Overgeared Chapter 1236:

“The appearance of a half-draconian is the same as a human but it is different when they take off their clothes . There are scales covering every important part so the key is to aim for this . You can’t cut the scales with ordinary sword techniques . ”

Laden arrived at the training ground after Grid and listened carefully .

Only one hour . . .

In that short time, Grid claimed that he had returned from hunting a half-draconian . It was physically impossible . First of all, he was bound by the concept of distance . However, it was the truth . Their king had performed many miracles and wouldn’t joke about this .

“The shape of the scales is like this . . . ”

Grid explained by drawing a picture . The visual representation of the blade sliding against the scales helped Laden understand .

[The skill ‘Beginner Arts’ has been acquired!]

[It perfectly represents the scale of the half-draconians who are rarely seen . Upgraded from Beginner Arts to Intermediate Arts!]

It was thanks to the high dexterity . The things that Grid did with his hand were more than the basics .

“This is why a half-draconian’s transformation is terrifying . The moment they transform, their whole body,, with the exception of their face, will be covered with scales, turning their whole body into a weapon . . . ”

Grid quantified the physical characteristics, combat methods, attributes, and techniques of the half-draconians as well as detailed specifications such as attack, defense, magic power, and resistance . In only an hour, he had become an expert in the half-draconians . It was as if he studied the half-draconians for decades . By now, Laden’s mind had become a bit unsettled . The king wouldn’t lie but Laden was worried that he might be slightly bluffing .

On the other hand, Duke Steim’s eyes glowed brightly . “As expected of Your Majesty! You are my son-in-law! My daughter isn’t worth it!”

“No, Irene is too good for me . I’ve always been a poor husband to her while she has been the best wife . It isn’t regretful, Father-in-law . ”

“Your Majesty . . . !”

“ . . . . . . ”

This was true trust . Laden felt ashamed when he saw Duke Steim, who absolutely trusted Grid . He rebuked himself for daring to doubt King Grid .

Grid explained for the next few minutes before asking Laden, “Is it drawn in your head?”

Laden was a genius . He immediately grasped the point of the question and nodded . “Yes, the information given by Your Majesty is so vast and detailed that it is easily drawn . ”

It was a virtual image of a half-draconian . Now Laden was able to bring the middle-class half-draconian called Helvaton into his mind . It was now possible to engage in a virtual battle . It was the result of the perfect combination of Laden’s talent and the accurate information provided by Keen Insight .

Grid nodded and pulled out the portable furnace and white phosphorus wood . “Okay, from now on, I will be blacksmithing . Be sure to accumulate combat experience . ”

Then Grid took out an anvil and hammer . Blacksmithing on the training field . . .

From a general standpoint, it was a very unusual scene . However, Laden and the people of the Overgeared Kingdom never forgot that Grid was a blacksmith .

“Yes! I will obey your order!” Laden answered vigorously and closed his eyes after pulling out his sword and shield . He made a virtual half-draconian and placed it in front of himself .

“Keuk!”

The virtual half-draconian Heltavon was based on Grid’s information and boasted tremendous physical ability . He laughed at Laden, quickly narrowed the distance, and neutralized the shield with technique . Once Laden’s shield fell to the ground, he fired a Breath and turned Laden to ashes .

“Pant . . . Pant!”

In the first virtual battle, Laden died within 20 seconds and gasped as he opened his eyes . Grid was just lighting the firewood . He glanced at the sweaty Laden and scolded, “Is it finished already? You fought a transformed one from the beginning?”

“Since the transformation is their power, I thought I could only practice after they are transformed . ”

“Hmm . . . Try it at your own pace . ”

If he could kill a half-draconian before they transformed then there was no need to assume the state of transformation . However, Laden didn’t have that much firepower . The convinced Grid started using the bellows while Laden closed his eyes, made the virtual Heltavon and started fighting again .

This time, he discarded his sword and shield to hold a mace and short spear . The greatest strength of the knight class was the ability to handle all weapons skillfully . Laden’s spear-throwing skills were excellent . His spear flew in a straight line and quickly reached Helvaton . Laden was already running behind the spear . It was intended to exploit the half-draconians’ weakness of blocking projectiles using the wings . However, an unexpected variable occurred .

Tong!

Heltavon didn’t fold his wings and just let Laden’s short spear hit his body . Then Laden’s spear fell to the ground without even scratching the scales . Heltavon grabbed Laden’s face with one hand and smiled . It was a smile that mocked the fearless prey who came running in on its own . Laden’s shaky gaze saw Heltavon’s mouth open . Soon after, the Breath was fired .

“ . . . Pant!Pant!Pant!”

He lost once again but Laden’s face was surprisingly bright . Unlike the first confrontation where he didn’t even try, he had no regrets about the second confrontation . His heart felt clear .

‘This is a combat race that is good at combat . He understood that my attack wasn’t dangerous and ignored it . . . ’

Grid’s explanation made it seem that the half-draconian had an ‘instinct’ to block projectiles . Grid said that once anything was thrown, the half-draconian would fold his wings to defend . However, this was the result because the opponent was Grid . He would’ve folded his wings because he couldn’t withstand Grid’s attack power .

“Um . . . ? Cough, cough . ”

There was still time . He would try a bit more . Laden coughed as he was rising from his seat . Looking around, he noticed that everywhere was filled with smoke . It was smoke from the fire . Frontier Castle’s special training ground for its knights was hundreds of square meters but it was indoors so the ventilation wasn’t good . It didn’t take long for the smoke from the portable furnace to fill the training ground .

“Cough . . . ”

Duke Steim seemed uncomfortable . Laden pulled out a handkerchief and politely handed it to him before turning his attention to Grid . After he finished with the bellows, Grid took out a dark bead that Laden saw for the first time in his life . Then Grid entered the smelting stage . He didn’t seem to care about the smoke .

‘Ah!’

Laden recalled the environment of the Chaos Mountains . It was a place where it was hard to breathe . Laden seemed to figure out the king’s intentions behind burning firewood indoors in a chimney-free room .

‘His Majesty is deliberately recreating the environment of the Chaos Mountains . . . Yes, I’m fighting in the Chaos Mountains, just like His Majesty . ’

If he could adapt to this, it would be possible to easily react to all types of situations when fighting with the half-draconians in Frontier . Laden once again closed his eyes . Now he was standing in the Chaos Mountains . He started fighting in a much harsher environment than before . Then he was repeatedly defeated, defeated, and defeated again by Heltavon . He repeated almost 100 battles until his physical strength and mental strength reached the limits, yet he lasted over one minute in only four battles .

“Um, okay . ”

Grid finished hammering . The object he made with all his heart was a dark iron rod . A hollow iron rod . In that empty space, Grid inserted a sharp, thorn-like blade . A thin, short blade was snugly tucked into the iron rod .

“ . . . ?”

What was this? The tool that had a completely new form sparked Laden’s curiosity but it was only for a moment . Laden’s concentration was very good . He recalled his duty and closed his eyes again . He had a virtual enemy in his head and the environment was calm . The embers of the portable furnace used by Grid were extinguished and the smoke was dissipating . Laden’s vision and breathing returned to normal .

“Hahahat!”

In Laden’s imagination, the half-draconian who had won many battles was arrogant . He smiled and rushed to Laden . This didn’t mean he was careless . All the judgments and actions of the half-draconian were sophisticated . The half-draconian flapped his wings . Laden withstood the wind pressure with the shield . Then he blocked the incoming kick with the mace .

There was a very small scratch on the scales of the half-draconian’s shin that collided with the mace and Laden remembered it . There was no momentary disturbance in the breathing of the virtual half-draconain who was a collection of all the information Grid had gathered with Keen Insight .

The half-draconian’s punches and kicks continued to be linked . It was like a waterfall and Laden was continuously suppressed . After a kick to the ankle and a scratch to the face, the half-draconian aimed at the lower body to break Laden’s balance . Once this failed, he rotated and kicked the top .

At first, Laden failed to cope for five seconds against this anomalous offensive, which changed depending on the situation . Now it was after 100 battles and he got used to it, allowing him to use the shield more actively . He moved the shield quicker than before and held the shield more exquisitely . The momentum of the half-draconian’s attacks gradually weakened, slowly but surely .

‘Now!’

The shield blocked the attack at a 90 degree angle and the half-draconian’s leg soared into the air . Afterwards, Laden aimed at the shin with the mace . Then—

For the first time, the scales of the half-draconian were broken .

‘Ahh!’

Laden was thrilled . Breaking the scales was only the first step in attacking the half-draconians . The scales were destroyed but the half-draconian’s subsequent move blew away Laden’s head .

“ . . . Pant!”

Laden was once again defeated in battle . Grid looked at him fighting alone for a few hours and beckoned .

“Come here . ”

“Yes!”

Laden was indeed an example of a knight . He ran straight to Grid despite his extreme fatigue . Grid handed him the black iron rod .

“How is the grip?”

“The grip is much more familiar than a weapon I have been using for 10 years . ”

It wasn’t flattery . Laden said exactly what he felt as he swung the iron rod . It had the right weight so the power was properly channeled . Above all, he felt that the energy of the iron itself was unusual .

“Isn’t there a button on the handle? Press it . ”

Laden pressed the button and a blade sprang out of the iron rod . The speed was like lightning and the momentum was considerable . it was a concealed weapon . Laden repeatedly retracted and extended the blade and gradually became accustomed to using the iron rod . Indeed, it was a high quality and adaptable weapon for someone with Weapons Mastery .

Grid nodded with a satisfied expression and explained to Laden . “It is a great anti-draconian weapon . The Black Tortoise’s Breath in the iron rod will corrode the scales of the half-draconians . Hit them with the iron rod, break the scales, and then insert the blade . How about it? Isn’t it simple?”

“Yes!”

Laden was a knight . Originally, he would’ve felt repulsed to use a concealed weapon . However, he was currently in a position to argue over it . His fate was at stake . Nevertheless, he felt a bit dubious . Not only was the black tortoise **** unfamiliar to him, it was questionable if this thin blade could penetrate the skin of the half-draconians . Grid took back the iron rod and slit his wrist with a knife .

“Your Majesty!”

Duke Steim and Laden’s faces were white with astonishment from Grid’s self-harming behavior . Grid gestured at them to retreat and dripped blood from his wrist onto the iron rod . Then he slightly heated the iron rod using the residual heat of the furnace and started to temper it .

He was intent on reproducing the Thorn of Deep Grievance . It was a weapon that ignored the target’s defense to a certain extent and had the best skills, ‘Cursed Bloodline’ and ‘Laceration . ’ In particular, it had the skill Laceration that dealt fixed damage equivalent to 60% of the target’s maximum health .

The higher the level of the target, the more often it failed to trigger . The level of Grid’s opponents were usually so high that he ignored this skill, but this time Laden would face a ‘low-grade’ opponent . To put it another way, it was a low level opponent .

‘It’ll work . ’

The Black Tortoise Thorn (stage name) would surely break the scales of the enemy and pierce the heart .

Ttang!Ttang!Ttang!

The tempering was coming to an end . A new form of weapon containing Grid’s blood was completed at Grid’s fingertips while he was in a trance .

[The ‘Blood King’s Blood’ has permeated the production item . . . ]

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