Overgeared - Chapter 180

Chapter 180
Chapter 180



The last day of the National Competition coincided with a national holiday .

9 a . m .

In spite of the early hour, chicken stores all over the country started to operate . The chicken store owners mobilized their whole family to fry the chickens .

Ddrrrung! Ddrrrung!

The makers didn’t matter . The small neighbourhood chicken stores were flooded with orders for a while .

–Please bring me one chicken and three beers at 11 o’clock .

–I want to reserve two chickens for 11 o’clock . And I was busy during the last World Cup, so I will use all my coupons this time .

–One soju and beer . And one roasted chicken . Please! Before 11 o’clock!

-I want… What? You ran out of chicken and there’s only salad left? That’s okay! I will order from another store!

After a while .

At 11 a . m . , the PvP tournament that the world had been waiting for finally opened . The chicken stores made more than 10 times their normal revenue during the National Competition! They shouted at the delivery drivers they hired specifically for this day .

“Go deliver!”

Buoong!

Every city in the country . The foreign tourists who came to South Korea for the National Competition saw a remarkable sight . In many places, the roads were filled with bikes! The delivery drivers’ bikes were equipped with a delivery crate and the chicken store sticker attached to them, making the foreigners stunned .

“Don’t Koreans always eat rice?”

“It seems to have changed to chicken…”

“Koreans have good physiques despite eating a lot of meat . ”

And 11 o’clock .

『 The players are entering! 』

“Ohh! It has finally started!”

Family, friends or lovers . They all excitedly sat around a TV at their homes . Then the people who caused a hot topic over the past three days, Grid and Hurent appeared at the Lion’s Castle .

“I hope that Grid will win . ”

“Honestly, considering the target processing, Grid seemed unlikely to win . But I hope he will do his best, even if he loses . ”

“That’s right, so let’s cheer him on . ”

“I don’t care about the experts’ analysis . I am expecting Grid, who has a legendary class, to win . ”

Ding dong~!

“The chicken has come!”

“Oh, right at 11 o’clock . They have no sense . ”

Houses with young families and mothers . Houses where friends gathered . Houses belonging to lovers .

『 Now I will announce the opening of the PvP match! It has started! 』

They ran to the porch as the commentator’s words were heard from the TV . They received the chicken from the delivery men then dropped their chicken at the ridiculous sight they were greeted with when they came back inside .



『 H-Hurent has been logged out! 』

“…?”

The showdown between the legendary class and the 8th ranked user . How many people predicted that the winner would be Grid? In addition, how many believed that Grid would log out Hurent in 30 seconds as he declared? However…

『 5 seconds…! 』

“…”

『 In only 5 seconds! Grid has logged out the winning candidate, Hurent! 』

The baffled commentator shouted belatedly, and hundreds of millions of people responded to the reality .

“Waaahhhhhhhh!”

The cheering Korean crowd and viewers!

“I can’t believe it…!”

The shocked foreign crowd and viewers! The world was in chaos .

[(Breaking) Grid won in 5 seconds . ]

[Pagma’s Descendant! The 8th ranked user was logged out in 5 seconds!]

[Grid, he fulfilled his 30 second promise!]

[The United States has received a big impact . ]

[Will Grid earn yet another gold medal for South Korea?]

[The 5 second logout legend!]

5 seconds! 5 seconds! 5 seconds! The breaking news continued to highlight the 5 seconds . The Internet real time search terms were dominated by ‘5 seconds,’ ‘Grid,’ ‘Grid’s victory,’ ‘Grid is a scam,’ ‘Shin Youngwoo,’ ‘Korean’s possible gold medal . ’

The netizens were the same .

–G…God Grid .

–God Grid! Forgive us who mocked and condemned you a few seconds ago !ㅠ0ㅠ

– Wow, what is this? It isn’t a bug?

-The 8th ranked user was killed ㅡㅡ;;

–Crazy… I really got goosebumps .

–My family’s sign ㅇ0ㅇ

-ㅇ0ㅇ? What is that?

–The American community must be buzzing right now ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

–The Chinese forums are filled with words of envy . ㅋㅋ

–The Japanese community is bombarded with conspiracy theories that this is a bug ;;

–So exciting! That Yankee who tore the Korean flag must be shedding tears of blood . ㅋㅋㅋ Praise God Grid .

-3 . 2 times 4 million won . Congratulations ㅠㅠ



–Actually, I bet 6 million won too ㅋㅋㅋ…ㅠㅠ on Hurent… That bastard .

–I bet 3 million won on Hurent ;; ah, my salary .

–Koreans should’ve cheered on a Korean… ^^ I bet 15 million won on God Grid… from now on, I will only have confidence in God Grid…

–You are a gambler ㅉㅉ

–I also bet 300,000 won so this is a jackpot ㅎㅎ I’ve made enough to last me three months . ㅎㅎㅎ

The amount of tens, hundreds, thousands, millions of won were exchanged . It might be a very big amount to somebody . But it could be chewing gum for somebody else . For example, the owner of a big company, a successful freelancer or a Satisfy ranker . They gambled hundreds of million or billions of won . And there were many people who lost .

“I shouldn’t have believed in those damn experts…!”

“Call my lawyer and prepare to sue . ”

A few of the rich people suffered losses that couldn’t be ignored . On the other hand .

“Kuahahaha! Amazing! Amazing~!”

“Puhahaha! Grid! I love you!”

Someone’s misfortune was another person’s luck! The Tzedakah Guild, who’d already made billions of won from Satisfy, hit the jackpot . Those who believed in Grid’s victory bet not only their existing assets, but loans from financial institutions as well .

The dividend was 3 . 2 times what they invested, so they became instant billionaires . Tens of billions of won were gained at once . They could buy yachts, private airplanes, travel with beautiful women, and enjoy the life of a movie star!

But they were Satisfy rankers . Satisfy was much more precious to them than reality .

“Hehe… I have to ask Grid to make me an item with this money . ”

“I will continue to invest in Grid until he makes me a legendary item . ”

The gaming fools planned to buy one or two buildings for their future, but they would invest the rest of their funds into Grid .



***

『 Not only is he a legendary class, he has one or two ultimate skills . That Kill skill is the ultimate skill of a legendary class . The power of that deadly blow can’t be endured . 』

『 Of course, the power of his skill is great, but I’m more interested in that blue greatsword . Looking back at the target processing, didn’t Grid use the blue greatsword to logout the rankers? It’s clear that the blue greatsword has an excellent performance among legendary items . 』

『 I agree . It is the so called best weapon . It would be nice if Player Grid would reveal the details of the weapon . 』

The experts’ analysis was correct . Even though it was a legendary item, the weapons created by Pagma’s Descendant were of a different dimension .

The +9 Failure had an attack power of 1,768~3,682 . It was already the best weapon at +0, so after being increased to +9 with a 70% increase in attack power, it was fully OP (overpowered) .

Let’s compare it to legendary weapons of the same level . The average attack power of a powerful two-handed weapon was around 1,000, so the maximum attack power of the +9 Failure was three times stronger than that . What if 1,800% of that attack power was added due to the level two Kill?

The users could never endure it . They would just die .

Grid was inwardly surprised . ‘The boss monsters received hundreds of thousands of damage, but for Kill to only deal 68,000 damage to Hurent… He has a lot of defense . He wasn’t just bragging . ’

An Aura Master didn’t need weapons . Thanks to that, Hurent was able to spend more money on armor compared to other users, and he had the highest ranked unique armor . Yet he died in one blow?

“Heok…!”

The logged out Hurent jumped out of the capsule . His complexion was pale, like a person who just had a nightmare . His whole body was sweaty .

‘What on earth happened?’

Lauel handed a towel to the confused Hurent .

“You lost . ”

“…”

“…”

Hurent couldn’t believe it . He had no idea that he would lose to Grid . He gazed absentmindedly and recalled the fight . Then he smiled bitterly .

“Yes… Indeed, that’s a legendary class . ”

His control had been helpless in front of that strength . What was that CC skill that completely restrained his body, despite maintaining a perfect distance of 5m? He wasn’t able to control himself and received a linked skill .

He was crushed by strength . Yes, like a fly .

“Legendary skills…”

It was something he didn’t have yet . He needed to strengthen the rating of his aura to legendary more quickly through training . Hurent felt motivated instead of frustrated . His expression was refreshed as he wiped at his sweat with the towel .

“Since I have become the loser, the reporters won’t bother me for a while . I think I should abandon other activities and focus on hunting . ”

He would only become strong through training .

Lauel gave his personal opinion . “The problem is the blue shark-shaped greatsword that Grid is using . Its performance transcends imagination . ”

“Yes . ”

Hurent admitted it . No matter the skill rating, wasn’t the damage too high? It was useless without a basic high attack power . Grid’s weapon was certainly high class . But why did Lauel say that? Hurent was puzzled as he saw the Lauel looked determined .

“You… Perhaps, are you going to follow Grid?”

Lauel didn’t deny it .

“That’s correct . ”

He was sick of the title of rookie . He wanted to quickly jump to the top of the rankers . But he started too late . When he was level 1, the top rankers were already level 180 . Talent alone couldn’t cover that gap . In order to catch up with them…

“I have seen the power of items through this match . ”

Lauel was one of the 10 Rookies . Even now, Ibellin of the Tzedakah Guild has set Lauel as his rival .

“I will join the Tzedakah Guild . ”

“…”

2nd on the unified rankings, Zibal . He had the ambition to occupy all the territories of Satisfy and become Satisfy’s ruler . But in order to do that, he needed the strongest players and at the moment, he was eyeing Lauel . He offered shocking treatment to Lauel when inviting him to the guild . However, Lauel was going to turn him down .

“Lauel, didn’t the Snake Guild promise you millions of gold? Is it worth rejecting such an astronomical sum to follow Grid?”

Lauel nodded without hesitation . “Don’t you now know better than anyone else? You can’t ignore the fact that combat sense and control isn’t special . The most important aspect of a game is items . ”

Millions of gold? What would he do with that? No matter how much money he had, he couldn’t buy the strongest items . In Satisfy, Grid was the only one who could create the most powerful items . His power was necessary in order for Lauel to become a top ranked player . Basically, Lauel had a great liking towards Grid .

“Items rather than control… I’m envious of Grid, who made me realize the simplicity and greatness of it . I am fascinated by the strength that logged you out in just 5 seconds . I would like to play the game with him . How about you?”

“…”

Zibal also invited Hurent to join his guild . But Hurent had high pride as a sword saint candidate and was reluctant to go under someone else . Therefore, he hadn’t responded to Zibal’s invitation .

But now .

He experienced Grid’s power directly and once he heard Lauel’s words, he started to move . In order to become stronger, items were needed . In order to obtain those items…

‘There is no answer except for Grid . ’

But his pride didn’t tolerate it .

“…I’m an Aura Master . The strongest items? They’re useless in front of me . ” Later, his aura would become a legendary rating . “At that time, I will cut down Grid and his blue greatsword . ”

The next time they met, he would logout Grid before Grid could even use a skill . Hurent vowed . He left the stadium and headed straight to Incheon International Airport . He was ready to return to the US and pour all his efforts into building up his strength .



***

“Amazing . ”

The French representative, Bondre . The 11th ranked user considered Grid’s skills . No, he marvelled at them . Logging out Hurent in just 5 seconds? He never even imagined it . But he didn’t feel threatened .

“The Restraint and Transcended Link skills are somewhat burdensome . ”

Bondre’s class was an ice mystic . What if he froze the entire ground with overwhelming magic power? Grid’s sword dances wouldn’t be able to be properly enacted . Pagma’s Swordsmanship needed at least four steps to be activated .

Could that guy dance properly on frozen ground? It would be lucky if he didn’t fall on his ass .

‘Looking back at the Bairan battle, he has an artifact that can help him fly . ’

What if Grid flew up to avoid the ice on the floor? Bondre would feel even more comfortable .

The PvP stage was an island . The atmosphere was filled with moisture . If he froze all that moisture, Grid would be trapped in the sky . The physical constraints of the ice webs meant they couldn’t be broken with CC immunity .

‘An island is the perfect stage for me . Grid, you can never beat me . ’



[Absolute Zero Lv . 2 (76 . 0%)]

Freezes the target and deals a fixed damage of 42,000 .

Skill Mana consumption: 50% of your current mana .

Skill Casting Time: 7 seconds .

Skill Cooldown Time: 20 minutes .



It was the ultimate skill he learned from an S-grade magic book . Yura’s Divine Punishment that she showed in the target processing looked miserable compared to this . The casting time was incredibly long, so he didn’t have many opportunities to use it .

But it was different in a one-on-one duel . If he could completely restrain his opponent’s actions, he could use it as a winning card . This was superior in terms of damage compared to Divine Punishment because it was a single target skill .

It was this Absolute Zero skill that made Yura and Hurent lose to Bondre .

‘Assuming that Grid is level 290, his health must be… No, it isn’t possible even when assuming the worst . ’

Grid’s health must be 35,000 or less .

“This time you will be the one to die in one blow . Kukukuk…!”

Bondre laughed with joy . He would meet with Grid in the round of 16 . He would prove he was the strongest by completely overwhelming Grid, who logged Hurent out in five seconds .

Bondre was confident . Just like Hurent, a few minutes ago .