Overgeared Chapter 1159:
‘The God Hands are the best . ’
Grid had felt a bit at a loss when he broke through the lazy cow community and entered the jungle . The jungle had been untouched by humans for a long time and was a mess . It was hard to see in the darkness . The bushes poked at his eyes and skin while poisonous insects entered his ears and mouth . There was the unpleasant moisture, scorching heat, swamp areas hidden by vines, etc . The difficulty of moving through the jungle itself was quite high . The difficulty level was comparable to an instance dungeon .
However, Grid had the God Hands . The power of the God Hands, each one holding a sword, was incomparable to the weed killers of the army . They cut the bushes much faster and move actively, providing Grid with visibility and a safe path .
“It’s cool . ”
He just had to walk along the opened road so it was fun . For the current Grid, even the hot wind felt like a fresh spring breeze .
‘It would be nice to make the God Hands in reality . ’ Grid thought this as he walked slowly .
He was checking the loot he obtained from the black cow .
[Foolish Gambler’s Die]
[Rating: Unique
Durability: 5/5
* The durability is reduced by one with every use .
* Can’t be repaired .
A die obtained from the black cow . You can roll the desired number .
Conditions of Use: None .
Weight: 0 . 1]
First, there was the die . The purpose wasn’t exactly stated . It seemed like a simple entertainment item . However, the ability to ‘always roll the desired number’ was never simple .
‘It is definitely something that will help in certain situations . In addition, the black cow’s horns are the perfect high-grade material superior to a minotaur’s horns . ’
Most of the famous bows currently in circulation were made of a minotaur’s horns . A bow made of the higher rated material, the black cow’s horns, were more likely to have a ‘minimum’ legendary rating . The conclusion was that both the die and the black cow’s horns were a great luxury . Clearing the lazy cow community was not a bad choice .
Nevertheless, Grid felt more regret than accomplishment . The cause was the title .
[Pangeas New Star 2nd Stage]
[Stage 1: It is relatively easy to obtain information from the residents of Pangea .
Stage 2: The quest acquisition rate increases in the Pangea region .
* Every time you destroy a monster community formed in the north, the level and effectiveness of the title will increase . ]
‘As expected . . . It might’ve gone up one stage but it is still a title only usable in Pangea . ’
It wasn’t strange since ‘Pangeas New Star’ was the name . It was fully understandable but he still felt regret . Now Pangea was a complete ghost town . Quest acquisition rate increase? There was no meaning . There were no residents to talk to so getting a quest was nonsense .
Step, step .
Grid hastened his pace . The foliage was constantly being cut . No, the God Hands were floating in the air in the distance while waiting for Grid . It seemed that they had reached the end of the jungle and judged their mission was over .
“Defensive stance . ”
Grid issued a new order and the God Hands raised their blades . They spun unusually fast around Grid . It was a type of sword curtain . It wasn’t a great technique that boasted absolute defense like Sword Saint Kraugel or Biban’s sword curtain but it was good enough for Grid, who expanded the application of the God Hands . They were poised to tear all threats to Grid to shreds .
“Wow . . . ” Grid exclaimed as he was guided by the God Hands and reached the end of the jungle . He admired the clear scenery . The red maple leaves turned yellow against the purple sky, creating a mysterious and dreamy harmony . A mountain towered in the center of the landscape, shining gold in symmetry with the sun . It was a completely different atmosphere from the scenery of the West Continent .
‘This is the community of toothless tigers . . . ’
Grid didn’t have time to spare and leapt off the hill . Was it surprised by the arrival of a stranger after a long time? The red clay-like land was shaking like it was wary of Grid .
‘ . . . I don’t think there are any big problems . ’
It happened while Grid was stepping on the land, touching it, and smelling it . The leaves of the area shook and 10 tigers appeared . Strangely, the tigers walked like humans . They were one head taller than Grid and their shoulders were wider than a bear’s . The muscles on their bodies were developed . They had sharp claws and teeth and they were very intimidating .
‘What? They are fine?’
The lazy cows were, as the name suggested, lazy . However, these tigers had their teeth, unlike their name . No, it was beyond a decent level . The sharp teeth glowed white without any tartar and raised Grid’s alertness .
‘They’re different . They could be tough opponents . ’
Grid handed Mjolnirs to the God Hands and held the Enlightenment Sword . He adjusted the distance so that he couldn’t be surrounded by tigers and prepared to perform the sword dance at any time .
“Ttak!”
“ . . . ?”
“Ttack!”
“ . . . !”
Grid’s concentration was boosted to the extreme, only for him to become flustered . He was surprised because the tigers shouted instead of attacking .
“Rice cake! Rice cake! Rice cake! Rice cake!!”
The tigers were shouting as they repeatedly tried to surround Grid and failed . Grid kept moving strangely and escaping from their encirclement so they became angry and expressed their irritation .
“Your rude brat! Let me talk, talk! Hold still for me to talk!”
“ . . . !”
“It is my time to talk! A human should be terrified when seeing a tiger!”
“ . . . !”
“Hold still! Don’t squirm around and stay in place!! Looking at your body, you’re an adult . As an adult, you should know that your **** is heavy! What female would like a guy with a light butt? You won’t be able to mate for the rest of your life!”
“ . . . ”
Weren’t there monsters that spoke the human language in Satisfy? It wasn’t unusual for tigers to speak the human language . Yet Grid was surprised and speechless . The tigers tone was too realistic . It was reminiscent of the tone of the unemployed elderly people who lived in his neighborhood . Grid stared blankly at the tigers who kept yelling at him and they growled with satisfaction once they succeeded in encircling him .
“Give me a piece of rice cake and I won’t eat you . ”
“Wave . ” This was the best method with dealing with a large number of enemies . The wide-area sword dance was activated almost immediately and energy blades were launched in all directions around Grid . He planned to deal with the tigers immediately by linking it with a basic attack . However . . .
“ . . . !”
Grid’s ambush was blocked in advance . The tiger blocked the sword that wanted to cut off its neck using its hard teeth . Its upper body strength was lower than Grid but there didn’t seem to be a significant difference . However, its agility seemed to be boiling over . The stats of the lazy cows he met earlier focused on specific skills rather than physical strength .
“Can’t you stand still and listen instead of swinging your sword? Youths these days . . . !”
‘They are truly tigers . ’
Grid didn’t listen to the tigers’ cries . He felt he would be distracted if he focused on their conversation .
‘The king of beasts should have superior racial bonuses so I should think of them as elite monsters . ’
Grid amplified his strength with Blacksmiths Rage and recovered the Enlightenment Sword from the toothless tiger . Then . . .
“Aheung!”
The tiger biting the Enlightenment Sword uttered a scream . Grid could see tears in its eyes . Grid was surprised . “Dentures?”
It was the moment when the secrets of the teeth were revealed . Grid stared at the absurd sight of dentures embedded in the Enlightenment Sword and a toothless tiger spoke to him, “Rice cake . . . we want to eat soft rice cakes . ”
[A quest has been created due to Pangeas New Star’s effect!]
[Give a Piece of Rice Cake]
[★ Hidden Quest ★
The toothless tigers lost their instincts after losing their teeth .
They stay away from hunting and eating meat and miss soft food like rice cakes .
Even though the big hero felt sorry for the tigers and gave them dentures, they still miss rice cakes . They used to threaten the merchants passing by to take away the rice cakes .
Quest Clear Conditions: Provide rice cakes to the toothless tigers .
Quest Clear Rewards: Increased affinity with the toothless tigers .
Quest Failure: Hostility with the toothless tigers . ]
“ . . . . . . ”
An increase in the quest acquisition rate in the Pangea region . Grid was silent for a moment as he experienced the effect of the second stage of Pangeas New Star . There had been rumors that named bosses could give quests but perhaps he was the first person to receive a quest from a normal monster, not a boss .
Grid scratched his head and pulled something out from his inventory . It was a snack made by Sherry, a chef of the Second Overgeared Guild . It was the moment her effort to make traditional snacks from various countries due to the diverse origins of the Overgeared Guild came to fruition .
“It is melting, heung . ”
“It is more delicious than the rice cake I used to eat, heung . ”
“It is good that my gums don’t hurt, heung . ”
The tigers were intoxicated on the sweet yet savory bean flavor and laughed as they enjoyed the rice cakes .
‘They are surprisingly cute . . . ’
Maybe the tigers weren’t simple monsters but were mythical creatures? Then they were corrupted by the evil daoist . Grid watched from far away .
[★Hidden Quest ★ ‘Give a Piece of Rice Cake’ has been cleared . ]
[Affinity with the toothless tigers has increased as a reward for the quest . ]
[The satisfaction of the toothless tigers are very high!” Affinity has increased further!]
Now it was time to find their value . Grid started to question the tigers who were sucking the soybean flour on the tip of their claws . “Why are your teeth missing?”
“One day, the king of Mount Bukdu came down to the forest and pulled out all our teeth . Aheung . ”
“Mount Bukdu?”
“There . ”
The tigers pointed to the mountain towering in the distance . Was it because of the sun? The mountain, that had been illuminated in gold when he first saw it, was now covered with the shadow of deep darkness .
“Who is the king?”
“The blue tiger . . . his fur colour is blue, unlike us . ”
“A blue tiger . . . ”
“A blue tiger . He is the offspring of the white tiger, one of the four sacred creatures, and is a terrible monster, heung . ”
“A descendant of the white tiger?”
The bosses of the communities Grid had been to were clearly powerful . Yet a descendant of a sacred creature?
‘Won’t it be different from the others?’
Was this why the level of the toothless tigers was particularly high compared to the rats and cows? Grid became tense .
“Why did he pull out your teeth?”
“Aheung . . . I don’t know . The king was captured by a yangban a long time ago and his personality became strange after he returned . I don’t know what he is thinking because he stays in the mountains alone . In the past, he was very gentle and helpful . . . ”
“Yangban!”
Did they drag away a rare animal for a show? It was possible when considering Garam’s personality . Maybe the blue tiger was ruined by the yangbans .
‘I’ll know if we meet . ’
Grid frowned and moved onto the next question .
“Is the identity of the big hero a daoist immortal? He gave you dentures . ”
The hero who saved Pangea from a crisis—he left his mark here and on the colony of the big poisonous rats . After saving Pangea, he had kept moving north . This might suggest that the Peach Blossom Spring was somewhere in the north . However, the answer was completely different from what Grid expected .
“He wasn’t a daoist immortal . ”
“What?”
The person was so powerful despite not being a daoist immortal or a yangban?
It happened as a chill was going down Grid’s spine .
“Human! Get out of here!!”
A thunderous roar came from the top of Bukdu Mountain and the entire forest shook .
[You have discovered a strong presence of this era!]
[The Hero King’s fighting energy has started to boil!]
[Your transcendent senses warn you of danger!]
The jungle landscape and Grid were assimilated . Grid was surrounded by the red-purple fighting energy and his sense of existence became as huge as a forest .
“B-Blue tiger . . . !”
The tigers’ eyes widened and they turned deadly pale .
‘I don’t know how strong he is . ’
Grid noticed a small dot descending from the mountain and started a serious and beautiful sword dance . His long arms moved in a spiral and blue-black petals scattered everywhere .
‘I can’t fall in a place like this when I have to take down Garam . . . ’
Grid’s expression stiffened . The blue tiger got close enough for his eyes to be visible and tears spilled like a waterfall—he obviously cried as he looked at Grid . “Pagmaaaaaa!!!!”
“ . . . !?”