Overgeared - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

[Traitor of the Red Knights]

Difficulty: S

Pairo, a former colleague of Asmophel, has committed a terrible betrayal . Asmophel was wounded and vowed to take revenge on Piaro .

However, Asmophel has become seriously ill afterward .

In the end, Asmophel was forced to give up on his own revenge and asked you to get revenge for him .

Quest Clear Conditions: Defeat Piaro who is hiding in Kesan Canyon .

Quest Clear Reward: Title 'Agent of Revenge'

* Agent of Revenge: The 'Cruelty' stat will be opened . Attack Power +100 . Skill 'Murderous Impulse' will be generated .

Quest Failure: Level -2 . Asmophel's confidence will decline .  

Euphemina, who was currently level 190, had one experience with clearing an S-grade quest once in the past . Therefore, she knew the terrible difficulty of an S-grade quest more than anyone else .

'Piaro… the strongest knight of the Saharan Empire . '

Asmophel had already explained how powerful Piaro was . His swordsmanship had reached the peak and when he used his ultimate technique 'Fated to Perish', death was inevitable .  Euphemina couldn't overcome her tension and nervously gulped .  She had taken 63 days to prepare for this quest, but she was still afraid .

"I believe it . I can do it . Skill window . "

Euphemina basically only possessed nine skills . It was an unbelievably poor skill tree for a level 190 user . However, her skill window now had a total of 50 skills listed .  In addition, they were all top class skills .

These were the skills that Euphemina prepared to clear the quest . She traveled all over the continent during the past 62 days, searching for top-ranked players . Then she duplicated their skills .

Only for today!

"Let's begin . "

Euphemina cleared her mind and entered the cave .  She was going to face Piaro, who was more powerful than a boss monster, alone .  Pride? No it was proper confidence .

She was the first epic class in Satisfy .  A fraudulent class that could duplicate other people's skills, the Duplicator .  This was the identity of the first epic class that appeared in Satisfy .

“Someone sent by Asmophel?"

A voice in the darkness was heard from the depths of the cave . Then a notification window popped up .

[The eternal hermit Piaro has appeared . ]

[You are overwhelmed by Piaro's killing intent and the fear effect has been applied . ]

[The trap that Piaro installed is activated . ]

Syu syu syu syu syuk!

Chachachachang!

From the land where Euphemina was standing, sharp spikes reminiscent of shark teeth rose and arrows flew from the walls on both sides .  At the same time, Piaro appeared in front of them .  Euphemina hastily used one of the skills that she had prepared .

"Tartan!"

Tartan was currently the strongest defensive skill known to be available only to 'Bump', the first ranked guardian knight .  

Kuooooh!

A huge steel giant appeared out of thin air and then embraced Euphemina's small, delicate body .  All the arrows and spears didn't reach Euphemina's body as they were obstructed by the giant . But Piaro's flashy blow was enough to pierce the giant .  Immediately before the sword was about to reach Euphemina's heart!

"Counter Barrier!"

The strongest assault knight, Miared's skill was reproduced by Euphemina .

Puok!

"Cough!"

As soon as Piaro's sword came into contact with Euphemina, Piaro coughed up blood and flew backward in the air . The damage that Euphemina should've received was reflected back on Piaro due to Counter Barrier .

"How dare you!"

The brilliant Piaro turned in the air, not caring about his wound . However, Euphemina didn't stay still .

"Swirling Frenzy!"

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

Before Piaro could reach the ground, a fierce storm covered him .  Piaro had no place to lean on, so his body couldn't resist being swept away by the storm .  However, Euphemina was well aware that he wouldn't die . She didn't miss this opportunity .  

“Scorching Heat Wave! Tyrant's Majesty! Mace of Light! Spear of Darkness! Prelude to Destruction!"

Euphemina had dozens of top-level skills that she had prepared for 63 days .  The strong attacks of different properties shattered the cave, burying Piaro in the debris .

'Have I succeeded? No . There would be a quest clear prompt . '

Euphemina's intelligence stat was very high . She even prepared advanced mana potions . But nonetheless, she had a shortage of mana due to using so many top-level skills in succession .

'I have to wait for the potion reuse time . '

Piaro was still alive . She didn't know when a strong counterattack would come from the pile of stones .  Until then, she had to make up for her low mana .   Euphemina decided to use 'flying' magic to maintain as much distance as possible from Piaro .

As she rose into the sky, Piaro crawled out from the remnants of the cave .  He was relatively unscathed, despite the skill bombardment that would've killed an army of hundreds .

“Female… I recognize your strength and will do my best . "

Taack!

Piaro jumped .

Peeng! Peeng!

Piaro jumped into the air in bursts, as if he was stepping on an invisible staircase . He instantly narrowed the distance towards Euphemina .

"I'll give you an inevitable death!"

A red light emerged from Piaro's sword .  It was the forerunner to the skill that Asmophel mentioned, Fated to Perish .  Once the skill was activated, Euphemia wouldn't be able to avoid death .  It meant that her 63 days of hardship would be for nothing .

Pahat!

The distance between Piaro and Euphemina was so close that they could hear each other's breathing .  The reuse time for Euphemia's potions was almost over .  Euphemina drank a mana potion and used the spells she prepared to stop Fated to Perish .

"Nightmare Projection!"

“……!”

The sword rushing towards Euphemina stopped . Euphemina gazed at Piaro and gulped .

Kwarurung!

The red sword, which should've sliced Euphemina, cut the empty space dozens of times .  It showed he had properly fallen into a hallucination .  Now Piaro was fighting against the most fearful nightmare in the world .

“You have come to me . Asmophellllll!"

The flaming sword continued to swing without stopping . Thanks to him, the sky was as red as the sunset .  Euphemina tried to use a bombardment of skills again while Piaro was preoccupied .

But there was a variable .

[You have reached your physical and mental limits after using an excessive amount of force during a short period of time . ]

[Your skills can't be used for a while . ]

[All stats have fallen by 50% . ]

"W-What?! No way! My quest success was in sight!"

It seemed that she had used too many top-level skills in a short amount of time, causing her physical and mental stress .  It was her first experience and she couldn't deal with it because she never thought this could happen .

As she was confused, Piaro was slowly escaping from his hallucinatory state .

'This can't continue!'

The physical abilities of a Duplicator were minimal . Once her skills were blocked, she had no way to fight against Piaro .  There was only one choice remaining . Give up the quest .

"Ugh…!"

Her 63 days of effort ended in vain .  The quest had already failed and the situation would be worse if she died here .  Euphemina swallowed back her tears and left this place .  Shortly afterward, Piaro woke up from his hallucination and realized that Euphemina was gone .

“Wicked female… I will surely repay today's disgrace . "

[Quest failed!]

[Your level has dropped by 2 . ]

[You are now level 188 . ]

[Asmophel's confidence in you has fallen . ]

Euphemina was frustrated at the notification windows that emerged after she barely escaped from Piaro .  She tried her best for more than two months, but all her efforts returned such a horrible outcome, so her disappointment was undeniably huge .

“It was a chance to get a new title after a long time…"

The more titles, the better . It was because the effects overlapped .   But gaining titles wasn't easy .  Most titles were obtained through quests, but quests which gave titles were rare .   Despite being a top ranker, Euphemina only had two titles .

“Ohh . "

Euphemina couldn't suppress her disappointment .  As she was filled with anger, a messenger from the Mero Company came to her .

“Will you take a job? Miss Erina . "

Due to the nature of a Duplicator, Euphemina had multiple identities .  Among them, Erina was the name she used when she copied an advanced NPC blacksmith and crafted an epic rated item .

'Since they came with this name, is it a blacksmith related quest?'

Euphemina's guess was correct .

[The quest 'Item Production Game with the Mero Company!' has been created . ]

[Item Production Game!]

Difficulty: Unknown .

The world doesn't know your true identity .

The Mero Company has approached you after hearing about your good blacksmith skills .

They want you to participate in an item making game held in Winston .

The opponent is the successor of the reputable blacksmith, Khan, who was once famous in the north . The successor is a variable who can't be measured .

Quest Clear Conditions: Win the item production game .

Quest Clear Reward: 1,500 gold . Title 'Competitor . '

* Competitor: Fighting spirit stat will be opened . Good luck stat will be opened . Skill 'Rolling Dice' will be generated .

Quest Failure: Your relationship with the Mero Company will become the worst .  

[Would you like to accept the quest?]

'A title giving quest!'

She had been frustrated at missing the chance to get a new title, only to receive a quest with a title reward .  It was also a title that opened the good luck stat .

‘The good luck stat, I want to have it . '

The good luck stat was very famous . The higher the good luck, the higher the probability of receiving beneficial effects in Satisfy .  It started with finding money on the road, to finding hidden quests and treasures .

As the name suggested, it gave good luck to the user so many people really wanted it .  Naturally, this included Euphemina .

'I also wonder what the Rolling Dice skill is . Doesn't it sound interesting?'

The biggest disadvantage of being a Duplicator was that there were fewer types of skills available . Therefore, Euphemia had a huge desire to possess skills .

‘The reward is also 1,500 gold… should I accept?'

The rewards were excellent . For Euphemina, this quest was an inevitable temptation .  She had just failed a quest, so she felt like earning some profits back with this quest .  But she shouldn't be in a hurry to accept the quest .

'The difficulty is unknown…'

Euphemina made a hypothesis .

'Khan's successor must be a blacksmith character whose level isn't open to the public . Is that why the difficulty isn't determined?'

The hypothesis was plausible .

'Well, I don't have to worry too much . Does the difficulty of a production game matter in the first place?'

No blacksmith skills existed that Euphemina couldn't duplicate . If she participated in the production game, she could copy the opponent's blacksmith skill and play with the same skill level .  In other words, it was a game where she would compete with luck .

When competing with the same skill level, the luckier person would create a higher rated item and victory would be decided accordingly .

'If I am lucky, I can easily clear the quest . On the other hand, I might fail if I am unlucky . '

It was a quest where she couldn't be certain of success .  The risk was big .  However, she coveted the rewards .  Euphemina decided to accept the quest .

"The game, please leave it to me . "

The game was established to be between Grid and Euphemina .  If the world knew the identities of Grid and Euphemina, their competition would be the hottest issue in the world .  A confrontation between an epic class and a legendary class, the attention would've been enormous .

Unfortunately, the world still didn't know the identities of the two people .  Such a significant battle spread secretly .

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