200. Ancient Godhead (2)
Labyrinth Temple.
When I first saw the description on the Holy Grail, I had no idea what kind of place it was.
It was worth it.
A place where all the deities who participated in the Giant Tree Labyrinth event gather.
Why on earth does this exist and why can a challenger go to such a place?
I couldn’t understand the meaning of its existence at all.
But now it seemed that there was no need to think about it.
「※ Move to the [Labyrinth Temple] before the layer omission proceeds to the final layer of the labyrinth.」
The space changed in the blink of an eye.
To a place with a huge audience in a cosmic background.
And I was in a position where I could look down from the tall audience.
I didn’t like it very much.
Only then is it like a product put on an auction house.
However, it was not possible to immediately leave the place and move to another place.
That would be the case…
―What the hell is that…!?
It was because there were already passengers to move to the spectators.
Some were like spirits of flame, others were clowns with heavy make-up, and others were pale like vampires.
The audience pretended to be inconsistent, but
it wasn’t really like that.
The beings in the stands had only one thing in common.
Exactly…
―All of these people are divinities…?
“The God of Play looks at the challenger, Seong-Yoon Han.”
“The God of Cold Steel looks at the challenger, Seong-Yoon Han…”
“The God of Flame looks at the challenger, Seong-Yoon Han…”
Those sitting in the spectator seats all have individual divinities.
That’s huge too.
Gggg…!
At the same time as numerous system messages came to my mind, I felt a tremendous amount of pressure on my body.
It was a feeling I knew immediately.
‘It’s the unique pressure you feel when facing God.’
Should I say that the gaze of the gods, which I felt every time I climbed the floor, became several times stronger?
Just the mere concentration of the gaze shakes the mind greatly.
In fact, the mana inside the body is shaking greatly and even trying to flow backwards…
Quite a few people would have exploded and died as soon as they arrived at this place.
Surely.
“…”
I quietly fell in love with him.
‘It’s on a higher level than I thought.’
Originally, I thought that there wouldn’t be many high-ranking deities in the [Labyrinth Temple].
It was thought that various gods who were clumsy or clumsy in the spirit itself would form the majority.
But it wasn’t.
Most of the godheads had completed divinities, and their levels were unmatched even compared to the gods of battle.
‘Surprisingly surprising.’
Originally, if there were a lot of miscellaneous gods, I thought that it would be a mess to acquire the spirit pieces, but…
‘There weren’t as many gods as I thought.’
The situation was not good in many ways to move without countermeasures, so I had to buy myself first.
「The clumsy god of heat casts a jealous gaze on the challenger Han Seong-yoon.」 「The
false god of misery gnashing his teeth at the
challenger Han Seong-yoon, getting very angry.」
He reveals his strong murderous intent to them.」
Of course, there are also those who look at you with a negative gaze…
Do you know that it is foolish to take revenge in a place where all the gods are gathered?
The deities who revealed their negative emotions to me in the system message did not move hastily.
It’s just…
“The God of Worship begins to feel a sense of crisis at the challenger Sungyoon Han’s existence
.
” Even though they
did not move, the deities did not stop sending messages.
As if to warn me.
But the seemingly endless feast of system messages didn’t last too long.
[ quietly. ]
The moment the voice containing the divinity of light resounded.
The endless system messages subsided.
[Now, let’s stop showing ugliness and decide. Isn’t that why everyone gathered at the [Labyrinth Temple]? ]
A system message I had never seen before came to mind.
[Let challenger Han Seong-yoon decide if he really deserves to know the truth. ]
「Voting for the deities in the [Labyrinth Temple] begins.」 「
Challenger Han Seong-yoon is not eligible to vote because she is not qualified.」
And…
Decide ‘for’ or ‘against’ whether you are qualified.」
An unexpected situation has occurred.
***
The truth of the tower. This
is information that there was no way to know even though I wanted to know so much
…
I couldn’t understand why the gods were trying to tell them the truth about the tower.
Also, why is it decided by voting?
Even the tower didn’t try to tell me what he wanted.
But in a place where the tower’s influence is strong, such as the giant tree’s labyrinth, you’re allowed to tell the truth?
It seemed like my brain was getting complicated.
However…
「Voting is over.」
「81 for, 77 against」
「It was concluded that the challenger Han Seong-yoon deserves to know about the ‘Truth of the Tower’.」
Apart from the complicated feelings, the voting was fast. It’s finished.
[This is the end. ]
It was then.
[Challenger Han Seong-yoon. You can be proud of yourself. There aren’t many cases where the gods have acknowledged a challenger like this. ]
I raised my head at the voice containing the divinity of light and looked at the source of the voice.
Choi Sang-seok (最上席).
Unlike the spectator seats lined with numerous gods, only seven deities were seated.
A voice was heard coming from the shape of light in the center.
[Even the ancient deities here acknowledged your existence. ]
I instinctively realized the indescribably high divinity.
[Do you know what this means? ]
That these seven deities, seated in the top seat, have power that can never be surpassed.
I opened my mouth and kept my tension.
“…I do not know. In the first place, I don’t even know what an ancient deity is.”
[ …Oh come to think of it, that must be the case. You don’t know much because your information is being controlled by the Tower. ]
“….”
[Not a difficult concept. The Ancient Godhead is literally a Godhead that has existed since ancient times. To put it simply, it is a mighty deity that has accumulated power for a long time among deities. ]
“Is that so?”
I guessed.
Seeing the astonished people claiming to be ancient deities, it seemed that they were receiving special treatment among the deities.
Through that point, it was not difficult to see that those who were called ancient gods had built up a high level of power.
Only by hearing the answer from a god with the divinity of light, speculation turned into certainty.
It feels like the information I heard from Dam Chun-woo has been added to the flesh.
[Ah, by the way, I am the god of light, an ancient deity. He’s not a well-known god, so you’ve probably never heard of him. ]
I thought so.
‘Since he has the divinity of light, he must also be the god of light.’
After nodding his head, the god of light continued speaking in a gentle voice.
[Since most of the ancient deities are gathered, there are probably some faces you know. ]
“Yes.”
As he said, there were two faces he knew among the seven deities.
Exactly…
[Whoops. He thought he had already forgotten me and was almost disappointed. hey I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. ]
[ Hahaha—! Sungyoon Han! The ordeal was fun to watch! The contract was thoroughly fulfilled! Rewards will be given soon! ]
It was the god of darkness and the demon.
The god of darkness, wearing a robe, smiled quietly and waved his hand
.
I didn’t know of any other ancient deities, and they didn’t seem to be very interested in me.
「The dragon god looks at challenger Han Seong-yoon and his eyes twinkle!」
「The dragon god proposes an apostleship to challenger Han Seong-yoon!」
「The dragon god proposes an apostleship to challenger
Han Seong-yoon …!」 Remove the Apostleship…!」
[Heir! you know me too! Why am I pretending not to know…! ]
…Except for the dragon god who out of the blue screams to see him too.
Following the clear but resonant voice, I turned my eyes and saw a beauty.
The curved horns on the head with split eyes resembling those of reptiles, even the scales exposed around the neck…
I noticed that it was the Dragon God.
Originally, I guessed that the dragon god would be a god who took the form of a giant dragon…
‘It looks completely different from what I thought…?’
Surprisingly, he has a human-like appearance, so it felt fresh.
Of course, that was for a while.
[I understand that he built a lot of relationships with ancient deities. I think it would be better to solve the rounds later. ]
As soon as the topic was changed to the tone that the god of light was in trouble, the ancient gods became quiet.
[ …tooth. I still haven’t had a proper conversation with the heir. Why are you doing this on my turn? ]
Of course, the dragon god grumbled a little, but even that didn’t last very long, and soon silence came.
The god of light spoke to him in a solemn voice.
[Challenger Han Seong-yoon. ]
“…yes.”
[Do you know what the tower wants from you? ]
“…Isn’t it about becoming a god?”
[ yes. to become a god. That’s what the Tower wants from a challenger. However, I expect a higher level from a candidate chosen by the tower like you. ]
“….”
[You also know this because you heard it from a demon. ]
“…You mean you want someone who transcends omniscience and omnipotence?”
[Then let’s ask now. Why do you think the tower wants a Transcendentalist? ]
“I don’t know. There are no clues to know. So, isn’t that why you decided to tell me the ‘truth of the tower’?”
The god of light responded with a shimmering light as if he was interested.
[ Hoo. okay. That’s right too. … Then I’ll let you know. The reason why the tower wants a transcendental person. ]
And…
[The Tower wants only one thing from the transcendent. ]
The moment the god of light spoke.
[To annihilate all deities without leaving a single one. ]
I was shocked with my eyes wide open.
[That’s why the tower makes you grow. ]
***
Eliminate divine beings.
As soon as I heard that, I realized why the deities were so hostile to me.
‘…In short, since they are beings with the possibility of annihilating them, did they try to nip them in the bud?’
It was worth it.
Do you think the tower will grow me into a transcendental being and destroy all the deities…
It must have been an attempt to kill me in the middle of my growth so that the tower could never achieve its goal.
It feels like all the puzzles are fitting together.
‘Damn it…’
Even after entering the [Labyrinth Temple], I understood that numerous deities sent hostile messages to me.
To the deities, I must have felt like a potential strong enemy.
It was not strange to be vigilant, even to have murderous intentions.
It was at this point that an alarm bell went off in my head.
The place where all the deities in the labyrinth gather.
And, according to the newly discovered truth, I am no different from the natural enemy of the gods.
Thinking about that, I was able to realize how dangerous I was exposed to.
“…”
Will I be able to survive in this place?
