Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 460
After seeing the countless notifications, Su-ho first decided to check his status window.
“Open status window.”
[ An Su-ho ]
Lv: 276
Class: Rage Crusader
Rank: Middle Player
Traits: <New Blood><Hercules Candidate><King of Nation-Slaying><Grid’s Partner><Sun-Moon Body>
Strength (P): 7
Mana (S): 7
Senses (N): 68
Command (N): 95
Bonus Stats: 10
He looked at the updated status window.
Power of the Sun and Power of the Moon were gone.
In their place, the Sun-Moon Body had appeared.
The 10 bonus stats were just a bonus.
After investing the 10 bonus stats into Senses, Su-ho checked the information on the Sun-Moon Body first.
[ Sun-Moon Body ]
An extreme special constitution capable of containing the energies of both sun and moon, yin and yang.
Some are born with it from the start, but it can also be formed when someone who meets the conditions completely absorbs the Sun-Moon Night Jade.
One who possesses the Sun-Moon Body can use both Power of the Sun and Power of the Moon.
By possessing both the innate constitution and Power of the Sun and Power of the Moon, the Sun-Moon Body has been fully activated.
Through the activated Sun-Moon Body, Solar Force and Full Moon Force have become a single power.
The corners of Su-ho’s mouth rose as he read the information.
Because he had finally gotten to see what he’d wanted to see.
Just then—
[ The Seed of the Sun reacts to your mana. ]
[ The dormant Seed of the Sun fully awakens. ]
[ The Seed of the Sun takes root in your body. ]
[ From now on, summoning and checking information on ‘Little Sun’ is possible. ]
An immediate reaction.
The moment he obtained the Sun-Moon Body, the Seed of the Sun that had been sleeping within his body began to bloom at once.
Its name was Little Sun.
That was all the notification said.
But that was enough.
Su-ho immediately checked Little Sun’s information.
[ Little Sun ]
Grade: S+
# A newly born small sun that exerts its power in response to the owner’s mana.
It was right after Su-ho brought out Little Sun.
[ You receive sunlight. ]
[ The Rune of the Sun reacts. ]
[ Power of the Sun is activated. ]
[ You receive the Sun’s Blessing. ]
[ All stats increase by 1%. ]
[ All recovery increases by 1%. ]
[ Fire attribute is activated. ]
[ Light attribute is activated. ]
“...Huh?”
The moment he summoned Little Sun, the Rune of the Sun activated.
At that moment, Su-ho recalled what Tsukuyomi had said.
‘Tsukuyomi told me that even though I had the Rune of the Moon, it hadn’t activated until now because I’d never received moonlight imbued with mana. But now that I’ve summoned Little Sun and the Rune of the Sun has activated...’
It meant that the Little Sun he had summoned was constantly emitting sunlight imbued with mana.
‘If that’s the case...?’
Seeing is believing. Su-ho immediately summoned Henry Moon.
[ You summon Henry Moon. ]
Pop!
The tiny Henry Moon was summoned. And—
[ You receive moonlight. ]
[ The Rune of the Moon reacts. ]
[ Power of the Moon is activated. ]
[ You receive the Moon’s Blessing. ]
[ All stats increase by 1%. ]
[ All recovery increases by 1%. ]
[ Ice attribute is activated. ]
[ Dark attribute is activated. ]
Sure enough, the summoned Henry Moon also began to emit mana infused with moonlight, just like Little Sun.
‘You’ve fully awakened!’
A thrill ran through him.
That meant he could now keep both the Rune of the Sun and the Rune of the Moon activated at all times.
It was around the time he had that thought—
[ Eclipse is activated. ]
[ You receive sunlight and moonlight. ]
[ The Runes of the Sun and Moon react. ]
[ The powers of the Sun and Moon are activated. ]
[ You receive the Blessings of the Sun and Moon. ]
[ All stats increase by 2%. ]
[ All recovery increases by 2%. ]
[ Fire attribute is activated. ]
[ Light attribute is activated. ]
[ Ice attribute is activated. ]
[ Dark attribute is activated. ]
[ You have used Eclipse for the first time. ]
[ From now on, when using Eclipse, you can simultaneously summon the sun and moon in the form of ‘Ilwol’. ]
A notification suddenly popped up saying Eclipse was activating, and Little Sun and Henry Moon merged into one, taking the form of a black sphere with an orange border around it.
“What the hell is this now?”
As Su-ho slowly read through the notifications, he realized he had missed the timing to check Eclipse when he first acquired it, and immediately checked the /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ information.
[ Eclipse ]
Grade: F
# Through the Sun-Moon Body, the Rune of the Sun and the Rune of the Moon have come to form a single harmony, allowing you to obtain Eclipse Energy, which lets you use the power of both runes at the same time.
# Eclipse Energy fundamentally inherits the options of Solar Force and Full Moon Force.
# The moment you use Eclipse, you can simultaneously summon Little Sun and Henry Moon, and the summoned sun and moon are automatically fused and summoned in the form of ‘Ilwol’, though separate summoning is also possible depending on the caster’s will.
# The user of Eclipse is watched over by Ilwol, and under Ilwol, all stats and recovery increase by 2%.
# The user of Eclipse has the power of Ilwol operating simultaneously, so Fire, Ice, Light, and Dark attributes are permanently activated, and by switching between ‘Eclipse’, ‘Lunar Eclipse’, and ‘Solar Eclipse’, it is possible to selectively use attribute energy in part.
# Eclipse Energy is affected by the amount of mana the user possesses, and when using 2 or more attribute energies at the same time, the consumption cost likewise increases in the same proportion.
Countless lines of explanation.
But Su-ho read them all slowly without complaint.
‘So to sum it up... the words Power of the Sun, Power of the Moon, Solar Force, and Full Moon Force themselves have been deleted, and the Sun-Moon Body and Eclipse were created in their place, right?’
Just in case, he checked the summoning skills for Little Sun and Henry Moon, and fortunately, both of them were unchanged.
Su-ho checked Henry Moon’s information.
[ Henry Moon ]
Grade: S+
# The symbol of the Isis clan.
# For now, it is still in its seed state and sprouts by taking the owner’s strength and wishes as nourishment.
It was a great relief that Henry Moon hadn’t disappeared.
And for good reason: Henry Moon was something he had received through the patriarch of the Isis clan, and it still hadn’t opened its unique power like the Shadowless Moon.
This was quite an important matter.
‘I don’t know what kind of powerful skill Henry Moon will become thanks to my earnest desire. Anyway, thanks to Eclipse, I can now keep the power of the sun and moon open at all times.’
It was a good development.
Now, as long as he used Eclipse, he could switch attribute energy as much as he wanted.
‘Still, this is Ilwol, huh? It really looks pretty strange.’
Su-ho looked at Ilwol, which had been formed by combining Little Sun and Henry Moon.
Ilwol was a black circle with an orange rim, looking like a shape where a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse had been combined.
‘So that’s why it’s called Eclipse.’
After watching Ilwol for a while, Su-ho stuck a finger into Ilwol.
Contrary to his expectation that it would be hot or cold, it felt like piercing through empty air, with no sensation at all.
‘Well, as long as the performance is good, that’s all that matters.’
After further checking the changes brought on by the Sun-Moon Body and testing Eclipse Energy and the attribute energies, Su-ho finally nodded and stretched.
“Mannnn... that really took a long time.”
- Congratulations, partner.
“Yeah, thanks. It was a pain having to grind away because you wouldn’t tell me the exact combination values, but I pulled it off anyway, so whatever.”
- Don’t be too upset. I wanted to tell you as well, but what can I do when those are the rules?
“I know, I was just saying.”
- Thanks for understanding. So, you’re finally done preparing?
“Yup. You’re the one who said Hera would be a lot more troublesome than I might think. That’s why I gathered up all the powers I’d been putting off and am going in fully loaded. So now, shall I finally go see that woman Hera?”
- Do you at least know where you’re supposed to go?
“Of course. There’s only one place in this world where you can meet a god.”
Smirking, Su-ho summoned Cheolma.
*
The place Su-ho headed to on Cheolma was none other than Hera’s Temple, located in Olympia in Athens, Greece.
Alongside the Parthenon, which worshiped Athena, this was one of the oldest temples, and although it had vanished due to the Great Cataclysm, in the past it had also been the place where the Olympic flame was kindled.
‘There it is.’
When he reached Hera’s Temple, the first thing he saw was a Gate portal floating above the ruined temple.
He also saw monsters filling the surroundings of the temple, and the reason this place had become like this was because Greece too was one of the nations that had been destroyed after the Great Cataclysm.
Guardian Lion Soldier of the Goddess Lv.221
Guardian Cow Soldier of the Goddess Lv.228
Guardian Lion Soldier of the Goddess Lv.220
Guardian Cow Soldier of the Goddess Lv.223
......
The deployed monsters were soldiers in the form of beastmen, all of them guardian soldiers shaped after Hera’s symbolic animals, lionesses and cows.
‘Well, being near the goddess’s temple, the average level is pretty high.’
It was probably due to the influence of the second Great Cataclysm.
They were the highest levels he’d seen so far.
But so what.
Even if they were the highest he’d seen so far, compared to Su-ho’s level of 276, they were woefully lacking.
Su-ho immediately dismounted from Cheolma and stood in front of the guardian soldiers.
“Grrr?”
“Hrng?”
The guardian soldiers reacted immediately to Su-ho’s appearance.
Seeing that, Su-ho smirked and summoned his Blood Sword into his hand.
“Yeah, come on, hurry up. I’ve got business with your master.”
“Grrraaaargh!”
“Mooooo!”
The guardian soldiers charged.
But there was no way they could be a match for him.
In no time at all, Su-ho had slaughtered all the nearby guardian soldiers, and after shaking the blood off his blade, he stood before the Gate that had opened above the temple.
“I was planning to come to the temple first and look for Hera, but...”
Glance.
Su-ho’s gaze shifted to the Gate.
It was in the way of investigating anything.
So he had to clear it, after all?
In his previous life, he had never heard or read any information about the Gate that appeared at Hera’s Temple.
Su-ho approached the Gate portal and checked the information on the Hera’s Temple Gate.
[ Retrieving Gate information. ]
[ Temple of the Great Mother ]
- Entry Conditions: Level 250 or higher.
- Variable Conditions: Maximum number of entrants is 10, but for each person less than 10, the overall difficulty is lowered by 10%.
“Hm.”
Su-ho stroked his chin as he read the information.
There wasn’t anything particularly special.
Still, since it was Hera’s Gate, he had to clear it, right? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
As he pondered this and that, lost in thought—
[ ■■ reacts to your visit. ]
[ Conditions have been met. ]
[ Gate information is changed. ]
[ Invitation of ??? ]
- Entry Conditions: Level 275 or higher; one who possesses the trait Hercules Candidate.
- Variable Conditions: None.
The Gate information had changed.
And in a way that was obviously tailored to target Su-ho.
Seeing that, the corners of Su-ho’s mouth rose.
“Yeah, a very important guest has come all the way to your house, so you almost disappointed me there.”
Without hesitation, Su-ho stepped into the Gate.
