Overgeared

For the yangbans, the Hwan Kingdom was their home, but at the same time, it was also their prison. It was a prison they had to escape from in order to spread their presence among the humans and build up a reputation. However, escaping it wasn’t easy. Only seven of the yangbans were eligible to move freely from the Hwan Kingdom. They were those who passed Chiyou’s Test with high grades. Excluding those few, the other yangbans needed permission from the Five Seniors to descend to the human world. A few of the yangbans, including Pagma, escaped the Hwan Kingdom at will, but their ending wasn’t good.

“If you want to give the human a chance, then give us a chance as well.”

The yangbans hated Chiyou. It was physiologically impossible to have good feelings for Chiyou, who despised the Five Seniors. However, Chiyou’s combat force was highly respected. The yangbans followed the rules made by Chiyou better than anyone else.

“Okay.”

Chiyou’s trials weren’t regular events. It was unknown what the standards were based on, but Chiyou held his test every few decades or even hundreds of years. Now he did it suddenly, without notice. The yangbans had to always be well prepared and now they were willing to jump into the test straight away.

‘The opportunity has finally come!’

Haejin’s expression brightened when Chiyou agreed to give the yangbans a chance to participate in the ordeal. She passed the most recent test in 22nd place and was convinced that this time, she would be in the top seven. Gru, Naeun, Hangyeol, Harang, Saul, Maru, Garam, etc.—all the yangbans who were in the top seven or closer to the top seven were dead so Haejin believed that one of the vacant spots could be passed onto her.

A human woman also expressed her intention to participate in the trials, “I like it too.”

Haejin thought this woman would step back, so it was unexpected.

‘She doesn’t know anything about the world.’

The apostle was just like Zik, who refused to join the Five Seniors. She couldn’t understand the situation. It was unbelievable that she was really accepting Chiyou’s ordeal. At this point, she seemed to have decided to die.

‘Well, she is free to die.’

Haejin clicked her tongue. Her resentful gaze turned toward Chiyou. It was Chiyou’s problem in the first place. He suggested offering the trials to the human on a whim.

‘It is too much to play a joke like this.’

Chiyou had been strange from the beginning. There was a time when he expressed favor to Pagma, who caused disgust with his incomprehensible deeds. It wasn’t common sense.

‘The moment that a human participates in the trial for the gods, the prestige of the trial will drop.’

The most important concept for a god was the status. The higher the status, the closer they were to a god and they could become a stronger god. Chiyou’s Test was a type of grace that could elevate their status. It was grace from a god to another god. Wouldn’t it be poisonous the moment that grace was shared with a human?

Haejin and the yangbans were concerned. Some of the yangbans thought they couldn’t stay silent and complained.

“Do you really want to give a human the qualification to participate in Chiyou’s Test?”

“It can’t be. How can an inferior creature be brought into a test for yangbans?”

“You should say it correctly,” Chiyou interrupted them.

Jingle jingle.

and hair tie shook loudly. It was the aftermath of the movement he made as he smiled. The bells worn

reason I am holding this trial is to witness this human’s combat power. You are just riding on this human’s coat tails. Now you are asking about

“……”

distorted. It was ridiculous sophistry. A trial being

be the chosen candidate? As usual, the yangbans were tired of the

this, then we have no choice but

better. She wanted to see the human, who dared to send a challenging gaze at her, going through the feeling of frustration, desperation, and

contact with me. Someone like you will only

smile full of killing intent. The killing intent of a half-god. It

always feel

who couldn’t be surpassed no matter how wicked he was. He was a subject of fear that caused Grid

because Haejin was weak? That wasn’t it. The average stats of the yangbans were similar. Haejin had passed the test in the 20s and she belonged to the skilled side. The reason Grid felt differently was because Grid had

his true

sent hostility and killing intent to Haejin with a ferocious gaze that didn’t match Irene’s soft eyes.

hiding her

of herself for briefly flinching and turned her gaze to Chiyou. It was a glance asking

with an expression of interest, nodded. “Then I will start the

Jingle, jingle.Jingle.

and the yangbans seemed to

***

“This...”

that the surrounding scenery had completely changed. The marble floor where the yangbans had been walking disappeared and a canyon took its place. The dozens of

Jingle.

the first trial. It will take

for a while and disappeared. Then the ordeal began.From the bottom of the dark canyon, an ear-tearing

absolute god while Grid

with their most feared target. This was the first trial for Grid and the yangbans. Chiyou’s trials changed every time. The yangbans trembled when

situation also wasn’t

is it suddenly

to experience a similar trial in the Behen Archipelago. However, Grid’s challenge at the time was very

rabbit had long since overcome the ordeal and disappeared. At this moment, Grid was the supreme one.

should I do with

exactly the same as what he witnessed in the National Competition. Scales that rose and fell with his breathing, fierce eyes, a bulging nose, and wings that caused storms. It was so realistic that it was too much to

be reproduced since the one who created this phenomenon was a top god in the first

I have to

pulled out his sword. He took a look at Bunhelier, blocking the access to the highest canyon, and performed a five fusion sword dance. The space under Grid’s control was filled with a thunderous momentum. The Fire Dragon Sword collected

Kieeeeeeek-!

Bunhelier screamed.

‘Indeed!’

using the Fire Dragon Sword, it would be able to cause great damage to absolute beings. The confident Grid smiled once this

‘Shunpo!’