Overgeared

‘It’s very likely that Navaldrea will find these useful.’

All the artifacts that Lord brought back from Trauka’s treasure trove were of great value. It was clear that they could be sold for a sky-high price if sold on the trading post.

However, Grid didn’t really need the money. The two artifacts he took were for others. One of them was a bracelet with a red bird painted on it and the other was a pendant that exuded scorching heat. These artifacts contained a powerful fire attribute, and Grid thought they would be a valuable gift to Navaldrea, whom he would meet soon.

‘I’m glad that Kraugel has safely secured Navaldrea. Now I just have to wait for news that Eligos has found Judar’s soul.’

Grid knew what he had to do. Just then, he received a notification window that his clone had received the title of ‘Inspired by the God of Magic.’ It seemed that everything was going well. Even the update which he didn’t initially like was making him feel hopeful.

Grid wished everything would work out in the end. But his expression darkened. He stopped himself from getting too excited too soon, and got up from his throne.

He mumbled, “This isn’t the time to be thinking of such things...”

After making several trips, he arrived at a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. He stood in front of the tombstones of the people and soldiers who had been killed a few days earlier. The heartbroken family members guarding the tombstones were shocked by the emperor suddenly showing up. They nodded solemnly while Grid bowed deeply and made a vow to the tombstones.

“The empire will take responsibility for your family. Be reincarnated in peace...”

There were a lot of eyes on him. People would laugh at Grid for becoming too immersed once again. Nevertheless, he didn’t care. He had felt genuine concern over the people of this world ever since he met Khan.

A guild notification interrupted Grid’s meditation.

[Guild] There is a request for help from Siren. They said that the outer barrier is being destroyed, though they do not know what or who is causing it. They hope that someone powerful will come to their aid.

[Guild] Aren’t there a lot of named-grade sea animals roaming those waters? I heard that they constantly break barriers. Even so, this is surprising.

[Guild] Given the current situation, we should probably be prepared for anything. One high ranker should go. Doesn’t matter who as long as they achieved transcendence.

Lauel made a request but, unsurprisingly, no one answered. Currently, the main force of the Overgeared Guild was either on the open sea on newly built sea vessels or exploring dangerous areas.

There were a lot of areas to investigate because the update had just dropped. Plus, there were very few high rankers in Reinhardt, and they were busy dealing with monsters that were frequently appearing in the mines.

Just as the members who fell short of becoming high rankers were going to offer to form a party, Grid disrupted his moment of silence and said, “I will go.”

The guild window was buzzing. It made no sense for Grid to step forward in a situation where it was unclear if an enemy had even appeared in Siren. The guild members didn’t want their leader to waste time on trivial matters.

[Guild] No. I would rather send Asmophel...

“We don’t know when the cultivators will be available. The knights should remain here to protect Reinhardt. Didn’t you say that we need to secure the sea animals that live deep in the sea? I have to go so that the king of the water clan will personally cooperate with me on that.”

Grid headed straight for the warp gate without caring about any other opinions. The magicians waiting there were about to enter the coordinates of Siren when Sticks rushed over.

“I will personally serve His Majesty.”

“Why are you doing this yourself when you are so busy?”

might be remote, but it is unusual for their king to personally ask

wasn’t common for accidents to happen to Siren’s outer barrier. The fact that the king had an ominous foreboding about such a common occurrence meant that things were different from usual. He hadn’t exactly figured out what was going on, but

is the research on the spiritual roots going?”

the prime minister obtained is pretty good.

entered. Several spells were casted, like one that granted Grid a shield, protecting him

“Have a safe journey.”

in Sticks’ direction, who looked at him with worry. “I will be

disappeared into the

***

is a Warrior who possesses immense strength. The martial arts here are truly amazing, like they are defying heaven itself, if even a mortal who hasn’t accumulated spiritual energy

He tsked. The awl that passed by Zik stopped and spread out like

meaning of ‘acceleration’ on his lower body and escaped from the range of the net. The rock caught on his heel was used as a springboard to shoot

“Hmm.”

shield flickered, sending a chill down the man’s spine. “The power of words?

daggers poured out from the old man’s mouth. Zik reacted immediately but he was still cut by a few blades. However, the old man’s protective shield was shattered, unable to withstand

new voice could be heard. “Elder Bai, what type

emitting a

‘nullify’, ‘stop,’ and ‘escape,’ escaping the barrier and leaving the

snorted. “He delayed

of using the power of words. Why else would I have suffered such a humiliating

very unfamiliar with the letters he uses.

you recognize the text? I think he’s human. However, don’t let your guard down. It seems he

powerful body

and his four companions became very cautious. They didn’t attack hastily, instead choosing to slowly close the distance between them and Zik. They were all extremely strong people in the core formation realm, but they had no intention of neglecting the transcendent physical ability of someone who had

size. Those were treasures that were effective for both offense and defense. Each one had a

various spiritual energies and smiled. By focusing on the

small amount of divinity he had taken from King Sobyeol. The elders’

“Absorbing spiritual energy?”

offensive ones, such as knives and spears. They possessed a superior killing power than the ones before

resembling a thunderbolt. The spiritual energy that he absorbed from the elders’ treasures was replaced with aura

"Kuaaaaack!"

shattered in exchange

his breath, Zik carefully searched the corpses of his enemies. His driving force was his desire for revenge. He had little interest in anything. Naturally, he did not care for anything material. Still, he took

pouches were full of things he had never seen before. Among them, the most interesting ones were

himself. ‘I have something to

for so long were starting to fade. He didn’t

needed more time. However, Heaven didn’t

unfamiliar voice spoke to him. “Interesting. Did you kill the

turned to ash, wriggled every time the fog touched them. The fragmented body parts stuck together

powerful people on par with the elder

as you is turned into a