Leveling With The Gods - Chapter 314
[Level Up with God Episode 314]
* * *
Yuwon thought Tartarus was a world where the dead went.
A huge sea made of mana. Countless souls swimming in it.
Yuwon’s soul briefly passed by there and was looking at the outside of that world with one foot in Tartarus.
but.
When I entered Tartarus, it was completely different from what I knew before.
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss-.
[I hope that the ‘King of the Dead’ will break down the wall.] The
original name of Yuwon’s ‘King of the Dead’ was Tartarus.
Tartarus was the king of the dead. He was the owner of this small world where Yuwon stood, and he was the world itself.
Here he was like a god.
And Yuwon, with his powers, was the same.
The power of this title in Tartarus was absolute.
The iron bars in front of you are walls created by Uranus.
It wasn’t that difficult to tear down that wall.
Passsss-.
The remains of the iron bars crumble and scatter like powder.
Uranus’ eyes shook when he saw that. Kronos and Odin, who were holding him, were inwardly delighted.
‘also.’
‘It was real.’
The iron bars are disappearing.
The giants of Tartarus cheered.
-I thought it couldn’t be possible, but it was really….
-The iron bars disappeared!
-We are free!
Thump thump thump thump-.
The giants came out with rough footsteps.
It was then that Kronos’ skill was unleashed.
Hwaak-.
Uranus turned around.
Kwarung-!
I support you!
A golden bolt of electricity erupted towards the charging giants.
The giants were pushed back like a flood. There were a few giants who withstood it, but Uranus’ lightning was not something that could be withstood with one’s body.
but.
-Uranus!
-There is Uranus!
-Kill it!
There were more than one giant.
Thump thump thump-.
The iron bars disappeared and the giants who opened their eyes in the dark were no different from one big wave.
Wherever they came from, they ran toward Uranus, clutching a club the size of their forearm in their hands.
Yuwon felt the force of giants passing by on his left and right.
It was such a long time that it was difficult to estimate time.
The grudge that had been building up over the years could not be judged simply by level or magical power.
“It ended up like this.”
Jeopuk-.
Kronos came next to me.
With his eyes still fixed on the giants, he opened his mouth in a worried voice.
“Winning or losing this fight is no longer so important.”
The cries of the maddened giants rang in my ears. The giants were driven by a desire for revenge against Uranus and Olympus.
Even if we win this fight against Uranus.
It was obvious that if those giants left Tartarus, blood would be shed again.
but.
“No need to worry.”
Yuwon thought that Kronos’ worries were meaningless.
“How can you not worry….”
“They can’t go outside anyway.”
“what?”
Kronos made a puzzled expression as if asking what that meant.
But unfortunately, there was no way to answer that question. This was because Yuwon had no other clear way to explain it.
‘I lived, but I did not live.’
It was visible in Yuwon’s eyes.
King of the Dead. The souls of giants trapped in Tartarus.
‘Foolish, pitiful souls who believe they are still alive.’
Once the giants were trapped in Tartarus, there was no way for them to get out. It was as if they were already dead.
Tartarus was the resting place of the dead. The time a living person could stay here was less than a day.
The giants have already been trapped here for over thousands of years.
They were already at the border between the living and the dead.
There was no way they could have gone out on their own, unless the King of the Dead of Tartarus allowed it.
The fact that Ouranos walked into Tartarus on his own was a golden opportunity for the giants.
‘Susanoo.’
While Uranus was distracted by Odin and the giants, Yuwon called Susanoo.
‘King of the Dead’ was a title obtained after passing Susanoo’s dungeon.
-Why are you doing that?
‘Don’t you have anything to say?’
-Are you saying that the original owner of this title was Tartarus?
also.
Susanoo also noticed. There was no way that Susanoo, who had been using that power for over a thousand years, would not know what Yuwon had noticed.
-It’s the first time I didn’t know it was true either. Obtaining this title was a reward after becoming a ranker.
The test to become a ranker is special.
As it was the last floor of the tower, each player was given a special test tailored to their needs.
There was no administrator or proctor for the test.
There was only the will of the system that administered the test.
‘Is this what you got after passing the test? ‘What kind of test was it?’
-It was a test that put only the soul of the player on the sword.
‘10,000?’
As the content of the test was all different, there were various opinions among rankers.
From the story that the test varies depending on the individual ranker’s personality, to the story that the reward varies depending on the structure of the test.
The level of difficulty is also different, so some rankers easily reach the top, while others fail the test dozens or hundreds of times despite being much more skilled.
Ten thousand souls.
It was by no means an easy kind of test.
You won’t be able to go downstairs and take the test that was taken on the 99th floor, and players on that level won’t be much different from rankers.
‘You really did a great job too.’
Yuwon was able to find out how Susanoo reached that level of ranking.
Also, the mystery of why Susanoo killed so many players and was considered the worst killer in Tower’s history was somewhat solved.
“King of the dead…”
This was the first time I truly felt the power of the title.
I remembered that Hades in his previous life never found Tartarus. He tried to find Tartarus for a long time, but Kronos never revealed the existence of Tartarus.
But this time was different.
[‘The King of the Dead’ is angry.]
The giants of this world.
A wall that confined the residents of Tartarus.
Tartarus, the king of the dead, was angry at Uranus for creating the wall.
No matter how dead they are, they are still their subjects.
‘The power of this title is unleashed in Tartarus.’
Ching Ho was angry.
King of the Dead.
I felt more clearly than ever how to use the power of that title.
For example.
“Get up.”
Suuuu-.
Yuwon’s eyes turned black.
Inside Tartarus, within sight.
I saw countless souls twitching and sleeping.
“You dead people who cannot die.”
* * *
Boom!
A huge foot crushed Uranus’ body.
The corner of the giant’s mouth curled up. It seemed as if the anger that had been lingering for so long was being relieved a little.
But even for a moment.
Kuuuk-.
The giant’s feet went up. The giant suddenly rose up and flew away in the blink of an eye.
Flash!
Light emanated from the place where Uranus was.
And at the same time, a black spear was shot towards the giants.
Kwarung-!
A spear that possesses the power of both lightning and dark attributes.
Holes appeared in the giants’ bodies. The gigantic giants fell flat on their seats, and the giants who were rushing towards them in anger faltered.
And in between.
Two hit!
A spear passed by Ouranos’ head.
“Is it you again?”
Hum, hum, hum -.
Odin grabbed the spear again in his hand and prepared the next javelin.
While the giants were in charge of Uranus.
Odin prepared the javelin and was throwing it one by one carefully.
It was a fearsome spear whose power had been increased by adding several magic spells.
“The young king of Asgard. “It lives up to its name.”
Greed burned in Uranus’ eyes.
Each of the giants had the power of a high-ranker. They were all brothers with the same blood who climbed the tower together with Uranus himself and became rankers.
So, as much as possible, I tried to eat it while locked in a cage in Tartarus.
But the plan went wrong from the start.
“Inherently, a meal eaten after suffering is more delicious.”
Slurp slurp-.
Uranus’ magical power stirred and created a net.
The net entangled the bodies of the giants. At the same time, Odin’s spear was thrown out and aimed at Uranus’ head again.
That moment.
Sigh-.
Uranus caught the flying spear and returned it to Odin with all his might.
Two hit!
“…!”
Odin’s body, which barely escaped the spear, staggered. If he had been just a little late, he would have been killed by his own spear.
But the relief was short-lived.
“first of all-.”
Uranus stretched out his hand right in front of us.
“I’ll eat you first.”
Kwaang-!
“Oops!”
Odin, who was grabbed by the neck, was thrown to the floor. Uranus’ grip tightened and I felt pain as if my neck would break at any moment.
I had to get out.
But I just couldn’t do that.
It was not simply because Uranus was strong.
‘Magic power…’
From the moment it was caught in his grasp, the magic power did not move.
why.
A question mark appeared in my mind. As I climbed up the arm holding my neck, I saw Uranus’ face.
His eyes turned purple.
The more I used magical power, the more it felt like it was being sucked out through my hands.
That moment.
bang-!
The giant’s fist landed on Ouranos’ head. A curtain of water protected Ouranos’ head, but it only happened once.
The veil that protected the body was broken. Uranus could no longer afford to hold on to Odin’s neck.
Because the punch didn’t stop at just one strike.
Kwaang-!
“Gagging!”
Odin spat out blood from his mouth as the fist struck his body. His strength was so great that I thought he might have broken his back.
-You’re good at avoiding cooking.
“You’re slow.”
-Let’s see how long that arrogant mouth can flaunt.
thud-.
The giants were fearless.
no.
Anger consumed fear. They moved only for revenge on Uranus.
As if that meant they were alive all this time.
‘That’s a pain in the ass.’
And this kind of madness was what Uranus was most wary of.
A being who is not afraid of death is twice as demanding as his original ability.
The giants in front were blinded by a desire for revenge, having been betrayed by Ouranos and imprisoned in Tartarus.
“The dinner I was looking forward to was ruined.”
But it doesn’t matter.
They will all end up in his stomach anyway.
Eat them all and fill your stomach.
Getting everything you want will definitely happen in the not too distant future.
And the beginning.
gulp-.
It was the biggest giant in front of me.
‘One thing for now.’
Cheok-.
Something inside Uranus opened its mouth. An intense appetite reared its head, and Uranus’ eyes turned completely purple.
It was just as Uranus was about to move.
Wow-.
Something grabbed my foot and wouldn’t let go.
They have very heavy hands.
‘This…’
Uranus lowered his head and looked at the hand holding his foot.
The dead number in the tens of thousands.
They grabbed Uranus by the feet and dragged him into Tartarus.
And the moment I discovered it.
“…Is this your doing?”
In the eyes of Uranus, a person who became the king of this world appeared.