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

damage today, as it did yesterday, and all the dragons remained unharmed... The media would never miss the bait. They would stir up public anxiety and place

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

Kraugel came to his senses,

don’t seem to be able to concentrate.” He had just arrived at the scene after climbing the mountain, his whole body drenched in

huge mountain range was very harsh and ragged since no human had been here for years. Many of the colleagues who had come over using the warp gate were having difficulty climbing the mountain itself. The altitude was so high that it was difficult to rely on a pair of shoes infused with flying magic. Very few people reached max

the guild window, letting everyone know that they had to practice climbing daily for at least two hours. Lauel’s tone was colder

“I’d rather you didn’t mention

because I

being unfair to him. There was no sincerity to his words.

wasn’t bothered by those words at all. The embarrassed Huroi let out a splurge of profanity,

among the dragons. Give up on debuffs and

“Yes.”

faithfully carried

several occasions. Grid

guarantee that his expectations would be met even if

“Cough!”

drawing the aggro by giving a buff to Kraugel, he received a large cut on the chest. This

he took flight without hesitation and escaped from the range of the

bullets could now deal additional damage to transcendents and Absolute. Instead of

arrows struck those weak points over and over again, causing Kubartos to bleed, though they didn’t

“Storm Sword.”

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

shot

If civilization crumbles, your growth

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

only cut

blast was so loud, it was as if the atmosphere

Breath’s trajectory was repeatedly changing, bouncing back and forth like a ping-pong ball, hitting the mountain peak beyond the clouds, aiming right for Yura

to crush the mountain that had lasted for

their tracks for a moment. They couldn’t close their mouths and mourned their

the people on

Once she returned to the surface, she found herself on a mountain peak north

Tatang!

thousand more

glance, he seemed like he was taken aback, but the people watching must have

time to waste. The

attacks, but Kubartos’ Breath kept changing its trajectory. It pushed Kraugel back and bombarded the entire

Breath, some were crushed by the pouring rocks and turned to ash, and others fell to the distant ground

“Hey! Get behind me!”

ones jumped over the rocks on their own, while outstanding

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

there was no way

quick-witted Euphemina succeeded in protecting the most important people by stacking single

eye view of the battlefield. He reloaded the Breath, targeting the humans who

containing a blessing was torn out and attached

he was at eye level with Kubartos. He held

him to prove that he was capable of killing an opponent stronger

determined to cut apart the

it seemed like

how much

and shoot the Breaths. He didn’t even need to use Shunpo. He could

nothing to lose by

ease. The third Breath

felt the skin from his hands being

would’ve been hurt right from the first Breath. Of course, cutting a Breath was possible, but it was never easy.

torn from his forearms and

had no choice but to cut the seventh Breath using only one hand. But after cutting the eighth Breath, his right

were to happen one after another, Kraugel’s sword would eventually contain the energy of all dragons. This wasn’t reasonable. This was Kubartos’ judgment,

the ninth Breath. He relied on a ‘skill’ that produced results only when