Overgeared Chapter 998:

Should he thank Rose Marie? Or should he thank the empire for making him depend on Marie Rose?

‘I didn’t expect to become stronger in this way . ’

The past Grid had half given up on sword energy . The method to obtain it was too vague . However, he was helped by the events that took place when he came to strengthen his relationship with Marie Rose . Cause and effect—as always, the concept of connection became Grid’s greatest strength and weapon .

‘Now, let’s see . ’

Grid calmed down his joy and checked the information of the swordsmanship .

[Great Swordsman Pagma’s Swordsmanship Lv . 1]

[Increases physical attack by 40%, critical hit rate by 50%, and critical damage by 80% .

* This effect is only applied when a sword type weapon is equipped .

* Reduces the stride of the sword dance .

* You can create five fusion sword dances .

* Every time the skill level rises, the number of sword dances that can be created will increase .

* With this skill effect, you can only create four linked sword dances . ]

[Wave Lv . 1]

[Unleash a violent sword dance like a high and powerful wave .

Inflicts 325% of your attack power to all enemies within 5 meters and reduces all speeds by 50% .

* A target that resists the affected state will only have a 19% reduction in movement speed .

* Once a target blocks, the ‘violent shockwave’ effect will occur and potentially create an ‘ignore defense’ effect .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 80

Skill Cooldown Time: 2 minutes . ]

[Restraint Lv . 1]

[A restrained and understated sword dance .

Overwhelms the surroundings . Nobody can approach you for 3 . 5 seconds .

* A target that resists the status anomaly will have a low probability of being stopped for 0 . 1 to 0 . 3 seconds .

* Not applicable to the undead .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 60

Skill Cooldown Time: 5 minutes . ]

[Link Lv . 1]

[A dazzling sword dance that is like the wings of a butterfly .

Deals 900% of your attack power to a single target 20 times in total .

* Takes one second to cast .

* This skill isn’t affected by attack speed .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 50

Skill Cooldown Time: 1 minute . ]

[Kill Lv . 1]

[A killing sword that expresses hatred .

Deals 1,850% of your physical attack power to a single target . Once hit, the target will be given the ‘bleeding’ and ‘despair’ effects and the ‘Disarm’ effect will be temporarily applied .

* Disarm: The item effect won’t apply for one second . However, this corresponds to the area that is hit .

* The bleeding and despair effects won’t apply to targets that can resist abnormal statuses .


Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 100

Skill cooldown time: 10 minutes . ]

[Pinnacle Lv . 1]

[A sword that expresses the essence of a warrior **** .

Deals 900% of your attack power to a single target . This skill will ignore 65% of the target’s defense .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 60

Skill Cooldown Time: 3 minutes . ]

[Revolve Lv . 1]

[Like the eye of a storm, it is calm and powerful .

It seems to conform to the flow, but this is actually a lie .

Resists 100% of all attacks that hit within 1 . 2 seconds of being cast .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 50

Skill Cooldown Time: 1 minute and 30 seconds . ]

[Drop Lv . 1]

[A sword dance that displays a grudge against the sky .

It is a deep and serene sword dance that informs the world of the authority of the fallen sky .

Inflicts 500% of your physical damage to all enemies within 5 meters of you, and there is a 50% chance of ignoring the enemy’s status resistance . Deals an additional 400% damage to all divine beings .

That target that is hit can’t attack and defense will decrease .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 80

Skill Cooldown Time: 6 minutes . ]

[Flower Lv . 1]

[A sword dance that depicts fluttering petals .

Any marked target will be hit with 61% physical damage + 10% magic damage .

* One mark can be produced per two points of sword energy .

* Every time the target is hit, a mark will be left . A maximum of five marks can be stacked up .

* Any object seen with the eyes will be recognized as a target and a mark will be left . Only one mark can be left as a target effect .

* The duration of the mark is 10 seconds and this duration is updated every time a new mark is left within these 10 seconds .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 60

Skill Cooldown Time: 1 minute . ]

[Transcend Lv . 1]

[A sword dance that transcends imagination .

Your attack power is doubled and your basic attacks will turn into ranged attacks .

Skill Usage Conditions: Have a sword type weapon equipped .

Skill Sword Energy Cost: 200

Skill Duration: 30 seconds .

Skill Cooldown Time: 40 minutes . ]

[As the swordsmanship has been reorganized, all fused sword dances that have already been acquired have been reset . ]

“Wow . . . ”

It was more than he had expected . First of all, the changes to Wave and Drop were dazzling since they previously had comparatively low attack power and range .

If the range of the coverage was too narrow to reach the enemy, the efficiency would be low . Now, it had increased by several times and could be used more frequently . Additionally, the increased attack power meant it could deal a sufficient blow to strong enemies . It was also attractive that the movement speed of targets resistant to the abnormal status was lowered .

Drop hadn’t changed in range, but its power had risen sharply and the probably of ignoring the status resistance had increased by 20% . The change in Restraint was noticeable since it had been obsolete in front of enemies with a higher status resistance . The probability and duration were low, but suppose the opponent was a legend like Kraugel… If he could block some of the opponent’s movements, he could turn the tide of the battle .

‘It is painful about the change in Link . . . ’

Link was a skill with an excellent synergy with the Enlightenment Sword . Whenever Grid swung the sword at the highest speed, the number of strikes exceeded 30 times per second, greatly increasingly the probability of the black flames exploding . Now it would always be limited to 20 times .

‘If my attack speed was slow, the fixed number of attacks would be rather attractive . ’

Well, he couldn’t interpret it as a loss . The damage was greatly increased, and the cooldown had been reduced by as much as 30 seconds . On the other hand, the cooldown of Kill had increased by a minute, but the power was tremendously strong . The previous Kill dealt 1,500% attack power at level one, but the new Kill boasted 1,850% attack power at level one . The health cost penalty was also removed . More than anything, the effect of Disarm was fraudulent .

‘Once I use Kill, I can literally send them to death . ’

Kill, which had been one of the best single target skills, was now reborn as a deadly blow . Pinnacle had also increased in damage and defense reduction effect . The effect of Transcend was the same as before, but the cooldown had decreased by 10 minutes . Given that Transcend was one of the best skills, the 10 minute reduction in cooldown was a transcendent benefit .

However, Grid’s favorite part was the change in Revolve . Previously, he had 0 . 5 seconds to counterattack the enemy’s attacks, but now it was increased to 1 . 2 seconds, making it make easier to utilize . The cooldown was also reduced by 30 seconds .

‘Originally, it had a two minute cooldown at level one, so I felt regretful . . . ’

The application of counterattacking in battle was endless . It was the strongest variable and threat . Grid felt reassured now that the cooldown time was greatly reduced .

‘By the way . . . ’

The essential problem was the newly opened sword dance, Flower . A skill that exerted the optimal power only when he left as many marks as possible on the target and considered the time . It was a skill that had to be used when ‘thinking’, and Grid already suffered at the thought .

‘Wait?’

Didn’t Pagma instantly target the hundreds of spears of light? . . . Meaning it was possible to perfectly counterattack with Flower Revolve?

‘Is it surprisingly easy?’

Grid recognized the distant rocks as targets . However, terrain and land couldn’t be recognized as targets . He tried to use Chreshler as a target but stopped because he was afraid it would cause a misunderstanding that led to him being beaten up again . He was about to ask Chreshler to summon the spears of light but stopped because he really would die . In the end, Grid summoned Randy, the Overgeared Skeletons, and Noe and recognized them as targets, but allies couldn’t be recognized as targets .

‘Ah, **** . ’

He wanted to test it out right now . Grid was feeling irritated when he sighed .

‘Thinking about it, there would be an uproar if allies could be recognized as targets . It is fortunate that my allies aren’t aware of it . ’

Grid asked Chreshler for his understanding, “Can I leave for a moment and come back?”

-You don’t have to come back .

“ . . . You are cruel . ”

Affinity with the coffin had increased, but it was only by three points . Chreshler wasn’t particularly interested in Grid, but Grid was tough .

“I’ll be right back . I’ll leave the kids here in case you fall asleep . ”

-You want to leave these creatures in front of a pope? Have you ever heard of the saying, ‘Leaving a virgin to a vampire’?

“They will leave, and the light elemental will remain . ”

Grid left Chreshler behind and flew into the forest near the cave . Then he quickly recognized the monsters in the forest as targets .

“What is easy . . . ”

It wasn’t easy to recognize dozens of monsters that were moving continuously and changing the positions as targets . In fact, it was difficult to target specific opponents when facing a large number of enemies .

‘Pagma is just great . ’

Grid was indignant when he realized the truth .

‘Dammit, this game is too difficult . ’

The difficulty of the new skill was higher than expected, and his complaints accumulated . Nevertheless, Grid didn’t lose his motivation . He would work hard until he could make the best use of Flower in the future .

“Sigh . ”

Grid looked at the changed effects of the skills and became familiar with them . He took deep breaths to calm his mind and returned to the coffin . A small light elemental was circling around Chreshler . It was easy to see its respect toward the holy power .

‘A cute guy . ’

Grid smiled at the lovely scene of the light elemental and finally noticed the biggest change . The biggest change was naturally his ability to fuse sword dances . In the past, he had to combine the sword dances directly and the success would determined by the system . Now, he was intentionally able to get the sword dances he desired . There were five of them!

‘I can have five fusion skills that have four sword dances fused!’

The excited Grid immediately wanted to create the fusion sword dances . He wanted to fill the skill window with four fused sword dances . However, Grid was no longer a fool . He was cautious, and he wasn’t foolish enough to experience another failure like when he made Failure .

‘First of all, let’s check sword energy . ’

Grid checked his status window . The level 390 character window that was filled with 90% experience unfolded in front of his eyes . In addition to health, mana and fighting energy, a resource called sword energy was added .

[Sword Energy: 1,000 . ]

“1,000?”

This was really surprising . It was quite generous unlike his worries . The maximum value of 1,000 wasn’t bad considering the new Pagma’s Swordsmanship only consumed ~50–100 points, with only Transcend consuming 200 points .

‘Is the effect of the Ring of Absurdity applied here?’

It was a ring that reduced resource consumption by 50% . The effect of the item was as absurd as its name, but it just so happened to not be applied to fighting energy . The Hero King was a unique existence, so it was likely a special resource that only applied to the Hero King .

On the other hand, Grid knew approximately 10 people who were great swordsmen . Grid anticipated that Ring of Absurdity would apply to sword energy . It was as he had expected . Grid tested the effect of the Ring of Absurdity by using Link, and the sword energy consumed was reduced by half .

‘Good!’

It was amazing . Seriously, it was too amazing .

‘The four fused sword dances will be around 500 sword energy, so the actual consumption is approximately 250 . All five slots will be four fused sword dances . . . No, that’s too bad . ’

Grid paid attention to the recovery of sword energy . Every time the sword was swung, one point of sword energy was restored . There was no explanation for natural recovery . It also meant there might be situations where recovery wasn’t feasible, just like fighting energy . If he was greedy and only created four fused sword dances, the increased consumption might ruin him .

‘The four fusion sword dances also have a long cooldown time . In order to utilize the swordsmanship efficiently, it is better not to be obsessed with the four fused sword dances . I should also create two fused and three fused sword dances . ’

The first fusion sword dances that Grid came up with were Linked Resolve and Flower Revolve . Linked Resolve was a skill that could be counterattacked several times while Flower Revolve could aim for more counterattacks depending on the situation . Grid’s expectations were high, but the difficulty of using Flower Revolve was overwhelming .

‘If it was Kraugel, he would surely learn Flower Revolve . ’

Kraugel’s insight, judgment, and physical ability would definitely allow him to take full advantage of Flower Revolve . However, Grid wasn’t Kraugel . His control might be at ranker level, but he couldn’t compare with the best control skills . Feeling troubled, Grid shook his head .

‘An easy-to-use skill means that it is simple and easy to be targeted . ’

The excuse that he wasn’t talented didn’t work anymore . Talented monsters could be filled everywhere in the world where Grid walked . Grid had to develop further and was forced to choose Flower Revolve .

[The new fusion sword dance Flower Revolve has been created . ]

[The number of times a fused sword dance can be created is four times . ]

‘Next . . . ’

Grid was about to create another fusion sword dance .

-How long are you going to stand here absent-mindedly?

“ . . . ?”

-Weren’t you wondering about who else woke me up? Isn’t that why you asked me to stay awake until you came back? Don’t you want me to tell you? I-I am sleepy . Should I go to sleep?

Grid hurriedly waved his hands . “No! What is the identity of the person? Please let me know who it is . ”

-That person . . .

Chreshler’s answer was unexpected .

***

The Overgeared Kingdom concentrated their forces in Reidan because there was sufficient basis for it . The empire was blocked by the water clan in thes ea and were forced to use the sea route . The empire had to break through Reidan to invade by land .

That’s right . The empire’s only route was Reidan, so the Overgeared Kingdom concentrated their forces in Reidan . However, there was a variable—Sky King Rigal . (Changed from Punching King) He was one of the seven dukes of the empire, and the air force he led was able to penetrate through the anti-air surveillance of the Overgeared Kingdom and enter their territory . A huge 5,000 griffons and 300 wyverns appeared over Bairan, and the Overgeared members and people of Bairan were in chaos .

“Destroy everything,” Rigal ordered, and the wyvern’s let out breaths while the troops on the griffon pulled out their spears .

“Kuaaaaak!”

It was a village that had a long bond with Grid . No, Bairan that had been upgraded to a city was now on fire . People screamed while the Overgeared members turned to ash . The first knight that Grid obtained was Jude . Even the highly respected head of Bairan’s security, Jude was helpless in front of the air force’s one-sided attack . A smile appeared on Rigal’s face as he fired a bow and easily defeated two Overgeared members .

“Take the enemies captive and take away all the food . The people will become slaves . ”

The Overgeared Kingdom was in crisis . The horrible scene was captured by the cameras of broadcasting companies from all over the world .