Overgeared

To annihilate meant to kill and destroy without leaving any traces. The power of the special resource known as Annihilation energy, which could only be obtained by killing a god and old dragon at the same time, was as intuitive as its name.

No matter the target, Annihilation energy would destroy it. Its power had been proven in practice.

Even Hanul, who was a God of the beginning, couldn’t withstand the Annihilation energy and died. The very same energy had smashed through Grid’s armor even though the armor was made out of a mixture of Greed and the fire dragon’s scales.

Even though Garam claimed to be the strongest being after inheriting Hanul’s divinity and absorbing King Sobyeol’s, what could he really do in this situation? Grid’s Chaos Aura weakened Garam significantly. Defying the Natural Order combined with Twilight could even slash through an old dragon’s Absolute Defense and scales.

The power of the Annihilation energy...

Slash!

He cut Garam as if he was a sheet of paper. Garam’s divinity that emerged from his severed arm was different from usual. It resembled red blood instead of golden light. This was because of the Annihilation energy.

Garam, who was already nervous, became very anxious. This reminded him of his past life as a yangban. The last thing he saw before he died the first time was the pool of blood he had spilled... He couldn’t allow the same thing to happen again. He didn’t want to ever experience that anger and fear again.

[It will be different this time.]

Garam was anxious purely because of the Refractive Dragon. He realized he needed to make sure to not draw the dragon’s attention anymore, so he sealed the power of light. This meant he had lost several of the aces up his sleeve.

But this didn’t mean he was at a disadvantage. After all, he was an Absolute. Even though he could no longer rely on the power of light, he could still move faster than sound. There was no way he would be slower than Grid.

Besides, he still had the Annihilation energy. Because of this, he still had a chance. Even though the odds weren’t in his favor, he still had a chance to win.

Garam calmed down. He cut off one of Grid’s arms using the sword made out of Annihilation energy seconds after Grid had done the same thing to him. Now, both Absolutes had only one armed remaining.

Garam bent forward and spun. Meanwhile, Grid corrected his balance by leaning backward and kicking with his leg up. Grid’s kick hit Garam in the left shoulder.

In the midst of the shards of purple Annihilation energy, Garam stabbed Grid in the abdomen with his sword as he was pushed back slightly.

Garam’s knees buckled, so he stumbled slightly. Grid stabbed him in the back.

[...Haha! Ahahahaha!]

Garam, who had been gritting his teeth in rage just moments before, suddenly burst out laughing. This fierce battle was pushing both of them closer to death. This life or death battle was a lot of fun.

feel like I’m alive

Garam had been pushed to the brink from the moment the Refractive Dragon appeared. There was little he could do other than resent the

moment. After all, he used to be dead. His soul had been extinguished and turned into nothingness. Now, he was alive and breathing again. He was an Absolute, and he had the freedom to make decisions

to get revenge. So why not be thankful

‘It’s fun.’

was enjoying

eventually find a powerful enemy who could predict his movements and intentions and counterattack accordingly. With every action and intention that Garam predicted, Grid became more and more impressed the longer the battle went on. He was motivated to win, and he could feel his enjoyment increasing with every passing moment. He never felt this whenever he slaughtered those much weaker than him, so his adrenaline shot

disturb me!] Garam shouted nervously while removing the Annihilation sword

immortals flashed with mystical characters and moved on their own. They

intent. He could use intent better than anyone else even when he used to be a Transcendent.

Treasures under his control turned red with killing intent, their power now amplified. Rather than just

own hands,] Garam warned

seriously injuring each other. Both of them kept losing their balance. Now matter how fast an Absolute could heal, wounds inflicted by Annihilation energy didn’t regenerate

time their swords collided, purple sparks flew, and multi-layered shockwaves dispersed dozens of times per second, making

“What is this...?”

Old Sword Demon, the rankers who were performing tasks in various parts of the East Continent, as well as the thousands of players moving onto the next location after capturing two Full Moon Fortresses stopped in

the events unfold and congratulating the players on their achievements suddenly stopped moving. Everyone was

blood was turning into rain. Truly spectacular. Ordinary people saw the fragments of purple

thought this scenery looked like the beginning of the apocalypse.

their limbs one by one and had stab wounds all over their bodies. They were badly wounded. Nevertheless, seeing a part of the world

sighed. “He always fights

Gildong looked serious as he muttered,

from the West Continent. Most of humanity there worshiped Grid as the greatest god. He even had more support than the Four Auspicious Beasts, who were the basis

their faith into a single god. He

beings living on the East Continent would forget many things, just like when they

let go of all his worries and fears. He came to truly trust and respect Grid, who had already gained

the rankers asked, seeing the

them had their own livestreams going so they could earn some extra money. They couldn’t ignore the viewers who were worried about Grid because he was fighting alone. The people in the

“Um...”

of the group. He hadn’t been selected as the leader initially, but the others recognized his talents during the destruction of the

supported to believe and follow Old Sword Demon no matter what even before they saw Grid fighting Garam. Old Sword Demon was a very experienced and skilled fighter. He

battle, but

act hastily just because of what he wanted. He was wary of the hundreds of Treasures pressuring the old dragons. Perhaps as soon as he approached, some of them would