Overgeared - Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Chapter 423

Before Grid raided Russia .

As Grid predicted, Kraugel targeted South Korea .  It was because among the countries that remained, South Korea had the highest score .  Of course, he didn't intend to fight to kill . He planned to keep Korea in check by preventing them from concentrating on the target processing .

Kraugel wasn't in a perfect state .  Yes, he was like a car out of fuel .  It was the same as just after his confrontation with Piaro .  What if he faced Grid now?

Kraugel was sure that the probability of his defeat was more than 80% .  It was shocking if Kraugel was to be defeated by someone, but Kraugel knew .  He wasn't invincible .  In addition, Grid was strong .

'This?'

Kraugel stopped moving through the forest .  In the sky above .   The golden hands holding weapons were handling the targets .

' . . . The God Hands . '

South Korea's score was slowly but steadily rising . Kraugel realized that it was thanks to the God Hands .  He looked around and confirmed that there were no signs of Grid . He had to neutralize the God Hands .

But .

Chaaeng!

'Indeed, destroying them is impossible . '

The God Hands were ridiculously durable .  After being hard by White Fang, causing them to stiffen for 2~3 seconds was the limit .

Bururu .

The God Hands' protection system was activated . They started targeting Kraugel .

'The Sword Mastery skill is attached?'

The God Hands had grown compared to when he faced them in Reidan .  They were stronger and faster .  Kraugel guessed that the God Hands could hunt level 200 monsters alone .  They were really great items .

Indeed, it was the private item of Pagma's Descendant .

'Will a sword saint have an item only for them?'

Kraugel imagined it as he avoided the attacks of the God Hands in a relaxed manner .  It was like a professional boxer facing four elementary school children .

" . . . ?"

Once the God Hands were drawn to him, South Korea's score had completely stopped .  Now Kraugel jumped with surprise .  It was because Russia had been increasing the gap from South Korea, only for their score to suddenly stop .

'It can't be!'

Kraugel felt like he had been hit in the back of the head .  It was clear that someone attacked Russia while he was away, and that someone was likely to be Grid .

'Go back . '

Kraugel determined that it was impossible for Russia's representatives to deal with Grid and was going to return .

Tatang!

Around 120 meters to the rear .  A sniper shot came from behind a huge rock .  A bullet made of magic power .  Based on the direction of the sound and the wind, Kraugel predicted the point of impact .  He moved his waist and avoided the magic bullet .

Peeng!

The tree behind Kraugel exploded, the shockwave causing Kraugel's long ponytail to become a mess .  It revealed his face that was as beautiful as a sculpture .

『 As expected from Kraugel! This is the control skill of the 1st ranked user! As long as it isn't a definitive attack, he can avoid almost all of it!  』

『 I received some statistics just now . In this target processing match, Kraugel avoided a total of 502 out of 537 non-targeted skills . . . Heok, is this data wrong? 』

『 He has gone beyond the realm of a human . . . 』

The former 5th ranked Yura .  Despite her appearance and her hidden class, the world was only focused on Kraugel .  Yura one of the most popular women in the world, was only a supporting figure when placed next to Kraugel, the peak of two billion users .

『 How long will Yura grab Kraugel's ankle? 』

『 Currently, Kraugel is in a tired state . Since she was the 5th ranked user, shouldn't Yura be able to hold on for five minutes? 』

『 No . Since the old days, Yura was vulnerable to close combat . She can only withstand for one minute . 』

As the commentators and experts speculated, Kraugel rushed towards Yura with White Fang .  Kruagel was convinced that Yura was a gunman, so he focused on narrowing the distance .  Yura planned to buy time while running away, but . . .

'Fast!'

Kraugel's speed was much faster than expected .  The actual speed of movement was similar to Yura, but Kraugel grasped the forest terrain in an instant and minimized his movements, making it more efficient .

Kraugel caught up to Yura .  At this time, the God Hands had completely left Grid's sphere of influence . Therefore, they no longer targeted Kraugel and were forced to return to Grid's inventory .

Chaaeng!

Kraugel wielded White Fang without any hesitation .  Yura defended with Alex's Magic Engineering Gun in rifle mode and shuddered .  Kraugel's white sword had gone over the top of the barrel and stabbed into her heart .

Puok!

"Uh . . . !"

A truth that everyone overlooked was that Kraugel's greatest strength wasn't his control skill, but his ridiculously high level .  Due to the  gap in level, there was a bonus to the attack power, defense resistance and accuracy .

Yura had just reached level 260 and wasn't able to cope with Kraugel who was level 343 . She suffered great damage .  Kraugel was surprised by this .

"You, why is your level so low?"

Yura was 5th on the unified rankings .  Half a year ago, she had already crossed level 300 .  But looking at the damage that Yura received, she didn't seem to have experienced her third stats awakening yet . She was just a paper body, despite the excellent condition of her armor .

Why?  What would make her level drop so drastically? Kraugel was feeling confused when Yura whispered in his ear .

"I believe that one day you will know why . "

" . . . !"

Kraugel hurriedly moved back .  Yura's magic gun suddenly transformed into a sword .  The barrel divided into four and a blue blade emerged .

Pit!

The aim was Kraugel's face .  The sword left a wound on his left eye, causing blood to flow .

" . . . "

The owner of the second legendary class, Yura .  Like a flower blossoming, the blue light of the sword illuminated the strong will in her eyes .  Kraugel's black eyes sank coldly while the commentators were extremely excited .

『 Yura has dealt a wound to Kraugel! 』

『 Yura's strength can't be ignored! 』

『 What is Yura's weapon? How did the magic gun turn into a sword? 』

General magic engineering guns only supported rifle mode and pistol mode .  But Yura's magic gun changed into a sword, making the commentators feel disbelief .  The experts speculated .

『 It's a magic engineering gun made by dwarves . 』

『 It's likely that Yura has travelled to the dwarf city of Talima . 』

『 However, this isn't a card that will upset the battlefield . 』

Yura was presumed to have obtained the gunman hidden class . She didn't possess the Sword Mastery skill . In the first place, swordsmanship was out of the question for a black magician .  This was what the experts thought, but . . .

Chaaeng! Chaeng!

Surprisingly, Yura's swordsmanship was at a good level .  She fought back and directly received Kraugel's counterattacks .  The spectacular effects that occurred when the two people crossed swords dazzled the viewers .

But this tense confrontation didn't last long .  Yura's swordsmanship wasn't comparable to Kraugel, and above all, their level and stats difference was too great .

Peok!

After throwing away Yura's sword, Kraugel raised his sword vertically .  He put his knee on Yura's shoulder and held the handle of his sword .  It was the precursor of 'Jajinmori . ' (TL: only thing I could find was related to music, basically the fastest tempo . )

Peeeong!

" . . . !"

He was kicked in the chest and Yura rushed away . Kraugel tried to hit her by throwing a secondary weapon .  But at this time, he felt an intense energy from the rear .

While Yura grabbed Kraugel's attention, Peak Sword aimed for a surprise attack from the rear .

"Draw Sword, Sudden . "

Piing .

Once Peak Sword's sword was pulled out, there was a sharp burst of energy and it suddenly flew at Kraugel .  Fast .  In the first place, drawing sword techniques weren't easy to avoid .   Even Kraugel, with his keen senses and insight, wasn't able to avoid the skill that was used with perfect timing .

Seokeok!

"Cough!"

The sword penetrated Kraugel's chest, causing him to cough up blood .

'Dangerous . '

The moment this thought crossed his mind, the figure of his mother appeared in front of him .

' . . . Stand up . '

Kraugel was at the last of his strength .  Yura turned her weapon back into pistol mode and fired magic bullets at him .

Pepeng! Pepepepeng!

Kraugel's body was consecutively hit by magic bullets .  Peak Sword recovered his sword and prepared for his next attack .  Then Kraugel used 'True Clouds' .  A blue cloud-like haze covered the area .

'I can't see . '

Yura and Peak Sword were nervous because they could see Kraugel within the clouds . They didn't know when and where Kraugel would appear to attack them .  After 20 seconds, Kraugel didn't attack them and the clouds completely disappeared .

He had run away .  It was because the continuous battles had pushed Kraugel's stamina and mana to the depleted state .  Kraugel decided to survive and maintain Russia's score, keeping the silver medal, rather than kill Yura and Peak Sword .

Then 20 minutes later .  South Korea scored 400 points and the target processing match was automatically stopped .

***

『 The 2nd Satisfy National Competition, there was an upset from the very first event! 』

<The shocking drop of the United States and the rise of South Korea, Russia, and Japan . >

<Zibal is weak, Kraugel is strong . The gap between the 1st and 2nd ranked users is like the difference between heaven and earth?>

<The tearful struggle of Russia's only survivor, Kraugel . . . After keeping Canada in check, he won the silver medal . >

<Grid, an attack power and defense that surpassed the nerf . >

<(Review) Let's analyze Grid's items in depth . >

<(Column) Maybe the real strongest person is Damian?>

<The Rebecca Church's pope has deified Grid . . . I hope Goddess Rebecca's jealousy won't turn to Grid . >

<Is Damian really Korean instead of Japanese?>

<The collapse of China, which was proud of being Asia's strongest country . >

<Greece and Britain fought the entire time, and couldn't even handle one target . . . The people of both countries are blaming Regas and Seuron . >

<Canada's Vantner and Chris conflicted with each other, causing them to eventually miss the silver medal . >

<Bondre and Bubat are people of the past . >

<Tarma had zero presence . Are the rumors exaggerated, or is Grid too strong?>

<(Column) The gap between second and third advancement classes is greater than expected . >

After the opening day finished .  There was a brief press conference and the players returned to their rooms .

Shang X Lila Hotel .  The Korean representatives were gathered in Grid's room .

"Amazing! Amazing! Korea won the gold medal at a team event . No one would've imagined it!!"

Peak Sword shouted excitedly .

"This is all thanks to Grid, Yura, and Peak Sword . "

"I'm sorry that we were no help to you . "

"Hah, we are useless . We were completely disruptive . . . "

Kyunghook, Sumin, and Jinhee couldn't lift their heads . The proud people trembled from their helplessness .  The atmosphere suddenly sank .  Surprisingly, the one to encourage them wasn't Peak Sword .

It was Grid .

"No, this result is due to all of us . If all of you weren't present, we wouldn't have won the gold medal . "

Grid had been despised for incompetence his whole life .  That's why he knew .

"There are no worthless people in the world . Everyone has their own personality and talent . Always have pride in yourself . "

As soon as a human saw themselves as unnecessary, their lives would be at risk .  Their self-esteem would collapse and they couldn't overcome misfortunes due to their misery .  Just like the Grid of the past .

The smiling Grid .  As the protagonist of the gold medal, he wasn't arrogant and shared his achievements with everyone . Yura felt that he had matured .  It was interesting and pleasant to watch a man who was becoming an adult day by day .

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