Overgeared

The moments of joy and crises—which kind of moment would people remember longer? For Grid, he remembered the moments of crises longer. It was in the realm of instinct, a type of defense mechanism to avoid going through the same crisis. One of the biggest moments of crisis for Grid was...

[You have heard Bentao’s bad laughter. You can’t stay calm after listening to it.]

[You have lost your composure. The deployment of all active skills will be canceled.]

[You have heard the enticement of the half god, Insane Clown King Bentao. Resistance has failed.]

[It will take over one minute to overcome the ‘frenzy’ state.]

[During the frenzy, your base damage will increase slightly, but your defense will decrease slightly. Additionally, the casting speed and resource consumption of all skills will increase greatly.]

[Bentao has stretched out his hand while you are losing your cool. Your health has changed with the owner of Bentao.]

It was the first battle with Agnus. Grid remembered the contents of the notification windows that emerged the moment the situation flipped over. It had been too shocking. A half god... What kind of existence was Bentao who managed to hit the Seven Malignant Saints and how was Agnus able to use his power? It was a mystery that Grid couldn’t solve.

“Blacksmith God Hexetia gave tools to humanity.”

Now, Bentao was right in front of him. Was this Bentao the same Bentao? The phantom of the insane clown king that appeared when Agnus used Bentao’s Mockery had let out an evil and cruel laugh. On the other hand, the Bentao in front of Grid now had a kind and trusting smile. The only thing that could be seen from his deep gaze was a feeling of charity. The madness was nowhere to be seen.

“It was War God Zeratul who taught humanity how to use those tools.”

“...?”

They followed Bentao inside the temple, and Grid—who was closely watching Bentao—felt a sense of discomfort. Finally, Bentao stopped in front of a stone status with no face.

“Stab the beast with the sharp spear. Cook food to fill the stomachs of you and your family every day. If someone craves your food, cut off his hand with a sharp knife. If someone harms your safety, slice open his stomach. The sharper your sword and spear, the safer you will be.”

Clap.

Bentao clapped loudly and bowed his head in front of the statue. Then he looked back at Grid’s party. “These tools, they exist for violence.”

“...”

“Violence is the way for you and your family to live peacefully.”

“...”

“It is the greatest blessing of humanity that the war god gave martial arts to humanity.”

Grid’s party got goosebumps. Bentao was speaking with a benign expression and voice, but the contents were ruthless and fierce, giving him an even stranger feeling. That’s right. Unlike his appearance, the presence of Bentao was far from charitable. This was Insane Clown King Bentao, who fought against the Seven Malignant Saints that hoped for the peace of humanity. Grid was filled with this conviction.

“You glorify violence. Is this Zeratul’s doctrine?” Lauel asked on behalf of the agitated party.

Bentao nodded. “That’s correct. I’m sure you are sympathetic to the doctrines of our church?”

“...?”

“Isn’t it because you trampled on the followers with violence that you’ve reached this place? You are qualified.”

At this moment...

[A hidden piece has occurred!]

A common notification window emerged in front of all the Overgeared members.

[You can convert to the hidden class ‘War God Follower’!]

[As a war god follower, your strength, stamina, and agility will permanently increase by 15%, and you will randomly acquire four secret techniques!]

will lose your existing class and the

want to become a war

was the hidden class, ‘War God Follower.’ This was an opportunity only given to those who

His companions dreamed about becoming stronger than anyone else. For them, the class ‘war god follower’ would be attractive. In particular, it

“No...!”

war god follower was a slave to the goal that couldn’t be reached in a lifetime. If a player became a war god follower, the system would harass the player by presenting them with a quest that could never be cleared. They must never become a follower.

concerned Grid reached out to stop

to become a war god

same time as Grid. They made their choice before Grid could

of you refused

“...!” Grid was startled.

all refused the

Vantner and Pon often expressed dissatisfaction with their classes. Grid’s

can’t change our classes now,

knight. I have

members had been with Grid for a long time, and they envied him—far beyond how much the normal player

laughing. The frivolously cheerful laughter, rather than a warm one, resounded through the

god Bentao. After a lifetime of training, I came to the Peach Blossom Spring but didn’t

but repeatedly warmed up like the sunshine of spring. Surprisingly, it contained the power to promote life. Flowers and trees started to grow

time ago, I went down to the ground to carry out the god’s will and punish the seven wicked people. In order to pick out those who were confused by the seven evils and find their tracks, I wandered the entire continent as a clown. The thing I saw at the end was the darkness hidden in

paradise covered with beautiful flowers and trees. Rich rice fields were visible, and there were

are the first player to

a white peach as compensation

“...?”

“I heard that the Ruins of the War God were opened, and I was worried that evil aroused by the aesthetics

scenery in front of them flipped around. Then

shouted hurriedly, “There is a person using your power on the ground! How can he use

was Baal who killed Insane King Bentao...” A faint reply that got interrupted in the middle was heard. Then the vision of the party members

***

Grid’s party recovered their minds and found they were standing at the top

party fallen into Bentao’s illusion? This was unreal. It wasn’t easy to distinguish if

[White Peach]

that grows only in the Peach

a heavenly flavor and amazing

all heath and status abnormalities will be recovered and character experience will increase by 30%,

Can only be taken

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“...”

follower, they would be standing at the resurrection point right now. Basara urged the thinking Overgeared members, “The temple is

the mountain, there was a field of reeds that rose as high as a human’s height. Three or four followers were gathered together and wandering around the

and the followers wandering in the field welcomed them. The Overgeared members and dukes crossed the field in search of

***

humans in the ruins that had been the capital of the Rotemon Kingdom just a few days ago. Only the dead

Rotemon Kingdom

a shocking world

will launch a new

destination is the

was the following warning. The camera showed Berith get up from

a survey by the US Bureau of Statistics, this incident has left 42 million players without any place to go. It was estimated that approximately 280 million quests were permanently destroyed. The economic losses resulting from

What should I do if

hidden quest to protect

have come to

in other countries’ affairs, but they

great losses if they fight the great demon. Why