Overgeared

[Stop the Erosion Ritual]

There were only four days left on the time limit for the world quest that had been causing a lot of turmoil. Failing this quest would have dangerous consequences, but no one was alarmed.

On the West Continent, the Overgeared members used the Tomb of the Gods as their base, while on the East Continent, the rankers who had received the blessings of the old dragons destroyed a Full Moon Fortress. Both sides had destroyed most of the fortresses.

There were now only two Full Moon Fortresses left, one on each continent. People were watching the events unfold on various media platforms and through rankers’ livestreams. Some drank beer at a pub, some ate popcorn, some ate with their family, and some drank tea quietly while watching. They enjoyed the final battle that could change Satisfy’s fate like it was a sports event since it was very likely that humanity would win and that the cultivators would lose.

The cultivators were discussing what to do.

“This is the last bastion. For four days, we must do our best to stop the enemy’s offensive.”

“Most of our enemies are mortals. Even those who are cultivators have only recently condensed their spiritual roots. They are below the level of the foundation building realm. There is absolutely no reason for us to be pushed back. We will surely win.”

Of course, the cultivators gathered in the Full Moon Fortresses were formidable. There were those who couldn’t participate in the construction of the Full Moon Fortress because the size of their sect was too small, those who didn’t belong to a sect in the first place and wandered the world alone, those who had committed serious sins and had therefore been expelled, and so on.

All the cultivators scattered across the world gathered at the two Full Moon Fortresses. The cultivators had nowhere to retreat, so they abandoned their selfishness and united with a common goal in mind.

There weren’t that many Overgeared members.

“These cultivators are really putting up a fight. I wasn’t expecting that.”

“They recover their HP so quickly with elixirs and mystical arts that attrition warfare isn’t very effective. Why don’t we log out for a while and log back in when other groups are active?”

Because players couldn’t access the game for longer than twenty hours, the Overgeared Guild was forced to split into groups so that they could launch attacks on the fortresses twenty-four hours a day.

The guild members were split into two groups and spent half the day trying to fill in the gaps of the troops as much as possible. Thanks to this, the players had been working over the past ten days without pausing and destroyed the Full Moon Fortresses across the continent. However, this was now a hindrance.

For an all-out war, it was necessary for the Overgeared members to be logged in at the same time.

The executives of the Overgeared Guild were sharing their thoughts.

“The enemy has a lot of Absolutes. Can the Apostles and Tower members survive without us?”

“If we all log out for about an hour so we can all be online at the same time... But if we do that, this will cost us a lot of troops...”

“You think one hour is enough? Even if we launch an all-out offensive, do you think we can capture that place in one hour? Why are you so optimistic?”

“The sheer number of formations set up around the last Full Moon Fortress seems enormous.”

Jishuka entered the barracks and offered a suggestion. “The enemy doesn’t have infinite elixirs. Besides, we still have four days to go. We will continue fighting following the rotations we have set in place while adjusting the connection time of each group little by little. On the third day, there will be an hour when all guild members will be logged in at the same time.”

Her fingertips were red like touch-me-not flowers, bruised from shooting so many arrows. Even after drinking potions and elixirs to restore the fingertips to normal, her fingers were still bloodied because of how strong the recoil of the bow was. She was surely in pain, but she didn’t show it.

The executives nodded. They respected Jishuka because she was a natural leader and very skilled. “That is the ideal method. I agree with Jishuka.”

“By the way, are your hands okay?” Chris asked.

Chris also played the role of captain in most missions. Since he didn’t often work with Jishuka, he only now noticed her red-stained fingers.

“It’s hard to develop resistance to the same wounds. In fact, in many cases, the injury can become permanent.”

matter what and had constant wounds all over his body. He knew very well that people didn’t develop a resistance to pain. This applied especially to high rankers who had set the

an

couldn’t move anymore. She had recently watched a video of the battle between Grid and Garam, and her heart felt very heavy. She wouldn’t find it weird if Grid suffered from PTSD. Until now, he had overcome all the hard trials he’d

Let’s make sure we deal

one and only lover, would get enough rest. Therefore, she planned more thoroughly than

strategize and is a great leader. That’s

understand. Let’s focus

in the ongoing battle and came up with a

Moon Fortress where complex formations that connected dimensions were unfolded, fifty high-ranking cultivators gathered to complete a single mystical art. They had to

“Die.”

intent has flown in and destroyed

“......!”

a warning beforehand. She was commanding the troops when she suddenly stumbled.

“Jishuka!”

what orders to give out, so it was really bad that she wasn’t telling them

"Now!"

Full Moon Fortress and launched an all-out attack. The empire’s soldiers were taken by surprise and scrambled. The knights tried to calm them down while the

“Bah!”

spiritual energy into their shields and blocked most of the skills of the Overgeared members. The cultivators charged into the battlefield, gaining a lot of distance. They had their sights on Huroi, Toban, Laella, Zirkan, and many others who had been

chuckled when he noticed what the enemy

a commander. However, no cultivators targeted him. He

they think it’s better to

swing your spear more and

and Pon were always in the vanguard. They couldn’t go help Jishuka, who was in the backline. Therefore, there was

and she had a shadow ruler next

“This ghostly bastard...!”

cultivators had tried to launch a secret attack by targeting Jishuka, who was tenaciously holding on despite being

some point. He blocked the attacks that the cultivators were hurling at Jishuka. Faker leapt

dragon weapon, so his attack power was high

Jishuka, “Don’t worry about the rest. Just focus on

“Thank you.”

didn’t die immediately. Instead, her invincibility passive triggered

light,

of shadow soldiers. He protected Jishuka and pointed spears and

Faker’s defenses. The fact that there was no Absolute-level cultivator present really hindered them. The most powerful cultivators were currently on the

come to help us. We

one was losing, no one was winning. Neither

be achieved without relying on

the Profound

“......!”

many times they were killed. Suddenly, the eyes of the cultivators widened when the elders of

to give up your

only remaining Full Moon Fortress, yes. Are our lives valuable considering how old we

the cultivators of the Taemun

your sacrifices be in

to complete the Full Moon Fortress. Once our allies arrive from the mainland,

more than their lives. But now that they had their backs against the wall, they

"Of course.”