Overgeared

‘He isn’t dead or logged out...?’

Did he really faint in the game?

The world message announcing the death of the God of the beginning, Hanul, was Grid’s last memory. He also remembered the epic that worshiped his new achievements, and a somewhat unfamiliar rewards breakdown...

Dozens of lines of notifications were flashing in front of him, but Grid lost consciousness before he had the time to take a closer look.

“......”

Step.

Consciousness Separation was an omnipotent skill. It wasn’t necessary for the subject to always control the divided consciousness. According to the subject’s will, or when the subject was unresponding, like now, Grid’s clone could operate in auto mode.

Thanks to his high Intelligence stat, he could make decisions like a super named-grade NPC.

The clone protected Grid. “Don’t get any closer,” he warned Chiyou. He kept his voice and gaze gentle out of fear of provoking him.

Noe and Randy whined as they emerged to take care of Grid.

[Did you notice?]

Chiyou didn’t bother to stop them. He put away his sword and crossed his arms, like he had no intention of harming Grid.

[If Hanul had dealt a low blow at the end, Grid would’ve died.]

The clone couldn’t deny that. “...I suppose so.”

Thanks to having Grid’s memories, it was safe to say that the clone had also mastered swordsmanship. Hanul had created a sword out of the Annihilation energy stolen from Grid and brandished a purple sword. If he hadn’t been so certain of victory, if he had predicted in advance that Rebecca would intervene, he never would’ve raised the sword above his head. Instead of doing that, he would’ve unleashed a low strike in preparation for Grid’s counterattack.

[Even if Grid had dashed forward at the speed of light, Hanul would’ve likely stabbed Grid in the chest. He was a God of the beginning. He might’ve acted like a fool for many years when he was blinded by the light, but he wasn’t a weakling.]

Hanul’s authority was to issue wide-area quests. This meant that he could easily influence others with his words. It was easy for him to make Grid’s epic react with just a few shouts. Hanul’s declaration that he would kill Grid, thus triggering the epic, was clearly intentional.

Hanul had planned a dramatic performance to show his prestige to the Overgeared World, which controlled most of the planet. His somewhat exaggerated words and deeds probably stemmed from this plan. He probably intended to imprint himself in history by holding the giant sword above his head.

This had resulted in the worst possible outcome, but there was a clear reason for Hanul’s choices and actions.

[Of course, I have no intention of defending someone who is already dead.]

Chiyou hated romanticism. He wasn’t obsessed with fame. He just wanted to die. He was jealous of Hanul, who died, and had no sympathy whatsoever for him.

Jingle.

Chiyou paused for a moment before approaching. The clone was surprised to see him get closer and tried to stop him, only to change his mind.

“Ack, ong!”

Noe was wary of Chiyou. Noe, who was terrified of dragons, stood up and showed that he was willing to fight against the Martial God. Even Randy was already swinging her sword.

that you were lucky enough to win. Don’t be arrogant just because you defeated a God

Jingle.

disappeared without a trace. Grid’s group was left alone on

It was connected to the

Hanul’s death has caused the Hwan Kingdom to become even more unstable...” He turned to Noe and Randy and added, “King Sobyeol might be coming, so we must hurry. I don’t think Grid has recovered from his

“I understand, nyang.”

armor, helmet,

scattered throughout the battlefield as they could.

as if they had been swept away

“It can’t be helped.”

from the

decision. “Okay, that’s enough. We have to go.

clone didn’t wait for Noe and Randy to reply. He used Mass Teleport to

Immediately afterward—

was one second

up. He didn’t feel any regrets. Instead, he was overjoyed. Since the moment Grid betrayed him, he had dedicated his time to training. However, he had been pessimistic about his bleak future. He thought that it would be impossible for him to regain his original

granted King Sobyeol the opportunity to live. He might even inherit some of his father’s influence. He would become the master of the Hwan Kingdom. This alone made it possible for him to regain his strength and secure a

or Asgard, but that was okay. If

[...Um?]

was smiling, but now he was

Rumble!!

dark and roaring, suddenly cracked open

[Garam?]

honor that you remember

[How did you survive?]

Kingdom had suffered enormous damage and was in a terrible state after Hanul’s death. King Sobyeol wouldn’t find it surprising if the three masters were intending to betray him and take over the kingdom.

shrugged. “Who knows? Perhaps Hanul had high expectations for me? I didn’t expect that he had prepared

used to be as talented as Mir. But Garam, you are being

Absolute. He had lost a lot of power after losing to Grid a few months earlier, but he could easily harm a Transcendent.

However...

[This strength?]

he didn’t exactly block it. Garam just stood still,

why,

was radiating from Garam. This energy not only easily neutralized King Sobyeol’s attack, but it also absorbed his divinity. From King Sobyeol’s perspective, not even

do as a mere

he pass his divinity

Grid

you because you betrayed your brother and ended

was what Grid had whispered before stabbing him in the back. Perhaps

He laughed.

know the truth,

long time to become the sole heir of the God of the beginning and reign over the Gods. Thus, he betrayed his older brother, Daebyeol, who was more

the whole world at his

been mistaken. His world had

this to