Overgeared

-I’ve finished cleaning up the 1st Battalion.

“...”

It was said simply. It was like someone finished cleaning a room. 2,000 elite troops were easily killed. Grid was covered with sweat as he saw the whisper and replied to Euphemina.

-Are.you.okay↗?? Was it↘ hard↗? You. I. Bothersome. Work↗? I was worr.ied. (Tone marks: Grid's voice going up and down)

Of course, Grid cherished all his colleagues. But among them, his feelings towards Euphemina were special. It was a fear of dying. Grid was always nervous and tried not to make any mistakes in front of her. He was like a mouse in front of a beast.

Thus, whenever he talked to Euphemina, it was like he was reading from a bilingual book. Euphemina just thought that Grid was especially kind to her. She had to be equally friendly to Grid.

-Why is it bothersome? I’m happy to play an active role for the Overgeared Kingdom. Give me many opportunities in the future.

-Ah, yes... Y-Yes? I’m thankful for your words. Ha.ha.

-But...

-Huh?

-I think Ares’ power is really great. We must be alert.

Euphemina’s voice was heavy. To be honest, she felt a great shock.

-The armored elite troops... None of them died despite being hit by four S-grade magic spells in succession. The attributes that Ares gave to the armored elite troops included magic resistance and increased health. What would’ve happened if one or two healers were among them?

-...Granting attributes.

The value of the information obtained by the Overgeared Guild in this war was very high. The armored elite troops were directly trained by Ares. The number of skills and attributes possessed by the armored elite troops were so varied as to be comparable to named monsters. In many circumstances, Ares seemed to have the ability to forcibly raise the level of his soldiers and to give them skills and attributes.

In other words, it was a scam.

‘Of course, there are likely to be big restraints. But even considering that...’

Over time, the strength of the Ares Army would increase dramatically. It would be in full swing the moment the Belto Kingdom was occupied.

‘He can constantly produce the best units based on the vast territories, people, and taxes.’

The thought was threatening. The future Ares Army could have military power comparable to the empire. Euphemina was worried about this part.

-The armored elite troops belong to the Belto royal family. They aren’t strictly part of Ares’ army. Ares is likely to have trained ‘proper’ armored elite troops. But based on this... The strength of the army that Ares nurtures with all his heart will exceed our imagination. We shouldn’t give Ares time to grow.

of them had legendary rated weapons and used top rated skills in a ‘continuous’ manner, allowing them to kill the armored elite troops. But what if the armored elite troops were more powerful? If

seem good to maintain this alliance for long. If we hold Ares’ hand in fear of the empire, we will be swallowed

-...I know.

what can

is required in order

right. As Euphemina said, it was dangerous to maintain a

spoke as calmly as possible.

must not forget about our potential while guarding against the enemy’s potential. Don’t forget. I’m the

future

Ares’ army. No, they can grow stronger than Ares.

I was too

in Grid’s voice. Grid wasn’t aware of it, but

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Guild?

his promise of handling the four battalions of armored elite

result given the fact that the battalion commanders in the army aren’t good

wouldn’t be able to exercise their full strength if the commander was

didn’t have a strategy to raise the true strength of the armored elite troops and eventually fought the Overgeared members head

capacity that determines the value of

was why Ares was careful about recruiting guild members. Unlike the top ranked members of each class, Ares’ troops had the ability to command an army, although their combat power might be somewhat lower.

the armored elite troops against the Overgeared members. I will train a new army that eliminates the shortcomings and weaknesses of

wildly. He was happy when thinking about the large army he could raise using the resources of the Belto Kingdom that would soon fall into his

***

gone to a

the armored elite troops. His gaze was focused on Euphemina. He was alert despite

natural to be afraid

was glad, since Euphemina caused fear in him. Grid smiled as he felt a sense of empathy with Scott. Then Scott

lead the army in four days. Will the Overgeared members be able to support

reasonable. They would help the Ares Army conquer the Belto Kingdom. This was the condition proposed when the Overgeared Guild offered an alliance. Grid easily

members will remain to support

“You will...?”

startled. It was a great honor that the king of another kingdom would act for them for the next

‘He has some conscience.’

ally with the Overgeared Guild. They were the reason why the Ares Army was branded as traitors by the royal family. Scott had no choice but to dislike Grid and the Overgeared Guild.

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elite

great disorder. They believed the armored elite troops would come back with news that the Ares Army was wiped

defeated them, despite losing so many troops in the war with the

in the war against the empire! He had planned