Overgeared

Chapter 1780

Earlier this year...

Kraugel had bought a villa in Gangwon-do, South Korea. He was asked about why he chose Gangwon-do, and the answer that he gave was that it was the hometown that his mother’s grandmother’s grandfather longed for. It felt like some parts of this statement should be dealt with, but... in any case, Grid went to Gangwon-do with Yura and Jishuka. He planned to meet with Kraugel, who had briefly entered the country with his mother.

The sight of the mansion, which was too grand to be called a villa, standing tall on the mountainside, impressed Grid.

Kraugel’s mother came out to personally greet them and made Yura and Jishuka smile. It was good to see her in good health. The group dreamed of having a fun day. They never imagined the hell that awaited.

‘Balance is important.’

Grid recalled the curry that Kraugel’s mother had made for them. It was a curry with plenty of bracken and fatsia sprouts. It was bitter. The rough, squishy texture of the fatsia sprouts was particularly terrible. Of course, he didn’t show it and ate it with a smile. It was while shouting out, ‘Delicious.’

The curry of Kraugel’s family was made using mountain vegetables easily available to Koreans in the past and contained the sad history of their Koryo compatriots. Moreover, it was food prepared by his friend’s mother. It was something he couldn’t refuse just because it didn’t suit his taste.

Grid ate all of the curry. He even took the curry from the blue-faced Yura and Jishuka and dumped it all into his stomach. He pinched his thighs to suppress his nausea. Then he belatedly saw Kraugel’s expression and realized it. It was the fact that he did something useless...

Kraugel’s expression was telling him this.

Are you crazy? Why eat all of that?

Grid had to suffer an upset stomach all day. The importance of balance was a lesson that he was reminded of again and again after much suffering.

‘No matter how expensive and delicious curry is, there is no answer if a lot of bracken and fatsia sprouts are added... balance is important.’

A low-grade dragon was by no means weak. An absolute defense that surrounded a body that could display overwhelming dragon-like power. Magic and a powerful Breath was fired wildly with the magic power that rose infinitely from the heart. Most transcendents couldn’t approach it. Even if they managed to approach, the chances of dealing a blow were significantly lower.

The moment the dragon started using Dragon Words, there was no chance of winning even if several transcendents attacked at once. It was such a creature in the first place. In order to face a dragon, one had to be an Absolute. It just meant that the possibility of a fight was established. Being an Absolute didn’t necessarily mean fighting a dragon and winning.

Compatibility was important. In that sense, Biban was the antithesis of a dragon. The energy of a Dragon Slayer and Grid’s divinity was added to the sword that could cut anything. He wasn’t a Dragon Slayer like Hayate, but he had achieved a balance that neutralized several of a dragon’s strengths.

Respect sprung up spontaneously.

[The Tower of Wisdom... I can’t believe that such a small group has two Absolutes...]

The dragon regenerated his severed wings with Dragon Words and soared high into the sky. He blocked the chasing tower members with magic and sprayed a Breath twice in a row to widen the distance with Biban.

Red rain poured down from the sky. The low-grade dragon’s body couldn’t handle the aftermath of using Dragon Words and Breaths in succession. The appearance of him spilling blood in large quantities appeared precarious.

It was as expected.

[I have no choice but to give up.]

The reason why dragons with a lower hierarchy were more

would be hunted down and eaten by another dragon. He always lived in a desperate manner in order to save his life. He wasn’t ignorant or stupid. The dragon wasn’t

cast magic without any delay. It was hard to chase him if he let go of any sense of shame and focused only on escaping. Marie Rose had a way to catch up and chase the target before

unfamiliar with magic and Grid wasn’t well versed in it either. They couldn’t do it like her. However,

—!

fell and split the sky. The magic that helped a dragon survive immediately stopped working and the absolute defense, which had already become

was much purer and stronger than the Dragon

[...Dragon Slayer!!]

without even revealing his name. The giant body floated in the air for a long time due to the remnants

chased and retrieved

dragon—it was a result that happened thousands of years after the tower was built. The tower members were filled with all sorts of emotions and were at a loss for words. The scene became

“Biban!”

time passed before Jessica

wrapped around her body. The magic power that stirred in the aftermath of the Echo Magic seemed to fill the sky with a stage that was a white disk. It was a stage only for Biban and

I’m glad you came back

something wrong with your words. I’m back in a better state

softly and wiped away the tears running down Jessica’s

wouldn’t have been strange if the tower members had died today. Apart from their near infinite lifespan, their days of dedicating their lives to protecting the world were endlessly dangerous. If they lost someone after thinking of each other as more precious and special than they did now, they wouldn’t be able to handle the shock easily and would be unable to concentrate on their duty. Even a transcendent who

“W-What...?”

was taken aback. Biban’s behavior of looking at her affectionately and wiping away her tears resembled

step forward. He showed signs of honestly revealing his

the moment when the frightened Jessica stepped

will

Biban grabbed Jessica’s wrist.

is along with

Hayate and the tower members before fixing his gaze on Jessica and declaring, “You don’t need to be afraid of anything. From now on, no one will be able to easily harm you. So please live like a human being while fulfilling your duties as you

world, the number of Absolutes was small. There were less than 30 even if he included the chief gods of Asgard and the Hwan Kingdom and the dragons

declare anything and to do anything. No one dared to

Hayate says no, I’ll naturally cancel what I just

of the tower. Additionally, Biban still respected Hayate. He had no intention of challenging Hayate’s authority. His face became restless as soon as he realized he

hiding and giving up our rights because we are

left the world was to minimize the possibility of being

situation had greatly changed. They were able to cooperate with the Overgeared World at any time, and had gained another Absolute. Of course, they couldn’t disregard the old

dragon is pouring down toward you after learning

just arrived, bowed deeply and apologized. “If I had been courageous from the

no way he could be fine after discovering Biban’s situation and that he had

"Don't say that."

in front of Hayate and supported

choice has always been

a number of tower members. It would’ve caused a series of enormous damage to the