Overgeared - Chapter 167

Chapter 167

Chapter 167

Exactly 24 seconds ago .

'Damn . '

Grid stiffened as he saw Hell Gao create dozens of black spheres in an instant .  Could he withstand the huge bombardment of spheres that did 3,700~4,200 damage each?

'29, 30… Surely he doesn't intend to throw them all at once?'

The flames shot by Hell Gao were fast and explosive . If 30 spheres were fired at once, it was almost impossible for Grid to completely defend or avoid them .

'In the worst case, I might need to rely on my invincible passive . '

He thought realistically and changed his mind about concentrating on defense .

'I heard that a crisis is an opportunity . '

Pepepepeng!

Grid concentrated on the 30 fireballs .   He saw a face that was a mixture between a monster and a male human face .  A thick smile could be seen on Hell Gao's bizarre face beyond the flames .

'That monster, he will be off guard because he's certain that he won . '

Grid had been through countless battles and was aware of the moment of greatest weakness .  He decided to boldly confront Hell Gao rather than react timidly to the current crisis .

'If I assume that I can't rely on the invincible passive, it's wiser to fight back rather than defend . '

This was a chance to overcome the crisis .

In his low level days, he had face the knight Leo of Winston . During his middle level period, it was Malacus and the Guardian of the Labyrinth . After that, it was Shay's party, the pope, the Awakened Guardian of the Forest, and Neberius .

Grid had faced all types of enemies, so his eyes sharpened .

‘I have to take some damage . '

Pepepeng!

It was good if simple fog or poison fog was generated, not so good if it was an explosion . Hell Gao's vision needed to be blocked .  Therefore, he prayed while throwing Kenen's darts and fog appeared .

'It is good . ' Grid smiled with satisfaction and commanded the pavranium .  'Protect me as much as possible . '

The seven golden blades moved at his command . They defended as the 30 black fireballs penetrated the fog .

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

The golden blades showed superior mobility, but it was impossible to defend against all 30 fireballs .  Some fireballs broke through the barrier of blades and hit Grid .

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

[You have suffered 3,870 damage . ]

[You have suffered 3,920 damage . ]

[You have been hit by a lethal blow!]

[You have suffered 8,100 damage . ]

"Ugh!"

He used the Divine Shield to minimize damage, but the areas that could be shielded were limited and his health fell sharply .  

Gulp gulp . Grid hastily drank a potion and wore the Hooded Zip Up .

Suuuk .

The Hooded Zip Up perfectly reproduced the unique function of the invisibility cloaks made by the legendary tailor Kruger .  As explosions occurred in rapid succession, Grid's body became completely invisible .

And .

"Kuahahaha! That cockroach like man has finally been turned into ashes!"

Grid equipped the Ideal Dagger and used Quick Movements to run towards Hell Gao at a fast pace .  The weakened Hell Gao's detection ability was very different from when he first appeared .

[You have been detected by Hell Gao, the master of hellfire . ]

[Stealth has been turned off . ]

"…What!?"

Hell Gao detected Grid once the distance was narrowed to 3m, and the stealth was released .

"Pagma's Swordsmanship . "

Grid had already summoned the red lightning bolt to surround Failure, used Blacksmith's Rage and hit Hell Gao's heart with his strongest skill .

"Kill!"

Puoook!

[Critical!]

[You have dealt 538,000 damage to the target . ]

The red lightning, Blacksmith's Rage and the +9 Failure showed overwhelmingly dominant damage .  Hell Gao's health gauge, which had lost three-tenths of its health, now fell to half .  But Grid was disappointed .  He was disappointed because neither the '5 Joint Attacks' skill attached to the Holy Light Gloves or Failure was activated .

'If both had been activated and there were 10 strikes, I could've killed him…'

It was a pity, but it had already passed .  Grid was successful in approaching Hell Gao, so he shrugged his disappointment off .

"Cough! You bastard…!"

Hell Gao suffered damage that couldn't be overlooked anymore .  His face stiffened as he sensed the danger .

Chwaack!

Grid twisted Failure that was in Hell Gao's chest and declared .

"Now it is your turn . "

As the battle continued, the cooldown time of all his skills except for Transcended Link had ended . He just used Kill, but he still had Link left .

"Pagma's Swordsmanship, Link!"

Pipit! Pipipipipit!

Grid skillfully used Pagma's Swordsmanship, and dozens of energy blades appeared .

[The level of Pagma's Swordsmanship, Link has increased . ]

[Your damage will increase . The number of times a target is hit will increase by 5 times . ]

[Link Lv . 3]

A dazzling sword dance that is like the wings of a butterfly .

Deals 1,100% of your attack power to a single target .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Mana Cost: 500

Skill Cooldown Time: 100 seconds

It had been five months since he killed the pope .  After that, he used Link hundreds of times, and the level finally rose .  Grid smiled joyfully and Hell Gao's face distorted horribly .

“Kuaaaack!”

[You have dealt 154,600 damage to the target . ]

Hell Gao had been weakened two times, but 150,000 damage wasn't enough to kill him .  Hell Gao recovered his poise and fired flames all over the place at Grid .

“Where are you aiming?"

Grid got as close to Hell Gao as possible . He used Pagma's Swordsmanship, Wave to cancel out the flames .  Then he subsequently used Restraint and made Hell Gao unable to do anything for three seconds .

'Looking back, the fusion of Transcended Link was only possible after Link reached level 2 .

Grid's brain rapidly spun at this moment .  He stepped towards Hell Gao who was shrinking back from Restraint, and triggered two skills in succession .

'Now that Link is level 3, is it possible to combine it with other techniques?'

He would give it a try .  First, it was an attempt at fusion with the most anticipated Kill . If that didn't work, he would try it with Wave .

"Pagma's Swordsmanship…!"

Grid started to dance and killing intent once again gathered at the end of the greatsword .  Meanwhile, Hell Gao escaped from the influence of Restraint and summoned a flame in his left hand and hot wind in his right hand, then he combined the two forces together .

'It is a technique that I can't stand again . '

Hell Gao fired the attack in a straight line .

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

The ground burned and the whirlwind of flames hit Grid .  Then Grid's dance finished .

“Kill, Link . "

If these skills failed to combine, Grid's current health would fall and his invincible passive would activate .

'Please…!'

It was less than a second .  Grid hoped that the fusion of Kill and Link would be successful, and Hell Gao hoped that Grid would die .

And .

Kwajak!

Grid's Failure collided with the whirlwind of flames .  The flames were swallowed up by Failure, while the light around the greatsword became more intense than before .

‘I did it!’

Grid was delighted .  It succeeded .

[The new skill fusion has succeeded . ]

[Fusion skill 'Linked Kill' has been created . ]

[Your intelligence has increased by 10 due to the successful fusion of a new skill . ]

[Linked Kill]

It is a sword dance that combines hatred with the dazzling flapping of wings .

Due to the weight of Kill, the dazzling style is reduced, but the strength of Kill is overpowering .

A minimum of three to seven blows will be randomly generated that will deal 1500% damage per hit (the current damage of Kill -300%) .

* This skill doesn't share a cooldown with Kill and Link .

* Please note that your stamina will be depleted if there are seven strikes .  

Skill Mana consumption: 90% of the maximum mana .

Skill Cooldown Time: 1 hour .

It was a skill where the power of Kill was weakened .

It might not have compared to when 5 Joint Attacks was triggered with Kill, but the big advantage was that three strikes were always guaranteed, while it wasn't certain that 5 Joint Attacks would be triggered .

Duguen! Duguen!

Grid's heart beat wildly from joy . The first Linked Kill crushed the power of the fire whirlwind .

Jjejeong!

'He still has that much power left?'

The current Grid was clearly injured . Nevertheless, he unfolded powerful attacks in succession, so Hell Gao was forced to feel confused .

'Is he human?'

A tenacious vitality . Indeed, he was similar to Muller .  Hell Gao was forced to acknowledge Grid as the blue greatsword penetrated through the remnants of the flames .

[You have suffered 215,000 damage . ]

The second blow .

[You have suffered 219,800 damage . ]

The third blow .

[You have suffered 214,600 damage . ] 

The fourth blow .

[You have suffered 220,100 damage . ]

The fifth blow .

[You have suffered 218,700 damage . ]

The sixth blow .

[You have suffered 219,200 damage . ]

The end? No .  Was it like a Chinese restaurant offering good service when it was just opened? Even if he ordered one bowl of jajangmyeon, they would give a second bowl for free as a service .  Grid received a lot of service for his success in a new skill fusion .

[Failure's option effect is activated, causing the skill '5 Joint Attacks' to be generated . ]

A notification window constantly popped up as Grid's attack hit Hell Gao .

[You have dealt 1,057,300 damage to the target . ]

[Failure's option effect is activated, causing the skill '5 Joint Attacks' to be generated . ]

[Critical!]

[You have dealt 2,230,900 damage to the target . ]

"…!"

Hell Gao couldn't even scream .  The black flames around him turned to jade and were then extinguished .  The strongest skill was used and the option of the strongest item was activated, meaning Grid drove Hell Gao to death in an instant .

He once again told the kneeling Hell Gao .

"I am in the same class as Muller . "

Pisik .

Hell Gao nodded for the first time, "I admit it . "

He saw and felt this human called Grid grow in battle .  He would eventually follow Muller's course .

"I lost . I will put off my purpose of ingesting the souls of humans to increase my strength for the moment . "

Hell Gao admitted his defeat . The body of the demonkin was destroyed and turned to fog .

At the same time,

Pepeng! Pepepeng!

The two fire stones that hadn't been mined yet exploded at Hell Gao's disappearance .

"T-The fire stones?"

Peak Sword panicked because he had been so busy watching the battle that he forgot about mining .  Grid was looking at the notification windows and didn't see him .

[You have defeated Hell Gao, the master of hellfire, who seizes human souls . ]

[Memphis' Egg has been acquired . ]

[118,411,132 experience has been acquired . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has…]

He gained 11 levels at once .  Now Grid was level 253 . It was a level comparable to the top 300 rankers, but it was still the lowest among the Tzedakah Guild .  Furthermore, the reward was a strange item .

"In the end, only two fire stones were mined… It's big damage . ”

Hell Gao was the most powerful boss he had ever met .  Grid didn't receive enough rewards for the effort he put in, and he flopped to the ground in disappointment .  His stamina was depleted and it was difficult to even lift one finger .

Peak Sword ran up to him .  "Are you okay?"

"Am I okay?" Grid frowned and glared at Peak Sword .  “What will you do if I'm not okay? Will you give me the fire stone you mined?"

“Of course . " Peak Sword confidently replied and pulled out the fire stone he obtained .  “I will give this to you . "

The value of the fire stones were so high that it was difficult to price them .  But Peak Sword's life and ranking were saved by Grid, so this was his way of showing gratitude .

"I need one more…" Grid grumbled as he grabbed the fire stone .  "Sigh… I tied Hell Gao up for 10 minutes, so how did you only obtain one fire stone in that time? Perhaps your level isn't good enough… It is pretty pathetic . "

“…”

Peak Sword was 16th on the unified rankings .

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