Overgeared

“What, this...?”

Kubartos couldn’t take his eyes off Kraugel’s sword.

A red aura resembling the flames of the Fire Dragon, legitimately hot, rising from a mere human’s sword. It was a flame that could turn most things to ashes.

Kubartos recalled a disgraceful memory. He remembered the red dragon that had dared look at him with the eyes of a predator. The pain of having his scales burned by the fire released by him was still vivid. Even now, he sometimes felt a portion of his soul burning. Every time this happened, the concept of death became clearer to him, and he experienced the feeling of turning into something small, insignificant.

Kubartos asked a question that even he found absurd. “Are you Trauka’s illegitimate son?”

It was Bunhelier’s fault. Back when he’d gone insane, he’d set the precedent of mating with a human and giving birth to a child. This had left Kubartos dumbfounded for a while.

Kraugel cocked his head. He was relieved to learn that Biban’s escape had become easier thanks to Kubartos’ interest in him.

‘A dragon is making a joke?’

Kubartos recovered a bit and corrected his question. “How do you have those flames?”

Kraugel didn’t want to hand him the answer easily. Looking closely at the face of the blond-haired man, who was so handsome that he might as well have been born to be loved by everyone, Kraugel determined that Kubartos’ curiosity was authentic.

“Who knows...”

A dragon was born to rule and control. They even said that there was nothing they didn’t know. Now, one was showing signs of panic on his face, which was unusual. If Kraugel maneuvered this situation well, he might be able to buy more time than expected.

“Is the achievement of defeating Trauka the one that brought you enlightenment? No, it is too great to interpret it that way.”

Kraugel’s expectations lowered.

“Is it a function of the sword itself? Is it because of Trauka’s bones and scales? That might be the case if the heart was used as a material... However, it is impossible to recreate the energy of an old dragon to this extent, even with Grid’s skills.”

Kubartos didn’t wait for Kraugel to answer. He asked a question and answered himself with very quick thinking.

“It is a sword that has grown with you.”

Finally, he got the answer himself.

“After slashing Trauka’s Breath a few times, a magical effect was imbued in the sword... Saving the elemental world was a wonderful move for you. Who guided you to enter the elemental world? It shares a deep connection with the World Tree and the Peach Blossom Spring. The elves must’ve been the daoist immortals that degenerated over generations...”

Kraugel let out a sigh.

The only path leading to Grid. He remembered the scene of the mountain of corpses piled up at the entrance of Trauka’s lair.

The top dragon Kubartos, whose modifier hadn’t been revealed yet, was one who knew how to take advantage of other dragons. He must’ve searched through the vast amount of knowledge allowed by the system when necessary and easily obtained results.

He was unlikely to make a mistake. He was a difficult enemy who used his strength and skills in the right time and place.

Kraugel whispered to Yura and Jishuka.

[Whisper from Kraugel: Have you changed your sniping location?]

The two women were more than 15 kilometers away and concluded that their safety could be guaranteed.

[Whisper from Kraugel: Don’t let your guard down. This guy’s Breath will surely reach you.]

Maybe because they had always been on the front lines together, Kraugel was no longer shy. He revealed his true personality without hesitation to his like-minded colleagues. He’d become infinitely kinder and gentler, the same way he was with his mother.

[Whisper to Kraugel: Yes, I’ll be as agile as I can.]

[Whisper to Kraugel: Yes~ Oppa.]

Kraugel was a bit relieved after checking his colleagues’ answers, but his expression was still dark.

‘I’m worried about Grid.’

The atmosphere in the media today was unusual. The rumor that Grid was the reason why the dragons had formed an organization and had become hostile to humanity was spreading rapidly. Since both the Overgeared Guild and the forces cooperating with the Overgeared Guild were so large, information control wasn’t properly implemented. Maybe the S.A. Group had leaked the information on purpose.

been quite a few people who were unhappy

unharmed... The media would never miss the bait.

caught Kraugel’s attention immediately. The voice asked him,

came to

“You don’t seem to be able to concentrate.” He had just arrived

Many of the colleagues who had come over using the warp gate were having difficulty climbing the mountain itself. The altitude was so high

letting everyone know that they had to practice climbing daily for at least two hours. Lauel’s tone was colder than it needed to be, but it was perfectly reasonable. Most of the dragons’ lairs were in the

you didn’t

only asked because

him. There was no sincerity to his

let out

mentality among the dragons.

“Yes.”

carried out Kraugel’s

battles on several occasions. Grid and Lauel had also urged the Guild members to

was no guarantee that his expectations would be met even if they were

“Cough!”

most confident in. After drawing the aggro by giving a buff to Kraugel, he received a

unwilling to allow Kraugel to attack. Instead of dealing a follow-up attack to Huroi, he took flight without hesitation and escaped from the range of the blast. Because of this,

could now deal additional damage to transcendents and Absolute. Instead

they didn’t deal much damage. Kubartos’ health gauge was still solid. However, it created an opportunity for

“Storm Sword.”

reminiscent of a fire tornado engulfed Kubartos, who released polymorph, his golden scales immediately burned

talked carelessly and shot a Breath

down all your cities. If civilization crumbles, your growth will

entering a state in which both mind and body acted at very high speeds. He calculated the path of the Breath and stood in front of Huroi, swinging his sword, which was surrounded by both flames and lightning, and aimed at the Breath that was right

he only cut through the

so loud, it was as if

back and forth like a ping-pong ball, hitting the mountain peak beyond

to crush the mountain that had lasted for

a moment. They couldn’t close

one of the people on the mountain

surface, she found herself on

Tatang!

more people

was hit by another sniper shot. At first glance, he seemed like

was no time to waste. The situation was rapidly

but Kubartos’ Breath kept

were done for as soon as they were hit by the Breath, some were crushed by the pouring rocks and

“Hey! Get behind me!”

block the falling debris. The nimble ones jumped over the rocks on their own, while outstanding swordsmen like Peak Sword and Chris cut down

been hit directly by the Breath were the ones who suffered the most serious damage. They died in high

no way that a wide-area shield

protecting the most important

Breath, targeting the humans who survived the

book of his. The page containing a blessing was torn out and attached to

eye level with Kubartos. He held

him to prove that he was capable of killing an opponent stronger than himself. Unlike

determined to

it seemed like terrible

see how much you can

didn’t even need to use Shunpo.

had nothing to lose by killing him first.

with relative ease. The third Breath was also neatly cut, though it caused Kraugel to grit his

skin from his

been for an increase in status and physical ability as a reward for defeating Trauka, he would’ve been hurt right from the first Breath. Of course, cutting a Breath was possible, but it was never easy. The rebound

several muscles being torn from his forearms and shoulders. Physical

had no choice but to cut the seventh Breath using only one hand. But after cutting the eighth Breath, his right wrist let him down as well. The muscles of both arms were torn,

when he’d slashed Trauka’s Breath didn’t happen. If such miracles were to happen one after another,

wait for the ninth Breath. He relied on a ‘skill’ that