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.

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 its beautiful appearance. It was only unique rated, but its performance exceeded legendary rated armor. Alex’s Magic Engineering Bayonet, which had been

didn’t forget to protect her

an invidious remark, “Where are you

shifted to Grenhal. To be exact, it was to someone behind Grenhal. The 10

raised her eyes and

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

to hold my man

he was her man. Beyond Jishuka, the angry Yura was already leaping forward. 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 rotated his wrist to grab

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 from her confusion and got up again. Then it happened the moment she was going to use

His body was free despite being a prisoner. His pale complexion was restored to its original state. No

on the hippo was 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 on

know, they are dukes of the empire.

“What?”

“Huh?”

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

eyes widened and he muttered, “A human

Continent to Mercedes, and the dukes—Grid picked up people wherever

***

Skunk’s eyes flashed as he heard the news from Dog Woman. The followers started to appear on the coast, and the dukes who went to get

In the worst case,

Sea. If something went wrong with the dukes, Skunk’s group would be trapped in the ruins and could only wait for

case scenario. I should

things that hadn’t occurred yet when he should

be

that 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 in his inventory, Skunk eventually found some

he was approaching the whereabouts of the key pieces. There was still a problem with the

The inwardly worried Skunk jumped from his seat and ran out

greeted them,

“You must’ve been worried.”

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

traps have already

Skunk couldn’t react to the sudden words. He

continued, “This person of distinction has

Grenhal’s words about ‘traps’ and ‘key’ meant the ‘traps’ and ‘key’ he was thinking of. He didn’t know how to react as Grenhal introduced a person to

he saw a man with black hair and a

“P-Person of distinction?”

“G-Grid!”

traps were resolved. The key