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.

a strong sword energy. It was a sword dance that increased damage and transformed short-range attacks into long-range attacks.The sword dance that helped Grid’s Sword Dance be expressed in various forms was

Ryu Jin didn’t panic. ‘Have I

just a

“Dancing Doll!”

Doll—it was a skill that made the bound target dance for a minimum of two

only for his eyes to widen. It was because he was going to be cut with sword energy. The linker’s greatest weakness was that they couldn’t attack

‘This is shit!’

their entire behavior. The 0.5 seconds gap that occurred when

was dangerous if this continued. Ryu Jin’s head spun

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

suffered

‘...What?’

this sword energy was different from the one earlier. Ryu Jin died a mysterious death. It took

“Waaaaaaaah!”

believe in

were enthusiastic about the three fusion sword dance

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 completely different

He just used three.

...Yes, that’s right. As you just saw, it was three. This is Grid’s sword dance that we

exaggeration to say that the world was excited to get a

PD Seichi’s expression distorted. “What is this? How

Overgeared God Church was already well known. It 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 three fusion sword dances in

believer, he is the leader

dance, his growth rate in the future will

fair game in the world. No matter if it is through luck, talent, or skills, those who are ahead will stand on

for everyone? Zelos became a ranker by trying

worry too much. No matter what, it is the

player seemed to

‘Good.’

even higher. Transcended Link Kill—a ranged attack that continuously fired powerful sword energies

obtained by winning Player 55.

is the one with the worst match

Damian’s place, then he 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

beat Damian and rise to the round of 32... No, it will skyrocket

in the top 64 among the high rankers who entered PvP this year. This alone was enough to raise global awareness. From then on, it would be a smooth road. He would become a bigshot that a TV station PD wouldn’t even try to

『 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, several times. He thought and thought again

his first match, Zelos stood on stage as the second round finally began. He wore armor with dozens of disc crystals that acted as mirrors. It was an item that made it impossible for the target to look

Grid. However, I didn’t have the courage to join the Overgeared God Church. It is extraordinary courage to abandon your original self and start

the top. To be honest, he wanted to join the Overgeared Guild. He didn’t want

courage. As a fellow 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.