Overgeared Chapter 175:
Chapter 175
When he was a highschool student . Lee Junho only believed in his fist, and tormented children weaker than him . Mental and physical abuse were basic, and he also extorted money . In school, he was the king .
No one could resist and had to obey him . One of the tormented was Shin Youngwoo . He would shiver when frightened and would become grumpy if his pride was trampled on . Youngwoo was the same, even after going to university and the military .
Lee Junho mocked him every time they met at the alumni meeting . But what was this? The person who appeared at this year’s reunion was significantly different . He was economically successful and confident .
On the other hand, Lee Junho hadn’t changed from his school days . He couldn’t abandon his gangster mentality and couldn’t adapt to society . He was in his late 20’s and could only find part time jobs .
Lee Junho became ashamed of himself . He got off the throne he was sitting on and faced reality .
‘I need to change, like Youngwoo . ’
Lee Junho was determined . Like Youngwoo, he tried to overcome his past self in order to achieve a new and successful life .
First of all, he abandoned his futile pride . He worked hard to find jobs at gas stations, convenience stores, PC Cafes and construction sites . He didn’t boast . He didn’t spend much money . He saved one penny, two pennies, and eventually realized something .
How wasteful was it to rob others of money with violence? He also realized it every time he was ignored by the customers for being a part-time worker . He believed that the act of ignoring the weak was a sin that shouldn’t be forgiven .
‘…I’m sorry, Shin Youngwoo . ’
On his way back home after his part time job . Lee Junho was smoking in a smoking booth and apologized to Youngwoo in his mind . There was a bitter smile on his face .
“If I could have an opportunity to apologize to you, I will never show up in front of you again . ”
The Satisfy National Competition was relayed on billboards on skyscrapers . He was able to see Youngwoo’s appearance there . Now he was a person in a completely different world .
Many people stopped along the way and looked up at Youngwoo on the billboard . Among the crowd was Youngwoo’s sister, Sehee .
“Cool . ”
Yerim was with Sehee and sincerely admired him . She was completely fascinated by Youngwoo, who appeared to save Yura and overwhelm the foreign teams .
“He is capable, strong and overflowing with confidence . Your brother is really the best man . ”
“The game and reality are different . I admire my brother, but he isn’t the best man . ”
Sehee tried to return Yerim to reality, but it was useless .
“Aren’t you aware that Satisfy isn’t a simple game? Satisfy is already another reality . He is the best man in that reality . ”
Yerim knew it more accurately than Sehee . She had a more mature appearance than her age and proclaimed with a giggle, “I will surely have your brother . ”
Gulp .
The men starting around them were attracted to Yerim and lost their souls . There was the sound of gulping here and there . Several men who looked like gangsters were already approaching . Sehee glared at them and asserted to Yerim .
“You don’t fit Oppa’s taste . ”
“Huh?” Yerim’s eyes widened . She looked at Sehee’s sulky expression and laughed . “Sorry, sorry . Sehee, I forgot how much you love your brother . I’m sorry for making you jealous . ”
“I’m not just saying this . You really don’t fit Oppa’s taste . ”
“Ye~? What man would dislike me?”
Yerim was considered the best queen of South Korea’s high school system along with Sehee, so her self-esteem was very high . Sehee explained the reason for her confident words .
“Oppa likes **** girls . ”
Yerim tilted her head to one side .
“Aren’t I pretty big?”
“You need to at least have a D cup . ”
On the billboard, Youngwoo was saving Jishuka from Hurent . It was natural to save Yura because she was a Korean, but wasn’t Jishuka a representative of another country? Why did he save her? Yerim confirmed Jishuka’s large chest and pouted .
“Really, that’s his taste?”
“He’s a dog in rut . ”
Sehee was furious . She was annoyed to see that woman hanging onto her brother .
“I’m going . ”
In the end, Sehee turned away from the electronic billboard and moved towards the library . Yerim wanted to see more of the broadcast, but was forced to follow Sehee . Then she thought .
‘I’m not even 20 years old yet, so should I try for a D cup?’
She was seriously considering it .
***
Hurent gazed at Jishuka and Grid .
He took a health potion and an antidote before speaking .
“This isn’t a common antidote… The poison arrows are quite awful . ”
He checked the scoreboard .
‘Korea has 131 points, the US has 82 points, Brazil has 73 points, the United Kingdom has 60 points and Spain has 0 . ’
Now there were only five countries left . Spain was ruled out . The Spanish team’s Med was on the verge of being logged out by Regas . Hurent understood the battlefield and sent a whisper to Lauel in the rear .
–Get out of battle and focus on handling the targets . We have given up on the gold medal, but we need to take the silver medal .
—Isn’t the damage pretty big? Can you afford to go against Pagma’s Descendant in that state?
The seven golden blades were still moving by themselves and destroying the targets . Hurent confirmed the scene and smiled darkly .
–Why not?
Ttadak .
Hurent looked at Grid .
“Since the situation is like this, shall I enjoy it a little?”
It was an obvious provocation! The confident Grid wasn’t going to fall for that provocation .
“Stop fooling around . ”
The 1st ranked Kraugel . The 2nd ranked Zibal . The 3rd ranked Chris . The 7th ranked Agnus . The 8th ranked Hurent . The 11th ranked Bondre . Finally, the 14th ranked Hao . Yura had called them the seven people stronger than her .
Grid distinctly remembered it . However, he wasn’t nervous at all, despite Hurent being one of them . He was someone who raided the strongest boss monsters alone! He was confident that he could beat high rankers with his stats, skills and items .
“Jishuka, leave him to me and concentrate on the targets . Don’t you want the silver medal?”
“Yes…! Thank you!”
Jishuka thanked Grid and disappeared into the forest with Samuel . Once Grid was alone with Hurent, he immediately unfolded his sword dance .
“Pagma’s Swordsmanship!”
The moment Grid moved two steps .
Puok!
A 5m long red blade emerged from Hurent’s fingertip and pierced Grid’s chest .
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
‘Eh?’
Hurent attacked with timing that couldn’t be coped with, because Grid was busy with his sword dance . The damage was considerable .
‘I suffered that much damage despite my legendary armor set?’
Or was it the default damage of aura? Grid was confused but his best skill was already being used .
“Kill!”
Kuooooh!
The giant blue greatsword filled with hatred roared as it headed for Hurent .
Kwarururung!
The trees in the area vibrated due to the overwhelming waves of energy coming from it . Grid had planned to blow Hurent away . However…
Hurent moved sideways at the correct timing and avoided Kill . Then he moved back to Grid and aimed his aura blades at the gap exposed by the greatsword swing .
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
‘It’s constant damage . Aura, does it ignore defense and deal a fixed damage?’
Grid frowned as he belatedly understood . The energy of Kill pierced empty air and faded . Hurent clicked his tongue . “In order to hit with a non-targeted skill, you first have to restrain your opponent’s movements . If that isn’t possible, you should predict their movements . Isn’t that part of the basics?”
Grid took a potion to restore his health and asked, “Are you attempting to teach me right now?”
“Teach? Hahat! Nonsense . Is there any reason to do that type of favor for you? I’m simply disappointed . You have the strongest class and this is the extent of your skills~? Don’t you have any combat experience?”
Grid snapped at him .
“Of course I have combat experience…! You can’t imagine how many bosses I’ve raided alone so far!”
Hurent chuckled .
“Is your combat experience limited to boss raids? Kukuk, of course, bosses are strong . But don’t they just fight with strength or with a fixed pattern? They don’t fight cleverly . Yes, just like you . Can’t you see that the difference in our combat experience is too big?”
“Talking nonsense just because you avoided my skill once . ”
The heated Grid moved his sword like butterflies dancing . This time, he was going to hit Hurent’s cheeky face . But Pagma’s Swordsmanship had a weakness . In order to activate the skill, the name must be said . This took a minimum of 0 . 8 to 2 seconds before the skill was activated .
Obviously, some people would feel that this was a short amount of time . In fact, none of the players, monsters and bosses Grid met had touched him during this time . But didn’t Yura counter in 0 . 5 seconds when facing a Crusher? Furthermore, Hurent was much better than her .
Teook!
The moment that Grid took the first step of his sword dance .
Puuok!
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
Hurent hit Grid twice during that time . At the same time, he escaped to the rear, opening up a distance .
“Kuk!”
Grid checked the distance and decided it was impossible, cancelling his activation of Link .
‘It stinks . ’
He admitted that Hurent was strong . It was accepted compared to the bosses he had faced so far . The aura’s fixed damage and ability to freely transform its shape was quite annoying, but the vulnerable part was that he couldn’t use a skill .
Certainly, Grid had experience fighting . However, he perceived it after two skills became useless .
“Are you going to use a skill haphazardly again? Do you have no learning ability?”
Hurent sighed as if Grid was pathetic . In the end, Grid rushed to him .
“Okay! I can just swing my sword instead of using skills . Then will you be able to avoid it? Eh? Blacksmith’s Rage!”
Jjejeong!
The +9 Failure clashed with the aura blades .
‘Strong . ’
Hurent confirmed that his aura shook like a fire in front of wind and clicked his tongue . He tried to open a distance with Grid, but his basic movement speed wasn’t enough .
Jjejeong! Jjang!
Grid persistently stuck to Hurent and swung his sword . Hurent barely managed to defend and confirmed that the cooldown of his Escape skill was over .
“Escape . ”
Peeng!
This close-range distance skill was something that all warrior classes possessed . Hurent managed to get 5m away from Grid and shifted some of his aura to his lower half .
[Attack power is reduced by 30% . ]
[Movement speed has increased by 30% . ]
‘Faster?’
Grid was no longer able to narrow down the distance to Hurent, who was running away like a coward . In the end, he swapped out to the Ideal Dagger, used Quick Movements and shouted at Hurent .
“Let’s finish this game . ”
Pepepepeok!
Hurent leaped towards where there were a lot of targets and released his aura all around him . There was an explosion and the US team’s score quickly updated .
『 The United States has 109 points! Really amazing! After logging out the representatives from France, China and Japan, Hurent destroyed 16 targets in a single strike while running from Pagma’s Descendant! 』
“What are you trying to do?”
Grid wanted to help Jishuka and Regas . He wanted their countries to win the silver and bronze medals . Therefore, he chased after Hurent to stop him . Thanks to his high persistence, Grid’s stamina remained steady while Hurent gradually became exhausted .
‘I thought he invested most of his stats into strength, then some into agility and stamina . But now I see that his stats are high overall . Indeed, a blacksmith can increase their stats dramatically through the production of items . ’
Over time, Hurent could grasp more about Grid . But his breathing was becoming labored and he was slowing down .
‘I almost caught up!’
Grid’s eyes sparkled . This was the end . He would soon catch that annoying guy .
Grid was filled with pleasure, but there was a problem .
『 South Korean team-! 150 points! Victoryyy! 』
“What…?”
Grid noticed his mistake . He forgot about the presence of Yura and the pavranium . He didn’t tell Yura that he wanted to beat the US team, and he didn’t recall the target destruction order that he gave to the pavranium . Yura and the pavranium kept destroying the targets while he pursued Hurent, eventually leading to this .
“Bye-bye~?”
Hurent laughed, as he had predicted this situation from the beginning . Grid was forced to log out . It was a rule that the team who achieved the quota could no longer remain on the battlefield .
After that .
The United States were the next to reach 150 points after South Korea and achieved the silver medal . Britain and Brazil was left behind to compete for third place, and Britain eventually became the winner .
Jishuka’s ability to destroy targets was much better than Natasha, but her partner was the problem . Samuel was too lacking and couldn’t protect Jishuka from Regas . In the end, hundreds of thousands of spectators watched as the Korean, United States, and United Kingdom team got on the podium .
“It was enjoyable, newbie . ”
“Dammit…!”
A funny scene was produced . Grid won the gold medal and was scowling from the top of the podium, while Hurent received the silver medal next to him and was laughing loudly . Looking at the atmosphere of the two men, it was like the US had won .
When he was a highschool student . Lee Junho only believed in his fist, and tormented children weaker than him . Mental and physical abuse were basic, and he also extorted money . In school, he was the king .
No one could resist and had to obey him . One of the tormented was Shin Youngwoo . He would shiver when frightened and would become grumpy if his pride was trampled on . Youngwoo was the same, even after going to university and the military .
Lee Junho mocked him every time they met at the alumni meeting . But what was this? The person who appeared at this year’s reunion was significantly different . He was economically successful and confident .
On the other hand, Lee Junho hadn’t changed from his school days . He couldn’t abandon his gangster mentality and couldn’t adapt to society . He was in his late 20’s and could only find part time jobs .
Lee Junho became ashamed of himself . He got off the throne he was sitting on and faced reality .
‘I need to change, like Youngwoo . ’
Lee Junho was determined . Like Youngwoo, he tried to overcome his past self in order to achieve a new and successful life .
First of all, he abandoned his futile pride . He worked hard to find jobs at gas stations, convenience stores, PC Cafes and construction sites . He didn’t boast . He didn’t spend much money . He saved one penny, two pennies, and eventually realized something .
How wasteful was it to rob others of money with violence? He also realized it every time he was ignored by the customers for being a part-time worker . He believed that the act of ignoring the weak was a sin that shouldn’t be forgiven .
‘…I’m sorry, Shin Youngwoo . ’
On his way back home after his part time job . Lee Junho was smoking in a smoking booth and apologized to Youngwoo in his mind . There was a bitter smile on his face .
“If I could have an opportunity to apologize to you, I will never show up in front of you again . ”
The Satisfy National Competition was relayed on billboards on skyscrapers . He was able to see Youngwoo’s appearance there . Now he was a person in a completely different world .
Many people stopped along the way and looked up at Youngwoo on the billboard . Among the crowd was Youngwoo’s sister, Sehee .
“Cool . ”
Yerim was with Sehee and sincerely admired him . She was completely fascinated by Youngwoo, who appeared to save Yura and overwhelm the foreign teams .
“He is capable, strong and overflowing with confidence . Your brother is really the best man . ”
“The game and reality are different . I admire my brother, but he isn’t the best man . ”
Sehee tried to return Yerim to reality, but it was useless .
“Aren’t you aware that Satisfy isn’t a simple game? Satisfy is already another reality . He is the best man in that reality . ”
Yerim knew it more accurately than Sehee . She had a more mature appearance than her age and proclaimed with a giggle, “I will surely have your brother . ”
Gulp .
The men starting around them were attracted to Yerim and lost their souls . There was the sound of gulping here and there . Several men who looked like gangsters were already approaching . Sehee glared at them and asserted to Yerim .
“You don’t fit Oppa’s taste . ”
“Huh?” Yerim’s eyes widened . She looked at Sehee’s sulky expression and laughed . “Sorry, sorry . Sehee, I forgot how much you love your brother . I’m sorry for making you jealous . ”
“I’m not just saying this . You really don’t fit Oppa’s taste . ”
“Ye~? What man would dislike me?”
Yerim was considered the best queen of South Korea’s high school system along with Sehee, so her self-esteem was very high . Sehee explained the reason for her confident words .
“Oppa likes **** girls . ”
Yerim tilted her head to one side .
“Aren’t I pretty big?”
“You need to at least have a D cup . ”
On the billboard, Youngwoo was saving Jishuka from Hurent . It was natural to save Yura because she was a Korean, but wasn’t Jishuka a representative of another country? Why did he save her? Yerim confirmed Jishuka’s large chest and pouted .
“Really, that’s his taste?”
“He’s a dog in rut . ”
Sehee was furious . She was annoyed to see that woman hanging onto her brother .
“I’m going . ”
In the end, Sehee turned away from the electronic billboard and moved towards the library . Yerim wanted to see more of the broadcast, but was forced to follow Sehee . Then she thought .
‘I’m not even 20 years old yet, so should I try for a D cup?’
She was seriously considering it .
***
Hurent gazed at Jishuka and Grid .
He took a health potion and an antidote before speaking .
“This isn’t a common antidote… The poison arrows are quite awful . ”
He checked the scoreboard .
‘Korea has 131 points, the US has 82 points, Brazil has 73 points, the United Kingdom has 60 points and Spain has 0 . ’
Now there were only five countries left . Spain was ruled out . The Spanish team’s Med was on the verge of being logged out by Regas . Hurent understood the battlefield and sent a whisper to Lauel in the rear .
–Get out of battle and focus on handling the targets . We have given up on the gold medal, but we need to take the silver medal .
—Isn’t the damage pretty big? Can you afford to go against Pagma’s Descendant in that state?
The seven golden blades were still moving by themselves and destroying the targets . Hurent confirmed the scene and smiled darkly .
–Why not?
Ttadak .
Hurent looked at Grid .
“Since the situation is like this, shall I enjoy it a little?”
It was an obvious provocation! The confident Grid wasn’t going to fall for that provocation .
“Stop fooling around . ”
The 1st ranked Kraugel . The 2nd ranked Zibal . The 3rd ranked Chris . The 7th ranked Agnus . The 8th ranked Hurent . The 11th ranked Bondre . Finally, the 14th ranked Hao . Yura had called them the seven people stronger than her .
Grid distinctly remembered it . However, he wasn’t nervous at all, despite Hurent being one of them . He was someone who raided the strongest boss monsters alone! He was confident that he could beat high rankers with his stats, skills and items .
“Jishuka, leave him to me and concentrate on the targets . Don’t you want the silver medal?”
“Yes…! Thank you!”
Jishuka thanked Grid and disappeared into the forest with Samuel . Once Grid was alone with Hurent, he immediately unfolded his sword dance .
“Pagma’s Swordsmanship!”
The moment Grid moved two steps .
Puok!
A 5m long red blade emerged from Hurent’s fingertip and pierced Grid’s chest .
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
‘Eh?’
Hurent attacked with timing that couldn’t be coped with, because Grid was busy with his sword dance . The damage was considerable .
‘I suffered that much damage despite my legendary armor set?’
Or was it the default damage of aura? Grid was confused but his best skill was already being used .
“Kill!”
Kuooooh!
The giant blue greatsword filled with hatred roared as it headed for Hurent .
Kwarururung!
The trees in the area vibrated due to the overwhelming waves of energy coming from it . Grid had planned to blow Hurent away . However…
Hurent moved sideways at the correct timing and avoided Kill . Then he moved back to Grid and aimed his aura blades at the gap exposed by the greatsword swing .
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
‘It’s constant damage . Aura, does it ignore defense and deal a fixed damage?’
Grid frowned as he belatedly understood . The energy of Kill pierced empty air and faded . Hurent clicked his tongue . “In order to hit with a non-targeted skill, you first have to restrain your opponent’s movements . If that isn’t possible, you should predict their movements . Isn’t that part of the basics?”
Grid took a potion to restore his health and asked, “Are you attempting to teach me right now?”
“Teach? Hahat! Nonsense . Is there any reason to do that type of favor for you? I’m simply disappointed . You have the strongest class and this is the extent of your skills~? Don’t you have any combat experience?”
Grid snapped at him .
“Of course I have combat experience…! You can’t imagine how many bosses I’ve raided alone so far!”
Hurent chuckled .
“Is your combat experience limited to boss raids? Kukuk, of course, bosses are strong . But don’t they just fight with strength or with a fixed pattern? They don’t fight cleverly . Yes, just like you . Can’t you see that the difference in our combat experience is too big?”
“Talking nonsense just because you avoided my skill once . ”
The heated Grid moved his sword like butterflies dancing . This time, he was going to hit Hurent’s cheeky face . But Pagma’s Swordsmanship had a weakness . In order to activate the skill, the name must be said . This took a minimum of 0 . 8 to 2 seconds before the skill was activated .
Obviously, some people would feel that this was a short amount of time . In fact, none of the players, monsters and bosses Grid met had touched him during this time . But didn’t Yura counter in 0 . 5 seconds when facing a Crusher? Furthermore, Hurent was much better than her .
Teook!
The moment that Grid took the first step of his sword dance .
Puuok!
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
[You have suffered 4,600 damage . ]
Hurent hit Grid twice during that time . At the same time, he escaped to the rear, opening up a distance .
“Kuk!”
Grid checked the distance and decided it was impossible, cancelling his activation of Link .
‘It stinks . ’
He admitted that Hurent was strong . It was accepted compared to the bosses he had faced so far . The aura’s fixed damage and ability to freely transform its shape was quite annoying, but the vulnerable part was that he couldn’t use a skill .
Certainly, Grid had experience fighting . However, he perceived it after two skills became useless .
“Are you going to use a skill haphazardly again? Do you have no learning ability?”
Hurent sighed as if Grid was pathetic . In the end, Grid rushed to him .
“Okay! I can just swing my sword instead of using skills . Then will you be able to avoid it? Eh? Blacksmith’s Rage!”
Jjejeong!
The +9 Failure clashed with the aura blades .
‘Strong . ’
Hurent confirmed that his aura shook like a fire in front of wind and clicked his tongue . He tried to open a distance with Grid, but his basic movement speed wasn’t enough .
Jjejeong! Jjang!
Grid persistently stuck to Hurent and swung his sword . Hurent barely managed to defend and confirmed that the cooldown of his Escape skill was over .
“Escape . ”
Peeng!
This close-range distance skill was something that all warrior classes possessed . Hurent managed to get 5m away from Grid and shifted some of his aura to his lower half .
[Attack power is reduced by 30% . ]
[Movement speed has increased by 30% . ]
‘Faster?’
Grid was no longer able to narrow down the distance to Hurent, who was running away like a coward . In the end, he swapped out to the Ideal Dagger, used Quick Movements and shouted at Hurent .
“Let’s finish this game . ”
Pepepepeok!
Hurent leaped towards where there were a lot of targets and released his aura all around him . There was an explosion and the US team’s score quickly updated .
『 The United States has 109 points! Really amazing! After logging out the representatives from France, China and Japan, Hurent destroyed 16 targets in a single strike while running from Pagma’s Descendant! 』
“What are you trying to do?”
Grid wanted to help Jishuka and Regas . He wanted their countries to win the silver and bronze medals . Therefore, he chased after Hurent to stop him . Thanks to his high persistence, Grid’s stamina remained steady while Hurent gradually became exhausted .
‘I thought he invested most of his stats into strength, then some into agility and stamina . But now I see that his stats are high overall . Indeed, a blacksmith can increase their stats dramatically through the production of items . ’
Over time, Hurent could grasp more about Grid . But his breathing was becoming labored and he was slowing down .
‘I almost caught up!’
Grid’s eyes sparkled . This was the end . He would soon catch that annoying guy .
Grid was filled with pleasure, but there was a problem .
『 South Korean team-! 150 points! Victoryyy! 』
“What…?”
Grid noticed his mistake . He forgot about the presence of Yura and the pavranium . He didn’t tell Yura that he wanted to beat the US team, and he didn’t recall the target destruction order that he gave to the pavranium . Yura and the pavranium kept destroying the targets while he pursued Hurent, eventually leading to this .
“Bye-bye~?”
Hurent laughed, as he had predicted this situation from the beginning . Grid was forced to log out . It was a rule that the team who achieved the quota could no longer remain on the battlefield .
After that .
The United States were the next to reach 150 points after South Korea and achieved the silver medal . Britain and Brazil was left behind to compete for third place, and Britain eventually became the winner .
Jishuka’s ability to destroy targets was much better than Natasha, but her partner was the problem . Samuel was too lacking and couldn’t protect Jishuka from Regas . In the end, hundreds of thousands of spectators watched as the Korean, United States, and United Kingdom team got on the podium .
“It was enjoyable, newbie . ”
“Dammit…!”
A funny scene was produced . Grid won the gold medal and was scowling from the top of the podium, while Hurent received the silver medal next to him and was laughing loudly . Looking at the atmosphere of the two men, it was like the US had won .