Pangeaâs Duke of Virtue had a terrible chance of triggering once every few years.
Grid only kept Pangeaâs Duke of Virtue and didnât expect it to actually burst out.
After fighting and winning, he planned to try and obtain Teruchan using the âDifferent Speciesâ Kingâ title, which had the effect of âgaining great affinity with different speciesâ and âtwo times the probability of creating a good impression if the target is a different species.â
Now the effect of Pangeaâs Duke of Virtue was triggered.
âIt is honey. Did the odds increase after activating against Noll?â
The fire that soared due to God's Command stopped.
Howeverâ
âLook! Open your eyes!â
The joy was fleeting.
Teruchan was dying.
The orc lord who had endured Gridâs onslaught was trembling.
âWake up! Get up!â
Teruchan looked confused as Grid pulled out a potion. He raised Teruchan and forcefully poured potions into his mouth.
However, it didnât work at all.
âHe canât be healed?â
Why wasnât he recovering? Was this trolling?
Grid brought up Teruchanâs status window since they were now colleagues.
Name: Teruchan
Age: 19 Â Gender: Male
Race: Twilight Orc
Title: Strongest Warrior
* Strength and health stats increase in proportion to the duration of the battle (up to 30%).
Title: Usurper
* Increases attack power, defense, health and resilience when fighting âleadersâ (up to 20%).
Title: Indomitable Warrior
* Nullifies damage over a certain amount up to 10 times. Once these 10 times are exhausted, you will use up Origin True Energy (cumulative reset once every 30 days).
Level: 500
Strength: 4,003 Â Stamina: 6,130
Agility: 2,280 Â Intelligence: 320
Skills: Iron Arm (A), Roar of Strength (S), Instinct (S), Belief (S)
Like most twilight orcs, Teruchan was abandoned by his parents at the age of 5.
After fleeing deep into the mountains to escape the empireâs surveillance and oppression, the twilight orcsâ home was ridiculously small.
Teruchan survived alone and the twilight orcs were liberated from the oppression of the empire.
âWe must not let our children experience our misfortunes.â
Teruchan claimed as he defeated the former orc lord who opposed the war.
His desire to seize the lordâs position was due to the happiness of the newly born children.
â...â
The Ultimate Warrior, Usurper and Indomitable Warrior.
These were the titles that made Teruchanâs stats shine.
It was why Teruchan could withstand most of Gridâs attacks.
Even so, Grid was paying attention to another part.
âHe is 19 years old? This terrifying giant who looks like a vicious criminal? Even though he looks 20 years older than me?â
âNo, shit!â
Now wasnât the time to be thinking about that.
Origin True Energy was the energy that was the source of life.
Once it was depleted, a transcendent person would die.
Teruchanâs life was at stake.
âRight! Ask Sehee...!â
Grid was reminded of his sister, only to freeze like a statue.
He was reminded of Khanâs end.
Ruby hadnât been able to save Khan.
Death that occurred naturally was something that not even the Saintess could prevent.
â...Dammit!â
He couldnât call Ruby.
The weak-hearted child would suffer from guilt after being unable to save Teruchan.
Putting a stone in his sisterâs heart just to hold onto this rotten line... He couldnât.
âI wish he was a bad guy.â
Grid glanced at the dying Teruchan.
If only Teruchan was simply a ferocious invader and predator, then his heart wouldnât have been so heavy.
At best, he wouldâve been unhappy with and resented Pangeaâs Duke of Virtue.
However, Teruchan wasnât evil.
He was determined to fight for the children, not himself, and didnât force humans to worship his power.
If only Grid didnât know this.
Grid was very distressed about the information he learnt about Teruchan through Pangeaâs Duke of Virtue.
He felt sorry for Teruchan, who had to die before being able to fulfill his dream. He was sad to know he had lost such a person.
âShit... DamnâŠâ
Teruchanâs trembling voice was heard in Gridâs ears as he cursed.
âGrid.
Guruk...
In your hands... I will die... SpiritâŠâ
âShut up!â Grid shouted.
He didnât want to feel even more pained.
Of course, he knew of a possibility that could save Teruchan.
It was the White Peach, an item that restored all health and vitality when eaten.
A super-special hidden item that could only be taken once in a lifetime considering the absurd effects, the White Peach was likely to restore even the exhausted Origin True Energy, yet Grid couldnât extend his hand.
Was it because Teruchanâs value was low?
No.
His value alone exceeded expectations.
It was thrilling just imagining him at the forefront of the battlefield with Noll.
He knew that Teruchanâs performance would be greater when dealing with strong opponents like the grandmaster and yangbans.
Howeverâ
âIt isnât possible. I canât give it to him.â
Grid already had too many precious people.
Irene, Lord, Piaro, and Brahamâfrom the time he summoned Piaro to the perilous imperial palace, Grid had already vowed to save the White Peach for them.
He felt really sorry for Teruchan who was dying in front of him but the weight of the lives of those already precious to him was different.
âGlory...
GurukâŠ
â
âShut up!â
It was rotten.
He never imagined that things would be so unpleasant.
He had come to the Fold Kingdom with the mindset of saving them from the orc lord.
He didnât expect to go through something like this.
It happened as Grid made a pained expression and grabbed his chest.
âOvergeared King!â Someone appeared and shouted.
It was Marquis Veze.
He pointed to the 100,000 orc army rushing over from a distance.
âThose who have lost their king will run wild! You have to avoid it!!â
Grid had broken the â10 blowsâ promise with ridiculous logic and crushed Teruchan.
Marquis Veze had been suspicious of Grid for a while.
He was concerned that the reason why Prince Shining praised Grid like a god was because he had been brainwashed by Grid, but then he soon realizedâthe reason why Grid wasnât afraid of his reputation being lost was to share a âsword conversationâ with Teruchan, which was why he pushed for a confrontation with Teruchan.
Throughout the battle, Teruchan was uplifted and expressed joy and respect towards Grid. It was the atmosphere of becoming friends with Grid.
Thatâs right.
Grid respected Teruchan in his own way.
He sympathized with the twilight orcs, who glorified combat, without scoffing at their ruthlessness.
As expected, he was a great person.
His intention was to persuade Teruchan to end the war but things went wrong.
Teruchan was dying and the furious orcs would never forgive Grid.
âHurry while I buy some time!â
Marquis Veze held his shattered shield and faced the 100,000 army of orcs alone.
âMarquis Veze!â
âMy Lord! What are you doing not running away?â
The knights of Howl Fortress were in a hurry.
Someone gave the order to open the gates while someone else had already jumped off the walls and was crossing the plains.
All of them wanted to save Marquis Veze.
Marquis Vezeâs lion-like roar echoed through the battlefield.
âEveryone, retreat! Be sure to take refuge in the capital along with the Overgeared King!â
âMy Lord!â
âIt is a command!â
â...!â
The knights rushing at Marquis Veze stopped at once.
It was the last command of their esteemed superior and they couldnât break it.
An old knight met Gridâs eyes and shouted at him desperately, âYour Majesty! Come quickly! Donât let Marquis Vezeâs sacrifice be in vain!â
âBullshit.â
Grid clicked his tongue and ignored the knightsâ cries.
Then...
â
Uh!
â
The four God Hands flying around Grid grabbed the marquisâ limbs in unison.
âYour Majesty?â
The perplexed marquis alternated looking between Grid and the orc army in front of him.
The distance to the front of the orc army was now less than 200 meters away.
âIâm here to help you, not to sacrifice your life.â
âYour Majesty...!â
Marquis Veze didnât finish his shout.
It was because Grid threw him in the direction of the knights.
Grid stood next to the gradually fading Teruchan and faced the orc army.
The sight of the 100,000 dark-skinned orcs charging was reminiscent of a massive wave of rocks.
âItâs garbage.â
Appearing before the orcs was a failure.
He spent almost all his skills and resources fighting Teruchan so his condition was a mess.
It was right to run away like this.
Grid knew this but he couldnât step away.
It was due to the red-spotted leopards at the forefront of the orc army.
Thousands of leopards were running with orcs on their backs and their speed exceeded that of horses.
If Grid left, the soldiers of Howl Fortress wouldnât be able to stop the leopardsâ pursuit and would be destroyed.
At best, the rewards from running into the army would be lost.
Grid reminded himselfâhis first purpose was to be the guardian of the Fold Kingdom.
âShit... Come!â
He also needed a means to relieve his boiling anger.
Grid shouted at the enemies rushing like a tsunami and aimed the Enlightenment Sword. He was conscious of the cameras and let out curse words with a mutter.
A one against 100,000 confrontation.
If it was anyone other than Grid, the people wouldâve snorted with ridicule.
It was because it was Grid that the viewers didnât laugh and kept focused.
Noe, Randy, Tiramet and the Overgeared Skeletons appeared beside Grid, the God Hands held the Red Phoenix Box and the sky was cloudy.
It was the moment when he was going to use Storm Demonic Energy Field on the front leopard.
The leopards stopped running and the orcs jumped off the leopards.
Thousands of orc warriors rushed to Grid without pulling out their weapons.
â
Gruruk!!
Great warrior!â
â...?â
âWe! Lord's body!
Guruk!
Want it!â
â...â
Grid belatedly grasped the situation.
The only one who determined the orcâs policy was the lord.
Once the lord died, the orcs had no reason to go to war.
They had to go back home, elect a new orc lord and follow the new policy.
In addition, from the perspective of a âwarriorâ, Grid and Teruchanâs fight was legitimate and they didnât intend to take revenge on Grid.
â...Basara.â
Her idea of liberating them was right.
They werenât beasts.
Grid nodded and opened the way for the orcs.
âTake him.â
âThank you.
Grruk.
â
The orcs beat their chests with their fists and bowed, then they carried Teruchan onto a leopard. Teruchan looked almost like a corpse with his blue skin and closed mouth.
At this moment.
â...?â
â...?â
An intense light flashed in the sky.
It was caused by Mass Teleport.
Both Grid and the orcs were amazed as they turned their attention to the sky.
Great Sage Sticks and Lauel came into view.
Lauel hurried to the ground and pulled out a fruit.
It was a white fruitâthe White Peach.
âYou...!â
The surprised Grid tried to stop Lauel but it was too late.
Lauel forcibly opened Teruchanâs mouth and shoved the White Peach into it.
âI know the entire situation. I think this is the only way to save him.â
âNo, are you crazy? That is...!â
âI know the value of the White Peach. Thatâs why Iâm investing it here.â
âYou have to eat...!â
âIt is too big a luxury for me to eat it. Donât you know that Iâm retired now?â
âThatâs because youâre busy! Once you come back...!â
âNo. I chose this path because I like it and I donât want to leave this path. I will continue to assist Your Majesty with ruling the Overgeared Kingdom so I donât need this luxury.â
The effect of the White Peach was to increase the experience, regardless of level, and thus, the higher was the level of the player, the more astronomical was the value of the item.
It was given up by Lauel.
Grid knew that it had required a great decision.
Lauel was obviously sacrificing himself.
Thanks to that sacrifice...
â
Guruk...!
â
Teruchan took a breath and opened his eyes.
The viewers and the orcs were wide-eyed.
It was as if the entire world was watching.
âGreat warrior...! Life saver! I! Teruchan!
Guruk!
You! I will serve you!â Teruchan swore.
Was Grid really his life saver�
There were many questions but in any case, Grid had gained a new subordinate.
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