Overgeared

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An awkward confrontation ensued as the group of astonished dragons fell silent.

It was an unexpected situation for Grid. In fact, he had predicted that his path would be blocked by dozens of dragons the moment he entered Trauka’s lair. However, the dragons’ reaction was surprisingly slow. Grid thought they would show up instantly using Teleport, but that wasn’t the case at all.

‘Maybe it is because it is a lair made during the Age of Oblivion.’

Grid let out a laugh. He imagined Trauka applying movement magic blocking spells to the lair in order to prepare for enemy attacks. He couldn’t hide his lair due to his pride, but due to his many sins, he needed a safeguard... it was interesting to get a clear glimpse of the conflict that Trauka experienced at the time of his lair being constructed.

At this moment, the group of dragons held new weapons in their hands. The form and color were unique from swords, daos, spears, rods, and other weapons. At first glance, it looked like tails. It felt like the dragons had shrunk their tails and used them as weapons.

“...We have never tried to rely on human tools. This is our tail shaped as a weapon, not tools created by humans,” one dragon explained it. He seemed like a blue dragon since his hair and eyes were blue.

His expression was so gentle that Grid found it unpleasant. He suddenly became angry when he thought that the dragon would slaughter humans with that expression.

“Wasn’t the very concept of weapons created by the weak in the first place? These words are coming from a human. A beast who would’ve been held in my hands as prey if not for encountering human civilization is acting so shamelessly...”

The blue dragon sighed. It was an effort to suppress his anger. He was an intermediate dragon. He was one of the highest ranking dragons in this group, so he had to be careful.

“I don’t understand at all. Why do you hate us so much?”

Grid replied, “It is because you treat humans as bugs.”

“Humans and bugs aren’t so different in the fact that they are ephemeral beings. So why? We even exist to protect humans.”

The blue dragon pointed his finger at the sky.

“It is actually the Goddess who harms human beings. Have you seen the scene of her destroying the world? Apart from one or two exceptionally lucky people, humanity and the civilization they left behind disappeared without a trace. It has been repeated many times already. The one you should hate is the Goddess. Why turn your blade toward us?”

“Can’t a dragon distinguish between protection and control?”

Grid’s face distorted.

“Your purpose is to control people according to what you realized the moment you were born. Isn’t it your purpose to kill people if you think they will be harmful one day, and to intimidate them into living in a way that is reasonable?”

The reasonable thing mentioned here was naturally the rules made by the S.A Group.

NPCs would live like NPCs. They would exist solely for the players.

The blue dragon didn’t deny it.

“It is a possibility. But what’s wrong with that? We aren’t the enemies of humanity as long as humanity doesn’t harbor evil intentions. On the other hand, the Goddess was afraid of things that hadn’t happened, so she broke reason several times and destroyed the world. In the end, she plunged us into oblivion and caused chaos in the world. Even if you think about it hundreds of times, we aren’t the ones you should hate. I don’t know how you got possessed by the Goddess, but please come to your senses now. We promise to treat you as a lifelong benefactor.”

“Explain why you force reason on people.”

“Of course, it is for your sake.” The blue dragon’s eyes were warm. It was like a parent looking at their child. “It is our role, and the wish of the Foreign God, to create an environment in which you can enjoy comfortable entertainment. Isn’t that the case, Nefelina?”

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are important. They must always be ready in case of situations that are beyond our control. You must not

are crazy guys.” Grid

hunt you? What cause are you going to use to

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It was because hunting dragons was impossible in the first place. However, the man

are you going to do? Are you going to die

She was also one of the intermediate dragons leading the group. “I can vaguely

turning a blind eye to the essence and talking nonsense. Don’t you know that the Goddess will

freedom be guaranteed? Don’t you know that humanity will suddenly realize the truth of the world one

argue with each other. Before I founded the Empire, humanity originally had different affiliations. Naturally, we were wary of each other and fought. When we first entered this world, a significant number of

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dragon’s

expression was the

the hot-tempered Grid was thinking about swinging his sword. “You guys don’t get involved in human life. If you make a vow, the Goddess won’t go berserk and people will be able to

We don’t want to actively intervene in people’s lives unless they cross the line. It is just that in preparation for the worst, we will remove

closed his eyes as

nothing more than dust. However, instead of getting frustrated, he started to struggle to become more than dust... that is when you guys will stop him, right? You don’t care if the struggle referred to here was simply a rampage with

giants of old tried, if someone has the idea of going into space, they will get into trouble and

The dragons seemed to think that somewhere far away in the universe was reality, a world inhabited by the Foreign God. Unfortunately, that was just an illusion. They were the only ones in

sorry for

“There is no need for that. Even if people from this world suddenly appear in my world one day, we will welcome them. So don’t worry

The Foreign

the Foreign God was ultimately created by humans? Grid was curious, but he still didn’t reveal it. It was the only way for Grid to understand

God wants it or not. You don’t have to listen to

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of the group of dragons. It was a reaction to being told something that they shouldn’t have

be nature or providence, but you don’t have to cling to such things. I learned through Ifrit and Nefelina that you don’t have to be bound by your natural roles. They are the children of the great

disobeyed Trauka when it was still the Age of Oblivion. Don’t distort

interrupted while still having a fierce look

going to strike this one the

to Trauka just yesterday,

Parents and children

right. Like you said, Ifrit and Navaldrea are different beings. Just

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lives. What is it you are so sorry for that you have to spend your whole life trying to control people? Watch and learn from Cranbel and Kubartos. I heard that Cranbel helped the tower members while Kubartos is still chasing after him. This is despite the

felt refreshed. He watched the dragons become mute and his anger was relieved

down. You are beings who can choose your lives, just like everyone else. Morpheus, that bastard, can’t really

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the

Morpheus. It was thanks to Morpheus’ arrangements that they were awakened to providence from

was a true god and

apologize if I spoke a bit harshly.” Grid realized his mistake and apologized,

intermediate dragons, a brown dragon, stretched out his hand. Based on

he likes God so much, he should isolate himself on a