by Park Saenal
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『 There were a total of eight events in the 1st National Competition. 』
The director of the broadcast, which expected them to have a lot of interest, pointed to the monitor on the stage. Boss raid, PvP, pet marathon, escape the labyrinth, the target processing match, international siege, and various production events were listed on the monitor.
These were the events in the 1st National Competition
『 Unlike the 1st National Competition where there were 17 participating countries, this time there is a total of 32 participating countries. The size and interest are naturally bigger. 』
『 The S.A. Group has found that it’s hard to show the best of the players with only eight events, and there is also a limit on the spectacles provided to the viewers. 』
『 The number of events has been increased to 13, and many of them are non-combat events. It is more friendly to various classes rather than just the combat classes. 』
『 Still, the most popular event in the 2nd National Competition will be the PvP, just like the 1st National Competition. 』
『 The S.A. Group said they would be changing the PvP system so that no nasty results like the Grid vs Hurent 3 second incident or Grid vs Bondre 4 second incident will occur again. 』
『 The damage of PvP (Player VS Player) will be reduced by 50% compared to the damage of PvE (Player VS Environment: a player’s actions against monsters, dungeons, traps, terrain, etc). 』
『 In other words, if you use a skill that deals 100% damage to a monster, it will only deal 50% damage to a user. This will make the strategic elements of PvP more advanced, and viewers will be able to watch the spectacular sights for a longer time. 』
“Hoh.”
“This means they don’t need to watch out for the destructiveness of people like Grid or Chris.”
“The importance of control has increased.”
“The tankers will be the biggest beneficiaries.”
The faces of the PvP participants in the National Competition brightened after they confirmed the changes. On the other hand, the Korean netizens felt resentful.
–Ah… One of Grid’s gold medals will fly away.
–To be honest, Grid’s strength is his powerful attacks. This is basically a patch to seal it. It is absurd;;
–This is a patch completely aimed at Grid. It isn’t fair.
–Once upon a time, when Korea was still the gaming powerhouses, there were many patches to balance the power of the Korean players. This reminds me of that time.
–This is what is called a ‘nerf.’
–Wow, that’s a classic game term;;; my father used it when he was young;;; how old is it?
–Anyway, now that Grid can’t win a gold medal in PvP, Korea will never enter the top 10.
–This is really… The S.A. Group is a complete traitor… Screwing up their own country like this…
–This is the conspiracy of the world governments. It’s only the Koreans who are suffering.
The foreigners named this PvP system the ‘Grid Nerf.’
In particular, countries such as China and Japan, who had a big sense of competitiveness with South Korea, were dancing with joy.
–Ah, ah. A small nation like South Korea is being squished by the world.
–China will prove that they are the best country in Asia!
–The best in Asia! China is the center of the world! Hao is participating, so it’s natural that he will win!
–Don’t make me laugh. Japan is better than China.
–China’s only strength is their tactics, because each country in the National Competition is limited to 7 participants.
–In the end, Damian, Katz, and Yoshimura are the best in Asia.
–Let’s see.
The 50% reduced PvP damage in the National Competition. As this patch was shaking the world…
[You have entered the 56st island.]
“Heok… Heok… Wow, this. It is really too much. The difficulty rises exponentially every time I pass an island.”
The main subject of all the conversations, Grid, was solely devoted to capturing the Behen Archipelago. Was he pioneering his own way, regardless of what people said? That wasn’t it. Recently, Grid only had time to play the game, sleep, and eat.
He was unaware of what was going around the world. Did he check the TV or Internet? No. Every moment of the day was too precious for Grid. The difficulty of the Behen Archipelago was so high that he had to focus his whole mind on it.
In other words, Grid didn’t know that he was nerfed in the National Competition. Thus, the world started to misunderstand him.
–Grid is silent.
–Yes. He didn’t complain to the S.A. Group despite being nerfed. ㄷㄷ
–If this had happened to other rankers, they would be accusing the S.A. Group in various interviews around the world;;
–It’s common sense to ask for compensation.
–Grid is seriously… A guy like this is cool.
–Truly God Grid!
The old stories on the Internet paint Grid as complete trash, but they must be written by anti-fans.
-Absolutely. Grid is amazing.
The spread of things was scary. Once favourable opinions about Grid started to appear, Koreans as well as people from all over the world started praising Grid’s attitude.
He was acknowledged by the racists filled with the ideology of white supremacists, and even some terrible terrorist groups in the Middle East supported Grid. It was an amazing phenomenon.
Once it was 22 days away from the National Competition, South Korea had a talk show about Grid.
The guest was Peak Sword.
『 Why isn’t Grid reacting to this patch? To Grid, this nerf is a minor problem. He is like this. Nerf? Try it. No one can stop me Why? I am God Grid! A healthy person from Korea! Do you know God Grid? Hooray South Korea! 』
“Dammit.”
Things had already become too big by the time Grid heard about it.
In Grid’s mind, he immediately wanted to call the S.A. Group and say, ‘Why do you have to patch a person? Aren’t games supposed to be fair?’ However, he was too embarrassed to come forward now.
It was due to Peak Sword’s words on the talk show.
“Dammit…”
Peak Sword. They had known each other for over a year, but he still wasn’t aware of Grid’s personality? The power of bias was too terrible.
***
“Unfortunately, this is where I give up.”
“This is also my limit.”
“Everyone seems to be the same.”
The Overgeared members challenging the Behen Archipelago. The vast majority of them failed to pass the 31st island and raised the white flag. The worst trials of the past caused even the famous geniuses to feel despair.
“How did Grid pass?”
“How far has Grid developed…?”
“We’re on the same side, but he’s still scary.”
The concept of the 31st island. The more genius a person was, the greater the difficulty they faced. Lauel was aware of this fact, but he didn’t want to pour cold water on the Overgeared members praising Grid.
‘Their respect and affection towards Grid is becoming stronger.’
Lauel predicted that on the 31st island, Grid likely faced monsters like ogres.
‘In other words, the 31st island is a privilege for bad players.’
Except for Grid, it was natural for the Overgeared members to drop out at the 31st island.
However.
How did Yura, Jishuka, and Huroi pass the 31st island? Lauel found the results incomprehensible.
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Chapter 398
‘Well, I can understand Huroi to some extent.’
The combat skills of the orator class were the worst, so his past ordeals were likely to have a low degree of difficulty. It wasn’t difficult for Huroi to overcome the trial, since he had grown after acquiring his second class.
‘But Yura and Jishuka are different.’
They were both geniuses. The difficulty of their past trials would be beyond imagination. So how did they get past the 31st island?
‘Did they never have hard times because they were so good in the first place? If so, it’s great enough to be compared to this body.’
As Lauel was taking these ridiculous thoughts seriously, the other Overgeared members were comparing the items they purchased on Fog Island.
“I bought five agility elixirs and one rare skill book.”
“Huhuhu, I bought 13 stamina elixirs. I’m becoming increasingly qualified to be called a tanker.”
“Wow, Faker and Vantner hit the jackpot.
“I’m envious… I found Fog Island too quickly and only bought four elixirs.”
“I reached the 31st Island and didn’t see Fog Island at all. It’s irritating.”
“Me too…”
The system of the Fog Island in the Behen Archipelago purely depended on luck. It wasn’t easy to use the island because it appeared too soon or too late.
“I’m worried about Grid.”
“…Yes.”
The world thought that Grid was an extremely lucky person. Wasn’t Grid the first legendary class? People appreciated Grid’s luck and assumed he was a person who saved a country in his previous life.
However, the Overgeared members knew the truth. Grid was never lucky. The question was whether he had been abandoned by Lady Luck.
“A legendary blacksmith who has bad luck and can’t make legendary items…”
“Even if he completely clears the Behen Archipelago, what if Fog Island never appears again?”
“…”
The Overgeared members were genuinely concerned, while Lauel’s heart ached.
‘Even if you have bad luck as usual, keep up your mental strength, My Lord.’
***
The Behen Archipelago.
“What is this?”
Grid frowned after entering the 56th island. There were two caves in front of him.
‘Why two instead of one?’
Did he have to attack both?
‘The scale isn’t a joke.’
On the 55th island, level 400 monsters started to pop up. If there were many monsters in the huge caves in front of him, Grid wouldn’t dare to challenge it.
‘It will take a long time to deal with those in the cave due to the level difference…’
As he continued further into the Behen Archipelago, the difficulty increased exponentially. Grid’s confidence was declining when a notification window appeared in front of him.
[A mission will be created.]
[56th Island]
Break through the labyrinth!
First Clear Reward: 2,150 challenger points. Access to Treasure Island for 3 minutes.
‘Treasure Island!’
Grid, whose shoulders were slumped, instantly brightened.
‘Treasure Island, the name is fantastic!’
A place where legendary achievements were celebrated, the Behen Archipelago. In some ways, it was the most sacred place on the whole continent. A hidden Treasure Island, wouldn’t tremendous treasures be buried there?
‘It will be great if I can obtain adamantium.’
The Holy Light Set that he used since the Pope Drevigo raid was made of the god mineral adamantium. Grid was convinced that he could make huge items if he had adamantium.
“Okay… I will challenge it.”
Grid regained his motivation and neared the entrance of the two caves. At the same time, Grid’s body stiffened like a stone statue.
‘Eh? I can’t move?’
It was different from a status condition. His hands were stiff and couldn’t move as a choice entered his view.
[Do you want to go to the left cave or the right cave?]
‘Ah…!’
From the moment he entered his island, the labyrinth had already begun. He wasn’t able to move in a direction other than the two options.
‘There are no variables.’
Grid turned his gaze to the rear. He wanted to ask Sticks, ‘What should I do to clear the labyrinth?’ But he couldn’t speak.
‘It isn’t just my movements, but my mouth as well…’
It seemed to be the same for Sticks. He was standing as stiffly as Grid.
‘This is confusing.’
Grid had no experience with labyrinths. The complex structure and traps made the difficulty of clearing labyrinths so high that he never challenged it. In other words, Grid didn’t have the knowledge to break through labyrinths. It was dark in front of Grid.
‘In the end, I have to gamble.’
Grid thought about it for a while before taking one step forward. The direction he chose was the right cave. The result.
‘This is crazy!’
As soon as Grid entered the right cave, he automatically screamed. It was natural. There were six paths in front of him!
‘I won’t be able to pass it like this.’
Grid was able to get a sense of how much time it would take to pass through this massive labyrinth.
‘Maybe I won’t be able to pass it before the National Competition begins…’
It was the worst. He was desperate. However, Grid had a trump card.
“Assimilation.”
Sururuk.
Grid’s hair became white and his eyes shone like rubies. Did he borrow the wisdom of a sage? No, he borrowed the wisdom of someone much higher than that. Grid was gradually becoming more versatile.
“Hoh, you thought about using this method to take advantage of my wisdom.”
Braham used Magic Detection (Enhanced) and walked towards the path with the most powerful and malicious aura.
After a moment.
Braham handled the hidden monster and appeared in front of a new crossroads. Then he taught Grid.
“The labyrinth has a habit of not wanting to miss anyone who steps in it. The closer you are to the exit, the more danger there will be. Use Magic Detection to move slowly.”
The duration of Assimilation was 3 minutes. Braham gave Grid great advice and then fell asleep. A smile appeared on Grid’s face.
‘Thank you, Braham.’
Thanks to him, Grid got a hint about how to break through the labyrinth and learned new magic.
[Magic Detection (Enhanced) Lv. 1]
A magic detection developed by the legendary great magician who has completely overturned the activation formula.
Emits a large amount of mana in all directions, locating all living things in a radius of 10 meters.
The higher the magic level, the wider the detection range and the more information that can be seen.
Resource Consumption: 3,000 Mana.
Skill Casting Time: 6 seconds.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes.
‘If I move using Braham’s advice…’
Paaaat!
This time, Grid stood in front of eight paths and used Magic Detection that he had learned from Braham. Mana stretched out in all directions around Grid.
‘I found it!’
The strongest aura was felt from the end of one of the eight paths. Grid was sure that there was a monster there. He summoned the God Hands, Randy, and Noe and entered the battle with his full power.
“Heok… Heok…”
The monster that appeared in the labyrinth had a level between 400~410. The level difference between the level 306 Grid and the monsters was so great that he didn’t do much damage, while Grid suffered from tremendous damage whenever he received a hit. It was like a boss raid every time Grid encountered a monster.
‘The problem isn’t the monsters.’
The reuse time of Magic Detection was 10 minutes. This was reduced to 8 minutes if he wore Braham’s Boots, which reduced cooldown time. As a result, Grid could only move every 8 minutes.
‘How long will it take to break through this labyrinth?’
His eyes were dark. He was
mentally very tired. But.
‘I will continue.’
Labor was a familiar area for Grid. Grid’s grim mentality started to shine.
***
The master of the Yak Guild, part of the seven guilds, was Bubat.
He was 53rd on the unified rankings. It couldn’t be compared to his 25th rank in the past, but nobody said that he was worse than before. He combined bold judgments and powerful CCs to be called Satisfy’s best initiator. The battlefield was always favorable to his allies when Bubat was fighting in the lead. His nickname was ‘Yak who Promises Victory.’
But at the time of the last National Competition, Bubat was helpless. He didn’t live up to his reputation and disappointed people. Was it because he was in a bad condition? No. It was because he met Yura and Grid in succession. In the case of Yura, his CC was destroyed by her excellent physical abilities. Grid was too bad because he resisted all CCs.
Bubat was frustrated because it couldn’t be helped.
“But I won’t be the one feeling frustrated in this National Competition.”
After reaching level 300, Bubat obtained many hitting skills. Unlike the past where he relied exclusively on CC, he now had appropriate attack skills. Besides, Bubat was fundamentally a tanker!
“The biggest beneficiary of the patch is me! Huhuhut!”
Grid’s legendary skills? 50% reduction in damage meant that Bubat could endure several blows. He would make it became a long battle and eventually break Grid with his high stamina.
“I will repay the shame of the past while gaining a gold medal for my country, Turkey!”
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The people of Turkey cheered at Bubat’s declaration.
At this moment.
It wasn’t just Bubat. All the participants from all over the world were confident that they could handle Grid. One patch made a person into a pushover.
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