Leveling with the Gods

The Lightning Bolt (Thunder Bolt) was in his hand, but it was difficult to use it.

Clack-.

An object that was not under his control.

It was as if to say, you can't be my master.

'I'll have to give up using it for now'.

A glowing golden orb.

Yuwon had never used this kind of object before.

How the hell did Zeus get this thing in his eye and use it?

He put it in his hand, but hesitated for a moment.

'The whole point of stealing the Thunderbolt (Lightning) is for me to use it.

Weakening Zeus' power simply to catch him is half the result.

Besides, since the Thunderbolt represented all of Olympus, its power was greater than anything YuWon had ever acquired.

Arguably, this item was Hephaestus' greatest masterpiece.

Pajijik-!

[The 'Thunderbolt' refuses to be used]

[The 'Blessing of the Sea' fails in its resistance].

"Mmm......."

An exhilarating feeling coursed through his body.

Even Triaina's skill, Blessing of the Sea, was ineffective at this moment.

Triaina was of water attribute.

It was the opposite of Lightning, which had the power of lightning.

'Does this mean I can't handle it with the pieces I have?'

Of course, there are cases where an item can mask its owner.

If it was an ego-shaped item that the player had created and managed, it was quite possible that the player would choose and reject the owner.

However, at least as far as YuWon knew, the Lightning Bolt was not that kind of item.

So there was only one thing he could think of.

'Zeus' influence still lingers.'

The Thunderbolt was an object that Zeus had been working with for thousands of years.

What's more, it had become part of Zeus' body as his prosthetic eye.

It was very likely that Zeus' influence would endure, imposing restrictions on the conditions of activation.

'Does that mean it can't be activated unless you have Zeus's mana?" he didn't expect that.'

Difficult activation conditions.

I could handle it eventually if I took the trouble to tame it, but right now I couldn't use it.

I was disappointed.

I really wanted to try Lightning right away.

Fazizit-.

It was then...

In the sky.

In the thick, dark clouds, created by the power of Zeus.

The clouds were thick and familiar, as if thunder was about to break out at any moment.

'Is it the Lightning?'

I could feel a kind of Arcane Power I had not felt before.

Zeus unleashed the power of the Lightning.

All the remnants of the lightning in that cloud belonged to Zeus.

'Maybe...'

There was also Hargaan in those clouds.

He might be exhausted from his role now, but he was riding the Chariot of the Sun.

If it's him...

"Pandora."

Pandora, who had repositioned her broken arm upon hearing YuWon's words, turned her head away.

She was too broken to fight anymore.

"Throw me."

"Throw you...?"

She had a look on her face that said, Why, where?

YuWon looked up and pointed at the clouds. Pandora approached him with an indecipherable face.

"Really?"

"Yes. As far up as you can. Up there."

No matter how powerful YuWon's jump was, he couldn't reach the top of the clouds. If he used Cloud Steps, he could jump upwards, but there was no way he could reach the clouds in five seconds.

Pandora, on the other hand...

Chak.

Pandora grabbed YuWon's arm.

She didn't need to prepare, but was quicker than she thought.

"I'll throw you."

"Huh? Already?..."

Boooooong-!

The sight changed in an instant.

It had been a long time since she had felt like she was flying so high, defying gravity.

"This..."

YuWon quickly balanced himself in the air.

['Cloud Steps' are activated]

[Increases movement speed by 100% for 5 seconds]

[Can step on the sky for 5 seconds]

['Ash Eyes' read the path ]

After balancing...

Yu-Won used his Ash Eyes to verify the location of the Sun Chariot.

It wasn't hard to reach.

"Ugh......."

Hargan was lying on top of the Sun Chariot.

Half dazed, he barely got up when he saw YuWon.

"Uh, uh, uh...? Kuk, is it over already?"

"Go to sleep, there."

He didn't need Hargaan's help anyway.

The Lightning Fragment he possessed was quite large, but it wasn't the 'fragment' he had to deal with now, it was the 'body' itself.

'The power I can use is a very small part of it, but....'

Clak-.

The sound of thunder in the clouds.

'Rather, for now, it's much better for me on this side, where Lightning can't hear me.'

The Thunderbolt wanted a familiar power.

At this moment, he realized just by looking at his intense desire for the remnants of the Thunderbolt stretched out around him.

It was the power that Zeus had unleashed with his lightning bolts.

Liu Yuan used the Lightning towards that power.

Cre-akle.

[The 'Lightning' reacts to the 'Remnants/Remnants of the Lightning']

It was a different reaction from before.

So far, the guy who was dissatisfied with YuWon and vehemently rejected it began to devour the remnants of the power it exuded.

The remnants of the Thunderbolts came together.

The huge Thunderbolt unleashed by Zeus, which had remained in the clouds, began to coalesce around the Thunderbolt in YuWon's hand.

"Kugh..."

Standing atop the Sun Chariot and holding the Thunderbolt, YuWon's hands trembled with power.

This power was not something he was capable of in the first place.

It was daunting just being around it, let alone using it.

But that was all the more reason to endure it.

['Mana Master' resists 'Lightning Bolt'].

[Mana damage is reduced]

[Your 'Lightning Fragment' resists the power of 'Lightning'].

[Resistance to Lightning Attribute is increased].

Fortunately, he had quite a bit of Lightning Attribute Resistance.

The Mana Master's influence was also quite helpful. Thanks to this, YuWon would have an easier time dealing with this lightning.

'Now I have to give it a form.'

The accumulation of power had been a success.

Now the question was how and in what form to release it.

Now it was all a matter of imagination.

And the cohesion of the mana was important.

'Shape, shape...'

As for the form, it would be good if it was something familiar.

A sword, then.

But he didn't know how it would look if he wielded it against Zeus in this situation.

And he didn't know if he would feel comfortable wielding something of such immense power.

'Then again.

A spear would be better.

The Thunderbolt would probably feel more comfortable with that.

Fajijit-!

A lightning spear began to form in Yuyuan's hand.

Literally, the Lightning began to take shape.

A thrilling sensation coursed through his body.

The taste of blood lingered in his mouth.

[You have created a 'Lightning Bolt' for the first time]

[The 'Lightning Bolt' recognizes you a little bit].

A laugh burst from within at the message that came to his mind.

'Do you really have an Ego?' (Note: Ego means rationality, i.e., that you can think like an intelligent creature).

Before the Regression, it was an object that had disappeared with the death of Zeus.

YuWon smiled at the slight feeling of betrayal (?) and put strength into the hand that held the spear.

Kwak-.

'I can only throw one shot.'

He could no longer feel his arm.

Looking down, he saw Zeus rising through the sea of Poseidon.

And just in time...

As if on cue, Zeus was watching him too.

'The power you've been wielding...'

YuWon's body tightened like a bowstring.

His javelin technique was surpassed only by his swordplay.

'Take it.'

The moment the Lightning Bolt was flung from Yuwon's hand....

Flash-!

A bright golden light enveloped the World.

* * *

Pak-.

The sea water fell into a deep well.

It was as if another huge ocean had been created.

The deafening roar had long since ceased. Poseidon and Hades reeled under the impact of the Thunderbolt.

"What power..."

"Is this, the Arcane Power of Zeus?"

The two men were clearly brothers, born on the same ship as Zeus.

However long they had been together, it was impossible for them not to know the nature of each other's Arcane Power.

The two men raised their heads and looked up.

The place where the lightning had struck.

YuWon's figure, teetering atop the Sun Chariot, looking down.

It wasn't hard to realize what had happened.

'He managed to deal with Zeus' Lightning.'

'So it's not an incomprehensible situation, but...'

Hades stuck out his tongue at what was happening.

'Still, it's impressive.

Lightning may have won, but his opponent was Zeus.

YuWon had harnessed an enormous amount of Arcane Power that most Player Rankers would have trouble even coming close to.

How much control did it take to control that tremendous Arcane Power?

If it was him, would he be able to control it?

Hades wasn't sure.

'This isn't simply a matter of being strong or weak.'

It is an ability that can only be mastered by those who have wielded High Rank items, such as Lightning, and have very high level skills, such as Zeus.

A skill that can only be used by those who have mastered the power of first level items such as Lightning and high rank items such as Zeus.

Right now, YuWon had put it into practice with his own hands.

With this blow, Hades' perception of YuWon changed in an instant.

From an exceptional player who was hiding something, to something else.

He was even afraid now.

Because the person who could even get his hands on the Lightning couldn't imagine how far he would go.

And then it happened.

"Whoa-."

After casting the lightning, YuWon staggered for a moment, sweat pouring down his forehead like rain.

The amount of Arcane Power was too much for his body to bear. No matter how hard he tried to control it, the effects of the electric shock were unavoidable.

But no.

It was a miracle.

Throw a beam of this caliber with your current stats.

'Still not enough.'

I know it was greed.

I was only on the 40th Floor.

And yet, at this moment, I was looking up at a very high place.

Zeus.

A high-level High Rank, in the same league as his former self.

Comparing himself to Zeus was greedy, and he knew it.

But...

'I can still be greedy.'

The progress of the plan was much faster than he expected.

Originally, the destruction of Olympus, which he thought would only be completed right after he became a Ranker, was just around the corner.

Moreover, he had now taken another path of growth that was not planned.

'I've cornered you long enough...'

Pajik, Pajik-.

In the sea of currents that had not yet been extinguished.

[The 'Ash Eyes' reveal the truth.]

'Now is the time to bring it out, Zeus.'

YuWon looked into the eyes of Zeus, which floated into him.

Those eyes were not yet closed.

Then.

Kak-.

Zeus' eyes closed.

And just for a moment...

The lightning beside him retreated, and his one remaining pupil slowly opened.

'Finally.

Violet eyes.

A faint hint of an Outside force could be felt within that eye.

Like Pandora's Box, something that Chaos Fool, who was in the Tower, had planted in her body.

A fragment.

"Baaaah!"

Danpung cheered at the appearance of those eyes.

Now, a word of warning.

Just eat slowly, so you don't get a stomachache.