Overgeared - Chapter 754

Chapter 754

Chapter 754

The stronger the predator, the more prideful they were . They weren’t cautious when hunting small rabbits . Patience and strength were the basics .  It was important to do their best when competing with the same beast .

Clink!

The second half of saint sword drawing .  Kraugel was doing his best to stop Yura .  He was very wary of her since she was also qualified to draw the saint sword .

‘There’s a slight difference in movement speed due to the difference in basic stats . I need to deal with her before entering the safety zone . ’

Kraugel hadn’t achieved level 300 before entering the National Competition . His stats failed to reach the third awakening and were generally lacking . He needed to be tenacious to make up for this .  Kraugel placed his hands on the sheath at his waist .

He aimed for Yura’s predicted path and drew White Fang .  It was Space Sword, one of the ultimate skills of a Sword Saint .

Supaak!

“ . . . !”

Kraugel’s silver-coloured sword cut the earth, rivers, trees, rocks, mountains, and sky .  The landscape in his field of view was cut in two .  All except for one thing .  It was Yura . The moment Kraugel’s sword reached her, she used Hell Leap to make Kraugel’s technique useless .

-Wow . . . !

-How does she match the timing like that?

-I have goosebumps .

The crowd and viewers had already been impressed by Yura several times . From what they saw, there was only a difference in class between Kraugel and Yura .  People thought that if the Demon Slayer class had the ability to fight the Sword Saint class, she wouldn’t be in the position of a fugitive .

But that was just their perspective . Kraugel dominated Yura in all ways, albeit subtly .

“You can’t run . ”

“ . . . !!!”

Yura was surprised when she emerged from a black hole . It was because Kraugel stood before her .  

‘He read the path?’ Yura noticed .  ‘It’s my mistake!’

The problem was that she chose the shortest route to reach the saint sword as soon as possible . Kraugel read her thoughts . The cause of her defeat was a failure to overcome her anxiety .

Sakak-!

A white flash projected towards Yura’s trembling eyes .

[You have suffered 5,900 damage . ]

White Fang descended towards Yura again .

Sakak-!

Chukakakakak!

Kraugel didn’t lose momentum after hitting Yura once . He used tricky orbits to deal with Yura .

“Ugh . . . !”

Yura’s vision kept flashing red .  She attempted to defend against Kraugel’s attacks but it didn’t work . Kraugel perfectly analyzed her behavior patterns and his super sensitivity supported his analysis . Yura had only one option left to counterattack .

Tang!

Tang tang!

As Yura was caught in a storm of swords and bled out, she aimed her magic gun at Kraugel . But Kraugel read her gaze and the direction the muzzle was pointing in, moving in advance to avoid the bullets .  In the end, eight of the ten bullets shot by Yura were deflected . On the other hand, Yura allowed seven out eight hits by Kraugel . The difference in health between the two people greatly widened .

『 It seems to be over . 』

『 Ah, Player Yura is really miserable . After all this, she’s missing the medal . 』

Yura’s performance had been dazzling through saint sword drawing .  She quickly met the requirements of the saint sword with a good strategy and overcome the difficulties experienced in the process with her strength and wits .  The commentators and the crowd had no doubt that she would win a medal for her country . But now Kraugel from the United States was about to trample on Yura and South Korea’s dreams .

『 As you all know, the players in South Korea are very shallow . Apart from Grid, Yura, Peak Sword, and Toon, all participating players are unknown . 』

『 The experts guess that apart from Grid and Yura, the other players can only obtain silver medals at most . 』

『 It’s desperate news for South Korea that Yura is being eliminated without winning a single medal . 』

『 It’s a pity . The Korean people will feel a great deal of heartache . 』

The commentators were telling the truth .  The rules were revised so that one player could only participate in two events . The elimination of Yura was a painful loss for South Korea . Even if Grid won two gold medals, South Korea would stay at the bottom of the rankings as expected . Then the Korean players wouldn’t receive any buffs .

“Meteor Sword . ”

Kwa kwang!

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

Kraugel’s sword fell like a meteor and continuously struck Yura’s injured body .  Yura used her skills to resist, but her health was currently at the bottom while Kraugel’s was close to being full .  Kraugel was several times stronger than last year after becoming a Sword Saint and was on a different level from Yura .   At this point, people thought the winner of the one on one PvP was determined . They started speculating about the results of the events that hadn’t yet started .

Then Kraugel prepared to deal the final blow to Yura .

‘End it . ’

Kraugel decided after checking Yura’s health gauge .  He precisely calculated Yura’s health and defense figures during the course of the battle and used a charging skill . He prepared to deal a blow to Yura’s heart while simultaneously opening the distance, in order to avoid a counterattack from Yura in her immortal state .

"Jajinmori . ” 

Peeok!

A secret technique obtained from the East Continent .  It was a kick that unfolded without any preliminary movements, striking the enemy and pushing him away . He kicked Yura’s abdomen .  At the same time, Yura’s health was depleted, she entered the immortal state and fell far away from Kraugel . Kraugel naturally didn’t approach her . He judged that he could prevent her from accessing the safety zone during her five seconds of immortality .

"Huhut . ”

In this desperate situation, Yura laughed . Kraugel’s actions were within the range that she anticipated . Since she was far away from Kraugel, she cast a spell that took some time to use .  

“Hell Summoning . ”

“ . . . ?!”

Kurururung!

The Demon Slayer class exerted great influence in hell and operated with a penalty on this middle world . It was too unreasonable to call it a legendary class when it couldn’t exert its abilities outside of hell .  That’s why the skill set involved a hell summoning . It was a field magic that allowed a Demon Slayer to show 100% of their abilities by transferring over a certain random area of hell .

Shaaaaaah-

A dark curtain fell .  A radius of 1km around Yura was flooded with demonic energy and turned black . It was the moment when the bright Bruton Island was contaminated .

『 Hup . . . ! 』

The world was astonished .   Hell Summoning was a unique magic used by Great Demon Belial! How could a player use it?!!

“Um . . . ”

Kraugel was also surprised . He frowned as he was contaminated by the demonic energy .

[You have entered hell . ]

[You are affected by a strong evil energy . ]

[Your body is exhausted . Attack power, defense, and agility will decrease by 30% . ]

[Health won’t recover naturally . ]

[You have received a mental blow . Mana regeneration rate will slow by 50% . ]

[You have resisted . ] 

‘The status resistance is meaningless . ’

Yura was strong . Kraugel became vigilant and grasped White Fang .

Jjeejeeeong! 

Yura leapt over the boiling hellfire river reached Kraugel in an instant and used three joint attacks . It was a much faster and stronger attack than before .

‘Kuk . . . ! She managed to keep this trump card hidden so far?’

He understood her thoughts .  It was uncomfortable for players to reveal their true power in the National Competition, where everyone in the world was watching . It was better to hide as much power as possible .  But if she had to release it to the public, shouldn’t it be in a better situation? Kraugel felt negatively about Yura’s Hell Summoning .

'Revealing it in a situation where defeat is already determined . . . She isn’t that stupid . ’

The summoning of hell was too late . Even if Yura was strong in hell, the gap between the two people’s health was too big to be reversed . The outcome of the battle couldn’t be changed .  She should’ve summoned hell earlier or not summoned it at all .

Kraugel thought this as he avoided two bullets that flew from Yura in the darkness . He moved his sword while enduring the heat of the hellfire flowing near his feet . It was a counterattack aimed precisely for when Yura’s immortal duration ended .

But .

Sakak-!

Kraugel couldn’t cut Yura .  He was a bit confused because he hadn’t yet been able to adapt to the sudden change in landscape .  Yura used Hell Leap and left the battlefield . It was a retreat using her last remaining mana .

'I can’t miss her!’

The moment that Kraugel used White Light Steps and was about to pursue Yura .

Kiyaaaaoh!

“ . . . ?!”

Kurururung!

A hell bone dragon emerged in sky that contained thousands of hell eyes and blew a poisonous breath at Kraugel .  The hell summoned by Yura was a habitat for the hell bone dragon . It was extremely good luck from Yura’s position .

“Kuk!”

The hell bone dragon was a powerful high level named monster that would make a player scream . Kraugel gave a rare scream as he was attacked by it . He suffered a critical injury as he flew back .

At this time .

Surururuk!

The hell vanished .  The hell summoned by Yura only had a duration of a minute or so .  In that short period of time, the situation of saint sword drawing dramatically reversed .  Breaking everyone’s expectations, Yura was going to reach the safety zone first .

The only area where PvP was impossible . It was the central area where the saint sword was stuck .

『 Y . . . Yura . . . . ! 』

『 South Korea’s Yura will be the first master of the saint sword!! 』

Who would’ve imagined that someone other than Grid would win a confrontation with the sky above the sky? No, it was the opinion of most people in the world that even Grid couldn’t win against Kraugel . Yet Yura pulled it off . . .

Puk!

“ . . . !”

『 . . . . !! 』

One step .  One step was lacking .  Just before Yura entered the safety zone, dozens of swords rushed at her .  It was the long-ranged skill of a Sword Saint, which caused 10 swords to be released from his inventory to hit the target . It was one of the skills Kraugel wanted to hide until he met Grid .

“Ugh!”

A sword stabbed Yura’s ankle . Fortunately, she kept her life because she drank a potion . However, she fell down while entering the safety zone . Then . . .

Teook!

Kraugel jumped over her . He reached the saint sword first .

『 K-Kraugel wins! Kraugel has won the gold medal by drawing the sword first!  』

『 Ahh, Player Yura has ended up with the silver medal . It is really a waste . But she fought well . I admire her . 』

“Waaaaaaaah!”

Huge cheers shook the Tokyo Dome . The premiere of the 3rd National Competition was fierce and gorgeous .

*** 

The Korean team’s waiting room .

"Well fought . You fought really well . ”

On the screen, the sight of Yura tearing up could be seen . It was the first time she had ever looked so frail .  She became a legend before Kraugel and actually achieved a higher growth, but she eventually lost .  Was it because her efforts were lacking?

No .  In fact, Grid knew better than anyone . It was purely-

‘The difference in talent . . . ’

Humans were relative .  A person who was praised as the best would end up being humble in front of someone better than them . Grid had been through this painful reality many times . That’s why he could figure out what Yura was feeling right now . He was able to feel her desperation .

‘I’ll get revenge for you . ’

Talent?

'I will overcome it with items . ’

Grid’s blood boiled .  After witnessing the victim of Kraugel’s talent, he wanted to win even more .

After that .  Four more events took place and South Korea didn’t win a single medal .  On the first day of the National Competition, South Korea’s medal status was only one silver medal . But this one silver medal was very valuable . South Korea, which originally should’ve been at the bottom of the rankings, ended up being near the top of the overall rankings .

At this time, no one knew what this small difference would lead to .