Overgeared

“It is tougher than I thought.”

He didn’t know how many times he had checked the map during the last four days of the journey. It was difficult to find the right path. Grid was still unable to find his destination. However, it wasn’t because he was lost. Grid had a good sense of direction. It hadn’t been a fluke that he discovered the North End Cave and Pagma’s Rare Book.

“Um...” Grid’s gaze fell on the map again and again.

Kraugel said that the Boundary Forest was right there at the point where the Beldon Volcanic Zone and the Lilton Desert overlapped. That’s right. The Boundary Forest was a place not marked on the map, so it was no wonder that it was hard to find.

“Go east from the Beldon Volcanic area, west from the Lilton Desert...” Grid’s eyes narrowed. It was irritating since the schedule was different from what he had planned.

The silent Mercedes finally asked carefully, “Is Kraugel a credible person?”

“Huh? Why are you asking all of a sudden?”

“I can’t believe that there is a forest here.”

This was a volcanic area where lava flowed, a desert where not a single blade of grass could be found. Yet there was a forest at the center? How could vegetation grow in this hot temperature? Grid replied to Mercedes’ reasonable doubt, “You can trust him.”

Of course, this world wasn’t nice enough to have unconditional beliefs just because a person was a friend. Still, Grid didn’t doubt Kraugel.

“He is a friend with high pride. It isn’t in his nature to lie.”

“He is a... Sword Saint?”

“You know?”

“Yes. He has been famous in the empire for several months already.”

The empire showed a lukewarm attitude toward Pagma's Descendant, but they had a great response to a Sword Saint. Some people argued that the Sword Saint should be acquired while others insisted that the Sword Saint should be eliminated. The emperor’s choice was...

“Try and win him over.”

“I see. Well, it is natural for Kraugel to be coveted by the emperor.”

Grid had heard rumors, but to think that Kraugel was given such special treatment...? Grid’s pride wasn’t hurt even when he realized this fact. Was it because he acknowledged that a Sword Saint was a better class than Pagma's Descendant? No. It was because Grid had a great pride that wouldn’t be swept away by the evaluation of other people. So what if he was given a low evaluation? The truth was different.

“Kraugel rejected the emperor’s offer?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Weren’t you quite angry?”

“...”

Grid was well aware of Mercedes’ personality from the first time they met. She had an excessive loyalty and felt unconditional resentment toward those who went against the will of her master. From the position of an enemy, it was a terrible personality, but it was great now that they were allies.

“You can relax your emotions and fight when you meet later. One or two years later, you will be so strong that victory will be guaranteed.”

‘Please don’t incite an unnecessary fight.’

Grid had already experienced several times that a confrontation between the strong and the strong was a great help to each other. As such, seeing that Mercedes could go one step further, Grid wanted to set up a confrontation with Sword Saint Kraugel for her.

be a great help for Kraugel as

in the 3rd National Competition. Why did he feel sorry as the winner? It was because he had won before he revealed his true power. Truth be told, Grid felt empty after the finale match with Kraugel. It was different from the exhilaration he felt during the

an undeniable

had reserved his strength and won against Kraugel. However, who could he tell this truth to? No one would believe

speak in the first place.’ It would just be seen

stopped walking. He was at the end of the lava zone, which

World Tree’s Necklace is

the necklace

[World Tree’s Necklace]

[Rating: Legendary

Durability: 20/22

increase in strength and agility in

in mana regeneration in

1.2 times increase in movement speed in elven

a legend, Povia was a loner who wasn’t

to her by the

Weight: 50]

necklace made from tree bark being weaved together—it was one of the rewards he

a guess and wore

agility will

will

has increased

“Indeed...!”

Boundary Forest. However, it was impossible to perceive it because of the wards. Secondly, the

I can

how? Kraugel had only shown him the location of the Boundary Forest, not how to

‘Why?’

Grid? Or was it a test? That was impossible. Kraugel had given him the location of the Boundary Forest out of pure kindness. He wouldn’t hide something from the information he had given

“Maybe...”

around the forest be stronger than when Kraugel visited here? It was a

elves must have been disturbed by Kraugel’s movements in here and strengthened

was confident of this. His difficulty was on how to

general information on how to release

was to grasp the principle of the ward or release it with magic. These two methods were widely used. Grid hadn’t learned the magic associated with releasing wards, so he had to solve it with the former

Grid was about to curse only to close his mouth with an awkward expression. He couldn’t curse in front of a person who had just

was struggling

ward here but

thin eyebrows rose. The fact that her master didn’t expect anything of her

smash it,” she spoke in a

“Huh?”

didn’t understand and made a

the ward, I can just destroy it with force. Shall I test it out?

Kuwooooh!

Then the desert area and volcanic area disappeared like they were mirages. After that, a huge forest appeared in the place where the volcanic area and desert had been located. The scale of the forest

the forest. The elves’ magic had created a perfect ward. Grid realized that the

to make the volcanic zone and the power of the