Overgeared - Chapter 700

Chapter 700

Chapter 700

Grid’s gameplay approach was unique . His way of approaching the game was different to the average person and frankly speaking, it wasn’t very good .  What if a typical player had received the title of Hero King?

First of all, they would study the resource called fighting energy .  How did fighting energy rise, what was the effect of the rising fighting energy, the penalty if fighting energy fell below 10, etc .  They would try to adapt to the newly acquired resource quickly in order to fully utilize it .

But Grid was different .  The effect of fighting energy was listed in the detailed information so Grid accepted it and didn’t feel the need to analyze it .  So what about the penalty that occurred when fighting energy fell below 10? In any case, fighting energy was always kept at 10, so he wasn’t worried about it . He thought he would discover it gradually .

In the end, Grid focused on Madra after cleansing the Behen Archipelago .  Due to Madra’s strength and Grid’s gratitude, it was natural to think of Madra above anything else . He didn’t care about the fighting energy resource until he read the diary and got Madra’s swordsmanship .

This showed how emotional Grid was .  If Grid was a user of a regular game, he would be wasting his life . Fortunately, Satisfy placed high importance on NPCs, and it was ironic that this unique gaming approach was Grid’s strength .

“Hrmm . ”

The beginner hunting ground near Reinhardt .  The place with monsters below level 10 was where Lord used to visit as a baby . In a peaceful place where a few beginners and woodcutters could be seen, Grid struck a passing deer .

Peok!

Of course, Grid killed the deer . Grid’s sword struck four times per second and it died on the first hit, the remaining three only hitting empty air .

“Kuoong . . . ”

Grid’s expression became rotten . He had already hunted 20 deer but his fighting energy didn’t budge from 10 points .

‘Look back at my memories . ’

He had hunted the vampires while talking to Chris .  He had killed a few ordinary vampires and true blood vampires but his fighting energy didn’t go up at all . Grid was certain of it after hunting a few more deer .

‘My fighting energy won’t go up if I fight a weak opponent . It will be easier to manage my fighting energy if I determine the exact criteria of weakness . ’

Grid judged and moved hunting grounds . He moved sequentially from a low difficulty to high difficulty place, slaughtering monsters by type . In the process, he summoned the Overgeared Skeletons to help them grow . The result?

‘If I fight against monsters 30 levels lower than me, fighting energy will never go up . ’

Grid had to fight at least level 326 monsters for his fighting energy to rise .  

‘On the other hand, I think that fighting energy will rise rapidly for opponents that have a higher level than me . ’

There was a basis for this analysis . The higher the level of the monster, the faster fighting energy will rise .

‘For monsters 10 levels lower than me, hitting them 10 times will increase fighting energy by one . For the same level monster, hitting them eight times will increase it by one . Hrmm . . . ’

Fighting energy was a tricky resource . It only accumulated when he hit an enemy or allowed an enemy attack . If Grid or the other side avoided or defended against the attack, there was no influence on fighting energy .  Grid’s expression became more and more rotten .

He was upset when he thought about this fighting energy formula being applied to players .  Grid was third on the unified rankings . Out of two billion players, there were only two with an official higher level than him .  

‘Anyway, I can’t use it actively in PvP . ’

Most of the enemies that Grid would compete against in the 3rd National Competition would be at least 30 levels lower than Grid . Then fighting energy was a resource that couldn’t be used .

"Dammit . ”

Hero King . It was a title that was only useful against the strong in many ways . He couldn’t say it was bad because it conditionally exerted the best effect, but he also felt regret .

Kiyaaaaaah!

Grid analyzed fighting energy and grumbled .  A feminine monster with hair that wriggled like a snake appeared . It was the emergence of the degraded medusa, who froze a target when their eyes met .

‘I ended up walking to Rock Forest . ’

Rock Forest .  It was a thick forest filled with rocks .  It was considered the hardest hunting ground near Reinhardt, so there were almost no users .  This was because it was very difficult to deal with the degraded medusa, who appeared in large numbers .

It was a hunting ground where the party needed at least 80% petrification resistance as well as a member of the Rebecca Church . Users couldn’t dream of solo play at all . Of course, Grid was the exception .

[You have made eye contact with the degraded medusa! You have been petrified . ]

[You have resisted . ]

[You have made eye contact . . . ]

[You have resisted . ]

[You have resisted . ]

{You have res . . . ]

“????”

The five medusae surrounding Grid were very confused .  The stupid humans would freeze to stone when their gazes met . Grid flew towards them with the God Hands and used Wave .

[You have dealt 25,900 damage to the target!]

[You have dealt 28,100 . . . ]

‘This is honey . ’

The level of the degraded medusa was 350 . They were classified as an elite monster and gave good experience to Grid . In addition, as a status condition monster, their physical ability was weaker than general elite monsters .  Grid was able to build up fighting energy quickly by defeating them . Along the way, he wore Malacus’ Cloak in order to hunt quickly .

[Fighting energy has reached 20 points . ]

He was fighting monsters at a similar level to him so fighting energy rose quickly . The purple aura, which could be seen as red depending on the angle, rose steadily from Grid’s body .

[You have dealt 32,700 damage to the target!]

As fighting energy rose, Grid’s attack power became more powerful . His hunting speed became faster as time passed .

‘Whoops . ’

Grid was reminded of his original purpose while destroying the medusae in Rock Forest . He confirmed that fighting energy reached 50 and opened the skills window .

" . . . Go to the hunting ground . After building up fighting energy, try using swordsmanship . ”  

Sticks’ meaningful words repeated in Grid’s mind .

[100,000 Army Blockade Sword (Degraded) Lv . 1]

It deals 20% damage to all enemies visible in your field of view and deals 3 seconds of the ‘blockade’ effect . The targets that are blocked can’t move and their use of skills and magic is blocked .

Skill Resource Consumption: 5,000 mana, 20 sword energy .

Skill Cooldown Time: 30 minutes .

* The skill has activated due to acquiring the fighting energy resource .

[100,000 Army Massacre Sword (Degraded) Lv . 1]

Deals 60% of your attack power 30 times to everyone (can’t distinguish between friend or foe) in a 10 metre radius .

Skill Resource Consumption: 8,000 mana, 50 sword energy .  

Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes .

* The skill has activated due to acquiring the fighting energy resource .

“ . . . Crazy . ”

Once fighting energy reached a certain level, it would be naturally converted to the skill resource . Grid fell into shame .

‘I could’ve solved this easily if I checked fighting energy from the beginning!’

He had just been worrying alone . The waste of time was also great . Grid was forced to regret his own foolishness . He was ashamed of himself .

“Kuoock . . . I’m angry . ”

Grid took out his anger on the innocent medusae! He used Quick Movements and started striking the medusa .

Kiyak!

Kyak!

The screams of the medusa, a synonym of fear for ordinary players, echoed in Rock Forest .

[Fighting energy has reached 70 points . ]

Finally, Grid gathered all the resources needed for 100,000 Army Swordsmanship .  

“Fly . ”

Paang!

Grid didn’t delay . He wore Braham’s Boots and flew high in the sky .

"8, 14 . . . 20, 32 . . . ”

Grid could see over 30 medusae from the sky .  They smelt blood while roaming Rock Forest and kept on gathering .  A wicked smile appeared on Grid’s face . He followed the tone of the Undefeated King .

“Look . This is my dance . ”

Kuoooooh!

Around Grid’s body, the purple aura started to stir like a storm . The effect was so gaudy that Grid’s shape couldn’t be discerned with the naked eye .

"100,000 Army . ”

Grid’s sharp eyes brightened among the violet storm . Grid moved his sword .

“Blockade Sword . ”

Peeng!

Pepepepeok!

A festival was unfolding .  A purple storm of fighting energy rained down from Grid’s sword like firecrackers .  The target was all the medusae on the ground . Every target in Grid’s ‘sight’ was hit by the fighting energy .

Kiik!

Kuaaaaaah!

The attack power of 100,000 Army Blockade Sword wasn’t so good . The medusae struck by the firecrackers of fighting energy didn’t suffer much physical damage . The problem was the blockage .  It was the worst CC skill that blocked movement, skills, and magic for up to three seconds . The medusa became as solid as stone statues .  The medusa, who were accustomed to turning people into stone statues, were confused by the reversed situation .

"100,000 Army . ”

Grid descended to the ground .

“Massacre Sword . ”

Death!

Chukak .

Chukakakakak!

30 attacks per second . The target was the medusa right in front of Grid and all medusa in a 10 meter radius .

Peng!

Pepepepeok!

Splash, splash, a feast of splash damage! Black flames exploded around the medusa in Rock Forest .

[You have dealt 15,380 damage to the target!]

[You have dealt 16,900 damage to the target!]

[You have dealt 18,700 damage to the target!]

[You have dealt . . . ]

There were two main reasons why Grid favored Link since making the Enlightenment Sword .  First, the high number of strikes meant the probability of the black flames activating would increase . Second, the effect of increasing damage every time an attack hit the same target was fully applied .  In other words, once Link hit the target, Grid’s attack power instantly increased by 100% .  But 100,000 Army Massacre Sword shone even more . All targets in its range received 30 stikes, so all of them had a 100% increase of Grid’s attack power .

“Kuk . . . ! Kuhahahahat!”

Bliss! Pleasure!!

Grid eventually burst out laughing .  On one side of his field of view, the damage notification windows were updated several hundreds times . He dealt 30 hits to dozens of enemies at once, so the update notification windows appeared at the speed of light .

"The finishing touch . . . !”

Grid controlled the thrill of this hunt! Just as he was about to finish off the dying medusa, he suddenly flinched .

[Fighting energy has dropped to 0 . ]

[A penalty has occurred . Fighting energy won’t recover for 10 minutes and all stats will drop by 50% . ]

“Crazy . . . ”

In fact, the reason why Grid used the skills after only securing 70 fighting energy was to try out the penalty .  He judged the medusa to be suitable test subjects . Of course, he never imagined that the penalty would be so severe when making the decision .

Kyaooooh!

"H-Hik . . . !"

All stats dropped by 50%! It was impossible to deal with dozens of medusae in this state, even for Grid .  Grid was also still wearing Malacus’ Cloak so the medusae were constantly gathering .

“G-God Hands! Noe! Randy! Overgeared Skeletons!” Grid turned pale as he hurriedly took off the cloak and summoned his pets . Noe and Randy didn’t even get a chance to greet him after a long time . "Distract them while I run away!”

“ . . . ”

Hell’s best demonic beast, a memphis’ learning abilities were excellent . As he served Grid, who once used to be verbally abusive, he learned to speak various things .  But Noe never once cursed . A noble being like him shouldn’t meet an opponent that would make him forget his dignity and let out low-grade profanity . But he let one loose at this moment .

"My damn master . . . ”

“ . . . ”