Gilgamesh.
When Seong Ji-han heard that name, he remembered the person Pythia showed him last time.
A tanned-skinned man with curly brown hair and a long beard.
When I asked her if she was Middle Eastern, she immediately confirmed it.
"Was the Middle Easterner at that time Gilgamesh?"
"yes. Do you know about Gilgamesh?"
"I think I've heard of the Epic of Gilgamesh. "He tried to avoid death, but ended up dead."
"that's right. After much effort, he ate the herb of immortality, but a snake stole it and ate it. This story ultimately tells us that a human cannot reject his death... … ."
"In fact, he himself was immortal. Like Dongbangsuk, did he become a servant of the god of war in order to live a long life?"
Pythia shook her head at Seong Ji-han's guess.
"no. "The reason he became a servant of the God of War was not because of his longevity."
"okay?"
"yes. He ate the elixir of immortality. "He heard it himself."
"The elixir of immortality in the story? "Then why did you become a servant?"
"I don't know that either. "They didn't tell me about that."
Obviously, if you keep your mouth shut, there will be no way to know unless Musin tells you.
Seong Ji-han put aside his questions about this and asked Pythia.
"But why are you telling me to complete his powers first?"
"… … He always sleeps when God of War is awake. On the contrary, I am active when God of War is away."
"Gilgamesh?"
"yes. I am… … "I have never seen Musin and Gilgamesh together."
Pythia then added her words carefully.
"That's where I mistakenly thought it was my power… … Summoning to hell and realizing the end of the world. "Musin informed me and I added some details with Gilgamesh's advice."
"then… … ."
"I am… … I suspect a connection between Gilgamesh and God of War. I wonder if they are the same person... … ."
We do not work together.
And just like Mushin, he gave advice that was different from his original authority.
Based on these two facts alone, it is impossible to believe that Musin and Gilgamesh are the same person.
"Only insiders will know the details, but isn't that going too far? "The evidence is too weak."
"… … That's right. But the prophet's senses have been whispering that something is strange ever since you used the Ice and Heaven Blade."
"hmm. Also, when guessing the martial arts name 'Honwon Shingong'. "I remember you prophesied that Gilgamesh and God of War would fight."
When the name of the unknown magician was revealed.
[Mushin… … After all, I can't win against you. The martial arts of Honyuan Qingyuan, who gathered the information of mankind... … After all, I am also human, so can't I overcome this?]Pythia said this through prophecy:
Since the name of Honyuan God was also correct, this prophecy cannot be said to be completely wrong.
The prophet completely reversed what he had predicted.
Pythia smiled bitterly.
"that's right. That's what I predicted. but… … "Something is suspicious."
"The evidence is weak, though. "Did you feel it?"
"… … is it so. Even if the two are not the same person, there will definitely be a special connection."
"hmm… … by the way. "If I complete the fifth first, what benefit will I have?"
"benefit… … "This?"
Pythia blinked at Seong Ji-han's words.
"okay. From my perspective, it makes sense to complete it starting from the third. The fifth is martial arts, which I don't even know yet."
"that… … ."
"Whether Musin and Gilgamesh are the same person or not. What is important is whether finding it out will definitely benefit me. If that is not guaranteed, it is better to complete the martial arts in order."
It was serious that Pythiaya Musin and Gilgamesh were not the same person.
As someone who was truly holy, I was like, 'So what's the importance of that?'
"no… … Still, this is important... … !"
"okay. It might be important to you. But to me, perfecting my martial arts skills is more important than the relationship between the two."
"… … all right. "I will give you all the information."
"If you know all the information, can you fight against God of War?"
"That's a bit…" … ."
"If not, I guess I'll have to take more."
Seong Ji-han held out his palm with a calm expression.
If you're curious, it's a gesture to pay more.
Pythia looked at him in bewilderment, then sighed.
"ha… … Isn't it advanced information just to tell you about Gilgamesh? "It's too much."
"Then, use your heart and tell me the third part."
"That's Okay. He won't tell you. And the price… … great. your sister "I will share the burden that the Void Witch carries."
"The burden you carry? "What does that mean?"
"The Void Witch becomes buried in the void as time passes. "Especially after presiding over the apocalypse, it becomes difficult to maintain one's self."
"… … okay?"
"yes. Your sister, if this continues, you won't live long. The body may remain, but the soul and self will disappear."
Seong Ji-han frowned.
Isn't this a story about your sister being terminally ill?
He recalled the lock that bound Seong Ji-ah.
Five locks that contain tremendous void power.
Since it's wrapped around something like that, it's not surprising if it gets eaten at any time.
"this… … "I guess I have no choice but to accept the offer."
"great. Then, when you awaken the fifth power, you immediately take on the burden of being a witch."
"All of your sister's luggage?"
"Wow, that's too much. Where are you trying to pass it all on? I'll split it in half. "If I receive more than that, I won't live long."
"hmm… … "If you lived from the Greek era, wouldn't you have lived 2,000 years?"
"Well, what. Are you saying she lived long enough to die now? "Are you saying the old man should go now?"
Pythia gets upset and raises her voice, wondering what Seong Ji-han's words stung.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"No, just. They say she lived a long time. "Who said you were old?"
"eww. That's the nuance... … !"
Pythia glared harshly at Seong Ji-han.
"oh… … ."
He suddenly looked around with a serious face.
* * *
"this… … You've been hiding in the sanctuary for too long. "I have to disperse for today."
"i get it. So are you going to return to the game? As a representative of Japan?"
"japan? ah. Is it my avatar? no. It's not like I'm going to fight with you. Originally, I wanted to give you some education, but... … ."
Pythia grinned.
"Your true education will be taught by Dongbangsak."
"Dongbangsak. "Is he here too?"
"yes. It's in Taiwan. I heard you were disappointed that you didn't come out last time... … "Don't avoid it next game."
Those words reminded Seong Ji-han of an elderly Taiwanese player who swept the first set in a match against Korea.
Did you say that you didn't come out in the second game because you were exhausted?
I thought it was suspicious because it was a player I didn't remember at the time, but it turned out to be Dongbangsak.
"Avoid it. We just couldn't meet because of training. He has to overcome it too."
"ha ha ha! Do you win? Dongbangsak?"
Pythia waved her hand, saying it was nonsense.
"Except for the Wandering Martial God, he is the person closest to the Martial God. "It will be difficult to withstand his sword for even a minute, let alone win."
"hmm. okay?"
"Shall we bet? If you last one minute with him, I'll give you a prophecy for free. Instead, if you lose, I will tell you all the martial arts names."
1 min?
No matter how strong Dongbangsak is, this is too hard to hit.
Seong Ji-han nodded.
"good. "I'll take your bet."
"great! "Then, I'll go first."
Swish!
When Pythia disappears, the ice chair and table disappear.
Flames soon began to fill the place.
As the cold of Pythia disappears, Apollo's sanctuary unfolds as inferno as before.
"hmm… … ."
However, unlike before, the flames began to turn Seong Ji-han's skin red.
It was around this time that Seong Ji-han wondered why he was suddenly causing damage.
[ah. But~ I felt quite bad about being treated like a grandmother. So, do your best in the sanctuary! For your information, I used Sanctuary earlier, and half of your country's national team was wiped out~]The voice of the disappeared Pythia flowed into my ears.
"A man who is old enough to be old, but he is kind of petty."
[what. what!? oh. Oh, Musin… … Let's go... let's go... … .]Pythia continued her journey one more time, her voice cut off as if she had been summoned by the god of war.
Seong Ji-han looked around the inferno and lightly swung his sword.
Swish!
The flames were instantly extinguished by a single sword wind, but the flames quickly flared up again.
Seong Ji-han tried various martial arts, but the fire seemed to be fading away.
It burned brightly as if it had never been like this.
'This isn't something that can be done by just destroying everything... … .'
So, should I use another method?
Seong Ji-han stared at the flames, then froze Eclipse and threw it into the sky.
Honyuan Shinkong (混元神功)
annihilation decision
Ice Heaven Sword Rain 氷天劍雨
Crash!
The sky freezes in an instant.
Geomwoo, who traces the source of the immortals, did not come out.
'In the ice spring, the water is writhing.'
Seong Ji-han, who learned the true nature of the Ice Heavenly Swordman while talking with Pythia a little while ago.
I was able to use this martial art with a little more application than before.
'Lower the tracking standards for Geomwoo.'
It's not just about chasing immortal beings.
So that we can find the core of this unquenchable sanctuary.
He decided to lower Geomwoo's search standards.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssss… … !
Then, instead of a giant water sword.
Sword-shaped water droplets starting to fall, really like rain.
'this… … Have we set the bar too low?'
To the point where it was impossible to trace what the problem was, Geomwoo came down all over the place.
'No, but there is a place where we gather… … .'
Geomwoo is right in front of Seong Ji-han.
It began to pour heavily in the area where the ice table had been a while ago.
Toad duduk… … !
Sword-shaped raindrops that put out the fire and cool the earth.
Let it keep hitting the ground.
[Ugh… … !]A huge face emerged from the ground.
The face made of fire had an androgynous beauty, so I wasn't sure if it was a man or a woman.
The place where the eyes should be was empty, giving an eerie feeling.
'This is where the power of fire comes from.'
It was the sanctuary of Apollo, from which the name of the sanctuary fell.
Is that face really Apollo?
When Seong Ji-han harbored such doubts for a moment.
[ah… … iced coffee… … .]The face of fire continued to be hit by swords pouring in from all directions, and then slowly went out.
and.
In the place where the sanctuary disappeared like this.
The Southgate map for Game 1 was emerging again.
50:100.
The difference in power was twice that, or more if you consider the value of Seong Ji-han.
The Korean national team must have been in a difficult situation as well.
'I need to help you quickly.'
When Seong Ji-han completely returned to the map, he took out two weapons.
Pythia didn't say anything about interfering with it, so it should be easy to wipe out the enemies.
"uh… … ."
"uncle! I'm here?"
As soon as she returned from the game, Yoon Se-ah smiled brightly and waved from behind.
Since it was a 50:100 game, I was worried that I might get killed in my debut match, but it turned out well.
"You survived? "It's not too late."
Seong Ji-han saw that she was lively and said so.
"no. "Are you late?"
"late?"
"huh. "Look behind you."
Seong Ji-han looked behind him.
Then, Japanese players lying here and there came into view.
Players who couldn't even get close and were pierced through.
The remaining survivors were all looking at Yoon Se-ah, not Seong Ji-han, with tired eyes.
"This… … ."
"1st game MVP… … "I'll take it, uncle."
Ting!
Yoon Se-ah flicked the bowstring once more and smiled brightly.