Overgeared Chapter 988:

Youngwoo drank a lot the previous day, but the burden on his body was small . It was because he drank very slowly . This was the advantage of controlling his pace .

“This is a hangover soup that Mother cooked . ” Jishuka came and handed Youngwoo a bottle of water as he woke up . She was dressed comfortably, but it was a bit too comfortable . Her alluring collarbone and omitted were more alluring under her loose top .

“T-Thanks . ”

It was a happy thing to face the **** features of one of the world’s best beauties in the morning, but it was also a challenge . Jishuka watched as Youngwoo drank the bottle of water . “Aren’t we like newlyweds eating together in the morning?”

“Pfft!” Youngwoo spat out the water and turned his gaze toward the window . It was toward Jishuka’s building that was completed a few days ago . “When are you moving in?”

“Once the interior is completed . The smell of plaster isn’t gone yet, and the furniture I ordered from Italy will come in 10 days . Are you unhappy because our time living together will soon be over? Shall I not go?”

“No?”

‘Please go quickly . ’

Jishuka’s aggressive behavior of clinging to him every time she spoke was both enjoyable and burdensome . He knew that South American beauties were supposed to be enthusiastic, but it was a difficult stimulus every morning .

“Your body is getting better every year . Grid, you are really steady . ”

Youngwoo reflexively covered his body with the blanket . Jishuka smiled brightly at his unexpectedly chaste behavior . Her long fingers poked Youngwoo’s hard biceps and chest .

“ . . . ” Youngwoo couldn’t stop Jishuka . He enjoyed the pleasant sensation while admiring her tan skin glistening under the sunlight coming through the window .

“What are you doing in the morning?” Sehee suddenly appeared in an apron and glared at Jishuka and Youngwoo . She showed a heartfelt disgust toward her brother . “Yura unni is pitiful . Shouldn’t you give a clear answer to Yura unni before playing around?”

“No, you are misunderstanding . . . ”

“Quickly get dressed and eat, **** . ”

The door banged shut .

. . . He was a **** who hadn’t even kissed anyone yet .

Youngwoo quietly rose from his bed while Jishuka was humming happily .

***

“I am honestly nervous . ”

‘Let’s no longer cling to first in the overall rankings . Don’t be obsessed with it . ’

Chris became determined after seeing Grid’s level-up speed and was happy for a while . He felt liberated from the pressure to maintain his first-place ranking . It made hunting, which had seemed like labor, feel fun again . Now, a new worry made him uneasy . The problem was Rose, one of Yatan’s Servants .

“Rose isn’t an easy opponent . I think it’s better not to provoke her more than necessary . ”

He wasn’t talking about her individual power . No matter how strong Rose was, she couldn’t overpower the top rankers of the Overgeared members . Of course, it would be a problem if she aimed for the non-combatants of the Overgeared Guild, but they would be thoroughly prepared for that .


Then what about the Yatan Church behind her? There was no need to worry too much about the Yatan Church either . Since the Yatan invasion, the Rebecca Church had been stepping up efforts to punish the Yatan Church . Currently, the Yatan Church didn’t have the capacity to deal with a country .

Lauel had negotiated with Rose because she knew this fact and couldn’t ask for cooperation with the Yatan Church in this incident . That’s right, but there was a separate problem . It was the summoning of a great demon .

“Rose already has a history of summoning a great demon . It wouldn’t be strange for her to summon a great demon again . She has a grudge against us, and the damage will be disastrous if she summons a great demon in the Overgeared Kingdom . ”

The main project of the Yatan Church was summoning the great demons . The emergence of a new great demon was a scheduled thing .

The listening Lauel shook his head . “It is impossible to summon a great demon in the Overgeared Kingdom . One of the conditions needed to summon a great demon is a large number of human lives, and it is practically impossible to pay with such a large number of human sacrifices in our kingdom . Our security isn’t lacking in comparison to that of the empire . ”

After the founding of the Overgeared Kingdom, the guild had been more concerned about security than anything else . The Overgeared members took turns patrolling the territories of the kingdom because they were overly concerned about security . This was the result of Grid’s strong tendencies to take care of the NPCs . This didn’t give any room for summoning the great demon .

“The emergence of a new great demon is likely to be in the kingdom with the lowest security . Additionally, a great demon at the level of Belial can’t be controlled by Yatan’s Servants . Rose can’t deliberately send the summoned great demon to invade the Overgeared Kingdom . ”

Yes, the possibility of direct damage from a great demon was very low at this point . Lauel reached out to Rose because he had detected this .

“We have to wait for the great demon to be summoned . No matter where it is summoned on the continent, we will be the first to challenge and gain the rewards from the raid . ”

“I see . . . ” Chris’ expression brightened . His anxiety turned into anticipation, and he put on a subtle smile .

Then Lauel asked something he had been wondering about, “Did you see Grid’s video?”

“The video shot in the tent stall? Of course, I saw it . ”

“Chris, what do you think? Grid’s ability has evolved noticeably since the Battlefield . ”

“You saw it properly . It seems the demon king subjugation was a catalyst for growth . ”

The video had become a hot topic over the course of a day . Chris was very impressed when he saw Grid overpower four men easily . Grid had scanned the shoulders and feet of the four people while talking to the stall owner . He had predicted their movements through careful observations and looked for gaps in their breathing as they spoke . Thus, he managed to overpower four of them in an instant .

“The experience of fighting alone against a number of rankers has strengthened his combat ability . ”

Chris and the other high rankers already knew from experience that accumulated combat experience in Satisfy also affected reality . Now Grid was becoming a master in reality . He had been polishing his techniques for more than 10 years, and the concept grew in reality .

“This is good news . ” Lauel grew more relaxed upon hearing Chris’ reply .

It was an optimistic thing that Grid had the power to defend himself .

***

[Your execution day has been decided . ]

[Four days from now, you will be executed in the capital city of the Glaucian Kingdom . ]

[Your sins are the murders of seven craftsmen . After the execution, your level will be reduced by four and your highest level skill will be reduced by one level . ]

[After being executed, you will be freed from the identity of the sinner and liberated from all types of constraints . However, your affinity won’t be restored with the seven kingdoms that are hostile to you . ]

[You must remain logged in for at least four hours a day while in jail . If this condition isn’t met, the punishment will increase . ]

Agnus had already been trapped in the damp dungeon for three days . However, he had to stay here for four more days . Isolation for one week—this alone was fatal damage to a ranker . Agnus would suffer a very great loss from the execution . It would be wasting a few months worth of effort .

Nevertheless, Agnus didn’t blame anyone . This was nothing compared to the nightmarish life he had suffered . False accusations? No . This was a deserved punishment . He was being punished for harming many people in the hopes of never being weak again . If he refused this, he was afraid that even his old lover would come to hate him .

That’s right . Agnus conscience was based on his love for his old lover, Luina Caroline . For him, Luna was everything .

[Someone has requested a visit, but the Glaucian Kingdom has rejected it . ]

Jail was a space where all communications, including whispers and exchanges like mail, were blocked . There was no way to know who requested to visit him . Even so, Agnus was reminded of a girl . It was Euphemina . She was a funny little girl who had been meddling in his business since the Murray Kingdom . Euphemina was the only one who would ask to visit him . . .

“ . . . No, it can’t be . Kukukuk . ”

It was probably one of the high rankers who had been one of his victims . They came to laugh at his miserable self and would feel relieved when they saw him being punished .

“ . . . ”

Agnus had no allies . It had been like this from the beginning . The time when Luna stood beside him had been short but very special . Yes, he was alone . It was nothing new .

[There are three days left until your execution . ]

One day passed .

[There are two days left until your execution . ]

A few days later . . .

[There is one day left until your execution . ]

The last day passed .

[The morning of your execution has dawned . ]

Finally, the day arrived . Agnus completed the daily access time restrictions, locking himself in the dark and cold jail . The pain was a gratifying means of forgetting his longing for his old lover .

“Come out . ” The jailers dragged Agnus’ skinny body roughly . Agnus’ body was in chains and handcuffs, and he was unable to move properly . He was pushed by the guards’ wicked hands, and his face was stuck in the dirt . The guards started laughing .

“KIkik . ” Agnus laughed along with them . It was funny because the things he experienced after becoming a criminal were no different from his weak past . Weakness was sin . It was the greatest sin in the world .

“Agnus is being escorted!!”

Agnus was trapped in a carriage with metal bars . He was pulled to the square and could see that many people were gathered—the best and the worst ranked players . It would be strange if the execution of Agnus, one of the world’s most famous rankers, wasn’t a hot topic . Countless people visited the Glaucian Kingdom, including a large number of media reporters and private broadcasters . Through the thick iron bars, Agnus saw the laughing faces of the people .

Agnus, who had been maintaining his madness under the guise of composure, started to tremble . The eyes of tens of thousands of people stimulated the trauma in his deepest mind . At this moment, Agnus became weak . He stood alone among those who laughed and trampled on him .

“Oof . . . !” Feeling panicky, Agnus started retching . He wanted to escape from here . However, he couldn’t escape . The handcuffs and chains holding him were taking away all his strength and courage .

‘Agnus, remember . You aren’t alone . I’m there for you . Have courage,’ he thought about Luna’s words .

In the midst of the panic, he tried to feel Luna’s presence . His trembling gaze was looking for Luna . However, as always, he didn’t find her .

‘I’m sorry . I can’t forgive myself for getting dirtied in front of you . I’m sorry . I’m really sorry,’ the last words she told him entered his mind .

It was a testament he couldn’t forget, no matter how much he wanted to . Agnus was soon placed on the guillotine . He was forced to kneel . His trembling gaze was filled with tangled green hair .

‘I like your hair . It is a pretty green like the forest . Agnus, do you know? To these children, you are a forest . If it hadn’t been for you, these children would’ve died lonely by now . I like your kindness . Without the forest, neither humanity nor the world can exist, just as I can’t exist without you . ’

One morning that was no different from usual, Luna had come to his side and told him these words when he was feeding the abandoned dogs . Why did he remember that day? Agnus’ eyes became red and his veins bulged .

“I . . . !” Agnus shouted . He barely managed to speak the truth that no one would believe . “I didn’t kill them . . . !”

It was a cry for Luna . He prayed that she wouldn’t be disappointed in him . In the end, his cry reached the demon, not Luna who wasn’t present in this world .

[The 1st Great Demon Baal is speaking with a smile . ]

-Get rid of your resentment .

[Baal wants to give you a chance . The quest you rejected will be regenerated . ]

[Massacre (1)]

[Difficulty: Class quest .

1st Great Demon Baal wants human souls . Slaughter humans and give their souls to Baal .

★ Quest Acceptance Reward: Freedom from all the curses you are currently under .

Quest Clear Conditions: Kill 1,000 players (0/1000)

Quest Clear Reward: 200,000 demonic power . Quest linked to Massacre (2) . ]

[Would you like to accept the quest?]

“ . . . ”

Before answering, Agnus once again looked at the people . They were still laughing . Some people enjoyed Agnus’ misfortune while others ridiculed his words . Among them were those who hadn’t been harmed by Agnus . They were the so-called underdogs . Agnus felt something breaking in his head . Uncontrollable rage soared, and his sense of reason fell into a deep swamp . It was at this moment that . . .

“That’s right! He didn’t kill anyone!” A blonde girl shouted as she came forward . “The Yatan Church framed him . I have a witness . The seven kingdoms should listen to the arguments first and make a fair judgment about his execution . ”

A young girl presented a Yatan Church member as a witness . She was Euphemina . Agnus’ expression, which had been distorted like a demon’s, instantly blanked .