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.

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

had already been hit by the dukes, but she didn’t forget

remark, “Where are you running

believe came from a duke of the empire. Morse’s gaze shifted to Grenhal. To be exact, it was to someone

raised

finger. Her overall status resistance was approaching 30%, but the rate of recovery from the abnormal status was slower

hold my man

forward. She jumped and stabbed her sword toward Grenhal on the two-headed hippo. Grenhal didn’t even bother taking out a

the time she felt the grip that she couldn’t resist, her body was already flying through the air. Yura was thrown onto the sand. There was a despairing gap in power between them. Yura’s obsidian eyes were shaking, but she quickly recovered

the two-headed hippo. His body was free despite being a prisoner. His pale complexion was restored to

feel sick,” Grid grumbled. Riding on the hippo was the worst because he had felt like he had been on a roller coaster the

making introductions to his colleagues, “As you know, they are dukes of the

“What?”

“Huh?”

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

he muttered, “A human

people of the East Continent to Mercedes, and the dukes—Grid picked

***

flashed as he heard the news from Dog Woman. The followers started to appear on the coast, and the dukes who went to get water hadn’t returned. He’d felt uneasy, but then the Aura Master appeared. Hurent had

justice. In the worst case, we can depend

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 could get help from the Aura Master. It wasn’t bad for the Aura Master who needed

I

no need to worry about things that hadn’t occurred yet when

won’t be

with advanced archaeological and deciphering skills. Although there were too many unanswered questions

exaggerated, but he was approaching the whereabouts of the key pieces. There was still a problem with the saying, but it was sufficient to use it.

Dog Woman shouted, smiling brightly as she rushed over. The inwardly worried Skunk jumped from his seat and ran out of the barracks. The soldiers’ shouts were heard from everywhere. There was a pile of drinking

and greeted them, “I’m glad you

“You must’ve been worried.”

strength, but the jungle is extremely dangerous. I was worried the traps would grab

have already been

to the sudden words. He reflexively

continued, “This person of distinction has already

The words still couldn’t be understood. Skunk couldn’t figure it out and doubted that Grenhal’s words about ‘traps’ and ‘key’ meant the ‘traps’ and ‘key’ he was thinking of. He didn’t

he saw a man with black hair and

“P-Person of distinction?”

“G-Grid!”

were resolved. The key was