Episode 223.
Siwoo stared quietly at his smartphone screen.
I was seriously contemplating whether I should take up the call from Hercules.
“I’m so tired.”
I wasn’t just tired, I was on the verge of fainting.
It wasn’t enough to stay up all night, it wasn’t just staying up all night.
I racked my brain to study, analyze, and organize Seo-ah’s condition.
Because of that, I felt tremendous mental fatigue.
“Should I wake up and get it?”
It’s not like something will happen if it’s a day late.
No, not even a day.
It only delayed my sleep by a few hours.
But, what can I do?
“…I have to.”
Something that can cure Seo-ah’s blood clot.
It was something that had to be done, even if it meant pushing myself.
Siwoo let out a deep sigh and went into the room.
After firmly closing the door to prevent any sound from escaping, I pressed the accept button for the video call.
Hold on.
Pot with a light touch!
The screen changed and the image of Hercules appeared.
“…uh?”
At the same time, Siwoo’s eyes opened wide.
None other than the appearance of Hercules that you see now.
Hercules was covered in dust all over his body.
The clothes were tattered here and there, and some were torn.
It felt like… I was hurt.
“Are you hurt?”
That Hercules?
The drowsiness that had been creeping up on me suddenly ran away.
[Huh? Are you hurt? Me?]
But Hercules tilted his head.
[No, I wasn’t hurt at all.]
He answered with an expression as if to ask what I was talking about.
Siwoo rubbed his eyes and looked at Hercules again.
And only then did Hercules’ condition come into focus.
My whole body is covered in dust….
Looking back now, it was nothing more than a pile of dust.
Although the clothes were worn and torn….
As expected, it was nothing more than a torn and tattered piece of paper.
If there is a wound or if there is bleeding.
It was never a condition where I could say I was hurt.
‘but.’
Does it make sense for Hercules to get hurt?
There was no way a max level player could get hurt in a low level dungeon.
It seems that he appeared to have been injured because he was sleepy and tired.
“By the way. Have you already filmed the video?”
[Yes. Didn’t I tell you that I would take a quick picture?]
Of course I said that.
But was that something that could be taken in a snap?
At this point, I started to become curious about Siwoo.
“Can I see the video?”
[Of course! Just a moment… .]
Then beyond the screen.
Hercules started manipulating something.
At that moment, sleepiness slowly creeped in again.
[All done!]
Pot! With the roaring voice of Hercules!
The screen changed and the video started playing.
* * *
The vast blue sky.
Beneath it, an army numbering in the hundreds of thousands is densely packed─.
‘…huh?’
Siwoo tilted his head without realizing it.
Millions of armies gathered together like ants under the sky.
‘How did you take this shot?’
This was a viewpoint that could not be seen unless it was taken from the sky.
That means.
‘Did they take this shot from above?’
So, are you saying that Hercules flew in the sky─.
[This time I got some help from Hermes.]
“ah.”
Siwoo was able to nod his head quickly.
At the same time, the reason Hercules was able to capture the footage so quickly.
I turned my gaze back to the video, guessing the reason in my mind.
[This time, let’s punish that big-eared thief!]
Waaaa …
In the video, the shouts of millions of troops shook the heavens and the earth.
Siwoo hurriedly lowered the volume of the speaker and said.
“Now that I think about it, are there really that many people on GotTube?”
When I watched the video of Zhuge Liang, I thought that was how it was.
But seeing it in person made me suddenly curious.
There are countless beings on GodTube.
Of course, the gods in each myth.
Legends, tales, folktales, etc.
There were countless beings that were passed down orally throughout the world.
So, what about the millions of troops you see in the video now?
Does this mean that they are all god-like figures from GodTube?
[Those are created beings.]
Of course, that wasn’t the case.
“A created being?”
[That’s right.]
Bottom left of the video.
Hercules continued his brief explanation in the pop-up window.
[You can think of it as a being created by consuming divinity. The higher the divinity you have, the more beings you can create. So…]
Hercules continued with a more complex explanation.
A long, hesitant explanation.
In short, it meant that he was ultimately created as a god.
‘So you can create an army with your divine power?’
Of course, creation was the power of God.
Still, isn’t this a versatile tool?
‘Then, if I consume divinity, can I also build muscle?’
If you can create an army, why can’t you create muscles?
‘I understand why Hercules risks his life for GodTube subscribers.’
So I thought I knew why he risked his life for divinity.
‘It certainly has something in common with money.’
Money is also a versatile tool that can do anything if you have a lot of it.
Well, anyway.
Siwoo watched the video playing carefully.
The war waged by millions of troops was not easily recognizable.
But when viewed from the sky, the situation was clearly visible.
“Zhuge Liang… So, Liu Bei’s side is being chased by Cao Cao?”
[That’s right.]
Hercules nodded slightly and said.
just as expected.
[Retreat! Retreat!!]
A loud shout was heard from the formation on Liu Bei’s side.
[Chase!]
[Don’t let a single one live!]
Soon the war turned into a chase between two parties.
Cao Cao’s army pursues and Liu Bei’s army flees.
However, Cao Cao’s forces could not easily chase away Liu Bei’s forces.
Because Liu Bei’s retreating army was truly amazing.
The army moved as if it were one body.
‘It looks like Zhuge Liang is in command.’
The method of formation.
Shi Woo could see Zhuge Liang’s formation at a glance.
Liu Bei’s forces were able to shake off Cao Cao’s pursuit in an instant.
But it wasn’t completely eradicated.
As seen from the perspective of heaven.
It only bought me a little bit of time.
They were in a situation where they would soon be pursued again.
Doesn’t Zhuge Liang know that fact?
The retreating Liu Bei army’s movements still looked urgent.
‘Do you know that even in that situation?’
Siuya, I could see it clearly from the perspective of the sky.
But isn’t he Zhuge Liang?
It was truly an amazing insight (S+) to be able to calmly grasp the situation even in the midst of chaos.
And that was exactly when it happened.
That’s the moment when a monster invaded from the sky.
Kwaaaaang─!!
A huge explosion erupted behind the retreating Liu Bei army.
“Did you really have to appear like this?”
[I also wanted to appear cool, but Hermes threw me away saying that I was too heavy.]
“Anyway.”
Hermes was not a god of sound mind either.
[What is that, what is that…?]
[Are the gods of heaven and earth angry…?]
Hercules suddenly appeared… .
No, the entire Liu Bei army was dumbfounded by the sudden appearance of the monster.
Hercules slowly rose from the thick fog and said:
[Leave this to me and retreat quickly.]
Even out of the blue, this was crazy.
It seems like you’ve gotten your act together, so shouldn’t you at least introduce yourself?
Fortunately, the communication on Godtube seemed to be conveyed as a will to each other.
[When you say retreat… are you saying you will help us now?]
A cool voice was heard from within the Yubi army.
And then a man appeared.
Long robe. Fan held in hand.
A neat beard and the impression of a scholar.
[Are you Zhuge Liang?]
Zhuge Liang.
A legendary figure with both brilliant strategy and unwavering loyalty.
I was quite happy to see it like this since I only saw it on YouTube all the time.
But um.
‘This is also a GodTube video.’
… Anyway, it was nice to meet you.
[Yes, sir, who are you and how do you know me?]
Zhuge Liang asked Hercules… no, the muscle monster.
Is it true that Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang?
Even in the face of muscle monsters, Zhuge Liang did not lose his composure or reason.
There is one problem.
That muscle monster had no such composure or reason.
It simply couldn’t be explained with the concepts of this world.
[Does it matter?]
Wouldn’t it be important?
In the video, Zhuge Liang also had a questioning expression on his face, similar to Si Woo’s.
So, it was a look of amazement.
[I’ll introduce myself later, but the situation seems urgent, so run away quickly.]
[No, so why…]
[You don’t like it?]
[That’s not it…]
[Then just stay there.]
At this point, he was just a thug.
And there was no gangster like this one.
After saying those words, Hercules stood there dumbfounded.
[… … ]
The scene of Zhuge Liang’s horse ascending to heaven was relayed in real time.
How can there be such a person?
Anyone who saw it would see that expression.
[Well, then…]
However, Zhuge Liang soon began to retreat.
Of course, it seemed that he did not believe Hercules’ words.
It seemed like Chai was planning to continue what she was doing since she was running away from Cao Cao’s army anyway.
After all of Liu Bei’s forces retreated.
How much time has passed?
Kookookookookung…!
The screen of the video was shaking greatly.
And in the distance, the pursuing Cao Cao army was visible on the screen.
Confucius once said:
There was a time when the spirit of not being afraid even when ten million people gathered was called ‘the spirit of grandeur’.
And now, Cao Cao’s army of millions of troops, rushing forward while raising clouds of dust, naturally aroused such a magnificent spirit.
Soon Cao Cao’s army of millions of men faced Hercules.
Hercules alone stood in front of an army of millions.
Cao Cao’s army began to stir greatly.
[Everyone, don’t panic!]
[It’s just a resonance trap!]
It seemed like he thought it was Zhuge Liang’s scheme.
There’s no way he could stop an army of millions by himself.
I guess he thought there must be something else hidden.
In a confusing situation.
A man came out riding a horse.
A trimmed beard and a shaggy appearance.
[Are you going to repeat the battle of Jangpanpa?]
Early bird.
Jo Jo shouted with a dumbfounded expression.
Battle of Jangpanpa.
This was a battle that anyone who had ever seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms would know.
The bravery of Zhang Fei as he faced Cao Cao’s million-strong army alone.
But in reality, it could be said that the equipment was being fraudulent.
It was a kind of tactic to scare Cao Cao by having his subordinates act from behind as if it were an ambush.
In the first place, does it make sense for one person to fight an army of a million?
However, Cao Cao is deceived by Zhang Fei’s scheme and runs away in confusion, scared.
Cao Cao, who realized too late that Zhang Fei’s trickery was a fraud, retreated and pursued Liu Bei.
This was the Battle of Changbanpo where Cao Cao fell for his own trick and lost Liu Bei.
But that was only a story of the Three Kingdoms.
This is Godtube, not the Three Kingdoms.
So, what was important here now was one thing.
Cao Cao realized, albeit belatedly, that Zhang Fei was a fraud.
[Ha! Did you think I’d be fooled twice?]
Cao Cao laughed and shouted.
Although he was a great traitor, Cao Cao was not actually stupid.
You could tell just by looking at the fact that the ultimate winner of Romance of the Three Kingdoms was Cao Cao.
More precisely, it was Sima Yi, but in any case, it was true that Cao Cao was the winner.
Also, the current situation is just being portrayed.
Of course, the place in the video was not Jangpan Bridge.
[It looks like the gun of resonance has fulfilled its mission!]
Cao Cao gave the order to advance without hesitation.
It was a very natural and normal judgment.
However, Cao Cao just didn’t know.
Who is the one blocking Cao Cao’s army right now?
That muscle monster is beyond the reach of this world’s concepts.
So this time, this crazy thing is not a scam at all.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!!
Cao Cao really just didn’t know.
[…uh?]
The face of Cao Cao, who had been shouting excitedly, suddenly appeared.
It had to be that way.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!!
Because Hercules was literally wiping out an army of millions!
Of course, it goes without saying that he couldn’t deal with the power of millions by himself.
This was a ridiculous number, millions in words.
But now.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaah!!
Hercules was doing this ridiculous thing himself.
Asymmetric Power.
A weapon of absolute value that does not allow comparison of power.
It was an undeniable fact that an army of millions of people was a formidable force.
But it was nothing to Hercules.
“How many Gigantes invaded Olympus from Gigantomachia?”
[It’s so old that I can’t remember it clearly…]
Bottom left of the video.
Hercules tilted his head a few times in the pop-up window and answered.
[Was it 1.2 billion… . Was it 1.3 billion… .]
I was speechless.
“Oh, how much? 1.3 billion?”
I didn’t know it would be this bad!
No, 1.3 billion?
What kind of ridiculous number of heads is that!
The millions of Cao Cao’s troops seen in the video were enormous.
But what, what?
1.3 billion?
Moreover, it was not an ordinary army like in the video.
Gigantes.
They are the children of Gaia, the primordial god, and each and every one of them is a legendary monster.
Those gigantes are coming in droves, 1.3 billion in number?
‘What is that….’
But um.
After thinking about it again carefully… .
‘Is it really necessary for something to be called the end?’
Even Zeus and all the gods of Olympus combined could not defeat him.
And Hercules, who single-handedly tore apart 1.3 billion Giants, the apocalypse.
[It was probably around that time.]
Those polite speeches are starting to feel burdensome all of a sudden.
I don’t know if you know Siwoo’s feelings or not.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
In the video, Hercules was literally going crazy.
Cao Cao had long ago fled and was nowhere to be seen.
Of course, if you wanted to catch it, you could.
But Siwoo had asked Hercules not to do that.
‘Because I need to get more angles out of the video.’
[It’s a resonance trap! Everyone run away!]
Boom boom!!
A video was playing that could no longer be called war.
And although they were a vast army of millions, they were not real people.
A being created with divinity.
Is that why?
[Eww!]
Hercules was going absolutely wild.
There was no hesitation in his hands.
‘I told you to cause a scene, a scorched earth… no, a complete mess… .’
Kwakwakwakwakwang!!
How should I express this?
First of all, I couldn’t give a definition to Siwoo’s expressive power.
Is that why?
‘hmm….’
I think I might have to change the video title.
This isn’t something that happens when a max level player goes to a low level dungeon.
‘This is what happens when a transcendent person deals with ants… I guess that’s okay.’
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