Overgeared

The sword that was aiming at the area between his eyebrows suddenly bent like a sickle and cut at his collarbone. He was a bit flustered, but Kraugel calmly blocked it with his sheath. He had expected an anomalous attack from the time he saw the shape of the soft sword, so it was easy to respond.

The soft sword that was blocked by the sheath bounced back using its elasticity. Kraugel drew his sword. At the same time, he turned the sheath around, held it in the reverse direction, and pushed it.

“...Oh my?”

The eyes of the yangban, Yeum, widened. It was because her sword was attached to the human’s sheath. She was in a hurry to retrieve her sword when Kraugel’s sword cut her waist. It was an attack that dug deeply, but Kraugel’s expression wasn’t very good.

‘A basic attack is pointless.’

A basic attack didn’t deal much damage. He gauged Yeum’s defense and kicked up. Jajinmori—it was a kick that could be used even at a close range. It made the concept of space meaningless and exerted a chasing effect.

Yeum was pushed back several meters and was ready to chase after him immediately. Through the dust, she could see the back of the human that was running far away. Usually, a person would think they had missed the opponent. However, Yeum was a yangban. In front of her, a half-god, the concept of distance had little significance.

“Shunpo.”

Yeum’s body teleported dozens of meters ahead. She spread out the capturing technique and snatched at the human’s robes. Then a sharp blade swept over Yeum’s white hands like a storm. It was the manifestation of Formless Will.

‘He has awakened the ‘heart.’’

The vast majority of the yangbans didn’t understand the concept of Formless Will. For them, Formless Will was just an innate strength. Even Garam recognized Formless Will as a power of the yangbans. However, Yeum had an accurate understanding of the ‘heart’ and Formless Will. This was the result of studying martial arts beside Mir without being complacent about her strength.

Tong!Tong tong tong tong tong!

Yeum matched it. She responded to Kraugel’s Formless Will with her own Formless Will. The invisible blow collided with the invisible sword energy and a storm erupted. Meanwhile, the battle between Kraugel and Yeum continued. Yeum’s techniques encompassed fists, angled attacks, the palm, and the sword, and they were varied and complex. Her attacks that left behind afterimages were as flashy as the tail of a peacock and Kraugel was desperate to stop them. Yes, he somehow blocked them.

Yeum greatly admired it. The opponent was an ordinary human. He hadn’t even accumulated transcendence. However, his heart and his techniques were unusual. Among them, his swordsmanship was particularly remarkable.

‘The swordsmanship is similar to Mir’s... no, maybe it is a bit better.’

This was a human who used swordsmanship comparable to Mir, the strongest of the yangbans. If he accumulated transcendence and completed his body, wouldn’t he far transcend the category of a human?

“It’s great.”

Yeum was blocked by the sword curtain used by the human being and she was forced to step back. She was filled with pure curiosity and questioned the human who was regaining his breath, “You aren’t a transcendent. How are you distinguishing between my various attacks? It isn’t possible just because you have good eyes.”

“......”

Kraugel didn’t answer. He had no reason to explain that he was predicting and responding to attacks by reading the fine movements of her muscles, the direction of her eyes, and the habits that the other person was unaware of.

‘The situation is bad.’

Kraugel had only been in Kaya for two days and he already met with a yangban. It was too much to dismiss it as bad luck.

‘Is it because I had a conversation with the residents to gather information?’

The waterfall that was said to contain Muller’s secret technique—the only clue was that it was ‘a place where there is no sunlight,’ so Kraugel interacted with the residents to gather information. Then he stepped back and encountered the yangban in front of him. The possibility that it was a simple coincidence was very low.

‘I was too short-sighted.’

The yangbans lost the red phoenix and black tortoise to an outsider (Grid) and their colleagues were also killed. Even the arrogant ones would’ve been alarmed. It was clear they would thoroughly defend the blue dragon and the white tiger. It was enough to keep an eye on the people of the Kaya Kingdom and the Pa Kingdom.

‘I should give up on communicating with the NPCs here.’

He had to work thoroughly alone and in secret. The difficulty of the quest surged, but Kraugel didn’t hesitate. He had a lot of experience in uncovering and solving labyrinths alone. The biggest problem right now was how to get rid of the yangban in front of him. However, could he get rid of her? The level of the other person was too high.

there was no mercy in her hands. She knew how to objectively analyze the enemy. She was never arrogant

didn’t know that the skills of

warned Grid of the

was a gap between the yangbans. He took the three yangbans he saw in Pangea, including Garam, as the standard for the yangbans. That wasn’t the case anymore. In the past few years, he had been

seven yangbans who had passed Chiyou’s Test with high grades could take off their gats. They were the truly strong ones. Yet

thinking of Grid who had

has widened

as he recalled the goal of competing against Grid again. However, he suppressed it. It wasn’t time yet. He would end up learning Muller’s secret techniques if he

am bound

didn’t want to disappoint Grid. He realized it for certain when he saw that Grid didn’t participate in last year’s National Competition. It was a fact that a rematch with Grid shouldn’t be set as a short-term goal. The

game is fun.

Don’t try to understand the situation. If you keep

“I don’t care.”

intervened as he was thinking about Grid. Yeum’s face went blank for a moment, but

infused energy into her soft sword. The anomaly of the soft sword wasn’t working so she determined it was better to suppress the opponent with a strong

‘There is no retreat.’

chose to fight here despite the narrowness. In the first place, Shunpo was a problem. It was hard to get free. Kraugel looked around again and concluded that retreat was impossible. Therefore,

if I can decrease her blood below half. I have to confirm it now that things are

“......?!”

“Space Sword.”

the mountain and the half-god paid homage to his blow. Each time their swords collided, birds flew from the turbulent forest and covered the sky

***

the master

roar has applied fear, confusion, and debilitating

[You have resisted.]

fire has reduced fire resistance

[You have resisted.]

magic power, has used his strength. A river of

reduced by half due to the influence of the hellfire river and continuous

[You have resisted.]

stats will rise significantly as the hellfire river

pillars have risen and

Gao appeared, a river of fire was also created in

“......!”

of fire rose from the fire stones and struck at Grid and Mercedes. The fire stones were scattered in so many different locations so it felt like the fire was coming from all directions. Mercedes shouted to Grid, who couldn’t

“......?!”

standing still and shouting. Grid had no way of knowing what her intentions were, but he trusted her unconditionally. He rushed forward. Pillars of fire burned the dungeon. However, there were some areas that weren’t affected by the flames, one of

“Wow.”

the face of the admiring Grid. Mercedes moved like a flash and raised a shield

witnessed Braham’s Meteor, and it fell toward every point where the fire pillars didn’t reach.

tongue. ‘Is this the power of

powerful force to watch out for. Mercedes spoke

“Yes.”

damage and recovery reduction effect caused by the ‘heat’ of the hellfire river. However, once his body

will he launch powerful flames

down Grid’s spine as he was reminded that Hell Gao’s nickname was ‘master of

“Who are you?”

flames, Hell Gao’s voice could be

“What’s the matter?”

he became accustomed to conversations with human beings. He was

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