Chapter 1999 – 1999. God’s Atlantis
The World Tree is on fire.
The people of the North fell into a panic as the end of the world approached.
Even if the world tree collapsed, the human world did not actually collapse. Originally, this world tree was a kind of passage. A passage that allows you to go to another world.
As the World Tree burned, the passage was blocked and disappeared. Beings from other worlds would not be able to interfere with the human world.
‘I don’t even have the strength to interfere.’
I gained wisdom by killing Odin, the main god of Norse mythology, and drinking the spring of wisdom to gain strength. I was able to see another world connected to the World Tree. Not only that, but he also killed all the hidden gods with a thunderbolt.
‘I don’t think I killed them all.’
Some skillful gods could avoid my eyes. It’s because you can’t grasp everything just because you’re looking down from the sky. The same goes for lightning. If you’re attacking directly, you don’t know, but if you attack from a distance like this, the power will inevitably be reduced.
‘I couldn’t kill Hel. Jormungandr doesn’t budge even from lightning.’
Jormungandr, who was openly yawning while being struck by lightning, was offended. However, he was not free enough to go and kill him himself.
‘Ignore him now. It’s about Jormungandr, so I can always kill it later if I think of it.’
What we need to do right now is to deal with the people who are in chaos. Of course, it’s not because humans are pitiful and pitiful.
‘If I receive the faith of humans, I’ll be able to become even a little stronger.’
I was already strong enough to destroy a myth by myself, but there were too many enemies targeting me. I had to be a little bit stronger.
It was easy to take care of the humans.
Those who don’t believe in me can be killed by dropping lightning bolts. Then, even if I wanted to live, I offered my faith.
Roughly organizing the north, I headed for Olympus.
I was naturalized quickly on a cloud, but Olympus, which should have welcomed me, was in a half-shattered state.
“… You. It’s too late. Where have you been?”
Hera fired back in a cold voice. She was still beautiful and haughty, but full of weariness.
“It did take some time to sweep the north and come back. But why is Olympus like this? No matter how much I don’t exist, there must be gods other than you.”
There were other goddesses, including Hera. They were a bit weak.
“The Titans, including Kronos, have returned.”
As soon as I heard Hera’s words, I realized what had happened.
“Hades-kun. Did Hades open the gates of Tartarus and free them? … Hades probably doesn’t have the right to open the gates of Tartarus…”
I muttered and looked around once again. It was fortunate that the gods of Olympus were immortal. Without immortality, like the gods of the north, more than half would have died.
“Everyone held up well. Where are Kronos and the Titans? I can’t see it even if I look down with my heavenly eyes.”
Hera let out a sigh of hers.
“Hades and the Titans took Gaia and turned the ground upside down. Since the land is not land, it will be difficult to search the ground even with your authority.”
“… Gaia?”
What are you going to do with Gaia now? Cronus trying to rape Gaia? Aside from the fact that it was absolutely unacceptable, there was no reason for Gaia to cooperate with Cronus. She had to see that she had a different purpose.
‘There are a few Earth Mothers, but none are as superior as Gaia. Gaia can be said to be the root itself. If she only had Gaia, she would create a myth again… Oh, is she that purpose? Looks like they’re going to wipe out all Kronos and start anew.’
Cronus promised to kidnap Gaia after the work was over. So you don’t have to worry about Gaia’s safety. Gaia’s cooperation will be needed later.
“Hera. You did a good job. It must have been a pretty tough fight.”
“… I was lucky. If Gigantes hadn’t suddenly caused an infighting, we would have been taken to Tartarus.”
“Gigantes? Oh, yes. They must have been imprisoned in Tartarus. The Titans led by Cronus and the Gigas led by Typhon joined forces. It’s worse than Gigantomachia… It’s even more surprising that it’s so fine. The reason Gigantes betrayed him was probably because of Gaia. Was it the Titan who won?”
“Cronus, who obtained Gaia, retreated without regret. Gigantes hurriedly followed him… But are you really the Zeus I know?”
Hera looked at me with her suspicious eyes.
“You must be suspicious of me because I am too smart. Whoops, conquered the north and drank from the fountain of wisdom. Now I am Zeus, who has obtained infinite wisdom!”
I grinned.
The gods, including Hera, looked at me suspiciously despite my explanation.
I understand.
It would be embarrassing in many ways since the era of peace was broken as easily as a glass.
“Don’t worry, I’m here. With my current strength, I can easily subdue both Poseidon and Hades. Kronos? Typhon? It is nothing. Even if they blind the sky, they won’t be able to destroy the sky itself!”
Said confidently. At times like this, as the king of the gods, I had to show a strong image.
“Zeus-sama is right.”
“Have you conquered the North? To think that he conquered those insignificant things alone. It is also Zeus-sama.”
“I can feel the power of Zeus. As long as Zeus exists, Olympus will last forever.”
It worked. The gloomy gods of Olympus began to cheer up again. It was natural. Because I, the supreme of Olympus, have come.
‘Shall we give a speech? Nothing boosts morale like a speech.’
Then, belatedly, I realized that the number of Olympus gods was insufficient.
“There are no gods. I can’t see Helios in particular. Where did you go?”
The answer was heard above.
“All the gods who are not here are on the side of Poseidon and Apollo! Hades is on the same side as them, but it feels like a different force is allied!”
This is what Hermes said while flying.
“Zeus! You’re back! Of course I believed! The war continues to push back now, but surprisingly, humans are holding up well! I will inform you of the situation!”
“Hermes. You have a lot of trouble Come closer.”
“Yes! Lord Zeus!”
Hermes approached me without question. I grabbed Hermes by the neck and grabbed him.
“Ouch?! My, Zeus-sama?!”
All the other gods were perplexed. They looked at Hermes and me. Hera stepped forward as the representative.
“Zeus! You’re misunderstanding something. Hermes is not a traitor! Even when Cronus and Typhon attacked, we were able to prepare in advance thanks to Hermes telling us. His contributions are not small!”
Hera vigorously defended Hermes.
‘To the extent that that cold Hera would say… It must have worked diligently while I was away.’
But that’s it. This is this
“Listen, everyone. Hermes is a traitor.”
“Sir Zeus… ?!”
Hermes’ eyes twitched. He wept with an expression full of resentment. Several gods looked at me and Hermes with pity.
“Hypnos said before he died that there was a traitor. That he thought he was referring to Hades and Poseidon. You actually betrayed and rebelled against me.”
Originally, I didn’t pay attention to what Hypnos said. The betrayal and rebellion of Hades and Poseidon? It wasn’t surprising since they were full of complaints.
“After drinking all the water from the Fountain of Wisdom, I think differently. I had time left, so I slowly thought about what I had done.”
“Zeus! I am not a traitor! I am Zeus’s… Sher, Shuttle? Isn’t it a shuttle scene! I only did what Zeus commanded!”
“On the surface it was. But you cleverly manipulated me.”
“How can I manipulate Zeus, the god of prudence?!”
“The manipulation I speak of is not about control, hypnosis, or brainwashing through force and magic. You induced my choice with your subtle speech. As if I choose for myself.”
“No, never! Doesn’t Zeus make the choice?!”
I have an absolute mind, so I don’t get hypnotized or brainwashed. But that didn’t mean an impeccable spirit. In the first place, the absolute spirit is to defend the spirit. It doesn’t really affect the way I think.
Like this. If you see something red often, you get used to it, and when you have to make a choice, you unknowingly choose something you’ve become accustomed to.
I didn’t notice when I didn’t have wisdom. That Hermes skillfully controlled me to make choices with visual information and speech.
“You must have induced me to make the choice to go to the north. Really… It’s terrible to have someone like you by my side.”
“It is a misunderstanding! The gods of the north were talking nonsense to Zeus! I heard there’s a god of deceit in the north! That god must have done something to Zeus! Stop watching everyone and stop Zeus!”
The gods look into each other’s eyes. The reason why I didn’t come forward was because the goddesses I had a deep relationship with were looking at Hermes with suspicious eyes.
I tossed Hermes to the ground.
“Kuuk!”
Hermes used the recoil to fly up and tried to escape.
‘There’s no way.’
Knock!
He trampled on Hermes’ head. Hermes’ head dug into the ground. I raised my eyebrows. Surprisingly, Hermes’ head did not explode.
‘Even if I didn’t do my best, I could easily tear Hermes to shreds with my strength right now.’
I got another confirmation.
Grip support.
A lightning strike began to bind Hermes’ limbs like shackles.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
I trampled Hermes further. As the power gradually builds up, the entire Olympus begins to shake. Still, Hermes’ head was not smashed. Then, he made a spear of lightning and pierced it into Hermes’ thigh and forearm.
“Flaw. Heh heh heh heh.”
Hermes laughs.
The gods were frightened. It’s not because of the sullen laughter. It was because the aura he felt from Hermes was very heterogeneous. I stepped on Hermes’ head a few more times.
“I’ll admit you noticed, so stop it. Is it really the fountain of wisdom? It’s nameless. I never thought I would get caught this easily.”
Dark and muddy power emanates from Hermes. I clicked my tongue and stepped back slightly. To deal with this, I also needed time to prepare.
Hermes’ head changes. His tentacles popped out and wrapped around his head as if spinning. Small tentacles protruded from all over his body, curling and shrinking over and over again. Just looking at it causes visceral disgust.
I held the Astraphe in my right hand and glared at him fiercely.
“Nyarlathotep… !”
