Overgeared

After the introduction of the Demon King’s Subjugation event in the National Competition, there was a rule that the previous demon king would appear in the first match of PvP. If the former demon king didn’t appear in PvP, then an event match with them would be held (except when they didn’t participate in the National Competition). It was a type of courtesy toward the strongest, who proved their skills and became qualified to be the demon king.

Damian was the protagonist of the first stage of PvP this year. The opponent who was chosen as a scapegoat to face the former demon king would be nervous or desperate, unless they were a skilled player on the same level as the former demon king. However, the Korean ranker facing Damian was relaxed instead of nervous. He wasn’t particularly famous or highly ranked, but he had high confidence.

‘Is he a new rising power like Zelos?’

Time was fair to everyone. Everyone with passion tried hard in the same manner. Yesterday’s weak could be today’s strong and yesterday’s loser could be today’s winner. This was providence. Damian held his sword, but he took a posture reminiscent of Grid. It was completely different from when he was the pope.

‘Ryu Jin.’

Damian thought about the information of the opponents that he secured in advance. His class was a linker and he had a legendary weapon called ‘Sanao’s Offense.’ His period of activity in the coastal area near Siren was very long and there was a high probability of being a pirate. If so, he should be quite familiar with PvP.

‘Sanao’s Offense is a guandao. Does he use linker skills to bind the opponent and then approach to defeat them?’

Most linkers operated from a distance, but the combat style was more influenced by the player’s tendencies, not their class. Damian thought about it and shook his head. Poor information just led to unnecessary speculation. He shouldn’t be blinded. He planned to explore carefully to see the source of the other person’s confidence with his own eyes.

The Korean ranker, Ryu Jin, shouted at the concentrating Damian, “I have good luck.”

“......?”

“I get to fight against the person who changed classes and went backwards.”

“......”

Was this the source of the confidence? Damian sighed as he understood the other person’s heart.

‘This confidence isn’t because he believes in his own skills.’

He was a human being who competed based on the skills of the opponents. It was pathetic.

‘Not all Koreans were influenced by Grid.’

“It is clear that the Japanese can’t play games. Did you lose your senses after being a superstar due to the power of your class? You gave up the pope’s position without understanding yourself. Hahat! Haven’t you been really regretting it these days?

“......”

Was there a need to speak for so long? There was no need to associate with a person with racial discrimination.

“Grid’s Sword Dance.”

“Bah.”

The moment Damian used his skill, Ryu Jin scoffed and triggered the skill Doll Display. It was one of the ultimate skills of the linker class that could link up to 10 people. It had a very high probability of binding the target. He knew the surest way to block Grid’s sword dances. Damian stopped in place. He couldn’t take a step forward.

Ryu Jin smiled with satisfaction at seeing him completely neutralized and linked the next skill.

sword energy. It was a sword dance that increased damage and transformed short-range attacks into long-range

Jin didn’t panic. ‘Have I never seen

just a

“Dancing Doll!”

battle. Dancing Doll—it was a skill that made the bound target dance for a minimum of two seconds to a maximum of

widen. It was because he was going to be cut with

‘This is shit!’

technique that bound the target’s feet. It can't restrict their entire behavior. The 0.5 seconds gap that occurred when connecting Dancing Doll with

fast. It was dangerous if this continued. Ryu Jin’s head spun as he witnessed the sword energies filling his field of view.

to here. Damian’s sword energies pierced Ryu Jin’s heart

have suffered

‘...What?’

was different from the one earlier. Ryu Jin died a mysterious

“Waaaaaaaah!”

didn’t believe in Damian’s skills

enthusiastic about the three fusion sword

sword dances that are combined, the better the utilization. A single sword dance and a two fusion sword dance are rather simple and it is easy to be attacked. However, it is a

He just used

just saw, it was three. This is Grid’s sword dance that we know.

were also excited. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the world was excited to get a glimpse of Grid, who hadn’t been

distorted. “What is this? How is he already

had long been known that the higher the level of Grid’s Sword Dance and the higher the faith toward Grid, the more diverse the fusion sword dances that could be acquired. No one would’ve predicted that a person could reproduce the

regular believer, he is the leader of the church. It is natural for him

using the three fusion sword dance, his growth rate in

In the first place, there is no fair game in the world. No matter if it is through luck, talent,

fun of a game that was equal for everyone? Zelos became a ranker by trying

it is the end with that three fusion

expression became cold, the other player seemed to have

‘Good.’

with high odds from the beginning but now the winning rate was even higher. Transcended Link Kill—a ranged attack that continuously fired powerful sword energies that pierced and cut. It was obviously a powerful sword dance but it was

sheet metal armor, he was highly resistant to long-ranged attacks. He also had the legendary rated item, Mirror Armor. It was armor obtained by winning Player 55. The damage taken

one with the worst match

would’ve also created a fusion sword dance based on Transcend. It was because the versatility of Transcend was really good. The only problem was that Damian would

value will rise if I beat Damian and rise to the round of 32... No, it will skyrocket even if I make

was enough to raise global awareness. From then on, it would be

『 Victory! Zelos!! 』

armor. Then he returned to the waiting room and raised his concentration. He simulated a battle against Damian, whom he would meet in the second round,

the second round finally began. He wore armor with dozens of disc crystals that acted as mirrors. It was

be honest with you. I am a fan of Grid. However, I didn’t have the courage to join the Overgeared God Church. It is extraordinary courage to abandon your original self and

be honest, he wanted to join the Overgeared Guild. He didn’t want to be an enemy with Damian,

Japanese person, I am proud of you. Thus, I will do my best to fight even harder. I will face you with my full power. That is the polite thing to