Overgeared Chapter 212:
Chapter 212
The Eternal Kingdom and Gauss Kingdom didn’t have a good relationship . Over the past decades, there had been countless disputes and frequent bloodshed . The Eternal Kingdom used the guide of being a neutral kingdom to monopolize some of the Gauss Kingdom’s products .
But the Gauss Kingdom wasn’t able to induce conflict with the Eternal Kingdom . It was because the great magician Ashur was present at the border . Earl Ashur’s power was like a nuclear warhead in modern society, so it was enough to suppress any conflicts .
But Piaro was more than that .
“W-Who are you?”
In the beginning, Earl Ashur had no interest in the beggar . No, he hadn’t even noticed . He only paid attention to Grid . Now the beggar was emitting an energy that could reverse the situation . At this moment, Earl Ashur’s five senses were only concentrated on the beggar . His original purpose of taking care of Grid disappeared .
‘Is this fear I’m feeling?’ Goosebumps covered his entire body . ‘There was a monster like this hiding in the kingdom?’
Earl Ashur gulped as Piaro asked for a duel .
“I want to experience the skills of one of the continent’s 10 great magicians . ”
“I refuse . I have no reason to fight you, nor do I want to fight . ”
Earl Ashur was adamant . But Piaro just pulled out his sword .
He was still obsessed with revenge, but he was also thirsty to fight against the strong . He was filled with a desire to become a sword saint . In particular, he was obsessed with Earl Ashur, because he had no experience fighting great magicians .
“You have no choice . ”
‘Crazy bastard!’
This was his only chance to get revenge on Grid, who stole Pagma’s Rare Book, as well as his son’s crush . Once Grid arrived at Reidan and solidified his position as a duke, Earl Ashur would no longer be able to act against him . Later, he would be forced to bow before Duke Grid .
But at this critical junction, someone interfered . Earl Ashur’s anger soared .
“Who the **** are you?”
Earl Ashur knew about the group with the strange name of Overgeared who were working with Grid . But there was no information about this beggar being part of Overgeared .
Where did this guy suddenly pop out from?
“Why are you with Grid? Are you his protector?”
“Protector? You’re mistaken . I don’t have anything to do with Duke Grid . This is my personal interest . ”
In the first place, did Grid need his protection? It was clear that this person called Ashur didn’t know much about Grid .
“Anyway, you aren’t Duke Grid’s opponent . It is better for you to compete against me . Right now, I am in an incomplete condition . ”
“This person!”
Earl Ashur sounded resentful towards Piaro, but his head was calm .
‘I must be calm . I shouldn’t turn him into my enemy . ’
The rumors might be exaggerated, but Grid’s strength that he showed in Reinhardt wasn’t negligible . Grid was praised as the kingdom’s hero, so Earl Ashur had to fight seriously . After fighting with a much stronger opponent, could he take care of Grid?
‘It is impossible . ’
The wisest choice was to let Grid go . But .
‘I can’t miss the chance for revenge that will never come again . ’ Earl Ashur made a decision . ‘Create a space where Grid and I can fight . ’
In other words, create a three dimensional space . Space magic was different from other magic, so the consumption of magic power was very extreme . Even Earl Ashur had to consume half of his magic power to create a space ward . But he was willing to do this to handle Grid .
“Buy me some time . ”
An earl was only supposed to have five knights, but Earl Ashur had dozens of knights as a commander of a fortified city . He not only had great individual power, but his forces surpassed that of his title .
The elite knights got into formation at once . In that gap, Earl Ashur chanted a spell .
“Shake hands . ”
Elite knights? They were nothing compared to the knights of the Saharan Empire, the strongest nation on the continent . Furthermore, Piaro was the captain of the Red Knights .
“It’s a waste of manpower . ”
Piaro’s missing sword shot straight ahead . A knight defended by raising his shield, but Piaro predicted this .
“Supreme Swordsmanship 3rd style . ”
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
It was comparable with the skill of a martial artist . Piaro’s sword collided with the shield . The owner of the shield became a rag, while the other knights standing behind him spurted blood . It was the moment when the knights that Earl Ashur was proud of were knocked down by a single blow .
“Heok?”
“Defense is useless?”
The knights freaked out as it felt like they were hit by a tornado . Piaro leapt lightly . He didn’t give the knights time to reform their formation .
“Kuaaaaak!”
He really was like a **** . Piaro defied the laws of gravity as he stood in the air and wielded his sword . The vulnerable knights were unable to respond as the sword techniques fell from the sky . They couldn’t use the advantage of numbers to threaten Piaro, so they could only defend .
However, Piaro’s sword accelerated so quickly that it was difficult to chase with the eyes, making it virtually impossible to defend .
“Ugh!”
Jacks, the leader of the knights, swung his halberd and tried to counterattack in the gap when his men were being attacked . But it was difficult to hit, because Piaro rotated his body in the air at a dizzying speed .
“This monster!”
It was unbelievable . He completely avoided the large and wide attack of the halberd in the air? Was this old man a rumored assassin? Jacks continuously wielded his halberd . The opponent avoided it until the end . Then there was an unforgettable experience .
“What?”
The halberd started to be sucked into the rotating Piaro, as if it was attracted by a magnet . Jacks tried to withstand it with all his strength, but it was useless . He let go of the halberd .
Jjejejeok!
The halberd lost its master and shattered in the air .
“Keok . ”
The falling fragments of the halberd aimed precisely at the knights on the ground . They were wearing expensive armor, but whether it was coincidence of Piaro’s intentions, the fragments only aimed at the gaps on the armor . The armor was useless and the knights instantly collapsed .
“M-Monster…!”
Jacks couldn’t close his mouth . Earl Ashur was even more surprised .
‘They couldn’t last?’
One minute . That was the amount of time required to generate the ward . The 23 knights couldn’t withstand that short amount of time .
Cheok .
At last, Piaro landed on the ground and stepped forward, ignoring Jacks . He neared Earl Ashur .
“In the end, we have to fight?” Earl Ashur screamed at Piaro . “That’s right! Okay! Let’s try it once!”
It seemed he couldn’t avoid the fight . Earl Ashur pulled out a staff that was 50 cm in length . Most magicians used orbs due to the versatility of the orb that could store magic . However, Earl Ashur was fast in magic casting, so he used a staff that amplified magic .
“Haste!”
One of the most important elements in a magic battle was speed . The opponent must hit before the magician finished casting a spell, and the magician must finish casting a spell before allowing an attack . Earl Ashur quickly increased his movement speed with Haste and widened the distance with Piaro .
He already finished casting the next spell .
“Orion’s Illusion!”
It was an illusion technique . Earl Ashur created five clones of himself and once again opened up the distance while Piaro was searching for the real body . Next was debuff magic .
“Soul Weakness!”
Piaro’s body became as sticky as oil and unpleasant magic power suppressed him .
“Disgusting . ”
Piaro’s body lost its swiftness, but he bent like a bow and shot forward like a thunderbolt . He maximized his body’s ability to increase speed, offsetting the effect of the debuff .
‘Did he resist? My magic? No, it’s impossible . ’
Earl Ashur’s eyes widened as he faced Piaro . But he tried to remain calm and finished casting the magic spell .
“Ice Tornado!”
It was a mixture of two A-grade spells with different attributes, and exerted more power than an A-grade spell . It was still significantly less powerful than S-grade magic, so why did he use it?
Even a great magician couldn’t cast S-grade spells in an instant . Using S-grade magic without precautionary measures against a person like Piaro was close to suicide .
Jjejejejeok!
Piaro’s body froze as he approached Earl Ashur . Earl Ashur’s magic power exceeded common sense, so there was no one who wouldn’t be frozen .
‘This guy won’t die like this . ’
Earl Ashur believed that Piaro would recover within five seconds and started to chant a S-grade spell in that gap . However, he underestimated Piaro .
Chaaeng!
“…!”
Earl Ashur was shocked . An intangible energy was felt from the frost and it shattered before even a few words could be chanted?
“You’ve already recovered?”
It was too fast to use S-grade magic . He had to quickly accumulate more damage using A-grade spells . He belatedly responded to Piaro’s sword that was flying .
“Shield!”
It was the manifestation of basic defensive magic that even beginners could use .
“Great magic power . ”
Piaro admired Ashur, who absorbed most of the damage with his shield . However, he continued to wield his sword . Earl Ashur stood firm . He tried to avoid as much damage as possible by relying on the previously activated Haste, while minimizing the actual damage using Shield .
Despite the continuous wounds he kept receiving, he used Shield while chanting S-grade magic in his head . Earl Ashur’s concentration was truly worthy of respect .
“Yes!”
Piaro was swinging his sword when he suddenly felt alarmed . He detected a strong magic power and used the Supreme Swordsmanship 5th style, a defense technique .
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Something intangible shot out of Earl Ashur the moment the spell was completed .
“Fluid Escape . ”
Fluid Escape was a spell that separated the soul and body of the caster for three seconds . The caster could control the soul that emerged from the body, while the body became immune to all damage .
Jeeeong!
Earl Ashur’s body wasn’t damaged at all despite being hit .
‘This is the power of Fluid Escape!’
Earl Ashur’s soul passed through Piaro’s body and dealt damage in proportion to his magic power .
“Kuk!”
Blood poured from Piaro .
“I can’t tangle with this monster forever . ”
Earl Ashur’s soul headed towards Grid, who was watching the battle with folded arms . He didn’t give up on his original goal of aiming for Grid .
“Die!”
Kwaaaang!
Earl Ashur’s soul went through the grid .
[You have suffered 40,985 damage . ]
[You have received catastrophic damage all at once, and your spirit can’t endure it . ]
[You have resisted . ]
Grid was unprepared for the damage and suffered . The soul’s movement speed was so remarkable that the pavranium responded late . It was virtually impossible for a human to perceive it . Ashur’s soul returned to his body .
“You deceived me!”
Piaro suffered great damage to his pride and wielded his sword, but there was a powerful shockwave as soon as the soul returned to the body . Piaro knew this fact, but he was confident that he could neutralize it with his blade .
However, Earl Ashur’s magic power couldn’t be pierced by the sword .
Peeng!
“This…!”
Piaro was pushed back by the shockwave . While he was upset, Earl Ashur aimed at Grid .
“This is the end!”
Finally, his grudge would be repaid . Earl Ashur was determined to kill Grid while Grid was suffering from great damage and not in the right mindset . But what was this? Grid moved smoothly and Earl Ashur’s vision was covered with blue-white light .
“Kuaaaaak!”
Earl Ashur screamed at the unexpected attack . He suffered cumulative damage when reciting the S-grade magic, so he easily fell down .
Grid pointed Failure at him and said, “Beg me, Duke Grid, for your life . ”
“W-What…!”
Grid’s sword damage was as powerful as Piaro’s . No, maybe even more than that . Earl Ashur thought it was ridiculous .
The Eternal Kingdom and Gauss Kingdom didn’t have a good relationship . Over the past decades, there had been countless disputes and frequent bloodshed . The Eternal Kingdom used the guide of being a neutral kingdom to monopolize some of the Gauss Kingdom’s products .
But the Gauss Kingdom wasn’t able to induce conflict with the Eternal Kingdom . It was because the great magician Ashur was present at the border . Earl Ashur’s power was like a nuclear warhead in modern society, so it was enough to suppress any conflicts .
But Piaro was more than that .
“W-Who are you?”
In the beginning, Earl Ashur had no interest in the beggar . No, he hadn’t even noticed . He only paid attention to Grid . Now the beggar was emitting an energy that could reverse the situation . At this moment, Earl Ashur’s five senses were only concentrated on the beggar . His original purpose of taking care of Grid disappeared .
‘Is this fear I’m feeling?’ Goosebumps covered his entire body . ‘There was a monster like this hiding in the kingdom?’
Earl Ashur gulped as Piaro asked for a duel .
“I want to experience the skills of one of the continent’s 10 great magicians . ”
“I refuse . I have no reason to fight you, nor do I want to fight . ”
Earl Ashur was adamant . But Piaro just pulled out his sword .
He was still obsessed with revenge, but he was also thirsty to fight against the strong . He was filled with a desire to become a sword saint . In particular, he was obsessed with Earl Ashur, because he had no experience fighting great magicians .
“You have no choice . ”
‘Crazy bastard!’
This was his only chance to get revenge on Grid, who stole Pagma’s Rare Book, as well as his son’s crush . Once Grid arrived at Reidan and solidified his position as a duke, Earl Ashur would no longer be able to act against him . Later, he would be forced to bow before Duke Grid .
But at this critical junction, someone interfered . Earl Ashur’s anger soared .
“Who the **** are you?”
Earl Ashur knew about the group with the strange name of Overgeared who were working with Grid . But there was no information about this beggar being part of Overgeared .
Where did this guy suddenly pop out from?
“Why are you with Grid? Are you his protector?”
“Protector? You’re mistaken . I don’t have anything to do with Duke Grid . This is my personal interest . ”
In the first place, did Grid need his protection? It was clear that this person called Ashur didn’t know much about Grid .
“Anyway, you aren’t Duke Grid’s opponent . It is better for you to compete against me . Right now, I am in an incomplete condition . ”
“This person!”
Earl Ashur sounded resentful towards Piaro, but his head was calm .
‘I must be calm . I shouldn’t turn him into my enemy . ’
The rumors might be exaggerated, but Grid’s strength that he showed in Reinhardt wasn’t negligible . Grid was praised as the kingdom’s hero, so Earl Ashur had to fight seriously . After fighting with a much stronger opponent, could he take care of Grid?
‘It is impossible . ’
The wisest choice was to let Grid go . But .
‘I can’t miss the chance for revenge that will never come again . ’ Earl Ashur made a decision . ‘Create a space where Grid and I can fight . ’
In other words, create a three dimensional space . Space magic was different from other magic, so the consumption of magic power was very extreme . Even Earl Ashur had to consume half of his magic power to create a space ward . But he was willing to do this to handle Grid .
“Buy me some time . ”
An earl was only supposed to have five knights, but Earl Ashur had dozens of knights as a commander of a fortified city . He not only had great individual power, but his forces surpassed that of his title .
The elite knights got into formation at once . In that gap, Earl Ashur chanted a spell .
“Shake hands . ”
Elite knights? They were nothing compared to the knights of the Saharan Empire, the strongest nation on the continent . Furthermore, Piaro was the captain of the Red Knights .
“It’s a waste of manpower . ”
Piaro’s missing sword shot straight ahead . A knight defended by raising his shield, but Piaro predicted this .
“Supreme Swordsmanship 3rd style . ”
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
It was comparable with the skill of a martial artist . Piaro’s sword collided with the shield . The owner of the shield became a rag, while the other knights standing behind him spurted blood . It was the moment when the knights that Earl Ashur was proud of were knocked down by a single blow .
“Heok?”
“Defense is useless?”
The knights freaked out as it felt like they were hit by a tornado . Piaro leapt lightly . He didn’t give the knights time to reform their formation .
“Kuaaaaak!”
He really was like a **** . Piaro defied the laws of gravity as he stood in the air and wielded his sword . The vulnerable knights were unable to respond as the sword techniques fell from the sky . They couldn’t use the advantage of numbers to threaten Piaro, so they could only defend .
However, Piaro’s sword accelerated so quickly that it was difficult to chase with the eyes, making it virtually impossible to defend .
“Ugh!”
Jacks, the leader of the knights, swung his halberd and tried to counterattack in the gap when his men were being attacked . But it was difficult to hit, because Piaro rotated his body in the air at a dizzying speed .
“This monster!”
It was unbelievable . He completely avoided the large and wide attack of the halberd in the air? Was this old man a rumored assassin? Jacks continuously wielded his halberd . The opponent avoided it until the end . Then there was an unforgettable experience .
“What?”
The halberd started to be sucked into the rotating Piaro, as if it was attracted by a magnet . Jacks tried to withstand it with all his strength, but it was useless . He let go of the halberd .
Jjejejeok!
The halberd lost its master and shattered in the air .
“Keok . ”
The falling fragments of the halberd aimed precisely at the knights on the ground . They were wearing expensive armor, but whether it was coincidence of Piaro’s intentions, the fragments only aimed at the gaps on the armor . The armor was useless and the knights instantly collapsed .
“M-Monster…!”
Jacks couldn’t close his mouth . Earl Ashur was even more surprised .
‘They couldn’t last?’
One minute . That was the amount of time required to generate the ward . The 23 knights couldn’t withstand that short amount of time .
Cheok .
At last, Piaro landed on the ground and stepped forward, ignoring Jacks . He neared Earl Ashur .
“In the end, we have to fight?” Earl Ashur screamed at Piaro . “That’s right! Okay! Let’s try it once!”
It seemed he couldn’t avoid the fight . Earl Ashur pulled out a staff that was 50 cm in length . Most magicians used orbs due to the versatility of the orb that could store magic . However, Earl Ashur was fast in magic casting, so he used a staff that amplified magic .
“Haste!”
One of the most important elements in a magic battle was speed . The opponent must hit before the magician finished casting a spell, and the magician must finish casting a spell before allowing an attack . Earl Ashur quickly increased his movement speed with Haste and widened the distance with Piaro .
He already finished casting the next spell .
“Orion’s Illusion!”
It was an illusion technique . Earl Ashur created five clones of himself and once again opened up the distance while Piaro was searching for the real body . Next was debuff magic .
“Soul Weakness!”
Piaro’s body became as sticky as oil and unpleasant magic power suppressed him .
“Disgusting . ”
Piaro’s body lost its swiftness, but he bent like a bow and shot forward like a thunderbolt . He maximized his body’s ability to increase speed, offsetting the effect of the debuff .
‘Did he resist? My magic? No, it’s impossible . ’
Earl Ashur’s eyes widened as he faced Piaro . But he tried to remain calm and finished casting the magic spell .
“Ice Tornado!”
It was a mixture of two A-grade spells with different attributes, and exerted more power than an A-grade spell . It was still significantly less powerful than S-grade magic, so why did he use it?
Even a great magician couldn’t cast S-grade spells in an instant . Using S-grade magic without precautionary measures against a person like Piaro was close to suicide .
Jjejejejeok!
Piaro’s body froze as he approached Earl Ashur . Earl Ashur’s magic power exceeded common sense, so there was no one who wouldn’t be frozen .
‘This guy won’t die like this . ’
Earl Ashur believed that Piaro would recover within five seconds and started to chant a S-grade spell in that gap . However, he underestimated Piaro .
Chaaeng!
“…!”
Earl Ashur was shocked . An intangible energy was felt from the frost and it shattered before even a few words could be chanted?
“You’ve already recovered?”
It was too fast to use S-grade magic . He had to quickly accumulate more damage using A-grade spells . He belatedly responded to Piaro’s sword that was flying .
“Shield!”
It was the manifestation of basic defensive magic that even beginners could use .
“Great magic power . ”
Piaro admired Ashur, who absorbed most of the damage with his shield . However, he continued to wield his sword . Earl Ashur stood firm . He tried to avoid as much damage as possible by relying on the previously activated Haste, while minimizing the actual damage using Shield .
Despite the continuous wounds he kept receiving, he used Shield while chanting S-grade magic in his head . Earl Ashur’s concentration was truly worthy of respect .
“Yes!”
Piaro was swinging his sword when he suddenly felt alarmed . He detected a strong magic power and used the Supreme Swordsmanship 5th style, a defense technique .
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Something intangible shot out of Earl Ashur the moment the spell was completed .
“Fluid Escape . ”
Fluid Escape was a spell that separated the soul and body of the caster for three seconds . The caster could control the soul that emerged from the body, while the body became immune to all damage .
Jeeeong!
Earl Ashur’s body wasn’t damaged at all despite being hit .
‘This is the power of Fluid Escape!’
Earl Ashur’s soul passed through Piaro’s body and dealt damage in proportion to his magic power .
“Kuk!”
Blood poured from Piaro .
“I can’t tangle with this monster forever . ”
Earl Ashur’s soul headed towards Grid, who was watching the battle with folded arms . He didn’t give up on his original goal of aiming for Grid .
“Die!”
Kwaaaang!
Earl Ashur’s soul went through the grid .
[You have suffered 40,985 damage . ]
[You have received catastrophic damage all at once, and your spirit can’t endure it . ]
[You have resisted . ]
Grid was unprepared for the damage and suffered . The soul’s movement speed was so remarkable that the pavranium responded late . It was virtually impossible for a human to perceive it . Ashur’s soul returned to his body .
“You deceived me!”
Piaro suffered great damage to his pride and wielded his sword, but there was a powerful shockwave as soon as the soul returned to the body . Piaro knew this fact, but he was confident that he could neutralize it with his blade .
However, Earl Ashur’s magic power couldn’t be pierced by the sword .
Peeng!
“This…!”
Piaro was pushed back by the shockwave . While he was upset, Earl Ashur aimed at Grid .
“This is the end!”
Finally, his grudge would be repaid . Earl Ashur was determined to kill Grid while Grid was suffering from great damage and not in the right mindset . But what was this? Grid moved smoothly and Earl Ashur’s vision was covered with blue-white light .
“Kuaaaaak!”
Earl Ashur screamed at the unexpected attack . He suffered cumulative damage when reciting the S-grade magic, so he easily fell down .
Grid pointed Failure at him and said, “Beg me, Duke Grid, for your life . ”
“W-What…!”
Grid’s sword damage was as powerful as Piaro’s . No, maybe even more than that . Earl Ashur thought it was ridiculous .