Chapter 330

A swirling portal appeared in the sky .

[The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ is looking at you . ]

Pluto’s license was obtained from Hades . I could use Pluto freely in the limited time Gigantomachia was held .

[Hahahat, grasshopper man! You memorized the starting change despite not liking it?]

It was Kim Namwoon’s mischievous voice . However, the giant soldier didn’t appear immediately . There was only the darkness of the abyss visible beyond the swirling portal .

[By the way, can you wait 10 minutes? The summoning circle is damaged and I can’t go straight away . The giants stomped their feet too many times . . . ]

. . . Dammit . Heracles was emitting a white light and looking my way with blank eyes . (TL: Small change from Hercules in the last chapter) .

It couldn’t be helped . I had to buy as much time as possible . I stepped forward and shouted, “Heracles! Hero of the 12 Tasks!”

Heracles stared at me . The red arrow above Heracles’ head was flickering .

[The constellation is a ‘leader’ of Olympus . ]

As expected, he was one of the two leaders of Olympus . According to the myths, Heracles was a man who killed the leader of the giants in Gigantomachia . Many constellations in Ways of Survival spoke about him .

「 “As long as Heracles is present, the winner of Gigantomachia won’t change . ” 」

Numerous incarnations cheered when they saw Heracles .

“Ohhhhh!”

“Heracles! Heracles!”

Heracles, the hero of Olympus who left countless myths and folklore . Despite the many stories that resonated through the Star Stream, the number of constellations who actually saw Heracles could be counted on one hand .

He was a demigod, a mix between a god and human . He had a body of steel . The stories of the protector of Olympus circulated around him .

[The story ‘Man Who Strangled the Lion of Nemea’ has begun . ]

[The story ‘Man Who Beat up the Giant Boar’ has begun . ]

[The story ‘Man Who Overpowered a Cerberus with Bare Hands’ has begun . ]

. . . . .

A tremendous amount of stories were shining in Heracles’ body . At first glance, they seemed like crazy stories . Every one of them was at the very least, legendary grade stories . The scale of his ‘giant stories’ was incomparable but I didn’t start the game without knowing this .

“Once again, rumours in the Star Stream can’t be believed . ” I spoke in a provocative voice and Heracles’ fist flew towards me .

[The exclusive skill ‘Bookmark’ is activated!]

Miniaturization and Electrification were activated . Heracles’ fist passed over the top of my head and made a crater in the ground where I had been standing . I was swept back by the ignorant power but I didn’t stop the provocation . “Your punch is only this much . I don’t know if this was enough to overpower the giants .

An angry cry seemed to burst from Heracles’ body .

“I know many stories about you . You caught the lion of Nemea, killed a hydra, hunted a Stymphalian bird . . . they are incredible stories for ‘one person’ to accomplish in a short period of time . “

Finally, a true voice burst out from Heracles’ body . [That’s right . That is me, Heracles!]

It was creepy hearing the voice . It might be equivalent to the 12 Gods but as a result, I was even more convinced .

“I heard a rumour that you were born for Gigantomachia . Your 12 tasks were trials for the victory of Gigantomachia . “

[Some constellations are interested in your words!]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is worried about you . ]

I didn’t know how he took my words but Heracles banged on his chest . It was a spectacular sight to see a monster over 20 metres tall doing such a thing .

I kept speaking . “Then one of my close colleagues heard your story and raised a question . “

I suppressed my boiling anger .

“The original Heracles was born after the ‘Great Disaster Period’ . Then how could he participate in Gigantomachia which occurred before that?” It was none other than Yoo Sangah who said this .

A stir occurred among the constellations in the channel . Heracles’ eyes gleamed angrily as his true voice rang out .

[Arrogant guy! Are you saying this Heracles is a lie?]

“Yes . Not just you but all of the 12 gods . ” Heracles was silent at my answer . “You made many false stories . You did this by manipulating them . “

Heracles clearly looked embarrassed .

“I was surprised as well . If you kept talking and talking nonsense . . . it might someday become a ‘real’ story . “

One thousand years, two thousand years . The lies were repeated for tens of thousands of years .

“Once it becomes a story, it can be said to originally exist . Isn’t it amazing?”

[I am Heracles! Heracles of Gigantomachia and the symbol of Olympus!]

“Yes, perhaps in another world line . Somewhere in another world, you really killed Nemea’s lion and the hydra . “

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is making an interested smile . ]

I stared up at the sky as I spoke . I moved through the 1863rd round and remembered the countless rounds that Yoo Jonghyuk went through .

“However, that isn’t the case in this world . In this world, a hero like Heracles doesn’t exist . “

[You!]

“It is because Heracles is the name of the story weapon you created . “

Zeus, the god of lightning, had sowed his seed in preparation for Gigantomachia . As always, the ‘seed’ here was a metaphor . Zeus feared the giants and collected miscellaneous hero stories from across the world .

「 Nemea’s Lion . 」

「 Golden Horned Deer . 」

「 Bull of Crete . 」

「 Hydra of Nine Heads . 」

. . . . .

Stories were gathered and created a single character . This character was soon shaped into a story weapon . It was created to fight against the giants, using human souls as power . A weapon that brought the fear of massacre to numerous battlefields in the Star Stream .

“Giant soldier Heracles . “

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is surprised . ]

[The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ resents the atrocities of Olympus . ]

[The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ has a cold expression . ]

[The constellation ‘Spokesman of Justice and Wisdom’ has shaky eyes . ]

[Many constellations are shocked by the identity of Heracles!]

Perhaps most constellations were unaware of this story . It was natural . It was a truth that only I, who read Ways of Survival, and a few of the 12 Gods who made Heracles knew about .

[Many constellations have entered channel #BY-9158!]

The constellations in the channel suddenly increased and Biyoo cried out tearfully .

[A large number of constellations are questioning the identity of Gigantomachia!]

The stage I wanted was finally going to be completed .

[Heracles’s mythical identity is shaken . ]

[The identity of Heracles has influenced the reproduction of Stage Transformation . ]

I stared at Heracles .

[The exclusive skill ‘Reading Comprehension’ is activated . ]

[You have learnt about the other person’s composition of stories due to the attribute effect!]

「 He is a god of war born only for war . 」

「 Holding ‘fear’ in the right hand and ‘anxiety’ in the left hand . 」

「 He left discord every time he walked through a ‘fight’ in front of him . 」

The stories of a constellation flowed through Heracles’ giant soldier . They weren’t Heracles’ stories .

Heracles was a giant soldier . If so, there was someone riding him and I knew who that person was .

I cried out in my true voice . [Atrocious War God! Are you a coward who fights behind a giant soldier?]

A huge storm of wind blew around Heracles’ body . The heroes and constellations fighting in a bloody manner around him were pushed back dozens of metres . I would’ve flown to the horizon if I hadn’t used Way of the Wind through Bookmark . Ares opened his mouth .

[In the past, many people who spoke bad words to Olympus didn’t have a good fate . Oedipus and Prometheus as well . No one was an exception . ]

Unlike the fierce outburst, Ares’ true voice was unexpectedly calm .

[You have spoken more words than anyone I’ve seen . ]

It happened the moment Heracles aimed a fist at me . 10 minutes had passed . Pluto appeared in the sky and blocked Heracles’ fist . I literally flew through the air and entered Pluto’s cockpit .

[The Giant Soldier Pluto has confirmed your boarding . ]

[The Giant Soldier Pluto has confirmed the master’s constellation . ]

[Your story will be assimilated with Giant Soldier Pluto . ]

I was comfortably embraced by the giant soldier’s body . It was like soft muscles were wrapped around my body and I could see the vision of the ‘giant soldier . ‘ The power of the story weapon enveloped my entire body . This was one of the strongest story weapons of Ways of Survival, Giant Soldier Pluto .

[ . . . Ugh! Eek! Eeek! I feel like there is a parasite in my stomach!]

As Kim Namwoon was making a fuss, Han Sooyoung spoke through Midday Tryst .

-Hey, can you do it? This is the giant soldier Heracles . You only have Kim Namwoon .

The rating of the giant soldier was determined by the quality of the ‘soul’ used as the material of the giant soldier . In addition, the soul used for the original Pluto wasn’t Kim Namwoon . In other words, the current Pluto was much weaker than the original Pluto .

-Kim Namwoon is pretty good .

-The situation is completely different from when you smashed the factory in the Demon World!

-Do you think I don’t know that? He can do it .

-You’re serious?

-Perhaps it would be impossible originally but . . . I learnt something from you .

– . . . From me?

I rushed towards Heracles . Heracles amplified his body volume to match Pluto and also headed

towards me . Four hands collided and the fierce wind pressure created a whirlpool in the sea . Ares was surprised when Pluto showed a strength comparable to Heracles .

[A giant soldier? Where did you get it?]

“I scammed it from someone, just like you . “

From the start of the Demon King Selection to the 1863rd round . I had been preparing for Gigantomachia . It was a chance for a new nebula to establish a solid position and an opportunity to properly warn the big nebulae .

「 Kim Dokja read and read Ways of Survival . 」

I changed the original novel and the future became uncertain . However, it was impossible for me to use Anticipation Plagiarism like Han Sooyoung of the 1863rd round . It was possible for writers like Han Sooyoung to ‘create’ possible developments of the future .

To such a me, the 1863rd round Han Sooyoung stated:

-What are you talking about? You’re a reader .

Reader . A person who read and appreciated the writer’s words .

-Author, don’t you think the research into the 12 Gods is a bit lacking? Ares is more violent and looks down on humans more than depicted . . .

-Besides, the probability that the 12 Gods can use individually . . .

I was the one who made the story along with the writer . Heracles’ fist slammed into Pluto’s head and Pluto’s fist struck Heracles’ chest . In the ensuing melee, the feelings I felt while reading Ways of Survival flowed through me .

-I think the constellations who descended to the sub-scenario are too unfavourable . . .

I wasn’t a writer . I couldn’t do it like Han Sooyoung . However, more than anyone else, I was aware of the loopholes in the original work . Perhaps even more than the author who wrote the novel .

[The game ends here . ]

The momentum around Heracles’ body changed . The strength that shattered a lion’s head was concentrated on both arms of the giant soldier and Heracles’ star relic, Heracles’ Club was summoned .

I had also prepared for the day when I would confront him .

[The giant story ‘Demon World’s Spring’ has begun!]

[The status of a ‘demon king’ is released!]

The power of a demon king mixed with Electrification . On top of that, the giant story of Kim Dokja’s Company was placed . I exploded all the stories I had hidden . The stories I released were amplified to an enormous level due to Pluto’s buff effect .

Ares was greatly astonished . It was natural to be surprised . In fact, I was overdoing it . My status was still lacking to confront one of the 12 Gods but after going to the 95th scenario, I couldn’t be compared to incarnations or constellations of the same grade .

At the very least, I exceeded the limits of the 60th scenario .

[Your status is going beyond the limit of this scenario!]

Since the 60th scenario, the probability storm that occurred couldn’t be compared to before . If I made a mistake, I might suffer a disaster where my incarnation body was destroyed .

I endured the sparks with gritted teeth .

The nebula Olympus has used too much extra probability on me . Therefore, the probability allowed for large-scale scenarios such as this Gigantomachia was almost gone . Indeed, Ares’ status didn’t rise above a certain level .

[Stupid fool! If you do that, you will die!]

[I might die . ] I looked over at Ares and declared, [But you will die first . ]

I looked down at Pluto’s empty right hand . The power of the giant soldier was so high that an ordinary weapon couldn’t withstand the shock . At the very least, I needed a weapon comparable to Heracles’ Bat .

In fact, I had such a weapon . It was a weapon I have been saving for a long time, just for this moment .

[Come, Steel Sword . ]

TL: Rainbow Turtle