Overgeared

The 10 meritorious retainers back at the meeting point were agitated.

“Why is he so late?”

“Did something happen?”

“I can’t get in touch with him.”

It was 15 minutes past the promised meeting time yet Grid still hadn’t returned. Of course, Grid was much stronger than them. A crisis for them would be a small problem for Grid. Still, as his friends, they couldn’t help worrying.

“He will be fine. According to Lauel, the waterfront is safe,” Jishuka tried to reassure her colleagues, but she was visibly anxious. The Ruins of the War God were still unknown. No one knew what dangers were lurking. The atmosphere became increasingly darker.

“...!?”

“...!”

Then Lauel got a shock, and Faker raised his eyebrows. They detected three monstrous presences with their developed senses. It was a presence that emanated without any concealment. It seemed to be showing off, roaring at the world with no fear. These beings...

“Huh?” Jishuka’s eyes caught sight of a huge rock and beast. No, they weren’t rocks and beasts. Looking closely, they were both beasts.

“Prepare for battle,” Lauel ordered. Faker was already hiding in the shadows. The 10 meritorious retainers noticed the situation and pulled out their weapons in unison. Euphemina, who never fought throughout the sea voyage to preserve her duplicated skills, also activated her orb’s magic.

[You have discovered a strong person of this era!]

[You are overwhelmed.]

[You can’t move, and all stats are reduced slightly.]

They were terrible notification windows. Large footprints were left on the sandy beach. They were the footprints of a two-headed hippo and a sharvel tiger. The body of the two-headed hippo was tightly packed with muscles and looked like a mountain. Meanwhile, the canines of the tiger were long and sharp like knives. They seemed like they could kill a person by skewering them.

“...”

The 10 meritorious retainers froze like stone statues. They looked up at the beasts without even being able to gulp. Two men and a woman could be seen. The back of the tiger carried a man who gave off a rebellious impression and a beautiful woman with a golden crown, while the two-headed hippo had a middle-aged man with tranquil eyes. The names were marked as Beast King Morse, Gold Crown Basara, and Immortal King Grenhal, and they were shimmering with gold.

Lauel muttered, “Dukes...”

This was the majesty of the true absolutes. Lauel and the 10 meritorious retainers were troubled just by making eye contact with Grenhal. The latent power in his eyes reminded them of the night before a storm, making them afraid. They were enemies who had to be crossed one day. However, currently, it was so hopeless that Lauel and the 10 meritorious retainers didn’t even dare to fight.

“The moment the status effect is over, get on the ship and run away.” The only one unaffected was Yura, who stepped forward. She was also a legend. Although she was still weak compared to the previous generation, she didn’t shrink back in front of the powerful enemy.

armor summoned by the jade magic power wrapped around Yura’s thin body. It was a class specific item, Demon Predator, which she had earned as a hidden piece from hell. The armor had a vicious name that was different from

already been hit by the dukes, but she didn’t forget to protect her colleagues.

made an invidious remark, “Where are

came from a duke of the empire. Morse’s gaze shifted to Grenhal. To be exact, it was to someone behind Grenhal. The 10 meritorious retainers followed his gaze and were astonished. It was because

raised her

overall status resistance was approaching 30%, but the rate of recovery from

hold my man

She jumped and stabbed her sword toward Grenhal on the two-headed hippo. Grenhal didn’t even bother taking out a shield. He stopped Yura’s attack using his gauntlets and

despairing gap in power between them. Yura’s obsidian eyes were shaking, but she quickly recovered from her confusion and got up again. Then it happened the moment she was going to use Hell Leap to save

Calm down!” Grid jumped down from the two-headed hippo. His body was free despite being a prisoner. His

the worst because he had felt like he had been on a roller coaster the entire time. He should’ve stuck to walking instead of riding

Grenhal inwardly while making introductions to his colleagues, “As you know, they

“What?”

“Huh?”

but this had the biggest impact. In this short time, he managed to ally with the dukes who were their

eyes widened and he muttered,

to Mercedes, and the

***

the coast, and the dukes

the worst case, we can depend

couldn’t explore the Ruins of the War God or cross the Red Sea. If something went wrong with the dukes, Skunk’s group would be trapped in the ruins and could only wait for death. However, there was hope if they

the worst case scenario. I should believe that the

about things that hadn’t occurred yet when he should be focused on finding the location of

be long

couldn’t be solved even with advanced archaeological and deciphering skills. Although there were too many unanswered questions about the ruins, things were gradually becoming better. After consulting the old books

days while losing sleep. The saying ‘worked hard enough to shed blood’ might be a bit exaggerated, but he was approaching the whereabouts of the key pieces. There was still

his seat and ran out of

dukes and greeted them, “I’m glad you

“You must’ve been worried.”

extremely dangerous. I was worried the traps would grab

have already been

react to the sudden words. He

person of distinction has already

Skunk couldn’t figure it out and doubted that Grenhal’s words about ‘traps’ and ‘key’ meant the ‘traps’

After Grenhal’s introduction, he saw a man with black hair and

“P-Person of distinction?”

“G-Grid!”

resolved. The key was