Chapter 310: 310
Chapter 310 Tartarus (10)
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Brontes looked from Yeon-woo to the pocket watch . Then, he clicked his tongue .
『It isn’t an item to deliver to Lord Hades . 』
“It’s a personal item . . ”
『Mm . Is that so?』
Brontes’ eyes were filled with regret . If they could’ve had this along with the Stone of Castitas, it would’ve been a great help to Hades . But they couldn’t .
『Can I take a look at it?』
However, since he was now working with Yeon-woo, he had to help him . Brontes stretched his hand out .
Yeon-woo nodded and pushed the pocket watch towards him . His hands were trembling with nervousness .
Brontes examined the pocket watch carefully . He had fallen to the status of a Monster Portent, but the knowledge from his life hadn’t disappeared .
No, because he was a blacksmith god, he didn’t have to worry about his godly level like other gods did in the first place .
『Mm . 』
Brontes returned the pocket watch .
Yeon-woo carefully accepted it and looked at him . His throat was choked up, and he couldn’t speak properly .
“How is it?”
『You said this watch was broken, correct?』
“Yes, that’s right . ”
『No . That’s not it . It isn’t broken . 』
Yeon-woo’s eyes widened . The watch wasn’t broken?
“Then… . . ?”
『It would be better to say it’s sealed . Except for a few functions, the rest of the functions are all locked . It seems like this was done on purpose . 』
Yeon-woo’s eyes hardened . He felt like the questions in his head were finally being answered .
He hadn’t been able to find what was wrong with the pocket watch with his Draconic Eyes, and he was at a loss for what to do .
Although he had an outstanding amount of knowledge in alchemy and magic, having completed the Philosopher’s Stone, he couldn’t figure out the watch .
Because he couldn’t figure out how to repair the pocket watch, he just thought his brother had reached an extraordinary peak during his lifetime .
‘That wasn’t the case?’
The way he tried to resolve the issue was the problem .
If it was sealed instead of broken, then it made sense that he hadn’t been able to figure out what to do with it . Repairing and unsealing required completely different knowledge .
On one hand, he felt like a blindfold was lifted from his eyes .
If only he knew the reason, he would’ve been able to find the solution faster . He felt excited .
“Then can it be repair… . . no, unsealed?”
『No . It’s too difficult . . 』
But contrary to Yeon-woo’s expectations, Brontes shook his head .
“There are items you can’t fix too?”
『I’m not perfect . And I don’t know what they did, but the fact that they used the Soulstone in the first place means they’re as skilled as me . Amazing . It looks like it’s the work of a mortal, but their knowledge was greater than a supernatural’s… . . ! Can I know where the person who made this item is?』
Brontes seemed passionate about it . It seemed like his curiosity about the outstanding blacksmith ran as deep as his desire for revenge .
Yeon-woo smiled bitterly . He was proud his brother was judged so highly, but he also felt sad .
He knew a part of the functions Brontes was speaking about was the diary . Then what were the other sealed functions? Also, why had his brother equipped the stone with them?
Had Yeon-woo’s sad thoughts been relayed to Brontes?
Brontes glanced at Yeon-woo and took a closer look at the pocket watch . Then, he spoke again .
『Of course, it’s just I can’t unseal it by myself . 』
Yeon-woo abruptly turned his head to look at Brontes .
『Let’s make a deal . Nothing will change that much . You’ve already accepted the quest from Lady Persephone, correct? Help us to calm down Tartarus as the quest says . If you do, I’ll gather my brothers and do whatever I can to unseal it . 』
He was basically telling him to head to Tartarus quickly .
『How’s that?』
Yeon-woo had no reason to refuse .
“I accept . ”
He gripped the pocket watch, and his heart started to beat faster .
[Sudden Quest / Persephone’s Long-time Wish]
Summary: (Omitted) While on the way to clear the ten gates on Persephone’s request, you have succeeded in discovering traces of the three Cyclops brothers who disappeared during their search for Hades .
However, you have only succeeded in finding the oldest Cyclops, Brontes, and you haven’t found the other two .
On the other hand, the other side has become wary of you .
Quickly find the other two Cyclopes . The sooner you find them, the higher the rewards will be .
‘The other side has started to become wary of me?’
Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes, seeing the updated quest information .
Was the other side the Titans and Giants? It seemed like he had been detected by them after defeating the ghost monsters .
『To be exact, it’ll probably be the whoever is contacting Tartarus from the outside . 』
Brontes read Yeon-woo’s thoughts and spoke .
Yeon-woo looked over at him .
“Do you know who they are?”
Brontes smiled bitterly and shook his head .
『I don’t know either . We were just being chased . However, I’m sure of one thing . 』
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His eyes were dark .
『They were somewhere nearby at the time . 』
Brontes clenched his teeth .
『There was definitely a traitor . If not, something like this wouldn’t have occurred . So… . . be careful . 』
Yeon-woo nodded . Like what Brontes said, if the Titans and Giants stepped up themselves, it definitely wouldn’t be easy . No, aside from that, interfering in a war between gods as a mortal was a lot of pressure in itself .
『We couldn’t take care of something like this ourselves and had to ask for the help of mortals like you… . . How humiliating . 』
Brontes disappeared into the Soul Collection . This situation was embarrassing to him . He was also planning on taking a rest, having exhausted himself from using his holy power to wait .
Yeon-woo spread his wings of fire apart and began to move again . As more time passed, his wings of fire became more like a skill .
[You have entered the seventh gate, ‘Hell of Great Solutions . ’]
[You have entered the eighth gate, ‘Hell of Iron Beds . ’]
In the seventh gate, fierce winds whirled around him, and in the eighth gate, he had to clear through the boiling iron ground .
From then, the stages became so difficult that even Yeon-woo couldn’t breeze through them .
It was a dangerous area where high rankers came to train themselves .
Moreover .
Pupupng—
The attacks of the enemies who were trying to catch Yeon-woo became even more direct . Like the warning in the quest, the Titans and Giants had begun to show their other cards .
All kinds of strange monsters began to appear .
The ghost monsters in the sixth gate paled in terms of strength .
They were definitely made of different ghosts, but because they were connected by a strange shadow, it was hard to deal with them .
A few of them had holiness, albeit a small amount .
‘Even when trapped in prisons, gods are still gods… . . ’
Yeon-woo worked harder the more hurdles came his way .
Although the Titans and Giants had been trapped inside of Tartarus, they were still strong gods who had fought against the Olympian gods .
Kwoooo—
Just then, a large shadow tentacle came flying at him .
The ashy fog that had been following Yeon-woo around like a tail gathered in front of him as a barrier . It was an army of tens of thousands of souls .
Kwakwakwang!
The shadow tentacle couldn’t pierce the ashy fog and was flicked away . In that process, several thousands of souls were destroyed, but the Soul Collection quickly replenished the souls that were gone .
Shanon and Hanryeong both used their signature skills . 〈Volcano〉 and 〈Sword Whirlwind〉lashed at the shadow tentacle, and it was separated from its body .
Rebecca jumped in and activated magic, and high above in the sky, Boo raised the Crystal Bead to cast spells .
Krrrng, kwakwang!
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Nemesis became one with darkness, and Nike transformed into fire to shred the rest of its body .
Kwang!
“Cain, now!”
Creutz shouted, holding the monster’s ankle down forcefully .
Yeon-woo nodded and tossed his body to where the being twisting in pain was .
He activated four of his Authorities and used their buffs to his advantage .
[Hero – Unyielding]
[Villain – Destroying]
Vigrid cried out as if it was going to crack any moment, and a bright light exploded at the same time .
[Wave of Fire]
[72 Bian – Yeol, Pa, Cham]
Krrrrrng—
The monster squirmed to extinguish the fire . Every time it moved, the gate shook like it was going to break, but the fire just grew bigger .
Holy Fire .
The fire of Nike wouldn’t lose to the monster . Also, Yeon-woo combined different powers into it . Auror, Wave of Fire, draconic magic power, holy power, demonic energy, 72 Bian, and Residual Poison Blood .
Because of his Demonic Divine Dragon Body and the title ‘Blessed by Mana,’ he was unaffected from using all of them .
The monster toppled over, unable to withstand the barrage .
Boom—
Its body was so colossal that the entire stage shook, although it had only fallen over .
“Heok, heok heok… . . ”
Yeon-woo brought Vigrid down and gasped . His entire body felt hot . It was a result of overusing his Magic Circuit . His health depleted at a rapid pace .
Just then, fire shot out from the monster’s corpse and flew at Yeon-woo in the form of a bird .
『Did I do well?』
“Yes . Good job . ”
『Hehe . Nike is strong!』
Nike climbed atop Yeon-woo’s arm and folded his wings to flex his muscles .
Yeon-woo stroked Nike’s adorable head and turned his head at Nemesis’s voice .
『……Master . 』
“What?”
Nemesis’s voice was filled with concern .
『How was that monster just now?』
“Strong . ”
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『Is that it?』
“If it wasn’t for the difference in properties, it would’ve been hard . ”
『You’re right . It was something you never would’ve been able to catch under normal conditions . Even with all our powers combined . 』
Nemesis continued in a heavy voice .
『It’s called Medusa . And in Tartarus… . . there are plenty of monsters like that roaming around . Do you have to go there right now? Don’t you know that my previous master was unable to get that far either?』
Yeon-woo nodded heavily .
It seemed like that place was our limit . The monsters that kept on appearing from the eighth gate caused us to lose hope .
The difficulty of each gate was hard enough, but crazy monsters appeared on top of that .
We promised we would come back and left the hidden stage . On one hand, I felt it was a shame .
I wanted to see the entrance of Tartarus even though I couldn’t enter it .
In one of the few locations of gods in the lower world .
『I know you think you have to gain the Black King’s power and of your resolve to fix the pocket watch by gathering Brontes and the others . It’s not too late to…… . 』
Nemesis did whatever he could to stop Yeon-woo . Tartarus was somewhere a mortal couldn’t approach . And Yeon-woo was going to challenge it without any preparation?
He also wanted to gain power and fix the pocket watch like Yeon-woo said . However, now wasn’t the time . Compared to the gods, Yeon-woo was far too weak . This place was somewhere one should only challenge after clearing the 50th floor .
Jeong-woo had stopped at the eighth gate, even with Arthia’s support . Then what should Yeon-woo, who didn’t have a team, do? And especially now, with him discovered by Titans and Giants?
Shanon and Hanryeong, who couldn’t be exhausted, were already feeling tired .
However .
“No . I’m going . ”
Yeon-woo shook his head . This was an opportunity hard to come by . It was a chance to find clues related to his brother . No, he might’ve even been able to meet his brother again .
What if he pushed this back to do it later and something happened? Also, once he pushed it back, he could continue to push it back again and again . He didn’t want to do that . He didn’t want to miss this chance .
Also .
There was something Yeon-woo wanted to say to his brother . He couldn’t stop until he did .
‘Never . ’
Yeon-woo absorbed the strength of Medusa and the rest of the monsters through Bathory’s Vampiric Sword, and he moved on .
Nemesis looked at Yeon-woo disappointingly .
Yeon-woo’s eyes were blazing with greed .
‘I have to meet him . No matter what . ’
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