assistirfilmes Chapter 438 - Unreaching Voice (1)
Chapter 438 - Unreaching Voice (1)
Chapter 438 - Unreaching Voice (1)
An absurd new law was placed through Gaia; entry into the physical realm was restricted to all gods who did not receive permission from Gaia and the God of Splendor, and the Deific Essence of those who broke this law would be annihilated without question.
“How are they taking it?” Oh Kang-Woo asked.
“As you can predict.” Gaia nodded, having an expression of mixed feelings.
Kang-Woo nodded back. It was not difficult to guess how the gods, who were finally free from their restrictions, would react to being restricted again right after. Although they could not complain in the past since they were restricted by the Law of Titans, a set of rules created by beings superior to them, this instance was different.
The ones restricting them this time were Gaia, a Top-rank goddess but a fellow deity nonetheless, and the God of Splendor, a retainer of Gaia who was once human. Being kept in check by a human, albeit one possessing Deific Essence, was as humiliating as having a pet, whom one raised, placing a collar on them.
‘There’s no way they would stand for it.’
No matter how powerful the faction of Olympus was, they would never accept this absurd level of dictatorship.
“At this rate...” Gaia slurred anxiously.
Kang-Woo nodded. “They would band together.”
An anti-Gaia faction would be formed to combat Olympus’s dictatorship. There was no better way for people to join forces than against a common enemy.
Uranus stepped forward as he was listening to Kang-Woo and Gaia’s conversation. He gave off an aura as sharp as a knife despite his barbaric appearance.
“With the way things are progressing, it seems the gods who oppose this plan are gathering around the forces of Asgard with Odin at the center,” he remarked.
“Odin...” Gaia narrowed her eyes.
Odin was one of the Top-rank gods as well as one who had once been Earth’s guardian deity. He stepped down from the position after being greatly injured in the battle against Demon God Bauli, but that was a very long time ago. He possessed power on par with— no, even greater than his prime.
“Hah, there’s Odin too?” Kang-Woo chuckled after hearing the name.
He was having a hard time taking in the fact that the gods he had only read about through cartoons and books were alive and breathing.
“Yes. He was once Earth’s guardian deity. His son Thor is as powerful as Zeus,” Gaia remarked.
“Has Thor lost some weight?” Kang-Woo asked.
“Hm?”
“I honestly didn’t think he’d be that fat in the end.”
“What do you mean?” Gaia asked as she tilted her head.
Kang-Woo shrugged and changed the subject. “Anyway, are there any gods who have joined forces with Asgard?”
“There is a god named Susanoo.”
Kang-Woo had not heard that name in a long time.
‘What was his name again?’ Kang-Woo fell into thought as he narrowed his eyes. ‘Tsujimoto? No, that man is a god[1], not a Player... Was it Fujimoto?’
Fujimoto Ryoma was a Player who had managed to manifest Susanoo, albeit for a moment.
‘Well, regardless.’
Susanoo was a god of Japanese mythology.
‘There are so many fucking gods.’
If every god from every myth existed, their number would be countless.
‘No wonder Heracles called me insane.’
Olympus had practically declared war on an unfathomable number of gods, so their insults to Kang-Woo were valid. Rather, it was a surprise that his plan was agreed upon just from him beating the crap out of Zeus.
‘It must be because even Gaia knows what will happen if gods are left to their own devices.’
Kang-Woo could tell that Gaia was thinking about how absurd this plan was even now from how she looked as if she had died several times over. However, regardless of whether it was absurd or not, she had gone with Kang-Woo’s plan anyway since she had no other choice. Unlike the gloomy Gaia, Kang-Woo was pulling down the rising corners of his mouth with all his might.
‘Gods in revolt, huh?’
The more uncontrollable their numbers grew, the better it was for him.
“You never know until you try. Fortunately, Odin is not a stubborn man. He will listen as long as—”
“No,” Kang-Woo said firmly.
‘Words? Over my dead body.’
Gaia was trying to ruin a feast that had already been laid out in front of Kang-Woo.
“Only the powerless humans will be hurt if we do not set an example,” Kang-Woo stated.
“...”
Gaia lowered her head. She knew why Kang-Woo was saying such things; although he possessed Deific Essence now, he would always take the side of humans since he used to be one.
“I will think it through a little more,” Gaia answered hesitantly and averted her gaze from Kang-Woo.
Kang-Woo stood up and replied, “In that case, please continue to monitor the movements of the Asgardian forces.”
It would put him in a bad light if he were to push Gaia any further.
‘Maybe I should take some sort of measure,’ Kang-Woo thought but shook his head. ‘No, I’m sure Odin will make a move first as long as we bide the time.’
The law had already been announced in Gaia’s name. The anti-Gaia faction was already growing in number, so it was only a matter of time until their suppressed emotions burst.
‘I’m sure they’ll burst.’
There was no way that the gods would stand for this level of dictatorship.
“Well then, I will excuse myself.” Kang-Woo bowed courteously and turned around.
The gods were not the only problem. The Gates on Earth had been showing abnormalities lately as well.
‘I need to make preparations for that as well.’
However, it was far easier to deal with thanks to Guardians.
Whoooom.
Kang-Woo walked through a gate in the Hall of Protection and went back to Seoul; to be more precise, the mountain on the outskirts of Seoul that Kang-Woo frequently used as a training ground.
“I might as well have dinner with Seol-Ah tonight.”
He had not been able to spend much time with Seol-Ah because he had been busy resolving the problems regarding the divine realm. He was watering at the mouth thinking about the warm kimchi stew she always made for him.
Step, step.
“Are you the God of Splendor?”
Just then, a blond man with a rectangular hammer walked toward Kang-Woo.
“And you are...?” Kang-Woo asked.
“Thor, God of Thunder.”
‘Oh, what? They’re already here? Dayum, and here I’d thought it’d take a little longer.’
The anti-Gaia faction had only just formed, so Kang-Woo had thought it would take some time until they took action.
“To think you’d manifest into the physical realm without Lady Gaia’s consent... Have you not heard the new law?” Kang-Woo asked in a low tone with Ingrium in hand.
‘He’s apparently as strong as Zeus.’
Kang-Woo’s mouth watered from his desire to test that statement.
“No, I am not here to fight,” Thor answered.
“Pardon?”
“I am here to converse with you.”
‘Converse? What the fuck are you on about? You’re not trying to resolve this with words too, are you?’
1. This is referring to Fujimoto Ryozo, the producer of the Monster Hunter series and a man whom the Korean gamers consider a god (for some reason lmao). ☜