by Park Saenal
“Your flames are rubbish compared to Laella’s.”
“Hi…”
Time passed. Grid relied on his high agility to speed up, while Black’s speed feel sharply. The swiftness and stamina she showed when she was an assassin class weren’t present.
‘It is natural for the stats to change every time she changes class.’
Grid flew through the backwind and used Blacksmith’s Eyes. Then Black’s perfect back… No, he started analyzing the items that Black was wearing.
‘The wand and robe have a significant level…’
Items that allowed resurrection or switching classes weren’t possible. In other words.
‘It’s a class specific skill.’
Of course, it could also be a skill attached to a title. However, that possibility was low. It didn’t make sense to have the fraudulent skills of ‘resurrection’ and ‘class change’ be due to a title. In fact, Grid assumed that Black had a legendary class.
‘A scam.’
It was a class that could resurrect at least four times and could change classes.
‘Assuming that there’s a reasonable penalty, it’s still unbalanced.’
Yes, just like Pagma.
“Pinnacle.”
Grid narrowed the distance to Black and used Pinnacle. She used magic to create a shield, but it was impossible to deal with Grid’s attack power with a shield. Grid was so powerful that it was absurd.
“Hihit!”
A very big mouth. Black laughed, revealing white teeth as her chest was cut by Grid’s Pinnacle. He combined it with Iyarugt’s combo effect and finished her off. Grid identified that Black had turned to grey and immediately used magic. Magic Detection (Enhanced) Lv. 2 detected all life within a 13m radius. The mana consumption was 2,000 points, making it a heavy burden to use. However, it was clearly effective because it showed the power of a master level Magic Detection.
Grid tried to find Black’s body based on Euphemina’s speculation that they were clones.
‘Water clan. Water clan. Water clan. Water clan. Water clan. Water clan…’
Only life that was being snuffed like flames in front of the wind was detected. How much sin was created from killing the innocent? Grid thought with a frown before detecting a new being. It was a player moving in the opposite direction to Black.
Name: ???
Level: ???
Class: ???
Race: Human
Status: Player
“Good!”
Since Magic Detection was still only at level 2, it was somewhat unfortunate that he couldn’t see the details of the target. At present, it could only identify the location of the target, but it wasn’t a big problem.
“Quick Movements.”
The deep sea became the sky and the fish were like clouds. Grid saw the mysterious sight as his agility increased and his movement speed became extremely fast. He crossed the space at a fearsome speed. He aimed at the person believed to be Black’s main body.
After a while. Grid witnessed a thin woman moving while using ruins as a cover.
‘The front and rear are the same…’
The woman moving under the cliff had no sense of volume. Her face was too dry, so it looked like a skull. Her front teeth also protruded. Her arms and legs were like thin winter branches. She was a baggy black dress that highlighted her thin body.
‘Black.’
The body was completely different, but Grid was sure about it. It was because the features of the skinny woman was similar to those of Black. In the first place, her ID was also Black.
‘How many people has she killed?’
Grid clicked his tongue and quickly descended towards Black.
“Hiik!” Black was shocked as Grid suddenly dropped in front of her and blocked the way. “H-How did you…?”
Black’s class was an illusionist. She had the power to turn illusions into reality. She was able to create the most ideal being or place, and gave the creature she created immortal resurrection abilities. She was like a god. The Black that Euphemina fought was an illusion created by Black.
“Can you explain your tremendous abilities?”
Black retreated from Grid’s interested expression.
“W-Who would speak to a man who is horny like a dog!?”
Black shouted while covering her chest. Grid found it absurd.
“Dog? No. I don’t like this type of chest.”
Grid had a clear taste! Black’s face turned red.
“D-Don’t mock my body!”
“…Hah.”
Grid was able to tell at once. Black had a deep inferiority complex.
‘Just like the old me.’
He felt pity. Grid talked rather than try to kill her at once. Did he think about sparing her due to his compassion? No. Grid wasn’t compassionate enough to be generous to an enemy. In particular, she tried to kill his valued colleague, Euphemina. Grid intended to firmly punish Black so that she wouldn’t mess with Overgeared again. He didn’t want to look like a pushover. He planned to let her know why she shouldn’t mess with Overgeared.
However, he was curious. He wanted to know Black’s class and skills. He slowly opened his mouth.
“What’s your class? It has a legendary rating, right?”
“…”
Grid asked directly, without any intention of coaxing Black to reveal her identity. Black thought it was absurd.
“I won’t tell you!”
“I know. Well, I’ll naturally discover it when we fight.”
“Aih!”
She couldn’t die without any resistance. This wasn’t a matter of pride. She wasn’t afraid of falling experience. But what if she died when her infamy was at the peak? She would be sure to drop one of the items kept in her inventory. She kept all types of excellent items on her to equip her illusions.
‘Illusion Manifestation!’
Black used her remaining mana to call a new illusion.
[The number of illusions created today has exceeded 5.]
[The price of the sacrifice has grown. Your level has dropped by 1.]
Losing one level was a terrible penalty. That’s right. Black lost experience every time she called an illusion. If the number of summoning was too high in a day, she would lose a level. However, today was her second experience of calling so many illusions that she lost a level. The first was when she met Kraugel.
‘There are two monsters like White…’
It was also a man!
Kwaduduk!
A bewitching woman appeared in front of the enraged Black. She was the ideal woman that Black thought of. The total number of stats was the same as Black. However, the distribution of stats differed depending on the class. This time, the summoned Black had extremely high stamina and strength.
Magic swordsman. It was the means that Black thought of to overcome Grid.
“H-Hit! How about this? The combination of attack power and magic power will make your items worthless!”
Would he wear the Holy Light set or Triple Layers? Black forced Grid to choose. Grid scoffed.
“Are you stupid?”
Grid replaced the Holy Light Armor with Triple Layers. However, he was still wearing the Holy Light Gloves and Crown. It was the attitude of responding with medium defense and magic resistance.
“…”
Black was at a loss for words. It was the worst. Black felt despair as her illusion was broken by Linked Kill Wave and Pinnacle Kill in turn. Of course, Black’s resistance wasn’t terrible. She was stronger than the top rankers who participated in the National Competition. But it wasn’t at a level that could go against Grid using the diamond class capsule.
“Kiyaaaaak!”
In the end. Black, who had defeated hundreds of people and acted like the ruler of the food chain, was eaten by a beast above her. The beast was naturally Grid.
[The player Black has been killed!]
[The punishment of the wicked person has increased your reputatio
n by 2,000!]
[Iyarugt has grown from the unique to legendary rating!]
[The information about Iyarugt has been updated.]
“Good!”
At the time of the PvP finals. Iyarugt’s experience had stopped at 99.98% and now it had finally evolved. Iyarugt shook. The bloody light that it emitted became more intense and beautiful than ever as it shook.
“…Huh?”
Grid looked away from Iyarugt as he turned his head towards the ground. A ring was shining in the place where Black died.
“It’s been a while since I’ve picked up an item that a player dropped.”
Indeed, what was the item dropped by Black who was presumed to have a legendary class? Grid’s heart pounded as he took a deep breath before checking the item.
‘No, don’t expect too much.’
Had things every turned out well when he was full of expectations?
‘It will be a garbage item.’
Grid soothed his mind as much as possible and confirmed the information of the ring. Then he trembled.
“P… Pro…!”
Indeed.
“…Profit!! It’s a profit!”
Grid tasted the excitement of winning in the game.
Chapter 473
Chapter 473
[Ring of Absurdity]
Rating: Legendary
Durability: 7/10
* Reduces the resources consumed by magic or a skill by half.
* Mana recovery rate will double.
An artifact produced by the great magician Pauld.
A masterpiece born by chance, it displays the effect of ignoring ideas.
Conditions of Use: None.
‘Hoh, this is great. Pauld did well in his last years.’
Braham’s soul showed a rare interest.
“Pauld?” Grid asked Braham.
‘Don’t you know Eternal Benevolent Pauld? That’s the name that most people know.’
“I wouldn’t ask if I knew.”
‘…Hrmm… Indeed, a blacksmith can’t be blamed for not knowing the history of a magician. Pauld was a poor boy. He was born in the same era as me and never reached the top in his lifetime. Well, he’s a tragic figure. He had some moderate achievements, but it was lacking compared to me.’
“I’m sure.”
Grid was tolerant of Braham’s self-pride. He started to closely observe the ring. On the inner side of the ring, unidentified characters were engraved. A regular person would’ve been inspired by the delicate skill, but Grid had 3,000 dexterity and wasn’t very inspired.
“The effect of the artifact is due to these small characters?”
‘That’s right.’
“It’s a real jackpot.”
The resources consumed by a magic spell or skill wasn’t just mana. Depending on the type of magic and skill, it could consume health or vitality, all of which were labelled as resources. It was also true for the special gauges like ‘Fighting Spirit’ that some combat-specialized classes possessed. Fighting spirit accumulated when fighting and was consumed when using the ultimate skill.
“This is truly absurd.”
Artifacts that reduced the consumption of resources had astronomically high prices. It was especially true for players like Grid, whose top skills consumed a lot of resources. No, it was essential. Then why? Why didn’t Grid use such items if they were so good?
The reason was simple. They were so rare that he couldn’t obtain them. At one time in the past. An artifact that reduced resource consumption by 20% appeared on the auction house and was sold for 3 billion won to an anonymous player. The mystery person who won the artifact for three billion won later became the envy of rankers… Resource reduction artifacts were worth it.
‘But this ring…’
It reduced resource consumption by half. There was also the bonus of doubling mana recovery rate. The value couldn’t be measured. If this ring was placed on the auction site, the numerous wealthy people in the world would run like crazy.
“Amazing… A serious jackpot…”
Shake shake!
A jackpot-level item! Grid was unable to convert the value and shivered with joy. There were even tears in his eyes. He hadn’t been so happy since making much more money than expected from saying ‘Comet Group’ ten times.
‘Should I be a professional bounty hunter who focuses on PKers?’
Grid seriously thought about it as he turned back to Iyarugt. Iyarugt was floating in the air and still emanating a storm-like energy. The process of evolution would take more time.
‘Indeed, the legendary rating is special.’
It was fortunate that it didn’t evolve during the confrontation with Kraugel. Grid thought positively as the notification window he was waiting for emerged.
[The growth of Iyarugt has been completed!]
“Ohh…!”
Iyarugt slowly descended and stopped in front of Grid. The transparent red light had become much darker than before. It was more brilliant and beautiful than a red diamond, one of the best jewels. In particular, the black handle that rippled like a wave was impressive.
The overall design of Iyarugt became more stylish and feminine. It wasn’t only beautiful, but also emitted a rough pressure.
‘How much better is the performance?’
Dugun dugun!
A notification window popped up in front of the excited Grid.
[Iyarugt’s unique skills and attributes are opened!]
[The information about Iyarugt has been updated.]
Ttiring~
[Iyarugt]
Rating: Legendary (Growth)
Durability: 522/522 Attack Power: 1,293
* Sword Mastery Level +7.
* The skill ‘Blood Cry’ is generated.
* The skill ‘Summon Sword Demon Iyarugt’ has been generated.
* Decreases the healing ability of the target by 70% when they are hit.
* A critical strike will cause a bleeding status that will last for 5 seconds. The bleeding damage will be proportional to your attack power.
* The target’s bleeding effect will be maximized when three combos are achieved. The damage done to the target will increase by 300% for 2 seconds.
* When five combos are achieved, the target’s thinking ability will be destroyed for 0.3 seconds. At this time, you can link the skill ‘Hell Sword.’ ‘Sword Demon’s Senses’ will be activated, making evasion rate extremely high for 5 seconds.
*Iyarugt’s sensory effects aren’t activated when Sword Demon’s Senses is used.
Conditions of Use: A person chosen by Iyarugt.
“Heok.”
The basic attack power had increased by a huge 500 points. It was a number comparable to the legendary rated Grid’s Greatsword. Of course, a one-handed sword had much faster attack speed than a greatsword, while Grid’s Greatsword had a high maximum attack value. This was just the default attack power. Considering that the effects of all the options had increased, Iyarugt was a weapon that could be called the best, along with Failure.
‘What is today?’
Iyarugt’s growth was beyond expectations. He also obtained an unexpected item. He wanted to have another lucky day like today.
‘Maybe…’
Was this a sign that bad luck was coming?
“Crazy.”
How big was the bad luck that was going to descend on him? Grid saw a flash and raised his head. Siren’s central city area. He heard a huge explosion and shouting from the place where Regas was supposedly fighting White.
‘Regas…!’
There were at least 1,000 enemies, with 30 of them being third advancement classes. Grid started to run. He wanted to keep his promise of not sacrificing his colleagues.
***
‘Black died?’
White saw that Black had died due to the party notification window.
“Who…? Who dares beat up my sister!?”
It was very difficult to raise the level of an illusionist. Bla
ck’s combat ability was weak, so she had to leave all the hunting to her clones. But when the clones died, Black’s experience fell. Raising her level was difficult, so dying was something that must be avoided.
In particular, Black’s current infamy value was at the maximum. There was a 99% chance of dropping items. An item with a unique rating at the minimum would be lost. This death would be fatal to Black, who kept buying items to arm her clones.
“I will kill you!”
Now the quest to kill the water clan wasn’t an important issue. The rewards for killing 10,000 water clan people or 100,000 weren’t a match for Black’s level. White was incensed and called out to her guild members and their army.
“Kill the water clan later! Find all the Overgeared members and wipe them out!”
Originally, Blood Carnival was an organization without a hierarchy. Even the master didn’t give the guild members commands. There was no guild member who would follow a command. Rather, they took commissions or exchanged quests. But this was an emergency.
The Overgeared members were running wild. The Blood Carnival members and their soldiers or friends gathered around White. Then Regas and Noe became surrounded by almost 1,000 soldiers.
“Kyaak! What is this, nyong!?”
In the past, Noe had mistaken a wyvern for a dragon. He was afraid of death, despite being the best demonic beast of hell. Now his eyes widened and his fur bristled, causing Regas to hug Noe.
“Don’t worry. I will protect you.”
“Nyoong… How dare a human look so cool, nyang.”
Noe looked at Regas with eyes that shone brightly.
“Regas!”
Lauel’s call came late. Huroi, Peak Sword, Pon, and the Overgeared members followed after him.
“Hold on a little longer!”
Lauel hurriedly used Sky Dragon’s Tears and summoned rain and lightning, while Zednos and Laella hurriedly cast spells. Jishuka also fired her bow. Pon, Peak Sword, and the other damage dealers jumped into the battlefield with Huroi’s buffs and Toban’s tanking abilities.
But it was too late. In the first place, Regas had fought for too long alone. He didn’t have the power to hold on until his colleagues reached him.
