Leveling with the Gods

C306

'Done'.

There was more than enough time.

Son OhGong faithfully fulfilled his role in preventing Foolish Chaos from summoning the next Outer.

Foolish Chaos, who was fighting Son OhGong in the distance, turned to look at him.

He seemed to have realized superficially, but...

"Our side was faster."

It would take him time to summon the next Outer. He was probably trying to summon the Outers to trap the Three Gods and himself.

However, after encountering Son OhGong and then YuWon pointing his spear at him, the plans deviated. Naturally, targets could change depending on the situation.

From capturing himself to capturing the Three Gods.

It was Foolish Chaos's nature to ensure the safe capture of one of the two rabbits rather than catching both.

That's why Foolish Chaos didn't try to escape from Son OhGong. Instead, he tried to capture Son OhGong and YuWon.

And that was a mistake.

'The range of the spear is...'

Shhh...

Flames ignited at the end of the spear.

This time, it took quite a while to activate it.

[Opening 'Tartarus']

[Uranus Heart rules Nír]

Tartarus.

Undoubtedly, opening the door and crossing it during the past few days had been a failure.

However, there had still been some progress.

If YuWon's door opening until now was just a small crack, now it was fully wide open.

Cris, criss...

The magical energy flowing from Tartarus accumulated in YuWon's palm through the spear tip.

Nír was a spear with a nature completely opposite to that of Gungnir.

It was a spear that reacted to dark energy. That's why YuWon saw Tartarus as a means to handle Nír.

'If Tartarus is truly an infinite sea of energy...'

Tsutsu, tsutsutsu...

He felt his hand decaying.

Corrosion.

It was the nature of dark magic.

And now, the Arcane Power gathering in Nír began to exceed the limits that YuWon could endure.

"This will end with a single blow."

Crash!!

The tip of Poseidon's spear and Despair's grip clashed. The power of the sea that had accumulated at the spear's tip dispersed, and Poseidon's body was pushed back.

"You're small but strong!"

Poseidon felt the magical power surrounding him fade away in an instant.

[Sea Armor is trembling]

[Sea Armor is recovering]

The armor that had trembled began to recover. Poseidon was the strongest in terms of defense among the Three Gods.

Despair's gaze pierced through Poseidon.

He shivered, and his body trembled. Unconsciously, he began to break out in a cold sweat facing that individual.

But...

"Try again if you dare!"

To not be surpassed by the momentum, Poseidon raised the spear again with a threatening voice.

At that moment...

Swoosh...

Despair reached out its hand towards Poseidon.

"What...?"

Suddenly, a gigantic claw rose up and completely covered Poseidon's body, bewildering him.

But it was only for a moment.

His experience up until now instinctively blocked the claw.

Swoosh...

The claw tore through the watery armor covering Poseidon's body.

With a loud crack, the spear tip began to crack.

"Did I go too far?"

Even blocking the attack turned out to be extremely difficult.

"I need a little help..."

"No need to say it."

Swish...

Despair was surrounded by black darkness.

"I suppose so."

Chirararak!

Thousands and thousands of blades rained down from the darkness. Despite the countless, countless blades, Despair didn't stop advancing.

Chaaaaaak-!

A giant palm blocked the blades and split the darkness.

And from there, the figure of Hades, who had been concealed, was revealed.

"......!"

Hades's eyes gleamed.

In the moment Despair and his eyes met, Hades felt his body stiffen.

That's how Despair's claw reached out towards Hades.

Fwooosh...

Hades's body dispersed in that place and turned into black smoke.

The smoke twisted and enveloped Despair's body.

"You have strength, but you lack intelligence."

Pshhh!

At the same time, immense Arcane Power erupted above Despair's head.

Zeus, who suddenly appeared nearby, held a giant Lightning Bolt in his hand and assumed a throwing posture.

"If you're at this distance..."

He only needed a single strike.

"Even if you try to dodge, you won't be able to."

Flash!

The Lightning Bolt left Zeus's hand.

Kkaaaaah!

For the first time, that individual screamed.

The attack was effective.

However, for Zeus, who intended to put an end to this once and for all, it had a draining reaction.

'He doesn't even have teeth.'

If he can afford to scream, it means he's not on the verge of death yet.

This isn't enough. Zeus hurriedly prepared for the next attack.

Pshhh...

"It seems to affect your pride." (YuWon)

The Lightning gathered in Zeus's hand spread out like a net.

It wasn't a spear, but a net-like form.

Swoosh...

The dispersed net enveloped the body of Despair, which was pressed by the golden pillar.

"Do you want to take my position for just an item?" (Zeus)

"This spear is our best weapon." (YuWon)

Before the fight began.

YuWon presented the most perfect way to turn this fight into a victory.

Nír.

The item that possesses power comparable to Odin's spear, Gungnir.

The design of the spear that only YuWon can activate had already demonstrated its destructive power in the fight against Indra.

"So we must make sure to hit this securely." (YuWon)

"Is it really necessary to go this far? Ensuring a direct hit and coordinating movements with the others?" (Zeus)

At first, Zeus had doubts.

It was natural.

After all, he himself had enough confidence in having that power.

But...

"Even Indra, who possessed that great power, is now dead and gone from the rankings." (YuWon)

Zeus was immediately convinced, and he had no intention to argue against it either.

"Trust me at least once. It's never a bad idea to play it safe." (YuWon)

Foolish Chaos, an existence that Zeus had also failed to understand until now.

They weren't of the Dragon Race or any other known race in the Tower, and they weren't classified by the Administrators according to the proper process.

They were something else that belonged to this Tower.

Incomprehensible beings.

Therefore, Zeus decided to follow YuWon's wishes.

Even if his pride was affected...

"Throw it."

With those words from Zeus, the Three Gods separated from Despair as if they had made a promise.

They knew they could be immediately dragged if they stayed in that place.

And at that moment...

Tuhwak!

From afar, a black spear flew.

Shooaaaak...

The spear that flew left a long line.

It pierced through everything in its path and pierced the body of Despair, which was confined by the movements of the three gods.

All sound vanished.

Despair That Falls to The Earth couldn't even scream. Its body was torn into pieces, disintegrated, and turned into dust.

Reaching the limit of dark magic power resulted in annihilation.

Despair resisted not to disappear. As if saying it wouldn't vanish so easily, it tightly closed its eyes and covered its head with both hands.

To survive.

YuWon, who was observing from afar, winced a bit.

This consumed much more Arcane Power than he expected.

"I thought I could use two or three shots..."

It wasn't the first time he activated Nir.

Of course, depending on how much Arcane Power was consumed, he could calculate how many times he could throw the spear.

But this time was different.

"Was it because of Tartarus?"

At this moment, Nir consumed more Arcane Power than ever before.

Although a considerable amount of Arcane Power was needed to activate the spear, a considerable amount of Arcane Power was also used to open Tartarus.

It was natural for the power to multiply accordingly.

However...

"70% of the total. I've consumed too much Arcane Power."

It was a spear that even at the beginning of the battle was intimidating to use. However, in this situation, there was no choice but to activate it in the midst of combat without even daring to hesitate.

In the Murim World, there was a saying that one must hide 30% of their ability.

That saying spread throughout the Tower at some point and became another form of expression.

You must always reserve 30% of your Arcane Power.

It was the last line of defense for survival. If all magical power was exhausted by pouring it out completely, survival was impossible.

YuWon sympathized more than anyone with that saying and was the one who followed it the best.

From YuWon's perspective, he had poured out all the magical power he possessed in this single spear throw.

"I can't do it alone."

In this way, the requirements to throw the spear doubled.

To give time for the spear's activation.

After activation, a "team" was needed that could protect him in a state close to fatigue.

"Another option is to have enough Arcane Power to throw multiple spears and still have some left over."

At least YuWon knew that in this Tower, there was only one High-Ranker who possessed a similar amount of Arcane Power.

Odin.

The great King of Asgard and the second ranked in the ranking of High-Rankers.

It was said that he had such vast Arcane Power that he could throw Gungnir multiple times and still have Arcane Power left.

Indeed, YuWon had never witnessed his Arcane Power diminishing.

"Do I have another task?"

He murmured as the corner of YuWon's lips lifted.

It's not that Arcane Power automatically multiplies by using it in large quantities. In YuWon's mind, there were very few abilities that could disperse such a large amount of magical power at once.

The more abilities, the better. Especially a single strike with power like this could defeat an invincible opponent.

Now the remaining task was clear.

He had to be able to skillfully handle this spear like Odin.

If that were the case, he wouldn't have to rely on someone else to throw the spear, like now.

"Why is it like this?"

Huuk-.

YuWon's wavering gaze turned to the side.

"It seems that what I imagined and reality are different, aren't they?"

Shhh...

Over an empty and desolate space, a purple shimmer appeared as if it had been there for quite some time.

It had already been there for a while.

Foolish Chaos emerged from within the robes, with fierce eyes flashing.

He already knew things had gone wrong. When he realized it, he was already one step behind.

He had overlooked two things.

He had misinterpreted YuWon's objective and had underestimated the power of the spear that YuWon could throw.

Furthermore.

He hadn't foreseen the appearance of Son OhGong, who had given YuWon the time to throw the spear.

"You're so annoying, you and your eyes."

There was a tone that seemed not entirely satisfactory somewhere in his heart.

It was a reunion after a long time.

In an instant in YuWon's mind, the image of Foolish Chaos turned into a corpse came to mind.

It had taken too long to hunt him down. The consequences of that had caused the deaths of too many people.

The Golden Cinder Eyes were an indispensable condition to trap Foolish Chaos.

The corner of YuWon's lips lifted as he met Foolish Chaos's gaze.

"Is this all that bothers you?"

Anyway, it can no longer be hidden if we have come this far.

YuWon lowered his gaze to his lap, which seemed emptier than usual.

"There is probably something much more bothersome."

Dapung had disappeared.

The boy who enjoyed devouring people from the Outer World had awakened from a long sleep.