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.

He whispered to the unconscious Grid, [Grid, don’t forget that you were lucky enough to win. Don’t be arrogant just because you defeated a God of the beginning. You have to remember this so that you may

Jingle.

a trace. Grid’s group was left alone on

to the now-fallen World

become even more unstable...” He turned to Noe and Randy and added, “King Sobyeol might

“I understand, nyang.”

dragon armor, helmet, gauntlets,

to gather as many fragments of Grid’s items scattered throughout the battlefield as they could. To repair items that weren’t just broken or damaged, but completely destroyed, they

easy thing to do. The armor fragments were so small that they scattered everywhere, as if they had been swept away by a

“It can’t be helped.”

cries from the blackened sky

“Okay, that’s enough. We have to

Noe and Randy to reply. He used Mass Teleport to get himself and his

Immediately afterward—

was one second too

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

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

Kingdom had declined to the point where it couldn’t even be compared to the Overgeared World or Asgard, but that was okay. If

[...Um?]

smiling, but now he

Rumble!!

dark and roaring, suddenly cracked open

[Garam?]

an honor that you

[How did you survive?]

masters were intending to betray him and take over the kingdom. However, it didn’t make sense for a long-dead yangban to suddenly come back to life. People were saying

“Who knows? Perhaps Hanul had high expectations for me? I didn’t expect

be as talented as Mir. But Garam, you

of power after losing to Grid a few months earlier, but he could easily harm a Transcendent. Hanul was known to have no manners. Garam was sinister in many ways, so King Sobyeol was determined to cut

However...

[This strength?]

block it. Garam just stood still, and King Sobyeol’s

why, but Hanul chose me as his successor. I inherited his power, even though it’s only

his divinity. From King Sobyeol’s perspective, not even the gods could fight back against this power. This was none other

can you do as a mere

wasn’t angry at Garam, but at Hanul. How could he pass his divinity to someone who wasn’t even his flesh

King Sobyeol remembered what Grid had told him some

because you

before stabbing him in the back. Perhaps Hanul also didn’t trust

He laughed.

know the

for a 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 talented and popular than him. He had thrown his brother into

his feet

had been mistaken. His world had already

did this