Chapter 2005 – 2005. God’s Atlantis
Hephaestus continued to swing his hammer through me. Every time he swung the hammer, the star fragments exploded and gave off a sparkling light. It was a pretty fantastic sight.
But after a while it got boring. I belatedly checked the notification window that popped up earlier.
「The Great Fortune (EX) is activated.」
「For the time being, the Great Fortune (EX) will be disabled.」
‘Hephaestus. The Great Luck was triggered earlier, but is it really a meteor shower?’
A skill that drops a meteor shower is an incredible skill. Isn’t it better than the Astrafe (EX) skill you just acquired?
‘The ability related to luck is not the ability to cause the impossible. It’s more like confirming a very small possibility.’
‘I think that alone is great…’
‘The meteor shower was something that would happen someday. Your luck turned it into what it is now. No matter how lucky you are, you can’t twist the cause. Don’t take luck for granted, don’t trust it.’
‘Can’t you twist the cause? Then what is the cause of the meteor shower?’
‘God doesn’t know everything. I guess though… Somewhere in the universe must have been broken.’
‘… Can I speak so calmly of such a great disaster?’
‘Sometimes there is a mad god out of boredom. In the aftermath, natural disasters such as meteor showers and tidal waves could occur.’
‘Isn’t that dangerous?’
‘Don’t worry, the other gods nearby will take care of it. It’s going to be important soon, so don’t talk to me.’
Hephaestus began to concentrate. The hammering sound grew louder and clearer. I don’t know, but every time I hit the hammer, the space shudders and the lava swirls, so it doesn’t seem normal.
I put up with asking how the star fragments help Hwaryeonbido. Am I the only one who suffers loss if I make a mistake after disturbing Hephaestus’ concentration by asking a question?
‘My hand is starting to hurt… I hope it ends soon.’
Since he’s a blacksmith god, can’t he just finish it?
Kang!
I woke up to the sound of a hammer that was different from before. Hwaryeonbido was coming to an end. The heat diminished, the lava hardened, and the twinkling star fragments were nowhere to be found.
Hwaryeonbido has been completely repaired. On the surface, nothing much has changed. However, in the state of being possessed by Hephaestus, I could see the energy inside Hwaryeonbido.
This could no longer be called a simple knife. It’s kind of like a work of art itself.
Unfortunately, I saw it through Hephaestus’ eyes, but I couldn’t tell how strong Hwaryeonbido was. Because I don’t have the experience of Hephaestus.
‘Even if you use the knife harshly, it won’t break. Even if it breaks, it will recover on its own.’
‘Are you saying not to use it harshly?’
‘Write it hard. Tools exist to be used. What am I going to do by sparing my tools?’
‘Couldn’t it be that the enhanced Hwaryeonbido’s ability is all there is to it?’
‘I can use my original ability.’
‘Are you talking about attribute enhancement? That was pretty useful, I’m glad.’
If you use thunderbolt through Hwaryeonbido, the thunderbolt will turn red. Not only did the color change, but the power also increased. It was fortunate that this ability did not disappear.
‘Because I used Fafnir’s heart, I got Tom’s ability.’
‘What kind of ability is it?’
I asked full of anticipation. It wasn’t Fafnir’s hunting for nothing. Because he wanted a powerful ability, he killed Fafnir and used his heart as a material.
‘The enemy’s presence on the blade… To put it more simply, you can temporarily use an enemy’s abilities if they are covered with blood. But after using it once, it will take time before it can be reused.’
‘It’s the ability to perfectly copy the opponent’s ability!’
‘No. It depends on your ability as the owner.’
‘That means if I’m weak… Are you saying I can’t use that ability properly?’
‘I understand correctly.’
‘…’
In the end, it was my ability. Should I like this? Suddenly it feels like it’s not a very good ability.
‘Other stuff… Didn’t you add meteor? Do you have other abilities?’
‘You can use the authority. You won’t be able to use it often.’
‘What is the region?’
‘Make the surrounding area your own space and twist the laws to your advantage… Hmm. It’s hard to explain in words. In the case of domains, gods often use them when fighting for authority. They’re going to collide using this domain. Since you are human, there will be limits to maintaining your authority.’
‘I think I know roughly.’
‘You understand?!’
‘… Is that such a surprise?’
‘How can a person without power understand the realm?’
‘Inside the furnace. Wasn’t that the realm?’
‘… Right.’
Hephaestus was really surprised. How this bastard usually ignores me is why he reacts like this. I barely held back the urge to swear.
‘How did I know at once?’
‘Have you forgotten what trials I overcame?’
‘Ah. Right. I forgot for a moment. He became a father in the ordeal and used the power at random. Okay. How many times have you used domains? I think the explanation is over. I’ll just go.’
‘No, wait a minute. Do you have any other abilities?’
‘I said no.’
‘Ego sprouts in Hwaryeonbido… Didn’t you say that Hwaryeonbido had a will the other day?’
‘The will and the ego are different. Hwaryeonbido already has a will and recognizes you as its master. The possibility that it could be the self… Even if it’s not there at all, it’s a very slim chance.’
‘Is that so. But don’t things like urethra and magic swords talk to the user?’
‘That’s not the ego, it’s just a ghost clinging to the weapon.’
‘… If you change the question, won’t it change even if you kill a human in the future?’
‘Even if I kill hundreds of millions or hundreds of billions of people, it will remain the same.’
‘What about non-human beings?’
‘I don’t know.’
I confirmed the information on Hwaryeonbi Island.
“Hwaryeon Bido
?
Rank: ?」
It was embarrassing. Originally, the information window of Hwaryeonbido was different. SS rank weapon based on Atlantis standards.
‘Hephaestus. Why is this information like this?’
‘It must be because of the region.’
Hephaestus answered as if he was bothered and then went away. He felt it since the ordeal, but Hephaestus seemed not interested in anything other than blacksmithing.
When Hephaestus disappeared, my body was naturally pushed out of the smithy.
I feel the heat.
“Hot!”
Startled, I ran towards the still open portal.
“Area 4,000 has entered Mount Olympus.”
The heat I felt was gone. I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand. I was sweating profusely. Sweat was pouring down.
‘I can’t go to that area without countermeasures against the heat.’
There was no regret.
Despite its pleasant name, God’s Forge is tricky to use.
Rather, I looked at Hwaryeonbido, which was strengthened along with repairs. There were no cracks. The straight red blade is even beautiful.
“You’re back, Hwaryeonbi too!”
Whoops.
As if responding to my words, the blade trembled. It won’t be the fault of the mood.
He swung his sword in the air. The weight and center of the sword did not change, but the sharpness of the blade became more bloody.
After swinging the knife a few more times, I smiled in satisfaction.
‘This is the taste. I missed this taste.’
Thunderbolt.
Grip support.
A red current flashed along the blade of the Hwaryeonbido. You can tell just by looking at it. It is a thunderbolt that has been further strengthened through Hwaryeonbido.
‘Hwaryeonbido’s abilities must be difficult to use here.’
Out of the Temple of Olympus. You may be cursed by the gods if you use your powers randomly within the temple. I was well aware of the fact that the gods of Olympus are surprisingly narrow-minded.
‘Even so, it must be difficult to gain control of Mount Olympus.’
It flies through the sky with Valkyrie’s wings and escapes Mount Olympus. Then, I strained my eyes and scanned the ground. In order to use Hwaryeonbido, a target was needed. Moderately strong monsters should be fine.
‘Those who always appear and bother me don’t show up when I really need them.’
I found a monster by the lakeside. It was a giant snake with nine heads.
‘It’s a hydra.’
I knew it well because I had killed in the ordeal.
‘Can I deal with him now?’
Compare the Hydra in the ordeal with the Hydra in front of you now.
I do not know. During the ordeal, he was like a worm crawling on the ground, but now he felt like a powerful enemy that he could not ignore.
‘Hydra must be prestige. It will be weaker than the Hydra in the ordeal.’
The hydra got up as if it felt my gaze. After thinking for a while, I decided to deal with him.
‘I’ll run away if I have to.’
I couldn’t use full recovery because it was on cooldown yet. I was not afraid of poison because I could use the spirit of heaven.
The hydra opened her mouth at me. Poison sprays all at once from its nine mouths.
‘It reached here?!’
Surprised, it hurriedly escaped the poison and flew to the side.
‘Shit. If I were Zeus, I would have ignored anything poisonous and tore off the entire head with my bare hands!’
He lamented his lack of power and moved his mana.
‘Astrafe!’
A thick bolt of lightning fell from the sky onto the hydra. Two of the hydra’s heads were severed and burned.
‘Seeing that he finished off two Hydra heads at once, his power is excellent, befitting an EX rank. It’s fast, so it’s hard to react unless you’re a normal person.’
The downside is that mana consumption is extreme. I had to think of another way to use Astrafe effectively.
Hydra screams at her and shoots venom indiscriminately.
‘Valkyrie’s shield.’
I approached him with the Valkyrie’s shield at the fore.
Cheeik!
Venom began to dissolve the surface of the shield. It was disconcerting. How could an S rank shield melt so easily!
‘Isn’t Hwaryeonbi also melting?! No, I believe in Hephaestus’ ability!’
If you’re going to melt away from the hydra’s venom, wouldn’t it be better to just melt away? The hydra flew with the tip of her sword and cut her venom. Her hydra, her venom smeared the blade, but it did not melt.
She landed on the lake. Thanks to the [Blessing of Water], She was able to stand on the water.
As I ran toward the hydra, I sprained my leg. Fortunately, I was able to balance before collapsing.
‘Am I getting too used to Zeus’ body…’
