Overgeared

“It’s finally over...”

“We did it...! We did it!!”

“Waaahhhhhhhh!”

Hundreds of thousands of people cheered in unison. The moon fell and scattered jade-colored meteor showers. The collapse of the Full Moon Fortress decorated the night sky. Something ugly at its core brought a beautiful ending to the people watching it collapse.

After a few days of struggle, humanity had triumphed. The players, who had taken the lead despite getting killed over and over again by the thousands of cultivators, gathered at the Full Moon Fortress. Their contribution was enormous. They escaped with their lives by using return scrolls just before dying or drinking potions and instantly restoring their HP.

If their weapons were destroyed because they couldn't withstand the power of the enemy’s Treasures, the players bought a replacement from the auction house to fill their empty hands. If they died, which was inevitable, they resurrected and rejoined the battlefield.

The players’ traits were unimaginably strong in a war of attrition. They had exhausted the cultivators who had lived for hundreds to tens of thousands of years. The cultivators couldn’t understand the players, whose number didn’t decline no matter how many times they died. The longer the war went on, the more the morale of the cultivators decreased to an uncontrollable degree.

This was the result.

[Pitiful... Heartbreaking... I never thought that what I have spent all my life building would end up in vain...]

The lament of the immortal, who was left alone and fought to the end, was his shabby final will. The weapons and spells of the Apostles, Tower members, and Overgeared members stuck like porcupine thorns in his body. He finally turned to ash. The thorns were so poisonous that they destroyed what he had built for tens of thousands of years.

“Is this the end of this situation in the East Continent? No, there are still some bugs left.”

Braham shifted his gaze. He still hadn’t retracted his magic. He was staring straight at the three masters. They were the three gods who could move the clouds and summon the wind and rain. They surrounded the wounded Four Auspicious Beasts, threatening them. The Four Auspicious Beasts were in tatters after holding out against the immortals without pause until the reinforcements from the Overgeared Guild arrived.

“You dare.”

Braham’s magic power fluctuated as he raised his eyes fiercely in that direction. The magic in his hands was on the verge of being fired.

The Blue Dragon barely managed to speak. “Wait, this is a misunderstanding. They helped us.”

Braham looked puzzled as he tilted his head. “...Did they really?”

The reactions of the other beasts weren’t much different. The last gods left in the Hwan Kingdom, loyal to Hanul, surely resented Grid. Yet they helped the Four Auspicious Beasts who served Grid? This seemed illogical.

The three masters couldn’t cope with the hundreds of people asking them for an explanation and sighed. Pungsa was the first to speak.

[We planned to go and meet the farmer god according to the will of God Grid.]

Unsa said, [But we didn’t feel like it. Even though we look like this, we have served a God of the beginning. How can we go and help with farming? Does that make sense?]

Usa also chimed in. [...So while we were in the Hwan Kingdom, where no one was around, thinking what we could do, we witnessed the war between humans and cultivators. The Four Auspicious Beasts were in trouble, just like when we got invaded. They looked so pathetic that we couldn’t stand it.]

However, no one replied to them.

“...What is this nonsense?”

Braham kept his violent tone even after becoming a god. He seemed to be on the verge of swearing as he demanded a more detailed explanation.

following Grid’s will? Going to the farmer god? Did you seriously consider the idea

make use of our specialties. We agreed after thinking that it was better for us to

“......”

recently emerged. The value of the crops and herbs from

asked a question. “But why didn’t you let the Four Auspicious Beasts

Four Auspicious Beasts a thorn in their side. Thanks to their resurrection, the Hwan Kingdom lost the worship of humanity. There surely

mistake first. Hanul and the three masters attacked the Four Auspicious Beasts, who were living well on the East Continent. They sealed the Four Auspicious Beasts away and

them with suspicion. “...Did you help the Four Auspicious Beasts after

were the most arrogant among the gods. Would

three masters had helped the Four Auspicious Beasts not because they reflected on

I don’t understand. This was simply a matter

“Pride...?”

of beings we have never heard of before and are facing disaster again. Doesn’t that mean our previous feat of

“......”

was speechless. His eyes became

had died. Even Garam, who inherited their divinity, had died. The three masters had really lost everything, but nothing

be able to adapt to the changing world?

had these small doubts.

saying that, but in reality, you wanted to help those from the same world as you, right? It would be inconvenient for the three masters to stand by and watch as invaders from outside

[Bah, nonsen...]

be

[......]

about to deny Lauel’s one-sided interpretation but fell silent. The best of the Overgeared World had killed the immortal, who was difficult for the

and the Absolutes, all listened to Lauel. They felt as if all sorts of threats would pour down

a mere human being, Lauel was the backbone of the great Overgeared World. This meant he had extraordinary abilities and

end,

chance to put down roots in this land, beings we have never heard of before were

they lost and failed against Grid, suffering all types of

he

are going to live with us in the future, give up on

knows how

Grid, I have

giving advice further angered Pungsa and

Were you always so

tense. Usa was restless. The Apostles and Tower members didn’t respond. They didn’t really care what would happen next. They had immediately joined the battlefield of the East Continent after destroying the Full Moon Fortress on the West Continent, so they were exhausted. They didn’t want to waste their energy getting

give up our rights to the loot obtained here,” Laurel

those who fought for days and sacrificed so much. I feel like they

in its stead was the army of God of War Ares and Valhalla. This was an army that was thoroughly equipped with

situation couldn’t be seen as bad. Each soldier seemed to have an extraordinary air

was trying to minimize the damage in real combat, but he managed to obtain

the cultivators, perhaps an army worthy of being called the strongest on

keep arguing? Just draw your weapons to decide

the situation. He had become a god, so now he paid attention to his image. It wasn’t yet possible for him to act like Grid by sincerely worrying about and helping people he didn’t know, but Braham was trying hard in his