Opportunity in the Game Becomes Reality Chapter 282
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Opportunity in the Game Becomes Reality Chapter 282
60. The Age of Adventure (5)
Cairo, Egypt currently revolves around the Chase Kingdom's Governor-General's Office.
Although there had been one past terrorist attack by an Islamic armed group, ironically, their grip on power had only grown stronger as Al-Qaeda and IS fell to Adrian.
Though at this summit a treaty was established stating that Rondel's nations could only establish bases in the three neutral zones designated on Earth (Iceland, Bangladesh, Argentina), forcing them to leave Cairo, it is the Chase Kingdom that rules Egypt during the grace period.
And even if the Chase Kingdom were to relocate its base elsewhere, the possibility of its ties with Egypt being severed was very low.
Currently, Egyptians had a very strong pro-Rondel disposition.
Because Chase Kingdom had given them great help in difficult times, they regarded it as a benefactor.
"Oh, my God...."
"Another terrorist attack?"
Yet now that very Chase Kingdom's Governor-General's Office is once again ablaze.
The sight brought to mind the terrorist attack that had occurred previously.
However, it did not take long to realize that the attack burning the Governor-General's Office was not a simple terrorist attack.
"What is that?"
"Huh?"
The sight of golden light pouring from the sky and flames surging upward looked more like magic or a gift than something caused by weaponry.
Magic is no longer a power that exists only in fantasy.
Now the people of Earth were also aware of magic and gifts through TV, the internet, and newspapers.
Even in Cairo, ruled by the Chase Kingdom, watching magic was not particularly difficult.
Golems deployed for construction and flying cars roamed Cairo freely.
So at the unexpected calamity, the citizens had to voice their questions even as they were horrified.
Wondering if perhaps a battle was breaking out between Rondel's nations.
And then, it happened.
[I am Ra! I shall punish the outsiders who have invaded my land!]
Along with an intense light from the sky, the voice of a being that appeared, drawing everyone's attention, resounded widely across Cairo.
"Ra? Are you talking about the sun god Ra?"
'The sun god Ra' is the chief deity appearing in Egyptian mythology.
Though present-day Egyptians mainly believe in Islam and Christianity, all ancient Egyptians worshiped Ra, and it is a being from mythology well known even into modern times.
At the appearance of one who called themselves such a 'Ra,' the Egyptians stirred.
"Hah...."
He had a human body with a falcon's head, held a key symbolizing life and a staff in both hands, and above his head a disk modeled after the sun floated like a crown.
It was exactly Ra's appearance as handed down to later generations.
Ra had manifested and turned the Chase Kingdom's Governor-General's Office into a sea of fire.
At this, the Egyptians had to be bewildered rather than cheer.
For they could not understand the situation unfolding at all.
-Kwaaang!
Thus, as Ra's one-sided massacre of Rondelians continued and the Egyptians could only gape in shock.
Hundreds of strands of blue light shot up into the air.
Count Aeros, the Governor-General, and the Chase Kingdom's Knight Order's Vanguard stepped forward.
[Impressive.]
However, the Vanguard's attacks could not reach Ra and all evaporated in the air.
But, a single strand.
The Aura Blade emitted from Count Aeros's Force Sword did not evaporate and extended straight toward Ra.
An attack blending Force and Aura Blade together.
It was a supersonic attack that could pierce even the Heaven-Piercing Fortress's alloy outer armor, which was 5 meters thick.
-Pat!
Nevertheless, it had no effect on Ra whatsoever.
With a light swing of his staff, Count Aeros's attack was deflected in another direction, and the Knight Order's Vanguard evaporated without a trace under the golden light pouring from the sky.
[The crime of daring to aim a sword at this body. Repay it with death.]
Count Aeros wrapped Aura around his entire body and avoided the catastrophe of dying in a single blow, but he was in no state to fight any longer.
"Keuk, damn it!"
All his artifacts, including his Force Equipment, were destroyed in a single Strike and rendered unusable.
If the same attack followed, next time he would be killed without any chance to resist.
At that, Count Aeros spoke as if cursing his opponent.
"If you kill me, neither you nor this land will be safe."
[Insolent.]
Though it had the head of a bird, Ra let out a voice that seemed to mock Count Aeros.
However, in contrast to Ra's attitude, a massive golden light gathered together in the sky above.
Accordingly, the atmosphere rang and the ground shook.
-Rumble rumble rumble!
A different scale from before, a different energy from before.
It was a sight that conveyed a will to surely kill this time, as if enraged at Count Aeros for not dying in one blow.
"C-crazy."
And the problem was the fact that if that thing fell, not only he would die, but Cairo would not be safe either.
Needless sacrifices were bound to occur.
He could not understand whether this was an attack to punish the invader, or just venting anger.
-Drrrrr!
Subsequently, a massive golden sphere fell toward the center of Cairo like a meteor.
The citizens fled in terror, but it was all in vain.
If that attack landed, a radius of dozens of kilometers would be scorched to nothing.
Because of that, Count Aeros squeezed his eyes shut and awaited the death that would soon follow.
"...."
However, the catastrophe he had imagined did not occur.
For some reason, even after a long while, all was quiet.
So he carefully opened his eyes, and the surrounding scenery and sky were unchanged, as if nothing had happened.
And after a moment.
[You?]
The sun god Ra's question sharply burrowed into the minds of everyone in Cairo.
Only then could Count Aeros spot the two people floating above his head.
A man in a splendid white robe, and a woman in knight's uniform that appeared to be a set with his.
"Your Highness the King Lawrence!"
They were Adrian and Arcia, who had flown directly to Earth after the King of Chase Kingdom urgently relayed the story.
The power of the attack that had just been falling was at a level that could not even be measured.
Yet the fact that the attack had vanished meant that Adrian and Arcia had dealt with it.
Count Aeros swallowed dryly.
'They erased an attack of that magnitude without a trace?'
It was brief, but it was enough to feel the level of Adrian and his companion.
That they were on a different tier from himself.
Originally, Count Aeros had not held very good feelings toward Adrian.
Because even though his subordinates at the Governor-General's office had suffered a dog's death from a terror attack some time ago, it had been impossible to take revenge directly due to Adrian's pressure.
But now Adrian looked like a savior.
"What is that thing?"
Adrian's question was directed at Count Aeros.
"It introduced itself as 'Ra'!"
"Ra? You mean the sun god from Egyptian mythology?"
He could no longer answer Adrian's question.
For he did not know about Egyptian mythology.
However, the golden attacks imbued with intense heat that he had faced reminded him of the sun, so he thought the name sun god suited it quite well.
"A hawk's head on a human body. And judging by the attire, it does bring Egyptian mythology to mind."
Ra answered Adrian's muttered words.
[That is correct. This body is the sun god Ra. The master of this world.]
"Why has a being from mythology suddenly appeared?"
[To correct what is wrong!]
A short exchange.
However, the opponent's reaction was far too extreme to resolve anything through conversation.
Because of that, the start of battle was declared immediately, and once again Cairo's sky was dyed in gold.
"I'll be back. Protect the surface for me."
"Yes."
Adrian soared high into the sky like a missile, and Arcia approached Count Aeros and healed his wounds with an artifact.
"Will you be all right?"
At Count Aeros's question, Arcia tilted her head.
The gesture looked charmingly out of place given the circumstances, but Count Aeros shook his head and looked up at the sky where gold and silver clashed.
"It is a being that calls itself a god. Even if Your Highness the King Lawrence is great, can you really leave him to fight alone?"
Despite the repeated question, Arcia calmly drew her sword and swung it toward the empty air.
-Kwaaaang!
Then the golden sphere, just before hitting the ground, scattered into sparkling dust.
Anyone who was not a fool could easily tell that she had prevented damage to the surface.
"The opponent is strong, but at most at the level of a Heavenly King. No problem."
At most at the level of a Heavenly King was a Heavenly King not equal to a Demon King?
There had even been a time when Rondel nearly fell to a single Demon King, so that was not an apt expression.
However.
-Kwaaaang!
-Kwaang!
-Bang!
Along with a dazzling explosion of various lights embroidering the sky as if the world were being created anew....
[Kuh! You bastard!]
A powerful impact sound, as if the world were splitting apart, rang out as the sun god Ra flew like a missile and crashed into the Nile River.
At the same time, Adrian slowly lowered his altitude.
His outward appearance looked pristine, without a single scratch.
However, Adrian's expression was utterly rigid.
The reason he wore such an expression was simple.
It was because the opponent was stronger than he had thought.
Of course, he was weaker than Adrian.
However, unlike Rondel, where many transcendents at the dragon level existed, Earth had no such transcendents.
Yet for a being from myth to suddenly appear, bearing powerful strength, it was only natural that he could not understand it.
"In the end, is this also the goddess's will?"
A hunting ground, a dungeon, and now even the appearance of a figure from Earth's mythology.
Just what was the goddess envisioning?
Could it be that she was simply trying to balance the power between the two worlds?
"How should I deal with that one?"
Adrian pondered.
If she was trying to place mythological beings on Earth like the dragons of Rondel in consideration of the power balance between the two worlds, then it seemed he should not recklessly dispose of it.
Adrian, who had been pondering for quite some time while dealing with Ra, who charged at him intent on killing him, finally reached a conclusion.
"First, let's try subjugating it."
Just like the Demon Kings and Heavenly Kings under his command, he decided to try taming the sun god as well.
First, he would make it obedient, then request an audience with the goddess and hear the circumstances.
After that, he would decide whether or not to kill the sun god Ra.
This was Adrian's judgment.
-Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!
The problem was that to do so, he had to completely subdue the sun god Ra.
So Adrian raised the aura he possessed to the utmost.
Then, mana that revealed a silver hue spread in all directions like the wave of a detection spell.
-Saa-a-ak!
By absorbing part of the Creator's Authority, Adrian had become a being surpassing even the Heavenly Kings and Demon Kings.
Now, when using magic, he could manifest it through will alone without casting, there were no distance constraints, and as long as he had enough mana, he could simultaneously manifest magic in tenfold or hundredfold layers.
However, his true ability was not magic use that transcended rules.
His true ability was, indeed, Authority.
The ultimate skills full of individuality possessed by the Heavenly Kings and Demon Kings.
"It's troublesome, so let's finish this quickly."
Adrian's Authority was 'Domination.'
With an Authority whose name suited him truly well, he could completely seize and place under his dominion the space within a certain range.
When Adrian used his Authority, the sun god, sensing something strange, tried to leave the area.
However, it could not escape.
It was Bound/Captured by an invisible hand as if constricting its entire body.
No matter how much it raised its aura or used its abilities, it was useless.
The sun god Ra was instantly restrained by Adrian.
"Now, follow me."
Moreover, his Authority 'Domination' was not limited to controlling space.
If that were the case, it would have been classified in detail as 'Spatial Domination' rather than the grandiose name 'Domination.'
Adrian used his Authority to subdue the sun god's mind.
It was his Authority to dominate even the minds of others.
[Kruk! You, you bastard....]
The sun god Ra resisted Adrian's Mental Attack.
As expected of a mythological being, its mental defense was extremely outstanding.
However, what Adrian desired was not complete obedience.
It was enough if he could restrict its actions while it retained its own will.
"It is done."
[Damn it!]
In the end, 'the sun god Ra' was completely subdued by Adrian.
Adrian smiled brightly and approached the golden giant, who was three times his height, and tapped its leg lightly.
Even with such stimulation, the sun god, who had been trying to destroy all of Cairo, stood quietly in place.
"What kind of situation is this?"
Thanks to this, Count Aeros of the Chase Kingdom Governor-General, who had nearly been blown away along with the city, had to throw a foolish question into the empty air with his mouth wide open.
* * *
Following the dungeon, a new system had occurred.
I could not help but judge the appearance of 'the sun god Ra' that way.
And as if to support this thought, new reports came pouring in from all over Earth.
In India, a figure calling itself the 'god of destruction Shiva' had appeared, and there were rumors circulating that near a hunting ground close to Mount Baekdu, a being presumed to be Hwanung had been sighted commanding Xuanwu and a Blue Dragon.
In addition, a strange phenomenon in which hundreds of lightning bolts were pouring down on the ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Athens had been continuing for several hours.
They say that at the Hill of Tara in Ireland, which is called the birthplace of Celtic mythology, light pours down from the sky like a pinpoint spotlight?
'The sun god Ra is merely a starting point.'
Somehow, it feels like countless myths will awaken on Earth from now on.
So I set out with brisk, hurried steps onto the Path of the Goddess located in the Holy Land Everhill.
In order to speak with the goddess.
At the top of the Path of the Goddess, the Saintess Ibril was already waiting.
"Then I shall offer a prayer."
"Please do."
It is known that only the Holy Son and the Saintess may ascend the Path of the Goddess, which is a sanctuary, today.
But I had already ascended for the third time.
At this point, I am no longer an ordinary person.
Perhaps because of that, the people of Rondel regarded me as an apostle who carries on the will of the goddess.
-Fwoosh!
As the Saintess's prayer began, the dazzling light that had started in the sky encroached on the surroundings, and the scenery changed.
The goddess Sepia had accepted my request for an audience.