Overgeared Chapter 268:
Chapter 268
But something was looking at him from the shadows .
Noe .
Twitch, twitch . Twitch, twitch .
His small, chubby **** shook from side to side . The short paws were completely pressed against the floor . The best demonic beast of **** was moving secretly to catch his prey .
‘This is a scientific, beautiful and perfectly designed hunting posture! Nyang!’
“…”
Crow was unable to perceive Noe’s presence in the darkness . He was a good assassin, but it wasn’t at the level of sensing the best demonic beast of **** .
Suuk .
Crow climbed towards the landing of the third floor . The third floor was where Isabel’s room was located .
‘Soon . ’
Crow imagined it . Stabbing Grid with his dagger . It was at that moment .
“Kyong!”
Noe jumped towards Crow . The sharp and small fangs gleamed in the darkness .
“…!”
Crow was confused . He never thought the day would come when he was surprised by a cat .
‘I didn’t notice a cat following me?’
It was the biggest shame and embarrassment he’d experienced since he was born . But it was only for a moment . He quickly regained his composure . Crow was a professional . He had survived many crises and assassinated 89 humans . In the process, he realized something . It was that he must remain calm under any circumstances . Crow’s experience meant he didn’t make a fuss about the surprise appearance of a cat .
Paang!
Crow blocked the cat’s paw swiping at him with his dagger . Then Crow hesitated as he was about to counterattack .
Snap .
He couldn’t properly move his wrist after the blow .
‘Why is this cat so strong?’
This wasn’t a normal cat . Crow noticed Noe’s peculiarities . There were small horns on the forehead and short wings on the back . A high class demonic beast .
‘How is this demonic beast here?’
This place was the Vatican . The Vatican was filled with divine power . Monsters couldn’t come near the Vatican . A monster that took one step inside the Vatican would die from the divine power .
That was the problem . Currently, Noe couldn’t exercise his skills properly .
‘It’s serious . ’
Noe’s master had ordered . Be prepared for any enemy while Master was concentrating . If an enemy invades, don’t hesitate to hurry to Grid and tell him the news . But the problem was…
‘I unconsciously moved . ’
Noe recognized himself as a rational being, but reality was different . Noe was still young and faithful to his instincts . When a dark man showed up and moved quietly through the darkness, he instinctively attacked . It was unintentionally done and the current situation was the result .
Noe was affected . He couldn’t gather any strength in his body . The divine power of the Rebecca Church’s Vatican was terrible . But how could the best demonic beast of **** lose to a human?
“Nyaang!”
Noe once again swung his paws .
Chukak .
Sharp claws tore at Crow’s ears . Crow felt a chill as he barely managed to escape a deadly blow .
‘Fast…! A high class demonic beast!’
The cat was clearly a demonic beast . It might not look like it, but it must be a huge monster . Maybe it had the skills of an intermediate level demonkin . If not, it wouldn’t have been able to move inside the Vatican that was filled with divine power .
‘I need to take it seriously . ’
The reason why a demonic beast was here didn’t matter . It was just one more target to kill .
Clink .
Crow, who had been fighting with only one dagger, pulled out a short sword . A dagger in his right hand and a short sword in his left hand . His attitude changed after he grabbed another weapon . It was the appearance of the famous Crow .
“Kiyong!”
‘No strength . ’
Crow defended against Noe’s scratches with his short sword . He drew his short sword in a diagonal line . Then he stabbed with his dagger . A light wound appeared on Noe’s chest . The sword sword was cut slightly and the dagger was avoided .
Crow’s expression twisted .
‘It avoided it?’
Noe bared his fangs .
“Nyaang!”
Jjejeong! Jjeejeeeong!
“Kuk . ”
Noe’s claws became faster and stronger . Crow found it difficult to avoid, and he tried to defend by crossing his short sword and dagger . Then he realized Noe’s real power .
‘A senior demonkin!’
Was this possible? Weren’t demonic beasts originally subordinates of the demonkin? Crow was shocked and pulled out the trump card he had been saving . The walls, the floor and the shadows on the ceiling started to shake . A shadow technique was activated .
Noe’s eyes widened with surprise at the strange sensation, while Crow smiled with satisfaction .
“Go to **** . ”
Crow was convinced of his victory and opened his mouth for the first time . At the same time, the shadows on all four sides moved and changed their shape into that of a thorn .
Pa pa pa pat!
Six thorns flew from different orbits and pierced Noe’s body . Noe determined it was dangerous and used Fluidization .
[Fluidization]
It was a skill that made it impossible for physical damage to impact his body . However, Noe couldn’t use it properly due to the influence of divine power . He couldn’t use Soul Ingestion at all . Unfortunately, Fluidization didn’t work and Noe received damage .
Puok!
“What, nyang?”
One of the six thorns penetrated Noe’s small body . Noe let out a pained scream and fell to the floor .
‘It is unfair, nyang . ’
The biggest problem was that Noe couldn’t use the Soul Ingestion skill . Noe hated the Vatican .
Crow trampled on Noe’s protruding belly . Noe’s snout gaped open . Then a pained sound emerged . Crow laughed at him . “This is the end of the demonic beast . ”
Clink .
Crow aimed at Noe’s face with the short sword .
“Die . ”
“It’s up to here . ”
“…!”
Suddenly, a voice was heard . The surprised Crow hurriedly turned his head, but no one could see it . There were just darkness all over the place .
‘A hallucination?’
He had no choice but to feel doubts . There were no signs of anyone . It was a stealth ability beyond human limits .
“Eh?”
Crow’s eyes twitched as he felt something . He was losing control of the shadows .
Pahat!
The shadows rose like a wave . Crow tried to avoid it, but it was impossible . The speed of the shadows was too fast .
Kwack!
Crow’s body was pressured by the shadows .
“Kuak!”
Crow turned pale was he was caught by the shadows and thrown into the air .
‘The speed of the shadow control is ridiculously fast…!’
The shadow technique could evolve to this extent? He couldn’t believe it . While Crow was feeling confusion, the shadows kept tightening around his body . Crow struggled but the pain just got worse . Who on earth could so easily overpower him? Crow’s questions were deepening when a man appeared from the darkness .
“Y-You…!”
It was a man with black skin . His body was very dry and his arms were abnormally long . There was only one person who came to mind once all these things were summed up .
Crow screamed, “Kasim!”
Someone who could control shadows beyond mere attacking and defending . He was able to make soldiers from shadows . The assassin who led an army . His nickname…
“King of Shadows!”
Why was that monster here? Crow had more questions . But the answer that came to him was death . The shadows pressed on him more strongly and he couldn’t even scream as he died . Kasim removed Crow’s body so there were no traces left . The shadows swept over the area and even the bloodstains disappeared .
“The more I look, the cuter it is . ”
Kasim looked at Noe, who was unconscious, and disappeared into the shadows .
***
Chirp! Tweet!
Birds made noises . Warm sunshine wrapped around his body .
“Nya . ”
Noe woke up from his serene sleep . Then he looked to the left and right .
“Heok! What is going on? Kyak!”
When it was dawn . He had been fighting a savage human . Then he was hit by a lousy technique and got knocked out . Noe thought up to here and found it ridiculous . How could the best demonic beast of **** by beaten by a human?
“It’s a disgrace! Nyang!”
This was unacceptable, even if the location was the Vatican . Why should this great body, that could overcome humanity with its paws, suffer from such indignity? Noe trembled with anger and belatedly questioned it .
“Why am I alive? Nyang?”
If he was knocked out by a human, wouldn’t he be killed? Noe pondered it and concluded .
“It was a dream! Nyang!”
That’s right . What happened last night wasn’t real .
“Nyahahat! That is it! How can the best demonic beast of **** be beaten by a human? Nyahahat!”
Noe was sure of it .
In fact, he had no choice but to think that way . Otherwise, how could Noe explain why he was still alive? Due to his tremendous resilience, the wounds he had the day before were completely gone, so Noe’s thoughts were justified .
Ttiring~
Noe’s status changed from frustration to self-gratification . But Grid had no interest in Noe . He was too busy with Lifael’s Spear and didn’t see the pet window at all .
***
‘I’m screwed . ’
Grid was feeling nervous . He had observed Lifael’s Spear, but despite two days passing, he couldn’t figure out a way to seal it .
‘Was I thinking too easily?’ Had he let his recent victories get to him?
‘I can’t understand what’s connecting the parts of the spear . ’
The bonding area was too clean . Grid wasn’t even sure what techniques were used .
‘It’s impossible to do this with forging alone . However, it isn’t one whole item…’
If he disassembled and assembled the spear, he could uncover the secrets behind how the two parts were joined . But he couldn’t do that because of Isabel . Grid continued to observe the spear while logically grasping its structure .
The next day, an uninvited guest came . It was Pascal .
“I want to give you a present . ”
Pascal extended a box containing one million gold . It was almost twice as much as Damian’s 530,000 gold . It was 1 . 2 billion won in cash .
[Would you like to receive Pascal’s gift?]
[If you receive the gift, you must unconditionally accept one of Pascal’s requests . ]
“Are you kidding me? This is the extent of your gift? Get lost . ”
Grid wasn’t simple enough to cling to simple profits anymore . He was always looking ahead . He wouldn’t allow the empire to swallow the Rebecca Church just for one million gold .
Two more days passed . Grid drove away Pascal and decided to change his viewpoint while observing Lifael’s Spear .
‘Maybe the secret isn’t in the technique but the materials?’
The main ingredient of Lifael’s Spear was adamantium . Adamantium was a silver material but the color of the combined area was blue .
‘No minerals were used other than adamantium . It seems like the adamantium is mixed with something else .
There was clearly something .
‘This… perhaps?’
At that moment, something passed through Grid’s head .
But something was looking at him from the shadows .
Noe .
Twitch, twitch . Twitch, twitch .
His small, chubby **** shook from side to side . The short paws were completely pressed against the floor . The best demonic beast of **** was moving secretly to catch his prey .
‘This is a scientific, beautiful and perfectly designed hunting posture! Nyang!’
“…”
Crow was unable to perceive Noe’s presence in the darkness . He was a good assassin, but it wasn’t at the level of sensing the best demonic beast of **** .
Suuk .
Crow climbed towards the landing of the third floor . The third floor was where Isabel’s room was located .
‘Soon . ’
Crow imagined it . Stabbing Grid with his dagger . It was at that moment .
“Kyong!”
Noe jumped towards Crow . The sharp and small fangs gleamed in the darkness .
“…!”
Crow was confused . He never thought the day would come when he was surprised by a cat .
‘I didn’t notice a cat following me?’
It was the biggest shame and embarrassment he’d experienced since he was born . But it was only for a moment . He quickly regained his composure . Crow was a professional . He had survived many crises and assassinated 89 humans . In the process, he realized something . It was that he must remain calm under any circumstances . Crow’s experience meant he didn’t make a fuss about the surprise appearance of a cat .
Paang!
Crow blocked the cat’s paw swiping at him with his dagger . Then Crow hesitated as he was about to counterattack .
Snap .
He couldn’t properly move his wrist after the blow .
‘Why is this cat so strong?’
This wasn’t a normal cat . Crow noticed Noe’s peculiarities . There were small horns on the forehead and short wings on the back . A high class demonic beast .
‘How is this demonic beast here?’
This place was the Vatican . The Vatican was filled with divine power . Monsters couldn’t come near the Vatican . A monster that took one step inside the Vatican would die from the divine power .
That was the problem . Currently, Noe couldn’t exercise his skills properly .
‘It’s serious . ’
Noe’s master had ordered . Be prepared for any enemy while Master was concentrating . If an enemy invades, don’t hesitate to hurry to Grid and tell him the news . But the problem was…
‘I unconsciously moved . ’
Noe recognized himself as a rational being, but reality was different . Noe was still young and faithful to his instincts . When a dark man showed up and moved quietly through the darkness, he instinctively attacked . It was unintentionally done and the current situation was the result .
Noe was affected . He couldn’t gather any strength in his body . The divine power of the Rebecca Church’s Vatican was terrible . But how could the best demonic beast of **** lose to a human?
“Nyaang!”
Noe once again swung his paws .
Chukak .
Sharp claws tore at Crow’s ears . Crow felt a chill as he barely managed to escape a deadly blow .
‘Fast…! A high class demonic beast!’
The cat was clearly a demonic beast . It might not look like it, but it must be a huge monster . Maybe it had the skills of an intermediate level demonkin . If not, it wouldn’t have been able to move inside the Vatican that was filled with divine power .
‘I need to take it seriously . ’
The reason why a demonic beast was here didn’t matter . It was just one more target to kill .
Clink .
Crow, who had been fighting with only one dagger, pulled out a short sword . A dagger in his right hand and a short sword in his left hand . His attitude changed after he grabbed another weapon . It was the appearance of the famous Crow .
“Kiyong!”
‘No strength . ’
Crow defended against Noe’s scratches with his short sword . He drew his short sword in a diagonal line . Then he stabbed with his dagger . A light wound appeared on Noe’s chest . The sword sword was cut slightly and the dagger was avoided .
Crow’s expression twisted .
‘It avoided it?’
Noe bared his fangs .
“Nyaang!”
Jjejeong! Jjeejeeeong!
“Kuk . ”
Noe’s claws became faster and stronger . Crow found it difficult to avoid, and he tried to defend by crossing his short sword and dagger . Then he realized Noe’s real power .
‘A senior demonkin!’
Was this possible? Weren’t demonic beasts originally subordinates of the demonkin? Crow was shocked and pulled out the trump card he had been saving . The walls, the floor and the shadows on the ceiling started to shake . A shadow technique was activated .
Noe’s eyes widened with surprise at the strange sensation, while Crow smiled with satisfaction .
“Go to **** . ”
Crow was convinced of his victory and opened his mouth for the first time . At the same time, the shadows on all four sides moved and changed their shape into that of a thorn .
Pa pa pa pat!
Six thorns flew from different orbits and pierced Noe’s body . Noe determined it was dangerous and used Fluidization .
[Fluidization]
It was a skill that made it impossible for physical damage to impact his body . However, Noe couldn’t use it properly due to the influence of divine power . He couldn’t use Soul Ingestion at all . Unfortunately, Fluidization didn’t work and Noe received damage .
Puok!
“What, nyang?”
One of the six thorns penetrated Noe’s small body . Noe let out a pained scream and fell to the floor .
‘It is unfair, nyang . ’
The biggest problem was that Noe couldn’t use the Soul Ingestion skill . Noe hated the Vatican .
Crow trampled on Noe’s protruding belly . Noe’s snout gaped open . Then a pained sound emerged . Crow laughed at him . “This is the end of the demonic beast . ”
Clink .
Crow aimed at Noe’s face with the short sword .
“Die . ”
“It’s up to here . ”
“…!”
Suddenly, a voice was heard . The surprised Crow hurriedly turned his head, but no one could see it . There were just darkness all over the place .
‘A hallucination?’
He had no choice but to feel doubts . There were no signs of anyone . It was a stealth ability beyond human limits .
“Eh?”
Crow’s eyes twitched as he felt something . He was losing control of the shadows .
Pahat!
The shadows rose like a wave . Crow tried to avoid it, but it was impossible . The speed of the shadows was too fast .
Kwack!
Crow’s body was pressured by the shadows .
“Kuak!”
Crow turned pale was he was caught by the shadows and thrown into the air .
‘The speed of the shadow control is ridiculously fast…!’
The shadow technique could evolve to this extent? He couldn’t believe it . While Crow was feeling confusion, the shadows kept tightening around his body . Crow struggled but the pain just got worse . Who on earth could so easily overpower him? Crow’s questions were deepening when a man appeared from the darkness .
“Y-You…!”
It was a man with black skin . His body was very dry and his arms were abnormally long . There was only one person who came to mind once all these things were summed up .
Crow screamed, “Kasim!”
Someone who could control shadows beyond mere attacking and defending . He was able to make soldiers from shadows . The assassin who led an army . His nickname…
“King of Shadows!”
Why was that monster here? Crow had more questions . But the answer that came to him was death . The shadows pressed on him more strongly and he couldn’t even scream as he died . Kasim removed Crow’s body so there were no traces left . The shadows swept over the area and even the bloodstains disappeared .
“The more I look, the cuter it is . ”
Kasim looked at Noe, who was unconscious, and disappeared into the shadows .
***
Chirp! Tweet!
Birds made noises . Warm sunshine wrapped around his body .
“Nya . ”
Noe woke up from his serene sleep . Then he looked to the left and right .
“Heok! What is going on? Kyak!”
When it was dawn . He had been fighting a savage human . Then he was hit by a lousy technique and got knocked out . Noe thought up to here and found it ridiculous . How could the best demonic beast of **** by beaten by a human?
“It’s a disgrace! Nyang!”
This was unacceptable, even if the location was the Vatican . Why should this great body, that could overcome humanity with its paws, suffer from such indignity? Noe trembled with anger and belatedly questioned it .
“Why am I alive? Nyang?”
If he was knocked out by a human, wouldn’t he be killed? Noe pondered it and concluded .
“It was a dream! Nyang!”
That’s right . What happened last night wasn’t real .
“Nyahahat! That is it! How can the best demonic beast of **** be beaten by a human? Nyahahat!”
Noe was sure of it .
In fact, he had no choice but to think that way . Otherwise, how could Noe explain why he was still alive? Due to his tremendous resilience, the wounds he had the day before were completely gone, so Noe’s thoughts were justified .
Ttiring~
Noe’s status changed from frustration to self-gratification . But Grid had no interest in Noe . He was too busy with Lifael’s Spear and didn’t see the pet window at all .
***
‘I’m screwed . ’
Grid was feeling nervous . He had observed Lifael’s Spear, but despite two days passing, he couldn’t figure out a way to seal it .
‘Was I thinking too easily?’ Had he let his recent victories get to him?
‘I can’t understand what’s connecting the parts of the spear . ’
The bonding area was too clean . Grid wasn’t even sure what techniques were used .
‘It’s impossible to do this with forging alone . However, it isn’t one whole item…’
If he disassembled and assembled the spear, he could uncover the secrets behind how the two parts were joined . But he couldn’t do that because of Isabel . Grid continued to observe the spear while logically grasping its structure .
The next day, an uninvited guest came . It was Pascal .
“I want to give you a present . ”
Pascal extended a box containing one million gold . It was almost twice as much as Damian’s 530,000 gold . It was 1 . 2 billion won in cash .
[Would you like to receive Pascal’s gift?]
[If you receive the gift, you must unconditionally accept one of Pascal’s requests . ]
“Are you kidding me? This is the extent of your gift? Get lost . ”
Grid wasn’t simple enough to cling to simple profits anymore . He was always looking ahead . He wouldn’t allow the empire to swallow the Rebecca Church just for one million gold .
Two more days passed . Grid drove away Pascal and decided to change his viewpoint while observing Lifael’s Spear .
‘Maybe the secret isn’t in the technique but the materials?’
The main ingredient of Lifael’s Spear was adamantium . Adamantium was a silver material but the color of the combined area was blue .
‘No minerals were used other than adamantium . It seems like the adamantium is mixed with something else .
There was clearly something .
‘This… perhaps?’
At that moment, something passed through Grid’s head .