CHAPTER 52: MAP: MOUNT OLYMPUS

I blinked my eyes at what I was seeing.

’Huh? Where am I?’ I thought in a blank daze as I looked at the world of the game.

It looked like a paradise with all the floating islands and waterfalls.

’When did Cod start having such a map?’ I looked in awe at the towering landscape in front of me.

"Tch! It had to be the Olympus map, can’t believe our luck is so bad," Merlin beside me clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Huh? I get that this map gives off a completely different feel than COD, but you don’t need to show so much dislike."

I said, thinking she is like those OG COD fans who don’t like these overdramatic things.

But Merlin shook her head.

"No, I am not talking about that, and this game is already in the puddle anyway. What I am talking about is that this map is very annoying," She muttered with a tired sigh.

Then I saw a countdown in the sky, appearing.

’So the game is starting in 40 seconds,’ I mused as I looked at the countdown

Riche$t999KING: Haha, take this, you peasants

Riche$t999KING started shooting enemies already, even though the game has not started.

What’s the point in doing that....

"How annoying is this map anyway?" I asked Merlin, ignoring the rowdy guy

"As I said before, this map is called Olympus, based on Mount Olympus in the myth, and the most annoying thing about this one is that, along with our opponents, we have to deal with monsters here, and they are oftentimes harder to kill than regular players."

’That seems bad, doesn’t it?’ I sweatdropped at the information

If even Merlin says they are hard to kill, then what about me

Then I saw the countdown already reducing to 5, hinting that it will soon start.

"Val, get ready. It’s starting," Merlin cautioned me with a serious look.

I nodded, and soon I felt my body being transported somewhere else.

It’s a weird sensation to know you are sitting in front of a computer and even your body is moving in that world.

But still, your senses tell you that you are in a completely different world.

It’s like VR but a bit different.

Then I saw myself in an aircraft, but the ceiling, floor, and everything were golden.

"Alright, it’s cool, but why gold?" I muttered with deadpanned eyes, and Merlin pointed to a guy standing in the front like a leader.

Riche$t999KING: haha, how do you like my treasure, huh? It’s a limited edition aircraft skin draped in a color worthy of this king.

I have no words to say anymore.

!Lady0WINTER: So, where to land? We can land at the top of the mountain, that’s where most troublesome things lie.

FluffyGAL#979: Then how about the islands nearby in the lower sector, like Athens, for example? We could get a good amount of loot there.

PrincessFLOWER979: Athens is fine, but that’s usually the first place to be hit with the danger zone

But suddenly we were already in the Air.

Riche$t999KING: Hahah, we only go where this king wants to go

The golden-haired guy laughed, dragging us all towards a place called.

Top layer: Mount Olympus

PrincessFLOWER979: Why the heck is this bastard the jump master? Why didn’t you notice it before

FluffyGAL#979:Fuck I want to know as well, damn you, Gilgamesh, don’t you dare to land us near the throne of the gods.

!Lady0WINTER: I can’t believe in this shitbag, so I am out, try not to die before me

Lady Winter decided to betray her teammates and leave them to go somewhere else.

FluffyGAL#979:That Bitch! How can she betray us?

PrincessFLOWER979: PrincessFLOWER979: PrincessFLOWER979:Should we also unfollow this guy?

Merlin gazed into Fluffy’s eyes and gestured ’It’s better to be separated than stay with this psycho’

FluffyGAL#979 also understood that

And they both stopped following Riche$t999KING.

Leaving me alone with him

"Hey, Merlin, why are you leaving me?" I screamed at her in shock and betrayal

But Merlin turned her face around and whistled.

Ah, then what’s the switch for unfollow again

I hurriedly searched for it, but

’Damn, that was the switch to cut the parachute,’ I remembered it too late as I was already dropping from the sky at a higher speed.

"Fuck damn it, why does it feel so real, and why did cutting Prachute work when I didn’t unfollow!!!" I screamed while trying to open the backup parachute so that life wouldn’t end because of crashing on the ground

That’s the worst way to die on a battlefield.

Fortunately, I managed to open the parachute and barely managed to land safely.

"Now then, where in the high Heavens am I?" I muttered in helplessness, since as far as I could see, there were only forests here

I opened the map and saw myself in the middle of a forest without any name on it.

’So I am in a nameless spot where I don’t see any loot anywhere nearby. Just great, and how do I defend myself? I only got a pistol.’

I sighed again, but no problem will be solved just by standing like a fool, so I decided to go to the closest place where I can get a loot

Island of Corinth, which is still a huge distance away, but it’s still way less time than the other location.

’Hmm, I feel like I heard of this Island’s name somewhere.’

I pondered, but left that thought aside as I needed to survive

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PrincessFLOWER979: argh, I feel bad about Valerian. He is new to this game.

Merlin muttered with a sigh as she reloaded her gun after blasting the head of a huge slime.

’A pity it’s not real or I’ll take it home,’ she mused as she collected the coins dropped on the ground.

FluffyGAL#979: You mean that hottie, hmm, he’ll be fine, it’s not like he’s a newbie in the first phase of origin after all

She gave a smile and said with a reassuring look.

But Merlin wasn’t smiling.

FluffyGAL#979: Wait, don’t tell me he is actually in phase 1

Merlin nodded with a grave look.

FluffyGAL#979:Fuck!!

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Hmm, I reached the seashore but...

"How in the hell will I cross this damn sea!!!" I shouted in the Air in frustration

After calming down, I looked around the beach searching for a boat.

But I found none

’You can’t be kidding me!’ I grumbled and kicked the seawater in anger

But to my surprise, the water immediately divided upon contact with my feet, bridging a path towards the Island.

as if urging me to come

"The heck did I perhaps find a bug?" I muttered, surprised at the turn of events.

But nevertheless, since I found a path, I’ll walk through it.

I determined myself and walked on the path towards Corinth Island.

Not knowing what awaited me.

.........

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Meanwhile, with our golden-haired self-proclaimed First King of humanity

Riche$t999KING: KUKUKU, give up, Heracles. This time, I’ll go and defeat the King of Olympus today, proving that gods are just nothing but frauds who don’t deserve to be worshipped.

Gilgamesh, declared as a burly man with a wild, unruly red hair, kneeled, catching his breath.

"Gilgamesh doesn’t do his Father doesn’t like anyone in his castle, even in a fake one in a game.

Besides, the objective of this game is to survive, not conquer."

Heracles uttered a warning as his figure seemed to glitch out.

After all, this is just an avatar of him protecting this game version of Throne of Gods.

Riche$t999KING: hah! If he comes himself, then that’s all the better. I always wondered how powerful the god who managed to earn half of the Mesopotamian throne could be

The golden-haired guy then pierced Herakles with his spear and walked with calm strides inside what could be considered the most dangerous zone in the Olympus map.

After the door closed

A few minutes passed.

Riche$t999KING has died to the gatekeeper of the throne of sky...

This message rang in the heads of the remaining members of the team.

FluffyGAL#979: Damn that son of a bitch actually entered that place

PrincessFLOWER979: Sigh, I really doubt the fact that he is Gilgamesh, the legendary king of the golden capital.

Both of them somewhat expected this outcome, but still.

That was stupid...

!Lady0WINTER: Haha, I am glad I didn’t follow them, but...

I guess I am still in bad luck.

She muttered as her four directions were blocked by four annoying guys.

Unknownmob1: Hey there, girly, want me to carry you after all? This map is too cruel for a sweet flower like you.

Unknownmob2: Heh, she totally wants me to carry her. After all, I am the eldest here and also the highest in level.

Unknownmob3: No, totally me, I am more suitable for such a fair lady

Unknownmob4: Stop fighting, brothers, since she is such a delicate flower. Why don’t we all protect her together?

He said, but in his mind, he smirked, ’Hah, you all take care of protecting, while I try to weasle my way into her heart.

All of them looked like absolute clowns to !Lady0WINTER, who looked at them in a deadpanned gaze

’Are they serious?’ she thought in disbelief.

!Lady0WINTER: Enough, you scums. I do not need to be carried by you weaklings.

She declared and instantly closed the distance to eliminate two of them and hit the remaining one with her pistol.

!Lady0WINTER: Never take a flower to be delicate, it can have thorns....

She left with those words, heading towards the place she had marked on her map.

’Island of Crete’

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