CH. 148: Aftermath

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It's only after 10 broken nails and blood everywhere that her entire body was dissolved with nothing remaining.

Thus, Yura was considered Akira's first victim in this new world.

A few seconds later, at the center of the village of Winston, Yura's avatar reappeared. This death was certainly something she wasn't expecting, not only was it painful as shit but the NPC was way too emotional to be considered an NPC, not to mention how TERIFYING it was.

Yura stood up on her feet and took a moment to think about the situation. Deaths at a high level had serious repercussions, not only did she lose 5 levels but also a long cool down from (S) and above ranked quests, which gave the most rewards.

Yura's expression shifted into pure rage when she opened her status and saw a red curse text indicating that she's under a negative effect. The curse was called Curse of Nox, the duration was undefined and the effect was a major pain enhancement.

"Fucking hell..." yura cursed. Opening the world leaderboards, she saw that her placement dropped down by a whopping 23 places putting her at Spot 30 which is an enormous loss considering the five lost levels.

Yura felt like shit. Her precipitation and mindless fighting got her to fight an overpowered and unknown NPC and now she got to pay the price.

"Hey look everyone! It's Yura the ranker!" An armored player shouted in surprise.

"Everyone! The 7th world ranker is here WOW!!" Another shouted.

This is bad, she needs to get out of here before anyone finds out!

"Um... She's actually the 30th in unified ranking now." Someone pointed out.

"NO SHIT!! LEMME SEE?!" The players started checking the world leaderboard only to see that she dropped harder than the beat of the 3rd jjk opening.

She quickly cast a stealth spell and left Winston before being humilited.

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The Smithy was a forgeron shop at the eastern part of the Eternal Kingdom here in Winston. It's a crucial location in the lore of Overgeared because it's where Khan the legendary blacksmith lives along side the main character of the series, Grid.

[[ (EX) Event: Nox and Yatan are preparing a high scale attack with the help of the dragons! Defeat the two gods to save this world from imminent destruction!

>Debut: 5D, 23H, 02min, 49s.

This notification surprised the entire folk of the game and induced a real deal for Grid as the blacksmith were given huge funds to develop as many weapons as possible for the imminent fight.

But of course after seeing Grid's unmatched performance during the blacksmithing competition which saved the Smithy from being acquisitioned by the corrupt and greedy landlords, most of the generals and nobles invested in Grid who's capabilities were well known throughout the entire land.

Grid is completely average young adult living in south Korea with his family and playing video games for a living. How can such a broke player be the center of attention of all investors? Simply because he's a hidden class.

<Pagma's Descendant> was a class he acquired at the start of the series which gave him exceptional skills in both blacksmithing and swordsmanship, making his hobby as full time job as the money in the game can be converted into real bills.

Khan, the owner of the Smithy and teacher of Grid, was sitting on a tabouret near his student and showing him some tricks and tips to a perfect weapon craft, because this is still the start of the series.

"That's good kid, keep doing it like that and you'll be able to exploit the metal's full strength and durability." Khan complimented the kid.

'He's a fast learner... In only a single week he was able to outperform the greatest blacksmiths of the Kingdom, and learnore than 100 crafting recipes... At this point, he could be almost called Pagm—' But as Khan was having his monologue, two people came in without notice, hurriedly and in a panic.

"GRID!!" The first person shouted in panic, it was none other than his superior of the Tzedakha Guild, Jishuka herself. Accompanied by her right arm, Regas.

Their sudden arrival made Grid lose focus and mess up a hit with the hammer causing the forged iron to shatter in a million pieces. His head got red boiling hot in rage, "WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE MANNERS?! DIDN'T ANYONE TEACH YOU HOW TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR BEFORE BARGING IN LIKE THAT?!" He shouted in anger, as usually Grid was known for his... Short tamper.

Grid proceeds to grab the small pieces of iron and throw them back to the blast furnace to at least make some use for it, "We—We're sorry for interrupting but it's really urgent!" Jishuka cried, panicked.

Regas continues, "Yura was absolutely defeated by Nox and Yatan. Not even a top ranker could do anything against those apocalyptic creatures." He said.

But abruptly, Grid smiled in joy, "Ahaha~. Thank you larma, for punishing the girl who ruined my starting quest~." He said, nonchalantly while giggling.

"GRR!!" Jishuka let out as she bonked him on the head, "You hear yourself damn it! We need you to make some top-quality weapons for your fellow guild members so they can stand a chance in the upcoming battle!!" Jishuka shouted, angrily.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!! What the HECK Jishuka that hurt you know..." Grid said, as he rubbed his back neck in pain.

"Tch... Fine, I'll make you all the weapons you need, but I'm expecting a great pay from this AND to get the materials I need for the crafting. That stuff alone costs around the million Wons so don't expect it to come out of my own pocket!" He said.

'What a scam... But as his teacher, I should be proud...' Khan mumbled, internally.

Jishuka sighed, this guy was as greedy as ever... Good thing he didn't change. "Alright, you'll get what you need and the payment will be done by the weapon owner depending on his satisfaction. *She points him with her finger, seriously, the future of this nation counts on you Grid, let's win this battle togheter!" She said.

"What kind of bullshit is that?" Grid asked, with a zesty ahh face. What followed next was a beating not even Khan would describe.

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"Hahaha, can you imagine these mother fuckers really imagine they can beat me with that stupid power of friendship or something?" Akira exclaimed, as he watched the stupid interaction going on with the main cast.

"It seems like my Liege is already planning his victory." Yatan responded.

"Fuck yeah I'm winning, and there's nothing that could stop me." Akira said, lazily and with pride in his tone.

"There is one." Yatan replied.

"..." Akira didn't say a word, but he didn't take the experienced's words too lightly nonetheless, "Then I'll be ready for him..." He responded.

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