Leveling With The Gods - Chapter 262
[Level Up with God Episode 262]
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Giants lived in Jotunheim.
Originally belonging to the same world as Muspelheim, they refused to inherit the power of the demon race.
and.
In a corner of Rapuntel, the city of giants, an unusually small human was walking.
“It’ll be okay.”
He stretched out his hand towards the trembling giants.
“Everything is fine.”
He was a handsome young man with blond hair and pale skin.
The giants gathered together were large, but they were too small to be called giants.
Still young giants.
“They will come…”
“The demons of Muspelheim will come…”
“They will all die…”
They trembled.
Muspelheim.
It was a huge force that made up more than half of the giants, and they were like living devils to the giants.
It is nothing short of a symbol of fear to young giants.
The young man channeled his magic power to calm them down.
“I will protect you, so everything will be okay.”
The giants’ eyes turned to the young man’s warmth.
My anxious and scared mind quickly calmed down.
“human?”
“Are you human?”
“I am human.”
Maybe it’s because I’m still young.
The giants, who had not seen many humans up close, looked at the young man with curiosity.
Then a giant asked:
“Who are you?”
“Baldurda.”
Sigh-.
Baldur calmed down the giants and dropped his hands from them.
“So don’t worry too much. “I will protect you no matter what happens.”
Hwaaaaaaaaaaa!
A light as bright as the sun emanated from the body of young Baldur.
My anxious mind melted and my body became warm.
And with that light, Baldur’s appearance soon disappeared. The young giants cheered as they looked at the empty seat of Baldur, who appeared and disappeared like light.
“Wow….”
“Cool!”
“I guess he was a ranker!”
“You should go and show off!”
Giants cheering from afar.
Baldur looked at them with a pitiful expression.
All he did was give them a little courage and faith.
What is much more important and difficult is to revive that faith.
‘Is it because of the prophecy that came down to Jotunheim?’
Why are the giants so fearful after the conflict with Muspelheim?
It was because of a legend and prophecy handed down to the giants of Jotunheim.
‘The clash between Muspelheim and Asgard. Asgard and Jotunheim are destroyed by fire-wielding giants.’
Jeopuk-.
Baldur began to walk.
‘The Great War Ragnarok.’
When I was young, I thought it was just a prophecy.
However, as time passed, I grew thicker, became a ranker, and learned about the world as the prince of Asgard, I realized that was not the case.
Ragnarok was not a legend or prophecy.
It is just the name of a war that will definitely occur in the near future.
‘What should I do?’
What can you do in that huge fight?
In front of Baldur, who was so worried.
“What are you doing?”
Someone sticks out his head.
His face couldn’t be seen properly because it was half covered by a robe.
Baldur hesitated to ask who he was.
“Who…”
It was strange.
It was so close to my nose and I had no idea about it all this time.
Pot-.
A distance that spreads in an instant.
Baldur, who had spread the distance by more than ten steps, moved towards the spear on his back.
“Oh, that’s fast.”
“Who are you?”
The atmosphere is unusual.
His tone of speech was light and cheerful, but his skills were anything but.
I was curious about the face hidden under the robe.
“The person who will take you.”
“…me?”
Baldur’s golden pupils narrowed.
At that moment, fighting spirit erupts from his body and strength goes into the spear.
“It won’t be easy.”
“well. “I’ll give it a try.”
There was a hint of laughter in his voice.
Even when faced with his own speculation, he is not discouraged at all. An average ranker would be scared right away or would notice the difference in skill even if it was too late.
“Then….”
Crispy-.
Just as Baldur was about to move his feet.
yes-.
A vibration heard from somewhere.
The opponent wearing the robe flinched.
“He really is like a ghost.”
It was just a simple vibration.
Still, he seemed to realize who was contacting him.
The speculation that had been boiling just a moment ago has disappeared. Baldur, who was about to swing his spear at him just a moment ago, stopped.
“Are you not planning on fighting?”
“He’s a fair and square guy.”
If you thought your opponent was your enemy, the moment you let down your guard would be the surest way to win.
He turned around and waved his hands.
“We are not enemies, so follow us. “Don’t be so guarded.”
“…?”
He spoke in a boring tone and walked slowly.
It didn’t seem like he had any intention of fighting.
‘What are you thinking?’
He was a suspicious guy.
Baldur, who was worried, followed behind him, wary of him.
The distance wasn’t too close. It was to prepare for any unexpected situation.
The place Baldur headed to, following the unknown robin, was the empty home of the giants.
Squeak-.
The door I just came through closed by itself.
Thinking it was a trap, Baldur put his hand to the spear again.
“What is your business?”
“There’s a guy who wants to meet you.”
“First, reveal your identity.”
“I don’t know if I recognize your face.”
Sigh-.
The robe covering his head was removed.
A playful face is revealed along with pure white hair.
A familiar face somewhere.
‘Where have I seen this before…’
A face suddenly flashed in my mind.
That long white hair.
A playful mood and golden eyes.
“Jecheon Daeseong…?”
In this tower, ranked 10th, a being with unparalleled power and influence appeared before my eyes.
The tension that simply crossed the border made my entire body tense.
Why on earth would he do himself?
no.
‘He said there was definitely someone who wanted to meet me.’
Squeak-.
The door opened.
Baldur’s gaze naturally turned towards the open door.
“You said you found it, but why haven’t you heard from me?”
It was a familiar face again.
This time I remembered it clearly.
It was a face I had been looking for with interest for some time.
“Kim Yu-won?”
It was definitely Kim Yu-won.
No matter how high the ranking, it is a face that is more deeply embedded in the mind than Jecheon Daeseong, who was sealed and inactive for over a thousand years.
What was surprising was that Yuwon was the same.
“Do you know me?”
A high ranker around Baldur knew his face. If you remember a name, knowing a face means you have looked up your records.
“My father once told me a story about you. “He said it reminds him of the time when I used to climb the tower.”
“Is that the only reason?”
“I heard you are moving with Asgard recently?”
“okay.”
“I was thinking that we might be able to meet soon. “I didn’t think it would be like this.”
Baldur glanced at Son Goku and asked.
“What is your relationship with Jecheon Daeseong Fortress?”
“We are friends.”
“Friend…”
The news that Jecheon Daeseong had a fight with Muspelheim had already been heard.
I wondered what the reason was, but it seemed to be because of the amusement park in front of me.
“This is going to be a long story.”
I had a lot of questions.
Baldur walked out the door and opened his mouth.
“By moving the location….”
“The location is not moving.”
chuck-.
Yuwon blocked Baldur’s path.
Baldur looked at Yuwon with his brows furrowed as if wondering what this was.
OK.
“Don’t go beyond the ceiling.”
Unintelligible words came out of Yuwon’s mouth.
“Don’t go beyond the ceiling? what are you talking about?”
“I will target you in Muspelheim.”
“In Muspelheim? me?”
“okay.”
Yuwon nodded and looked out the high window.
“It’s already started to happen.”
Then Baldur’s gaze moved along Yuwon.
Bright blue sky.
Cheok-.
I thought I could see an eyelid above the sky, but it slowly opened.
It looks small because the distance is so far, but it was not small at all. Rather, if you measure the distance, it was closer to the size of a huge house.
Those eyes.
I’ve never seen it, but I’ve heard of it.
“It is the eye of Muspell.”
An item said to be used by the giants of Muspelheim.
It was an item with an effect comparable to the A+ grade skill ‘clairvoyance’, which is said to capture the world a thousand miles away at a glance.
“Is this next?”
Finally, they came to Jotunheim.
Midgard has already been attacked. I thought Jotunheim would be the next target sooner or later, so it wasn’t that unexpected.
Wow-.
Baldur’s hand holding the spear gained strength.
Fortunately, there was Yuwon and Son Goku here.
There are two top high rankers. And more than anything else, there was a high ranker in the top 10, so it was worth fighting for.
Even Son Goku had a record of attacking Muspelheim, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of giants, and returning, so I felt more trustworthy.
however.
chin-.
“Didn’t you hear me?”
Yuwon again blocked Baldur from passing by.
Baldur, who had become anxious after discovering Muspell’s eyes, asked.
“Why on earth are you doing this?”
“Their target is you. “But what are you going to do if you step forward?”
“So you’re saying we want to hide here? “With a guy like that?”
Baldur’s gaze turned to Goku.
Son Goku shrugged his shoulders and said, “Look at it.”
“I’m a bit trustworthy.”
Jecheon Daeseong is strong.
The power of that one person is equivalent to that of one large guild.
Certainly, as he said, it made no sense to hide with this much power.
but.
“Because it’s Son Goku.”
Now I had to make clear the difference between Son Goku and non-Goku.
“It’s okay because it’s Jecheon Daeseong. “Not you.”
“I am Baldur. Prince of Asgard. But I can’t run away and hide.”
Yuwon sighed.
Justice overflowed from Baldur’s eyes as he faced him up close.
He won’t run away.
Thanks to that sense of justice, Baldur later became something of a symbol of Asgard.
Ranked 70th.
He was clearly a great high ranker. It was not for nothing that it was said that he would succeed Odin as the king of Asgard.
but.
‘The problem is that I die before then.’
Yuwon glanced at the sky outside the window.
The blue sky is slowly turning red like fall. Baldur, perhaps unaware of that fact, was still looking at himself with burning eyes.
Yuwon’s mouth opened.
“Have you ever played chess?”
“chess?”
Baldur, who was puzzled by the unexpected question, nodded.
“I tried it.”
“Chess is a game of catching the opponent’s king. And at the same time, it is a game of protecting the king.”
“Don’t spin around….”
“You are the king of this fight.”
king.
The most important key in the game and one that must survive.
What Yuwon wanted to do was to keep his word.
“A foolish king entering the enemy’s territory will only lead to defeat in the fight.”
Baldur’s brows narrowed.
My mind was complicated.
There were other things I didn’t understand, including why he became king.
Surtur’s gaze turned to Goku.
“What are you so afraid of?”
Jecheondaeseong Fortress was located here.
If he was truly an ally, there would be nothing to be afraid of.
However, Yuwon did not think that this battlefield could be done with only Son Goku.
There is one reason.
“Surt.”
The sky suddenly turned completely red.
“He will come.”
It was because of a giant who would come down from within.