Overgeared

The Five Seniors gathered in one place.

Pungsa sat on the left while Usa and Unsa were on the right. Hanul’s absence was covered by his son, Sobyeol, who was also a member of the Five Seniors.

“The red phoenix has been resurrected... well, it can’t be helped. These things had already happened.” Sobyeol’s expression as he raised his chin was a bit sour. It differed from when he said it wasn’t a big deal after hearing the news of the resurrection of the old god, who was the real owner of the land.

Pungsa frowned. “The resurrection of the red phoenix has resulted in the loss of the south’s faith. The children will weaken after a long time of hard work building up their strength. How can you be so casual?”

“You mean the yangbans who died to humans despite building up the divinity of a god? Do you need to keep those useless beings in mind?”

“Sobyeol, be careful of your words. It isn’t right to slander the children Hanul made with a deep meaning.”

“How is it slander when I’m just telling the truth? Pungsa, look at things objectively. In the first place, they were incompetent and killed by humans. Thus, they couldn’t prevent the resurrection of the red phoenix. How can they be called yangbans?”

“Don’t forget that even Hanul and us have experienced failure and were expelled to this land. Everyone will suffer from failure and grow from the scars. We aren’t here to disparage the children but to discuss the punishment of the red phoenix.”

“In this situation, how are we going to handle the red phoenix?”

Just then, Sobyeol’s gaze turned to the entrance of the great hall.

Jingle, jingle...

They saw Chiyou entering with the warm wind from the south. He sat down comfortably in the great hall but the Five Seniors felt the pressure of being ‘trapped’ in the great hall. Pungsa’s expression crumpled but Sobyeol still remained calm. “No matter how long it has been, don’t forget the deal. In return for your help, we promise you death.”

“...”

“Chiyou, you must be looking forward to this situation. You believe the man who killed Garam is qualified to kill a god. You will never tolerate our intervention. Isn't that right, Chiyou?”

Jingle.

Chiyou turned his head. “That's right, I have no intention of sending you down to the human world.”

His tone sounded like the Five Seniors were completely beneath him. It was unpleasant to hear every time. Pungsa’s face reddened while Unsa and Usa closed their eyes and ears. In the end, Pungsa couldn’t bear it and raised his voice.

“Do you mean we should leave the human who harmed the children alone?”

“Yes,” Chiyou replied easily.

Pungsa was speechless because of it. He gritted his teeth for a moment before replying, “...I understand. I’ll leave the human you speak of without retribution. It is just that the red phoenix should be resealed. We’ll go down to the human world and seal the red phoenix.”

“I can’t allow that either.”

“...?”

Pungsa doubted his ears. He never dreamed that Chiyou’s attitude wouldn’t change despite Pungsa already giving in one step. Although he fully understood the intention behind protecting the human with the qualification of a god killer, he couldn’t understand why Chiyou would hinder the sealing of the red phoenix. “Reveal the reason for your rejection. I will refuse if it isn’t a convincing reason.”

“The man who qualifies to be a god killer holds the red phoenix’s 9th heart.”

“What?”

only Pungsa who was amazed. It was the same for Usa and Unsa, who had remained silent until now. Even the always expressionless Sobyeol had slightly wide eyes. Chiyou spoke again, “Sealing the red phoenix will weaken

“...”

silence only lasted for a moment. He quickly asked Chiyou, who had an expression of triumph, “Surely you don’t mean

they were eligible to be ‘real gods.’ It meant the human was one status higher than the yangbans, who were fake gods, so Chiyou had no right to stop the yangbans. The moment he blocked the yangbans, he would show that he questioned the human’s qualifications. Since Chiyou had stopped the Five Seniors in order to protect the uncertain object, he should be held responsible for the

yangbans,” Chiyou responded with the expected

lips curved upward.

the same values. Some people were superior to others while some were inferior to others. It was also true for the gods. There were highs and lows

and he stood out among the yangbans. Nevertheless, he wasn’t the best. He couldn’t keep calm and hone

had a talent that was comparable to Garam. In particular, Mir stood out. It was natural since Mir was the special

the yangbans is to raise them to fight against the seven archangels. Out of the seven archangels, Lifael is an enemy that even I

Mir. Then he stated, “If the man who is qualified to be a god killer

is going to encounter setbacks here then it

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here. Come and

murmured like a song before

***

“...?”

been hammering while carefully envisioning the shape of the shoulder guards, suddenly stopped his actions. It was because of a certain voice from a far away place. He couldn’t hear what the voice said but he couldn’t get over it due to

“Did you hear that?”

Braham had keen senses from controlling the mana in the atmosphere and Grid expected him to have

are you talking

didn’t hear

“I didn’t hear anything.”

he doze off for a

creatures. However, Blue Tiger, Kyeongja, and Tosun responded in a

hear it

you so tired that your hearing

had been working non-stop for two days now. For two days, Grid kept sweating and often had troubled expressions. Grid shook his

now was the time to focus. Grid gave up on his doubts and resumed

Blacksmith’s Patience, Blacksmith’s Breath, and the title effect of Duke of Fire were applied at the same time, dramatically improving Grid’s work efficiency. Lightning fell on the Greed that had absorbed two breaths. It was a hammer

was divided into two exact parts. Grid first smelted one piece of Greed by placing it in the furnace. He

Ttang!Ttang!Ttang!

It turned into a complete octagonal plate.

real thing from here

like something round. It wasn’t paper or a steel plate but Greed, the hardest metal on

to the God Hands and they had mastered Advanced Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship. Thus, they were just as skilled as a craftsman. Grid had a 20% increase in his dexterity stat thanks to the Blacksmith Skill

Bam!Ttang!Bam!Ttang!

of one shoulder guard, it had already been restored.

“Okay. Well done.”

the God Hands and directly started tanning. He perfectly restored the leather that had almost been completely restored by the God Hands. It took only 10 minutes. This process was 10 times faster than when Grid was working alone. It

“Greed...” Braham murmured.

pavranium he made together with that Pagma had disappeared from the world. It was good

Braham was staring at the mineral, Grid’s voice permeated his ears, “I was

“...?”

it Gravurnum. Gravurnum, it will be

“......”