Overgeared - Chapter 900

Chapter 900: 900
Chapter 900


The Murray Kingdom was surrounded by mountains and the sea . It didn’t boast the excellent infrastructure of the empire or a variety of quests like the Overgeared Kingdom, but it had its own advantages and was quite popular among players . Tens of millions of players belonged to the Murray Kingdom, and one-tenth of them were active in the capital of Juden . There was a disturbance in the city . The guards moved quickly, and the army was dispatched . Then there was a sudden explosion and screams .

“No way . . . ”

Thousands of players heard the noise and rushed to the scene . They felt it was a surreal scene as they saw a knight in red armor and a soldier in shabby army fighting . They jumped into the air and exchanged blows at a speed that wasn’t visible . It was reminiscent of the confrontation between Grid and Kraugel in the PvP finals of the 3rd National Competition . No, this confrontation was far more devastating .

“Asmophellllll!” The knight in red armor, Singuled, roared angrily . Every time he wielded his sword, a glow broke everything in its path .

Even the high walls surrounding a mansion were destroyed after being pierced by the glow . It was terrible to imagine what would happen if a person were hit by that attack . Then what about the blond soldier facing him? He burned everything in his path, leaving a blaze of light . Dust rose due to the explosions, and it seemed like this entire area would turn into ruins .

“There were such NPCs?”

“Where did these monsters . . . Heok!”

“A-Avoid it!”

The players watching the fight between Singuled and Asmophel panicked . This was because Singuled’s sword hit the ground and destroyed a 100-meter radius around it . Asmophel rose in the air due to the backlash that occurred from his collision with Singuled’s sword and groaned when he landed, “Keuk . . . !”

The sight of Asmophel’s face distorting with pain just stimulated Singuled’s anger . “This is merely pain from a stab . . . !”

Singuled had a homeland, and his homeland protected his family . He was all about his homeland . Singuled was proud that he was a citizen of the great empire that dominated the continent and was willing to devote himself to it . It had been the same 12 years ago . Singuled had embraced his homeland’s will and headed for the battlefield, fighting without shame . He had torn out the hearts of the enemies for the glory of his country and gotten wounded .

However, when he returned home, he wasn’t welcomed with the people’s cheers or the emperor’s praise . Instead, he had met with the sharp spears and swords of Asmophel and thousands of soldiers, whom he had believed to be his colleagues .

‘Enemy who betrayed your homeland, don’t resist . ’

‘ . . . ’

It had been the landscape of hell . The heads of his parents, his wife, and his children had been hanging in this beautiful city . On that day, Singuled fled and vowed with all his heart that he would surely get revenge . He would cut Asmophel’s tongue, dig out his eyes, cut off his limbs, and scatter them like trash in front of Asmophel’s family!

“Asmophel! Until you feel that much pain . . . !!”

How could he penetrate the empire to reach Asmophel? For the past 12 years, he had only been thinking of a way to sneak into the empire . Asmophel showing up here was an unexpected stroke of good luck for Singuled, and he didn’t want to miss this opportunity .

“Ohhhhh!” Singuled’s sword energy which was injected into the ground became stronger, and the earth was eroded . It was a sharp sword energy that collapsed the ground and led all living creatures above the ground to death . At the center of it all was Asmophel .



“Cough!” Asmophel’s skin had now turned blue . Every time he coughed, the blood vessels of his neck and face swelled like they were going to burst . Death was approaching, and Asmophel wanted to accept this death . He wanted to use death to escape the bridle of the sin he had committed, and he hoped it would release the grudges of his old colleagues .

However, his king had given him a mission . Asmophel couldn’t die until he accomplished it . A burst of flames exploded from Asmophel’s sword, neutralizing Singuled’s sword energy . The shaking earth stopped, and all of the plants and people standing on it were freed from death .

“I cut off your father’s head,” Asmophel confessed as he cut his neck with a knife . It wasn’t a deep cut, but it was just enough for blood to flow out .

“All the soldiers who hurt your family were following my commands . ” Asmophel kneeled in front of Singuled and wounded himself all over . He cut his eyes, ears, mouth, neck, chest, arms, waist, and legs with a knife like splitting the skin of livestock .

“What crazy thing are you doing?” Singuled asked .

“When you kill me later on, dismantle my body and throw it to the beasts . I hope that you will feel more at ease,” Asmophel said to Singuled . “It will happen sooner or later . Until then, please hold off until I repay the favor I owe to the king I serve . ”

“ . . . ”

“I don’t dare ask for forgiveness . I’m just sorry . I committed a great sin against you and your family . ”

“ . . . ” An unpleasant feeling swept over Singuled . Perhaps the object of revenge that he had been cursing for 12 years . . .

“Singuled, come with me to the Overgeared Kingdom . Piaro is waiting for you . ”

“ . . . Boss?”



***



The results of his confrontation with Hexetia were a big joy for Grid . He was now the benefactor of a god, everyone in the world knew his name, and the blacksmiths, including himself, enjoyed a great benefit . Grid could feel a sense of pride and superiority .

Thinking of how the dwarves—who had inspired Pagma—were becoming interested in him, Grid was filled with nervousness and anticipation . However, not everything was good . His position had been captured by someone in hell, and the mention of 1st Great Demon Baal was worrisome . Who was the presence in hell, and why was Baal mentioned? Grid grew afraid after finding out he had become the target of someone in hell . At this moment, his fear became reality .





[The presence in hell who has captured your location has arrived on the ground . ]



‘No, how did this happen?’

It wasn’t a great demon . After all, it would’ve been clearly stated if that was the case .

‘The presence was looking for me in hell, isn’t a great demon, and is motivated enough to appear on the ground as soon as my location was discovered . . . ’

Grid was about to identify the presence as his clone . The clone who had been born in order to kill Grid . . . According to Yura’s testimony, this was still the clone’s purpose . He was still looking for Grid in order to kill him .

‘Yes, it is highly likely to be my clone . ’

This raised other questions though .

‘How did the clone break out of hell?’

Yura had said the clone had looked like Grid when he used Blackening . His clone had died while using Blackening and had fallen to hell . It had maintained Blackening afterward and could exist in hell . In order to him to climb out of hell, he had to release Blackening . The moment he lifted Blackening, he would be pronounced dead and cease to exist . Of course, this was what Grid assumed based on his personal experience .

‘There might be other ways . In the first place, the clone is a difference existence from me . ’

Grid shook his head to get rid of the thoughts . The method that the clone used to escape hell wasn’t an important issue right now . The clone that even Great Demon Belial was wary of was already here . Furthermore, he wasn’t a great demon, so he wouldn’t receive a penalty . It was likely that the clone could boast more strength than Belial on Earth, and he was aiming for Grid . The clone would naturally advance to the Overgeared Kingdom, and there was a high possibility that many people would become injured in the process . Grid had to stop him .

‘Where is he?’

The clone knew where Grid was, but Grid didn’t know where he was .

‘What should I do?’

Grid wasn’t that worried about it . He had a person he could go to .

“Call the 10 meritorious retainers and Sage Sticks right now . "

“Yes!”

It was a problem that couldn’t be solved by worrying alone, so he would meet with his colleagues . The Overgeared King had so many talents that he didn’t feel any doubts .



***



A red light flashed, and sirens rang .

[TEX-214098 processor has started]

Yoon Nahee, the head of Satisfy’s management team, frowned at the warning . “Isn’t TEX the code for clones? What is the problem with this clone?”

Satisfy had hundreds of thousands of doppelganger monsters and spells that could create a clone of someone . It was extremely common . The actions of a clone couldn’t have an adverse effect on Satisfy’s world view . However, the supercomputer Morpheus was reporting a risk . Why?

‘ . . . Ah?’ Yoon Nahee wasn’t convinced of the reason for Morpheus’ fuss . She bit her nails and thought, ‘Am I working overtime today for a ridiculous reason?’ Then she realized… there was one presence who survived all types of variables .

“Him . . . ?”

It would be a long day of work . Yoon Nahee put her bag back down and wore her white coat again .

“Checking code name 214098 . . . G-Grid’s clone!”

The team members were reporting it right now . It was as Yoon Nahee expected . Hundreds of monitors in the office were broadcasting the image of Grid’s clone . What was wrong with the background? It wasn’t the dark hell filled with lava but a lush green forest .

“214098’s position isn’t hell? How did he appear on the ground?”

Her team members increased their typing speed . They planned to analyze the cause of this outcome by calculating 214098’s route .

“It is Baal’s entertainment,” Lim Cheolho appeared and spoke at this moment . His complexion was very good, and he looked excited . He seemed decades younger than his usual self .

“Baal . . . ? Are you talking about S-003?”

“Yes, the 1st Great Demon Baal . ”

As the presence equipped with the most advanced artificial intelligence, Baal experienced the first ‘tedium’ of all virtual creatures in Satisfy and pursued ‘entertainment . ’ In Satisfy’s history, he was a simulation that preceded Satisfy’s formal opening and created all sorts of variables, such as helping Pagma . This made Satisfy’s worldview more extensive and complex . Now, this was happening .

“Following Agnus, Grid has stimulated Baal’s interest . Baal has sensed it . The presence of the Five Miracles who will soothe his tedium . ”

“Then the reason why Grid’s clone was able to escape from hell . . . ”

“Your guess is right . It is Baal’s will, not an error . In Satisfy, it can be described as a god’s blessing or a demon’s curse . ”

“ . . . ”

On the monitors, Grid’s clone started to move . When Grid unlocked new skills with the goddess blessing, the clone also unlocked new skills . Grid grew stronger in the process of repeated battles and quests, and the clone was the same . Would the present players be able to withstand the huge catastrophe that had been brought to the ground by Baal?

‘ . . . It will be hard unless the Five Miracles join forces . ’

It might be possible with an army, but great losses would be suffered . The clone’s combat ability was too high, and he had too many skills . It was possible for millions to be slaughtered .

“ . . . Hah,” Yoon Nahee burst out laughing .

Originally, most of humanity was supposed to have been wiped out by the insane dragon Nevartan event or the other species event . However, Grid had intervened along with Kraugel and Kir and saved humanity .

‘Now humanity is in danger due to Grid . ’

What did this mean? It was fate . The unscientific reasoning that results were determined by something superhuman and couldn’t be jumped was being realized in virtual reality .

“Haha . . . ”

A scientist thinking about fate? Laughter could only emerge . While she laughed, Yoon Nahee suddenly heard Chairman Lim Cheolho’s voice . “I went through this a long time ago . ”

Lim Cheolho noticed that Yoon Nahee was now thinking about fate .

‘Once this happens . . . ’

Grid will do something big .