Overgeared

A monster emerged from the space where the yangban’s treasure should be? The monster’s attitude was also strange in many ways. It wasn’t hostile to Grid, nor did it help the two dying yangbans.

“My guess is that the monster is a third force. We don’t have to worry about it...”

“Don’t make me laugh. You might not know the myths of the East Continent but the Four Auspicious Beasts are gods who serve the yangbans. It is unconditionally on the side of the yangbans.”

“Based on the appearance, is this the black tortoise?”

“There is the name ‘Black Tortoise’ above its head. Who will it be if it isn’t the black tortoise?”

“It looks different. In all the murals of the Four Gods, the black tortoise had a white head with beautiful blue eyes. It had a mysterious and sacred feeling, not such a terrible look.”

“Then is this a fake?”

“Of course it is a fake. A god wouldn’t try to destroy the world. In fact, it is turning a blind eye to the yangbans’ crisis.”

“......”

“That monster won’t target us even if we become hostile to the yangbans. We have to choose.”

From the time the monster emerged from the building that should contain the treasure, the high rankers lost their trust in the yangbans. They noticed that it was more likely they were used by the yangbans. It was an unacceptable situation for the high rankers who had a strong self-esteem. They saw Grid suddenly appear and fight the yangbans so they were forced to feel confusion.

“We have to help Grid like Bubat.”

“Even if we lost four levels? What about loyalty?”

The opinions of the rankers were divided into two categories. One side thought they should watch the situation develop a bit more. The other opinion was that they should betray the yangbans and stand on Grid’s side. If this was a normal case then there would be no disagreement. There was no reason to stand by Grid’s side unless a loss was inevitable. However, the current case was a bit special.

“Grid is getting a quest buff. The system is hoping for Grid’s victory.”

“...Definitely.”

The rankers recalled when the ‘white-haired Grid’ first appeared in the world. The white-haired Grid was enhanced with the quest buffs and easily slaughtered Yatan’s First Servant. Yatan’s First Servant had to die so the system gave Grid a boost in power. It was called the care of the system.

The high rankers had also experienced it at least once.

“A while ago, there was a world message implying that Grid had killed a half-god. It is clear that he has gained the power to confront a god for a limited time.”

The exact reason wasn’t known but the system determined that Grid had to fight the gods and win. It buffed Grid.

“It means that being hostile to Grid right now is a huge risk. If we stand on the side of the yangbans and Grid fails the quest, the world view that the system is drawing will collapse and it might be angry at us.”

“Rather than simply losing four levels, there might be a painful loss.”

The supreme Grid had left countless achievements that even the high rankers couldn’t match in their lifetimes. His quests were seldom normal. Since he was given a task that could affect the entire world view, he was given the power to confront a god. The high rankers’ thoughts easily reached this point but they couldn’t easily make a decision. The penalty for standing on Grid’s side was too great.

Losing four levels...

It was a penalty that would take too long to recover from. It was a time when the concerns of the high rankers were deepening. A huge explosion occurred. The high rankers reflexively used protective skills and magic to save their lives, while Grid’s appearance disappeared without a trace. In addition, Dodam stared at the high rankers who were dumbfounded by the sudden development.

“You will soon be condemned.”

“...!”

They understood him blaming Bubat for helping Grid but why feel hostile to them who did nothing? The high rankers were flustered. They lost the option of remaining on the yangban’s side.

‘It is so easy for them to abandon us that it seemed they were thinking of throwing us away from the beginning.’

‘It was meant to be a fight from the beginning.’

The high rankers thought about it only to become stunned. It was because they saw a flash of lightning beyond the thick dust. The high rankers who witnessed the battle between Grid and Orc Lord Teruchan knew the identity of that lightning bolt. In the blink of an eye, the lightning had penetrated the wall.

Stagger.

collapsed. Blood spurted from his neck and he let out a

“Lightning... God!”

unknown person is writing the fifth

comes from the recollection

recreated the forgotten

on the ground covered with

“...!!”

yangbans and created the shape of the blue dragon thrilled them. How breathtaking was it to really

first epic in Taleren Canyon. The high rankers were thrilled. They realized how envious they were of Grid. On the other hand, Grid wasn’t impressed. He thought it

it an

responded even when the old enemy Garam was defeated and when one of the Four Auspicious Beasts, the red phoenix, was revived. As a result, Grid believed that the standards of the epic had changed. In the future, he would have to build a much bigger achievement before a new epic would be written. Yet a new epic was written when he hurt ordinary

‘What is the standard?’

yangban ‘Dodam’ has

‘Nakil’

Black Tortoise’s Breaths have been

White Tiger’s Breath

Blue Dragon’s Breath

Blue Dragon’s Dopo have been

Unbreakable Swords have

“...?!”

his eyes widened as he recovered his sword. He looked

‘Since when?’

appeared, the black tortoise had kept roaring to the sky. It was like a monster without cognition. Now it was staring at

“Kuock.”

was hatred and anger. Grid lacked the courage to face them. It was the anger of a god. It seemed he would be cursed just by looking. It seemed that the black tortoise’s eyes were filled with a strong curse to the point where he was afraid that the probability of

dirty and

infinitely warm while the black tortoise was infinitely cold. The pressure around it seemed like it would tear apart human beings. This

『 God killer. 』

echoed through Grid’s mind. It

You have eaten the red phoenix.

‘Eating the red phoenix?’

dumbfounded when he heard this nonsense and quickly understood the meaning of

after seeing that I’ve obtained the heart

the red phoenix and the life of the red phoenix itself. Even the Five

“It is a misunderstanding...”

couldn’t explain anything before the black tortoise

I was reminded of it when I saw the flames and

sentence was being

am I?

the memory

was a god that

remember the scene where the status of ‘us’ made by

ground, humanity lost civilization and people became afraid

‘I’ was a god that shouldn’t

erase ‘me’ for

wounded old

wanted to close my eyes

I entrusted my body to the bead that imprisoned

Then the bead shattered and I was deeply

the business of killing. Swallow me, just

new quest has

God of

[Quest Difficulty: ???

the black tortoise, one of the Four