Overgeared - Chapter 1184

Chapter 1184: 1184

[You have suffered catastrophic damage!]

[The body that has become a living dead has been severely damaged . ]

[The blood of the victims trapped in your body is flowing backward, causing your body to collapse . ]

There were three penalties that a player who changed race to an undead type would experience—their agility was significantly reduced, some skills were sealed, and the effects of recovery magic were reversed .  However, the black horse jiangshi didn’t have the reduced agility and skills sealing penalties .

This was why the combat power of the black horse jiangshi was overwhelming .  The flying horse jiangshi were regarded as legends but the black horse jiangshi was actually the strongest .  However, it wasn’t universal .  The black horse jiangshi had frightening side effects .

“Uh . . .  Uwaaaaack!” 

The cost of death was huge .  This was because he lost a considerable amount of the blood of 300 people he was injected with during the 33 day ceremony .  The amount of experience lost when a black horse jiangshi died was nearly double that of a typical player and it took as long as two days to revive .  It was rare for him to die but this time, he met a bad opponent .

“Grid! Gridddd!” Veradin roared .  He gave up his human dignity in the spirit of revenge on Grid but he suffered a great loss in reverse, rather than getting revenge .  He was so furious that he felt like crying .

“ . . . ”

Grid didn’t even look at him .  The sense of alienation that Veradin felt was indescribable .

‘To him, I’m nothing . ’

There was a rush of futility .  In the world that turned grey, Veradin pressed the log out button .  It was his final logout—Veradin didn’t want to return to Satisfy again .

“Hey . ”

Grid broke through Veradin and the jiangshi and met the daoist .  The daoist’s name was Sabaek . [1] He wore a black robe and hat and his face was painted white . He looked like a messenger of the underworld .

“Are you the daoist who turned that trash into a jiangshi?”

“That’s right . I’m also the one who created the mark you have . ”

“ . . . ?”

What was the mark he had? Grid cocked his head to the side in a puzzled manner before recalling an item .  He only had one mark .

[Mark of Evolution]

[Rating: Unique

A functional marker developed by the alchemy facility .

If this mark is attached to your body, one of your strength, agility, stamina, or intelligence stats will increase by 200 .

User Restriction: Level 200 or higher .

Weight: 0]

The Mark of Evolution was one of the reasons why Grid became obsessed with the alchemy facility .  If he hadn’t encountered this mark then Grid might’ve stopped investing in Reidan’s alchemy facility .

“Did you make this?” Grid felt a strong distrust .  It was puzzling that the daoist, who was associated with Veradin, would suddenly talk about the Mark of Evolution .

“I know that the mark was made by an alchemy facility in the Hwan Kingdom . ”

The Hwan Kingdom was a kingdom of the Five Seniors and the yangbans .  Humans weren’t permitted to visit .  The Cho king had clearly said so .

Sabaek questioned the suspicious Grid, “Do you see the yangbans as great men who will study and hone alchemy?”

“ . . . !” Grid noticed his mistake .  He was reminded of the scene where Garam mocked Pagma’s sword dances and blacksmithing .

‘That’s right . It is clear that the yangbans would think of alchemy as insignificant . ’

However, they had high-quality technology .  This meant they borrowed the power of humans .  There was a high possibility that the daoist’s argument was correct .

Grid pointed a blade at Sabaek’s neck .  “Last time, the blue tiger told me that the wicked daoists are the minions of the Hwan Kingdom . ”

Jiangshi were undead that could only be manufactured at the expense of people .  It meant the daoists who made them were wicked daoists .  The blue tiger said that 10 years ago, a wicked daoist scattered garlic and mugwort around the area of Bukdu Mountain to deceive the spiritual creatures .  

“I was told that spirits who ascend will become subordinates to the society of gods and are forced to become minions of the Five Seniors . The reason you sprinkled mugwort and garlic around Bukdu Mountain is to eventually turn all spirits into the minions of the Five Seniors . ”

“Hrmm . . . ”

“The reason you create confusion is for the yangbans . Every time they calm down the confusion you have created, their faith will build up . ”

Grid was certain and cornered Sabaek .  Grid recognized Sabaek as an assassin sent from the Hwan Kingdom .  However, Sabaek responded in an unexpected manner, “Your reasoning is very simplistic . I was looking forward to meeting you since you revived an old god but I’m disappointed . ”

“ . . . ?”

“It is true that those who belong to the society of the gods can’t disobey the will of a god . It is just that the concept of a god doesn’t only mean the Five Seniors . The red phoenix you have resurrected this time is also a god . ”

“ . . . !”

“The resurrection of the red phoenix gave a choice to those who ascended . I’m sure the daoist immortals of the Peach Blossom Spring are currently considering if they should stand on the side of the Five Seniors or the red phoenix . In addition, most of the spirits who become daoist immortals will be on the side of the red phoenix . It makes sense for sacred creatures to follow the Four Gods . ”

“Are you trying to make the intelligent creatures ascend to empower the Four Gods who will be resurrected one day?” Braham stepped up on behalf of Grid who didn’t understand .  As he approached, he stood by Grid and observed Sabaek with an interested gaze .  “There are transcendents in the east . ”

“Transcendents . . . ?”

A chill went down Grid’s spine .  If Sabaek was a transcendent then the problem was serious .  Grid couldn’t detect Sabaek’s status .  This meant that Sabaek’s status was above Grid’s .  A smile spread on Sabaek’s face . He seemed pleased that there was someone he could converse with .  “My name is Sabaek . To the world, I am known as the boss of the evil daoists . ”

“Braham . I am a magician who serves Grid here . ”

“ . . . Overgeared King Grid . ”

Grid was discontent as he was forced to introduce himself .  It was because there were many parts that were unconvincing . “There is still something I need to ask . Why sacrifice people to make the jiangshi?”

“Human power alone can’t stand against the Hwan Kingdom so I am gathering an army of immortals . It is for the peace of the world . ”

“Can you seriously consider the peace of the world when damage is being done to civilians?”

“It can’t be helped . Most of the daoists who follow me are actually wicked . They make jiangshi and enjoy hurting people . I can’t control them . ”

“ . . . ?”

“I can’t openly say that I want to rebel against the Hwan Kingdom . None of the daoists who follow me know my reality and purpose . I am forced to match them on the surface . ”

“ . . . ”

“It is a necessary evil . In order to gather the strong, I need the cooperation of the wicked daoists . In order to gather the wicked daoists, I need to disguise myself as one . . . well, there is no need for anger . Once peace is restored to the world in the future, I will make the wicked daoists pay the price for their sins . ”

The short conversation allowed Grid to notice it—Sabaek was similar to Pagma .

“Are you on your way to meet the sacred creatures? Please let me accompany you as well . I have to persuade them to let all the intelligent creatures ascend . ” Sabaek politely requested .  He told them that he had struggled for the world longer than anyone else and noticed a world that was wrong before anyone else .

“I don’t want to . ”

“ . . . ?”

Sabaek’s expression stiffened and his smiling eyes cooled .  Grid flinched back somewhat but he didn’t avoid eye contact .  “Your justice is wrong . Your way is wrong . I don’t intend to cooperate with you . ”

“Haha . . . ” Sabaek burst out laughing .  He shook his head with a ridiculing expression .  “My justice is wrong? I am wrong? Were my ears mistaken just now?”

Duguen!

Grid’s heart thumped .  His transcendent senses warned him of danger .  Grid reflexively prepared for battle but Braham stepped forward and stared at Sabaek .  “What will you do if you are offended?”

“ . . . . . . ” Sabaek shut his mouth .  He took a step back like he had been living a lie .  “I will back down today . Think about it until we meet again . It would be good for you if you work with me . ”

Sabaek’s body disappeared like he vanished into the ground .  Braham stood still for a moment as he tracked Sabaek . Then he looked back at Grid .  “Relax your expression . He was already a transcendent when you were normal . ”

“ . . . Yes . ”

The second pope Chreshler was also a transcendent .  Sabaek might be better compared to Chreshler .  Chreshler was a strange pervert while Sabaek was pursuing peace for the world .  The problem was that Sabaek’s method was wrong .

‘Peace built up using people’s misery isn’t true peace . ’ Pagma had already proved it .  Grid recalled Pagma, who felt regret in his last moments, and urged Braham, “Hurry . ”

“Yes . ”

Grid used Shunpo while Braham teleported .  They leapt through space again and again and soon arrived at the community of toothless tigers .

***

Zibal proved the great power of the magic machines in last year’s National Competition and was one of the strong candidates to win this year’s PvP .  Many viewers were looking forward to Zibal’s participation in PvP .  Surprisingly, ZIbal was absent from PvP .  It was because Kraugel had vowed to join PvP .

‘Going to an event where Kraugel will win the gold medal will just be in vain . ’

Zibal was a master among masters .  He had already witnessed the explosive potential of Sword Saint Kraugel several times .  Kraugel had the potential to someday catch up with Grid .  It was Zibal’s decision not to compete against Kraugel, even if he had the magic machine . This year, Zibal would be really serious .

‘I will give up my pride in this year’s National Competition and win for the United States . ’

There was no Grid in this year’s National Competition .  If the United States didn’t win then the face of his people would be lost .  He had to win .  Therefore . . .

『 The American player Zibal is entering! 』

This year, Zibal participated in the target processing event .  High rankers from Canada and China, as well as Yura of South Korea, were the strong candidates .  Zibal planned to eliminate the variables .

‘If I win a gold medal here, it will deal a big blow to the other powers . ’

Zibal looked at Yura, who was in a duo with a player whose ranking was below 1,000 . She wasn’t competing together with Jishuka, who had naturalized to South Korea this year .  “What is South Korea thinking?”

“?”

“Target processing is an event that can maximize the strengths of both you and Jishuka . If the two of you were to be sent out as a duo, South Korea would be more likely to win a gold medal . Why did they only send you?”

If Yura and Jishuka competed together in the same event then he would’ve been wary .  However, he wasn’t nervous of a South Korea without Grid .  It was sad that they lost their possibility of winning just because they wanted to spread out their talents .

The sound of bells announced the start of the event .  

“Well . . . try and win a silver medal,” Zibal encouraged Yura as he boarded Raiders .

“Fire,” Zibal commanded .

The eight guns installed on Raider’s upper body and the six on its lower body opened fire at the same time, firing missiles at the targets floating in the sky .  He imagined himself winning the gold medal while achieving the best record in the target processing history .  However, he witnessed the explosion of dozens of missiles before they reached the target .

“What . . . ?”

Zibal was shocked for a while because he couldn’t understand the situation . Then he looked at the situation around him through Raiders’ eyes .  All the projectiles fired by the hundreds of players were exploding in the air, just like the missiles Raiders fired .  Hundreds of projectiles were scattered to ashes before they reached their targets .

“This is ridiculous!”

A blackened world—thousands of bullets emerged from the black hole rising under the Hell Moon and destroyed all the targets and projectiles in the area .

‘Yura!’

Zibal’s gaze shot toward Yura’s position .  She was still standing at the starting point .  She stood in place and inserted her gun’s muzzle into the black hole she had summoned, continuously shooting .  It was utilizing the Hell Leap skill that wowed Kraugel last year to the absolute limits .

『 South Korea’s representative, Yura, has destroyed all targets! 』

『 The record is 23 seconds . . . ! It is the fastest record ever! 』

“ . . . . . . ”

Zibal closed his mouth .  He vowed that in the future, he wouldn’t only be humble to Grid and Kraugel, but also to Yura .

[1] Can mean 400/eldest brother/master poet

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