Overgeared

“......”

Grid’s group entered the temple and was already busy. Noe used his Treasures and spells to prepare for an enemy attack while Grid used his God Hands to build a barrier to seal off the entrance. He was trying to stop Asura’s pursuit, if only for a moment. Marie Rose stared at him as he took out a potion and drank it.

“My dear husband, don’t do that again.”

Marie Rose’s gaze rested on Grid’s ankle. It looked awful. The Treasures that Asura had sent toward him had shattered his Achilles tendon. If Marie Rose hadn’t used blood magic to help Grid, his entire leg would’ve been torn off.

“What?”

“What...?” Marie Rose’s facial expression became unusually cold as she repeated what Grid had said back to him. Since she was always so relaxed, the impression she gave off completely changed when all she did was just narrow her eyebrows slightly.

Nevertheless, Grid didn’t raise an eyebrow. It seemed like he really didn’t know what he did wrong. Marie Rose sighed.

“Don’t neglect yourself to protect me. Do you think I can’t take care of myself?”

Just now, Grid had thrown himself toward Marie Rose before entering the temple. In the process, he left himself exposed and got seriously wounded by Asura.

“Um...”

Grid recalled the situation in detail. Certainly, there was no reason for him to do something like that. He hadn’t taken Marie Rose’s skills into account. If Grid had escaped toward the entrance of the temple by himself, Marie Rose would’ve followed him in no time. She could definitely do that given her quickness and agility.

“I’m sorry. That was my fault. But I didn’t do it because I didn’t trust you. I just acted instinctively. Don’t get me wrong.”

“You acted instinctively...?”

Marie Rose’s expression became a bit serious. She wondered if Asura had performed some kind of trickery to make Grid move without thinking.

Grid let out a laugh.

“I was afraid the woman I love would get hurt. Even though I clearly know what you’re capable of, I acted without realizing it because I was worried.”

“What does that... You are foolish.”

Marie Rose’s expression was still cold. However, her eyes were trembling slightly. She was confused. She was the strongest among the Absolutes. Grid was worried about her even though she could match Chiyou for a while if they fought? She couldn’t understand Grid’s feelings at all. What she didn’t understand even more was her own heart.

reason, she was

survive even if the whole world is destroyed. My dear husband, you should take

incomprehensible joy deep in her heart. She had no intention of getting in Grid’s way. This wasn’t just a matter of pride. She was confident in

I will try

This meant he trusted Marie Rose. It was fun. His heart became as

like I

and struck several pillars

was probably Hanul’s temple. It was enormous, so the pillars supporting the temple’s structure were also huge. However, they were helpless against the winds of time. The temple had

had turned cloudy in no time. The demon cultivators hiding and watching Grid’s group panicked. Of course, they didn’t give in to anxiety. Demon cultivators were able to overcome adversities that humans couldn’t even imagine. They had

in vain. Grid’s sensitivity after temporarily laying down all responsibilities went beyond the limits of an Absolute. Even

senses that had been distracted because he worried so much about everything that needed to be protected were

the Earth Escape Arts. Was this Mumud’s doing? I almost didn’t

slightly. The demon cultivators were

also an evil

entered a strange world. Unlike their human counterparts, they acted cautiously. They didn’t harm

because they were good-natured. This was a survival strategy. They were afraid that they would be found by the human cultivators if they were too conspicuous. The number of demon cultivators that had come to this world was very small. They couldn’t possibly

to be gods resided. The demon cultivators had tried to contact them and succeeded. They had a friendly conversation before forming an agreement with some of the gods. Mumud, an angel,

on their backs like bird cultivators. Were they from the demon race after all? Mumud

demon cultivators made a contract. In return for Asgard giving sovereignty to the demon cultivators, who would help build the Full Moon Fortress and expand their power through

who reached the highest realm presided over parts of the

Idolatry was something that only bugs—mortals—did. However, the demon cultivators were at a crossroad between establishing a foundation for their lives or surviving in a small number which would eventually decline. They had no choice from the moment they fell into this unknown world without any warning. Thus, they made a contract

awry. Asura changed halfway through. When all of the formation mechanisms of the Full Moon Fortress had been completed, suddenly, Asura started slaughtering the demon cultivators while laughing joyfully. It

a false one. The demon cultivators saw a similar

didn’t deny it. “It might seem

go of all responsibilities, even if only for a moment. He was faithful only to his feelings. He needed to kill his enemies as cruelly as possible so that, even in death, they would never

how Grid’s nature had been since the days he used to be called the Butcher… No,

as afraid as possible. Do that while regretting coming here and reflecting

mystical arts. He did that to experience the abilities of the demon cultivators

to deal with. Since they are classified as beasts, I can use hunting nets

can respond to sonic attacks

the movements of their martial arts and use

He treated the Absolute-level cultivators who had escaped Asura’s massacre as if they were children. He used the sword he held in his right hand and hundreds of God Hands

most of the demon cultivators. Strictly speaking, they were tools suitable