Overgeared

Chapter 2055

“Finally... Ack!!”

Chiyou’s face twisted in pain. The death he had dreamed of for eons was more terrible than he had imagined. His stopped heart silenced his world. His cold blood made everything go dark. He felt as if he was floating.

It was painful. He was scared. An overwhelming sense of loss came over him...

“Chiyou...”

“Gri... d...”

The image of Grid was reflected in Chiyou’s dim eyes. Grid was gritting his teeth as if he was witnessing something sad.

Chiyou recalled the first time he met Grid. At that time, Grid had been weak, but even then he’d had unlimited potential. He had been like the sun even among the yangbans.

Chiyou welcomed death with open arms.

“My discerning vision... As expected, I wasn’t wrong...”

While Chiyou had been observing him, Grid had faced many trials. However, Grid had overcome each and every one of them without getting discouraged. He had finally made it to where he was today.

You have become more distinguished than me...

Chiyou was turning to ash and didn’t even have the energy to open his mouth. Thus, he spoke using intent.

[Grid. You are the Only One God now.]

The noble status of the Martial God remained honorable even in the moment of irreversible death. He engraved his intent on the entire world.

[I, Martial God Chiyou, was killed by the Great Grid. This is eternal annihilation.]

Once Chiyou’s defeat spread to the world, the gray energy that consumed him became even more powerful.

[The Martial God status has been attributed to Grid.]

The Martial God, envied and feared by all the beings in the world, was now just one of the concepts that made up Grid.

Chiyou was rapidly weakening. Even if several miracles occurred at this very moment, it was impossible to save him.

“Chiyou...!”

[Is this how it feels for my soul to die? It’s more painful than what I was prepared for. An indescribable sense of loss is coming over me.]

There were clear tears in Chiyou’s single remaining eye.

[...How ridiculous and disgusting my desire must be in the eyes of human beings who die after living for only decades.]

There were countless people in the world who were struggling to survive even one more day. Unlike them, Chiyou only chased death. It was only now when he was on the brink of death that he realized he was a tremendous sinner.

unexpected sense of guilt. Nevertheless, he didn’t regret his ending because he had been too lonely. When Chiyou was left alone in the ruined Hwan Kingdom, he realized he had

I hope you won’t be as

consciousness, which had only one ray

nodded.

Grid would grant

smiling slightly through

Flop.

was left alone surrounded by

also become lonely like

He slowly shook off these vague fears as he recalled the

like Chiyou. They would always bother him and make sure he would never be lonely. Sometimes, he would rely on them to keep up the friendly competition they

“...It’s because we’re players.”

regained his composure. He got up from where he had been sitting.

so much goodwill from you,

heart, he wanted to

had finally managed to disappear. However, he might resurrect if people kept talking about him. Grid

“Rest for eternity.”

short prayer,

***

triumphant return of His

the leader of

swarmed Grid when

‘Oh my.’

but to no avail. The imperial capital had extended beyond continents and had

gates and walls, the return points, warp gates,

it would be annoying if they made a fuss every time the emperor appeared, but today was a monumental day. The emperor had defeated the Martial God and returned safely. There was

people, soldiers, knights, and players swarmed Grid. Surrounded by the cheering crowd, Grid

for my plan. Let’s announce Chiyou’s

to make sure that he would also handle

used Knight Summoning to call Huroi to his

liege, give me

to be summoned after a long time and saluted like a knight. He was glad that

people who prioritized their studies over hunting and raiding. As their cultivation realm increased, it was possible to increase

his studies recently. Thanks to this, his cultivation realm had risen and his playtime limit had increased significantly. In this way, he could respond to the call of his liege... Huroi was rejoicing and

a small voice, “There are so many people gathered here, so please announce the death of Martial God Chiyou. Make sure

very sad from Grid’s perspective. He had to make sure that, in the future, Chiyou would not be regarded as such a great being. He should be seen by the people as moderately strong and despicable. He had to be downgraded to

“...Yes, Your Majesty.”

powerful and majestic than they actually were in order to make Grid’s value shoot up. Sometimes, it was out of genuine respect for the enemy. At some point, all the enemies that Grid had fought had

enemies were portrayed as great. The stronger the enemy, the more he

natural for Grid to feel respect for the enemy. His opponents had been so powerful and

if it hadn’t been for Chiyou’s

an

was no way

the emperor who judged the Martial God has truly been crowned as the Only One