Chapter 899


The problem was excessive exhaustion.

His fatigued body could only react reflexively.

The slightly tearful Agnus’ face distorted. The shaking of his pupils stopped and his eyes became sharp and threatening.

"What are you doing?"

Agnus knew the girl who was lifting him up.

It was Euphemina.

She was a meritorious retainer of the Overgeared Kingdom and helped with the establishment of Valhalla.

Agnus had to know the rumour that she was one of the people that Grid trusted most. Furthermore, wasn’t she aiming for Mumud?

Why was she helping him?

“Acha!”

Duplicator Euphemina’ s strength stat was low enough to be comparable to a magician.

It was one of the reasons why she rarely duplicated physical attack skills that required the use of a ‘weapon.’

It was hard for her to support an adult male who weighed more than herself.

“Kuoong.”

Finally, Euphemina sat beside Agnus who was leaning on a wall and pulled out a handkerchief.

"Why are you looking at me like that? What is it? Do you want to wipe off your sweat as well?”

“Get lost.”

Agnus growled out. He wasn’t given the nickname of Mad Dog for nothing. Euphemina nervously put the handkerchief away as he asked again.

“What do you want?”

"Are you an idiot? Why do you keep asking? Didn’t I tell you from the beginning? I will help you.”

“...Hah?”

Agnus was dumbfounded.

The failure condition of the ‘Mumud’s Desire for Liberation’ quest that popped up whenever Agnus saw Euphemina was to be killed by Euphemina.

In other words, Euphemina could clear the quest by killing Agnus.

Yet she was helping Agnus instead of using this chance to kill him.

Why?

“Why aren’t you killing me?”

“Well... It won’t be easy. Won’t it be hard to deal a mortal wound on you when you can use Lich Transformation and your stamina will recover instantly?”

“You have the power to neutralize that short resistance. Tell me honestly. What are you up to?”

Agnus’ only ally was his dead lover. The other people he had encountered over the years were all enemies. It was natural for him to be suspicious of Euphemina, who was Grid’s closest person.

Euphemina spoke with deliberately wide eyes.

“Don’t you have any friends? Why do you keep doubting people’s good intentions? You should just accept it.”

“Would you be able to if you were me?”

"Of course. You should rejoice at receiving the help of such a beautiful and pure woman. Doubting the goodwill of a beauty? Shouldn’t you be kind to a beauty like me?"

“A kid...”

"Why are you calling me a big girl like me a kid?”

Euphemina was an adult woman in her early 20s. However, she was 150cm tall and had a young appearance that made it believable that she was in middle school. She had a bit of a complex about it and was sensitive to the word ‘kid.’

“Big girl...?”

Agnus started to observe the agitated Euphemina from head to toe. No matter how he looked, she was a kid.

Euphemina’s face turned red.

“I-I didn’t mean that type of big! It isn’t grown yet but I’m still an adult! I’m not a kid!”

“...”

Agnus wondered how he ended up having this conversation with Grid’s friend.

The situation was truly laughable.

Agnus got up as his stamina was recovered.

"Get lost. I'll spare you once.”

Agnus spoke in a patronizing rather than thankful manner.

"Did you hear wrong because you weren’t sane before?”

Euphemina threw a temptation that was hard to resist.

"Didn't I tell you? I will help you craft the stone. The Stone of Life.”

“What?”

"If you free Mumud...!?”

Euphemina’s words didn’t finish.

It was because the place where she was standing was swept away by an explosion. It was a huge explosion that caused the 10 houses around the narrow alley to become devastated.

Euphemina’s small body disappeared without a trace.

“...I found you.”

This was the capital of the Murray Kingdom, Juden.

Agnus was identified as the murderer of the accessory maker Catherine and had already defeated several Juden guards. He had to escape from Juden as soon as possible but it took so long that he was caught.

“Capture him!”

The magicians attacked Euphemina with magic while the knights flocked around Agnus. Hundreds of soldiers were seen behind them.

The average level of the knights and soldiers was high.

It wasn’t a power that a player could go against alone.

Of course, this was a story for a normal player.

“Kikik... Numbers are useless in front of me.”

Agnus stepped forward, causing the ground to shake and for skeleton soldiers to emerge.

“Eh? Ughh!”

“Stop!”

The approaching soldiers witnessed the skeletons wielding swords and paled. Many of them would’ve been killed without the help of the knights and magicians.

"An evil necromancer!”

One of the knights shouted.

From his position, Agnus suddenly invaded the capital and murdered civilians and guards so he was definitely a bad person. A deep grudge filled him.

Agnus started making undead from the corpses of the soldiers and the young knights failed to reach him.

Agnus was surrounded by skeleton soldiers and felt like an impregnable fortress.

In reality, he was an old fortress.

“Kik!

 Kikikik!”

Due to the successive chases, Agnus’ resources were at their limit. His stamina and mana were lacking, meaning that various spells couldn’t be used. His important spells were also cooling down.

The skeletons crumbled quickly due to the magicians’ spells. As the number of skeleton soldiers decreased, the Murray Kingdom’s soldiers and knights stabbed Agnus with their spears and swords.

“...Kik!”

Pain and fear stimulated his frontal lobe. The painful memories of reality disappeared, leading him to feel pleasure.

The smile on Agnus’ face widened as he was stabbed by spears and shields.

Agnus, who had been nervous and weakened as his reunion with his old lover neared, regained his true nature of a mad dog.

“Keeok!”

“T-This monster... Kuaaack!”

“Kahahahat! Hat?”

He believed in Lich Transformation. No, Agnus was breaking into the enemy and killing them when he suddenly collapsed.

It was due to the sword that fell from the sky and pierced his shoulder. The long and sharp sword penetrated Agnus’ shoulder and chest.

[You have suffered 27,900 damage.]

[You have fallen into the ‘internal injury’ state.]

[This is a physical phenomenon. Resisting the status has failed.]

[All resource recovery speeds are reduced by 30% and it is accompanied by the ‘bleeding (large)’ status, causing your health to continuously drop.]

“Kuock?”

It was a powerful blow that caused even his madness to disappear.

Agnus was astonished by the terrible pain and couldn’t help thinking about Grid.

It was a powerful attack that caused him to misunderstand and think that the Overgeared King had chased him all the way to a distance kingdom.

However, the person who struck Aguns wasn’t Grid.

The man who landed on the ground and regained the sword stabbed int Agnus was a middle-aged man wearing faded red armour.

“This is my chance to pay back the Murray Kingdom’s grace.”

“Ohh...!”

"Sir Singuled!”

The frightened Murray knights and soldiers cheered. The fierce battlefield turned into a festival. Agnus was the clown.

‘Who?’

The wounded mad dog watched the unwelcome visitor.

"You were here.”

“I finally found you.”

Then two soldiers came to the centre of the stage.

Both of them looked like low level soldiers.

“You are...?”

The former Red Knight Singuled became wary.

“A soldier... No, I am the traitor who betrayed you and made you fall into misery.”

One of the soldiers took off his helmet and introduced himself.

The golden name of Asmophel appeared above the noble looking soldier’s head.

Singuled’s face distorted like he was a demon.

“You...! Asmophellllll!”

“....???”

Agnus was dumbfounded by the change in situation.

‘What is this?’

Euphemina, who had been hiding in the enemy camp since being swept away by the explosion, was surprised when she saw Asmophel.

“It looks like you haven’t completed the seven malignant saints quest yet.

 At this point, the strongest players are Grid and Kraugel.”

The unidentified soldier standing beside Asmophel came up to Agnus.

He took off his helmet to reveal the name Haster.

They were countless unexpected developments that made many people confused.

If Grid had been watching this situation, he would’ve ordered fried chicken for dinner while watching the ‘crucible of chaos.’

***

[...It is the power of brain learning. In the end, the number of people implementing Satisfy’s skills in reality will continue to increase. This isn’t a good phenomenon. Experts from all fields who have been polishing their skills for decades will feel a sense of deprivation and lost motivation, while there will be mentally untrained youngsters who can’t control their skills developed in a short period of time...]

“I’m hungry.”

Youngwoo turned on the TV as soon as he got out of the capsule and then shook his head. He was filled with a strong sense of hunger as the news reporters entered one ear and out the other.

[NASA has picked up an asteroid with a weight of 56 billion kilograms. The giant rock that measures 300 metres in diameter is now turning around the sun at at speed of 80,000 kph and is expected to cause several times the damage of an atomic bomb if it hits Earth.]

[The asteroid collision is estimated to happen in five years. It doesn't make sense. NASA’s technology should’ve detected the approach of the asteroid many years ago. If NASA is telling the truth, the asteroid suddenly appeared one day. This is a physically impossible phenomenon...]

[...Still, NASA says there is a 1 in 4,500th chance of the asteroid hitting the Earth and they are well-prepared.]

The calm voice of the experts trying to calm the agitated hosts tangled together.

“Turn off the TV.”

Youngwoo turned off the unpleasant story and moved to the kitchen.

The sunny kitchen with its large windows was well-built with enough tools to satisfy the chefs of the finest restaurants.

Youngwoo stood in there.

He waited until the water boiled in the pot and took out a pack of ramen.

“Sigh...”

It was the power of the finest induction cooker!

Youngwoo let out a deep sigh as the water started boiling as soon as he put the pot on.

“My clone...”

Euphemina wasn’t replying to his whispers so he took a break and logged out.

Youngwoo became tense again.

He wanted to bring his colleague with him to face the enemy where luck might not be enough.

What if Yura or Euphemina died because of him?

Should he take responsibility for the penalties they would receive?”

“Indeed...I wish I could go alone.”

He soothed his empty stomach and wondered if Euphemina not answering was a sign from God.

Youngwoo cleared his thoughts while eating the ramen and then lay back down in the capsule.

"Yes, this is my job in the end. Let’s resolve it alone.”

His eyes were cold as he logged in.

[Welcome to Satisfy.]

Youngwoo became Overgeared King Grid.

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

The system informed Grid of the news.

“...?”

Chill.

Grid got goose bumps.