by Park Saenal
“W-What?”
Incompetence! It was a reminded of the nickname Peak Sword got during the 2nd National Competition. Peak Sword had no choice but to respond in a sensitive manner.
“Dammit! I will show you who is incompetent!”
Peak Sword immediately attacked the owner of the scimitar. The opponent’s ID was Matdashi. It was Korean. A person from the same country! Peak Sword was amazed while attacking.
“A third advancement class? There was a third advancement user in South Korea?”
Matdashi shrugged and replied, “Aren’t there a lot? Unlike Grid, we don’t do anything prominent. I don’t want everyone in the world to like me, unlike you.”
“You traitor…!” Peak Sword wielded his sword with a red face. “You have strength, but you’re living as a hermit! You should participate in the National Competition and increase the status of our country!”
“I live in a democratic country. It’s my freedom to decide what to do.”
Matdashi easily struck Peak Sword one more time. Peak Sword was a quick draw swordsman, not a normal one. His Sword Mastery skill was different from that of general swordsman, so it was very weak. Without a sheath, Peak Sword had no attack skills. He was vulnerable in a one-on-one match, which was why he didn’t participate in PvP at the National Competition.
Peak Sword needed someone’s help to demonstrate his full strength. However, Peak Sword was currently alone. Pon and Huroi were desperately protecting the water clan from the enemies.
‘Shit!’ Peak Sword trembled as he started to allow attacks. ‘Receiving a surprise attack when Draw Sword is on cooldown…!’
In a perfect situation, he wouldn’t have gone one-on-one with this guy. The moment that Peak Sword was feeling dejected.
“Hat, how weak.”
Someone’s mocking words were heard.
Kurururung!
Then a pillar of blood swept over Matdashi.
[You have suffered 21,500 damage.]
[The terrible smell of blood has caused dizziness. Skill casting time is increased by 20% and resistance is decreased by 20%.]
[Sticky blood has crept into the gaps in your armor. Your armor won’t move properly. Your defense is reduced by 10% and your movement speed has slowed.]
[Your sword is covered in specks of blood. The blade is weakened and attack power is reduced by 10%.]
‘What…?’
It was basic common sense that debuffs had weak attack power. However, the pillar of blood that swallowed Matdashi was as powerful as the ultimate attack from a high levelled player. The contents of the debuffs were fatal. Matdashi was appalled.
‘Monster…!’
Surely a named boss monster hadn’t appeared? Matdashi turned his gaze and witnessed an unexpected person.
“Blood Warrior?”
Why was someone unrelated to Overgeared here?
“Don’t call me Blood Warrior anymore. I feel like my level is being dragged down because it’s similar to your organization’s name.”
Katz joined the guild because he wanted items. He had a duty to look good to Grid. Thus, he told Peak Sword, “In the future, call me Grid’s servant.”
“Servant…!”
It was a familiar term for Koreans.
‘I don’t know what’s happening.’
Either way, it became clear that Katz belonged to Overgeared. Matdashi immediately took action. It was a retreat. He couldn’t beat the Blood Warrior on a battlefield filled with blood!
“Running away? It’s inevitable. Pride is useless for people like you.”
This person was claiming to be Grid’s servant? Peak Sword felt doubts.
“Blood of One Thousand People. This will hurt a lot.”
Katz aimed the pillar of blood at the running Matdashi. The more blood there was, the more that the specialized skills of a Blood Warrior were strengthened. Matdashi couldn’t escape and died.
“Wow…”
Katz cut down a third advancement user in an instant, thrilling Peak Sword. Perhaps at this moment, Katz was stronger than Kraugel and Grid? Katz whispered to the dumbfounded Peak Sword.
“Please tell Grid what just happened.”
“…”
***
Blonde hair became wet as sweat flowed down the white cheeks.
“Hah… Hah…”
Every time she breathed out, her chest shook tremendously. Duplicator Euphemina. She was already exhausted. It was because her stamina was drained during the fight with the third resurrected Black. Euphemina didn’t have a high stamina stat, so her stamina was weak. It was now all used up.
“Hiit! Yihihihit!
On the other hand, Black was fine. Her big breasts shook as she laughed and licked her lips.
“Did I win? Hithit!”
“You’re a complete scam.”
How did she keep being resurrected? Skill Observation couldn’t measure the ability of the opponent, so Euphemina had no clue.
‘I can’t endure anymore.’
This quest was a failure. Her reason for staying in Siren for over eight months was completely gone. It was unfortunate that all her hard work during that time was in vain. But Euphemina felt more sorry for her colleagues.
‘I can’t give back anything to those who came to help me. I hate owing people.’
Euphemina was feeling disappointed as Black approached her.
“Hiit! Hihit! My~ turn~ to ~ kill~?”
“…Hah.”
The skills Euphemina had copied were still there. But they were of no value if she couldn’t use them. In the end, Euphemina closed her eyes and cried out.
“Kill me quickly.”
It was someone else’s voice who responded, not Black.
“You shouldn’t give up.”
“…Hiit?”
Black stepped back as she was about to deal the final blow to Euphemina. It was because an unknown energy constrained her behavior. Euphemina knew this energy.
‘Restraint…!’
Then Kill struck Black.
Chapter 471
Chapter 471
Pets had different ratings. Of course, the higher the rating, the more valuable the pet.
So how was this value calculated? Was it based on stats and skills? That’s right. Even appearance was added. A pretty, nice, and cute pet was rated higher than an ugly pet. However, the more important thing than abilities and appearance was their intelligence.
Pets that could only understand the follow the commands of attack, defense, movement, etc. were low rated, even if they had excellent stats and were pretty. They were difficult to utilize effectively. On the other hand, intelligent pets were different.
They fully understood their master’s words and thoughts and were able to carry out higher rated orders. Thus, they had a higher rating despite their stats being somewhat lower. They were much more useful than the low intelligence pets. This was why wyverns reigned as the ‘best pet’ for many years.
Wyverns had high stats and enough intelligence to understand their master’s thoughts. In order to achieve their master’s purpose, a wyvern always did their best and was very helpful to a player. The value of wyverns was high enough that all players in the world dreamt of becoming the master of a wyvern.
But now people didn’t call wyverns the best. Pets more excellent than a wyvern had emerged. They were Noe and Randy. As it happened, both of them were Grid’s pets.
“Nyahahat! Master told me to help! Nyang!”
Noe flew on small wings, causing Regas’ face to brighten.
“Noe…! Thank you!”
His opponent was a very strong martial artist who freely used her weight while fighting. Asura Regas was the only one capable of going against her and even he was now at his limits. He was just about to die, so Regas was relieved to see Noe. Noe placed his pink soles on Regas’ wounded shoulders and cried out.
“The strongest demonic beast in hell isn’t someone who will help humans. Nyang! But Master told me
to help you! Nyang!”
“Hahat, you are a good kid who listens to your master.”
“Nyahahat!”
Noe danced because of the praise. Regas stroked his chin and requested.
“Take away her stats.”
“I understand! Nyang!”
Originally, a pet’s skill activation was based on their master’s command. They couldn’t use a skill if they didn’t receive a command. However, Noe was a pet intelligent enough to communicate with players. He judged the situation himself and used his skills.
Noe flew towards White and opened his mouth wide. He planned to swallow White in one go. But White was an agile person with brilliant control. She stepped back, avoiding Noe’s mouth. Then she raised a finger and accurately stabbed Noe’s throat. Noe’s eyes widened as he fell to the floor in pain.
“Ah… Hurts nyong.”
“…”
Regas’ face filled with dark clouds again.
***
[You have been overwhelmed by an enormous energy.]
[Resistance has failed. Retreating from the source of the energy.]
[You have suffered 34,720 damage.]
Black was surprised by the sudden attack. The laughing face that she had throughout her entire fight with Euphemina hardened for the first time.
“Hi…ik?”
Almost 35,000 of her health had been consumed? It was from just one attack? It made it through all her legendary rated items?
‘Who?’
A blue-black greatsword was penetrating her chest. Black stared at the man with trembling eyes.
‘Grid…!’
That’s right. It was rare for someone to be able to do this much damage to her. Black recalled that Grid was the head of Overgeared and swung her arms. It was a quick but exquisite gesture. The sharp line of her tachi accurately aimed at Grid’s face.
Suuk.
Grid retrieved his greatsword and withdrew. He was surprised that Black was relatively fine after being hit by Kill.
“Your leather armor is quite durable… Eh?”
Shake.
“…Shaking?”
Was it bigger than Jishuka’s?
‘The armor design is a bikini?’
It was completely to his tastes. Instinct was a force that couldn’t be denied! Grid unintentionally became dazed by certain parts of Black’s body and Euphemina shouted urgently.
“Recover your mind!”
Was it because of jealousy that her accent increased? Euphemina denied it. She believed that her accent increased because she was worried about Grid. It was natural to be worried. Every moment was crucial in a battle. Losing your judgement for one second was a gap that the enemy could exploit. Moreover, 0.1 seconds was important in a battle between strong people. How could Grid be safe when he lost concentration?
“Hihit!”
Black laughed and used Screw Sword. When it hit the target, the attack reduced the healing effect of the target and damaged the item (the item effect decreased). The effects were intimidating, forcing the target to feel worried. Black’s speciality was using footwork to gain control of the opponent’s rear.
Jjejejeok!
Indeed. Black moved and the confused Grid barely blocked the attack. Then Black appeared behind Grid in this gap and linked a new strike.
“Grid!”
Euphemina’s voice echoed through the deserted area of Siren. Euphemina was worried for Grid, but Grid was still calm. At attack that he couldn’t react to?
‘It is fine.’
Puok!
Black’s taichi pierced Grid’s back. It was the skill Pierce Sword, which pierced the body of the target deeply and induced a definite critical hit. The damage coefficient was very high and normal people couldn’t endure this attack. But Grid was fine.
“Hi…?”
It didn’t even do 10,000 damage? Black was surprised by Grid’s abnormally high defense and tried to reclaim her sword. However, the barbs in Grid’s armor didn’t make it easy, greatly decreasing the durability of the sword during this process. Black’s body was struck by a flash of bloody light.
After swapping to Iyarugt, Grid’s attack speed was slightly faster than it was in the National Competition. Black had close to 3,000 agility, but even she was astonished by Grid’s attack speed. She hurriedly raised the small shield worn on her left wrist and tried to defend.
Jjeejeeeong!
“…!”
Black’s body shook after she collided with Iyarugt. Her strength and stamina stats were relatively low and she couldn’t withstand Grid’s overwhelming attack power. Her upper body tilted and Black fell to the ground. Grid pursued her as she drew back. He prepared to link another attack, but Black had already restored her posture and succeeded in avoiding it. She was like an acrobat.
“Hihit!”
Black didn’t shrink back despite the fact that her opponent was the runner-up in the National Competition’s PvP event. She laughed at Grid. She was confident that she had the advantage in agility and control. However, physical abilities wasn’t the only important factor in combat.
“The power of items.”
“…!”
Black’s dark eyes shook. It was because something cool and solid came flying and restrained her wrists and ankles. The famous God Hands.
“Hiik!”
Grid whispered to Black, who was struggling to shake off the God Hands.
“I don’t see a woman.”
This was a gender equal society!
Puk!
Black’s body was stabbed by Iyarugt.
“Hiik! Hik! Kyaak!”
Black had already suffered a great deal of damage from Kill, so she died after allowing a few more hits.
“Well.”
Grid felt disappointed at not getting to see Black’s large chest anymore. He stretched out a hand towards Euphemina.
“You endured well.”
Euphemina’s eyes were bigger than usual.
“You… Haven’t you become stronger?”
“It turned out this way.”
Grid didn’t say it, but he had suffered a lot of trials while Euphemina was away. The battles against the vampires Earl Elfin Stone and Baron Tiramet improved his battle skills, while his intelligence was forced to develop in the Behen Archipelago. In addition, he overcame his own limitations.
The peak was the National Competition. Grid saw and learned a lot from fighting the strongest people who represented each country. In particular, he made another breakthrough during the confrontation with Kraugel.
“By the way, that girl called Black isn’t your opponent. How did you end up in danger?”
Grid’s eyes were quite discerning compared to the old days. Euphemina laughed and explained, “She is like a cockroach. She has resurrected three times already. I became disadvantaged as more time passed.”
“Resurrected? She dies and comes back again?”
“Yes, I don’t know if it is a class specific skill or the effect of an item…”
Euphemina’s face hardened as she spoke.
“Hiit! Yihihihit!
Black. She once again appeared with a perfectly fine appearance.
“Heok.”
Euphemina started to explain her thoughts to the dumbfounded Grid.
“It doesn’t seem to be a skill with a limited number of uses. If the number of resurrections was limited, she wouldn’t come at me so hard.”
“Right.”
“But it doesn’t fit that such a fraudulent resurrection skill wouldn’t have any penalties. Perhaps the Black in front of us is just a renewable clone and the real body is hiding someplace else. But I refuse to believe there’s such a strong clone.”
“Um… It’s plausible. I will set up video shooting mode.”
“Oh my.”
Euphemina smiled. Grid’s action of recording a video of a fight against someone strong. It showed he was much wiser than before.
‘It will be replayed a few times.’
/> He was always ready to study. Euphemina was feeling glad when she suddenly frowned.
“Hehe.”
It was because she belatedly noticed that Grid’s gaze was fixed on Black’s chest.
“It’s low-grade.”
Euphemina muttered while looking at her own chest. Then Black used ‘magic.’
“What’s this…?”
Euphemina watched the flying flames and fell into confusion. Wasn’t Black an assassin class? Then how could she use magic?
“Don’t tell me, it’s possible to change classes?”
Euphemina panicked.
“Aha, my physical resistance is high, so you’re trying magic?”
Grid swapped his armor to the Holy Light set and was hit by Black’s magic. It was a way to show off his overwhelming power difference. The effect was large. Black confirmed that Grid had only lost as much health as a rat dropping and lost control.
Chapter 472
Chapter 472
“Hihit, how many replacement items do you have?”
Grid didn’t change his expression at Black’s question.
“Isn’t it at least more than your number of lives?”
In fact, Grid wasn’t worried if Black ended up having infinite resurrections. It was enough if he killed, killed, and killed again. He could raise his item experience, so it was killing two birds with one stone.
“Hi… Hihit…”
Black’s face became strained. The players she had met so far had shrank back from her infinite resurrections. She was afraid of Grid, who showed the attitude of ‘let’s experiment to see how many times you can resurrect.’ Grid was much more ignorant than Kraugel, but he gave her more pressure.
“Kihit!”
In the end, Black opted to retreat. She judged that Grid was a bad opponent. In such a situation, pride wasn’t a problem.
Hwaruruk!
Black summoned a barrier of fire to block Grid’s path and his field of view. At the same time, Black used Fly to move through the air. However, Grid didn’t miss her. The Holy Light set reduced magic damage. Grid flew through the wall of fire with the brilliant armor and chased after Black. The horrific scenery of the destroyed Siren unfolded under their feet.
Peng!
Pepepeng!
“Hiit! Hihihit!”
As he was about to catch up with her, Black fired sparks towards the rear to keep Grid in check. But it was useless. Grid had high health and didn’t care about the small injuries caused by the magic bombardment. He didn’t bother wasting any time avoiding it.
