Leveling with the Gods

Side Story 99

Kyaaaaaah!

The Ananta Dragons roared.

The Lightning Bolts that surged through their bodies as if about to explode gradually extinguished, and the tough scales covering their bodies were completely shattered.

About twenty Administrators.

Their combined attacks were challenging even for the Monster King to endure.

-It's really not easy.

From the beginning, when YuWon said he would release it, he knew it wouldn't be an easy battle.

But he never imagined it would be this difficult.

Zeus, along with many other Rankers and the Monster King, joined forces.

However, even so, it was difficult to gain an advantage in the battle against the Administrators.

The gap was so immense.

"They are the ones who ruled each floor, one by one. It would be strange if they were easy to defeat."

Zeus, who was now standing on Ananta's head.

Facing Zeus's location, Ananta asked incredulously.

-Why are you on my head?

"No matter how you look at it, this is the safest place."

-You're more shameless than I thought.

"I just found the most optimal spot. So stop moving your head. You make it difficult for me to throw my spear."

Zeus said and grabbed the spear in his hand again. Thus, standing on the Dragon's head and throwing his spear...

Zeus suddenly felt overwhelmed by a strange sensation.

'Is this all I can do?'

Kwaaaang!

He threw countless spears at the Administrators while pondering.

'Unlike you, it seems I'm not just a strategist, Odin.'

Zeus had been the King who ruled the Guild for a long time.

With a gesture or a word, he had commanded countless Rankers and moved the Tower by drawing small and large schemes.

But now...

In this place, all he could do was fight against the Administrators like a warrior.

"Suddenly, Ananta?"

Suddenly!

Zeus's body turned at the voice he heard nearby.

"Isn't this too unfair?"

Zzzzaang!

The spear and the hand clashed.

Dozens of clawed hands rushed towards Zeus, but they were blocked by the Lightning Bolt spear.

And right after...

Shraaaaak!

Zzzzeeeek!

The earth cracked in the direction the clawed hands were swinging.

Pssst!

Zeus's clothes tore.

Fortunately, it wasn't a direct hit, so the wound was superficial.

"It wasn't in vain that they called you Zeus, Zeus."

"Don't say you know me just because you made me bleed a drop."

Kwaaaang!

A bolt of lightning erupted from Zeus's hand and pushed the Administrator back.

However.

"Are you the leader of these guys?"

Right after.

Another Administrator appeared one after another and headed towards Zeus.

"This ends here-."

Bright~!

At that moment.

Zzzzzzrrrrrrr!

A pure white aura pierced through the Administrator's body in a straight line.

In the face of the attack flying towards the end of the world, Zeus's gaze turned to the direction from which the spear came.

"That bastard…."

Siiik!

Zeus's mouth corners lifted.

Just below Ananta.

A muscular man riding a Celestial Horse.

The young Ranker, Thor, who closely resembled Odin, had thrown Gungnir.

"Huff, huff-."

Thor, who had activated Gungnir once, breathed heavily from the Arcane Power that had instantly depleted.

Only one activation took his breath away.

He didn't know how many more times he could throw it.

'It's tough.'

Kuuk-.

Thor tightly gripped the Mjolnir he held in the other hand.

Even mastering Mjolnir had taken him quite some time.

But Gungnir was a several-levels-higher item.

A weapon that was like a symbol of his father Odin.

However, in his current state, he didn't have the strength to handle it.

Uuuu-.

Along with a pure white light, Gungnir returned to Thor's hand.

It felt different in weight than before.

Thor's eyes, gazing at Gungnir, reflected an internal struggle.

'How does he do it... father?'

"The power of Asgard comes from a single tree."

At that moment, suddenly.

The words Odin had told him long ago, when he was a child, came to Thor's mind.

"A tree?"

"Yggdrasil, the World Tree. It is the name of the blessing that permeates all citizens of Asgard."

Yggdrasil.

That tree, known as the source of Odin's power, had so far been considered something exclusive to Odin.

However, when he was a child, Odin told him that the owner of Yggdrasil was all of Asgard.

'If I could control Yggdrasil like father...'

Only then could he handle Gungnir better than now.

"What you need is faith."

Faith.

Faith in Asgard. Faith in Yggdrasil.

Suuk-.

Thor raised the hand holding Mjolnir.

The shouts of Rankers and Valkyries from Asgard echoed on the battlefield.

'Please...'

To be able to stop those cries.

"Asgard..."

Thor, with a desire in his heart.

"...for all eternity."

He recited those words like a spell.

['Yggdrasil' reacts to 'Asgard']

[A part of 'Yggdrasil' is invoked onto the battlefield]

Zhurrr-.

From the raised Mjolnir, a branch sprouted.

Green leaves blossomed.

A bright green light spread in all directions.

'This is... Yggdrasil.'

Thor's eyes gleamed at the power emanating from that tree.

Yggdrasil.

The source of Asgard's power, which until now had only been granted to Odin.

The moment he witnessed that power with his own eyes...

"Eh?"

Kuul-.

Among the branches of the World Tree, Yggdrasil, sprouting from Mjolnir, a short man with green hair could be seen sleeping.

'It can't be...'

"Mmm, ugh…."

Murmuring as if dreaming, the man slowly opened his eyelids.

Beautiful emerald green eyes.

The eyes of the man, who was naked and only covered his important parts with leaves, met Thor's.

"Well, you...."

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and lazily yawned.

"Hwaaaam-. You're Odin's son, right?"

"V-Vishnu…"

He had invoked the World Tree, and then...

"Vishnu-nim…?"

An unexpected man appeared.

Kyaaaaah!

At that moment, the heads of Ananta roared.

Lightning Bolts resonated in the sky and struck the heads of the Administrators.

A chaotic battlefield.

Vishnu shook off sleep and looked around.

"Ananta?"

He asked Thor, the closest to him.

"Is he an enemy or an ally?"

"He's an ally. For now."

As much as Thor was the King of Asgard, his opponent was Vishnu. The oldest Player, a man even the Odin dynasty had to yield to.

Thor, while doubting Vishnu's appearance, briefly explained the situation.

"What happened to you, Vishnu-nim?"

"I died. For a while."

"Eh?"

"As long as I have a tree, I can live anywhere. But this is the most comfortable."

At that moment, the Divinity name Vishnu had created came to Thor's mind.

'Creator of Creation.'

It was a truly grand name. However, the true meaning of that Divinity had not been revealed until now.

He now understood why Vishnu had sought the Administrators despite suspecting them.

And why he could choose to die instead of his subordinate Yama.

"It seems the place where I fell asleep was your World Tree. Is that so? My recovery is quick."

Though not as strong as in his prime.

For now, this was enough.

"Enough of the chit-chat. So…."

Sararak-.

The leaves of the World Tree began to move.

Guided by Vishnu's hand, not by the hand of the King of Asgard, Thor.

"Let's wage a war of revenge."

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Baang!

A purple Lightning Bolt enveloped Zeus's body.

A sensation as if his body was paralyzed.

In that instant, Zeus's body, which was throwing the spear, froze.

-The property you possess comes from me.

Administrator.

The master to whom all Arcane Power serves.

The Lightning Bolt he wielded was indeed more special than any other type of Lightning Bolt Zeus had experienced so far.

-However, it is disrespectful of you to rebel against me. Where...?

"Uja, haha-."

Zeus raised his head and burst into laughter.

A thunderous laughter, unusual for him.

The Administrator, who had been observing him for a long time, couldn't understand that laughter.

-Are you surrendering?

That doubt was natural.

However.

"No."

The reason Zeus was laughing was quite the opposite.

"I'm glad."

Kwaaat!

A giant branch swung.

That branch swept away the purple Lightning Bolt covering Zeus's body and found the figure of the Administrator hiding within.

A small purple lump, like a fairy.

-What the hell...?

Buung!

Kwa-jik!

The giant branch flew again.

The purple lump exploded, followed by the short-haired horse of the Administrator.

If it had been a normal tree, it probably wouldn't have been possible.

However, it was natural considering the identity of the tree and the person wielding it.

"I didn't think you'd come back with Yggdrasil."

Zeus couldn't help but feel joy at this comical and unimaginable situation.

"Welcome, Vishnu."

Jebeok-.

Vishnu hung upside down from the branch of the World Tree.

It was the form of a child, much smaller than before.

"It looked dangerous. Am I wrong?"

"I would have escaped somehow. But it wouldn't have been as easy as now."

The tree is the nemesis of Lightning.

That was the reason the Administrator wielding Lightning had been defeated so easily by Vishnu a moment ago.

Of course.

The power Vishnu now possessed couldn't be explained solely by that.

"How are you still alive?"

"I was lucky."

"I see."

Zeus nodded, vaguely understanding what had happened.

Yggdrasil is the source of Asgard's power.

Zeus had also heard rumors that Odin's power in life came from there.

Of course.

Obtaining the power of Yggdrasil didn't mean anyone could ascend to the same position as Odin.

That was still something difficult for the current Thor.

However.

"That little King did something."

Vishnu's appearance changed things.

Along with Odin, he was one of the few Rankers Zeus recognized.

And besides, he now had the power of Yggdrasil in his hands.

Kwa-jik!

The trees filling the battlefield swayed towards the Administrators and their minions.

['Yggdrasil's' power envelops the battlefield.]

[A part of health is restored.]

[A part of Arcane Power is restored.]

A warm sensation enveloped his body. Feeling how quickly his health and Arcane Power were recovering, Zeus finally spoke words full of conviction.

"It's a game-changer."

From now on.

It was time for the Tower's owner to change.

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