Overgeared

Agnus had used a skill in real life...

Lauel seemed pretty serious about this, which meant that he had personally seen Agnus do that or had evidence of it.

“The asteroid hasn’t even fallen yet. Are things like this happening already?”

Grid shook his head and limbs to try to calm down after hearing such shocking news. He could feel the sweat on his back slowly drying.

[Whisper from Lauel: I was also very confused. I thought this would only happen once Ghamid fell, since it could cause ecological changes and many other things.]

“Can anyone else other than Agnus do this?”

[Whisper from Lauel: No. I only know about Agnus...]

“The skill that Agnus used exists in Satisfy, right?”

[Whisper from Lauel: Yes, according to what I saw from the video, it was a basic skill of a necromancer—the art of controlling the bones of animals buried in the ground.]

“We have no choice but to doubt the S.A. Group’s intentions, just as Nathaniel said. I’m sure they did something to the capsule.”

People who had never attended a taekwondo school in their lives happened to become martial artists after playing Satisfy. This led to many conspiracy theories. Society was convinced that players could reproduce in reality the techniques they had mastered in Satisfy.

But using a skill in real life? This was a real problem. This wasn’t something that people could do in real life, so it was proof that this was the result of someone’s meddling, and that someone had to be the S.A. Group. Nathaniel’s theory that the S.A. Group was training players in preparation for Ghamid made even more sense now.

‘The key materials needed to make capsules are provided by the S.A. Group...’

Yura’s grandfather, the chairman of the Comet Group, had said the same thing as Nathaniel. He said that companies which produced capsules must follow the guidelines of the S.A. Group no matter what. The core materials of the capsules were also provided by the S.A Group’s headquarters.

“Should I contact the S.A. Group directly?”

Grid had chairman Lim Cheolho’s contact information. Not even the president of the United States had that.

However, Lauel refused.

[Whisper from Lauel: I can’t tell whether the culprit behind this incident is Chairman Lim Cheolho, Morpheus, or someone else from the S.A. Group. You shouldn’t contact him until we know for sure who is causing this.]

Worst case scenario, the S.A Group could be helping the players become stronger not to save the world from Ghamid, but to inflict harm upon it… Maybe they were trying to conquer Earth by bringing the monsters from Satisfy’s into reality, but then an error occurred, and players ended up with special abilities instead.

[Whisper from Lauel: Grid?]

Grid had zoned out. He came back to his senses.

were

powers like Rothschild seem to be putting a lot of pressure onto the S.A. Group. It would be better for

Lauel had many ways to communicate with other

Grid nodded.

“I agree.”

will look at the dynamics of the S.A Group and observe the changes that other players are going through. Someone else

was entirely possible. Lauel could investigate the Overgeared Guild and the rankers active in the alliance. One could say that Lauel had a richer database than many powerful countries. The information he had access to was second only to the S.A. Group.

same situation as Agnus? It seems

would be a lot of buzz if there was a noticeable change in so many people. I

the way... Where is Agnus, and what is he doing? Do you know

the type and level of the skills he can use, he might be completely impossible to track. Realistically, I

he dare do that

very

think he will rely

Lauel: Whatever happened to him, it happened suddenly. It must have been a scary and confusing experience for him. He will have a lot of doubts, and he probably doesn't understand what really happened. I think he’s afraid that others might try to find him

bit tired. Lauel was speaking calmly, but his bleak predictions about the future were a bit frightening. Grid wanted to curse, but he knew that Lauel was

hope that he trusts

think he will trust us.

“Pfft.”

with the Overgeared members for a short period

Lauel thought differently.

the times you tried to kill each other? That probably isn’t the

but he gave up. “That’s only because I’m

last long. Still, he’d made an effort. It wasn’t much, but it was the equivalent of greeting someone when one met them on

thought until now that Agnus had truly made an effort back then. However, looking back at it now, he realized

“...Yes, he

would

from Lauel: I have to

up, stating that he would concentrate on dealing with the Full Moon Fortresses. Unless something unexpected happened, the Full Moon Fortresses all

a bit pointless. Cultivators had terrified everyone when they first appeared, but now

this point, I think I misinterpreted the

they were going to become stronger by fighting the cultivators. He was wrong. The key to his update was to learn to become stronger using mystical arts and elixirs. The cultivators were just simple examples. They showed that players could become as strong

case, I can’t afford to

Full Moon Fortresses left. Even in Asgard, the demon cultivators were collaborating with the gods to build new fortresses. The war against Asgard wouldn’t be an easy one. They needed to make the

Clang, clang, clang...

the fire dragon and the flames of the Red Phoenix flowed. Grid had opened up his mental world and was entirely focused on

clone was watching him from the

said.

Lauel had informed Grid moments before. However, when operating in auto mode, he was just as intelligent as a super named-grade NPC. Simply