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.”

is requesting

to respond to your

Style ultimate

will be temporarily changed to pure

using a skill is sword energy, it will be replaced by the

power of the skill will increase

changed his plan was simple. The petrification meant Maru would be unprepared and would allow the next

[Pounding Mortar]

mortar made of

attack power to a single target, and there is a probability of ignoring the target’s defense. It

the target, and there will be a probability of ignoring their defense. Ignores a minimum

be a three-stage hit if

1,000 pure

Time: 1

‘A three-stage hit?’

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 wasn’t immune to instant death. There was only one reason for that. It was because the maximum damage of Pounding Mortar went beyond that of Fated

created such a powerful technique

he would one day surely be reborn as the strongest existence comparable to Braham or the Undefeated

an unexpected notification window popped up

Heart Technique that you have learned has improved the

“...!”

swordsmanship, Supreme Swordsmanship, had been handed down from generation to generation through Piaro’s family, and Piaro had created his Free Farming Style based on it. Meanwhile, Biban’s swordsmanship and his Matchless Heart Technique cut off one

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

theory that Supreme Swordsmanship originated from the East Continent, but it was just a theory. It could even be a

effect of the Matchless Heart Technique has increased the attack power of Pounding Mortar by 1200%, and the effect of ignoring defense is strengthened. Resource consumption

much greater than Piaro’s pure energy. It was enough to scatter the storm in the area and completely penetrate the sky, making it look impure in Maru’s eyes. He believed it

guy... What

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 by borrowing the power of the black tortoise. Maru wondered if it was pure talent

a level similar to Mir

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

felt like he would forever move away from being a god if he

energy of destruction rose from him. It was

‘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 glow. The energy of

‘The black tortoise!’

of a god

emerged from his mouth. The war of nerves with the black tortoise

‘What?’

petrified body were revived, it was possible for

‘Zeratul’s spear?’

huge power head-on. However, he couldn’t take a single step. It was because Grid coordinated the time at which Pounding Mortar hit the ground to match

“Kuoock...!”

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

was crushed again by a larger weight. It was the aftermath of the

[Critical!]

title ‘Death in One Shot!’ has been activated, adding 40% critical

has received

target has

target has received

back, and legs have