Overgeared - Chapter 452

Chapter 452

'He can restore 150% of the damage done?'

'It must be a one-time thing . '

Everyone in the world was paying attention to Grid .  The players who were participating in PvP right now, as well as the healers who didn't participate in the National Competition .

Grid .  He combined top class power with the best blacksmithing skill, and was also capable of exercising a tremendous force as head of Overgeared .  There were countless forces in the world who hadn't yet proven to be overwhelming, but were watched with vigilance . This was a great chance to analyze Grid's strengths and weaknesses, so people focused on Grid, especially Kraugel .

'Grid . . . '

If Kraugel thought about his mother, he hoped that Grid wouldn't reach the finals .  But his heart wanted the opposite result .  He wanted to compete with Grid . He wanted to fight, enjoy, and develop with Grid .

' . . . A selfish greed . '

Kraugel painfully repressed his heart and left the waiting room . It was to prepare for the second round that would start in 30 minutes .

***

Boo!

Boooooo!

The crowd was booing . Amidst the booing, Chinese curses could be heard .

"Ni chi fan le ma!" ()

That was 100% a Korean . In any case, the crowd couldn't hide their anger towards Hao . There were even people throwing rubbish .

"Why did you give up!?"

After logging out, Grid refused the interview from the host and ran up to Hao .  Why would he give up after beating up Grid for 20 minutes? It was obvious slapping and hitting! It didn't feel like Grid had won . Above all, Grid wanted to fight longer to reduce the cooldown of Assimilation and gain item experience .

Peok!

Hao, whose face was hit by a plastic bottle thrown by a Chinese audience member, turned towards Grid . His eyes were clear as he looked at Grid, no signs of anger, resentment, or regret anywhere .

"It's foolish to cling to a losing fight . "

Things would've been different if it wasn't official .  Hao would've fought against Grid without giving up to the last minute .  He would 'learn . ' But this was the National Competition . All types of people were watching the battle and there was great risk in revealing all his skills .

"I have been fighting you for 20 minutes, but my attitude from the start was the problem . I am ashamed that I didn't recognize your skills . "

Grid was above him . Hao realized the truth and humbly bowed his head .

"I am in awe of you . "

Think about it .  Why did Grid call himself dull-witted? Then Hao looked back .  Grid's past . All the information on him .  Then Hao was able to come to a conclusion .  Grid had reached this position because of his hard work . Other rankers had the weapon of 'innate talent . '

" . . . You are special . "

Hao's passion was lit .  The next person since Kraugel . It was also the complete opposite to Kraugel .

'The genius Kraugel was the sky from the beginning . '

The dull-witted Grid was a tower .  He stacked the stones piece by piece and headed towards the sky .  Hao had no choice but to feel awe . However, there was one thing that worried him .

"Don't let it fall . "

A tower would eventually collapse at some point . The more height that was accumulated, the riskier it was .  If Grid met a disaster that couldn't be overcome with effort, it was doubtful that he could escape from the impact . Hao didn't know if Grid would admit defeat or give up .

'I don't know who I should be worried about right now . '

Hao smiled and turned his back to Grid .

"If Grid breaks the sky, I will have to serve Grid . "

Lauel's strong words once again rang in his mind .  This time, Hao was no longer offended .

***

32 participants entered the second round . Among them were the strongest candidates: Russia's Kraugel, Canada's Chris, Japan's Damian and Katz, the United States' Skull, Spain's Pon, and Britain's Regas .

『 And there is the Korean Grid . 』

『 Hey . . . I didn't expect China's Hao to be eliminated in the first round . It was also a forfeit? It's an unheard of incident . 』

『 Grid's ability to grow and recover transcended Hao's expectations . No matter how hard Grid is beaten, he is like a zombie and his attack power even becomes stronger? 』

『 But Hao still gave up too easily . Maybe Hao's stamina was too weak 』

The second round started while the commentators were talking .  The contents of the matches weren't bad .  It was a situation where each of the winning candidates beat the opponent to advance to the next round .  

Kraugel effortlessly won without allowing a single attack .  Skull was doing his best in the belief that he would lead the United States to victory .  Katz was intoxicated by his own strength .  Pon won while dreaming about being the best spearman . It happened when the ratings started to drop slightly due to there being no big surprises .

『 It's finally here! 』

『 The 15th match in the second round! 』 

"Waaahhhhhhhh!"

The somewhat quiet atmosphere of the Stade de France National Stadium changed drastically . The ratings of the international broadcasts rose sharply . It was a glimpse of how high the interest in the 15th match was .

『 The main characters of the match that everyone has been waiting for! 』

『 Damian and Regas! Regas and Damian! 』

The first user pope, Damian .  He specialized in the sword and magic, had overwhelming tanking power and buff power, in addition to his recovery power .  He boasted the perfect combat balance and was comparable to Kraugel and Grid .  Regas also couldn't be ignored .

He was the strongest since the days when the Overgeared Guild was the Tzedakah Guild . He was the idol of all martial artists in the world for a long time and attracted attention as the only 'Asura' class .

『 Isn't the Asura class really tricky? 』

『 It is said to have the highest difficulty among the 3rd advancement classes . I would rather get a hidden class than the Asura . 』 

『 There is speculation that the Asura 4th advancement class will be linked to a hidden class . Due to this, many martial artists haven't switched to a third advancement class and are focused on the Asura class quest . 』 

『 The strength of an Asura is amazing . . . Each skill has an abnormally high accuracy and every hit adds combo damage . 』 

『 There is an additional aspect that when fighting the enemy, it deals extra lightning damage . 』

『 But it is questionable if he can link a combo with Damian . . . 』

Nobody could predict the winner . Damian and Regas greeted each other onstage .

"It feels strange to meet you in a place like this . "

"Yes . "

The two smiling men .  They were usually very good friends .  Damian liked Regas, who never despised him for being an otaku, while Regas was just friendly to people . But their eyes changed the moment they received the signal to start the battle .

"Divine Protection, Incarnation of Light, Goddess' Blessing . "

From the beginning, Damian used buffs that increased his attack power, defense, all stats, and pulled out a shield . It was because it wasn't possible to deal with Regas in a no buffs state .

"Great! Hahat!"

Damian was surrounded by a gold and silver aura that gave off a brilliant radiance .  Regas couldn't find a gap and rushed wildly towards him .  Kraugel, who returned to the waiting room and watched the match, was rarely amazed .

'Isn't this too hasty?'

If the opponent used buffs, you should buy time until the buffs ended .  Especially if the opponent was someone strong like Damian .  Kraugel couldn't understand why Regas attempted a frontal match against Damian .  Even he thought it was too difficult to touch Damian in a full buffed condition .

It was as he expected .  Regas rushed wildly and received a counterattack .  Damian's shield absorbed the damage and unleashed a fast and elaborate attack . An Asura had the worst defense and it was lightly shattered .

' . . . It can't be . '

Regas countered against Damian's shield, allowing attacks and not worrying about his rapidly dropping health gauge .  His attack speed was slowly but surely getting faster .  But the only person who detected this was Kraugel . In fact, even Damian didn't notice the slight change in Regas and before he knew it, he allowed a strong counterattack .

"Cough!"

Damian didn't have time to raise a shield as he was hit in the stomach, causing him to fall towards the ground . His face was then hit by Regas' ruthless knee .

"Kkuk!"

The damage of the second strike was different from the first . The second blow was more painful . The third blow would be even more painful .

'I can't allow him to achieve a combo . . . !'

Damian hurriedly lifted his shield . The timing and angle was perfect to block Regas' fist . Just before Regas' fist was blocked by the big, square shield .

Peeok!

"Keok!"

Damian coughed up blood again . He was struck by Regas' kick!

'When did he kick . . . ?'

Regas could freely move his arms and legs with no time difference? No one was surprised by Regas' skills .

『 Regas, who defeated the 3rd ranked Chris in the National Competition last year and played a nice match with Grid . . . ! He has further evolved! 』

『 He has good control skills comparable to Hao, and has transcended the existence of a martial artist . I can only feel admiration . 』

Would Regas win this time? As everyone was carefully guessing, Regas' next attack struck Damian's chin .

"Wow . . . "

The crowd exclaimed .  The more combos that were linked, the more damage that Regas dealt . Damian's health gauge was noticeably reduced . But Damian was a pope .

"Goddess' Breath . "

An absolute recovery skill . The most powerful healing skill that restored 100% of his health, and 70% of his party member's health .

"Goddess' Protection . "

Peeeeeong!

A shield that negated the enemy's attack once, it completely stopped Regas' combo . Then Damian used an aggressive skill .

"Goddess' Wrath . "

Puaaaaaaaah!

A gleam of light struck Regas .

***

『 The winner is Damian!! 』

Damian vs Regas was the most intense match in the first and second round .  The two men fought for 31 minutes and 20 seconds, putting on a show that thrilled the spectators and viewers .  The commentators couldn't express the richness and depth of the confrontation .

Perhaps that was why? The people of the world couldn't emerge from the afterglow . They couldn't focus on anything that the host was saying on stage .  But it was only for a short moment .  

Grid and Chris . The moment that the two big names were mentioned by the host, people concentrated their attention on the stage again .