Overgeared

[The 1st Great Demon, ‘Baal,’ has died.]

He was so persistent and strong that it made Grid sick. Grid would’ve respected him a bit if he had shown a different side in his final moments. Apart from being the enemy of humanity, it was possible that he might forever be remembered as a worthy rival.

‘He was a stubborn bastard until the end.’

Grid erased Baal from his mind. Rather, he engraved Chepardea into the back of his mind.

The bipedal toad—looking back, it felt like he had encountered a lot of things. He wasn’t extremely strong, but his ability to spray mucus was tricky. He was annoying in many ways. It was to the point where Grid cursed him for constantly appearing without dying.

However, he wasn’t a being who should be cursed at. A warrior who was loyal to the God of the Beginning, Yatan. After Yatan disappeared, he was cursed by Baal to lose his memory and toyed with. Nevertheless, he didn’t break down even in his final moments. He made Baal his companion on the road to the underworld.

This was all Grid knew about Chepardea. From Grid’s perspective, he had no way of properly knowing the story of Chepardea, who was only a passing villain. The world would naturally forget him without remembering him. Therefore, Grid himself decided to remember Chepardea.

[The souls oppressed by Baal have started to be liberated.]

‘...Come to think of it, this is the underworld.’

The emotional Grid came to his senses. The sight of Baal’s severed and fallen body, scattered like mountain ranges in the wilderness, filled his vision. He was overwhelming even in death. He was so huge that the rate in which he turned to ash seemed slow.

There were countless gray pillars that rose from Baal’s corpse. All the pillars that started to disperse to various parts of hell were the souls of the dead. Perhaps most souls would be reincarnated as inhabitants of the neutral zones and enjoy comfort. They would forget their sorrow and pain of their previous lives, live peacefully, die, and one day be reborn on the surface.

‘Is the neutral zone a space created by Yatan himself...? It is amazing now that I think about it.’

The villages and cities in hell where even Baal could do nothing but watch—the places where the stone statues of Yatan were built were always peaceful no matter what hell was going through. No matter the external situation, absolute security was guaranteed.

Perhaps there was a name for it other than the neutral zone. However, the people of the present time had no way of knowing the name. They didn’t even need to know. In the future, the living wouldn’t be able to interact with hell, and the dead wouldn’t be able to ascend to the surface.

The situation up to now where the surface and hell invaded each other was abnormal. It was a deformity created by the distorted hell.

[You are the first player to reach level 1,000.]

‘Come to think of it, why...?’

The experience Baal left behind increased his level by a huge 100 at once. Despite this, Grid questioned it and wasn’t pleased. It was because the distortion of hell wasn’t resolved.

‘Ah.’

The mass of red flesh—the body of the hell moon, still floating in the sky, was the source of the distortion. Yes, killing Baal wasn’t the end. There was still work to be done.

[A player who has reached level 1,000 can freely redistribute the points in the four major stats: strength, stamina, intelligence, and agility. However, there will be a cooldown of three hours every time you redistribute the stats.]

[As a perk for the first achievement, the cooldown for the stats redistribution is removed.]

[You have earned the title ‘Guardian of the Balance’ as a reward for killing Baal.]

[You have earned the ‘Core That Has Existed Since the Beginning of Time’ as a reward for killing Baal.]

[Guardian of the Balance]

[A title given to the one who has saved the fate of hell, the surface, and all of humanity, which were being destroyed by the will of a great evil.

You are the only one who deserves to be the owner of this title.

Your existence balances the world.

will dares to

title. The effect was

unique effects

would be affected by the

It was proof that one existence, Grid, was greater

the creator

strong authorities. He considered the worst case scenario and devised a way to respond. The experience of fighting the mighty enemy called

was also a human. He

Existed Since the Beginning

of Yatan, it fell into

fulfill

its power to turn the power of ‘destruction’ into the power

shelter of the dead that Yatan created into

available uses:

“......?”

even the power of a God of the Beginning—there seemed

Grid’s eyes shook.

thing that came to mind was Khan and his son. He wanted to return Khan back to being a human being. He wanted to resurrect Khan’s son, who had died young and made

that he wanted to take away all the pain and regrets of his precious

the Yatan Servants and protect the lives and families of the Red Knights, including Piaro and Asmophel. He wanted to give Braham, who was abandoned by his mother after becoming obsessed with overcoming the Curse of Sloth and harming his own kin, a chance to think again. He wanted to help

to his senses. He realized that there were few people around him who hadn’t been unhappy and he couldn’t undo their past. Everything would become

success in defending his clan meant he was able to fend off the invasion of the empire. At the same

a role that was completely antagonistic to Grid since

the first place,

overcame the pain and got back on their feet. It was wrong for him to bring up their past. Additionally, not everything would be possible, even if this core granted his wishes. No

it is only available

only be used once, could it really

and decided to stop paying attention to it. He thought there must be a separate use for this. It was close to conviction. It was based on the experience he had accumulated so

“……”

magic power behind him. He could tell who it was without looking in person. Since the distance from the place where he felt the

warp gate had

suffered, Only One God

was a

Great Demon, Amoract—Grid thought it

‘All in on agility.’

to type any commands. The system immediately read Grid’s

stabbed his sword without hesitation at Amoract,

kill her no matter what sweet proposals she made or what cooperation she offered. It was

‘All in on strength.’

concise and intuitive. His stats literally changed in real time and Amoract couldn’t

Demon, ‘Amoract,’

level has risen

‘...Stop rising up.’

the limit for players would be level 999, but he reached

be the opposite of his predictions? Grid still

for high speed travel. The red flesh that Yura and Mir were currently containing was the target. There was no time for him to look at the loot. He couldn’t

many souls that Baal

rose from Baal’s corpse and embroidered the sky like stars. There were endless limits. He had to free Pagma’s soul in order

finish my class quest

origins. Even so, Grid