Overgeared

Grid was intimidated by Maru. Maru’s stats might be worse than Garam’s, but his technical level was higher. So Grid felt a pressure comparable to the first time he met Garam.

He admired Old Sword Demon lasting 10 minutes against Maru, but simultaneously, he felt frustrated.

‘It will be hard if I’m caught by him even once.’

If it wasn’t for the resurrection of the red phoenix, Maru would’ve been stronger than Garam. There would be no chance of winning then. Grid had consumed so many skills in his previous fights that there was a high probability of losing even if his health was 100%.

Due to the land that was fluctuating like waves, Grid struggled to regain his balance. The harsh storm interfered with his senses, but he barely escaped by relying on his transcendent status. He ignored the thunderbolts that fell toward his body and quickly raised his concentration.

‘It is best to borrow Mercedes’ power to increase the chances of winning.’

The fraudulent nature of Keen Insight had already been proven. It was the power to contemplate the target’s thoughts and actions, forcing fate. Its absolute power had been fatal against Garam.

‘If Keen Insight is implanted in my body, I’ll be able to avoid the attacks while striking at Maru’s weaknesses.’

First, Grid had to take the initiative. He had to deal as much damage as possible and buy time for Old Sword Demon and the high rankers to recover. This was the first step. Grid was planning for a long battle, only to become startled. Maru, who had been standing in the distance, bent his knees and narrowed the distance in an instant.

‘A long fight is bullshit!’

Grid seemed to be falling behind right now.

[You have suffered 190 damage.]

[You have suffered 257 damage.]

[You have suffered 231 damage.]

[You have suffered 305...]

The closer that Maru got, the more the ground shook. The storm became so intense that it was hard for Grid to regain his senses despite relying on his transcendence. The number of thunderbolts falling on his body increased rapidly, and the overlapping damage became a burden.

‘Shit!’

This was it. It was the real prestige of the yangbans. Grid faced Maru, who used three breaths to improve his stats, and felt that the fierce battles against Garam where he had suffered were passing by like a lantern. Feeling nervous, Grid hurriedly attempted to use Request to Stand With Me. It was at this time that...

[You have assimilated with the breath of the White Tiger and entered the Earth God state.]

...a skill, which occurred with a very low probability when stepping on the ground, was triggered in a timely manner. This was a timing that could only be interpreted as the help of the good luck stat.

[Three skills are activated.]

Grid had already become accustomed to the use of Earth God. He used a skill even before the notification window gave the explanation.

[Earth’s Embrace has been triggered.]

[All targets in a radius of 10 meters will be petrified for 10 seconds. The petrified target will be immune to all damage.]

Earth's Embrace—it was a skill with a warm name that didn’t match its terrifying effects. It seemed that the white tiger originally used this skill to protect humanity.

“Item Combination.”

Grid glanced at Maru’s fist that had stopped in front of him in a mocking manner and used his skills sequentially. Following Blacksmith’s Rage and Quick Movements, he combined two swords together to gain the maximum attack power. Then his plan changed. “Request to Stand With Me.”

power of Duke of Virtue is

to respond

ultimate technique, ‘Pounding

will be temporarily

resource consumed when using a skill is sword energy, it will be

energy, the attack power of the skill will

would allow the next attack. It was much more efficient to launch an ultimate blow

[Pounding Mortar]

the grain, the mortar made of pure energy will smash the

6,200% attack power to a single target, and there is a probability of ignoring

to enemies around the target, and there will be a probability of ignoring their defense. Ignores a minimum of 10% and

three-stage hit if

1,000

Time: 1

‘A three-stage hit?’

important moment. The attack coefficient of Fated to Perish was higher than Pounding Mortar due to its nature of instant death, but Piaro liked to use Pounding Mortar even if the target

such a

generation, Piaro had yet to fully mature, but he would one day surely be reborn as the strongest existence

unexpected notification window popped up in the vision

has improved

“...!”

Free Farming Style based on it. Meanwhile, Biban’s swordsmanship and his Matchless Heart Technique cut off one wing

as he synthesized the information. ‘Is the Supreme Swordsmanship passed down in Piaro’s

from the East Continent, but it was just a theory. It could even be a rumor. Biban’s

the attack power of Pounding Mortar by 1200%, and the effect

pure energy launched by Grid was much greater than Piaro’s pure energy. It was enough to scatter the storm in the area and completely

guy... What is this

cry of the white tiger was heard from a distant place. The human in front of him was able to perfectly reproduce some of the power of the white tiger. He seemed to reproduce a power that Maru was only capable of reproducing

guy has reached a level similar to Mir with his

Mir was too great of an exaggeration. Mir was able to reproduce the power of all Four Auspicious Beasts one by one, but he was the most talented one among the yangbans. He was so perfect that rumors circulated he was the most perfect yangban Hanul had created. Despite the lack of faith, he had set foot into

inferior to a human. It felt like he would forever move

rose from him. It was designed to destroy the stone that caused his body to

‘A success!’

his joints started to loosen. Then it happened the moment that Maru felt joy. The turtle standing among the humans emitted a red

‘The black tortoise!’

ego of a

in his head finally emerged from his mouth. The war of nerves with the black tortoise was meaningless because the petrification was naturally removed. Fortunately,

‘What?’

chill went down Maru’s spine. Once the senses of his petrified body were revived, it was possible for him to

‘Zeratul’s spear?’

head-on. However, he couldn’t take a single step. It was because Grid coordinated the time at which Pounding

“Kuoock...!”

Maru raised above his head were crushed. Unable to bear the weight, his waist twisted, and his knees were bent. Maru started bleeding all over and tried to endure with gritted teeth, but he was soon crushed by the

wasn’t over. The ground was crushed again by a larger weight. It was the aftermath of the three-stage hit created

[Critical!]

in One Shot!’ has been activated, adding 40%

target has received

target has

target has

target’s arms, shoulders, back,