I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy

Chapter 266: Divinity (2)

[The King of Lightning watches over you.]

I looked up.

I felt a gaze upon us before I could respond.

A gaze. Yes, from the sky.

[The King of Lightning watches over you.]

I twisted my mouth. The King of Lightning, Zeus. The king among gods who protects Olympus.

That being who commands lightning had been observing me for a long time.

From the land of the Nazis. When I was hiding my identity with a mask, using Destruction of Heaven. He had been watching me since then, along with Odin of Asgard.

‘I need to visit them.’

Sung Han-byul. Her capacity.

To awaken and control that dignity.

“Why are you suddenly looking up?”

“Something sinister is spying on us.”

I spoke while painting the surroundings black. The black started from my shadow, gradually covering the area around us.

This way, no sound would leak out. And that thing wouldn’t be able to spy on us.

“Wow, that’s an amazing power! It’s totally different from before.”

Was it because she was a mage? Ershil Merchen’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the shadow. What she saw wasn’t completely black.

“This is a new power I’ve acquired.”

As I said that, I thought of other powers. If this was complete black, the new power was yet to be determined.

Still just ?? as a stat.

‘This…’

I hoped to figure it out before shedding. Speaking of which, I also needed to shed.

Shedding. Simply put, it was about accumulating enough karma to become a Transcendent, then entering a place called Dragon Vein to prepare for the next leap.

This was why there were so many Transcendents in Korea. Because of the Dragon Vein created by the immense sacrifice of the Returnee flowing beneath Korea, transcendence was easier here.

Also, those born in Korea were more mana-friendly because of this spiritual vein.

Normally, for an ordinary human to achieve transcendence, they needed to transform the earth into a mana-saturated place with an enormous amount of what was called magic stones, and then perform various other tasks.

That was why, in the game, countries other than Korea found it bothersome to prepare for transcendence, taking over a week in real time just for preparation if they’re in hostile relations with Korea.

‘Even then, the success rate is only 30%.’

There were other concerns too. To ascend to a Transcendent, one must accept the mana that gushes from the Dragon Vein, but I am using the power of black.

The elements included in that were different from regular mana.

‘But since I consumed the Black God, I guess it’ll somehow work out.’

The black power I got from the Black God was truly immense.

No, that’s not what’s important right now.

[The King of Lightning wonders what you're doing inside.]

“……Was this the gaze?”

Ershil spoke with an uncertain voice. Maybe she didn’t detect it, or perhaps another entity inside her was informing her.

‘Or she might have detected it…?’

Ershil’s growth rate was phenomenal. It’s different from the game. Events that would take seven years have been compressed into one year’s time.

‘Similar to me.’

Rank. Being called a ranker was also an achievement.

Speaking more simply, it was about achievements.

By accumulating them, you can become stronger. The so-called laws of the world forcibly elevate the user.

‘In other words, levels…’

Having thought that far, I looked at Ershil. Ershil was concentrating on something.

That was somewhat unpleasant.

‘Considering the opponent is Zeus.’

The god of lightning.

King among gods.

He had cool nicknames, but he had has others.

Womanizer. Rapist.

The personality of Zeus in Epic World was a transplant of all his original bad traits.

Fortunately, in this world, gods are restricted when they move, so they can’t interfere.

Still, it was unpleasant.

I marked the surroundings with black. The space began to warp.

“Uh, huh? Is this also Seo-ha’s power?”

“Yes.”

I followed the gaze.

The black bent the space and reached the end of the line of sight.

-Kyaah!

…What? Why was he screaming already when I hadn’t done anything?

Puzzled, I passed through the space dyed black.

There, I saw a being holding its eyes and rolling on the ground.

‘Wow…’

I naturally admired it.

The power of the being rolling around was no joke, making my body tremble involuntarily. I prepared for battle while feeling tense. My hand naturally moved to the hilt of the Black Heavenly Demon Sword.

‘The winning rate is…’

100%.

I would definitely win.

However, this wasn’t because of the absolute difference in power between me and Zeus.

It’s because gods have restrictions.

If I fight gods, I would definitely win, but without those restrictions, I wouldn’t be so sure.

‘Or perhaps not?’

I felt like I could win for some reason.

It wasn’t baseless confidence.

Because I had grasped the essence of the black.

Zeus had looked where Ershil and I were.

Then he followed the ‘gaze’ with black, distinguished the space, and came here.

Yet, Zeus was screaming like that.

From this situation, I realized that this black power is fatal to them.

‘Incredible.’

This black had the power to be a nemesis to divinities.

After a moment, the man presumed to be Zeus stood up.

He was well over 2 meters tall; his eyes flickered with blue lightning. He was dressed only in pants, bare-chested.

Behind him was something like a halo…

‘I’m still not used to it.’

If I had to describe it, he looked like a seasoned guy with tacky accessories plastered all over, lacking any dignity.

-Huff, huff. How can a human possess such potent divinity…?

“Divinity?”

I asked, puzzled.

The blue light in his eyes intensified.

-It’s the power of your master.

‘Ah.’

-…You carry something strange.

Zeus looked towards the Black Heaven.

It seems that beings of divinity could sense the Black Heaven.

Or maybe the Black Heavenly Demon Sword evolved into the Black Heaven Sword, and my black power transferred to the Black Heaven, allowing him to perceive it.

“So, why were you spying on me?”

-I wasn’t spying on you. We were just keeping an eye on that child.

Zeus pointed at Ershil, who pointed at herself with a surprised expression.

-Yes. She carries the blood of a succubus. Unlike that succubus close to the fairy race, you carry our blood strongly.

Now that I thought about it, there was that setting too.

I had forgotten because these guys didn’t do much.

‘Was killing the Nazis a bigger deal than I thought?’

In a good way, it’s a butterfly effect… or rather, it’s a headache if these guys start to act more freely.

Contrary to my thoughts, Ershil made a thoughtful expression.

“Are you thinking of making me your apostle?”

-Yes. The twelve main gods of Olympus were preparing to bless you.

“……”

Ershil slightly furrowed her brows.

Perhaps Merchen inside her was saying something.

[With me here, how dare you speak such nonsense…!]

Might she be saying that?

Of course, I also thought it was not good for Ershil to become an apostle of Olympus.

Most of them took it for granted that they should be worshipped, and they expected humans to give while they gave sparingly.

Those who became their apostles were exploited in various ways.

Although becoming an apostle did grant quite a bit of power…

“Do you need power?”

“Yes.”

Ershil said decisively.

She probably thought she didn’t contribute much this time.

Well, should I say there was no room for her to shine because she just blocked the magical beasts adequately?

‘I think it would be better for her to become my apostle.’

I thought while considering the process of making an apostle.

The Witch Maiden, The Elder, and that pink-haired girl…

Anyway, all three of them grew stronger. The Witch Maiden and The Elder achieved the Energy of Defying Heaven, while the pink-haired girl mastered the power of the Boundary.

‘If I were to give Ershil a power.’

There was already one.

A form that embodied the essence.

If I bestowed that power…

Combined with her illusion magic, I wouldn’t know how far it could expand.

‘But before that.’

There was something I need to do first.

“So, how will you compensate for this?”

-…What are you suddenly talking about?

“I was planning to spend some quality time with Ershil, but you interrupted us.”

-…?

“And I also defeated what was causing you the most trouble.”

-That was… wasn’t that an enemy you would have to deal with eventually too?

“But wasn’t it more urgent for you? You, called gods, were struggling against just that?”

-That’s not true. It might have looked that way, but we are restricted…

“Still, didn’t we get rid of the evil god you were most worried about? Yet here you are, spying on us and causing trouble…”

Zeus looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

His look seemed to say, “What kind of person is this?”

Well, whatever.

These guys weren’t that helpful anyway.

They sometimes hindered us or even tried to troll while we were acquiring divine power.

They tried to block my path or kill Sung Han-byul because they were in the Nazi conflict, but all they did was pour out lightning a few times.

So.

‘Let’s reduce their power this time.’

More precisely, I should get some of the power they use to release their restrictions.

In other words, I was going to scam them.