Overgeared Chapter 396:
Chapter 396
Behen Archipelago, the 51st island.
Four golden crowns faced the white-haired Grid.
"Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!"
[The magic isn't cast because your intelligence is too low.]
[The magic isn't cast because your intelligence is too low.]
[The magic isn't cast…]
“…"
He tried again, but the result was the same. The white-haired Grid, no, Braham, couldn't accept it.
"How can this be? How bad is your head that you can even get the formula for Fireball wrong?"
Grid snapped back.
'My head isn't bad!'
It was true. If they used the scale of the 'intelligence stat' to measure good or bad, Grid's head wasn't bad. Why? Malacus' Cloak increased the wearer's intelligence by 200 and the Black Quartz Earrings increased it by 15%, so he had close to 1,200 intelligence.
The influence of items was great. Which blacksmith in the world would have intelligence over 1,000? No, it wasn't just blacksmiths. Grid was currently level 305. Among the level 305 users, it was extremely rare for them to have more than 1,000 unless they were magicians or scholars.
In other words, Grid was smarter than average. Once again, Grid was smart when using the intelligence stat as a measuring stick. But Braham saw Grid at the level of an idiot.
“What a fool."
The level of Braham's magic spells could be broken down into 10 levels. There were many types and uses. However, Grid's current intelligence meant he could only use the lowest 10th level magic. Braham couldn't even use Fireball, which was 9th level magic? Braham's Fireball wasn't a regular Fireball, but an enhanced one. It was impossible to complete the complex formula with Grid's current intelligence.
“Your intelligence is a means to overcome a crisis, but it's like I entered the body of a skunk."
'…W-What?'
Why did he keep being blamed for not being able to use magic? Grid thought it was ridiculous, so words couldn't come out properly.
Braham explained, “Currently, most of my soul is asleep in your body. I am just a fragment of that soul. I have to borrow your brain and magic power to use magic. But it has no meaning with your current status."
'Eek…!'
Grid's anger skyrocketed. He accepted Braham's soul to become stronger, but the reality was that he just became angrier. It was truly a cursed life. There was no way to solve this.
'Then is there any meaning in accepting you?'
“Let's see?"
Braham just nodded at the agitated Grid. His relaxed attitude made Grid more heated up.
'Dammit! What the **** is this?'
Grid cursed and shouted.
"Kieeek!"
“Kyaak!”
Suddenly, the mood of the golden crowns changed and they sprang at Grid. The atmosphere of the white-haired Grid was different from before, but they judged that he was still easy. Grid wanted to cry.
'Will I die like this?'
The duration of Assimilation, this useless skill where the miracle was 1+1=0, had 2 minutes and 30 seconds remaining. Grid had given over control of his body to Braham, so he thought he would die because he couldn't rely on items or Noe and Randy.
Braham read Grid's fearful mind.
“I must look very funny to you."
Braham was special among the legends. Unlike the other legends of human origin, his abilities were overwhelming. He was also unique enough to raise the science of magic to another level.
“Do you think that this body will be hit by hybrids?"
‘…!'
Grid was beyond shocked. Braham's vision of the four rushing golden crowns was different from his own.
“Magic Missile.”
Peng!
Pepepeng!
Great magician. A legendary great magician was on a different dimension. The skill description for Magic Missile (Enhanced) said that it had a cooldown time of 5 seconds, but Braham was able to shoot four without a time difference.
"Kuwek!"
The golden crowns was accurately pierced and the monsters hesitated in pain. Braham didn't give them a break.
“Magic Missile.”
Pepeng!
Pepepepeng!
He used only Magic Missiles. But the power was effective enough. Braham was in assimilation state. In other words, Grid's class was Great Magician. His Magic Missile was at the 10th level and the power was incomparable to Grid's Magic Missile.
Finally.
[The golden crown has been defeated.]
[13,498,000 experience has been acquired.]
[The golden crown has been defeated.]
[13,498,000 experience has been acquired.]
[The golden crown…]
…
…
Golden crowns. Golden crowns that emitted light to attract monsters.
They used the lured monsters as hosts and were capable of showing overwhelming combat power, but they had one weakness. The health of the golden crowns were low when compared to monsters of the same level.
Grid was filled with joy as he saw that they couldn't endure the bombardment of master level Magic Missiles.
'This might be possible!'
He thought he might be able to clear the mission of the 51st island.
'There is 7 minutes and 34 seconds until the mission ends.'
Assimilation would end in 1 minute and 59 seconds. Would Braham be able to defeat 6 golden crowns in that time? Grid was looking forward to it, and Braham tried to meet those expectations. He used Magic Detection (Enhanced) to find the location of the golden crowns on the island, then fired Magic Missiles towards them.
Pepepepeng!
“Kyaak!”
'Wow.'
Grid once again felt admiration.
In the case of Grid, he fought it difficult to hit four targets that were 50 meters ahead with Magic Missile. Meanwhile, Braham accurately struck the golden crowns that were 200 meters ahead.
'Great.'
Six golden crowns around the island were hit and flocked towards Braham. Grid trembled as he sensed the approaching success of the mission.
'Shit, my mana is gone.'
"…?"
At level 300, every point in intelligence gave him 6 mana. Grid had 1,193 intelligence, giving him 7,158 mana. The master level Magic Missile (Enhanced) cost 350 mana, while the master level Magic Detection (Enhanced) cost 2,000 mana. Braham wasn't joking when he said his mana ran out.
Grid looked at the six golden crowns approaching and shouted.
‘A great magician can't even properly control his mana?'
"It is the first time I've had such a small amount of mana, so I made a mistake."
'Shit! Don't waste time giving me excuses. Drink a mana potion!'
Grid's skills had a high consumption rate. Thus, he always kept mana potions on him.
Click.
Braham identified the mana potions in Grid's inventory and pulled out one of them. It wasn't the advanced mana potion that cost 20 gold each. Instead, it was the super mana potion produced by Reidan't alchemy facility that didn't have a price yet?
'No, what are you…?'
In fact, even advanced mana potions were a luxury for Grid. The mana restored by an advanced mana potion was higher than Grid's total mana. However, the reason that Grid had the advanced mana potions was because the intermediate ones were lacking. Anyway, for Grid who was always in pain when drinking an advanced mana potion, he couldn't stand Braham drinking a super mana potion. He even felt hatred.
'You…! What are you doing?'
The price of an advanced mana potion was more expensive than a chicken. But the super mana potions were at least 10 times more expensive. Braham shrugged at Grid, who couldn't believe the scene occurring in front of him.
“My mouth has luxurious tastes."
'What…? It's the same!'
Grid felt anger and annoyance. While Grid's regret deepened, Braham showed his worth.
“Magic Missile. Magic Missile. Magic Missile.”
It was only one type of spell. Thanks to this, Grid was able to safely clear the 51st island.
[1,900 challenger points have been acquired.]
[The gate to the 52nd island is open.]
[Your level has risen.]
[As someone with a second class, you will receive a level up bonus. 12 stat points have been acquired.]
[6 stat points will be forcibly invested in intelligence.]
[The duration of Assimilation is over. Braham's soul will be asleep for 10 days.]
“…"
It was easy to clear the island and reach level 305 thanks to Braham. However, he couldn't feel any happiness.
Grid pledged.
'I shouldn't summon him in the future.'
Grid thought he might die if he had to often face Braham. But Grid was also dimly aware. Braham had a great affinity towards him. His words, tone and expression were much softer than they were in the past.
'He will gradually reveal Pagma's secrets.'
Grid gained the solid insurance called Braham, so his expression was bright, despite wasting points in intelligence. It was exactly 30 days in real time until the National Competition.
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Chapter 397
‘It isn't a big loss if I think about it calmly.'
A typical player gained 10 stat points for each level increase. But those with second classes like Grid were able to gain two additional stat points. Six of them were forcibly invested in intelligence, but it wasn't a negative thing.
'Intelligence increases my maximum mana, so I'll be able to use more skills and the power of my magic will also increase.
Above all, the important part was for Grid was to increase the efficiency of the Assimilation skill. It was very difficult to give control of his body to Braham, but there was an irresistible appeal about Assimilation.
The charm of it was shining in the 'Magic List' right now.
-Available Magic Spells that can be Learned!-
[Magic Detection (Enhanced) Lv. 1]
A magic detection spell developed by the legendary great magician who has completely overturned the activation formula.
Emits a large amount of mana in all directions, locating all living things in a radius of 10 meters.
The higher the magic level, the wider the detection range and the more information that can be seen.
Resource Consumption: 3,000 Mana.
Skill Casting Time: 6 seconds.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes.
-If you use this spell three times in Great Magician mode, you will learn it.
Thus, it was possible for Grid to acquire magic used by Braham in Assimilation mode. It meant he could get the unique magic of a legendary great magician for free. This was a complete scam. It was so crazy that it wouldn't be strange for others to be blinded by jealousy.
'I want to learn more of Braham's magic, so I need to raise my intelligence.'
Grid's main duty was as a blacksmith and then a swordsman. If he was blinded by immediate greed and invested a lot of stat points in intelligence, he was likely to shed tears of blood in the future.
'A weak hybrid is the worst. Don't be impatient.'
Of course, the way to raise his intelligence wasn’t just stat points. He could wear items that increased his intelligence, such as Malacus' Cloak and the Black Quartz Earrings. But it wasn't easy to make items that raised stats. If it was that easy, Grid would've made agility items from scratch in order to make his agility and strength ratio 1:1.
"I will try to challenge it later. First, I need to try my best to finish the Behen Archipelago."
He saved his 6 remaining stat points despite being filled with the sudden desire to raise intelligence.
***
『 There were a total of eight events in the 1st National Competition. 』
<The 2nd National Competition's Special Broadcast>
The director of the broadcast, which expected them to have a lot of interest, pointed to the monitor on the stage. Boss raid, PvP, pet marathon, escape the labyrinth, the target processing match, international siege, and various production events were listed on the monitor.
These were the events in the 1st National Competition
『 Unlike the 1st National Competition where there were 17 participating countries, this time there is a total of 32 participating countries. The size and interest are naturally bigger. 』
『 The S.A. Group has found that it's hard to show the best of the players with only eight events, and there is also a limit on the spectacles provided to the viewers. 』
『 The number of events has been increased to 13, and many of them are non-combat events. It is more friendly to various classes rather than just the combat classes. 』
『 Still, the most popular event in the 2nd National Competition will be the PvP, just like the 1st National Competition. 』
『 The S.A. Group said they would be changing the PvP system so that no nasty results like the Grid vs Hurent 3 second incident or Grid vs Bondre 4 second incident will occur again. 』
『 The damage of PvP (Player VS Player) will be reduced by 50% compared to the damage of PvE (Player VS Environment: a player's actions against monsters, dungeons, traps, terrain, etc). 』
『 In other words, if you use a skill that deals 100% damage to a monster, it will only deal 50% damage to a user. This will make the strategic elements of PvP more advanced, and viewers will be able to watch the spectacular sights for a longer time. 』
"Hoh."
“This means they don't need to watch out for the destructiveness of people like Grid or Chris."
“The importance of control has increased."
“The tankers will be the biggest beneficiaries."
The faces of the PvP participants in the National Competition brightened after they confirmed the changes. On the other hand, the Korean netizens felt resentful.
–Ah… One of Grid's gold medals will fly away.
–To be honest, Grid's strength is his powerful attacks. This is basically a patch to seal it. It is absurd;;
–This is a patch completely aimed at Grid. It isn't fair.
–Once upon a time, when Korea was still the gaming powerhouses, there were many patches to balance the power of the Korean players. This reminds me of that time.
–This is what is called a 'nerf.'
–Wow, that's a classic game term;;; my father used it when he was young;;; how old is it?
–Anyway, now that Grid can't win a gold medal in PvP, Korea will never enter the top 10.
–This is really… The S.A. Group is a complete traitor… Screwing up their own country like this…
–This is the conspiracy of the world governments. It's only the Koreans who are suffering.
The foreigners named this PvP system the 'Grid Nerf.'
In particular, countries such as China and Japan, who had a big sense of competitiveness with South Korea, were dancing with joy.
–Ah, ah. A small nation like South Korea is being squished by the world.
–China will prove that they are the best country in Asia!
–The best in Asia! China is the center of the world! Hao is participating, so it's natural that he will win!
–Don't make me laugh. Japan is better than China.
–China's only strength is their tactics, because each country in the National Competition is limited to 7 participants.
–In the end, Damian, Katz, and Yoshimura are the best in Asia.
–Let's see.
The 50% reduced PvP damage in the National Competition. As this patch was shaking the world…
[You have entered the 56st island.]
"Heok… Heok… Wow, this. It is really too much. The difficulty rises exponentially every time I pass an island."
The main subject of all the conversations, Grid, was solely devoted to capturing the Behen Archipelago. Was he pioneering his own way, regardless of what people said? That wasn't it. Recently, Grid only had time to play the game, sleep, and eat.
He was unaware of what was going around the world. Did he check the TV or Internet? No. Every moment of the day was too precious for Grid. The difficulty of the Behen Archipelago was so high that he had to focus his whole mind on it.
In other words, Grid didn't know that he was nerfed in the National Competition. Thus, the world started to misunderstand him.
–Grid is silent.
–Yes. He didn't complain to the S.A. Group despite being nerfed. ㄷㄷ
–If this had happened to other rankers, they would be accusing the S.A. Group in various interviews around the world;;
–It's common sense to ask for compensation.
–Grid is seriously… A guy like this is cool.
–Truly God Grid!
The old stories on the Internet paint Grid as complete trash, but they must be written by anti-fans.
-Absolutely. Grid is amazing.
The spread of things was scary. Once favourable opinions about Grid started to appear, Koreans as well as people from all over the world started praising Grid's attitude.
He was acknowledged by the racists filled with the ideology of white supremacists, and even some terrible terrorist groups in the Middle East supported Grid. It was an amazing phenomenon.
Once it was 22 days away from the National Competition, South Korea had a talk show about Grid.
The guest was Peak Sword.
『 Why isn't Grid reacting to this patch? To Grid, this nerf is a minor problem. He is like this. Nerf? Try it. No one can stop me Why? I am God Grid! A healthy person from Korea! Do you know God Grid? Hooray South Korea! 』
"Dammit."
Things had already become too big by the time Grid heard about it.
In Grid's mind, he immediately wanted to call the S.A. Group and say, 'Why do you have to patch a person? Aren't games supposed to be fair?' However, he was too embarrassed to come forward now.
It was due to Peak Sword's words on the talk show.
"Dammit…"
Peak Sword. They had known each other for over a year, but he still wasn't aware of Grid's personality? The power of bias was too terrible.
***
"Unfortunately, this is where I give up."
“This is also my limit."
“Everyone seems to be the same."
The Overgeared members challenging the Behen Archipelago. The vast majority of them failed to pass the 31st island and raised the white flag. The worst trials of the past caused even the famous geniuses to feel despair.
“How did Grid pass?"
"How far has Grid developed…?"
"We're on the same side, but he's still scary."
The concept of the 31st island. The more genius a person was, the greater the difficulty they faced. Lauel was aware of this fact, but he didn't want to pour cold water on the Overgeared members praising Grid.
'Their respect and affection towards Grid is becoming stronger.'
Lauel predicted that on the 31st island, Grid likely faced monsters like ogres.
'In other words, the 31st island is a privilege for bad players.'
Except for Grid, it was natural for the Overgeared members to drop out at the 31st island.
However.
How did Yura, Jishuka, and Huroi pass the 31st island? Lauel found the results incomprehensible.
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Chapter 398
'Well, I can understand Huroi to some extent.'
The combat skills of the orator class were the worst, so his past ordeals were likely to have a low degree of difficulty. It wasn't difficult for Huroi to overcome the trial, since he had grown after acquiring his second class.
'But Yura and Jishuka are different.'
They were both geniuses. The difficulty of their past trials would be beyond imagination. So how did they get past the 31st island?
'Did they never have hard times because they were so good in the first place? If so, it's great enough to be compared to this body.'
As Lauel was taking these ridiculous thoughts seriously, the other Overgeared members were comparing the items they purchased on Fog Island.
"I bought five agility elixirs and one rare skill book."
"Huhuhu, I bought 13 stamina elixirs. I'm becoming increasingly qualified to be called a tanker."
“Wow, Faker and Vantner hit the jackpot.
"I'm envious… I found Fog Island too quickly and only bought four elixirs."
"I reached the 31st Island and didn't see Fog Island at all. It's irritating."
"Me too…"
The system of the Fog Island in the Behen Archipelago purely depended on luck. It wasn't easy to use the island because it appeared too soon or too late.
"I'm worried about Grid."
"…Yes."
The world thought that Grid was an extremely lucky person. Wasn't Grid the first legendary class? People appreciated Grid's luck and assumed he was a person who saved a country in his previous life.
However, the Overgeared members knew the truth. Grid was never lucky. The question was whether he had been abandoned by Lady Luck.
“A legendary blacksmith who has bad luck and can't make legendary items…"
"Even if he completely clears the Behen Archipelago, what if Fog Island never appears again?"
“…"
The Overgeared members were genuinely concerned, while Lauel's heart ached.
'Even if you have bad luck as usual, keep up your mental strength, My Lord.'
***
The Behen Archipelago.
"What is this?"
Grid frowned after entering the 56th island. There were two caves in front of him.
'Why two instead of one?'
Did he have to attack both?
'The scale isn't a joke.'
On the 55th island, level 400 monsters started to pop up. If there were many monsters in the huge caves in front of him, Grid wouldn't dare to challenge it.
'It will take a long time to deal with those in the cave due to the level difference…'
As he continued further into the Behen Archipelago, the difficulty increased exponentially. Grid's confidence was declining when a notification window appeared in front of him.
[A mission will be created.]
[56th Island]
Break through the labyrinth!
First Clear Reward: 2,150 challenger points. Access to Treasure Island for 3 minutes.
'Treasure Island!'
Grid, whose shoulders were slumped, instantly brightened.
'Treasure Island, the name is fantastic!'
A place where legendary achievements were celebrated, the Behen Archipelago. In some ways, it was the most sacred place on the whole continent. A hidden Treasure Island, wouldn't tremendous treasures be buried there?
'It will be great if I can obtain adamantium.'
The Holy Light Set that he used since the Pope Drevigo raid was made of the **** mineral adamantium. Grid was convinced that he could make huge items if he had adamantium.
"Okay… I will challenge it."
Grid regained his motivation and neared the entrance of the two caves. At the same time, Grid's body stiffened like a stone statue.
'Eh? I can't move?'
It was different from a status condition. His hands were stiff and couldn't move as a choice entered his view.
[Do you want to go to the left cave or the right cave?]
'Ah…!'
From the moment he entered his island, the labyrinth had already begun. He wasn't able to move in a direction other than the two options.
'There are no variables.'
Grid turned his gaze to the rear. He wanted to ask Sticks, 'What should I do to clear the labyrinth?' But he couldn't speak.
'It isn't just my movements, but my mouth as well…'
It seemed to be the same for Sticks. He was standing as stiffly as Grid.
'This is confusing.'
Grid had no experience with labyrinths. The complex structure and traps made the difficulty of clearing labyrinths so high that he never challenged it. In other words, Grid didn't have the knowledge to break through labyrinths. It was dark in front of Grid.
'In the end, I have to gamble.'
Grid thought about it for a while before taking one step forward. The direction he chose was the right cave. The result.
'This is crazy!'
As soon as Grid entered the right cave, he automatically screamed. It was natural. There were six paths in front of him!
‘I won't be able to pass it like this.'
Grid was able to get a sense of how much time it would take to pass through this massive labyrinth.
'Maybe I won't be able to pass it before the National Competition begins…'
It was the worst. He was desperate. However, Grid had a trump card.
"Assimilation."
Sururuk.
Grid's hair became white and his eyes shone like rubies. Did he borrow the wisdom of a sage? No, he borrowed the wisdom of someone much higher than that. Grid was gradually becoming more versatile.
"Hoh, you thought about using this method to take advantage of my wisdom."
Braham used Magic Detection (Enhanced) and walked towards the path with the most powerful and malicious aura.
After a moment.
Braham handled the hidden monster and appeared in front of a new crossroads. Then he taught Grid.
“The labyrinth has a habit of not wanting to miss anyone who steps in it. The closer you are to the exit, the more danger there will be. Use Magic Detection to move slowly."
The duration of Assimilation was 3 minutes. Braham gave Grid great advice and then fell asleep. A smile appeared on Grid's face.
'Thank you, Braham.'
Thanks to him, Grid got a hint about how to break through the labyrinth and learned new magic.
[Magic Detection (Enhanced) Lv. 1]
A magic detection developed by the legendary great magician who has completely overturned the activation formula.
Emits a large amount of mana in all directions, locating all living things in a radius of 10 meters.
The higher the magic level, the wider the detection range and the more information that can be seen.
Resource Consumption: 3,000 Mana.
Skill Casting Time: 6 seconds.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes.
'If I move using Braham's advice…'
Paaaat!
This time, Grid stood in front of eight paths and used Magic Detection that he had learned from Braham. Mana stretched out in all directions around Grid.
'I found it!'
The strongest aura was felt from the end of one of the eight paths. Grid was sure that there was a monster there. He summoned the God Hands, Randy, and Noe and entered the battle with his full power.
"Heok… Heok…"
The monster that appeared in the labyrinth had a level between 400~410. The level difference between the level 306 Grid and the monsters was so great that he didn't do much damage, while Grid suffered from tremendous damage whenever he received a hit. It was like a boss raid every time Grid encountered a monster.
'The problem isn't the monsters.'
The reuse time of Magic Detection was 10 minutes. This was reduced to 8 minutes if he wore Braham's Boots, which reduced cooldown time. As a result, Grid could only move every 8 minutes.
'How long will it take to break through this labyrinth?'
His eyes were dark. He was mentally very tired. But.
'I will continue.'
Labor was a familiar area for Grid. Grid's grim mentality started to shine.
***
The master of the Yak Guild, part of the seven guilds, was Bubat.
He was 53rd on the unified rankings. It couldn't be compared to his 25th rank in the past, but nobody said that he was worse than before. He combined bold judgments and powerful CCs to be called Satisfy's best initiator. The battlefield was always favorable to his allies when Bubat was fighting in the lead. His nickname was 'Yak who Promises Victory.'
But at the time of the last National Competition, Bubat was helpless. He didn't live up to his reputation and disappointed people. Was it because he was in a bad condition? No. It was because he met Yura and Grid in succession. In the case of Yura, his CC was destroyed by her excellent physical abilities. Grid was too bad because he resisted all CCs.
Bubat was frustrated because it couldn't be helped.
"But I won't be the one feeling frustrated in this National Competition."
After reaching level 300, Bubat obtained many hitting skills. Unlike the past where he relied exclusively on CC, he now had appropriate attack skills. Besides, Bubat was fundamentally a tanker!
"The biggest beneficiary of the patch is me! Huhuhut!"
Grid's legendary skills? 50% reduction in damage meant that Bubat could endure several blows. He would make it became a long battle and eventually break Grid with his high stamina.
"I will repay the shame of the past while gaining a gold medal for my country, Turkey!"
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The people of Turkey cheered at Bubat's declaration.
At this moment.
It wasn't just Bubat. All the participants from all over the world were confident that they could handle Grid. One patch made a person into a pushover.
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