Chapter 518
[‘Golden Apple of Desire’ has been used!]
[You can use the ability of one of the chief gods of Olympus!]
As the memories of the world unfolded, the ability of the goddess he once encountered was reproduced.
[Athena activates the unique ability ‘Victory of a Thousand Years’!]
True to her epithet as the ‘Goddess of Victory,’ this power pushed luck in battle to the absolute limit.
Excluding Zeus, Athena’s unique ability was regarded as the most overpowered among the Twelve Olympians.
But that wasn’t all.
[Unique Holy Spear ‘Final Genesis’ is activated!]
A new world was constructed through the power of creation.
A battlefield transformed—day and night bleached white, rearranging everything that had existed before.
And then—
Wuuuuung!
As the two abilities merged, the changes began to interfere with the laws of the Tower itself.
[You have successfully fused the unique holy spear (limited), ‘Unbegun World’!]
[‘Unbegun World’]
Acquisition difficulty: Unmeasurable
Description: The result of combining extreme luck and the power of creation. In the ‘Unbegun World,’ the domain of creation evolves to the creation of laws themselves. However, invoking such an excessive power will bring fatal backlash to your body.
Crackle…
As ‘Unbegun World’ was activated, the world changed once more.
A completely transformed landscape.
Seven pillars fell one after another, each at a set distance.
Thud! Thunk! Thunk… Thunk!
Each pillar bore a different inscription.
Magic connected with magic, generating new laws to sustain this newly made world.
“Hoo…”
Jinhyuk steadied his breath.
A surge of exhilaration radiated from every cell in his body.
Even if it wasn’t quite on par with ‘Napoleon’s Coronation,’ this was the most powerful ability he possessed right now.
“You…?”
Kali’s pupils trembled anxiously.
The power produced by merging two abilities was something even a chief god had never seen before.
Especially those purple sparks—an ominous sign beyond words.
“What did you just do…?”
Kali’s words stopped mid-sentence.
KWAANG!
As Jinhyuk flicked his finger, an invisible hammer struck Kali’s side.
Her body bent at a right angle.
“Kuheuk…”
A groan of pain burst from Kali’s lips.
The unexpected blow shattered her concentration.
If another attack followed right away, it could have ended the fight instantly.
But.
Jinhyuk, face expressionless, simply waited for Kali to recover.
As if to say he didn’t care even if she got back to full strength.
And that infuriated Kali even more.
“You… you arrogant human bastard! Do you have any idea who you’re showing off in front of?!”
KWA KWA KWA KWA KWA!
[Kali activates Lv??? ‘Brand of the Dead’!]
A raging killing aura erupted from Kali’s body.
Vwoooom!
The scythe in her hand sliced through the air.
It happened almost simultaneously.
A green light flashed from the mouth of ‘Kundalini’ behind Kali.
A simultaneous attack from both near and far.
However—
Kali’s scythe, which had traced a merciless arc, suddenly stopped right in front of Jinhyuk’s nose.
“Uuugh…”
No matter how hard she tried, the scythe wouldn’t budge.
The green flash from Kundalini’s mouth also shattered mid-flight and transformed into a swarm of butterflies.
Impossible.
It’s not just interfering with a regular resident’s ability—he had broken through the power of a chief god like this.
No way.
An alarm went off in Kali’s mind.
From the moment she entered this quasi-barrier, she had felt something was off.
“You… you mean you can change the laws…?”
Nothing else made sense.
But that was a god’s domain—no, the very realm that could alter the Tower’s foundation.
For a mere human to do that was simply unacceptable.
“Impossible… this can’t be…”
Kali screamed in denial.
“You deities are always so quick to judge the world by your own standards. That arrogance is baked into your bones.”
Jinhyuk slowly reached into the air.
Twinge!
He winced slightly at the recoil, but Kali, panicking, didn’t notice.
“There’s always someone higher in this world. Even if you Celestial Realm gods rule over the fortieth floor, above you are other deities, and above them, ancient leeches clinging to this Tower since the dawn of time. The Celestial Realm is no small force, but you don’t even come close to their toes.”
“You even know about them…? No, the way you’re talking… it sounds like you know them well.”
“I know them well enough. Probably a lot more than you can imagine.”
Jinhyuk shrugged.
“Nonsense! Even we, who’ve been in the Tower for thousands of years, barely know anything about them. So who the hell are you to act like you know it all?”
If you ask who I am…
Well. There isn’t really a word that fits.
But if he had to call it something, this was the best way.
“The very end.”
“What?”
“There’s always someone higher up, but in the end, there’s also an ultimate end that remains.”
The first and last player to ever reach the summit of the Tower.
If there was a single person who had witnessed both the beginning and end of the Tower of Trials, it was only him.
“Hahaha… So you get a little strong and suddenly you’ve gone mad. You’re insane.”
Kali snickered and brushed her forehead.
The skulls on her necklace rattled together.
“Well, fine. That’s enough of your nonsense.”
Kali’s scythe swept sideways.
Crackle!
[Kali activates the unique ability ‘Scythe that Absorbs Souls’!]
“Woooooom!”
Kundalini behind her let out a strange sound.
It rang out like a clear, deep bell, its resonance creating a peculiar wave.
And at that very moment—
Kundalini’s soul was absorbed into Kali’s scythe.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
An aura incomparably greater than before.
As she prepared to unleash her full power, the world forged by the unique holy spear began to tremble violently.
“I can tell this barrier is quite solid. But no matter how incredible it is, wouldn’t it just fall before a force even greater?”
A power that bypassed physical strength and struck directly at the soul.
Depending on the value of the absorbed soul, its might varied immensely.
In that sense, Kundalini, as a divine beast, was the perfect synergy with Kali’s ability.
[You have satisfied the requirement for Absolute Judgment!]
[If hit, you will suffer an irrecoverable wound!]
Before Jinhyuk’s eyes, red spears continued to appear.
If it was an ability that could cut souls, it would surely work even within this barrier.
A sound calculation.
If only—
If that scythe were to strike true.
“I’d better show some respect, then.”
Jinhyuk also reached out into the air.
Crackle!
Blue sparks flashed, and a crimson spear appeared in his hand.
[Holy Spear ‘Longinus’ has manifested!]
If Kali’s scythe was a relic that could strike at souls—
Then this spear was a relic announcing the end and new beginning of a myth.
Eden’s most powerful sacred relic, capable of erasing the soul itself.
“That, that’s… that’s not real! Are you trying to fool me with some fake?!”
“You’re right. It isn’t real.”
It wasn’t the genuine relic, just a replica.
But here, all the rules were newly forged.
Even if it was a mere temporary illusion, for this moment, that illusion could transform into the strongest spear of all.
“Well, if you’re that curious about whether it’s real, why not test it yourself?”
“No need to rush—you were going to find out soon anyway!”
Bang!
Kali launched herself high into the air.
From above…
…Downward.
Her scythe came crashing down, as if to split his skull in half.
A massive green skull materialized, and tens of thousands of curses answered Kali’s call.
Every one of them was a top-tier, special-grade curse.
Right then—
Jinhyuk hurled Longinus, which he’d drawn back behind his shoulder.
Boom!
A sonic boom inscribed with ancient Latin tore through the air.
The mythic spear that pierced the heart of a god.
All manner of curses blocked its path, but Longinus’s destructive power overwhelmed them all.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Kali screamed as the spear closed in right before her eyes.
Layer upon layer of barriers formed in an instant.
Of course—
[‘Unbegun World’ – the power of ‘Negation’ is activated!]
As if they had never existed—
The barriers crumbled to dust and vanished into nothing.
Thud!
The spear pierced straight through Kali’s chest.
At that same moment, the world Jinhyuk had created shattered into pieces.
—
Clatter…
Amid the falling debris, the victor emerged.
The result was the exact opposite of what most had expected.
Thunk!
“Cough…”
The strongest martial force of the Celestial Realm, mad with rage—Kali fell to one knee.
Blood poured from the wound in her chest like a fountain.
“…”
Jinhyuk, meanwhile, was visibly exhausted, but bore not a single wound.
It was clear without a word who had won.
“No way…”
“Kali lost? To a human?”
“What on earth happened in there?”
Cries of shock erupted from those who had been watching the battle.
“Heh! That’s what a proper contractor should do!”
“I knew Jinhyuk could do it!”
“Hmm. He never disappoints.”
Alice, Teresa, and Rick all nodded continuously, each of them eagerly awaiting Jinhyuk’s victory even in the midst of fierce fighting.
But the price of victory was steep.
“…”
Jinhyuk looked down at his throbbing arm.
His skin had turned purple, with thick veins bulging.
…He couldn’t move his arm properly.
It was the price for using such an extraordinary power.
He hoped the others would be intimidated and just retreat in the face of this.
“If anyone else wants to get taught a lesson, just raise your hand. I’m just now getting warmed up, so I can really let loose.”
Jinhyuk, bluffing as much as he could, scanned his surroundings.
Most of the warriors, just as expected, retreated in fear.
After Bellerophon and now Kali, no one had the courage to face this monster.
Unfortunately…
Not everyone was fooled by the act.
While Jinhyuk was catching his breath, another deity approached.
Uriel, the pillar of Eden.
“Truly… remarkable. I never imagined you’d defeat Kali. I don’t know what trick you used, but it’s astonishing. You’ve far surpassed the limits of any human. But this is where it ends.”
Clang!
A heavy mace and silver shield radiated holy power.
‘This is dangerous…’
If only he had a chance to rest.
Taking on two chief gods in a row was insanity.
But Uriel would show no mercy.
She knew better than anyone just how drained he was after fighting Kali.
And up in the distant sky, blue sparks gathered.
Zeus’s Astrape looked ready to fall at any moment.
Just then—
Once more, something unexpected happened.
[The gate is opening.]
With that system message, a massive gate appeared.
(T/N: The plot armor is armoring! Lol, but I so love it!!!!!)
