Chapter 1998 – 1998. God’S Atlantis
“The Crawling Chaos laughs softly.”
I stared blankly at the notification window.
The sudden appearance of a divine seat was quite perplexing.
‘Crawling Chaos… that guy, right? Why is he showing up in this trial? Wasn’t this trial given by the gods of Olympus?’
After thinking for a moment, I recalled Dagon, the being lurking in the deep sea. And the words Hypnos had uttered before he died.
‘…I don’t know even if I think about it. Let’s just do what I have to do.’
Even if it’s a bit unsettling, as long as the system is in place, nothing absurd will happen.
‘Is it because I killed Thor? I can feel my power growing.’
It’s not the same as absorbing divine power.
‘It’s because my myth has grown.’
A myth centered around me. Having achieved the feat of killing Thor, I’ve become stronger as a god.
‘I can feel the territory of Olympus expanding. It wouldn’t be bad to completely subjugate the north while I’m at it.’
Even without me, Olympus should be able to withstand the rebellions of Poseidon, Hades, and Apollo.
‘I’ll conquer the north, become stronger, and then wipe out those traitors.’
Having made my plan, I immediately leaped towards the sky. Rising above the clouds, I flew towards the place where I could feel divine power. I will kill the male gods and take the goddesses.
• • •
“You bastard, Zeus…!”
Odin growled at me.
I calmly looked around. The gods were gathered, surrounding me, but their eyes were filled with fear.
‘I was wondering why I hadn’t seen any gods along the way… they were waiting for me here.’
I had taken the goddess of beauty, Freya, and other goddesses. It was a shame I only had time to take them once.
“Did you all gather to have a funeral at once?”
“Your arrogance ends here.”
Odin throws his spear. I respond with Astrape. Gungnir and Astrape collide in mid-air and bounce off each other. Suddenly, Gungnir disappears and reappears behind me.
‘Gungnir was a spear that was said to always hit its target when thrown.’
Zzzzzzz!
Lightning erupts, blocking Gungnir’s spearhead. Gungnir couldn’t penetrate the lightning.
‘It’s weaker than Mjolnir that Thor threw.’
I grab Gungnir. It had less resistance than Mjolnir. I put strength into both hands.
Snap!
Gungnir broke cleanly in half.
“Odin’s Gungnir!!”
“That’s terrifyingly brute strength!”
“Was it true that he overpowered Thor with strength?!”
“Don’t panic, throw what we prepared!”
Odin shouted. The gods threw a net made of woven cords at me. I didn’t dodge, just stared blankly at the net. The net covered my body.
“Arrogant fool! That net is made of Gleipnir! No matter who you are, you can’t escape it!”
Odin shouted confidently.
He had a point. It was fixing my divine power, holding my strength. It was hard to use my power.
I grabbed the Gleipnir net with my fingers. And pulled with all my might.
Tear!
Gleipnir began to tear little by little. The surprised gods hesitated and stepped back. Seeing their frightened expressions made me laugh. They call themselves gods with that kind of power.
“Gleipnir hasn’t torn yet! He’s weakened now! Kill him!”
“Show us the power that defeated Thor!!”
A god with a sword jumped out. I knew he was Tyr. He seemed to be the strongest after Odin here.
The sword thrusting in was definitely fast. At the same time, it was imbued with deep insight.
I grabbed the sword thrusting in with both hands, which were bound by Gleipnir.
“…You can’t grab my sword so easily. Did you train in swordsmanship somewhere?!”
“I did. But compared to yours, my skills are terrible.”
Even I couldn’t match Tyr, a god, in swordsmanship. But now, I didn’t need to cling to swordsmanship. I was Zeus. A god.
“Then how did you grab my sword?!”
“I saw it and grabbed it.”
There was no technique.
I grabbed it with strength.
No matter how fast and great the swordsmanship, if I could see it clearly, it was not threatening at all. Moreover, my strength was greater than Thor’s.
Zzzzzzz.
Gleipnir tears further. My power surged more. Tyr, who was trying to pull out his sword, hardened his face and let go of the hilt.
‘Too late.’
I grabbed Tyr’s neck with one hand as he tried to escape and unleashed Astrape. A blue current swept through Tyr’s body. That was the end. Another god died.
“Die, god of another world!!”
“You monster!!”
The gods rushed at me. Each of them held weapons and stabbed at my body. But not a single attack could reach my skin, piercing through the lightning.
Zzzzzzz!
Gleipnir was completely torn. I, now free, curled up one corner of my mouth and looked at the gods. Their faces were filled with deep despair.
I killed the gods one by one. I threw Astrape at those who tried to run away. No god could run faster than my lightning. Spatial movement? I was in control of this space.
I killed the gods one by one.
The palace became a bloody mess. The gods gradually lost their will. In the end, it was a one-sided massacre, not a battle.
I approached Odin, who was the last one left. Perhaps because he was the chief god, Odin didn’t tremble like the other gods. He spoke to me with a composed attitude.
“You are the center of this world.”
“There is no god who can defeat me. Even if I kill you and declare myself the only god, no other gods would dare to oppose me.”
“Zeus, you are the center of this chaos. The old things are awakening. Destruction is already predetermined. You have already chosen, and you will taste the most terrible destruction.”
“That damn prophecy. It’s so annoying. You know that fate is already messed up. Prophecies are meaningless.”
“Even if you cannot understand fate, it is possible to foresee the future.”
“Ah. You’re truly amazing. If you were that great, I would be the one lying down.”
I grabbed Odin by the collar, who was sitting on the throne, and threw him to the floor.
I sat on the throne. There was a strange pleasure in forcibly taking someone else’s throne.
Thud!
Sharp thorns pierced through my abdomen. Immediately after, the throne turned into shackles, wrapping around my body. A man’s face popped out next to my head, smirking.
“Hehehe. Didn’t you know? Huh? You didn’t know at all, did you?”
“Loki, is it?”
“Yeah. It’s me. I tricked you. You’re going to die now. You’re immortal, so you won’t die? If you keep dying, you’ll die someday! Hell is waiting for you!”
“Hmm. I’ll give you credit. I really didn’t expect you to turn into a throne until the very end.”
“You’re so cocky. Your heart is pierced right now, isn’t it?”
“But you’re a bit foolish. Do you think you can kill me with just this?”
Astrape.
Lightning fell from the palace ceiling, striking me.
Lightning couldn’t harm me. Because I was the master of lightning.
Rumble! Bang! Kwaaang! Bang!
Lightning struck continuously.
Loki, who had turned into a throne and was stabbing me, couldn’t even scream as he was struck by lightning.
Five, six, seven…
Before the tenth strike, Loki crumbled.
Another god died. Another legend was written in my myth. I felt my power growing stronger.
[You have killed the God of Deception.]
[You absorb some of the power of the God of Deception. The rank of your unique trait, Deception, rises to SSS.]
[You can use Deception to transform into other creatures.]
“Oh.”
It was an unexpected reward. I smiled with joy.
[Zeus smiles contentedly.]
[The progress of the trial has exceeded 80%.]
[The conditions of the trial are revealed.]
[Completion of the Myth. Complete your own new myth. The completed myth will be evaluated by the gods of Olympus and the system.]
‘If I had followed the existing Greek myth, the evaluation wouldn’t have been good.’
Zeus, at least, seemed very pleased.
• • •
I grabbed Odin’s neck, whose limbs were torn, and approached the well.
Mimir’s Well.
In the past, Odin offered his own eye here and gained wisdom.
-God of another world, I can feel greed from you.
“I offer Odin. Give me wisdom.”
-The price must be paid by yourself. Offer one of your eyes. Then wisdom will dwell in you.
“Is this thing crazy?”
I stepped on Odin’s useless head, crushing it, and approached the well.
A giant blocked my path. It was Mimir.
“You cannot drink from this well without paying the price…”
Thud.
The giant was knocked away with a single punch. Not letting my guard down, I threw Astrape, making sure to kill the giant.
I looked at the well water. There wasn’t much of it. I could drink it all. Disgustingly, there were eyeballs in the clear water. Odin’s eyeballs. I removed the eyeballs, put my face in the well water, and gulped it down. It tasted like mead. It was very delicious.
‘It’s a familiar taste I’ve had somewhere… Ah. The golden chalice.’
-May you be cursed…
I ignored the nonsense.
Having drunk all the well water, I smiled with a refreshed face.
Wisdom was gushing out.
“Sex.”
I raised my head.
The World Tree was visible.
A huge tree representing the world.
I was already the master of this myth, so was there any need for the World Tree? No matter how I thought about it, there was no need for the World Tree.
Rumble….
The sky roared.
Dark storm clouds gathered, beginning to cover the blue sky. The sunlight could not reach the ground due to the storm clouds. The whole world was dyed black.
Having killed Odin, I was the rightful ruler of this sky.
I looked at the ground from the sky’s perspective. Was it because I drank from the Well of Wisdom? I could see all nine realms of the World Tree.
‘I can feel the hidden gods. Good. Die, all of you.’
Lightning fell on the hidden gods.
There was no one who dared to dodge my lightning. There were a few monsters that withstood the lightning, but they eventually died after I threw it two or three more times.
The more gods died, the stronger my power became.
‘I am the end.’
Grrrrrrr.
A huge wolf appeared. Fenrir. The monster that swallowed Odin in the original history.
I simply flicked my finger.
Lightning fell, splitting Fenrir in half and killing it.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang!
The lightning even burned the World Tree.
