Side Story 606
The Twelve Zodiacs of the Zodiac Guild gathered in one place.
Twelve Rankers.
Each with an animal-shaped badge on their shoulder, monopolizing a stall.
"The streets are empty."
"Have they all gathered already?"
"I don't know if we're doing the right thing."
"It's time to pick a side."
"Let's trust Branil."
There was quite a commotion even though they were only speaking one by one due to the large number of people.
The Guild Zodiac Guild Leader.
Branil was sitting with crossed arms and closed eyes.
["Won't you come to us?"]
The Administrator's voice echoed in his head.
[There will be a great battle soon. Join our side. Then, the Zodiac Guild can enjoy even greater things than now.]
It was a temptation.
The Administrator.
The sweet temptations offered by entities resembling the absolutes of this Tower.
However, Branil was not easily influenced by that.
"In that case, we will withdraw. Instead of being swept away by the great wave and dying, we will join the winning side."
Not participating in the fight.
That was Branil's judgment.
However, that was only when he judged that the chances of winning this battle were fifty percent.
One.
["I know what you're thinking, Branil."]
As if he had seen through Branil's calculation.
The Administrator appeared behind Branil and placed a hand on his head.
["I will show you a Dream."]
Swoosh-.
Branil's eyelids opened, revealing his clouded eyes.
And at that moment...
The gazes of the Zodiac Guild Rankers turned towards him.
"Branil. Are you really okay?"
The man with the Tiger badge on his chest asked.
"Are we really going to fight against Olympus like this?"
Olympus.
The strongest Guild in the Tower, in name and in fact. Its influence spread throughout the Tower.
Ruled by the strongest Ranker, Zeus, and the place where the King of Hell, Hades, resides.
Fighting against such Olympus was something they hadn't even imagined.
"We are not fighting alone."
"I know. The Administrators are also there, and they say that other Guilds will also help."
"But it's still the Temple of the Sky."
"If Zeus throws a single Lightning Bolt, we..."
The comrades were still unconvinced.
No matter how many there were, even with the help of the Administrators.
They couldn't help but feel fear at the thought of fighting against Zeus.
However...
"I had a dream."
The Zodiac Guild Leader.
Branil was the exception.
"I met someone who dreams a great dream."
"Someone who dreams a great dream?"
"Who is it?"
There was confidence in Branil's eyes.
The certainty that they could win this battle.
So, Branil convinced his old friends.
"If you can't believe it, believe me. With him, we can definitely win."
Branil stood up from his seat with those words.
The Zodiac Guild Rankers followed him one by one, heading out to the street.
Alongside him, Rankers scattered on the 66th floor also walked out to the street.
At the top of a massive mountain rising into the clouds.
A line formed to capture the owner of the Sky Temple, Zeus.
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Whoosh-!
Son OhGong's two eyes shone brightly.
Son OhGong, looking down from the temple while igniting the Golden Cinder Eyes, smiled.
"Here they come, eh."
He playfully tapped Zeus's side next to him with those words.
Zeus's forehead, who was unleashing a Lightning Bolt, wrinkled.
"Why the hell did you leave a clone here?"
"Why?"
"You're a lunatic. Move aside a bit."
His concentration was gradually dispersing due to Son OhGong, who kept chattering.
Above the Administration Office located in various places of the tower.
Even for Zeus, intercepting them one by one was not an easy task.
"What do we do with those bugs trembling below?"
"Go and clean them up."
"While I'm dodging?"
"Do you think you're going to stick by my side while I clean those things?"
In response to Zeus's words, Son OhGong scratched his head and nodded.
It wasn't a bad point.
The Rankers climbing the mountain.
To prevent them from entering the Sky Temple, he couldn't stay here.
"I don't like that he's so cheeky, but oh well..."
Gulp-.
Grasping the Ru Yi Bang by his side, Son OhGong's clone stood up from his place.
"It's better than being bored."
Whoosh-.
A cloud formed under the avatar's feet.
The clone, who had inherited the power of the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, had the ability to use a part of the Flying Nimbus.
Pop-.
The clone disappeared from the spot riding the Flying Nimbus.
Zeus muttered as he looked at the clan.
"He's starting to annoy me."
Tsk, tsk, tsk-.
Zeus's Arcane Power gradually dissipated.
He sat on a rock at the edge of the pond and took a deep breath.
His Arcane Power had hit rock bottom.
It was the first time he had exerted so much force since the war that took place ten years ago.
'How long will I be able to rest?'
He left the Rankers climbing from below to Son OhGong's clone.
He wouldn't be able to handle them all.
Maybe if it were the main body, but the guy was just a clone.
However, it was enough to buy some time.
'Let's go.'
The Temple of Lightning.
Sitting in the center, taking a deep breath.
"I will prepare the feast."
Zeus prepared to receive the guests who would arrive soon.
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"Grow!-"
"Grow!-"
"Grow!-"
Crack, crack-.
Three Son OhGongs aimed with the Ru Yi Bang.
The celestial soldiers, who were surprised to see Son OhGongs suddenly burst onto the battlefield and aim with the Ru Yi Bang, shouted.
"Everyone, disperse-!"
Ruyi-!
Bang-!
The three Ruyi Bangs swept the battlefield.
The celestial soldiers were crushed by the Ru Yi Bang and lost consciousness under its weight.
A sudden reinforcement.
Lee Rangjin looked at Son OhGong's clones.
"How did they know?"
"We don't know."
"Exactly."
"Didn't Zeus say we should come here?"
The three clones responded one by one.
Cold sweat ran down Lee Rangjin's body as he rode the Celestial Sky and wielded the Unbreakable Sword.
Habaek, who was about to create dozens of water spears and throw them, took a step back in confusion at the appearance of the avatars.
"The Great Sage... Heaven's Equal?"
The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal.
He was the supreme High-Ranker, known to possess power surpassing even that of the Celestial Realm by himself, ranking third in the hierarchy.
Habaek, who planned to devour the Celestial Realm, couldn't easily confront The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, without second thoughts.
If he made a mistake in dealing with him, the Celestial Realm he had obtained would turn into foam in an instant.
"It wasn't necessary for you to help us."
"Do you think only these are here?"
"There are more crushed outside."
The clones' words made Lee Rangjin's eyebrows furrow.
He knew it too.
The Celestial Sky dog's sense of smell could find a person from a thousand miles away, and Lee Rangjin was not oblivious to the situation around him.
"Will it be hard for you to achieve it alone?"
He knew.
This was a trap to catch him.
Breaking through it wouldn't be easy.
"I'll return the favor."
At the same time.
Son OhGong's clones appeared in various places in the Tower.
"Weren't you doing something fun?"
"Who are the enemies here? Gabriel? Or Michael?"
"Isn't it Gabriel?"
Facing Gabriel, who aimed his spear at Michael.
"This is too boring..."
"What's up, monkey?"
Even to Merlin, surrounded by the Knights of the Round Table.
Son OhGong moved swiftly as a mercenary to deal with events happening in various places of the Tower.
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65th Floor World, Muspelheim.
That world wavered as if it would collapse at any moment.
Boom, boom!
Whoosh!
The earth sank as the massive creature moved.
Around it, all kinds of Demons flew with their wings spread, as if announcing the end of the world.
Puff!
An attack landed in the distance.
In response, the giant creature spewed fire from its mouth.
And two people observed the scene from afar.
"What chaos."
YuWon murmured as he watched the Demons fight under the sky reddened by Diablo's Demonic Energy.
And the enormous creature that could be seen even from that distance.
"Wasn't it Behemoth?"
"It's ugly."
Pandora, with Danpung on her head, rarely made a negative comment.
Behemoth's appearance was indeed ugly.
The creature, resembling a giant bull, was the size of a small island, but YuWon's evaluation, who had experience fighting against it, wasn't very high.
"It's still dead weight."
Crack!
In the distance, the sky tore apart.
Diablo's attack.
Behemoth, along with other Demons, was joining forces to contain Diablo.
"What are you?"
"Aren't they humans?"
The Demons stealthily approached YuWon and Pandora.
They seemed to have recognized them as enemies who had invaded their territory. However, no matter how many mediocre skill Demons gathered.
"I know this girl."
"This guy?"
"No, not this man, the woman. It's Pandora!"
"Pando…"
Pandora couldn't hide her face no matter how hard she tried.
The same went for the Demons.
Demon Players knew the famous figures in the Tower through the Kit, and among them were some pictures of Pandora.
"What are you doing here?"
Upon the Demon's question, Pandora tilted her head and replied.
"Isn't the Administrator here?"
"The Administrator...?"
Upon Pandora's answer, the Demon widened his eyes in surprise and turned his head to shout.
"Bring the others too!"
"What's going on, are those guys enemies too?"
"If Pandora is the opponent, shouldn't Behemoth-nim come in person?"
"Just bring them!"
Upon mentioning searching for the Administrator, the Demons recognized YuWon and Pandora as enemies.
They seemed to have judged that the two were not just passing by casually.
"Even here, they ignore me."
YuWon sighed, completely ignored by the Demons.
He didn't care so much about the attention of those guys, but it wasn't the first or second time something like this happened to him while walking his path.
"Cheer up."
"Cheer up!"
Pandora and Danpung comforted YuWon.
This kind of comfort wasn't new either.
"Yeah... I will. Cheer up."
YuWon replied without energy as he nodded. He raised his head and looked at Behemoth.
The guy who was struggling against Diablo.
His appearance or his way of fighting were nothing out of the ordinary, but the reason why YuWon had stopped ascending was because of that guy.
"So, this is where it is, huh?"
[You've found an 'Ancient Dream Fragment.'].
[The 'Amorphous S■ul' shows its teeth.]
Amorphous Chaos was a Name that was once used as a kind of radar.
A greedy type that wanted to devour all Names.
Especially, as its Name was unstable, it was even hungrier than when YuWon first met it.
And thanks to that, YuWon could understand why all this was happening.
"Somehow, I thought something was artificial..."
The chaos that seized the Tower in an instant.
Although he had a general idea through Deva's betrayal, YuWon was able to confirm it by seeing the Name that appeared before his eyes.
A being with the power to dream big dreams and tempt all dreamers.
"So, you are the Administrator here."
Ten years ago.
It seemed he understood why the Administrators hadn't shown up during the battle against the Outers.
It was out of fear.
For Sothoth.
"Cthulhu."
And for Azathoth.
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LWTG (Novel)