Overgeared - Chapter 1224

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Chapter 1224

“It is real visualization . . . isn’t this the realm of a Sword Saint?”

The Dragon Killing Sword and Kraugel’s Heart Sword contained the same concept . This meant that by learning the Dragon Killing Sword, he was qualified to be a Sword Saint . Grid wasn’t happy . He felt uncomfortable . He was worried that he would take away Kraugel’s pride and self-esteem .

Hayate laughed as he read the complex emotions on Grid’s face . “As expected . In the present era, you are filled with misunderstandings about the Sword Saint . ”

“Huh?”

“Heart Sword isn’t the measure of a Sword Saint . It is just one of the numerous swordsmanship that a Sword Saint can create . ”

“ . . . ?”

“Even if Dragon Killing Sword contains the same concept as the Heart Sword, it doesn’t mean you can enter the realm of a Sword Saint just by learning it . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

“In this day and age, the weight of the name Sword Saint is too light . Perhaps it is because Sword Saint Kraugel of the current era is still in the development stage . ”

Hayate smiled . It was because Grid’s eyes had become a bit fierce . “Don’t get me wrong . I don’t intend to demean Kraugel . ”

“What are you saying . . . I’m not misunderstanding . ”

‘Do you know what type of expression you’re making?’

Hayate vaguely inferred the relationship between Grid and Kraugel and smiled . “Bluntly speaking, Dragon Killing Sword is different from Heart Sword . You are misunderstanding the concept of embodiment and willpower . Willpower is the heart trying to accomplish something while visualization means expressing the state of the mind . It is about the image encompassing the will . ”

“If it encompasses it . . . are you implying that the Dragon Killing Sword is a higher level of swordsmanship than the Heart Sword?”

If Hayate was a normal person then he would absolutely say no . However, Hayate was a Dragon Slayer .

“Yes . ”

“Pant . . . ”

“Just, it is still incomplete . Since it is affected by the user’s state of mind, sometimes it can’t exercise its power . Strictly speaking, it is a skill that requires a higher level of difficulty than the Heart Sword . ”

“ . . . !”

It was like a bolt from the blue to Grid . It was more difficult than Heart Sword?

‘How can I learn that?’

Grid was at least intelligent enough not to overestimate himself . He was convinced that his talent wouldn’t allow him to learn the Dragon Killing Sword .

“Don’t worry . As I said, I’m not trying to pass on the Dragon Killing Sword . I just want to teach you infinite sword energy . ”

Infinite sword energy was only one of the conditions for gaining the Dragon Killing Sword . Hayate’s finger pointed at Grid’s chest . “There is a limit to the vessel of human beings . Even if they build up their energy for thousands of years, it can’t be infinite . ”

Hayate’s finger pointed to the air this time . The elegant hand gestures were impressive .

“On the other hand, the universe is infinite and the energy that exists in all of it is infinite . However, it is impossible to borrow all of them . It is because the size of a human is smaller than dust compared to all things and they are bound by the concept of space . ”

Grid recalled Piaro’s Natural State and Braham’s Mana Drain . Piaro drew the energy of nature from the surroundings while Braham took the mana of all things around him and made it his own . They didn’t exert influence over the entire world .

“I understand . You’re saying that it is impossible to achieve infinite sword energy in the usual way . ”

“Yes, this is why even legends or transcendents can’t cut the scales of a dragon . Well, the ordinary legends or transcendents, anyway . ”

Hayate recalled the distant past . It was a green dragon that simmered with rage . The appearance of the relatives who died from the one who devastated his hometown and turned it into scorched earth was now forgotten . Only the affection they gave him still remained .

“When I first met the dragon . . . I used all sorts of means to cut him . I stabbed, wielded all types of weapons, and bombarded him with the magic power I was proud of, but it was useless . The attacks I trained all my life in only left scratches on the hard scales . ”

There was hope . The scales of the place where the enemy was bitten by another dragon was rotten and couldn’t regenerate . The dragon was exhausted and most of his magic power was used to protect and recover his wounds . His struggle-filled attacks failed to put an end to Hayate . Hayate had a chance to fight back .

“Once I realized that I couldn’t cut the dragon with the physical concepts I knew, I craved a stronger power . First, I discarded the mold of skill . I just had the idea of cutting him down so I acquired the Heart Sword . ”

‘Is this a true story . . . ?’

The body of a superhuman, the magic power he was so proud of, and finally Heart Sword . . .

Hayate was already the strongest before he became a Dragon Slayer . Grid gulped as in his mind, he saw Madra rather than Hayate . Undefeated King Madra—even Hayate had given him the evaluation of the one with the most talent from the east to the west . . . the more Grid discovered, the greater Madra became .

“My will was to cut him, cut him, and cut him again .

“ . . . . . . ”

“Nevertheless, it was lacking . Just the willpower to cut him couldn’t drive the mythical dragon to death . It was a frustrating situation . My already exhausted body and mind stopped working while the dragon was recovering in real time . I had to watch his scales recover and my emotion at that time was . . . ”

A pure white space—the unidentified space that had been stirred by Hayate’s sword energy calmed down . The sword energy wasn’t gone . It flowed quietly like a shallow river and Hayate’s sword energy didn’t dry up .

" . . . It was interesting . I had already lost and wasn’t aware of what I experienced or saw . I just moved like a machine . I took a step in order to reach something in front of me and ended up swinging my sword . ”

His body was already a mess but he didn’t realize it because he felt no pain . He could move because there was no pain . It was a completely unconscious state .

“This was the image that dominated me at that time . All the wishes engraved in my heart—the desire for greater power, the obsession to cut him, and the hope to end this disaster—they awakened me to a new world . ”

That world was . . .

“This . . . place?”

The power needed to cut a dragon . The infinite sword energy existed in this pure white space . Grid got goosebumps .

"Correct,” Hayate replied positively .

The incandescent sword was imbued with immeasurable power .

“Biban’s Matchless Heart Technique is to ‘continuously recover’ sword energy while the Dragon Killing Sword is to establish a sword technique that ‘never dries up . ’”

“ . . . . . . ”

“The method Sword Saint Muller used to suppress fighting energy was to lock it in his mana core . He placed the water called fighting energy into the well called the mana core and covered it with sword energy . ”

It wasn’t a fusion, but merely a balance created according to the rules set by Muller .

“On the other hand, your fighting energy will be in your mental world . The infinite sword energy hovering in your mental world will eventually merge together with it, becoming one . That is true fusion, a harmony . ”

Hayate was insistent that the direction he presented would produce better results than the direction Muller pursued .

“ . . . . . . ”

Grid’s body trembled . Sword Saint Muller was always mentioned when discussing the greatest legends of all time . Grid couldn’t help shivering when he saw the possibility of transcending Muller in some way . Of course, it was only a moment . Grid’s face that was red with excitement soon cooled down . “There is one more thing I hadn’t confessed . ”

“ . . . ?”

“I . . . I am lacking talent . Hayate, I won’t be able to learn it even if you teach me . ”

Even the yangban Garam hadn’t properly realized a mental world . If he had been able to embody such a mental world, he would’ve completely isolated Grid from the world without using shortcuts such as amulets to separate the space . As far as Grid knew, Braham and Hayate were the only two people able to create a perfect mental world . They were all geniuses of the century . He was a stupid person with no talent . How could he open up the mental world . . . ?

Hayate’s fingers appeared in front of the frustrated Grid’s eyes . Hayate’s finger was pointed at Grid’s heart . No, to be precise, he was pointing at the red phoenix’s heart that overlapped with Grid’s heart . “You have more than talent . ”

“ . . . ?”

“It is the power of a god . Look back . You can create another space that is already isolated from the world . ”

“ . . . !”

The red phoenix’s heart . The power of a god . A space isolated from the world .

A skill flashed in Grid’s mind as he listened to Hayate’s words . ‘Storm of the Fire God!’

It was field magic that maximized the presence of the caster . It was clearly a space that was completely different from ordinary space . Grid realized why field magic was rare . Field magic was also a type of mental world . No, to be exact, it was a mental world . In any case, there was a reason why not everyone could use it .

“B-But to call this my mental world . . . ”

“To be exact, it is the mental world of the red phoenix . ”

“ . . . ?!”

“It is the mental world of a god . It might be just a piece but its function is certain . ’

Hayate’s finger pierced Grid’s chest .

“Uh!” Grid groaned at the strange sensation .

However, Hayate didn’t care . Grid quickly turned red but Hayate ignored it and injected more magic power into his finger . Then the infinite sword energy that flowed inside Hayate’s mental world started to be sucked into Grid’s heart, no, the red phoenix’s heart .

Hayate was smiling . “The easier it is to study, the better . ”

“Ah . . . ! Ack . . . !”

The absorption of the sword energy was still progressing . Grid forgot to breathe as the peak experience he had never felt before flowed into his body . The heart of the red phoenix was making a difference .

[The power of the Absolute is flowing into the Red Phoenix’s 9th Heart . ]

[A new field effect, ‘Infinite Sword Energy,’ has been added to Storm of the Fire God . ]

“ . . . Absolute?”

Grid’s spirit awakened from the pleasure . His trembling pupils saw a golden light shining around Hayate’s body . Hayate’s expression was bitter like he had taken strong medicine .

“There are no records in the world about me killing a dragon . It is because all the witnesses are dead . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

“It is the dragon race, not the human race, that keeps speaking of me . I am cursed due to the dragons’ terrible words of contempt and hatred toward me . So put away your envy . It is you, not me, who deserves to receive that look . ”

“ . . . !”

Perhaps it was because they were connected by sword energy? Grid gritted his teeth as he felt Hayate’s terrible pain and grief . His eyes became bloodshot .

[An unknown person is writing the sixth epic . ]

[The beginning of the narrative begins with the confession of a lonely Absolute . ]

“I . . . I got to know you . ”

[He dared to comfort the one who stood higher than himself . ]

“That lizard bastards who cursed you, I will surely destroy them someday . ”