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◈ Leveling with the Gods

[Translator – Jreaming]

[Proofreader – Eternal]

Chapter 156

Athena.

She was a high-ranker who was ranked incomparably higher than Ares.

Unlike Ares, who had just become a high-ranker, it had been thousands of years since she had become a high-ranker.

Gigantomachy.

In the war recorded so gloriously in Olympus’s history, she slayed countless giants.

If one had to guess, after Hercules, she probably had the next highest kill count.

“Too bright.”

Clop—

Dozens of Sun Chariots.

The light that was emitted from them would make it hard for normal people to even see right now.

—Isn’t it too dangerous?

Hearing Arthur’s question as he came up next to him, YuWon nodded. Just how many rankers would be in those chariots?

At the very least, there would probably be more rankers than the subordinates of Ares here.

There were truly a lot of rankers within Olympus, and the Athena faction had one of the largest number of rankers among them.

‘30? Or 40?’

It was probably safe to assume that there were at least 50 of them here.

Of course, even with all those rankers, Athena was still much more dangerous than all of them combined.

—What will you do?

Arthur’s fighting spirit was already ignited. The situation was so that it was impossible to escape in the first place.

The surroundings had already been encamped by Athena’s rankers.

“Let’s wait.”

Between the dozen Sun Chariots,

“Because soon enough, a fantastic ally will come here.”

Looking at them, YuWon brought out his mana. This place could become a battlefield at any moment.

FWoosh—!

Intense sunlight filled the temple.

The largest Sun Chariot approached closer and descended. At the very front of the chariot was Athena wielding a shield and wearing a similar golden armor to Ares.

‘Aegis’.

Also known as Gorgon’s Shield, it was the strongest defensive item of Olympus.

It was a fearsome instrument where the opponent would be petrified and their entire body would turn to stone the moment their eyes met the eyes of the gorgon embedded in Aegis.

Swoop—

Athena’s gaze fell on many places of the temple.

YuWon and Arthur standing at the center of the Temple, the rankers and players subordinate to Ares and the remaining vestiges of mana.

And the items like shoes and gloves that Ares had been wearing.

“......So it’s true.”

She had a sad expression seeing the many different pieces of evidence revealed to her.

Their relationship wasn’t particularly good.

Although they had the same father, their personalities were like heaven and earth. But there was one—only one—desire that both of them shared.

The desire to fight at the frontline and give their life for Olympus.

And due to this mindset, they lived as comrades in arms before their identities as siblings, trusting their backs to each other.

“Did Ares… really die?”

Rumble, rumble—

The wall of the temple shook.

Crash, crunch—

Even before that, the temple had been shaking quite heavily due to YuWon and Ares’s fight, and the debris had started to fall on the ground.

At Athena’s questions, Aphesis answered.

“Indeed, Lord of War and Wisdom.”

“......I see.”

A thought of denial.

No,

It was a question of pleading to be wrong. But it was the truth. Only then did Athena’s gaze turn to where YuWon and Arthur were standing.

“Then you must be the enemy of my younger brother.”

Sssssssss—

A thin sound of snakes could be heard from Aegis.

[You have heard Gorgon's Cry.]

[Starting ‘Petrification’.]

[‘Holy Fire’ resists ‘Petrification’.]

[‘Cinder Eyes’ resists ‘Petrification’.]

[Successfully resisted.]

It wasn’t as if YuWon had met its eyes, but just hearing its cry was enough to start the petrification.

‘I didn’t know this before.’

This definitely wasn’t a replica, but the real deal. Thankfully, he had skills that resisted the petrification, but it would still be dangerous if he saw it directly..

‘Athena and Ares are known as comrades in arms, not siblings.’

But just then, Athena had definitely said ‘younger brother’ when she referenced Ares.

He felt her emotions through the densely packed mana in the atmosphere.

Rage and resentment.

But those emotions had cooled down unlike the others. She really was as cool-headed as rumored.

This was the difference between her and Ares. She never let herself get worked up.

“So you’re Kim YuWon?”

Her weighty voice was transferred with mana. YuWon nodded and answered her question.

“That’s right.”

“I’ve heard a lot about you, but this is beyond expectation. I’ll show respect to your strength.”

Schkak—

Athena pulled out her sword.

A rather short sword that was used in conjunction with her shield. Unlike Ares, Athena was known to fight great both offensively and defensively.

Of course,

“And to honor that—”

That didn’t mean her sword was any less sharp than Ares’s.

“I will also fight with all my might.”

Shwi—

Crack—!

The temple grounds split in two.

YuWon looked down at the deep sword wound appearing at the ground before his toes and then looked up.

It was one step.

If he hadn’t stepped back that one step in that instant, maybe his entire body would’ve been cleaved.

[‘Cinder Eyes’ reads the ‘Sword’.]

[‘Sensory Field’ is currently active.]

The effects of Cinder Eyes and Sensory Field were maintained at the highest output.

It would be dangerous to take even a single glancing blow from Athena’s sword.

‘So brutal.’

She really seemed to be trying her best from the start. After that one strike, Athena pushed her shield out and raised her sword into the air.

“All troops—”

With one move of her hand, the rankers moved as one.

The fifty or so rankers.

Athena gave them a command.

“Punish the enemy of Olympus.”

But then,

Step—

Arthur stepped in front of YuWon.

—Please escape.

YuWon’s eyes turned to Arthur’s back.

Arthur was currently holding his sword and standing his ground in front of the dozens of rankers while glaring at Athena.

—I am already a dead man. Since I won’t die even if I get killed, you don’t have to worry about me.

He wasn’t wrong. In truth, as long as YuWon had enough mana, Arthur could be revived whenever.

Necromancers never considered the undead as comrades, and would use them as tools when needed.

However……

“I don’t really want to.”

—What?

“I’ve experienced something similar before.”

It wasn’t a particularly fond memory.

“We’ll all die anyway if we fight here.”

After losing two of his heads, Asura continued to block the Outers that were pouring in and sent YuWon back.

That was probably the last time he saw Asura’s back.

“My answer is the same, back then and right now.”

After that, YuWon stood in front of Asura and they fought together, winning the fight.

Though in the end, everyone did die.

“I’ll deny that.”

—But…….

“Arthur.”

YuWon’s tone was stern.

“I don’t need a shield to protect me. You are my sword. So focus on the role that is given to you.”

Looking at the rankers, YuWon’s eyes blazed red.

“And it’s not our turn this time anyways.”

Clang, Kang—!

The rankers started to pull out their weapons. They were all perfectly aimed towards YuWon and Arthur.

Bows, spears, swords.

Mana was imbued into all of them, and the ends of the sharp weapons started to fly towards them.

Shwaaaaa—!

And at that moment,

“It’s my turn.”

[‘Cinder Eyes’ resonates.]

[‘The Twelfth Eye of The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’ is looking at you.]

Clang—!

The curtain of mana that had been blocking the sky was ripped, and a huge staff landed right in front of YuWon.

Kuwaaaaaat—!

“Kuak!”

“S-Stand back!”

An intense wind swept in the temple from its center. The rankers all lost their balance in an instant and started to hesitate, and they stopped moving from the sudden situation.

“......What just fell in?”

“Looks like a staff?”

“Staff?”

One long staff had fallen down.

It had created the smoke that filled the entirety of the temple interior.

Visions became clouded.

YuWon maintained his Cinder Eyes through that smoke and looked at the staff that had fallen right in front of his eyes.

“Fast as always.”

[‘Cinder Eyes’ shivers.]

Maybe because he had overdrafted Kyneē’s power, his body felt tired as his focus started to wane and his vision started to shake.

As YuWon rubbed his eye that had faded white with one of his hands, a voice was heard.

“It’s only right that the main character appears at the most dramatic point.”

A playful voice.

There was no point wondering who this was.

Waiting for just this moment, this guy had been watching the whole thing since quite a bit ago.

Shwooo—

The smoke settled down, and the long staff that had fallen at the center of the temple showed itself.

The same thickness as about a person’s arm, with a length of about 4 meters.

A man balanced himself above this staff made of an unknown material with just a toe.

White hair and smooth skin, a playful expression and appearance.

The moment they saw him, a few of the rankers instantly turned pale.

“N-No way……”

“Why is that man here?”

Their eyes were wide. This also included their leader, Athena.

“The Great Sage……”

The one known as the traitor of the Heavenly Realm, one of the highest ranking high-rankers.

The one that even her father, Zeus, keeps in check.

“Oh, what's up?”

He was waving his hand and greeting her. She had seen his face just once before. That was a very long time ago, and it was a time before Son OhGong became a ranker.

Athena.

A long time ago, as one of the rankers of Olymppus, she had been a test examiner for one of the floors.

“It’s been a while. You know my main body, right? I think I might remember you.”

“......Is it a clone?”

Athena narrowed her eyes and observed Son OhGong.

She had heard it before.

The Lighting Bolt that had fallen on Camelot.

The Great Sage’s clone was recorded as one of the forces that blocked it.

She had wondered why one of his clones was there at that time, but it didn’t seem to be a coincidence.

“So you’ve been moving together with Kim YuWon.”

“It ended up like that.”

“Are you his ally?”

At Athena’s question, Son OhGong scratched his head.

A short contemplation.

“Probably?”

The answer was inconclusive.

“This guy is too weak to call him an ally right now. Embarrassing really, when I compare him with the main body.”

After saying that, Son OhGong looked at Yuwon with a pitiful look.

“Isn’t that right?”

His eyes showed gentleness.

That look of pity was also only for a moment, as playfulness quickly returned.

YuWon understood that he was making fun of him.

“It’s not too far off.”

“That big mouth of yours.”

Son OhGong looked around at the rankers surrounding them.

“You take care of these guys. You can at least do that, right?”

“Sure.”

“Alright.”

Pang—

Son OhGong put his fist into his palm.

After bringing out his fighting spirit, he looked at Athena as he got off the Ruyi Jingu.

Son OhGong held the Ruyi Jingu in his hand. Athena also glared at him as she put strength into the hand holding Aegis.

“Are you trying to go to war against Olympus?”

“I’ll answer that with this.”

Son OhGong didn’t particularly like talking when fighting.

Shwoop—

The end of Ruyi Jingu was aimed towards Athena. At that moment, Athena raised her Aegis forward.

Behind that vision blocked by her shield,

“Extend—”

Son OhGong’s voice was heard.

“Ruyi.”

Tukang—!

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