answer, but based on his sparkling eyes, he was obviously very pleased with what he saw .  Skunk was looking forward to the story that would be told every time he unraveled a mural .  Grid thought about it and used his insight stat to look around carefully . Then he found the entrance to a small cave .

“I will enter first . ” Faker stopped Grid who was about to enter the cave and moved forward carefully .  He used the assassin’s ability to detect traps .  Then he signaled to the party once he determined it was safe .  The cave was around 100 meters deep and wasn’t too big .

“This is . . . ”

They reached the end of the cave and saw a large mural .  Humans as small as ants were bowing toward the sky .  It wasn’t clear what existence they were worshipping .  There was only a red radiance in the sky .  It wasn’t the sun .  The radiance was more brilliant and larger than the sun .

“Due to the nature of this place, it must be the symbol of the warriors . ” Skunk approached the mural . He took a closer look and cocked his head .  “Still, the image of worshipping the **** is a bit strange . Normally the humans depicted in these sorts of paintings would have longing or joyous expressions, but the humans in this painting are screaming . ”

At this moment, the cave started to shake and the ground surged .  The bulging ground took the form of an altar with an old box on it .

[Secret Technique Box]

“It is also locked . . . ” Skunk didn’t finish saying that they had to find a key .  It was because Grid pulled out the master key and opened the lock .

‘A scam . ’ Skunk clicked his tongue .


***


Simultaneously, at the waterfront of the ruins . . .

“We’ve finally arrived . ”

An imperial ship anchored itself .  It had taken two times as long than expected to get here, but the reinforcements finally arrived .

“This . . . ?” Drunk Duke Diworth jumped from the ship and laughed when he saw the ship flying the flag of the Overgeared Kingdom .  “The war will continue here . ”

Diworth had the previous track record of missing the enemy king right in front of his nose .  It was the shame of his long life and a mistake he had to make up for .

“Just wait, Overgeared King . This time I’ll cut off your head . ”

Please note that Diworth’s power was one level inferior to that of Grenhal, Morse, and Basara .


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