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The Cooperative Skill—it was a hidden piece that occurred when linking skills with people he had a deep bond with. Grid was the first person to uncover this very difficult hidden piece. Once the Cooperative Skill was activated, Gridâs damage increased by a huge 260%.
Grid, Braham, and Piaro—Drasion was struck down by the three peopleâs cooperative skills and disappeared from the battlefield. It wasnât possible to see his form because he was buried deep enough in the ground to suspect the birth of a new Abyss.
â...What is this?â
He was hit by Brahamâs great magic and Piaroâs ultimate technique in a row, but the opponent was the 11th ranked great demon. Drasion mustâve been injured quite a bit, but he wouldâve avoided fatal injuries. Grid expected Drasion to immediately rise from the ground and fight back, so he was prepared.
However, Drasion didnât reappear. He was quiet under the ground, like a hiding earthworm.
âIs he trying to catch me off guard?â
Grid determined that Drasion was aiming for a surprise attack and focused all his senses below him. Grid planned to use Earth God the moment the earth moved even the slightest bit to block Drasionâs movements. Then he would use a five fusion sword dance. Nevertheless, Drasion didnât move until the end.
âUwaaaack!â
âUhh, uhhh...!â
The screams and groans of the soldiers were coming from everywhere. The soldiers were still fighting hard even when Drasion was hiding. It was because the soldiers affected by Drasionâs curse and the monsters made from his feathers were still on the battlefield.
âShit.â
Grid wanted to quickly kill Drasion and end this battle. However, Drasion didnât appear and he became nervous. He was wondering if he should chase Drasion into the tunnel, but his worries didnât last long. Fighting in narrow terrain made it difficult to gain an advantage.
âEven if the range of Earth God is 100 times larger, I would have to turn the entire ground upside down...?â
Grid was so focused because he didnât want to make a mistake. Then his gaze suddenly shifted to the sky. It was because he heard Kyleâs screams. He observed Kyleâs situation and found that it wasnât very good.
âKyle canât even beat the Triad?â
In fact, Gridâs expectations for Kyle were great. Kyle had the setting of a person with âhigh potential to make the emperor confident in him.â Therefore, he was a person with high growth potential among the super named NPCs. In fact, Kyle was stronger than Grid. Grid had grown infinitely and gained strength that surpassed the single digit knights, the normal yangbans, and the dukes, but he hadnât surpassed Kyle.
Kyle might shrink back because he misunderstood Gridâs power, but it was always Kyle who had the upper hand in the relationship between him and Grid. Yes, Kyle was strong. They met after a long time and Kyle had clearly entered a higher stage of transcendence. His status might be lower than Gridâs status, but considering the various additional stats obtained by super named NPCs and Kyleâs unique lightning ability, Kyle was clearly stronger than Grid.
Of course, that was a story when calculating it numerically. Until now, Grid had fought and won against opponents stronger than himself. The result of the two of them fighting was unknown.
âThe followers of the Martial God are variables.â Braham sent a warning as he stood beside Grid and watched Drasionâs movements. âIf we canât stop them from invading the battlefield then the damage to our allies will be several times greater.â
There were new figures appearing in the sky. Those who were gathered by Lee Jeonâs side by using a sky walking movement technique were followers who had acquired at least 10 secret techniques.
Brahamâs gaze shifted toward Piaroâs direction. Piaro was trying to sow seeds for when Drasion appeared. He judged that if the plants grew and took root in the ground, they could purify and weaken the demonic energy of Drasion lurking there.
Brahamâs gaze moved to his feet. He didnât know when Drasion would suddenly appear from the ground. Braham thought for a moment before speaking to Grid. âIt is your role to stop them.â
â......â
Braham couldnât leave this spot. Braham was the best person to counter Drasionâs surprise attack. Grid knew that as well. He knew that he and Braham were the only ones able to fight properly against the 29 followers of the Martial God who had taken control of the sky.
âI understand.â
There was no choice. Grid shook his hands that were trembling with tension and soared into the air. First of all, he had to save Kyle from the crisis. âKingâs Negation.â
He used the skill attached to Talsha to make the followers of the Martial God abandon their weapons. He ignored Kyleâs shout that there was no chance of winning, lightly avoided Lee Jeongâs attack with Freely Move, and moved to the center of the martial god followers, creating a tsunami of sword energy.
â......?!â
â......!!â
All 29 of the Martial God followers, including Lee Jeong, were swept up by the tsunami of sword energy and were pulled to Gridâs side. Then he cut all of them.
âUgh!â
Many of the followers groaned and suffered from a âloss of balance.â In the aftermath of their loss of balance, the progress of their light footwork technique stopped and they fell to the ground one after another.
Wave—it was the moment when the âsingleâ sword dance dominated the battlefield. However, no one thought it was a single sword dance.
âWhat is this? Is it a new fusion sword dance?â
âPerhaps it is. Not only is the damage factor high, it also caused them to collapse and inflicted abnormal statuses on them... it is a wide area skill that is close to perfection.â
The players who ran nearby to watch the Overgeared Kingdom and empireâs raid on Drasion misunderstood Wave as a fusion sword dance. It was natural. After passing through Chiyouâs Test with the best grades, Gridâs sword dance was strengthened and it was incomparably powerful. He used a single sword dance and exerted a destructive force comparable to conventional fusion sword dances.
âYou have definitely become stronger.â Lee Jeong purely felt admiration. The moment the effect of Freely Move ended, Lee Jeong appeared behind Grid and raised his right arm.
âNo matter how strong you are, isnât it arrogant for you to try and deal with me on your own?â
Lee Jeongâs strong fists aimed at Gridâs shoulder, but the person who suffered damage was Lee Jeong, not Grid.
[The effect of Shoulder Guards of the White Tiger with the Protection of the Red Phoenix has ignored the damage.]
[The Shoulder Guards of the White Tiger with the Protection of the Red Phoenix is releasing burning thorns.] đŻđđŚđŚđ¤âŻđŤđđ¸đŁđŽđ.đ¸đ°đś
âKeuk?â
Confusion appeared on the face of Lee Jeong who thought he had grasped victory from the moment he took control of Gridâs back. It was absurd that his fistscouldnât even damage Gridâs shoulder guards when it was capable of cutting steel like tofu. It had been blocked and he ended up bleeding due to being stabbed by the thorns.
âA divine item?â
A high artificial intelligence was sometimes poisonous. Lee Jeong was wary of Gridâs shoulder guards and excluded Gridâs shoulders from being targeted. Every time Grid moved, no matter how big a gap was revealed, he would avoid the shoulders and only attack other body parts. Lee Jeong created his own restraints. His movements became somewhat simpler and Gridâs choices increased.
Lee Jeong had a deep knowledge of martial arts. He had learned hundreds of secret techniques from Martial God Zeratul and used all types of martial arts. Therefore, he had skills that would give him the advantage in any situation. Lee Jeong didnât have a disadvantage even if he had the penalty of âdonât attack the shoulders.âIt was safe to say there were few people in the world who could beat Lee Jeong when competing with pure technique. Of course, it was the same for Grid.
âAn equal match? No, Grid is being pushed!â
The faces of the players who watched Grid and Lee Jeong fighting in the sky were filled with surprise. They were amazed that Lee Jeong was gradually gaining the upper hand rather than being pushed in an all-out battle against the supreme one, Grid.
In particular, the general public who werenât rankers felt a greater shock because they didnât know the identities of the followers of the Martial God. The more wounds that Lee Jeong inflicted on Gridâs body, the higher the reputation of the followers. The identity of the âstrongest person in the worldviewâ in the minds of ordinary people with a low understanding of Satisfyâs world changed from Grid to Lee Jeong.
Just then, Lee Jeong saw a gap in the defenses of Gridâs lower body. He kicked at Gridâs shin only to instantly stiffen. It was due to items once again.
[The effect of Gaiters of the White Tiger supporting Heaven and Earth has ignored the damage.]
[The effect of Gaiters of the White Tiger supporting Heaven and Earth has released thorns.]
âKeuk!â Lee Jeong frowned at the shock and quickly made a judgment. Now he avoided attacking Gridâs lower body as well as his shoulders. He was placing greater restrictions on himself. Thanks to this, Gridâs movements became easier and he could freely move both feet. In order to stop Lee Jeongâs continuous offensive, he started the fusion sword dances he hadnât been able to use before and the battle between the two of them became more intense.
âWhat the hell is he doing?â
A little bit further away from Grid, Kyle looked at Grid while taking down the followers of the Martial God. Kyle couldnât understand what tricks Grid was using to slow down Lee Jeongâs movements. Therefore, he became even more afraid of Grid.
âIt is impossible to follow Gridâs movements at my level.â
He knew that Grid was stronger than him, but he never expected Grid to surpass the Triad. Kyleâs misunderstanding deepened.
Meanwhile, on the ground...
âThe energy of the earth gives life. Soil can be called the most sacred material in the world.â
Piaro was creating a forest in the middle of the battlefield while ignoring the noise around him. He paid attention to the fact that Drasion was vulnerable to the earth attribute. He did his best to turn Drasionâs mistake of hiding in the ground into an opportunity.
âWhat I need to do now is make the land more fertile. I will kill Drasion, who is hiding in the ground.â
Piaroâs hand plow moved faster. He was the spitting image of a farmer as he plowed the ground, sowed seeds, water them and transformed the battlefield into a green one.
âKuack!â
It was around the time when Lee Jeongâs scream was heard from the sky...
â......?!â
Piaroâs hand plow stopped when he sensed the abnormality. The green forest he was working hard on started to turn black. It was the aftermath of the earth being contaminated.
The earth was shaking. A terrible stench came from every direction. Drasion had been hiding underground and polluting the land to overcome his weaknesses. Now he was about to reappear.