Overgeared

At Asgard...

The only interest of the gods gathered in the great hall was Chiyou. This was until Zeratul, who was supposed to be in the Prison of Eternity, burst into the scene.

How did he escape from the prison? This time, it wasn’t Grid’s fault. Grid was facing Chiyou on the surface.

“Tell me.”

The gods summoned a certain angel and questioned him.

“Why did you open the lock?”

“By what authority did a mere angel use to set the prisoner free?”

The angel named by the gods as the culprit—he was particularly delicate and had a strange side to him. The halo above his head didn’t glow brightly, but changed colors from moment to moment. Every time the color changed, the energy it gave off also changed. So it was like one, but also many. He was silently dragged to be questioned by the gods and replied with a cocked head, “Magic is the power to give value to something that is worthless.”

That was it. It was as if this was enough of an answer. The angel said this and shut his mouth.

Some gods were making a fuss. They didn’t understand. There was even a god who shouted for the angel to answer properly.

‘It is sincere.’

It happened the moment when the angel was disappointed...

“My thoughts are also in agreement with you.”

Judar, who was silent in the corner as if he had no interest in the situation, suddenly spoke.

The God of Wisdom—he was one of the few beings who could read the heart of the arrogant angel.

“Well done.”

It was rare for Judar to give praise, and his congratulatory message silenced the crowd. The other gods could no longer hold the angel accountable.

***

A white beard that descended down to his abdomen and gray hair that waved like thunderbolts. Eyes that emitted a white light due to the pupils that blurred as the eyes rose. With his solid body and massive features, Zeratul’s appearance was overwhelming in many ways. It was the very image of the Martial God that people imagined. But now he was different.

Rattle rattle.

How heavy was it? Zeratul’s limbs were restrained with chains of unimaginable weight and he looked shabby compared to the past.

Nearly bushy hair and an uncombed beard. Crumpled, dusty clothes. He wasn’t even wearing a top and was half-naked. Above all, the shackles on his hands and feet showed how bad his condition was.

However, Zeratul’s expression was the same as in the past. He looked arrogant as if he was the only special one.

“You... how did you escape from prison?”

Grid was momentarily taken aback. He couldn’t understand the situation in front of him and asked a question. Had he escaped his prisoner status? That was what he thought at first, but it wasn’t the case.

Prison of Eternity. Zeratul didn’t even look at

was a bluff. The truth was

even though he was born a human—Zeratul had guessed what he intended by unlocking

more of an act of

would be obsessed with if he gained his freedom in

wants to guess Chiyou’s martial

hoped that the troublemaker

“...Kukuk.”

Zeratul’s feet rose into the air like coiled snakes. It was the aftermath of Zeratul taking a starting posture. It was a stance with both hands empty. He intended to use the chains that bound him

power of the true Martial

Of course, he knew that Chiyou was strong. He sensed in

proved it by defeating him in the past when Grid had a lower status than him.

It is definite.

I am now transcends the me of

you going to

muttering to himself without answering the question. Funnily enough, he was worried

like slaves. He even had a history of trying to harm the people important to Grid, including Lord. However, he didn’t hurt anyone in the end. He also recently helped Grid

Raphael more than Grid. He knew this, but... after all, wasn’t

was defeated by Grid in front of everyone watching and was reduced to the status of

heavily sunken mind

lot of his divinity. He was unable to even build weapons out of divinity, so he honed the art of using chains as weapons. It was a very shabby-looking technique, but Zeratul was confident. It was because he knew the value of skills honed through effort. He learned it

fighting for myself. You don’t need to feel emotional

immediately flew to

God against Martial God—it was

members held their breath. However, Sword Saint Muller, who was watching the situation from a distance, wasn't interested in

in power

They rightly predicted Zeratul’s defeat and

Thump.

stepping on the ground with his feet suppressed Zeratul’s charging power. On the other hand, he used a relaxed hand movement, like when he previously spread out the veil, to grab Zeratul’s neck and slam him

works, the ones somewhat worth acknowledging are this land, the

even at the last moment. He didn’t even look at Zeratul flinching in shock, and only

this land that gave birth to you. Your existence has increased the

end

his grip on Zeratul’s neck. The eerie sound of crushing bones

for Grid, was overwhelming. He carved the word

sword tilted forward at an angle. It was the aftermath of being pulled by the chains that wrapped around the blade of the sword in

your own authority, you have defined ‘Zeratul’ as a

time he descended to the surface had dissipated. It was just like when Grid met him

to the days when he reigned as the Martial God. But at the very least, this

“I...!”

body leaned forward. For the first time, he made eye contact with Zeratul, who pulled himself to his

“Am the Martial God...!!”

chains. The chains binding his wrists and ankles moved very naturally. They repeated the actions of binding Chiyou’s sword and body, and beating and throwing them according to Zeratul’s

“It is this much...?”

and speed of the technique that utilized chains—both were flawless. Thanks to

moment when Muller, dazzled by Zeratul’s unexpected technique, reflected on Zeratul’s title