Chapter 119
Chapter 119.
'Continuing to watch you.'
Even after refusing several times, they're really persistent.
Lee Ganghan realized anew how strong Athena's will was and shook his head from side to side.
Still.
'Next time I face Athena, I should be able to hear the answer to the question I couldn't ask this time.'
Heracles the giant called a traitor.
And even the viewer who spammed ㅎ in the chat and claimed to be Apollo.
There were quite a few things he was curious about regarding the Olympus side.
I'll have to ask next time we meet.
Lee Ganghan was thinking this when.
[Whew... These ones had an even stronger presence.]
Except for when the eyeball appeared on Athena's shield.
The Divine Maiden ghost who had been quietly behaving spoke up.
"Those two are famous enough that even I know them."
[I see. It definitely seems like gods who are more well-known to people are stronger.]
"Is that how it works?"
[Yes. I could definitely feel a difference in power.]
At those words, Lee Ganghan thought of Angel Kael.
Unlike other Constellations, Kael was an angel, not a god.
But thinking about the power of the wing feather he gave.
He speculated that rather than being an ordinary angel, he might be a more powerful being.
'Could he be Michael?'
Even their names are similar.
Maybe Archangel Michael is using an alias.
'I'll have to ask if I get a chance to meet him next time.'
Lee Ganghan thought this and looked at the red portal that had appeared.
The portal leading to B3.
If he enters there, the roulette for choosing the Seven Deadly Sins would appear, right?
'There's not much time left to stay, so I should see who the next opponent is before going.'
Swish.
Lee Ganghan entered the red portal.
Then.
Paaaaat...!
A space almost identical to the previous location unfolded before his eyes.
'The place for choosing the Seven Deadly Sins seems to be similar no matter how far down you go.'
Previously it was too dark to identify well.
But now that everything was bright thanks to the Flame Angel's wings.
He could see that the structures of B2 and B3 were exactly the same.
Well, since this is just a place for spinning the Seven Deadly Sins roulette anyway, there probably isn't any particular distinguishing feature.
'True. Rather than this kind of waiting room, the map summoned by the opponent you face is the key.'
As Lee Ganghan thought this and waited for the roulette to appear.
Whooosh...!
Suddenly flames burst up before his eyes.
[It's the same pattern again.]
The Divine Maiden ghost, who wasn't particularly surprised anymore since this was the third time.
[I wonder if this roulette will have Pride and Greed marked with X's?]
"That's possible."
The roulette where an X appeared in the Greed slot after defeating Columbus, the Guardian of Greed.
Since they had also defeated Nero who was in charge of Pride this time.
He expected an X would appear in the Pride slot too.
Swooosh...
As the flames died down and the circular plate appeared.
[Right!]
On the circular plate evenly divided into 7 sections.
Greed and Pride were marked with X's.
That left 5 remaining slots: Sloth, Envy, Wrath, Lust, and Gluttony.
'I can't even guess what kind of opponent would come from something like Sloth.'
Well, they originally couldn't have predicted Columbus coming from Greed.
Or Nero coming from Pride either.
Whatever comes out, I'll have to overcome it well.
As Lee Ganghan quietly looked at the roulette.
Whirrr...
The circular plate began spinning clockwise like before.
[One of the Seven Deadly Sins will test you...]
The plate that spun round and round for a while.
But somehow.
Rather than the spinning speed decreasing.
It was getting faster.
[Something seems to be spinning for quite a while...?]
"Yeah."
[And the speed is getting faster too, right?]
"Huh. Why is it doing that?"
As a different phenomenon from previous roulette spins appeared.
Lee Ganghan watched with his arms crossed.
Is it planning to just keep spinning like this?
It should stop at one of the 5 soon, right?
Then.
[A new option is being provided.]
Whooosh!
Fire burst from the air again.
And another roulette appeared.
[What, what? Huh... This one only has one slot.]
As the Divine Maiden ghost pointed out.
Compared to the existing roulette divided into 7.
A new circular plate consisting of just one slot.
Inside that slot was written 'Lust'.
'A new option... If I choose this, I'll fight the one in charge of Lust?'
As Lee Ganghan carefully looked at the newly appeared roulette.
Ding.
[You can receive a trial by designating 'Zeus, God of Lust'.]
"Zeus?"
Zeus, whom the Olympus gods had been searching for so desperately.
Turns out he was here all along?
But why is he in charge of Lust?
As Lee Ganghan tilted his head at the unexpected name.
['Gods' are extremely high-difficulty opponents. Please be careful before choosing.]
The system unusually displayed a warning message that 'Gods' are difficult.
'When they say it's difficult, it's really difficult.'
Last time too, I ignored the warning message and proceeded.
And almost died to Gershu.
Not only that.
When I broke through the fog zone they created in the First Tower to tell me not to go down.
Didn't I almost get in big trouble meeting the 'Smiling Face Demon'?
'Maybe I shouldn't do what they tell me not to do.'
Lee Ganghan became cautious after facing two transcendent opponents.
Moreover, weren't all the opponents from the Seven Deadly Sins roulette enemies?
If he was going to meet Zeus as an enemy rather than as a rescue target.
'There's no chance of winning.'
It was impossible for Lee Ganghan, currently Bronze grade, to defeat Zeus.
'Let's give up on this.'
As he made that judgment.
And turned his gaze away from the new roulette.
The Divine Maiden ghost spoke up.
[You're not planning to go there?]
"Yeah. At my current level, I can't face Zeus."
[True... The opponent is a god, right? Even if you go, it's better to go after gaining power later.]
Swish.
The Divine Maiden looked at the side roulette.
[But why isn't that one stopping yet?]
"That's what I'm saying."
Whirrrrr...
The roulette spinning even faster beside them.
Somehow spinning at ultra-high speed, it showed no signs of stopping.
Lee Ganghan waited for about 5 minutes.
[Now you can't even see the letters...?]
"...Don't tell me this is supposedly giving a new option, but actually forcing me to go there?"
[No way, how can they expect me to fight a god...! Can't we just stop it by force?]
Seeing the roulette getting faster.
He got the feeling that the current situation was pushing him to choose 'Zeus, God of Lust'.
'Then why did the warning message appear?'
Just be careful when entering.
I warned you?
Something like that?
As Lee Ganghan frowned.
"Heavenly Demon! I've thought of a method!"
The Goblin Chief who had been quietly following behind spoke in a loud voice.
"You?"
"Yes! Please leave it to me!"
"Alright. Try it."
As Lee Ganghan's permission was given.
"Go! Number 1!"
"Kiiik...?"
Whoosh!
Goblin Number 1 flew toward the roulette.
Caught in the Goblin Chief's hand.
Was he trying to stop the endlessly spinning roulette.
By applying external impact?
However.
Before the goblin could even touch the roulette.
"Kiiiiiiik...!"
Whooosh!
It burned up and disappeared in the air.
And at the same time.
"Huh, huh...? Why are you burning me too!?"
"Kiik, Kiik!"
Whooosh!
Fire immediately spread.
The entire goblin unit disappeared without even bones remaining.
This included the chief as well.
[...It seems impossible to touch the roulette.]
Thanks to the goblins' sacrifice, it became clear that the roulette must not be touched.
In that case.
'In the end, I have to give up on that roulette and choose Zeus.'
But I really don't feel like it.
As Lee Ganghan postponed his choice and quietly looked at it.
Ding.
[All time that can be spent in the 'First Tower' has elapsed.]
Just then, a message appeared saying the stay time had ended.
[Returning to the original world.]
A return message appeared.
***
[Ah, Heavenly Demon, your body is becoming transparent...]
"Yeah. Stay time is over."
[Ah. Then you're leaving without being able to choose the Seven Deadly Sins.]
The Divine Maiden ghost nodded as if it was rather fortunate.
[Rather than choosing a god as the next opponent, it looks better to come back and draw again. Heavenly Demon, then I'll see you next time!]
With the Divine Maiden's farewell as the last.
Paaaaat...!
A red portal formed above Lee Ganghan's head.
And his body automatically floated toward the portal.
Then.
Crackle! Crackle!
From the roulette that had appeared as a new option.
Pure white light flashed and electricity rippled.
Then that electricity didn't stay just in the roulette.
Zzzzt...!
It extended toward the portal that was reverse-summoning Lee Ganghan.
'What? Is it blocking the return?'
There are cases like this too.
Lee Ganghan watched the roulette shoot electricity with a dumbfounded expression.
The white electricity seemed to touch the portal.
Sssss...
It was absorbed directly into the portal and disappeared without a trace.
'Nothing much.'
Swooosh.
Lee Ganghan entered the portal without further interference.
What he saw last was.
Whooosh...!
The sight of the roulette that had shot electricity burning.
It looked like punishment was being given to the roulette for its impulsive behavior.
'Hmm. The electricity it shot... could that have been Zeus?'
Zeus's trademark is originally lightning too.
Somehow it felt like impulsive behavior that got punished.
'I made a good decision not choosing today.'
Lee Ganghan felt that postponing the choice was the right decision.
And returned home.
As soon as he came home.
The wings disappeared as if they had never existed.
His clothes also changed from Quiene's suit to the exact same outfit as when he entered.
"Whew..."
Lee Ganghan walked to the living room sofa.
And plopped down on it.
'This First Tower strategy... too many things happened.'
Seeing the broken wall and preparing for a fatal fall as I went down.
Meeting the Smiling Face Demon and being chased.
The viewer using Word Magic who intervened when defeating Nero.
The two liberated War God Constellations.
And at the end, even Zeus.
'This time I got involved with Greek mythology gods a lot.'
Was it because the opponent Nero was a Roman emperor?
The liberated gods were also Greek mythology gods.
It felt like getting involved frequently in various ways.
'I should study Greek mythology a bit.'
It seemed odd that a Tower-climbing player would have to study mythology too.
But since there have been many recent involvements, it seemed like having basic knowledge would be good.
'But in the end, I don't know what possibility Nero brought to bloom.'
Opposite to Columbus.
Nero, who was a being that brought some possibility to bloom and played the role of Jester of Pride in the First Tower.
Columbus, well, discovering the New World resulted in the natives there being massacred.
So it was possible to speculate that countless possibilities in the New World would have been extinguished.
'But wasn't Nero just a tyrant? If he had extinguished possibilities, I could understand, but to actually bring them to bloom...'
He couldn't think of anything regarding the possibility that Nero supposedly opened.
Seeing that the First Tower is connected to Constellations, I wonder if it's related to mythology.
Lee Ganghan thought about it more.
'There's still too little information... I'll look into it later.'
He judged that finding an answer with currently available information was impossible.
'I should use the Passionate Dullard skill.'
Passionate Dullard.
Grade A.
A skill that was a lower grade than the Golden Lyre that played 'Player Theme Song'.
Different race viewers harshly criticized why he chose such a skill.
But for Lee Ganghan whose Heavenly Demon Constitution and Demon-Conquering God were both Grade C, it was the reward with the highest utility.
When he opened the skill window and pressed Passionate Dullard.
Ding.
[Would you like to select a trait to accelerate growth?]
[Currently, you can choose one of two traits: 'Heavenly Demon Constitution' or 'Demon-Conquering God'.]
'Since Heavenly Demon Constitution is fundamental, I should do this one.'
I still can't get a feel for how to use Demon-Conquering God.
For now, designating Heavenly Demon Constitution would be right.
When Lee Ganghan selected Heavenly Demon Constitution.
[Passionate Dullard effect is applied to 'Heavenly Demon Constitution'.]
[Growth of 'Heavenly Demon Constitution' trait is accelerated.]
A message appeared saying the Passionate Dullard skill was applied to Heavenly Demon Constitution.
'I don't really notice any immediate change.'
Even if it's growth acceleration.
The Passionate Dullard effect wasn't immediately noticeable.
It seemed like time would have to pass to know if it actually takes effect.
'Well, that's done.'
After completing the skill designation.
He recalled what happened with the Smiling Face Demon.
At that time, the viewers definitely said they were withdrawing from the tower they were reserving for occupation.
'Did they really cancel the occupation reservation?'
Since the broadcast hadn't ended long ago.
They probably didn't withdraw immediately.
Lee Ganghan accessed the internet without much expectation.
The portal site main page was covered with breaking news related to 'occupation reservation' towers.
When he clicked on a few of them.
"Oh...?"
He was able to see unexpected news there.