Overgeared Chapter 1162:

At the toothless tiger community . . .

The old rocks collapsed .  It was the work of the blue tiger .

“You are an absurd guy . ”

Garam swept his long hair—soaked with blood and sweat—behind his ears and laughed .  His eyebrows raised sharply as his eyes alternated between looking at the injured blue tiger and at the collapsed old stones .

“There is no precedent for humans to survive in the face of a god’s grudge . Even if you grab onto my ankles until I break down the few remaining of the 12 Zodiacs, Grid is doomed to die . He might resurrect a few times but he will always dance on the palm of my hand and suffer from tens of thousands of deaths . ” 

There was no value in a foolish sacrifice . . .

Mocking overflowed from Garam’s leisurely face .  He had no doubt that he would be able to find Grid again and kill him, even if he missed Grid now .  Honestly, he was enjoying it by this point .  He wanted to have fun, like a hunter setting a fire and waiting for the raccoon to crawl out of the cave .  He was holding the Cho Kingdom as a hostage .  

The blue tiger shuddered .  “Aheung . I feel sorry for you, a god’s creation who is pretending to be a **** . ”

“ . . . ”

Garam’s face was stiff .  Humans and yangbans were no different, thus they should cherish each other and treat each other equally .  A madman’s sophistry revolved around Garam’s head .  He silently stared at the blue tiger for a moment before turning his attention to the 10 trembling toothless tigers .

“Since killing a **** is impossible, I’ll have to torture and kill them to allay my anger . ”

“Why are you obsessed with pointless killing?”

Garam snorted as the blue tiger blocked his way . “Didn’t I say that I was going to soothe my anger?”

Garam started to wield the sword like a whip .  He shivered with joy as he remembered the days when he tortured the blue tiger .  The wounds on the blue tiger’s body increased as he was forced on the defensive, only for the toothless tigers to cry out .  “Aheung! The other yangban chased the human!”

“ . . . ?”

Garam and the blue tiger’s attention shifted at the same time .  The tigers explained with an incomprehensible expression .  

“T-The two of them are fighting! A yangban suddenly appeared on the side of the sheep community and crossed using the stones, heung!”

“There was no time to stop him, heung!”

“ . . . !”

Garam and the blue tiger’s eyes were burning after they saw that the tigers weren’t lying .  The blue tiger was worried about Grid and the Red Phoenix Bow while Garam was anxious about his dirty laundry being discovered .

‘The bitter candidates are the only one who can fool my senses . ’

The bitter candidates—it referred to the yangban who finished 8th place and below in Chiyou’s test .  They were beaten in the competition and weren’t worthy to be objects of faith . They were much weaker than the Seven, including Garam, but they were still yangbans .  It was easy for them to subdue a human .  In particular, Hangyeol was skilled and it was possible for him to deceive Garam’s senses . It would be easy for him to chase after Grid unnoticed .

“That son of a **** . . . !”

Grid would’ve already been overpowered .  That guy would cling to his cheap life as usual and tell Hangyeol all about Garam’s dirty laundry .  Garam went crazy at the thought and rushed forward .  The blue tiger and the toothless tigers were no longer his concerns .  The moment he was ridiculed by the other yangban, his position might be weakened and he might be disqualified from the Seven .

Garam had to shut Hangyeol’s mouth no matter what .  Since the stones were broken, it would take time to get to the rabbit community . He was forced to leave straight away .

The blue tiger sat down in place .  He didn’t rush after the departing Garam .  There was no reason to hold him with force .  Grid would already be dead .  It was too early to have given him the Red Phoenix Bow .

‘Pagma . . . I brought danger to your descendant . . . ’

The guilt-ridden blue tiger was in tears .

***

Grid didn’t forget the thrill of seeing the yangban for the first time .  The presence had been reminiscent of the legends of the West Continent and Grid had flinched back .  Yes, the yangbans were strong . Those who had the blood of a **** couldn’t be weak .  The fighting energy that boiled the moment Hangyeol appeared proved the reality .  However . . .

“Pinnacle Kill . ”

Grid predicted the odds of winning .  Unlike a few years ago, he didn’t shrink back .  Now he was stronger and had penetrated the weaknesses of the yangbans .  It was as expected .

“Ugh!”

Hangyeol was hit twice in a row by Grid .  The fatal weakness of a yangban—it was that they made mistakes out of pride .  Hangyeol was humiliated because he couldn’t respond quickly to Grid’s surprise attack . He never imagined that a human would dare to strike at a yangban .

“This swordsmanship . . .  Kukuk! Was Garam caught off guard like this? I understand why his eyes are fiery now . ”

“ . . . !”

Following Kill and Pinnacle Kill, Grid tried to link it with Restraint only to reflexively fall back .  There was a wave of air where Grid had been standing .  It was caused by an invisible wind strike .

‘This strength . . . ’

It was a technique with the power to make Grid silent .  Previously, Garam had lured Grid to the East Continent using a quest and he used this invisible wind to turn Grid to tatters .  This was one of the decisive reasons why Grid was afraid of Garam .  How could a player beat a monster who won against the opponent using an attack with no form?

It was a power that caused Grid to feel frustration .  Yet at this moment, he glimpsed the truth .  The strike of invisible wind .  The identity of this ability that Garam called ‘power’ was actually Formless Will .  The power of willpower, embodied by those who had already awakened the heart .  The yangbans were able to embody the ability with their innate willpower and called it ‘power . ’

“It turns out that you’re pretty good,” Hangyeol muttered .  Avoiding the intangible winds? This person wasn’t a normal human .  It was unknown how he mastered Pagma’s Swordsmanship but he must’ve overcome human limitations in the process .

Hangyeol’s attitude became a bit more serious .  He started using the power of the wind in earnest .  The force of the wind that blew around Hangyeol gradually became faster and fiercer .  He had no intention of pulling out the sword hanging from his waist at all .  He looked at Grid in a relaxed manner despite already being hit twice .

It wasn’t because he was stupid .  The yangbans had ruled humans for at least hundreds of years .  They were a disaster to humans or saved humans according to their mood .  It was fundamentally impossible for the yangbans to be concerned about humans .

In fact, Hangyeol’s wounds were already healing quickly .  It was the power of the Red Phoenix Breath .  No, there was no need to talk about the Red Phoenix Breath . The wounds he suffered weren’t deep in the first place .  It was evidence that a human couldn’t harm the yangbans .

“Haha, I’ll break your legs first . ”

Hangyeol gave a cheerful laugh and his personality was very different from Garam .

Garam, who had been deified for a long time, was obsessed with every little wound Grid dealt him because it was a blow to his pride . Hangyeol, who wasn’t chosen to be an object of faith, had endured for a long time and wasn’t obsessed with petty wounds .

He remained reasonable and calmly targeted Grid .  An intangible wind swept over Grid .  It wasn’t easy to avoid invisible attacks .  This was the power of one who would become a **** .  Before great power, humans were supposed to kneel . . .

“ . . . What?”

Hangyeol’s smiling face stiffened .  The intangible winds were torn away without reaching Grid .

[The target’s solid will has neutralized the Formless Will . ]

Formless Will was a power of willpower .  It was a force that easily subdued targets with relatively weak or no willpower .  It also meant that it wouldn’t work against strong-willed targets at all .  The expansion of his mana core allowed Grid to open the willpower stat and Grid obtained Formless Will, but it was impossible to control it directly .

“This . . . !”

Hangyeol stood with a baffled expression and hurriedly grasped his sword .  It was because the man engulfed in a dark red-purple aura quickly started dancing amidst the storm of wind .  This dance wasn’t familiar to Hangyeol .

“Transcend!”

It was a sword dance that created sword energy .  If he didn’t narrow the distance, the situation would be at a disadvantage for a while .  Hangyeol rushed forward . He needed to approach Grid before the sword energy flew forward .  However . . .

“Transcend—”

The time Grid took to complete the sword dance was faster than Hangyeol expected .

“—Link Kill Pinnacle . ”

There were no gaps .

“ . . . !?”

Four sword dances at the same time? No, not even Pagma . . .

Hangyeol’s thoughts didn’t last long .  The dozens of energy blades that poured forward precisely aimed at his vital areas and contained killing intent to the extreme so there was no time to consider it .

“Kuek . . . !”

Hangyeol planned to twist the trajectory of the dozens of energy blades by drawing a large circle with his soft sword, but failed .  Another weakness of the yangban was their lack of experience .  Braham’s magic was in Pagma’s Swordsmanship .  It was impossible for the yangban, who had been lazy all his life, to cope with the combined power of two legends .

[Fenrir’s Power is supporting the spirit of struggle that doesn’t lose . You have overcome the gap with the target . ]

The damage of the fully buffed Grid was 100% applied, mangling Hangyeol’s body .  Grid’s attack power penetrated even the defense of semi-god transcendent .

“Kuaack!”

His screams couldn’t stop and red blood poured out as Hangyeol collapsed .  Grid was already in the process of using Transcended Link Flower .

“You . . . !”

Something was wrong .  This person wasn’t Pagma’s successor .  He was a monster who had surpassed Pagma .  A chill went down Hangyeol’s spine as he used Lightning Speed and soared up into the sky .  He had the idea of escaping from this place right away but Grid didn’t allow it .

“W-Who are you?”

Hangyeol’s face was white .  He hadn’t expected Grid to also use the power of the blue dragon .  He was caught by the chasing Grid and Hangyeol pulled out the power of the white tiger .  The Red Phoenix Breath was busy restoring his wound so he had simultaneously activated the power of three of the Four Auspicious Beasts .

“Cough!”

Black blood poured from Hangyeol’s mouth .  He couldn’t die in the hands of a human and did his best .  A shield of stone walls that wouldn’t break appeared around him .  Then the walls disappeared .

I won’t allow your comfort . ”

“ . . . !”

Hangyeol crashed to the ground .