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31. I am your… (1)

When Charlotte and El Rey were pointing their swords and hammers at each other.

Hyunseok and Yeonseo thought they had defeated the undead army in front of them and were about to head towards Charlotte when the bridge began to shake and collapsed.

” Shit! ”

Hyun-seok looked anxiously at the collapsing bridge as he watched Charlotte and El Rey fighting in the distance.

” Yeonseo, I’ll go first! ”

” Wait! Look behind you! ”

The sight he saw as he lifted his body into the air by the wind caused by Yeonseo’s scream was…

” Sigh, this is driving me crazy. When did they all come rushing in like that? ”

A wave of undead, similar in number to the undead legions we had faced just moments ago, was sweeping through the path we had just walked.

The only good thing is that they don’t have golden chains.

If there were shackles, it wouldn’t have been hard to take them down, but it would have taken longer than when Charlotte was there.

” Hyunseok, can you gather those guys in one place? ”

” You want to blow a big one? ”

Yeonseo nodded at his words, turned her head slightly back to catch a glimpse of her friend, and then looked forward again.

” This is my first time using magic… It’ll take some time… But this is the most powerful magic I can do right now. ”

” Okay. I guess it’s obvious since you’re saying that. But I can’t guarantee that I can protect you properly while you’re dealing with those guys… ”

” Don’t worry about that much. ”

” Okay. See you later. ”

With those words left behind, he fell into the middle of the approaching wave of undead, causing a violent whirlwind that destroyed the buildings that had been shining brightly.

I saw Hyunseok start to gather the undeads that were coming towards this place by sucking them into a whirlwind.

” Hoo, if I fail… no. [ Multi-spell. ] [ Magic boost. ] And [ Helios. ] Cast! ”

Summons creatures with a multi-spell technique that allows you to use multiple magic spells at once, amplifies the remaining magical power, and squeezes out the last of the remaining magical power to create a giant sun.

A golden light leaks out between the blood-filled sky and red clouds, illuminating the place where the undead are.

The undead that the light touched were burned to black ash and swirled around. The sight was like the wrath of heaven toward those who refused death.

Gradually, hot air begins to descend from the sky, and the sun slowly reveals itself, clearing away the clouds. Helios.

The magic that is like the name of a god who leads a chariot and illuminates the world is like saying that, unlike the magic of a falling meteorite [Meteor], it is the only thing floating in the sky.

However, one sphere descends to the ground.

The sphere of flame that had been gradually descending split apart and the heat and light that poured out began to reduce the cold being that had refused death to ash on the ground, and soon.

” Hyunseok! ”

He created a fierce storm dragon at her scream and swallowed the remaining undead, then gathered them in one place and flew behind her.

A giant bird draped in flames crashes into the Storm Dragon, its sharp beak bared.

The moment the Storm Dragon and the Flame Bird collide with each other, a huge firestorm is created, melting the golden city that testifies to the brilliant civilization that used to be around it.

It announces the end to those who refused to die.

What remains at the end is a river of gold. El Dorado flows like a river.

The people who were sacrificed by the greedy king, the city that showed the end of greed, and the king who had that greed collapsed and disappeared.

It flows to the end where it was supposed to go, where it can no longer be seen.

*****

As the two watched the flowing river of gold, they realized that the sound of metal clashing from afar, the cold air exhaled by a man, and the stench of greed had disappeared.

What I saw as I crossed the broken bridge and approached the girl who was confronting the man was this.

” Charlotte…?! ”

With Hyunseok’s shout, the two approached her who had collapsed, and after checking her condition, they felt relieved and carried her as they were, looking around.

” If El Rey isn’t visible, that means Charlotte won… ”

Hyeon-seok, who hugged her in a princess-like position, felt a sense of discomfort when he realized that they were in El Dorado, the city of gold, and not the palace where Gyeongbokgung Palace was.

” Why, can’t I get out of here? What’s missing… ”

” Look at this. ”

Yeonseo, who was looking around like herself, showed what she was holding in her hand.

” That’s… a sealing stone? Wait… a sealing stone?! ”

” Yeah. Charlotte said it. It’s a tool to weaken El Rey, seal something, or lead us. ”

The sealing stone in Yeonseo’s hand was pointing in one direction, just like when she was looking for El Rey.

Fortunately, the river of gold was flowing towards them, and El Rey was pointing to the entrance on the opposite side of the river, so the two quickly entered there.

I blocked the entrance to buy some time.

” Phew, now I’ve earned some perspective. How about Charlotte…? ”

” My body feels hot and I have bruises here and there, but… other than that, I don’t have any external injuries. Still… I’m breathing very weakly, so I’ll have to get out quickly. ”

” Okay. Then first… ”

Yeonseo, who made a thin ice cloth and gave it to him, said she would use the sealing stone to examine it and left, and Hyunseok waited while cooling down his lover’s heated body with the thin ice cloth she had received.

So, while Yeonseo was wandering around and exploring with her summoned creatures, she called him and Hyunseok, who was heading there, saw him.

” This is… a stone slab…? ”

” Do you see that hole here? It’s exactly the size of… ”

” It’s the same size as the sealing stone, right? But I don’t see any doors or anything else besides the stone slab? ”

” I thought so too. But I found out by exploring and sharing my perspective with Giena. ”

As she spoke and tapped the floor, Hyunseok looked around the area where he was standing.

There was a pattern drawn in gold.

Maybe it’s because time has passed, but it looks like there are some parts that are broken or missing, and it looks damaged, but there doesn’t seem to be any particular problem with the pattern, so let’s check that and look at the letter.

” I think if we put a sealing stone here…! ”

With a “creak!” sound and a “clank!” sound, the sealing stone that had been emitting red light begins to emit blue light, and then a blue light begins to appear around the golden pattern.

The floor vibrated with a “Koo-Koo-Koo!” sound. And when the floor rose upward with a “Woo-Woong!” sound, he could tell.

The floor they were standing on was… something like an elevator, and the sealing stone was the ‘power source’ that made it move.

The floor, which had been going up like that, passed several holes in the ceiling and stopped at one place.

It was a place similar to the reward room you would see if you conquered the tower.

” This is… the top of the tower. ”

As he spoke calmly, Yeonseo, who had been watching from the side, nodded and walked towards the box in front of her.

*****

When I lost consciousness, what I saw was a space where gods gathered.

Several gods were looking at me from a place emitting pure white light. I hesitated a little and stepped back at their gaze, but I felt glad to see them approaching me through their midst.

” Charlotte. Finally… you’re here. ”

” Patruna…! ”

I ran straight to her and she hugged me.

” You worked hard. Now… it’s almost finished. ”

When she said it was the end, I could tell that the feeling I had just felt… wasn’t a lie.

” Did I… gain {divinity}? ”

Patruna opens her mouth towards me with a kind smile.

” Yes, very… very little… but… you know. ”

Becoming a god means that I have become complete as a new vessel of God.

So now I’m… no longer human.

Towards me, who was feeling a little depressed at that thought

” Miss, I’m sorry. But that won’t change anything. ”

Vulcan approaches with a hearty laugh.

” Nothing changes…? ”

” Yes, we created your body, Miss. No, Charlotte, as a vessel to create a new god, but you are the one using it.

Just like I saved people using the sword I made, even if you become a god with divinity, it’s your choice how you act.

It’s a story about how you can stick to your beloved husband while saving people. ”

My dear husband… No, wait!

” Hey… Wait a minute! What is that… No, that… ”

” What, are you so surprised? Patruna isn’t the only one looking at you. You’re under our protection right now, so of course you’re connected to all of us. ”

” Ah… Ah…! Pa… Patruna?! ”

” Ahem… Well, something like that. ”

Patruna turned her head away, avoiding my tearful gaze.

It’s ruined. It’s really ruined…

As I was still in shock, Tot touched my shoulder.

” Charlotte, you are still weak, but you will become a god. If you master the imperfect divinity perfectly, you can break or reconnect with us at any time. ”

” Really? Well then… that’s fortunate… ”

” More than that. El Rey. Let’s talk about him. ”

” He… knows… no, he is the god of wisdom and knowledge, so of course he is. ”

The civilization of El Dorado, the city of gold, was on a different level from that of us humans.

That means, in the end, this is the knowledge that Thoth passed on to them.

” Do you have any idea what he meant by ‘body’? ”

But contrary to what I expected, it wasn’t about El Rey, but about the ‘body’ where the evil god Thanatos he had spoken of descended.

” Well, I only found out recently that he had chosen me to be the body he would descend into.

From what you said… it seems like you’ve been preparing for quite some time already. But really… is there a case where the body that a god can descend into isn’t a ‘vessel’ like mine? ”

To put it simply, the body that a god descends upon is a vessel that can contain the power of a god. It is a body like mine that was created directly by the gods, or a case like ‘The Saint and the Warrior’ that often appears in novels.

However, this is unlikely in the case of the evil god Thanatos, since he has already been dethroned and banished by me and the other gods present here.

If God creates a body directly, it means that he is putting his own power into it. If he could do that, he would have already descended directly instead of creating a body.

In the case of the saints and warriors, even if they were chosen from among the returnees who had gone to another world, they would already be protected by the protection of a god stronger than Thanatos, as long as they had not abandoned the god.

Even if there are those who have abandoned God in the first place, it is not like the gods would not notice that.

As if he agreed with my opinion, Tot left, saying he would look for more clues, as if he had a headache.

With a warning to beware of those who do not believe in God here.