Overgeared Chapter 818:
Chapter 818
The branches, which were longer than humans, were as threatening as sharp blades, while the lush and overgrown foliage interfered with one’s vision . The giant trees eagerly reached for the sky . Was there anyone who wouldn’t feel reverence when standing before this scene? They would feel so overwhelmed that they couldn’t breathe .
However, Piaro was a legend . Nature was familiar to him as he immersed himself in the fields . The clean air and nature stirred up his mind and body .
“I’ll clean you up!!” Piaro yelled as he moved like a flying squirrel between the trees . Every time Belial’s sickle moved through the air, the branches of the giant trees fell to the ground . It took less than 10 minutes for a giant tree to be trimmed neatly .
Grid’s expectations were met . The legendary farmer had a high understanding of plants as a whole, giving him spectacular pruning skills . His hands gave life to the trees .
[Your subordinate, Piaro, has completed the pruning . (1/2,000)]
“Well done!”
Ttang! Ttang! Grid started hammering a metal plate on top of the hole in the portable furnace . It was a move that was more reminiscent of a drunk soldier dancing .
‘Amazing!’
In the case of quests that required hunting a certain number of monsters, those killed by his party members who accepted the quest and his pets would also count . So, Grid had thought about it . Why did he need to do the pruning himself? Couldn’t he get his pets or subordinates to clear the quest for him?
His idea was reasonable and actually came true . Thanks to the legendary farmer, Grid was able to proceed with the pruning quest much faster than if he did it on his own .
“Cool . . . ”
“I didn’t realize there could be a human who is so close to nature and understands nature better than us . ”
“Look at how he has become one with nature . He is a few times better than our elves . If I was going to have a baby, I would like to have that man’s children . ”
It seemed there had come a day when the noble elves would fall in love with a mere human . The female elves now realized why the species called half-elves existed . Their eyes were wet as they watched Piaro prune a tree . Mercedes felt a strange pride . ‘This is the attraction of a true hero that transcends even species . Piaro is truly amazing . ’
He was indeed the person she admired . Mercedes dipped a finger into the honey and licked it . She seemed to be the most leisurely one out of Grid’s group . During a time when she should be protecting her king, she was actually eating honey? Anyone who didn’t know the situation would misunderstand Mercedes if they saw this scene . However, Mercedes had her own troubles .
‘I have to eat sparingly . ’
The Media Mountain honey—this expensive honey that Grid was reluctant to eat was extremely fragrant and sweet compared to the premium honey Mercedes had tasted previously . It was so fresh that she could keep eating without getting tired of it . This honey was so delicious that the legendary knight Mercedes felt a desire to eat it indefinitely . Yes, it was hard to resist the honey which had a demon-like temptation .
Lick . . .
She wanted to eat it all at once! Mercedes looked more beautiful than usual as she barely suppressed this intense desire, taking a little bit of honey with her fingertips and bringing it to her tongue . Grid stared at her blankly while hammering and realized, ‘Why haven’t I seen a bear-wolf yet?’
It had been 20 minutes since Mercedes first started eating the honey . 100ml of honey cost a huge 50 gold . It meant that 60,000 won was wasted on the uselessly expensive honey .
‘Am I going to waste money in vain?’
Ttang! Ttang! Grid kept hammering as his nervousness reached the peak .
Lick .
“Hah . . . Hah . . . Y-Your Majesty . It is difficult to endure any longer . ” The look in Mercedes’ eyes changed . She started breathing hard, and more and more honey began to cover her fingers .
[Mercedes has entered the ‘intoxicated’ state . ]
“What?”
It couldn’t be resisted even with a legend’s passive resistance . This was the terrifying power of expensive honey!
“N-No . . . ! My money . . . !” Grid screamed as 60,000 won worth of honey was about to enter Mercedes’ stomach at once .
Did his desperate cry reach the heavens?
Kwaaaaah!
Finally, a bear-wolf that Grid had been waiting for so long showed up .
[The bear-wolf is enticed by the sweet scent!]
[The atrocious cry incites fear in all those who hear it!]
[You have resisted . ]
[The cry of an atrocious beast has filled the ears of those scattered throughout the forest . If you can’t hunt the bear-wolf within five minutes, a new bear-wolf will pop up! Be careful! The bear-wolves have excellent collective hunting ability and will become stronger as their numbers increase!]
“Hah!” A smile appeared on Grid’s face as he sighed with relief . As soon as an enemy appeared, Mercedes recovered from the intoxicated state . She licked the honey on her hand without swallowing all of it and pulled out a shield with her other hand . The bear-wolf leaped with a wolf’s nimble body and struck Mercedes with a big paw that was reminiscent of a bear . Mercedes blocked it with a shield and took two steps back .
Grid, Mercedes, and Piaro, who was pruning the trees, were all surprised .
‘Isn’t this strength equivalent to an ogre’s?’
At this point, it was difficult to classify the bear-wolf as a normal monster . If Grid couldn’t hunt the bear-wolf within five minutes, a new bear-wolf would pop up . Grid had been glad about being able to save the honey by hunting the bear-wolves slowly, but now it wasn’t a positive message .
“The bear-wolves are also a threat to the elves!” Beniyaru’s shout rang out . She felt a great affinity toward Piaro and was concerned about Grid’s party .
It was an urgent atmosphere . Grid was a bit embarrassed as he shouted the name of the skill, “C-Can you Become the King of the Dead?”
Clack! Clack clack!
Two skeletons rose from the ground . They were Overgeared Skeletons One and Two .
“Undead!”
The bear-wolf didn’t respond to the skeletons, but the elves were different . The elves, who adored nature, disliked the undead that went against the providence of nature . As such, they aimed their bows at the Overgeared Skeletons reflexively .
“These children aren’t bad undead, they are good undead,” Piaro explained as he jumped down from a tree . There was no basis for his argument . Undead were undead . What was a good undead and bad undead? It wasn’t logical at all . Yet the elves were persuaded to believe it . Words from those they respected were the most powerful thing in the world .
What would happen if an ugly man talked to a beautiful school junior? He could be called a molester . Then what if a handsome man was nice to the junior? They were likely to directly become a couple . It was similar to this .
“I see . They are good undead!”
“I looked again, and their appearance is really good!”
Haha, hoho! Piaro and the elves formed a cheerful atmosphere . Piaro was surrounded by a flower field, and this was a pleasant feeling for any man . Moreover, the elves had a much milder attitude than usual .
‘Is he going to marry an elf?’
There had already been the precedent with Povia . Marriage between humans and elves wasn’t impossible . It was good to see the affinity the elves had toward Piaro due to their common love of nature . Grid began to imagine it . If Piaro married the elves, an alliance between the elves and the Overgeared Kingdom would be born . . .
“No, now isn’t the time to be thinking about this . ”
Mercedes’ small shield cracked as she defended against the bear-wolf’s paws . After leaving the empire, the equipment Mercedes used was terrible as they were what she had used during the days when Piaro was a captain . The level of the sword, shield, armor, boots, and gloves she used were all in the 200s . It was a level that would cause any poor man in the army to tremble .
“Kyaaak!” Randy was summoned after the Overgeared Skeletons . He fought the bear-wolf and was blown back . The good news was that the Overgeared Skeletons were still safe . The bear-wolves ignored them because their low-level attacks couldn’t penetrate the bear-wolf’s leather at all . It didn’t care even when it was attacked by the skeletons .
In fact, the damage that the Overgeared Skeletons dealt to the bear-wolf was fixed at 1 damage . Not only did the bear-wolf’s defense power exceed the attack power of the Overgeared Skeletons, the gap between their levels was overwhelmingly great .
As such, Mercedes’ role became even more important . It would take at least 20 minutes to accumulate damage on the bear-wolf to the extent that the Overgeared Skeletons gained experience points . In the meantime, Mercedes had to steadily endure the bear-wolf’s attacks as well as avoid the attacks of the new bear-wolves that appeared .
However, was that even possible? Mercedes’ shield was about to break . It would be too risky for her to fight with just her swords if her shield broke . Grid couldn’t let that happen and opened his inventory . The item he took out was the World Crushing Sword of the Noble White Tiger that he had designed with Sword Saint Kraugel .
“Mercedes!”
The usage condition of the White Tiger Sword was that the user had to be one of the top three rankers in each class capable of using a sword-type weapon . Could Mercedes meet this condition? Of course, Grid thought she could meet it . She was a legendary knight and would naturally be judged as the top ranker of her class .
It was as he expected . Mercedes caught the sword Grid threw over to her . She blocked the bear-wolf’s paw with her shield without looking, while she examined the White Tiger Sword . Then Mercedes got goosebumps . It was the aftermath of examining the White Tiger Sword with her insightful eyes . The small shield could no longer endure the impact of the bear-wolf’s paw and cracked, splitting apart completely .
Kwaaaaah! The bear-wolf roared as it swung its sharp claws . However, its claws couldn’t reach Mercedes’ face . Instead, the White Tiger Sword struck the bear-wolf’s abdomen . Simultaneously, a stone pillar rose and hit the bear-wolf’s big body . The pillar was several hundred kilograms heavy and caused the bear-wolf’s body to fly up five meters .
“Unbelievable . . . !” Mercedes was amazed by the power of the divine sword which couldn’t be seen even in legends . Grid’s voice entered her ears, “I congratulate you on becoming a legendary overgeared knight, Mercedes . ”
A product of the worst naming sense, which would’ve caused someone else to cry, made a stir in Mercedes’ heart .
‘Legendary overgeared knight . . . ’
She was an overgeared knight of the Overgeared King . Mercedes felt a strong sense of belonging, and her loyalty to Grid increased even further . She was now a real member of the Overgeared Kingdom .