Overgeared

“As you can see, my armaments are very simple. The vanguard’s performance is directly related to the army’s morale. I think we should put forward a talented person who is capable of counterattacking without dying in vain from the enemy’s attacks...”

Kyle tried to look for Lord again, but stopped. His keen senses told him that the atmosphere around him was turning ominous.

These high treason sinners who dared to call the crown prince by name didn’t want to let the crown prince take his place within the vanguard. They were madmen who were difficult to deal with.

Asmophel, who betrayed his comrades out of jealousy, spoke shamelessly. “That’s why I’m leaving it to you. Since the Sword Saint is seriously wounded, you, the second strongest, will open up the battle by deflecting the enemy’s attacks.”

“Deflecting the enemy’s attacks...? The opponent is a dragon. If he shoots a Breath... How am I supposed to handle that? You are armed with excellent armor. Wouldn’t it be better if you took the lead?”

“Do you want me to lend you my armor?

“The armor that His Majesty gave to you...? You deserve to be punished!”

“......”

Why was he like this?

People thought that Kyle’s fear toward Grid had faded a bit because he insisted that Lord should be in the vanguard, but this wasn’t the case. The Overgeared members were starting to feel exhaustion creep in as they looked at Kyle.

“Kubartos deals with the energy of gold. Basically, he has the ability to control metal, so weapons like swords won’t work properly on him. His ability to turn the energy that touches the scales into metal neutralizes most ranged attacks.”

Kraugel kept resiliently persuading him.

“On the other hand, you have the advantage. Kyle, don’t you deal with lightning?”

“...I understand the Sword Saint’s opinion.”

Now that compatibility was being discussed, he couldn’t turn back from this conversation. Kyle swore in his mind, feeling a deep sense of despair.

Then Lord told him, “I will be right behind you.”

Asmophel frowned. Lord had just planned a strategy focusing on attacking from the rear. Yet Lord wanted to stand right behind the vanguard?

He was just about to tell Lord to take that back when Kyle nodded. “If that’s the case...”

“T-This guy really...”

Singuled, famously known for his hot temper, wanted to swear. However, it was hard for him because he remembered how he used to immaturely make fun of Kyle for being an electric eel.

Even if he did swear, the other person wouldn’t have been able to hear him anyway.

Kyle was already leaping forward. The madman barged into battle even though the formation hadn’t been set yet. Lord and the knights chased after him as cries of alarm rang out everywhere. All types of buffs hurriedly surrounded them.

Kraugel sat down cross-legged and muttered that this didn’t seem too bad. He was deep in thought while activating skills that increased his regeneration, trying to comprehend the intentions of the silent Kubartos as his colleagues were climbing toward the summit. He wondered if Kubartos was going to be patient and wipe them all out at once when they reached the entrance of the lair.

Thus, Kyle, overwhelmed by anxiety, immediately took action. He might have been eccentric, but he could read the flow of battle. He must have been wary of the same things as Kraugel.

‘He has such a peculiar personality, but there is a reason why Grid takes care of him.’

He couldn’t know for sure if Grid would still do that after finding out that Kyle wanted to use Lord as the vanguard but... Kraugel didn’t care about that.

A Breath was being fired.

It wasn’t aimed at the force that charged forward alongside Kyle. Instead, the attack targeted the entrance of the lair, where Kraugel was sitting in a cross-legged position. Kubartos did not want to give up that place for the Overgeared Guild’s follow-up troops to gather.

Kraugel rose to his feet and drew his sword. In addition, the backup troops who had just arrived at the summit were prepared to use their defensive skills.

“Don’t waste your energy.”

stopped the group’s actions. He had slipped

“Shadow Manipulation?”

forward uncontrollably. It was like he was throwing himself

runs in

storm after this compliment (from Lord’s perspective). The Breath passing right by him was caught in the lightning, pausing for a

so brief that it could not be noticed unless the person had at least the hierarchy

Moreover, Lord had been taught by

from Kyle’s shadow and struck the Breath with

line,

“Waah!”

“Lord-chan...”

in admiration while Damians’

in exchange for faith

It didn’t just imitate Grid’s Sword Dance. It completely embodied it. He could feel the solidarity between father

was moved by the fact that Grid and Lord had been watching each other’s sword dances, even if

this state of unity

“The Sword Saint’s disciple...!”

would rise to be the next Sword Saint. The Knights, including Asmophel, were

the inherent

Kraugel smiled slightly.

threw the Dragon Harpoon. A long time ago, Grid had created a weapon specifically designed to hunt drakes. Lord had refined and evolved this weapon over the years to make it deadly

said. He might have been born in a different world, but he had inherited Grid’s technology

of Lord, but it couldn’t define him entirely. Lord

just speak

sensation to Lauel, who

same time, he cast magic that unleashed dozens of meteorites. As if conscious of Kyle, he

in the right place, at the right time. The Overgeared Guild shortly found themselves with their

just in time, Euphemina

the magic

and fused magic, following Euphemina’s directions. Once dozens of

to fulfill Euphemina’s orders, because her requests were happening way too fast. Because of this, Asmophel and the former Red Knights did their best to block or at least cut down some

with the Red Knights. It felt

the Red Sage well. For them, the sensation was similar to the deck effect that appeared in games. The more emotional a person felt, the more motivated they became. Haster expressed gratitude toward the former generation, believing that their souls were firmly

of

fly tried to attack Kubartos, while those who couldn’t committed themselves to

pillars of ash rose

could prevent was Kubartos’ magic and the landslides. There weren’t many people skilled enough to immediately carry out the orders of the

seriously injured when they

and blood flowing in rivers... We should

until

can’t he take

claws, which could’ve crushed dozens of people at a time, only grazed one or two people thanks to Kyle releasing lightning energy to paralyze the dragon’s

mana ran out, Kubartos slowed down for a moment. Then Lord would pop out of Kyle’s shadow and use

shield to block it,

against the dragon was taking form, and every

it, but

just needed a ride, why

can’t ride a wyvern in front of a

know, your father

hates me. I’ve always prided myself in the way animals

like a horse... Is