Overgeared

The former emperors believed that the higher the level of the people, the stronger the nation. It was one of the reasons why the empire wasn’t wealthy. The empire conferred more welfare and benefits to its people as it conquered and exploited others. They hoped the people would take pride in themselves as citizens of the empire and focus on self-development, which would also grow the empire. This was the empire’s investment for thousands of years.

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The archer Rainhud was one of the talents raised by the empire. The extremely developed archer perceived the breeze coming from afar and recognized the wavelength of the air.

“...” Rainhud captured a glow in the sky and lowered his gaze. His eyes stared at the horizon and captured a blue stream of magic power. He instantly captured Yura in his gaze. The string of his bow was pulled back. He had no intention of letting go of an enemy who dared to shoot at the empire.

Rainhud released the bowstring. The sparkling bullet that flew toward the allied formation exploded as it collided with the magic barrier. There was a glaring light that obstructed Rainhud’s visibility.

“Keuk...!” Rainhud lost his aiming point, and the arrow he fired was weaker than usual. Rainhud’s arrow, which should’ve penetrated Yura, was intercepted in the air. It was an arrow made of jaffa. Rainhud recognized it instantly. It was the arrow of the woman he killed twice.

“You!”

The greatest shame of an archer wasn’t when they failed to hit the target but when they were targeted. The disgrace he felt when the arrow he’d shot became a target was too great. The excuse of losing his sight because of the flash didn’t work. Rainhud had to make up for it. He once again drew back the bowstring.

The magic bombardment of Noll in the sky intensified, causing Rainhud to lose his balance for a moment. He hurriedly shifted his gaze back and saw an absurd scene. The crazy female archer of the Overgeared Kingdom was approaching on a camel.

“Why is she committing suicide?”

Rainhud tried to aim at the female archer only to then come to a stop. It was due to the phoenix rising from behind the archer. The hot heat emitted by the phoenix seemed to melt the entire desert.

“It is useless! Don’t be deceived!”

“It isn’t a big deal!”

The soldiers ignored the phoenix. A few days ago, the phoenix fired from a distance was blocked by the magic barrier. However, now the distance was too close. It was a distance where the magic barrier which worked against snipers couldn’t take effect.

Rainhud paled, and he quickly fired an arrow. He planned to assassinate the archer before the phoenix’s attack hit.

“Ohhhhh!” Then a black man came running with a shield and protected the archer. He was a very durable man and didn’t fall down easily.

“Shit!” Rainhud blamed the monster in the sky. The firepower of Rainhud’s allies wasn’t concentrated because of Noll. The screams of the soldiers echoed as they were swallowed up by the fire. Grey pillars rose continuously, and Rainhud lost one eye. This was the moment when the quality of the archer weakened.

“Kuah...! Kuaaaaak!” Rainhud’s scream of anger and resentment was directed at Jishuka. This was the beginning of a new growth.

[★Hidden Quest★ Expert Archer’s Grudge has occurred!]

[Expert Archer’s Grudge]

[★ Hidden Quest ★

The expert archer, whose name isn’t known, has a big grudge against you and plans revenge. In the future, he will live to kill you.

Survive the sniping!

Quest Clear Conditions: Survive 10 sniping attempts that might occur in the future.

Quest Clear Rewards: Every time you survive, your agility and sensing stats will increase.]

“Isn’t this good?”

Jishuka retreated with Yura’s help. She managed to soothe her pain of dying two times in the war. Moreover, she wasn’t alone. There were numerous crises during the war, and the suffering Overgeared members were growing significantly in power.

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of the pyramid while others at the bottom of the pyramid were shunned. The artillery class

the market. Thanks to this, the artillerymen had to use cannons as weapons, and at least three of them were required to operate one cannon. Moreover, most

artillerymen were a half-rate class that couldn’t even use weapons. Proper hunting was impossible. The

garbage class has nothing to do even

the artillerymen rankings, ‘Lost Justice’—she didn’t take pride in her number one ranking. Out of two billion users, there were only 10,000 artillerymen. In fact, she was only level 180, barely reaching the average level of most players. It was a level she managed to gain thanks to joining the imperial army and receiving the daily cannon training quest. Her Firearms Mastery skill level had also been raised to the beginner master

the imperial army where there were countless NPC artillerymen, Lost Justice’s position was very low. The proof was

reality of it was hopeless. She had worried about it hundreds and thousands

she had pride. She was too proud to turn away from the last few years of frustration and hard work. The reason

friend request from

“...?”

when she suddenly doubted her eyes. She received a friend request. Someone was asking to be her friend? It was a big event she had never experienced ever since

care about the person asking to be her friend. She was

has become

Justice? I am Lauel of the Overgeared Kingdom and

-Ah, yes. H-Hello. Huhu.

talking to a strange whose face she didn’t know

laughing excitedly belatedly made a blank expression. -O-Overgeared

of the Overgeared Guild were world class stars who owned the Overgeared Kingdom and were currently in a war with the empire. Lost Justice recognized them as celebrities who could only be seen on TV. Now an Overgeared member, Grid’s right arm, had sent

“Is this a scam?”

Lost Justice brought up her friends list. The information of her only friend, Lauel, was

[Lauel]

[Level: 335

Guild: Overgeared Guild

Kingdom: Overgeared Kingdom]

“Level 3-335!”

order to serve the country, he had no time to hunt because he was struggling with managing internal affairs. Yet from Lost Justice’s point of view, Lauel’s level was

-Y-Y-You are real!

I am a high-profile

What is your

Lauel was confused as Lost Justice’s fervent reaction quickly

recruiting artillerymen for

-It is necessary.

is the best guild in

case. Artillerymen are a must for the

-This isn’t a scam?

-No.

-...

bigshot like Lauel to waste time tricking her. Lauel’s voice continued, -There is a village on the outskirts

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had overlooked one aspect, which was the scarcity of artillerymen. In particular, the Overgeared Kingdom’s army relied more on the mass-production Grid set than artillery and they neglected the training of artillerymen. The Overgeared Kingdom had

‘It is ridiculously small.’

only operate 33 Overgeared Cannons. It might be different if only Grid could make the Overgeared Cannons, but the craftsmen were able to produce the Overgeared

the rankings to the class lists, went to the ‘artillerymen’ category and identified the first 100 ranked artillerymen players.

ranked player

was only level 113. It felt like

stop for the

with the 100th

“This...”

planning to present good conditions to the artillerymen. He thought he should appease them with the best terms since he was in the unfavorable position. Then he changed his mind after learning about the realities of artillerymen. Lauel just gave them the offer to join the