Chapter 521
Ku ku ku ku ku!
He unleashes his strongest skills and abilities.
The unique abilities he has honed through countless brushes with death shine brightly.
“You arrogant… Do you really think just four of you can take on all of us?”
Poseidon struck down his trident.
Kwaang!
Streams of water spread in all directions, forming a massive sphere.
A heavy aura.
Each and every drop held magical power that could be called lethal.
“It’s not everyone, is it? Quite a few of your main gods like Hades and Ares aren’t here, right?”
With the Norse deities led by Odin, Loki, and Baldur, along with Berial and Anubis shaking up the front lines, it was too much for Olympus to concentrate its forces on this floating stone.
“By my estimate, we’ve got about a fifty-fifty chance.”
“That’s a conceited calculation. It’s so absurd I don’t even feel like responding. Fine. Then I’ll engrave terror into you with an overwhelming difference in power.”
Poseidon thrust his trident forward.
Pachutsu…!
The droplets merged into one, filling the surroundings with thick steam.
…Visibility is obscured.
At the same time, a very thin and sharp stream of water shot through the mist.
“Kh!”
Chun Yoosung reflexively swung his sword.
Kaaaang!
A roar as if struck by sharp metal.
But what was even more shocking was the weight behind the stream of water—something hard to believe for just water.
Puh puh puh puh puk!
Without a chance to catch his breath, dozens of streams of water shot from beyond the mist.
[Chun Yoosung activates Soul-Chasing Sword Dance, Form Six: ‘Soul-Chasing Ultimate Annihilation Wild Dance’!]
Green aura from Ryuha’s blade split into countless branches.
And in response to the incoming water streams, the aura burst in all directions.
“Yoosung!”
[Teresa activates ‘Call of the Stars’!]
At the Saint’s gesture, the sky turned black for a moment.
Countless constellations appeared as meteor showers began to fall from the heavens.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwaang!
The irregularly falling meteors pounded Poseidon’s water barrier.
“Such… trivial tricks…!”
Poseidon gathered his magic.
As the trident turned golden, a massive vortex appeared in the air.
[Poseidon activates Unique Holy Spear ‘Forgotten Atlantis’!]
A power that can reenact a forgotten myth within the world.
As the ancient city unfolded, Charybdis, which dwelled atop the sea, manifested.
“Kieeek!”
Having taken considerable damage from the battle with Jormungand, its entire body was covered in blood.
But most were only cuts, not fatal wounds.
If anything, it bared its countless fangs, looking even fiercer as it eyed new prey.
“Up to now, the only reason you all could rampage so arrogantly was that you never faced a worthy foe. Zeus or the other main gods don’t need to step in. I, Poseidon, will send all of you to the bottom of the deep sea!”
Even before Poseidon’s words finished, countless parasites erupted from Charybdis’s mouth.
Eight red eyes.
Claws as sharp as scythes.
Spikes jutting from its entire body looked threatening at a glance.
[‘Deep Sea Parasites’ recognize the intruders!]
They live inside Charybdis’s guts, supplying nutrients in exchange for killing her enemies—a sort of symbiotic relationship.
But there’s a ranker here who specializes in large-scale battles.
“Bugs, huh… If you want to squirm before me, get my permission first.”
[Alice activates Unique Holy Spear ‘Apocalypse of Revelation’!]
Against the raging blue vortex, Alice sent out a torrent of blood-red whirlwinds.
If anything, the storm of blood she conjured dyed the air red, even more fiercely than Poseidon’s magic.
And next came a barrage of spears reminiscent of the nightmare in Romania.
Puh puh puh puh puk!
Kwaaaang!
The spears rained down on the parasites’ heads.
As befitting one of Olympus’s guardian beasts, Charybdis’s parasites each possessed magical power rivaling high-tier monsters…
But it wasn’t enough to withstand the attack of Alice, one of the tower’s absolutes.
“Kieeek!”
“Kraaa!”
“Kruk! Kuruk…!”
Severed limbs rolled everywhere.
In an instant, more than half the charging parasites were shredded to rags.
However.
[The Blessing of ‘Forgotten Atlantis’ activates!]
[As a continuous effect, all parasites’ regeneration is increased by 200%!]
[The corpses of dead parasites merge and hatch as upgraded versions!]
Status windows continued to appear.
As long as Poseidon and Charybdis remained, this endless cycle would not break.
Moreover.
The deadliest ability of Poseidon’s Unique Holy Spear, ‘Forgotten Atlantis,’ wasn’t just regeneration or upgrades.
Again, a red status window flashed.
[‘World-Devouring Maw’ activation conditions met.]
Details: Charybdis’s mouth is slowly closing. If it closes completely, everything inside will vanish. The more magic generated by the battle, the faster it closes.
[To slow it down, you must weaken Poseidon’s Unique Holy Spear.]
[Time remaining until ‘World-Devouring Maw’ activation: 0h:9m:59s]
A ten-minute limit.
If they don’t end it within that time, they’ll disappear into Charybdis’s stomach.
And what’s worse, the more violently they fight inside to stop it, the faster the time runs out.
Extremely difficult conditions to overcome.
“Tch!”
Alice stopped throwing spears.
She couldn’t afford to waste magic on mass-produced parasites.
At that moment.
Two golden lights flashed from afar.
Buuuuung!
…Shuuuung!
Golden arrows bathed in white.
It was Apollo and Artemis.
The arrows, flying at incredible speed, shattered the barrier Teresa had created.
Kwaaaang!
“Aaagh!”
From the rebound, Teresa’s body was sent flying.
But thanks to lessening the force, she was able to track the arrows’ movement.
Chun Yoosung’s sword vanished like lightning.
Kaaang!
The two arrows, having lost their target, spun through the air.
‘Blocking it again… won’t be easy.’
Now that Teresa’s barrier was broken, dodging Apollo and Artemis’s sniping barehanded was nearly impossible.
What’s more, just defending against the attack caused the remaining time to decrease by a few more seconds.
‘…Damn it.’
‘…I’m sorry. I’ll need a little more time to make another barrier.’
A shadow fell over Chun Yoosung and Teresa’s faces.
‘……’
Alice’s face was also filled with irritation.
She wanted to throw everything aside, but the suffocating circumstances made that impossible.
“Khahahaha! What now, you rats?!”
Poseidon burst out laughing.
As he said, the combined assault of multiple main gods was at a level no ordinary group could withstand.
Jinhyuk glanced at a section of the sky where the unique holy spear was unfolding.
‘Now that he brought Charybdis, there’s no way he wouldn’t use Forgotten Atlantis.’
It was predictable that Poseidon would use his favorite sure-win pattern.
Of course, expecting it and countering it are two completely different things.
This was something that had to be handled by those he could trust.
—
Kwaaaang!
Kukukukung!
“Keuk….”
“Disperse the squads. If you’re all clustered together and wiped out, it’s over!”
On a chaotic battlefield where confusion reigned.
The back-and-forth battle was perfectly balanced.
Because a single move could completely turn the tide, everyone’s nerves were razor-sharp.
Naturally, everything outside of the enemy in front of them faded from view.
Except for one person.
There was one on the Norse side who sensed a subtle change on the battlefield.
It was Odin, leader of the great force ‘Ragnarok’.
‘Is something wrong with the command on the Olympus side…?’
Odin kept an eye on the largest floating stone.
On the surface, nothing seemed off, but Artemis’s arrows—which had been flying at regular intervals—had stopped.
The supporting fire from Olympus, which had been intervening just enough to not stand out, vanished like smoke.
“Baldur.”
“Yes, Odin.”
At Odin’s call, Baldur, who was riding Pegasus, immediately descended.
“What happened with Apollo?”
“We kept clashing right after the war began, but for some reason, he hasn’t shown himself for a while now. Instead, we’re only dealing with his guards.”
After Artemis, Apollo had also disappeared.
Odin drew a strange spear inscribed with runes from subspace.
‘Gungnir.’
A holy relic even more powerful than Thor’s Mjolnir, and one only Odin of Asgard could wield.
Once released from his hand, Gungnir always guarantees a ‘hit’ no matter the process.
If someone was playing tricks, using this spear would reveal a clue.
Odin hurled Gungnir into the air.
Gungnir soared upward, then curved in a parabola toward Olympus’s floating stone.
And at that very moment—
Sshhk…!
Gungnir’s form vanished.
As if it had crossed into another dimension.
“Dimensional severance… and stacked with absolute judgment abilities.”
Only a handful of main gods could wield such power.
Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon.
Now he understood how things were flowing.
He also realized why most of the main gods weren’t participating in the battle and were focusing elsewhere.
‘They’re dealing with Veteran Corporation and Kang Jinhyuk.’
There was no doubt Olympus had gone all-in and expanded the scale of this fight.
If they could just create an opening in the meantime…
It could be a tremendous help to Jinhyuk.
His deliberation was brief.
Odin, stationed at the rear, grabbed his helmet.
Then, he began moving to the very front.
“Odin?”
“It’s dangerous up front!”
“You should wait until things settle down a bit more…”
The commanders at his side tried to stop him.
Ordinary warriors dying wouldn’t affect the war, but if Odin were hurt or killed, the consequences would be catastrophic.
“I have to go.”
This was something only the one leading the army could do.
Not expanding his territory step by step, but piercing the enemy’s heart in one move.
And by doing so, breaking the unique holy spear surrounding the floating stone.
Odin stepped to the front himself.
“Ooooooh!”
“Odin is with us!”
“Asgard, forever!”
A cheer erupted, even louder than when Thor appeared.
Odin’s presence was a double-edged sword.
It drastically increased risk, but in exchange, the morale of every soldier on the battlefield soared to its peak.
“I’ll put an end to this wretched fate. Warriors who will fight by my side, show your resolve!”
[Odin activates Unique Holy Spear ‘Dance of Valhalla’!]
Odin slashed his right arm with his spear.
The Norse warriors knew better than anyone what this act and this power meant.
Skeok!
Pushuk!
Imitating Odin, the warriors slashed their own chests with axes and swords.
They smeared the flowing blood on their five fingers and drew it across their faces.
Five red lines across their faces.
[‘Mark of the Viking’ has been drawn!]
[Defense is reduced to 10% for 30 minutes!]
[Attack power increased by 200%, movement speed and agility increased by 150% for 30 minutes!]
“Warriors unafraid of death, follow me!”
“Uoooo!”
“Charge!”
“We’ll kill them all!”
The charge of warriors unafraid of death had begun.
