Overgeared Chapter 1201:
“Ugh!”
Something huge and ugly was the method to create primitive fear . The black tortoise merely cried out to the sky but the high rankers shuddered with fear . They felt threatened by the enormous size of the black tortoise and disgusted by its appearance . Grid was the same . No, the confusion he felt was much greater . It was a side effect of knowing many things .
‘Is this one of the Four Auspicious Beasts?’
Grid knew—the Four Auspicious Beasts were the guardian gods of humanity, born from the aspirations of humanity . It was their role to help with the stability and prosperity of humanity . Naturally, they were favorable to humanity and their existence itself was beneficial for humanity . This wasn’t speculation, it was real .
Grid had witnessed the resurrection of the red phoenix enriching the south . Now the current black tortoise was completely different . The resurrection of the black tortoise didn’t help the north . A black, sticky liquid oozed from the snake scales and eroded the civilization of the earth . The smoke that came from the fire spout protruding from the tortoise shell covered the sun in the sky .
[Death is coming!]
[Death is coming!]
[Death . . . !]
The transcendent senses that detected and warned of danger drove Grid to great confusion . The warning messages steadily rose and Grid was dizzy .
‘ . . . This isn’t the guardian **** . ’
Grid watched the growing size of the black liquid puddle and was convinced .
‘A wounded **** . ’
It was completely different from the red phoenix . The black tortoise was a **** that stifled human life and destiny just by its existence . Was it originally like this?
‘No, it is impossible . ’
The Twelve Zodiacs had told him that the black tortoise was the gentlest of the Four Auspicious Beasts . They said the reason the black tortoise denied and got rid of artificial substances was for humans .
‘By preserving nature, it is protecting the human race . ’
It was extreme logic comparable to the claim that there was no war without an army . In any case, most of the actions of the black tortoise came from its heart or instincts for humanity .
‘It is different now . ’
Night came to the world because the poison that the black tortoise emitted completely covered the sun . Was this darkness that withered life, for humanity? Not at all .
‘Something is wrong . ’
It was strange from the beginning of the resurrection . It appeared that the yangbans had deliberately released the black tortoise .
‘Did they make this type of black tortoise?’
It happened when Grid was constantly thinking .
“Dammit! They hid a monster instead of a treasure!”
“We were deceived by the yangbans! We have to run away!”
“However, if we fail the quest then we all . . . !”
“The quest was to protect the treasure but we don’t even know where the treasure is! It is right to run away!”
The high rankers shouted and moved . They were very skilled and avoided the black liquid that fell from the black tortoise’s scales . Whenever the poison touched their skin, they quickly took out an antidote to drink it . However, the situation of some magicians wasnt good . They had relatively low physical abilities due to their investment in intelligence . They were overwhelmed by avoiding both the black pool and the liquid falling from the sky .
“Hey! Come this way!”
The tankers set out to help the magicians . They hid the magicians behind them while raising their shields to stop the black liquid falling from the sky . They didn’t know the power of the black tortoise so it was a foolish mistake .
“Gasp . ”
The shields of the tankers were corroded by the black liquid and turned to scraps . The tankers found it unexpected that objects meant for self-defense would melt without defending them . The black tortoise had no idea of the situation on the ground . It was still roaring at the sky without looking at the humans it needed to take care of . Every time it roared, new black liquid oozed from the scales and scattered like rain .
Damn . . . !
The tankers who lost their shields and the magicians behind them all paled . A black drop of water, the same size as a house, was falling over their heads .
“Shield!”
“Anti-magic!”
The magicians used various spells but it was useless . Shield couldn’t handle the mass of liquid and Anti-magic didn’t work at all .
‘We’re going to die!’
The rankers had this thought . It was the blond intruder—the person someone claimed was Grid’s knight appeared between the black drops and the rankers . For some reason, his armor and helmet were removed . He was only wearing a shirt, shoulder guards, gaiters, and boots . The water droplets that should’ve soaked the rankers splashed all over the blond man . The blond knight’s shoulder guards, gaiters, and boots melted away in an instant .
“H-Hey!”
“Kyaaak!”
He would melt and die without a single bone left behind . . .
Why did this person help them? The stunned rankers were screaming at the blond man’s incomprehensible sacrifice only to close their mouths . The blond knight’s shoulder guards, boots, and gaiters recovered immediately after the black liquid touched it . They repeatedly melted and regained their form . The process was quickly repeated dozens of times and the body of the blond knight wasn’t damaged at all . Not even a single strand of hair was damaged .
Only the shirt melted and disappeared . The half-naked blond man spoke, “This liquid only extinguishes artificial substances and is harmless to organic things . So take everything off and run away . ”
“Eh?”
Take it off? The female rankers were perplexed while the male rankers took off their items without hesitation . Then they yelled at the blond knight . “You’re our enemy! Why are you suddenly helping us?”
The blond knight—Grid shrugged with Asmophel’s appearance . I never thought of you as an enemy . ”
If he had considered them enemies then he would’ve killed them the moment he saw them . He would’ve gone beyond the level of piercing their shields and armor .
“Don’t talk nonsense and get out of here,” Grid urged them . He had noticed why the rankers came here .
‘They were drawn here by a call from the heavens, just like me in the past . ’
They were only being used by the yangbans and the Five Seniors . Sooner or later, they would regret it . There was no need to inflict pain on them . Grid recalled the blacksmiths who had been killed by Garam before looking up at the black tortoise . In the blackened world, the roaring red glow was more demonic than a great demon .
“Uh . . . ?”
The rankers felt puzzled by the blond knight’s attitude and were rushing to leave this spot when they suddenly stiffened like statues . They stared blankly at the blond knight without being able to close their mouths .
[The durability of Beriths Skin Mask has decreased by 1 . ]
None of the great demons were comparable to a **** . Berith, who was only ranked 22nd, couldn’t be compared to a **** . It meant the skin mask made by Berith wouldn’t be safe before the power of the black tortoise . He took off the skin mask in order to avoid the drop in durability .
The gorgeous blond hair turned into short black hair and the cool eyes became sharp . The muscles that made up the chest and the thick waist was reminiscent of the statue of a **** .
“ . . . Grid?”
The rankers learned the truth of the blond knight and were astonished . Then their faces soon distorted . The emotion that struck them was anger . “Grid!”
A few rankers stopped moving . They stared at Grid who was standing in front of the black tortoise . Bubat, Shane, Ronam, etc . —they were representatives of their countries . If they had something in common, it was that they suffered due to Grid every time they competed for their country .
“Grid! Why are you helping us?”
For the rankers, Grid was special . They envied him and took him as their goal . Yes, their goal . No matter if they liked Grid or not, they had been struggling to catch up with him and learn from him . They secretly hoped that Grid would look back at them .
“You . . . we are really nothing to you . . . !”
The reason Bubat didn’t participate in this year’s National Competition was due to Grid’s declaration that he wouldn’t attend . Bubat became determined after seeing Grid’s interview about how he wouldn’t attend the event because it was boring . He was going to be stronger . He would be sure to become stronger so that Grid wouldn’t be able to say the same thing again . Participating in this quest was just one way to strengthen himself .
However, this quest became a crisis, not an opportunity, and Grid was the one trying to overcome it . Bubat didn’t want to tolerate this situation .
“Helping us instead of hindering us . . . ! Does it mean we’re not even your competitors?” Bubat yelled with bloodshot eyes .
The same was true for the eyes of the other rankers . They were angry . They were mortified by their pitiful selves, who could only be angry at Grid for doing them a favor . It was a complicated feeling that the rankers themselves couldn’t understand . However, Grid understood—he knew the feelings of the weak . “You have misunderstood something . ”
He heard a yangban say, “The wrath of the black tortoise is directed at the sky . ”
“Stimulate it and encourage it to burn the earth . ”
Grid flew up into the sky and saw the two yangbans talking to each other . Then he activated the Open Potential skill . “I have nightmares every night . A nightmare of being brought down by you again . ”
“ . . . !”
“The reason I helped you isn’t because I’m ignoring you . I just did it . ”
The yangbans wondered, “Who is that person?”
“Get rid of him . ”
The three yangbans belatedly discovered Grid talking to the rankers and leaped through space . They made the concept of distance meaningless and reached Grid in an instant . Goosebumps rose on the skin of the rankers who shuddered at the feats of the ‘gods . ’
Three swords moved like living snakes, wrapping around Grid and stabbing at his vital points . It was a fast and dazzling pincer attack that was hard to follow even for the rankers watching from afar . On the other hand, Grid’s attacks were neither fast nor dazzling . Not a single ranker was impressed by Grid’s swordsmanship .
It was invisible . The swords of the yangbans stopped just before stabbing Grid and shook .
“ . . . ?”
“ . . . ?”
There was a moment of silence . . .
Then the eyes of the yangbans lost their light . Blood sprayed like a fountain from the necks and chests of the yangbans . This was 300,000 Army Swordsmanship Stealth Sword—the technique of Madra, the Undefeated King who killed 300,000 enemy soldiers without them realizing it, was recreated at Grid’s fingertips .
[Critical!]
[The effect of 300,000 Army Swordsmanship has increased the damage of critical hits by 2000%!]
[The effect of 300,000 Army Swordsmanship has exposed the weaknesses of the opponent!]
[Your body doesn’t meet the standards required to use 300,000 Army Swordsmanship . There is a great burden on your body but the effect of the Shoulder Guards of the White Tiger with the Protection of the Red Phoenix has successfully prevented an injury!]
“ . . . Kkuek!”
Without noticing it, the neck of the leading yangban was seriously injured . His eyes rolled and he swallowed down the blood . Then he immediately used the White Tiger’s Breath and Red Phoenix’s Breath to try and recover . It was a reaction rate and mentality that far exceeded the level of common sense .
However, the current opponent was the worst . Grid knew **** the yangbans .
“Divinity . ” It was to hit them hard . “Open Potential . ”
Don’t give them a break .
“Transcended Linked Kill Wave Pinnacle . ”
“ . . . !”
A slaughter .
Bubat and the rankers lost strength in their legs and sat down after witnessing the horrific killing of a **** by a mere human .