Overgeared Chapter 1185:

The white skin and pure silver armor were the only pure white presence in **** .  In the hall of malice and killing intent, only she was virtuous and just .

Tang tang! Tatatatang!

Demon Slayer Yura—she recreated this hateful **** as she fired a barrage that covered the sky .  It was the birth of a cage that locked onto all players involved in target processing .

-Wow . . .

The event ended in just 23 seconds .  Viewers replayed the event repeatedly from various angles and belatedly exclaimed . The entire world was thrilled .  The legendary greatness that Grid showed as soon as he participated in the National Competition . . . Yura only proved it properly after several years .  It was the fruit of her long efforts .

“ . . . . . . ”

The cameras focused on Yura, who was breathing hard with her heart pounding .  She remembered all the trials and anguish she had faced from the time she met Great Demon Amoract up to now .

Zibal’s hands were shaking as he stepped off Raiders .  “You have been suffering for a while now . . . Congratulations . ”

He was congratulating her but the tone and words were more like comfort .  Why? Yura was feeling doubt when she suddenly realized that tears were flowing down her cheeks .

“Ah . . . ” Why was she so desperate? Grid, Kraugel, Piaro, Mercedes . . .

Was she relieved and crying because she followed them late, they who had been the same legends but were far ahead?

“Thank you,” Yura responded with an awkward smile .

“Hey . ” Zibal frowned at the sight .  “Don’t cry when you’ve only won once . Next year, I’ll win . ”

“ . . . ?” She wasn’t crying because she won .  Yura wanted to explain but she closed her mouth .  It was because she noticed that Zibal’s shoulders were shaking .  “ . . . I understand . ”

Yes, it wasn’t only her .  The other players, including Zibal standing in front of her with a somber expression, had been working hard for the past year . All of them deserved respect .

“I’m looking forward to next year . Let’s have a great competition at that time . ”

A close up shot of a rarely smiling Yura .  The viewers around the world were stunned silent for a moment by her beauty .  

Subsequently, the second event, drawing the saint sword, started and flames sparked .  She was different from Yura, who blackened the sky . Jishuka dominated the area with flames and heat .

“It is unexpected . ” Kraugel touched his wrist that was feeling the recoil of deflecting an arrow and turned his gaze over the wall of fire .  He could see the beautiful woman with a blazing bow—Jishuka .  It was unexpected for her to compete in drawing the saint sword event since it had been announced a few days earlier that Kraugel would be participating .  It was because the swordsmanship of a sword saint made the concept of distance meaningless . This was the worst thing for an archer .

-Why participate in a losing event?

The viewers were full of questions .

“Kraugel,” Jishuka’s smile was refreshing enough to make people forget the heat and she spoke shocking remarks, “I’m going to beat you . I got a quest to become a bow saint . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

It was the moment when the reason for Jishuka picking the drawing the saint sword event was revealed .  However, Kraugel wasn’t convinced .

“To get beyond the top, you need an overwhelming difference in skills . ”

They were words that implied many things .  Unless Jishuka’s talent went beyond Kraugel, she couldn’t beat Kraugel even after becoming a bow saint .  If the class change condition of the bow saint was to fight and overcome a ‘legend of the current era’ like it was with the sword saint, Jishuka should’ve challenged Yura, not Kraugel . It should’ve also been before the National Competition .

Jishuka pulled back her bowstring .  The flames revolving around her formed arrows and her bowstring remained tense .  “I am challenging you because it is hard . Wouldn’t it be nice to knock you down and become a bow saint? Be prepared . You will die if you look down on me today . ”

Live for appearance, die for appearance—it was one of the favorite sayings that Jishuka had learned since coming to South Korea .  Jishuka’s shot became a signal .  After she released the bowstring, the arrows created flames in the area while players from other countries appeared in unison to attack Kraugel .

Jishuka and the other players hadn’t planned this in advance .  However, the absolute strongman called Kraugel made them naturally cooperate .  It was as Jishuka expected . It was also a source of confidence for her .

‘I will thoroughly push you here and make you pay the price . ’

During her training after leaving the Overgeared Kingdom, Jishuka had made great strides . Not only had she gained multiple levels, she acquired new skills and stats in the process of achieving the bow saint pre-conditions .  Furthermore, when she traveled to the East Continent to help Grid, she was unintentionally blessed by the red phoenix . The blessing increased her main stats by 10% and allowed her to create the ‘intangible arrows . ’

Jishuka looked at the possibilities .  She calculated that the stage of the sword draw, which was dozens of times larger than the PvP stage and had a variety of terrain features, was the only stage where she could beat Kraugel .

‘I will identify your power today . ’

In fact, there was also an easy path .  It wasn’t to challenge Kraugel . She just had to ask Yura or Grid to let her win once .  Yet in the past, Kraugel was in the same situation and hadn’t asked Grid .  He beat Grid with pure skill and became a sword saint .

It was pride .  Jishuka also valued pride .  Forcing her colleagues to throw the match just to change classes? It was a shame that would be a lifetime regret .  

“ . . . . . . ”

Kraugel closed his eyes .  It was intended to seal the sight of the shimmering flames and to awaken a different sense .  Kraugel slightly widened his stride and swung his sword, cutting down the fire arrow shot by Jishuka .  There were two arrows .  Viewers believed that Jishuka’s attack was in vain .

However, reality was different .  Jishuka’s real move still remained .  It was the ‘Intangible Arrow Enchanted with Divine Power’ that couldn’t be seen with the naked eye .  Kraugel was recovering his sword to use Sword Curtain, only to find himself blocked .

‘Don’t let Sword Curtain be used . ’ She had noticed it in the process of collecting and analyzing data .  A sword saint’s Sword Curtain completely neutralized projectiles .  An archer couldn’t beat Kraugel when the Sword Curtain existed .  It had to be blocked .

Jishuka fired an arrow again .  This time, she aimed for Kraugel’s wrist .  Rather than unfolding Sword Curtain, Kraugel was forced to avoid the arrow .  It was as expected .  Kraugel chose evasion .  Jishuka’s arrow swept past Kraugel’s shoulder because he didn’t open Sword Curtain and moved in time .

‘He avoided it? A real monster . . . I’m going to have to use an intangible arrow . ’

The other players were rushing through the flames toward Kraugel .  Surrounded by dozens of people, Kraugel lowered his waist as much as possible and took the posture of drawing the sword .

“Split Open . ”

Sword energy rose around Kraugel .  It was the sharpest and most powerful sword energy in the world .  All of the surrounding landscape was split apart .  All the players who just arrived and attacked Kraugel were also included .  The concept of numbers became meaningless .

“Kuack!”

“Kkuk . . . !”

The participants were fatally wounded and coughed up blood .

“Perforate . ” Kraugel’s sword was once again drawn and pointed at Jishuka .

“A legend is someone who ‘goes beyond strength’ and shows ‘something that can’t happen’ or ‘something that shouldn’t happen . ’”

All the fallen players were coughing up blood while Jishuka’s heart had two holes perforated into it .  Kraugel also proved Braham’s words about a true legend .

“Cough, I screwed up . ”

Jishuka didn’t die and recovered thanks to Incarnation of Fire but her heart felt empty .

‘I didn’t know he would grow to this level . ’

The rumors that he had been stuck in the mountains for three years weren’t false .  The combination of overwhelming talent, persistence, and hard work was simply a scam .  Jishuka continued to shoot .  Her arrows flew in a spiral and blocked the ability to read their trajectory . Even Kraugel couldn’t block them . There were quite a few wounds on his body .  Yet in the process, he successfully defended against the Intangible Arrow Enchanted with Divine Power and finally narrowed the distance to Jishuka .

“The protagonist of a manhwa has more of a conscience than you,” Jishuka scolded Kraugel as he appeared right before her nose .  Just then, Kraugel’s feet were caught in something .  He hadn’t discovered the trap because his senses had been focused on the intangible arrows .

A succession of arrows took place .  Against a shaky backdrop, Kraugel’s sword created dozens of flashes while Jishuka’s arrows were spectacular . The power of the arrows that pierced the stone barriers created by the White Tiger Sword often caused Kraugel to feel cold .

It was a fierce battle .  However, it was safe to say that victory was decided from the moment when a swordsman succeeded in narrowing the distance to an archer .  By the time the fallen players rose again and rushed to Kraugel, Jishuka was already running away from her position . There was a huge roar from the red phoenix and Kraugel couldn’t rashly chase after her .

“ . . . ”

Kraugel was seriously wounded and couldn’t face the players approaching him .  In any case, the main goal was to become the figure the holy sword wanted .  He had a powerful mind and already grasped the sword’s wish . He started to take advantage of the participants’ skills to extinguish the surrounding fire .

Some of the players noticed and tried to light up the forest again, but it was too late .  After fully extinguishing the flames and obtaining the first sword song, Kraugel followed the hints .  At this point, Jishuka had moved as much as possible to avoid being close to Kraugel so no one could stop him anymore .

In the end . . .

『 Kraugel was one step faster! 』

The first owner of the sword stuck in the rock was Kraugel and the second was Jishuka .

“Was I the only one to reveal everything?” Jishuka lamented as she stood on the silver medal podium .

Still, the passion in her eyes was the same .

“Well, once we meet again in actual battle in the game, I would’ve grown again . Isnt that right? Please accept my challenge next time . ” Jishuka smiled as she gazed at Kraugel .  She was proud and confident .

Frankly, Kraugel was tired .  This was the type of opponent he feared most .  ‘I need to ask Grid for mediation . . . ’

***

“Wait! Wait a minute!” Grid called out to Braham who was far ahead .  It was maddening that if Shunpo failed once, the distance with Braham would become too wide .  “What if I become lost?”

“A fully grown man like you is whining . ” Braham folded his arms and yawned while waiting .

Thanks to this, Grid shook his head and narrowed the distance again .

“Eh?”

The big poisonous rat community—it had become a lawless zone since Grid killed the rat queen .  The rats lost their queen and could only move using instincts, making the landscape of the community become desolate .  This was what Grid had seen before he left for Kars .

In just a few days, the community of big poisonous rats had changed dramatically .  It was well-organized and could even be described as a human village .

‘Did the rats come back as intelligent spirits?’

The rats who had fallen wild after the death of their master might’ve been influenced by the resurrected red phoenix .  It was very good news . This was something Grid had hoped for .  Grid entered the community and was filled with joy .

“Y-You?”

The rat queen, who had apparently died, was resurrected .  The rat queen rushed to Grid who reflexively stepped backwards .  She was round like a hamster and rushed with tremendous speed .  It was a different speed than before .  Grid was unable to draw his sword before she arrived .  

The rat queen embraced him .  “Our benefactor! I have been waiting!”