Chapter 76 Olympus’ Treasury (2/2)
He felt the shield trembling at his touch as if it were glad to see him.
[Would you like to select ‘Athena’s Aegis’ as your reward?]
A small message popped up right in front of his eyes.
The moment he was about to say yes, Yeon-woo was stopped by a sudden thought that crossed his mind.
“But where are Zeus’ artifacts?”
In spite of the fact that this was the last chamber, he couldn’t find Zeus’ artifacts in it.
‘Come to think of it, there were several rankers equipped with Olympians’ artifact, but I don’t think there was any one using Zeus’.’
In fact, Yeon-woo preferred Astrape to Aegis.
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For Yeon-woo who’s high agility and mobility were his main weapons, it was more convenient to fight with a spear that could annihilate opponents with a shot of thunder than with a shield so heavy he wouldn’t even be able to stand properly while holding.
Of course, he might have to rethink if Astrape also had a size that made it difficult to carry around, but he wanted to at least take a look before deciding which one to select.
While he was lost in thought, Yeon-woo unconsciously took a step into the inner part of the chamber.
Just then,
*Wooong*
Yeon-woo felt something shaking in his inner pocket.
When he quickly took out the source of the vibration, he noticed the hour hand of the pocket watch was quickly spinning.
Then after a few seconds, the hour hand suddenly stopped.
Startled by the sudden event, he tried to give the pocket watch a few shakes to see if there was anything wrong.
But when he moved the watch, the hour hand started moving in response to his movements.
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‘A compass?’
He thought of that when seeing the moving hour hand.
Yeon-woo than laid the pocket watch flat.
The hour hand was pointing at the number 11. It was leading further into the chamber.
With his eyes narrowed in suspicion, Yeon-woo followed the pocket watch with slow steps.
Soon, Yeon-woo arrived at a dead end.
When he looked up, there was a huge mural of a god enveloped in thunder getting ready to throw his spear towards something veiled behind dark clouds.
The scenery depicted in the painting looked so dynamic, it felt as if the figures were going to come alive any moment soon.
Looking at the mural from a closer distance, Yeon-woo noticed there was a hidden seam, elaborately concealed along the outline of the objects in the paintings.
It was a hidden door.
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‘There can’t be any other place.’
Yeon-woo pushed the mural as hard as he could.
*Rumble*
The wall was pushed inwards just like the iron gates outside the treasury.
Beyond the wall, a small room of about 10 pyeong in size was revealed(TL: about 30 square meters). But unlike the other chamber, this room was filled with murals pertaining to Zeus’ myths in every side of the room, including the floor and the ceiling.
It was also full of weapons and armors even more majestic than the artifacts of the other gods.
‘This must be Zeus’ chamber!‘
Like a possessed man, Yeon-woo walked across the room, leaving behind all the other artifacts, and went straight to the altar located on the other side of the room.
A yellow fire burned brightly in the bronze braziers placed at both sides. In the middle, there was a statue of Zeus sitting on his throne with his eyes closed, and on his lap, there was a deep yellow spear that seemed to be at least three meters in length.
Its surface was covered in electric sparks, creating an even more majestic view.
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He didn’t even have to appraise it to know what it was.
‘Astrape.’
Here laid the very weapon used by Zeus in his battle against his father, Cronus, and the other Titans.
‘This is it. I don’t need anything else.’
His instincts kept telling him that it had to be this.
Aegis? Talaria? Flame Hammer? He didn’t need any of those.
The other artifacts of the twelve gods or even all the treasures kept in the Olympus Treasury were no match for this one single piece of weapon.
That was how great of an impact Astrape gave Yeon-woo.
And he could also understand why such great artifact had never made a single appearance in the entire history of The Tower.
Because it was in a place so deeply and well-hidden inside the treasury.
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Yeon-woo himself would have never been able to find it without the help from both his brother’s diary and the pocket watch.
‘Wait a second, how did the watch find the location of this room?‘
Yeon-woo was absorbed in his thoughts as he examined the pocket watch.
He had been ignoring all the details related to this pocket watch assuming they were hidden features his brother had left in it, simply because he lacked the ability to reveal its secrets.
That was why he wanted to increase the proficiency of Draconic Eyes as quickly as possible, and even learn metallurgy from Henova.
But he soon stopped thinking about it. For now, Yeon-woo still had no way to figure out what secrets held the pocket watch.
Right now, it was more important to take the fortune that the pocket watch brought to him.
‘I’ll take this.’
Yeon-woo brought his right hand over to Astrape.
But the moment Yeon-woo’s finger tip touched the weapon,
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*Tremble*
The Black Bracelet wound around his right wrist suddenly started to vibrate.
And then,
*Fshsh*
Astrape desintegrated into dust.
Just like the way the Olympus’ Key had disappeared once it unlocked the door to the Olympus Treasury.
Its dust scattered into the air.
“…!”
Yeon-woo’s face turned completely stiff by this ridiculous situation.
‘Was Atrape just destroyed by my touch? Then what’s going to happen now?‘
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But the moment Yeon-woo fell into the panic,
*Whistle*
With a gusty wind, the scattered particles of Astrape began to fly towards the Black Bracelet.
*Whoosh*
The Black Bracelet emanated a black aura, and the aura spread into the surrounding space as if it were going to cover the whole world with its darkness.
Then,
*Rattle* *Clank*
The yellow particles that touched the aura were dyed black, brought towards the bracelet and connected to form a long chain.
And when the chain assimilated all the particles, it started to wrap itself around Yeon-woo’s right arm like a snake.
*Clang*
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Finally, with a loud, clear toll of a bell, the process ended.
Astrape, which had now assumed a new form—that of a black chain—was firmly connected to the Black Bracelet as if it had been part of it from the very beginning.
At that moment, Yeon-woo recalled what Hermes had said just before he entered the treasury.
‘I suppose that is your path.’