Overgeared

“Is it a target that can be raided alone?”

This was a question that pierced to the core—the blue-eyed reporter made good use of the short time he was allowed to address Chairman Lim Cheolho.

“It can’t be done alone.”

It had been six hours since Baal’s expedition had entered hell.

Half a day had passed inside Satisfy. As morning turned to night, Grid and the Overgeared members fought non-stop. Even the concept of stamina, which had always held players back, seemed unable to dampen their enthusiasm.

“Then... in order for the expedition to succeed, the Overgeared members and apostles must join Grid, right?”

The Baal raid—due to the large-scale event that occurred by Grid’s will, the S.A Group suffered tremendously. Throughout this half a day, media companies around the world flooded them with requests for interviews. Obviously, the level of interest was very high. It was a far cry from the National Competition, which had been on a downward spiral since Grid stopped participating.

To put it bluntly, everyone in the world was watching the Baal raid and it disrupted their daily lives. At this time, it wasn’t very good for the S.A Group to remain silent. There was no reason for it. This was why Chairman Lim Cheolho held a large-scale press conference.

“It can’t be done even with many people.”

The crowd was agitated. The reporters writing articles in real time increased their typing speed.

“Can I say that it is like a dragon?”

In the past, Chairman Lim Cheolho had designated dragons as targets that couldn’t be hunted. Well, Grid had personally demonstrated that even if he couldn’t kill them, he could use them as a ride, but... in any case, a dragon’s majesty was still great. Was it the same with Baal?

Speculative articles were on the verge of pouring out in a matter of seconds.

Then Chairman Lim Cheolho shook his head. “It isn’t like a dragon.”

The dragons that Lim Cheolho was talking about were naturally the Old Dragons. It was because the Old Dragons were the true dragons.

“Baal is the ultimate goal for players. He is one of the final pieces of content.”

Just—

“But not in his current form.”

Baal used human fear as his source of strength. He couldn’t perish as long as people were afraid of him. He was impossible to raid in a different sense from dragons. It was necessary to achieve the prerequisites to make the impossible possible. It was to create an environment where people felt greater hope than their fear of Baal. It wasn’t something that a handful of players or groups could do.

Billions of players needed to interact deeply with Satisfy’s residents and built trust. A simple example was the relationship between Grid and Khan. The hope designed by Lim Cheolho was to sprout from the fact that the majority of players valued the residents of Satisfy and cherished Satisfy as much as reality.

The name Satisfy reflected Chairman Lim Cheolho’s wishes. Lim Cheolho wanted Satisfy to be beautiful, unlike reality. The great evil called Baal was a type of gateway to reaching such a world. It was the opportunity and key to uniting people with one heart and one mind. He wasn’t a being created for one individual to stab to death...

“Eh?”

It happened as Chairman Lim Cheolho was starting to explain...

A buzzing occurred among the reporters who stopped typing. They stared at Chairman Lim Cheolho in disbelief. No, to be precise, they were staring at the super-large screen behind where the chairman was sitting.

Chairman Lim Cheolho turned back and his face hardened. Baal revealed his original appearance. It was the last phase of the Baal raid. It meant that Baal was driven to the defensive in the ten minutes he took to move to this conference room.

“How...?”

It happened as Chairman Lim Cheolho was very flustered...

Kuaaack...

an incredible sight. In this state, Baal’s defense increased

even added

record for the highest

“......”

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how huge was that thing, seeing that it could be

human imagination to the

go help,”

hand axe pulled from a demon’s skull behind her back. Red feathers fluttered. The feathers that were originally white fell from wings that had

Kiyaaaaak!

the dragon weapon she had received from Grid during the angel appointment ceremony. She

that had been steadily strengthened every time Grid used Request to Stand

she get all these

obsession

we have to

turning in Grid’s direction. He acted like the captain

angels felt the same way. Coke, Asuka, and the two people wearing

rush at Grid without

‘Who are these people?’

good feelings for these dubious people. They were reliable, like colleagues who had been fighting together for a long time. In the first place, they were the ones Grid had appointed as angels. It was right to feel trust. However, it was inevitable to

in people whose names and faces were hidden behind masks and who just silently carried out their duties. In any case, it was the time when the five

put a stop to

Biban. The man who stood with his

flesh... unlike the angels, who ran over and fought hard after hearing the report, he didn’t

you can do. You will only be killed like dogs, even

“Shut up.”

spill out her other

a Sword Saint and he had become the Sword God. She swore at him even though she had to know

and Coke were worried. Biban’s condition was strange to look at, with a broken sword hanging from his waist, but he wasn’t an opponent to be treated casually. It wasn’t that they were worried about Asuka being angry. The problem was that she

“I-Impertinent!”

“What nonsense about impertinence?”

flew up into the sky. It was a complete flight. This ability was gained thanks to the angel wings. She liked it very much.

an old man with dementia? Do we really need to listen to whatever you say? In the first place, we didn’t come all the way to hell to kill mobs, did we? Half of us can stand guard at the

“Uhh...”

true that they came here to catch mobs? It happened as Ibellin was about to stop the

Slap!

Biban had stood in front of Asuka and slapped

strongest players, fell to the ground without even reacting. In the center of the large crater that had been created by her fall, she flinched as

Was she dead...?

up with the situation and were

because her berserker trait was activated. Her health had been decreased to a great extent because she had been slapped by Biban. If it wasn’t for the dragon armor, it probably would’ve been decreased to less than

angel with the silver mask, who had been silently watching the situation, prepared to step out. Then Biban appeared in front of Asuka

“......”

and was much more brutal than Michael, who once appeared at the Rebecca Church’s Vatican. It was convincing

a useful friend,” Biban said cheerfully with a benevolent smile. He didn’t seem like someone who half-killed a person and threw them into the middle of

the dumbfounded Ibellin, “Don’t be swayed by your subordinates

“...Yes.”

at all. If Asuka hadn’t stepped in, Ibellin would’ve run in Grid’s direction right away. However, he hid this truth. He didn’t want

spoke to him again, “Focus on the mission. The reason why Grid entrusted me and you with different missions is

trust. Ibellin was able to realize that the man in front of him had absolute