Swish!
I went straight through the portal.
I finished reuniting with my family in Yongsan, but the monster wave was still ongoing in other areas.
While Seoul, Shanghai, Elvenheim, and others were able to easily hold off the wave, most cities, such as Busan, Chicago, and Osaka, were still fighting fiercely.
“Mr. Jeong-gyeom!”
“That’s it! I won!”
I went straight through the portal to provide firepower support, and as soon as I appeared, the Awakened ones who were barely holding back the wave shouted in joy.
Wedge!
Kyaaang!
A wave of monsters fell like autumn leaves.
He fired his holy spears to pierce the flesh of the trolls and poured his iron bars to crush the giant ogres into dough.
Before long, the party won all eleven battles they were defending.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
“Are you saying there are areas that have been completely abandoned?”
“Yes. The population is small, and there aren’t any particularly important facilities… Of course, everyone has been evacuated.”
The remaining six cities were left completely empty so that the party could concentrate their forces.
After cleaning up the rest of it, I was able to figure out the method of the <3rd Freedom Pioneering>.
“They weren’t necessarily on the same side.”
The monster hordes that came in divided into the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd waves were completely separate forces.
For example, if the goblins who came in waves succeeded in taking over, they would have to defend against the orcs who came in next.
In most cases, the surrounding area was in ruins, with only a single ogre left standing, but there were also places where trolls or orcs emerged as the ultimate victors.
“But you have to leave now.”
It didn’t matter whether trolls or ogres remained.
Because they all died with their heads pierced by the spears I threw.
So, it seemed like the Monster Wave had entered a brief hiatus.
Even through the Chamber of Commerce facilities housed in the subspace, nothing was found right away.
But the Red Gate still remained.
It left us guessing that new enemies would appear at any time.
. . .
Apart from the monster wave, there was one more thing left to do.
Central Europe, which followed Lydia.
While destroying the temples scattered throughout the mountain range, they also eliminated the concept-filled Awakened ones who were cosplaying as the gods of Olympus.
As befitting Awoken who had adapted to a world that had been destroyed, the Awoken of Olympus had some pretty useful equipment.
“In order, Astrape… Trident… Aegis… Is that the name?”
Some of the most extravagant names seen in Greco-Roman mythology.
But in reality, they were just items that had been given special effects by Zeus 4-centimeter or 4-centimeter, obtained from the loot acquired by the Southern European Awakened while slaying monsters.
“Now even the items you use are cosplay items.”
Whatever their background, all three were items of ‘epic’ grade.
After closely examining the granted effects, I distributed the items to my companions who seemed suitable for them.
“Please accept it.”
“Thank you, my lord!”
The lightning rod-shaped dagger called ‘Astrape,’ which amplifies lightning abilities, was handed over to Lionel, a knight of Camelot who uses an electric whip.
“Please take it again.”
“Huh, this is an interesting item. It reminds me of a Maserati.”
Because it was too long and thick, the ‘Trident,’ which was used as a rain-making staff by Poseidon, was handed over to Yongsu Lee, who operated Gigant.
“Receive it again.”
“Oh my god, this is so sweet!”
The large, vertically elongated oval-shaped shield, ‘Aegis,’ was handed over to PAX FC’s dedicated tanker, Kim Sol.
The three people were jumping around excitedly as if they had received a Children’s Day gift.
While we were all gathered together and sharing our joy, Yongsu Lee approached me and asked.
“Mr. Jeong-gyeom, by the way… What happened to those Awakened Olympus people?”
“Oh, them?”
It seemed like he was curious about the original owners of the items.
I answered, biting my lips.
“He must be sobering up by now.”
“Ugh!”
Zeus was in a deep sleep.
He came to his senses with a start and kept feeling his arms and stomach.
“Am I alive?”
Clearly, during a fight with Pax FC, his torso was pierced by a spear shot by the bastard.
But in the meantime, perhaps because he had received treatment, the wound had completely disappeared.
“Where is this place?”
It was all barren rice fields.
Around them, other Awoken of Olympus were lying around haphazardly, and one by one, they grabbed their foreheads and furrowed their brows as they got up.
Zeus woke up Poseidon, who was lying next to him.
“Hey, wake up.”
“Ugh… What is that smell?”
A subtle yet savory fragrance.
The smell of manure, characteristic of the countryside, was wafting toward them.
It was definitely a smell they had never encountered before in their lives.
“My head… is spinning.”
“Where is there no water? I’m dying, really.”
They were experiencing an unprecedented intoxication.
They believed in the ‘body of a god’ that Olympus had granted them and consumed the special ‘nectar’ without any worries.
But with the temples completely destroyed, they returned to frail human bodies, and an unimaginably strong hangover weighed on them.
“Ahh…”
As they sprawled on the floor, their cheeks rubbing against the dirt like earthworms.
“Oh, you’re awake?”
Someone appeared.
The Awakened of Olympus doubted their eyes.
‘Elf?’
A noble elf, like those only seen in fantasy movies, stood before them.
However, something felt strangely off.
‘Why do I feel so savory? Did he sell his front teeth?’
The Awakened of Olympus could not understand why they were rolling around on the dirt floor and why an elf had suddenly appeared, but the elf continued speaking regardless.
“My name is Ethan. I am the commander-in-chief of Elvenheim. I have been entrusted with the responsibility of disposing of you by Mr. Jeong-gyeom.”
Only then did the Awakened realize it.
That they had lost the war against Pax FC.
It was the moment when the memories of last night, which had been hazy like a dream, became vivid reality.
‘Yeah, we lost.’
A distant reality had arrived before their eyes.
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I couldn’t quite guess what kind of treatment I would receive, but I was sure of one thing.
‘······I will lose no matter what.’
The fact that the elf in front of them was much stronger than they were.
Because they had lost the power of Olympus.
A situation where they couldn’t even be sure whether they could run away, let alone fight back.
They were waiting for the decision with anxious expressions······.
Ethan melted their hearts with his childlike, pure smile.
“But you guys······ your whole body is full of toxins. Shouldn’t we start by purifying this?”
‘Ice coffee······!’
An elf with a bright smile and missing front teeth who suggests ‘purification.’
The Awakened of Olympus, who were about to vomit due to severe hangovers, were in a state of confusion.
“Just wait a moment.”
Ethan walked over to a thicket of bushes about 20-30 meters away and began weaving long strands of plant stems.
Although the appearance was rough······ it could be said to be a beautiful craft in its own way.
“Yeah, whatever it is, they’re elves.”
“You’re kinder than I thought.”
“Phew! I survived. I almost died······.”
The Awakened of Olympus each breathed a sigh of relief.
What flew at them was······.
Chomp!
“Ahh!”
It was Ethan’s special ‘whip,’ made by weaving together long branches of the World Tree.
“Come on! Let’s get moving! There’s nothing better for detoxifying than sweating.”
“······!”
Ethan still smiled with his missing front teeth.
In the eyes of the Awakened, the smile began to distort strangely, wobbling from side to side.
‘Oh, that’s ridiculous······.’
“If you see a big rock, pick it up and take it out! You over there! You come over here and plant a seedling.”
Chomp!
Bam!
“Ahhhh!”
The Awakened of Olympus, their backs bending like bows from the dizzying blow.
Beads of ‘toxin’ began to form on their foreheads.
“Do you see that sign over there? We’re going to plant everything there by the end of today.”
“Excuse me, are you saying all of that?”
Chomp!
Chomp!
Ethan swung his whip around like a snake.
He answered them with a smiling face.
“Mr. Jeong-gyeom said this. It seems like you guys have never done any ‘work’ properly······ I didn’t realize that you guys grew up in such an unfortunate environment······ Okay, I’ll explain it to you step by step······.”
That was the truth.
All members of Olympus were third-generation wealthy conglomerates and had never touched a drop of water in their lives.
Going to school during the day and partying wildly at night was the only way of life they had.
“Oh, you said something like that too. That you must become human before becoming a god······.”
Choaack!
Ethan added, brandishing his whip.
“Ahhh! Human rights······! Human rights······!”
“Haha, what are you talking about? You have to be human to have human rights!”
They realized.
A fragrant rice field surrounded by greenery.
That hell was hidden in that sunny smile floating above.
This is the Galadon Council of Elvenheim.
The space that had been used as a warehouse was hastily cleared out, and it now felt like an interrogation room.
“Let me in.”
CLANG!
The one who entered the room was a young man who was once called ‘Zeus.’
His whole body was drenched in sweat, and his legs were shaking as if they would collapse at any moment due to the hard work.
Squeak!
Kindness pulled out a chair opposite him, and Zeus, who was very depressed, sat down on it quietly.
“Yeah, what was your original name······?”
“I······ am Jericho.”
Jericho, not Zeus.
They had something in common in that they were all of the same surname.
“OMG!”
His eyes widened.
On the table, steaming hot roast chicken and spaghetti bolognese were rising, and on my side, a hot earthenware pot of white soup called seolleongtang was placed.
I scooped up the rice grains that were just right with a spoon and topped them with fresh cubed radish kimchi.
A mouthful of sweetness that filled my mouth.
The crunchy cubed radish completely blew away the oiliness of the seolleongtang.
“I have something to ask you.”
“Uh······ what is it······?”
“The Olympus you belonged to. What kind of organization is it?”
Zeus, who said he would definitely come and get me.
Since we had announced that we would meet again, it was necessary to figure out their true identities.
Sniffing the sour smell of spaghetti, Jericho opened his mouth hesitantly.
“To be exact, it’s not an organization······ but a ‘business.’ We’re only affiliated with it, so we don’t know much about it······.”
“Business?”
“Yes, usually, we increase the number of affiliate groups like ours······ and receive magic stones as a membership fee. In return, as you can see······ we provide support for various abilities related to Olympus.”
Just like other invaders, their goal was the magic stone, although their methods were different.
As the Awakened grew and expanded their territory on Earth, they would have been able to make increasingly greater profits.
‘That’s why you made such a fuss to take me away.’
There was no other reason.
If I were to become a member of Olympus, they could charge a huge membership fee.
Of course, since I blew up their temple, they could no longer do business on Earth.
Olympus is a huge ‘business.’
Although they had confirmed that they were trying to collect magic stones by setting up ‘franchises’ all over the world, there was still one thing that was bothering them.
“I understand that much… but then there was something called ‘Prometheus’s Chains.’ What the heck were those?”
It was a chain that felt quite threatening.
Because until all the temples in Europe were destroyed, I couldn’t cross the subspace portal.
Jericho, who was looking at the spaghetti without realizing it.
The guy answered with a start.
“That, that is······ an effect that can be exerted through a ‘business.’ It’s a kind of ‘field effect.’ I heard that the larger the size of the business and the stronger the power of its affiliates, the more the effect is amplified.”
“That’s right······.”
That was why these guys built a temple in Prague out of the blue.
If Olympus had had the ‘field effect,’ it would have been a much more advantageous fight.
Now, I finally knew the true nature of Zeus, or rather Jericho.
I hit the back of his head.
Bam!
“Ahh!”
You gave me the whip, now it was the carrot.
I asked one last time, shoving the bowl of spaghetti in front of the guy.
“That business. How do you make it?”
“Ma, are you making it?”
“Just answer the questions I ask.”
I became interested.
Pax FC now has over 100 affiliated organizations.
But because it wasn’t a business, it didn’t have the benefit of field effects.
‘I don’t know what effect it will have, but······.’
Jericho added that the ‘field effect’ is determined by the nature of the business.
Considering the limitless potential of Pax FC, we could expect an effect stronger than ‘Prometheus’s Chains.’
It was a simple imagination.
What if Pax FC, which had become a business, covered the entire Earth with portals?
What if Pax FC’s ‘field effect’ were applied across the globe?
‘Perhaps······.’
I didn’t know if it was really possible.
The work of making the Earth an impregnable fortress.
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