Overgeared

"Oasis!"

Just 56 seconds.

"L-Luck!"

Casualties occurred less than a minute after Jishukas' group left. Ruby, Jishuka, Peak Sword, and Euphemina—there might be four people missing, but the direct problem lay with the limitation of the ultimate skills.

The ultimate skills. There were many different types. Grid's five fusion sword dances or attack skills with tens or hundreds of times the attack power such as Euphemina's Prominence Wave. There were wide-range field skills that weakened enemies while strengthening allies like Grid's Storm of the Fire God or Yura's Hell Regulation. There were skills such as Kraugel's Poetry that Praises the Sword that increased his personal power or Ruby's Sanctuary that cleared debuffs, enhanced immunity, and strengthened allies. Finally, there were skills like Grid's Falling Moon Sword and Kraugel's Space Sword that caused great damage to the enemy and temporarily neutralized them.

The expedition members exhausted these ultimate skills from the beginning. It was in the first two minutes after Eligos appeared. This was why the expedition was able to let four of their colleagues escape. Rather, it would be a problem if the ultimates of five legends and 15 high rankers didn't work. It would've been a sign that the players had no dreams and hope.

"Yura... I'm sorry, but please take care of Oasis."

Eligos' spear fell toward the back of Oasis, who was nimbly avoiding the flames and poisons breathed out by Cerberus. It was misfortune after the 80,000 Army Sword cut Eligos' shoulder. The aggro that was focused on Kraugel changed momentarily.

Luck came out. He was hit by the spear instead of Oasis. The damage was severe. There was no time for Luck to kill himself. The spear was created by Eligos gathering his demonic energy and the power depleted Luck's health in a single strike.

Luck was already dead. The reason he could stand and speak was because he had the indomitable character of a 'pillar of war.' It was a characteristic that gave him five seconds of grace from time when struck by deadly damage. It was different from the immortality of legends. No matter what he did, such as restoring his health in those five seconds, he would die unconditionally after five seconds. Thus, he was already dead.

The expression 'deteriorated version of immortality' was correct.

"This guy... he will really lose a lot if he dies once."

In fact, Luck had wanted to ask this from the beginning. He had hoped Oasis would be taken with them when Jishuka's party escaped. However, he gave up when he saw the selected members. Ruby, Jishuka, Peak Sword, and Euphemina—Luck had witnessed the fact that the combat effectiveness of these four people in large-scale combat was different. It was shameless to ask, especially when even Kraugel, Faker, and Chris had also conceded to them.

However, he could ask when it was the second time. "Please. Let Oasis go through the next hell gate."

Luck's indomitable character came from his status, not his occupation.

A general.

A pillar of war.

On the battlefield, the death of a general endangered the army. He was aware of this fact and temporarily transcended death.

"It isn't much of a substitute, but the Ares Army will pay for it."

After Jishuka's group left, there were other direct reasons for the weakening of the expedition. It was the absence of some passive skills. In the past when Kraugel's level was much lower, he had just changed to the Sword Saint and his growth was reset. In the great demon raid, Kraugel showed an attack power that surpassed his insignificant level. It was thanks to the passive skills that increased the physical attack power of the party members as well as physical attack resistance and the power of swordsmanship skill.

Like him, the passive skills of the Bow Saint, Saintess, and Mumud's Successor brought tremendous strength to the expedition. This was a bittersweet fact for Grid. Unlike blacksmiths, the essence of these bright combat classes could only be seen on the battlefield. They gave allied troops great strength just by being present.

The same was true for the position of general. Their existence itself was power.

On Cerberus' back, Eligos' eyes widened slightly. The man who had warped the 'flag' that Lantier left on him earlier caused him to feel flustered. He couldn't help being surprised. The human who should've died from the demonic spear appeared

same time, his fist was cut from three different directions. The Sword Saint of this time used a greater variety of swordsmanship than Muller in the

needed power, not technique to harm a high ranking great demon. It was an absolute destructive force

of a good cut? Eligos could

it immediately reattached and reached Luck while surrounded by a thick demonic energy. It tore the sky apart with

destructive force, it wouldn't be strange if he turned to dust. Yet the targeted Luck was unharmed. He broke through the wind pressure, avoided the fist, and his attack pierced deep into Eligos' chest. Then he punched

the sky above the sky, Kraugel. Now it turned the jaw of one of hell's strongest individuals with

that brought the

Luck didn't hear it. He turned to gray ash. The unyielding willpower of the general who didn't inform anyone of

[You have died.]

his authority. Your soul has failed to reincarnate and you will receive the

reconnect for

ground. He was frustrated and angered by the death of a

miss the opportunity that Luck created and linked the attack.

there was a large variation in power for each ultimate In the case of an ultimate skill gained in the beginning, it was a bit elusive to call it an ultimate when they progressed into the second half of

one of the 'special powerhouses' was

technique, Cutting a

own swordsmanship and at the end, he even acquired Muller's best secret techniques. The two swords in his hands whirled like a vortex and created countless sword lights. Eligos'

destructive power. The hand that pierced the vortex of sword energy had dark demonic energy around it. It

"U-Uhh...?"

"Crazy!"

aggro on the ground clicked their tongues. It was because Cerberus was engulfed in black flames and roared proudly as if it was originally like this. The fact that it was becoming stronger was vividly felt from the flow of air alone. Eligos'

hope.

Contrary to the decrease in the hell penalty for the expedition members after hell and the surface mixed together, Eligos was actually penalized. He had just adapted to his weakened physical ability and the flow of demonic

with the gap between perception and reality. He clearly realized that his body was moving slower than his will. He grasped that the flow of demonic energy being delivered to his body was slightly off. He correctly adjusted

in an instant. His

"Keuk!"

fist pierced through the storm of sword energy and struck Kraugel in the face. Kraugel

'Weak?'

he became the Sword Saint. He fought dozens of times against Mir in the East Continent. Yet he was still being treated as a

the two swords held in both hands at the same time. His two arms crossed naturally. It was the peak of defenselessness. Eligos' fist struck Kraugel's face without much difficulty. It

that combined Peak Sword's sword drawing technique and Luck's counter. The just-created Twin Fang Strike was the first move to critically injure Eligos

shadow of his feet. The bleeding Kraugel barely managed to reach out a trembling hand. Faker's hand popped out of a shadow, grabbed him, and took him into the shadows. Immediately after, a spear

was a smile on Eligos's face as he bled from his mouth and nose while reconnecting

strongest human being since

a sense of regret. If the present Sword Saint was in a more complete state, the act of killing the Sword Saint would be an achievement and greatly help him establish his dignity in hell. Now... he had grown, but it wasn't enough. It was one level lower compared to the apostles of the not-so small god

see. Cerberus isn't in a good condition, so I can only

the shadows reappeared. At first, Eligos wasn't sure, but now he was certain that Cerberus was in a terrible state. It would shiver

meant it had never left hell. Cerberus was unable to adapt to the current environment where the boundaries of the world had collapsed and hell and the surface were mixed together. It couldn't concentrate and felt

hands. It was a darkness as never seen before. It appeared and disappeared

to settle for death.