Overgeared

Ahh...

Ahhhh...

The screams continued endlessly. They were close to sobs. Screams tinged with emptiness and despair, not pain, echoed and swallowed even the noise of the river flowing violently.

“Aren’t you nervous?”

Hundreds of billions—no, a huge river where the number of souls that drifted was even more than that.

Kraugel had been quietly watching the cruel and sad scene of the river of reincarnation, only to look away. Black Knight Eligos was approaching.

“You won’t have a chance to play if you stay here.”

“......”

Kraugel withheld his answer for a moment.

In the first place, he didn’t like Eligos. Unlike Grid, who didn’t wear colored glasses when interacting with others, Kraugel was somewhat conservative. He paid attention to the nature of the target as much as possible. He didn’t know about anything else, but he made a clear distinction between good and evil. It was very different from Grid, who easily interacted with or harmed a target, regardless of which faction they belonged to.

Of course, it wasn’t a very good attitude. Common sense thinking and choices had few opportunities to bring about special events. It wasn’t suitable for the position of a ranker. In fact, Kraugel had a much lower hidden quest acquisition rate compared to Grid. Nevertheless, his level was second only to Grid and it was great that he was so strong.

In any case, Kraugel was suspicious of Eligos. Putting aside Grid’s trust, this was a great demon. He had even guarded the river of reincarnation. It meant he watched the bondage of countless souls drifting without leaving the river. It was something that he might’ve mocked.

‘...No, at the very least, I don’t think that happened.’

Kraugel turned his gaze to the hill behind Eligos. He could see Cerberus waving its tail as it gazed at the spirits wandering in the river. It was bigger than several elephants put together and it was definitely like a puppy, except for the fact that it had three heads. It showed pure curiosity to the souls without expressing any malice nor intent to kill. In other words, it was proof that this guy's master, Eligos, didn't abuse the souls. Dogs were bound to resemble their masters.

Kraugel briefly organized his thoughts and opened his mouth, “The meaning of your words is offensive. Do you think Grid can’t do it?”

Kraugel came here to block Baal’s retreat. It was an activity with the possibility that Baal would be weakened after several deaths to Grid and come here to help himself recover. However, Eligos said that wouldn’t happen. It was as if Baal wouldn’t be on the defensive.

Eligos shook his head. “I have no intention of disparaging the god you serve. This is just... It is a simple matter.”

Black—it was a color that meant darkness, evil, death, etc. It was heard that those who used the color black in hell had very great authority.

This actually seemed to be the case. Armed with pitch black equipment, Eligos might only be ranked 20th in hell, but he retained a sharper demonic energy compared to the single digit great demons that Kraugel had encountered. His force was so great that he wasn’t certain he could win in a fight. It didn’t seem to be a myth that even Baal didn’t touch him hastily.

“It doesn’t matter if your god wins or loses when fighting against Baal. Baal had transcended the concept of death. Even if Grid killed the bastard, who overcame death the moment they died without going through resurrection, what was the big deal?”

Eligos’ gaze went down the cliff. His vision captured the souls floundering in the violent swirling river.

“This guy won’t weaken no matter how many times he is defeated by your god and dies. It is safe to say that there is virtually no chance of him coming here to recuperate.”

“Get to the point.”

the helmet were slightly curved. He seemed quite satisfied with Kraugel’s attitude. He wasn’t the

time here, it is right to infiltrate Baal’s city and help Grid. We should hurry as

too little explanation this time. Why should I intervene in the battle against

is to put Baal on the perfect defensive. You see, there is only one way to kill Baal. We need to get rid of humanity’s fear of him, but in fact, this is impossible.

was only one reason why Eligos remained in charge of the river of reincarnation

the river of reincarnation and carved his own image on the souls of the dead. He left

Look.

Listen.

I am hell.

Baal was just a stumbling block. He longed for Baal’s death

to

the moment Baal feels fear, the fear that sustains him

logic of fighting

quite possible. Therefore, he shook his head. “I

can’t disobey the will of the god

a bright smile and he was aloof to those who weren’t

have to work with Grid to push him

is the type who will willingly throw himself off a

to object but he couldn’t express it. Before he knew it, he was overwhelmed by

means of terrorizing Baal. In order for him to understand the feeling of fear,

of the souls seemed to have faded. He had the idea that they were eavesdropping on his

center of the worldview. It was the world Grid had lived in. Even a moment or a little action

he went to Baal alone. It was without the

“......”

Stronger than him?

didn’t agree with Kraugel’s one-sided assessment. It was only for a moment. He

is a

broken sword at his waist. But in terms of skills, it felt comparable to Grid. If Grid was accompanied by Biban, he

“Grid understands

Just then—

the souls completely ceased. The river of reincarnation became calm for the first time in thousands of years. There was only the sound of the river

of billions of souls were looking at him. He noticed that all of them were feeling expectant at Grid’s name.

will bring

Of course, objectively, it was close to impossible. However, Kraugel believed in Grid. It was a situation

***

heard all

or feet reminded people of an imaginary war between gods. It was

and people witnessed a sight they had never imagined. Grid collapsed as if crumbling

situation where he knelt

media outlets were already pouring out breaking news with headlines such as ‘The Hero’s Defeat’ and ‘The Fallen God.’

right after a fierce battle that raised suspicions that his immortality had already been lost. This