Leveling With The Gods - Chapter 311
[Level Up with God Episode 311]
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Despite the situation, Kronos was quite worried.
One o’clock is urgent. But Yuwon and Odin did not urge him.
And as Kranos waited, he was revived by nodding his head.
“…I have to go back to Olympus.”
At Kronos’s words, Odin drew a magic circle in the air with his hand.
The three figures disappeared from the spot along with the magic circle created by his gesture.
The scenery changed in an instant.
Although I didn’t walk that far, I returned to Olympus.
And it’s not the center of the village where it was originally located.
‘Is it a royal castle?’
We arrived at the magnificent castle surrounded by high walls.
I have been to the royal castle of Olympus a few times. However, the castle of Olympus, which rose to the sky, and the castle in front of me seemed to have completely opposite characteristics.
‘wide.’
The royal castle of Olympus was located at the edge of the city.
This size was enough to make you believe it was a small city rather than a castle.
Jeopuk-.
Kronos headed to the entrance of the royal castle without saying a word.
Yuwon and Odin followed behind.
OK.
“Please wait.”
The rankers guarding the entrance to the castle blocked Kronos.
These were rankers who couldn’t have known Kronos. Kronos also knew their faces.
And yet you’re blocking my way.
“What are you doing?”
“The king has commanded.”
“king? “You mean father?”
“yes.”
“Did you tell me not to let me in? “No one, including me?”
“yes. “That’s right.”
It was an incomprehensible command.
Olympus belongs to no one. Olympus was a country where everyone was equal and free.
Above all, especially at times like these.
“…You’ve already moved.”
Jeopuk-.
Kronos began to walk further.
The rankers who lost power hesitated. The surprised rankers raised their voices.
“Prince!”
“Get out of the way when something nice is said.”
“You can’t do this….”
“It’s your father who can’t do this!”
Guuuu-.
The rankers’ legs were shaking. Kronos, who was kneeling and looking down at the rankers who had fallen on the ground, passed through the castle gate.
Odin, who was looking down at the gatekeepers, gestured.
Then the gatekeepers fell asleep. It was the best way to quietly pass it over.
“The work has already been done.”
“If this is the case, we can assume that there is no one in the castle.”
Yuwon asked curiously at the quiet air he felt as he entered the castle.
“But why here?”
He clearly said that Uranus’ next target would be Tartarus.
However, Kronos returned to the royal castle, not Tartarus.
why.
“Shouldn’t we hurry to the 44th floor? “I don’t think I have time to do this right now.”
“What do you mean?”
Odin looked back at Yuwon as if asking what nonsense he was saying.
“This is the 44th floor.”
“…what?”
Boom – I felt like something had landed on my head.
The floor where the old Olympus was located was the 44th floor.
The 44th floor Yuwon knew was so desolate and dark that the world’s name was ‘Hell’.
It was difficult for people to even live in it, so most players thought of it as just a road to the upper world.
The only ranker who can adapt and live in such hell is Hades.
But…
‘This is the hell?’
What is this royal castle like?
The interior of the royal castle, made up of beautiful paintings and sparkling marble, came into Yuwon’s eyes.
It wasn’t just here.
There were countless people outside the royal castle, and their faces were full of smiles.
The sky was blue and pretty flowers were blooming all over the village. This world, full of life, was not at all suitable for hell.
‘Now that I think about it…’
A scene passed through Yuwon’s mind.
“It wasn’t like this here in the old days.”
44th floor.
These were the words Cronos muttered during the fight against the foreign gods that appeared in Hell.
I didn’t listen to that very carefully at the time. There were many worlds that had been devastated by the fight against the Outers, so it wasn’t a word worth paying attention to.
Moreover, hell was a world that could not be ruined any more.
‘Is this what you meant?’
Hell was a much better world to live in than Yuwon thought.
Old Olympus. It’s not much different from other floors, but it’s a much better place to live.
Something happened on this earth.
A huge event that could change the world.
And at the end of that incident.
‘What on earth happened here?’
This world will soon turn into the ‘hell’ Yuwon knows.
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Plop-.
Footsteps echoed against the ceiling.
Kronos’ steps became faster.
“There isn’t a single rat.”
These were the words spoken by Odin, who was following behind.
Stairs leading to the basement of the royal castle. The stairs located on the lowest level of the castle had no end in sight no matter how far I went down.
“How far did it come down?”
“It will be several hundred floors.”
Yuwon answered Odin’s question.
The exact depth is unknown, but the stairs leading underground were long enough to have already reached the clouds if the direction was upward.
Why on earth was the underground dug so deep?
It was then that Kronos, who had been silent the entire time, opened his mouth.
“What I’m going to show you now is Olympus’ biggest shame.”
Cheap.
The Kronos Yuwon knew was a more honest person than anyone else.
Although he was not as just as Hercules, he never shamed anyone and had the courage to sacrifice himself.
Kronos said that it was shameful.
This means that there is a lot hidden in Tartarus.
Ssur-.
How much further did I go down? It was a time when not a single ray of light came in and I continued to go down the stairs with only the feeling of my toes.
A familiar magical power was felt at Yuwon’s toes.
“You’ve arrived.”
chuck-.
Yuwon stopped going down the stairs.
There was no point in walking anymore.
“It’s Tartarus.”
Suuuu-.
The stairs that kept coming down disappeared. Although the surroundings were still dark, I could sense that the surroundings had changed.
This was not the inside of a castle or a basement connected by stairs.
The three people passed through the world as if they were climbing up and down a tower and arrived in a completely different world.
And that place.
[Entered ‘Tartaros.’]
It was the place Yuwon wanted to go so badly.
‘I never thought it would come like this.’
It wasn’t the real Tartarus. This was just a place created by Uranus’ memories and the power of the system.
However, if Uranus has really been to Tartarus, then it is true that Kronos knows of the existence of Tartarus.
This place will not be much different from the real Tartarus.
“It’s an unpleasant feeling.”
Yuwon nodded at Odin’s muttering.
This is probably more true for Odin, who mainly deals with light and lightning attribute magic.
Mana existed everywhere in the world. There appears to be nothing in it: air, water, fire, earth, and rocks. Even in time. Everything was made of mana.
That is why mana can become anything.
But here in Tartarus, only one type of mana was felt.
darkness.
A space where you feel like you are being sucked into somewhere and losing your mind just by stepping into it.
I felt like I was suffocating and couldn’t breathe. Yuwon had felt the same way before.
Hwareuk-.
[‘Hwaan Geumjeong’ lights the way.]
No matter how dark it was, there was a way to find the way.
Light emanated from Yuwon’s eyes. A vast and flat land appeared before the bright red flames and golden sparkling eyes.
Odin and Kronos also revealed their vision in their own ways.
In the brightened vision, the three people were able to see each other more clearly than before.
The ceiling and floor were as black as ink.
At the same time, what caught their eyes were the long iron bars extending left and right.
‘Is it a prison?’
An ominous feeling emanated from the thin and dense iron bars.
Yuwon and Odin looked inside.
What’s inside there?
At that moment, there was movement inside the iron bars.
“Cronos, son of Uranus, meets his eldest fathers.”
thud-.
The sound of heavy footsteps shook the iron bars.
An eye appeared inside the iron cage.
The eyes were at a much higher elevation than Yuwon or Odin Kronos.
-Uranus…
-Did you just say Uranus?
– How dare you say that name…
– That guy’s son?
The black souls wriggled. As my emotions intensified, the images of the giants consumed by the darkness of Tartarus gradually became clearer.
The number of giants is about ten.
It wasn’t a very large number. Yuwon has seen many giants and even fought against an army of hundreds of thousands of giants at Ragnarok.
Nevertheless, their momentum was special.
Each one of them is a being with Gigantes-level power.
If they go out into the world, there will be a seismic change in the top rankings.
Because all the giants here will be ranked within the top 100.
Thump thump thump-.
-It’s you again, Kronos!
-Come here!
-You should be trapped here too!
-Call Uranus to come! He too must know this pain!
-In Tartarus, we…!
Shouts like screams rang in my ears. Negative emotions, such as resentment and resentment, mixed with the cry and came out of the cage.
Kronos opened his mouth in a voice that sounded like he was going to vomit.
“They are my father’s brothers.”
The brothers of Uranus were imprisoned in Tartarus.
Born as giants, they were defeated in the battle against Olympus and imprisoned in Tartarus, where they were eventually eaten by Uranus.
A truly tragic fate.
In the history of Olympus, they were traitors to Olympus and were recorded as ‘monsters’ rather than ‘giants’.
“At first, I thought these people were wrong. “I was taught that I abused my power because I had too much power.”
It wasn’t just Kronos.
That was a fact known to all players living in Olympus.
but.
“It wasn’t that.”
Kronos belatedly met other giants and learned the truth about distorted history.
And here.
I entered Tartarus and confirmed that fact.
“We used these people. To establish Olympus. “So all the sweet water was taken out and it was dumped here.”
“But why did you stay still until now?”
Odin narrowed his eyes.
It was a reprimanding look in his eyes as to why he stayed silent even though he knew all that.
“I think it’s too late to regret it now.”
but.
Kronos also had a reason.
“If these people come out, Olympus will fall.”
He looked further into the future.
What will happen when the giants of Tartarus are freed?
“There will be a bloody wind blowing. There will be war. Gigantomachia. “My father’s prophecy of the future is becoming reality.”
A war that would lead to the destruction of Olympus. Thinking about it, Kronos could not possibly release the giants of Tartarus.
It was then.
Jeopuk-.
“…?”
Yuwon took a step towards the iron bars.
What are you trying to do?
Kronos and Odin’s gaze turned to Yuwon.
Yuwon stretched out his hand toward the iron bars.
[The dead worship you.]
[Tartarus worships the ‘King of the Dead’.]
Gigantomachia?
The fall of Olympus?
‘It’s all bad anyway.’
If things continue like this, those things will definitely happen.
Tartarus must be liberated.
That was the only way to pass this test.
Cheolkeong-.